The Draft Always Has Players
It can be very fashionable to make an absolute determination–as if there are any absolutes–that a given year’s National Football League draft is a “good” or “bad” draft, as if there is any choice in the matter.
Every year you play a schedule, and you have a team composed of players. So every year, every team needs players.
Each season as well, there is a new crop of aspiring young players waiting to be drafted.
It is a given that some will succeed and others will fail, but some will always succeed.
If a draft is bad, but a certain team gets a great player, was it a bad one for that team?
In 1983 the Denver Broncos wound up with John Elway. Try telling any Bronco fan that 1983 was a bad draft. From where I sit, it looks like a pretty good one.
And just for the heck of it, let’s take a look at some Broncos and where they were selected in their respective drafts. This should serve to remind us all that anything can happen at any time.
Karl Mecklenburg was taken in the 12th round (the 310th overall selection), which no longer even exists.
Tyrone Braxton was taken in the 12th round and was just one pick away from being the last player taken, the fellow dubbed “Mr. Irrelevant” each year. He was the 334th player chosen; too small, too slow. Of course, he played on three national championship teams in college, so he must have made a tackle or knocked down a pass now and then.
Terrell Davis was a sixth round dhoice, the 196th player selected–so 195 guys were projected as better than Terrell Davis that year.
Shannon Sharpe, who becomes eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame next January, was chosen in the seventh round, pick number 192.
Longtime starting safety Steev Foley was an eighth round pick, the 199th overall, in 1975, and he did not even play safety in college. Foley was a quarterback, and the first time he ever played safety was for the Broncos.
Keith Bishop was the 157th player chosen in 1980.
Gary Kubiak was regarded by many as the best backup quarterback of his generation, and he was the 197th player chosen back in that 1983 draft.
Steve Watson, one of the favorite receivers of Elway and Kubiak, was not even drafted at all.
Much more recently, Rod Smith was never drafted. Not late, not by anybody. And in the entire history of the NFL, among undrafted wide received he is the all-time leader in reception, reception yards, and touchdown catches. And he was a key leader on two world championship teams.
Every team has names like this, success stories to go along with the misses that the media love to talk about.
There is still no way to measure heart, and it can be very difficult to project development with absolute certainty.
So when somebody says it is a good draft or a bad one, that statement is completely correct–except for the times when it is wrong.
When you are only taking one player at a time, it only takes one to equal that number.
April 23rd, 2008 at 2:49 pm
let’s not forget about Nalen….that guy was drafted in the 7th round and has been the rock up front for years….
April 23rd, 2008 at 5:20 pm
One thing that i would put my money on, we sign an undrafted rookie free agent who ends up rushing 500+ yards for us his first season
April 23rd, 2008 at 6:25 pm
Yeah and ill be pissed if we do sign an undrafted rookie free agent this year even if he does end up rushing for 500+ yards. Im tired of no name backs in denver’s backfield who last for one season then get traded away for a bad wide receiver and 6th round draft pick that gets traded away for another bad wide receiver.
April 23rd, 2008 at 6:25 pm
How about Otis Armstrong and Tom Jackson in ‘73 and Randy Gradishar in “74?
April 23rd, 2008 at 6:32 pm
I agree with HukedOnFonicks:
Get us a bona fide grass burner. Oh sure, the guys we have now might have potential, but we need a serious leg man. I’m still not altogether sold on anyone in this draft.
April 23rd, 2008 at 8:17 pm
i think jonathon stewert would look pretty wicked in orange and blue runnin people over
April 23rd, 2008 at 9:05 pm
mendenhal is the man who would break a tackle and take it the distance though.
