The Broncos are set to pick 25th in the upcoming NFL Draft, a position that the team has made selections from twice before.
Each of those two choices were quarterbacks – Tim Tebow (2010) and Tommy Maddox (1992).
Below are some notable NFL players drafted 25th overall:
Vontae Davis (2009), Miami
Mike Jenkins (2008), Dallas
Jon Beason (2007), Carolina
Santonio Holmes (2006), Pittsburgh
Chris Hovan (2000), Minnesota
Donovin Darius (1998), Jacksonville
O.J. McDuffie (1993), Miami
Ted Washington (1991), San Francisco
Dave Rimington (1983) Cincinnati
-Stuart Zaas
Tags: 2012 NFL Draft, 25th Pick
Does Champ have any kids? lol I remember Jack Elway when he was at Creek I played saftey for Overland and that kid torched us… too bad he quit football
He is a iron man i will give him credit for that. He has a will and drive to play and improve. He has been improving although not by much on my standards. But when hurt theres few who want to play more.
Irving lost a lot of his natural ability in a near fatal Car accident his Junior year. I don’t see him succeeding at this level but if he does that would be a great story
A little unknown or maybe known fact about Champ Bailey his actually first name when born was Roland Bailey Jr
Yes Champ has a 3 year son I believe. I what love to see EFX sign that kid to a future contract because he will be great.
alaskan you are too demanding
As a former LB myself im toughest on the position.
Wow i posted a super long comment about the Quinn thing and it is awaiting moderation… lol guess if you have an opinion it is deemed unworthy
The only ability that Irving lost was his straight line speed. Dropped from 4.6 to 4.8 but his mind is still all there and so is his body. He could be a good one.
That really isn’t a little know fact alaskan, everyone knows that. Boss is Ronald and their other brother is Rodney I believe. His grandmother couldn’t tell them apart and they played tricks on them with their names so the grandmother gave them nicknames Boss and Champ.
Just as I am tough on safetys…. Moore needs to prove that an offseason will make a difference for him… tooo much talent to wait
waste…
DB, but I am mostly a defensive guy.
I didnt know that about them. I knew that about Champ. But thanks for the lesson Aussie. lol
LB was/is my main position. But had to often play four five different positions a game being from such a small school. Only had 25 players. I found myself playing all over. Being 6ft4 240-260 i was the guy basically.
Well I believe that is how the story goes, Champ said that somewhere.
Cool, playing ironman football sucks.
I just cant wait for FA to start already were we could get some insight into how the draft might go.
well I am a awesome mini golfer
living in Florida for ten years does that 2 u
Bahahaha at skillz
too funny man
lol seriously though if i would have played i would have played cb/wr
but i was better at ss/2b and pg/sg and a hell of a sweeper for my soccer teams
FS 5’11 180 doesnt give you many options lol I liked pretending to be a WR but coaches didnt lol
lol living in Alaska makes it hard to be noticed.
lol 6’1 180 lax i would have been murdered as a wr but i could play me some corner and alot tougher than my statline says
alaskan u ever know of trajon langdon before he went to duke ?
Oh I wouldn’t go down lol I played tough I was just in the coaches dog houe as they seemed to always be the target of my jokes.. hindsight says I should have joked about the 3rd string QB lol
lol lax too funny
No i didnt know of him. I knew Boozer. He played ball against my older brother.
My counter part ended up going to South dakota state or something. In a nine game season playing only 3 games then breaking your leg makes you go unnoticed more.
Hey they were easy targets! Literally you couldnt miss these guyss on the field lol
Wanted to harp on the Quinn fallout. I love Quinn wanting to start I don’t necessarily agree with his comments but you want that sort of competitior. As evidence through the season him and Tebow talked during defensive possensions and he was a good teamate.
If anyone ever watches first take Skip had a lot to say as usual.Skip Bayless continuely puts the Denver Broncos organization down just to back Tebow and sitting across from a knowledgeable Stephen A. Smith he shows his ignorance. Now Skip is fair in other respects I liked his defense of Tebow and his religion and where Quinn stood with his comments and what the writer left out of the article.
Never before have I seen such a debate over a singular figure and many things Smith says make so much sense.
Now I like Tebow and if he is the QB for 10 more years or gone after this season or before the season I will be 100 PERCENT fine with it Because I was a Broncos Fan before Tebow and will be one after.
