Been in and out of the country for the last month emceeing a few charity events so you haven’t heard much from me. Both benefit Cystic Fibrosis. Boomer Esiasons raised money for kids in Costa Rica which was wonderful considering how much they need the support. Was in Costa Rica at Boomer Esiason offshore event in Golfito, Costa Rica, and on Abaco in the Bahamas for the Bakers Bay Celebrity Bonefish Classic. I know, I know…. poor Coop, right. Well, it was tough doing business on a satellite phone and as most of you know, I work to go fish. 
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P.S. find a charity and do something that’s helps someone less fortunate.
DAY ONE: Love the picks, yep, what do you think?
Thomas: I got to see a lot of him over the years playing against the U. Love the size, speed, blocking ability and a pure number 1. Good to go and he’ll replace the Marshall just fine, with a little time.
Tebow: Love the attitude, size, arm, and I think he’ll become a great QB in this league, reminds me of a Testaverde, (except) Tebow will have great coaching from the get go, Vinny did not. We’ve talked about that before he regarding Quinn.
Marshall: No one said this in the press so you get to hear it here first and THINK ABOUT IT…Miami?, really. I grew up there and was in high school during the 70′s and at the U in the 80′s during the height of the drug cartel. I could write a book about the storys, but watch a documentary. My father was a policeman as were all his friends, so I heard it all. South Beach starts at 2AM and goes to sun-up. Think he can resist that limelight. Nah. There’s a latin “Machismo” he’s never experienced in Miami that most folks don’t know or understand. Ever watch CSI Miami? It’s not all TV, promise. Those boys carry.
Miami’s a tough place period. The U lost a player a few years back to that element whether they want to admit it or not. I hope he reads this or someone schools him up because I would never wish the worst for anyone. I hope he does well, he has all the talent in the world, but often that doesn’t matter….seen it too often.
Scheffler: Go get em. “Wait a minute”, how do you catch passes from a QB that’s on his back or on the run all the time. This one reminds me of the Cutler trade. Hey Tony, Jay threw 27-29 INT’s can’t remember the number because he was being run all over the field and you can’t throw completions when you’re laying on your back.
Day two’s up: What’s your take. Love your opinions.
Coop
Tags: 2010 NFL Draft, Demaryius Thomas, Tim Tebow
Tim Tebow has too much love and passion for this game to not be successful.
Orton was a short term deal. Everyone here knew that. So now we drafted a QB in the first round.
Tim Tebow WILL be our franchise. We didn’t waste this pick so he can be a FB/TE/QB.
He will eventually be our starter and hopefully things turn out and he will be here for a long time.
Couldn’t agree more Coop – thanks for the post!
Thanks for the post coop.
With that being said I think we could go after terrance cody (Mt. Cody) from alabama…or brandon spikes from Florida…and hopefully we can get a good gaurd/center cuz we could really use some o-line help….
GO BRONCOS!!!!!!!!
Tim Tebow was a shocking move at first, but then I learned that the Bills wanted him in the first round so it made more sense. If there ever was a perfect QB for McDaniels it’s Tim Tebow. The guy is a leader, I’m not a Florida fan by any means, but I still get the chills watching his enthusiasm on the field. The red field paint all over his jersey and face, everlasting image.
Thomas…I see the potential of a Brandon Marshall without the bad personality.
Hoping we draft some interior offensive lineman (Asamoah), an inside linebacker (would LOVE if we got Spikes, probably not though, so Norwood), and a running back (hope for Gerhart, probably Ben Tate).
Lucky you Coop-
Very interesting perspective on Marshall and South Beach. Never thought of it that way. I have a feeling if anybody can get through to Marshall, its Mr.Parcells…
Okay, now that we have some “sexy skill” picks, can we get some “ugly trench” picks?
Coop……I love the Demaryius Thomas pick, especially since we traded away the Beast. We definitely needed another playmaker on our WR core.
As far as Tebow, I must admit, that at first I was totally disappointed. I was the one for the past few weeks spreading the HECK NO TEBOW chants all around the blog. But the more time that it sets in the more I am liking him. I really hope he proves my initial thought of him wrong and turns out to be a great player for the Broncos.