April 23rd, 2008 at 9:45 pm
I think that the safety Tom Zibikouski (I know I spelled it wrong) from Notre Dame, is going to be the next John Lynch. Imagine in Tom came in and Lynch was there to mentor and train him for the future. It would be awesome
John-Jake-n-Jay
7;16,6
April 23rd, 2008 at 10:14 pm
I’m not totally sold on any running back in this draft either. Maybe Felix Jones, but I don’t know. Denver knows how to find them, but I agree, stop trading them away all the time like they don’t matter. Denver fans can’t even go one year anymore and be able to tell you who the guy is going to be the next year. It’s gotten to be pretty ridiculous, Denver needs a long-term franchise guy that they can rely on for a long time to come. Maybe they will find a guy late in the draft again.
April 23rd, 2008 at 10:37 pm
Hey, where’s Mason and his updates?
April 23rd, 2008 at 11:08 pm
Rashard Mendenhall wore orange and blue in college. Let’s keep that tradition alive and well in the NFL!
April 23rd, 2008 at 11:13 pm
The dictator otherwise known as shanahan must go he stinks. If they get Balmar the DT from UNC in the first round I quit. Mason was fired because this team cant afford him. Jackson the wr the masterdud picked up is as slow as a turtle. Fire the rat make Elway the GM and bring in a young mind as a coach. Shanahan stinksssssssssssssssss.
April 24th, 2008 at 6:42 am
John Jake An Jay,ive been saying that for months now I agree totally it would really help our team and it would be nice to have a player no less a safety like that I really hope that happens I really do
April 24th, 2008 at 7:41 am
The way i see it coaches and sports writters whos team pick late in the first round, and are looking for a player at a premeir position will always harp about the draft not being deep. Take jacksonville they say its not a good draft. look at what they want a pass rushing DE, DT,OL, S, by the time they pick in the first round all the preimer players at those positions will be gone, so they say its a weak draft.
Then take a look at the cheifs who need help at a lot of positions:DE,WR,OL,LB,CB,S,DT,RB. They can get a preimer player at a position of need, and there is good depth at the other positions they need.
So Herm Edwards says its a strong deep draft.
So it just differs from team to team, this is one of the best draft for RB’s from top to bottem maybe ever…seriously. But if you have great running backs on your team already it dosnt matter. Its a deep draft for wide outs, not really top heavy, but there are quality players available throughout. But do you think that matters to the colts or Greenbay no. So its all relative and you wont know if it was a good draft untill at least 3 years
April 24th, 2008 at 12:39 pm
i dont know how you can blame everything on shanahan bones1965.. hes made a lot of great draft picks (culter, dumervil, marshall, scheffler, foxworth) it goes on.. and the most productive guys come after the first round so you know hes doing something right. Were not getting Balmar either its gonna be Clady or a trade down
April 24th, 2008 at 1:35 pm
lynch4prez I agree that draft was the best I have seen in the 30 years I have been a fan. First off Foxworth in my mind is a stiff and has been a major disappointment, i know he does a blog but he simply doesn’t make plays. Paymah has far more talent than Foxy. As you list the guys above, I can share names like Claret, Middlebrooks, Oneal, Foster, Tovessi, Nash and the wideout from Marshall. Shanahan has done a crappy job of drafting and it is time for a General Manager to take over that part of the Team. Do you watch the Masterduds interviews he is above reproach, doesn’t admit mistakes and it’s his way or the Highway. Can you say 3 D Coordinators in the last 5 years. He is a great coach who needs to move on, he is a bad face for this franchise. Balmar is a total reach in the first round and if they draft him it will prove my point.
April 24th, 2008 at 1:40 pm
I have a lot of confidence in the Broncos talent evaluating personal, whomever that may be. I thought the last couple of drafts have been outstanding, considering the percentage of players that actually make it in the NFL. It will be interesting to see how it all works out,after all , the fans don’t really know much about what really goes on at Broncoland, we can only speculate. We could really use Mendenahl but I like Stewart for the Red Zone. I see that as a priority if the Broncos are not going to take the fullback position seriously.
I’d really like to know how far Ryan has progressed since last year and will he be the next left tackle for the Broncos?
I don’t mind the Broncos trading off running backs if they can get good value for them. They are really good at finding that kind of talent so why not build the rest of your team up ,seems like a smart move to me, they seem to pick up great talent every year at that position.