Now from what has happened so far this is what makes sense to me. If Landry Jones and Matt Barkley had declared for the draft this year I believe the EFX would not have commited to Tebow. I think does not believe in Tebow and can’t be blamed for it. I think If Tebow progresses then Elway will be the happiest person in the organization but I still believe that he doesn’t think that will happen because realisticly after making the playoffs with Tebow at the helm it would make sense to fully commit to him as the QB. Bringing in 2 QBs for competition when there is already 2 QBs on the roster and potentially a 3rd in Quinn shows that Elway wants to go in a different direction and I gurantee if the Jags come knocking with their 1st round pick then we have a competition between 4 guys not named Tim Tebow for the starting job.
I am merely trying to be objective and read the actions of the organization thus far. In my opinion Tebow is not with the Broncos in 2013. I 100 Percent want Tebow to succeed IN DENVER I mean we gave up 3 draft picks for him! Just in my honest Opinion I don’t see it happening. I will continue rooting for Tebow and Denver I just feel that the FO which has much more of a say in the matter than anyone of us does not believe in Tebow anywhere near to the level that we do.
Just thinking out loud guys lol don’t want to rile anyone up just stating what I think will happen
It is on Tebow to make EFX fall in love with him and want him back.
With a full offseason, i think Tebow will be much improved
The current FO is just allover the place and their actions tend to show that they are still looking for a suitable upgrade if you will…
They also need to give Tebow the personnel and play calls that fit his style
They will not cater the offense to Tebow to the extent of last season for long the way I interpret their thought process is progress and adapt or we have 2 or 3 other guys we brought to take your spot. Our offense of last season will not survive much longer
If they want to win they need to do what is necessary to make the offense work under Tebow and need to call more pass plays he is comfortable with. and need to find player to compliment him. As Indy did with Manning Saints with Brees and Patriots with Brady
so what do u guys think about bringing in the big bruiser Brandon Jacobs?
goal line would be awesome as well as wearing down the defense even more and he is like a 6th lineman back there lol. Plus the dude can take a hit.
But the Saints Pats and Colts didn’t find players to complement the aformentioned… they all elevated the play of their teammates. Look I like Tebow but the FO and CS is not gonna run a college offense to cater Tebow. He needs to progress or he is not going to succeed. We will not stay in games against good teams like the pats with this offense plain and simple. you need to be able to pass efficiently 30 or more times a game nowadays
Skilz I dont think we need another aging back espeially a bruiser he has taken a pounding… we need some youth and Lamar Miler may be good in round 2… Maybe Clinton Portis but Bruisers don’t age well for RBs
True would be ok for the short term though
Well with vets and guys who are on their last leg/opportunity one year incentive laden deals can work great and push the players
We already have Willis and we will draft another rb it is not like we are gonna throw him out there 20=25 times a year ya know i dunno
Well this is a tim tebow run offense so we may put em out there 40 times lol
Im not saying that the pass style offense the run isnt what Tebow is used to. He excels at Sideline passes and they dont exactly play to that.
I’m still skeptical on Tebow I like and want him to succeed but he needs to become a QB
2 things holding that back… Tebows accuracy isnt consistent and CB in this league are very good at jumping routs
Hey when you max protect with seven and only have three receivers running routes it is hard to pass in the NFL.
Thats true when you need max protect to progress through 3 routes its also hard to pass lol there are both ends he just needs to progress
He needs receivers who will catch the ball when it hits their hands and on the numbers. Sorry but having the most drops in the league by receivers isnt a good thing. Especially when 25% of them were for big plays of 20 or more yards.
And when they can’t get open and you have to run or pass it away that also reflects badly on you. The offensive as a whole has to evolve and get better.
How much has to do with passes being not very catchable. Brandon Weeden coming out of OSU only threw bullets being a former pitcher he had to adjust so his passes were catchable
Agreed but it starts and ends with the QB… If Tebow gets better the offense gets better
Tebow and Thomas excelled at being on the same page when Tebow left the pocket. Thomas was good at staying with him and getting open. Also the coaching staff needs to call shorter passes more to let Tebow get in a rhythm. They called a lot of deep complicated passes. Quick ins outs curls and slants would be nice to see more of.
I agree with you LAX, Tebow throws a real hard ball with heaps of zip on it. He needs a bit more touch on his passers so they are catachable.