Great Post Coop
Im just sad that we moved down and amassed all those picks just to lose the Majority of them.
Out of all the top tier WR’s “Bay-Bay” was my fave over Dez Bryant so Im happy about that. I like Tebow and im one of those people who think he will be a great QB because of his passion and work ethic. I just think we have a crazy house full of QBs and my head is spinning. And i feel like we are yet to adress stuff such as Defense and OL. But it was only the first round so ill relax a bit lol. I just wish we used our picks more efficiently is all.
2nd and 3rd round. I hope to see a Center and an ILB and with the extra 3rd I hope to see CB Akwasi Owusu Ansah. and for the 4th pick Im still holding out for WR Danario Alexander cuz I think he will be perfect here. He runs the screens like a pro. Like Marshall.
Ill give McD a “B” for the first round because once again I feel like we didnt use our picks efficiently…But thats just me, and thats my opinion. At least it looks like no matter what we will have a QB…Hope harris can protect Tebows blind side cuz he is left handed. No Clady.
Ps: If Raiders got McClain, maybe now more than ever we may be able to get kirk Morrison from them for a mid round pick.
Coop!!! Nice to have you back. You said it all and I couldn’t agree more.
Thomas – can and will be a solid replacement for Marshall. It’s as close as we are gonna get but this time, we won’t have to worry about the off field baggage. The only reason I wanted us to keep Marshall was b/c he’s got sooooooo much talent but his off field issues, sadly overshadow that too many times. Was hard at first to see him go but Thomas can match his talent. It won’t be an overnight success story… great things like this take time. We all need to muster up the patience to handle it and believe me, I’m one of them. I want to see the success happen now but it don’t work like that.
As for Tebow… LOVE HIM!!!! Yes, I’m smitten. lol I think he’ll be a fantastic fit for us. I definitely see a strong return of the “Wild Horses” with him as the frontman. And I’ll say this again… the way I see the reason for McD picking him is he wants his own fresh QB to mold. When he went into NE he was handed Brady to work with. With Tebow, McD gets to start fresh… work with Tebow the way he wants it done. Brady is Belichek’s QB… Elway was Shanny’s QB… catch my drift? McD has made it obvious he wants that, and honestly, what HC doesn’t? McD has taken a risk and I love it. Tebow will do great things for this team. I can hardly wait. I can say how excited I am about this pick. And b/c we gave up so much just to get him, expect even more hard work and dedication from Tebow and McD to make it work. This is awesome stuff!!
This is going to be a wild and exciting season. Man, I love football! lol
Keep the faith Bronco Country…
GO BRONCOS in 2010!!!!
ps. I also think it woulda been cheaper and easier to trade to the 1st or 2nd pick of the 2nd round to get tebow. But I guess McD wanted him too bad to risk it
Also, I see us going 8-8, if we do better, ill be ecstatic, if we do worse, I wont be surprised at all…but ill wait for the other draft picks before i get all doom and gloom lol
Cheers Coop! Nice to know from you.
Thomas… gooood!
Tebow… hmmm… Tebow…. well, I’m not a basher, and he’s a Bronco now. I guess many of us (me, in this case) are used to 1st round picks that become instant starters or, at least, contributors in some important way in the season where they were drafted. Even maybe last until next season… That’s why 1st round picks are worth so much, right? But although I’m not a Tebow fan, I can recognize his value and potential, the problem is in his 2 or 3 years to really coach and develop that potential, and IMHO that doesn’t worth a 1st round pick (or a 2nd, a 3rd and a 4th here).
As always, I hope I’m wrong and we have done perfect.
Go Broncooos!
I said this yesterday, and I’ll say it again….
Here’s what I’m seeing.
I’m seeing players being brought to the team who will do nothing but work hard to help the TEAM and not themselves. I see people who will do anything, try anything, never complain and all for the TEAM. We’re starting to build a team with character. No more drama, just hard work.
Giddy-up, Broncos’ fans!