I think they will draft a kicker in the later rounds, wonder who they have their eye on to let Elam go?
Lots of talent on the o-line in this draft, I don’t think they will pick one early.
I’d like to see a large, mobile DT picked up somewhere, somehow……..
I only know one thing for sure, we will all say “why did they pick that guy” sometime during draft weekend……….
April 24th, 2008 at 3:21 pm
Looks like we got dewayne robertson for a good price. so good job to the guys who did the trade. It wont even cost us any picks this year.
April 24th, 2008 at 4:11 pm
Why is everyone bashing B Marsh. Yeah he made a bad mistake and smashed though a plasma screen with his arm but still, He was second in the league in catches last year and made so many good plays. Stop giving him crap, hes still incredible.
April 24th, 2008 at 5:23 pm
i second that, b-marsh is the dang man, and until he plays this season and we see if he doesnt do as good as a result of this ACCIDENT, then everyone should back off. Its not like he got caught with weed, illegal substances or got a suspension. he got injured during the OFF-season. 2 days till the draft!!!
April 24th, 2008 at 5:26 pm
The Chiefs trade sure was a surprise and has some intetresting consequences. It will definitely hurt them this year as they’ve lost an all pro D lineman. But…. If the pick well in this draft and if they have a decent quarterback (A very big IF.) in three years they will be a power to be reconed with. With the Broncos getting younger but experienced and the Raiders doing only God knows what the AFL West could easily be back to the powerhouse division it was just a few years ago.
April 24th, 2008 at 5:54 pm
i think we should draft either mendenhal or stewart we really need to improve our running game if we want to win. elway couldnt win the big one without it and cutler is not even close to elway. do i understand right that mason was fired???
April 24th, 2008 at 6:45 pm
Dewayne Robertson DT now a Bronco ! Excellent move! Young ,experienced and big! This will chang how they look at the draft, I think they will go for a playmaker early,hopefully a running back! GO BRONCOS!
April 24th, 2008 at 7:20 pm
Jonathon Stewart or Ryan Clady. bottom line.
April 24th, 2008 at 7:26 pm
oldsouthstander
You make a good point. But also in 3-5 yrs all those first, second, and third round draft choices will have the fat end of their contracts due and the Chiefs will be facing some salary cap issues. A constant upgrade, which I think is Shanny’s objective, makes much more sense.
April 24th, 2008 at 7:32 pm
I dont like the idea of taking a RB in the first round, sure we need better red-zone productivity but in my mind the O-line plays a big part in that, a lot of injuries up front last year could be a big reason to the struggles and without a line it doesnt matter who you have running to ball its not going to be the same.. look at shaun alexander once Hutch left the team.. larry johnson once Roaf and Shields hung up the cleats.. my opinion is fixing the O-line will fix the red zone problems.. Draft Clady
April 24th, 2008 at 8:46 pm
oldsouthstander- yes we may someday be a powerhouse division, i hope not, i hope we are just a powerhouse team, in the ACC (not L)
texasbroncofan1- yes mason and a group of others got fired to save money, which is the worst move made this off season by the front office, for masons sake and ours.
lynch4prez, you are right on about the OL. We have a bunch of talent in the rb category, now we just need that strong OL, then we can focus on getting a beast of a runningback. Clady is the right pick or Chris williams, only if we trade down and gain a 3rd rounder.
April 24th, 2008 at 8:56 pm
Draft Williams from Vandy he is smart and went against the best in a tough SEC. Draft Trevor Laws from Notre Dame in the 2nd round he was a monster who had 116 tackles as a senior. Royal in the fourth round the returner from Virginia tech and Jerome Simpson the WR from Coastal Carolina. Tasard Choice RB from G Tech would be a nice mix of speed and power but he will go in the 3rd round. Slaton RB from W Virginia will go in the 5th or 6th round.
