On Halloween, several Broncos players reflected on their favorite costumes from childhood or recent memory. With practice tomorrow, the consensus in the locker room was that this evening would be a quiet one, but that didn’t stop players from thinking about previous years’ costumes and about how they would dress up if they were going to.
One player with a special Halloween memory is safety Rahim Moore, who recalls getting a pleasant surprise from actor John Travolta while trick-or-treating in Beverly Hills one year as a child.
“He ran out of candy and he gave me a $100 bill,” Moore remembers. “I literally just left. I didn’t tell anybody.”
Below is a list of a number of players’ favorite costumes and ideas of how they would dress up if they could.
Cornerback Tony Carter: Superman and Leonardo the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle
Fullback Chris Gronkowski: Army Soldier, wrestler Mankind, SpongeBob SquarePants (along with his brother Rob, who dressed as Ivan Drago from Rocky IV)
Running back Ronnie Hillman: Flava Flav (if he celebrated, which he hasn’t in the past)
Tight end Virgil Green: The Hulk (if he celebrated, which he hasn’t in the past)
Safety David Bruton: Ironman
“I’m talking about a legit Ironman suit,” he smiled. “Not the one that’s just drawings, but little plastic details to it. I’d be all-out. It would take a lot of work. I’d probably have to start working on it this year for next year.”
Tight end Joel Dreessen: The Ultimate Warrior
“My wife helped me,” he said. “I had face paint, a wig, the cool streamers, wore some spandex. I stayed in character for most of the night, I was pumping up the crowd and shaking the ropes and putting on wrestling moves.”
Defensive tackle Kevin Vickerson: Batman
Defensive end Ben Garland: Lumberjack
Safety Rahim Moore: Leonardo the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle
Safety Duke Ihenacho: Construction worker or Superman
Cornerback Mario Butler: The red Power Ranger
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I am one who thinks Brookings may not have the physical gifts that D.J. does but I think Brookings is superior. The only way D.J. starts on this team is if WW or Brookings are get hurt (knock on wood). Brookings is the defensive leader that D.J. has never been. He gets the linemen into the proper gaps and makes the right calls and reads.
Personally, I’d let D.J. go right now. However, I think Denver will keep him as depth.
In response to your criticism for my comment earlier in the day (RH709), I don’t believe it’s much of a stretch to say that DJ is better than Von at covering routes and stopping the run at this point in time. I can guarantee that Von will surpass DJ in those regards by some point between now and next year with all the upside he still has (he may already have if DJ let himself go during these past 9 weeks without playing, but I don’t know yet). Also, please don’t misquote me when I say DJ is a more complete LB, not a more complete player. Right now I consider Von as more of an edge player, that is a LB/DE hybrid type guy with QB pressure as priority number one.
I can agree with letting DJ go if he can’t keep his act together between now and the start of next season, but I think it’s ridiculous to believe that he can’t take a starting job back at least at MLB and in nickel and dime packages since he’s started and played well at every LB position since we’ve had him.
Anyone who advocates trading/releasing DJ clearly doesn’t understand how underrated he is. The only reason that he isn’t a annual Pro Bowler is that he hasn’t had a chance on a good defense (seven DCs in seven years does that) and his off-the-field issues. Yes, he needs to get his act together, but just cutting him would be insane. He should get a shot at middle.