McD loves passion. And in these last two drafts hes drafted two of the most passionate players in the draft in Moreno and Tebow. Jus watch the film. like wen Moreno scored his first touchdown in the NFL and he hopped up Flexxed his muscles then ran around the endzone before hugging a teammate. or tebow on the florida sideline blood, dirt and all pumping up the crowd screaming to get into the game. or how about wen he headbutted a teammate in the huddle to get him fired up. I can see it now. Broncos and Chargers were down by 3 in the fourth quarter marching down the field. Almost at the goalline . McD calls a timeout and Tebow Smashes his helmet against Morenos and tells him lets win this. Mark my words either next year or the year after. Tebow-Moreno will be the most feared backfields in the nfl im talkin Elway-Davis scary
Amen to that SBXXXII..Iwzthr! Very well said. We are starting to build a team with character and we’re getting rid of the unnecessary baggage. I’m glad we have a coach that is wanting to build a team made up of players that will contribute heavily to the team on AND off the field. Marshall, again, spectacular talent but he is way too into himself. And like Coop pointed out, Miami is a heavy party city… I wish Marshall the best and I hope for his own sake & sanity he stays out of trouble but he’s got so much temptation in front of him, knowing his past habits, he’s gonna have a real hard time staying away from all the trouble.
Back to the point, we are getting players that will fight ALL season long, not just when they feel like it. I see that in Tebow. He’s a fighter, he’s dedicated, he’s a leader, he’s passionate about the game & his teammates… the list goes on. This team is heading towards building up some structure & consistency. We will do much better than 8-8 this year, given these guys put all their blood, sweat & glory into practice and give it their all. I have no doubt our 8-8 streak will come to an end this year. Now all they need to do is get Doom back on board. We have acquired a ton of players that value leadership and pass it on throughout the team. It’s scary good! Someone mentioned this yesterday on one of these blogs… we have IMHO the best leader on defense in Dawkins… now we have another great leader in Tebow for offense. This is a VERY exciting time in Bronco Country.
Keep the faith Bronco Country…
GO BRONCOS in 2010!!!!
There is a few things that annoy me about organizations and people, but one of the biggest is when people get caught with their pants down and then lie about it to make other people look bad.
The buffalo bills are now reporting that the Denver Broncos “panicked” on tebow stating that they had no intention drafting him or moving back into the first round
What a bunch of bull sh**. The idiots came out and admitted their frustration that the broncos spoiled their plan to move back into the first to get him. This is the irresponsibility and immaturity of an organization. I understand you put up smoke screens to show u have no interest in a player, but you sound down right ignorant when you admit it one night and then the next day say you had no interest and the other team is stupid.
Ugh man,…
and 07 elway i honestly see us going 9-7 or even better LAST YEAR if it wasnt for orton getting hurt and chris simms sucking it up. We were down right destroying the skins up until the end of the half when orton got hurt, then simms threw the game away for us. And everyone talks highly about nolan, and he did do some good things here, but if the other team did their homework on him they destroyed us…Hence KC so on…His defense made alot of great plays, but they were outbalanced by the bad in my opinion and i feel thats why he is not here with us this year…I bet there will be heck to pay for me saying that but its what i feel.
Bronco-Blaze
I hear ya, the defense slowed down. But you cant blame it on Nolan. We had older players. ITs always a question with older players if they can last the whole year. But more importantly. Orton threw 3 Ints, 2 that went back for TDs. That sure didnt help. And not converting and having our D on the field too much didn’t help either. Its a lil bit of everything I suppose.
not having some targets on the field didnt help either…
I’m agreeing with you bronco-blaze… I said I think we will do much better than 8-8. Not sure if you were trying to disagree with me but we’re on the same page man! I think we’re capable of doing much better than even 9-7 this year. We’re acquiring too much talent to settle for mediocracy again. We need structure & consistency and we’re getting there this offseason.
As for Buffalo… yeah they have entered the state of denial. We all know they were gonna go after him but the Broncos spoiled their fun. Let them whine, even though I know it is annoying and childish they’re playing dumb like this, we’ll make them even more sorry when we prove Tebow is NFL worthy. They will come to envy us. hehe They’re just miffed we got him before they did… just trying to make Denver look bad & foolish. What else is new?? We’ll shut ‘em up this season. I just watched Tebow’s press conference… guys, I’m tellin’ you, he will do GREAT things for this team. He’s driven and severely motivated. We got a winner.