April 24th, 2008 at 9:15 pm
The draft is very deep at OL. It’s pretty deep at running back too. We need a back that can wear down defenders, one that can hand out punishment and take a beating. Those type of backs are few and far between. After George Foster I don’t think shanny will pick a OL in the 1st round. I wouldn’t be suprised if they took the best kick returner in the first round. Devin Hester kicked our butt single handedly , I don’t think Shanny has fogotten that.
April 24th, 2008 at 9:35 pm
Soo, anyone know where Mason went? Did he pass away? I havnt been here in a while, please update me on the info please?
April 24th, 2008 at 11:02 pm
dont you think that drafting a punishing running back like stewart would help, he’s durable and i seem to remember we had a injury problem last year at the RB position. first henry, then young, then hall, they were all banged up. look, We’ll have nalen back this year and big ben as well i think there are plenty of good tackles that will be there in the 2nd round. and after.
April 24th, 2008 at 11:21 pm
Mason was laidoff or fired however u want to put it.
April 25th, 2008 at 3:11 am
The Chiefs have a very interesting dilema as far as their first pick goes. They desperately need a quarterback and the also desperatly need a DE to replace thier departed all pro. Both will be available. Which way do they go? If the choose Matt Ryan, their Dline suffers, if they choose a D lineman, they’re stuck with quarterbacks that aren’t their quaterback of the future. Stay tuned and we’ll see.
April 25th, 2008 at 5:44 am
Why don’t we offer the Chiefs a trade so we can move up and take McFadden? They can then get extra picks to fix their D-Line and take a QB other than Ryan in the second round.
I think we are only a decent LT and a superstar RB away from contending so we should focus on quality rather than quantity.
April 25th, 2008 at 7:34 am
The cheifs are set with brodie croyle… And i think thier the only people confterbale with that, but hey they can keep him i like the sound of cutler vs croyle any day. i mean who do you think wins that game.
And now that we have addresed our Tackle problem im pretty happy wit the roberson trade. I think this move frees us up to look at positions that we might not have considerd earleir. Im think we might draft mendenhal, or trade down then pick him or stewart. Or draft a Oline men in the first trade up into the second round and pick a RB and a DB then pick a LB some where in a mid round, cause we need some youth at that position then get more line men in later rounds….
all of a sudden this draft just got a lot simpler for us bronco fans
April 25th, 2008 at 8:18 am
Hay,
Is there any way we could possibly pick up jacob hester from LSU and get rid of travis henry cause if not this team isn’t going to go anywhere without someone else. The least we could do is make Selvin Young the “go to guy.” And if Mike wants to keep a good D-line he needs to stop trying to recreate the Orange Crush Era amd get Jarvis Moss, Elvis Dumervil, and John Engelberger on the line and just dimolish the QB. Thats just what I think.
-Ian
April 25th, 2008 at 11:56 am
you are open to your opinion, but my opinion is that we can do some damage with the runningbacks we have, with a healthy OL, and a healthy henry and young one two punch, WAAABAAAAAM! AND WISSHAAAAW!
April 26th, 2008 at 8:32 pm
Shut up about running backs, no one cares. We can put the pope in the backfield and he would have 1,000 yards. We don’t need this guy or that guy.
Who the F is Eddie Royal and why did we draft him? NEVER MIND THE FACT that we signed COLBERT, PARKER, AND JACKSON in free agency! How about we address needs at the OTHER tackle position and maybe defensive tackle as well! Are you KIDDING ME?!
April 26th, 2008 at 9:46 pm
Who is Eddie Royal? He’s a so so receiver who is an excellent punt and kickoff returner. A real reach by Shanny, but….
If you listened to the comentators duruing the draft, all the OL and DL worthy of a second round pick were long gone. So while we still have OL and DL needs, the value of potential picks wasn’t there. Is Royal a stretch? Absolutely. It looks to me like SHasnny used thr xecond round pick to fill a need rather than taking the best player available. If Royal can be a better than average return man then the reach was worth it. Only time will tell. He does have blazing speed and is 20 pounds heavier than the other good return/receiver available.
The first round pick was, at least should be, perfect. Shanny filled a major need with the best player available. He gets an A+ for that one, a C- for Royal.
April 26th, 2008 at 11:03 pm
As much as I would of loved to have my boy Jonathan Stewart from Oregon… I support the decisions made 100%. We need to get Cutler comfortable so he can perform well and getting a OT is a great idea. The pick for Eddie Royal was good too because a return man is becoming more and more important in the NFL and he can work his way up and have a starting role as reciever, giving Cutler a good set of recieves w/ Marshall and Royal.
April 27th, 2008 at 8:43 am
tell me why we didnt get bradon albert he fell right to us and we didnt pull the trigger on him this ryan clady got like a 7 on the wonderlic its got take him for ever to learn the system and we want this guy protecting jay’s blind side i dont think sooo….. plus albert finished his blocks. clady has a hard time finding hand placment i think we will paying for this mistake for years to come… i hope im wrong…. i like eddie royal he just wat we need im tried of are poor starting position we needed a devin hester type and we got it from him plus speed kills on offense he will spread the field and with jays big arm get it down there in a hurry. hopefully clady can hold his block long enough to do it…..
April 27th, 2008 at 9:31 am
Another horrible selection C Boise St. Tasard Choice would have fit nicely or trade up and get Charles RB Texas. Beau Bell MLB Marcus Harrison DT Ark. They lose a number 3 pick because of Jimmy Kennedy. KC has moved in front of this team We are now the worst team in the division.
WHY GET A CENTER WHEN YOU HAVE HAMILTON YOU HAVE FELTON, YOU HAVE WEIGMAN WHO STARTED FOR 12 Years JUST SIGNED FROM KC. These people are idiots, The Goodman clan father and Son Stink. They like Sunquist dont know what they are doing. FIRE SHANAHAN PLEASE!
April 27th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
wait till we can see what these guys can do before you start bashing them.
April 27th, 2008 at 4:05 pm
i see tons of negetive opinions. sses44 said who in the blank is royal, just one question who in the blank was TD when we drafted him???? i think we should give these guys a chance before we knock them. someone may have seemed like a great pick becuase of a better college perfomance or the school they went to. but look at all the 1st and 2nd round picks that have never made it more than a year for 2. let the players play and see what they bring before we right them off, or shanny for a bad draft. besides if we really felt like we had all the answers then we should apply to be a scout with a team.
April 27th, 2008 at 4:19 pm
sess44,
Eddie Royal is the return guy we’ve been missing since i can last remember, i was thinking Trevor Laws for that pick or Xavier Adibi but i think this pick give us a possesion guy (Marshall), a burner (royal), and one of the best slot recievers (stokley).. and marshall is great after the catch and so was Royal.
cfact,
the pick of Clady is perfect, according to one of the analists on sirius NFL radio he had him ranked higher than Jake Long.. dont use the wonderlic test as how he’ll do as a pro, Dan Marino got somewhere around 12 on it when he took it.
In general i think the reason we didnt take a DT this year is because (and i feel this way too) its not the guys we have playing it was the system we were running last year.. i think the numbers will be a lot better this year
April 27th, 2008 at 5:00 pm
NO!… Do not fire Shannahan… that great man is the best thing that ever happened, and to say fire him is completely idiotic and stupid… I agree w/ texasbroncofan… just wait we’ll see… I’m excited to see the RB we got because he was a big time player until his injury and the corner from kent had a phanomenal junior season but had an injury making it hard his senior season… I really dig the picks and am very excited…
April 27th, 2008 at 5:27 pm
Best 7th round I’ve ever seen.
You guys need to pick up Carmody, Allridge, and Caulcrick.
April 27th, 2008 at 5:28 pm
Well the draft is over and it’s time for thr second guessing to start. Going into the draft the area needed to be addressed were:
Fullback
1) Defensive Tackle
2) Offensive Tackle
3) Offensive Line
4) Punter
5) Kicker
6) Punt and kickoff returner
7) Safety
Let’s see how they addressed these areas in the draft.