Keep the faith Bronco Country…
GO BRONCOS in 2010!!!!
i may be really belated in saying this because i dont ever have time to blog like i used to but i’m glad to see you back 07elway i havent seen you in awhile.
i however do not understand getting tim tebow yesterday. i like the guy even though i, as a rabid LSU Tiger fan, hated tim the football player on saturdays. but to draft him in the first round and to give up what we did is killing me. i thing brady quinn can be really good and with all those picks we had we could have gotten a lot of holes filled. i got sick when i saw what we gave up. we coulda got so much with those picks. but if somehow mcd makes tebow an elite quarterback i’ll say i was wrong and be estatic. i just dont know if that will happen. the reciever pick was okay i guess. cant wait to see the rest of the draft. and i hope it gets better.
man the raiders and the chiefs are having a good draft and it is making me wanna throw up. we got a good OL though.
07Elway – You’re not married yet?
I’ve only been able to come back so much on here… been real busy with finishing up my last semester of college. Plus there wasn’t that much to talk about before the draft other than the Marshall fiasco and even though I talked about it a lot, it gets old repeating yourself. lol
As for the Raiders & Chiefs… don’t jump ahead based on who they’ve picked so far in the draft. These 2 teams are notorious for picking good players (on a rare basis) and when they do pick good ones the blow it. Why? Because there is no system within those teams, if you can even call them teams. They choke more than we do every year. So long as they don’t establish any kind of quality system to work with, not much is gonna happen with them. They shouldn’t be underestimated, ever, cuz whenever we’ve done that in games and they picked us apart. But those good players they pick this year could make all the difference that is needed to make those 2 teams actual competition for us. Only time will tell.
And no one knows what is going to happen, that’s the exciting part about all this but it is also nerve-wracking to not know what will happen. They just need to focus on the players, the team and practice as if their lives depended on it because in some small way, their lives do depend on it… this is their careers on the line. Tebow was a risk, especially taking him in the 1st round but I think it will be a risk worth taking. And since this is the NFL, you don’t know what will happen till you do take risks. It’s a necessity in this business. I watched Tebow’s PC and this guy is ready to get to work today. He’s gonna surprise a lot of people. Just give it time.
Keep the faith Bronco Country…
GO BRONCOS in 2010!!!!
Say what????
darn, brandon spikes and angerer are gone.
i wonder if Mcd sees anything in that Baker guy we brought in from CFA last year? maybe he feels like he can be a great replacement for J. Williams?
Wow, I never thought Id see a Denver Broncos fan hit on another Broncos fan on a blog on Draft day…..but any way love the pcks so far exept for the Beadle pick
Loving the picks so far. A little surprised we didn’t take Asamoah.
McDaniels is definitely shooting for the players with the character type he wants. He’s bringing in a bunch of leaders. So excited for training camp.
p.s. 07Elway – No one has proposed? If not, let me break formation. =D
DOOMervilfan – I can totally see the Beadles pick. He’s versatile and will be great at GUARD for us. He’s high character and has the talent to be a starter soon.
I agree I just think it was a bit to high to take him is all.
C Walton and WR Decker are on board. I liked those 2 picks.
In fact, many of us had Walton picked in the 2nd round (when we had 2, #43 and #45)… but we got him cheaper down at the 3rd. So, The Beaddles pick at #45 doesn’t seem as suspicious now.
Decker / Thomas / Royal… I’d love to have that 2nd generation of the “3 amigos” of the 80s
gotta say i do like the last three picks. the 2 OL and then eric decker were good picks imo. not so sure still about giving up all those picks for tebow but our offensive line will be a whole lot better and thats important especially for short yardage situations. that was a weakness and we may have made it a strength. i do kind of see what mcdaniels is doing tho. when you have a team full of hard working, unselfish, team oriented players then you get an overall dominant team. that trumps a team with an offense and defense that has 2 or 3 superstars who do not necessarily mold with their teamates and are relied upon to single handedly pull the team to wins. it should work. i sure hope it does because i am so ready to see the broncos in the superbowl. maybe not 2010 but 2011 and beyond, i have faith!!