Defensive Tackle
F
Trading for a player who can’t pass your physical is not addressing the Broncos need for a dominating DT.
Round 1
Offensive Tackle
A+ with the pick of Ryan Clady
The Broncos not only got a player projected to be drafted much sooner, they addressed a major need.
Round 2
Kick and Punt returner
B+ with the pick of Eddie Royal. Royal was ranked as one of the best return men available in the draft. His ability as a pass catcher is suspect, but that not what he was drafted for.
Round 4
Offensive line
B+ with the pick of Kory Lichtensteiger. This probably is Nalen last year and the KC center is strickly to fill in when Nalen can’t play. Ben Hamilton was originally a center, but he’s now a starting guard whose career may be over.
Cornerback
C-
Not a needed position at the moment, but Champ is no spring chicken and Bly is very beatable on double moves. Jack Williams is undersized but could be a good 5th D back.
Round 5
Running Back
D- for RB Ryan Torian who was projected as 7th rounder by most “experts”.
Defensive Tackle
D- for Carlton Powell who was rated as a shakey 6th rounder at best.
Round 6
Linebacker
C+ for Spencer Larsen who was projected as a 4th or 5th round pick.
Round 7
Safety
D for Josh Basrrett who was ranked anywhere from 3rd rounder to FA. Major injury questions.
D for Peyton Hillis at fullback. The Broncos haven’t had a dominant blocking fullback in about ten years. The “experts” see Peyton as a running back with fullback size whose blocking is suspect at best.
Kicker
F for Shanahan. The top three kickers were drafted. Is he planning to bring Gene Mingo out of retirement?
Punter
D for Shanahan. The top punter was drafted. Praying that he can find a good FA?
That’s my story and I’m sticking to it. Now let’s see what FA’s we can sign.
April 27th, 2008 at 5:49 pm
its unfair to give grades before they even play a game in the NFL.. best to judge them after year 1 and year 3 then come back to this cause by then some of your D’s would end up looking like B’s and A’s
April 27th, 2008 at 6:11 pm
Does anyone else agree with me that Clady does not seem overly excited to play for Denver?
April 27th, 2008 at 6:43 pm
You guys shouldn’t worry about Eddie Royal. I live in Virginia so i see all of the VT games. I promise he made a lot of plays. I know most of you think that we would have been better off drafting someone else but Royal was a safe pick. I promise.
April 27th, 2008 at 7:04 pm
OldSouthStander… I give you an F for your grading… How about pass or fail?… And i pass all of ‘em. The one I’m looking forward at seeing is the RB from ASU… goin into his last year he was considered a great back… but face some injury problem and didnt perform at his usual level… im also looking forward to the LB, Spencer, and the Fullback from Arkansas… and of course Clady and Royall
April 27th, 2008 at 9:24 pm
I read also that shanahan has already gotten a commitment from two undrafted kickers. Good philosophy, why draft someone who you can pick up without spending a draft pick on them.
April 28th, 2008 at 5:39 am
We as fans can speculate but we don’t really know what goes on at Dove Valley. Coach says he got both the guys he wanted in the first two and that’s good enough for me. We all know Shanny can’t pick a running back, I can see why some of you might think that was a bad pick, NOT! Personally, I liked most of the picks. Though some of the “experts” are pretty good at evaluating talent, most of them get there info from the teams as far as where a player might be drafted. So, I’ll but my trust in the coaches and talent evaluators for the teams, not the experts.
Shanny must have some confidence in the kicker they brought in at the end of the season. He has great range but needs to work on accuracy. I’m betting he must look pretty good if coach wasn’t worried about drafting a kicker.
Now we have the long wait till training camp gets fired up,ugh !
April 28th, 2008 at 6:50 am
Good grief, were giving all of these players guaranteed money for not even stepping foot on a pro field. Out of nine players, theres got to be about 7-8 of them that will be here on the final roster. There was a lot talent taken by Shanny. I guess the old south stander didn’t bother reading Jim’s story that started the blog about alot of talent can be taken in the later rounds regardless on how people are rated. I do feel really secure in knowing that we have the Goodmans, Shanny, Turner and staff looking after the future of this team and not some arm chair quarterbacks….
April 28th, 2008 at 9:58 am
This was a good draft.
Many of you have said it many times already. Let’s wait and see. In regards to the kicker, how about we fix the #1 problem we really had all year long, THE RED ZONE! and then we wouldn’t have to worry about finding the next Elam. Simply someone solid to kick between uprights AFTER we’ve scored 6.
I love the Royal pick. This in my mind was a HUGE problem. I live just outside of Chicago and I can tell you Hester won a majority of games for them.. Not because the gizzilion touchdowns he scored, but because he had MEDIOCORE quarterbacks getting to start on their own 30 to 40 yard line. Now is Royal Hester? Probably not, but it’s better than starting on our own 10 Yard line everytime.
Clady is simply a no brainer. We needed it and went and got it.
Lastly, Our first opener with Oakland is going to have hightened ratings. McFadden first time out on prime time. You know the nation is tunning in for that one. Please for the love of God! TAKE THEM OUT!!!
GO GET EM’ BOYS!!!!
April 28th, 2008 at 12:27 pm
ANOTHER MEDIOCRE YEAR WAITS FOR US FOR 2008, THE TRANSACTIONS ARE TERRIBLE, AND AGAIN THE SHANAHAN¨S FOOLISHNESS IS PRESENT .
FOR GOD’S SAKE CHANGE SHANAHAN
April 28th, 2008 at 12:36 pm
Is there really one player we have drafted that you can feel genuinely excited about watching next season? I am not sure. We have to hope and pray that we protect Cutler so well that he has all day to make plays and keep us going.
April 28th, 2008 at 1:46 pm
(broncoboy1993)I agree ,but it doesn’t seem like anything gets him too excited. Maybe thats a good thing.
April 28th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
Although i support picking eddie royal, i am frustrated that the broncos organization passed up on Limas Sweed.
April 28th, 2008 at 2:28 pm
hei,,I’m pretty excited about our picks…though Branden ALbert would’ve been nice..but Clady we’ll do just FINE!!I dont care how some people rank this draft group,but I see a lot upsides…
before the draft,,,I noticed alot of us talking about adding depth, a good LT,, a kick returner/burner WR, help at LB core, depth at CB and Safety, a fullback, and a redzone weapon….
tell me if Shanny didnt do his job well???????he just answered most of our questions and filled holes not only with needs but with talent.
a good tackle(Clady-ranked to be a great one years to come with good feet and just needs work on technique), burner/KR ace (Royal), LB depth(Larsen- whose engine never stops), CB and Safety (Williams and Barrett-two of the fastest in this draft), a fullback (Hillis- whom may be ranked top of Schmitt–but still pure FB we drafted instead converting HBs), and a redzone weapon( RB Torien- at 6′1 and 125lbs–power and speed combined) and depth OL and DL….I forgot the names (a center and a DT)..
I feel much better about this draft…i just hope they all remain on the team..
All I care about is the waitings all over,,time to start training show the others whose the powerhouse in this the AFC West (which in my opinion as of this season just became the toughest division defensively)!!
April 28th, 2008 at 3:33 pm
We don’t need Limas Sweed… we picked up three WR before the draft and we were looking more for a return man…not just a reciever. Royal is great because he can easily become the return man, and he can work his way up into a starting position… Have Faith in Shanny, he knows what the team needs… I don’t know call me crazy but some random “Bronco fans” are putting down a Great coach and that is really stupid.
April 28th, 2008 at 3:37 pm
what hapened to rod smith? did he retire or what??
April 29th, 2008 at 12:33 am
GET CARMODY !!!!!
April 30th, 2008 at 3:56 am
Rod smith didn’t officially retire but he has a lot of health problems so denver decided to place him on the reserved/retired list
April 30th, 2008 at 9:35 am
GREAT DRAFT, GREAT CHOICES, SHANAHAN AND COMPANY DID A GREAT JOB!!!!!!!