Sorry Coop didn’t know the new blog was up,but if you want my opinion,well here it is,I wasn’t surprised that we traded down twice,but I said time and time again that Pouncey would go to the Steelers @#18,they said they would take him at #18,DUH.We kinda reached for Thomas,but not really,and I knew McD wanted Tebow,but when I found out we traded a 2nd,3rd,and 4th to get him,I was pissed,but after a good nights sleep I was pretty satisfied with our 1st 2 picks.McD’s master plan all along was to trade down,and get extra picks,so he could trade back up and get Tebow(pretty smart)IMO.I was upset when we drafted another WR,and passed on a ot of good LB’s,but when I saw J.D.Walton’s name come up(he was on my board) I was stoked,just think 5 picks on offense was a little much,we need a ILB and a CB in the last 2 picks.Just one man’s opinion that don’t mean a Helluva lot.
Keep on bloggin Coop I’m lovin your blogs,Bronc on Bro.
I think Micah Johnson ILB from Kentucky would be a great pick in the 5th round,I’ve watched him(watch a lot of SEC football) develope onto a great strong ILB that we could desperately use and think we should take him if he’s still there,hey Haggan is projected in McD’s Defensive scheme at ILB,but nothing wrong with a little depth,whadda you think Coop?????
Hey Coop,since being an Offensive lineman,whadda you think of our Oline next year????????????????????//
Coop, I AM VERY HAPPY, one less WR for a Power Back would of made more sense to me, but it’s McD’s show, so be it. Love the rebuilding the D line and the interior O line, best changes so far to me. New QB’s brought in? the jury will be out on that for a long time…
Cam Thomas is in free fall. We should end that!
tscheff i was just thinking the same thing
Well, I see we finally got some fresh talent for defense. I feel much better now. lol
BeastFromEast92 – I agree, 5 straight offensive picks was a bit much. I’m really happy about all of them though. So we got a CB in Cox, will be interesting to see what they come up with next for us. All I can say is, as fans we don’t have any control over this and so for now I’ll put my trust in McD that he knows what he’s doing and it’s for the greater good of this team. Hence my “have faith” concept that they will make improvements and get us out of this 8-8 funk we’ve been stuck in for that past what, 3 or 4 years??
As for you, mad_orange_devil_27, wow, I don’t even know what to say to that. I am, however, curious to know what I said to make you ask me that?? Oh and the answer is no, I’ve never been proposed to. This is awkward, but I’m flattered. lol
Keep the faith Bronco Country…
GO BRONCOS in 2010!!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ma_n9K3stn8&feature=related
soem more video on Parish Cox for those interested. From what I see he was a real steal. There maybe character concerns tho but this Kid is pretty impressive. Amazing in the Return game, and in the coverage game, might not be a ball hawk but he deflects EVERYTHING lol. He is also a sure tackler and not pint sized. Welcome to the Broncos Parish Cox. Do good on and off the field please lol
Round 1, Pick 22 (22) Demaryius Thomas WR 6’3″ 224
Round 1, Pick 25 (25) Tim Tebow QB 6’3″ 236
Round 2, Pick 13 (45) Zane Beadles OT 6’4″ 310
Round 3, Pick 16 (80) J.D. Walton C 6’3″ 300
Round 3, Pick 23 (87) Eric Decker WR 6’3″ 217
Round 5, Pick 6 (137) Perrish Cox CB 5’11″ 195
Round 6, Pick 14 (183) Eric Olsen C 6’4″ 306
Incase you were under a rock the past 3 days lol. When u look at it as a whole. I feel it was better than last year. I panicked alot and was upset but not a bad Draft. Somethings I woulda done different, but they must know somethign I dont (obivously) lol. Nothing like Ne wplayers on the tea to get a fan fired up. I am interested to see where we go from here….Just wish we addressed ILB and Power RB in some way shape or form but we must think we are fine…..
Fave picks – WR Demaryius Thomas and CB Perish Cox
Since am a WR fiend, yall just prepare to to see a Thomas fanatic… Again lol. Brandon Marshall is still my favorite NFL player period tho lol. Just had to put that
LOL. Ash, your answer was because there wasn’t a ring???
Well, a very offensive draft. I guess we will know of the CFAs on monday and tuesday. What do you think will come with that? I’m for DL.
Whitebronco
If WR Danario Alexander is available in undrafted, I still want him. I know we stacked up at WR but never hurts. BTW, do you think WR Decker that we got could possible replace Sheffler as our Receiving TE. He has adequate size and sure hands. Not really fast tho. I would liek to see him play TE.
Hey coop Decker reminds me of Eddie Mac what do you think? I am pretty pumped!
It aint over yet. We just traded for two 7th round picks. gave bucaneers 2011 5th round pick….
whitebronco#1
I just posted the same thing on the draft blog then I read yours, awesome I agree!!!
Wow….really impressed with the selections this year. Every guy has a great attitude and personality with the exception of maybe Perrish Cox (also a GREAT pick in the 5th round, awesome talent). I hope Jammie Kirlew can get in a spot, he’s a real good guy. A little surprised we drafted so many guys on offense, would have liked to see us pick up a linebacker but there’s always next year.
What’s up my Broncos family! Now that the draft is over I’m ready for the team to get to work. louisianabroncosfan I know what you mean about not liking Tebow on Saturdays bc I myself am a LSU fan. I gained alot of respect for him during the weeks leading up to the draft, and I was very excited we got him.
His character, intensity, work ethic, and team 1st attitude is something we haven’t had from a QB since Elway. I honestly feel coach McDani is making us a TEAM kind of like Sean Payton did with the Saints. I think we are headed on the right road despite what the haters on ESPN and NFl Network say. Especially GAY Jaime Pukes o I mean Dukes. What up 07elway, how is my sister from another mister?!
Yeah 1OTRB, D. Alexander could make an interesting WR mix. But if we are able to add him, then the question is who’s going to be cut besides Mathiews… McKinley? Lloyd? All of them? (I guess Royal, Stokley and Gaffney are safe).
SDBronco30, it’s just logic, right? lol. And I’d really like Decker developing into an Eddie Mac.
I don’t see Decker as a TE. He’s tall, but not that big to work as a TE (primarily blockers) in this system. Besides, it’s said R. Quinn and M. Branson are developing well behind Graham. Who knows?
I say it again, maybe in a year we could have the new generation of the “3 amigos” (Thomas / Decker / Royal).
Nice last 2 picks, too.
Pretty good draft I thought, obviously they went more offense as expected but they did get some defense. Will be interesting to see how it all plays out as to who will start and get some playing time. I’m not even gonna try and guess what they’ll do.
lol, whitebronco – my answer wasn’t because there isn’t a ring, but you do bring up a good point. lol No, I really am curious as to what it is that I said that made him ask me that. Completely threw me off… I’m sittin’ here talkin’ football and then bam, I get proposed to? I think…. And I can see he’s very cleverly avoiding my question. lol
Caramel!!!!!! Dude!! Where ya been bro?? LOL I’ve just been finishing up my last semester of college… in 3 weeks I’ll be done!! I can’t handle anymore crazy teachers and boring classes. Good to see you back on here. And I couldn’t agree more with you about Tebow. His work ethic and leadership will provide some character that this team needs. I can hardly wait for them to start practice! Dukes knows jack about football… he’d be better off living in a hole away from the world. His “opinions” are useless, especially in Bronco Country. Jamie Dukes who?? hahaha
Keep the faith Bronco Country…
GO BRONCOS in 2010!!!!
First off early congrats to you as you enter your last 3 weeks. I’ve just been hanging low here in the Big Easy. I’ve also took a page from your book and stayed off of here bc there wasn’t much going on. Sis I’m really loving what we did these past 3 days. I also feel the hate from the media will also give us a Us against the World attitude. I’m not gonna get into win prediction bc it isn’t my thing, but I will say that we will fight in all 16 games.
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I’M SOOOOOOOOOO AMPED!!!!