Anthony Alridge, Ryan Torain, Andre Hall and/or Selvin Young will be great RBs. i say let Selvin start and then have the other 3 compete for the 2 and 3 back positions. Andre Hall should be a KR with Eddie Royal too.
Clady - mauler with great potential and will have an immediate impact in both the run and pass games
Royal - best WR/KR combo at #42. will have impact at both places
Lichtenstein - can play G and C so versatile. could play after Hamilton retires or replace Holland
Williams - might replace Paymah and even Foxworth. good sized and physicallity. can line up against Marshall.
Torain - good, tall RB who will probably play and could overshine Henry but not Young
Powell - giant man that is probably DT #3 behind D-Rob and M-Thomas. will probably spell those two when tired
Larson - great ILB that’ll show up on the field. determined to make an impact and willing to play anywhere
Barrett - will fight for SS job with Mcree and Abdullah
Hillis - my man at FB. blocked for top 5 RBs and will be a great blocker everywhere. will almost indefinitely pass up Kyle Johnson for starter.
May 2nd, 2008 at 3:49 am
The draft was very good considering the 4, 5th, and man…the 7th, was the sleeper and it was a steal; squash what everyone else is saying because most people can’t evaluate raw athleticism anyway, but Barret is the real deal, he will learn from one of the greatest and return the days of lynch and atwater….he just needs to be challenged and pushed hard( he might be the new motivator) that is so desperately needed in the character of this team.
There is however one mistake Denver is about to make…..its pride on “class”
Let me finish….yes we are a “class” organization but we also pride ourselves on leadership by example instead of a lotta “yappers” and trash talkers, but i say put all that aside, and and get the single most important factor and “X” factor in the remaing Free Agents like possibly…..Another Deep threat WR.
I propose……to give Kolbert and Jacobs at WR, and Snell or Hamilton or Nalen at OL, with next years 1st Round…..to Cincey for “ocho cinco”!!! They need a lineman BAADD
Dont worry about the 1st round pick because we’ll be the 32nd pick after winning the Superbowl ‘09.!!!
Think about it, he’ll be so happy to get out of there he won’t be having an “all that” attitude like Javon….but he is dangerously still the most underrated deep threat at 1 or 2 WR with 3-4yrs of consistent blazing speed and reputation to force teams to account for him, opening our offense up even more…!!!!!!
Put aside your pride Denver………GET CHAD JOHNSON!!!!!
ocho-cinco…..B- Marsh….B-Stokes……”eddie” Royal, and Superman Scheffler, are you kidding me,…seriously are you kidding me, they better pray we don’t get frisky and bring back the hurryup, are go 4 wide two consecutive plays 3x’s a game……..thats the most explosive and pound for pound big play every-down threatening receiving corps in the NFL
HEEEEELLLLLLOOOOOOOO is anybody OOUUUUT TTHHERRRREEEE!!!
GET CHAD JOHNSON and SEAL the SUPERBOWL!!!
do what it takes but you’ll remember this blog and say ……who was that
Knight anyway=}
May 2nd, 2008 at 1:37 pm
Hi Jim,
I have just heard that Jay Cutler has type 1 diabetes and it reminded me of a well known footballer (soccer) in England who played at the highest levels, for Tottenham Hotspur and England, with Type 1 diabetes.
His name is Gary Mabbutt MBE and I am certain that if Jay would like advice from another sportsman Gary would be pleased to help him in this way. Just a thought as we all want Jay to be helped as much as possible to manage this condition.
May 7th, 2008 at 2:19 pm
Our number one and 2 picks are solid,, 6ft. 6 OT ,, great pick, now we need a rb that doesn’t smoke on the weekends,, and our #2 pick The next Deven hestner,, you know #23 on the Bears,, yeh our return game and receiving core just got a little brighter,, special teams needs alot of work ,, and we need to adjust the D_line lets do it easy schedule this yr. no excuses…..