With Henry gone, we have:
Selvin Young
Michael Pittman
Ryan Torian
Andre Hall
Anthony Aldridge
Plenty of depth and ability in that crew. I like the group. What do you guys think? Thumbs up or thumbs down. I agree with Mike. Sometimes you have to cut your losses. We have the depth, and if we can keep healthy this year, we should make some progress on last season’s record.
12th, Ryan Clady at #1
42nd, Eddie Royal
108th, Kory Lichtensteiger
119th, Jack Williams
139th, Ryan Torain
148th, Carlton Powell
183rd, Spencer Larsen
220th, Josh Barrett
227th, Peyton Hills
CONGRATULATIONS fellas, Welcome to the Denver Broncos, that was a special day for you, your families and a lifetime experience no matter what round you were drafted in. Cool stuff!!
Great day for a player to see his dreams come true. I’m anxious to hear everyone’s comments. My first comment was there was amazing speed amongst that group of guys. Pretty impressive.
I still remember the day I was drafted like it was yesterday. It was a big day. Watching the T.V. surrounded by family and a few of my team mates at my home in Miami.
I’d already been drafted by the USFL, New Jersey Generals (remember those days?) and my team mate Jim Kelly was drafted and headed off to the Houston Team so New Jersey traded them my rights so Kelly could try to get me to sign with the USFL. Interesting times.
The USFL actually offered more money but had no severance or retirement, etc and the NFL was my dream and coming to the Denver Broncos with a QB named John Elway was something no one could compare.
It was fun watching all the families of the players enjoying the day. My father and mother were on cloud 9.
I’m curious on all your feedback you BRONCOMANIACs!!!!!!!!
O.K. I go fishing in the Bahamas (see the 7.5-pound bonefish) and I post before I go and figure I’ll stop back in a week or so later and what do I find. YOU GUYS & GALS have 74 responses….WOW!!! You are on fire.
So here we go!! O.K. Elam……:o(I’m going to miss him and so are you, so now, get over it, he’s gone. Brutal right?? Well that’s the business of the NFL and money’s an issue and we have to move on, like it or not. I didn’t, but I’m past it. No perfect world out there.
Brandon Marshall, he’s young and under fire, I say he’ll shape up as he’s a smart kid who’s made a few mistakes…unfortunately I did too at that age, wasn’t perfect, still not. You probably did a few things at that age too that you don’t want to talk about and the times have changed. These guys live under a microscope today. They even have the 911 phone call…holy cow!!
Cutler told him how he feels. Me, I would have kept that under wraps and in the locker room. But I’m an O-line-type guy anyway.
I was in Dan Reeves office a few times too and if any of you remember those stories, don’t write about it or I’ll deny it :o)
The combines were wild. 4.2′ and 4.3’s whew that’s fast.
We could use some of that speed. You all analyzed that with a microscope and have your favorites. Those guys will be fun to watch as the draft comes up.
DRAFT: What do you think? Left tackle and defensive tackle?? Everyone give me your top two picks for us.
Fishing? O.K. Coop what are you talking about here? A little leisure time never hurt anyone and I fished with a 71-year-old Bahamian Legend, Charlie Smith, the inventor of the “Crazy Charlie Fly” used worldwide for bonefishing. 71 years old and he poled me and another angler around all day chasing bonefish. Can you imagine? I need to figure out what he eats for breakfast. What a place by the way. I’ll tell you more if you’re interested.
Boss Bailey has the speed we can use at the linebacker position. Niko Koutouvides should fit in the middle just fine and get D.J. Williams back where he can let it all hang out.
Marlon McCree and Marquand Manuel give us plenty to look at and a future in the secondary when John Lynch hangs it up. I’d like to see Domonique Foxworth stay, but it’s all business.
Keary Colbert might find a nice change of scenery here and a system he might flourish in with Mike’s offense and Jay Cutler’s arm.
There’s more to come but to date I like everything I see and you know how it goes. We’ll all know more once we see them in camp and preseason.
What are you all thinking so far?? Let’s touch base every week or two and see how it all works out through the offseason. Camp will be here before we know it.
Coop
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Well I’ve been eating crow all week and finally decided to admit it. The New York Giants brought it and were the better team by far. I was amazed how flat the Patriots were and we talked about the Super Power all year long and BOOM!!! — they explode.
I can’t understand how you play so emotionless in a Super Bowl. I’m not a Giants fan by any means for selfish reasons, they cost me a World Championship ring and we ran out of time in Super Bowl XXI, that’s all. :o)
Ahhhhh, they were the better team that day too and Phil Simms made a career day out of one game. Can you tell I’m still bitter, yep!!
The offseason will be busy and we’ve already seen Coach Bates leave and Bob Slowik has the job. He’s been with the team since 2005, so that’s a positive. I don’t know a lot about him. I’m sure we’ll get to know him quickly.
Big playoff weekend coming up. My dark horse team is Jacksonville as much as I like the Patriots who aren’t playing like they were earlier in the year. I like Green Bay, the Cowboys even without T.O. and Indy. Yea, yea, I know I sound like a front-runner, right?
Let me know your thoughts and check in throughout the offseason and let’s keep in touch and I’ll give you my 2 cents worth and keep you up to speed on what I know and hear and you do the same.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone. It’s a short week to Minnesota and I’ve already put the Bolts game behind me and I hope you did too. Sorry for delay this week getting this up since it’s Friday. Christmas with the kids and family and the snow shoveling and snow blowing took a little time. I hope you enjoyed the holiday and are looking forward to a New Year.
Yep, it was tough loss Monday night and I was a little shocked at the way we played. That was the first time Jay Cutler really got frustrated. Welcome to the NFL. There’s going to be games like that; it happens. Give credit where credit is due: the Bolts are a good football team.
To tell the truth, I enjoyed watching LT run the ball. Even when I was in the league, I marveled at Barry Sanders, Earl Campbell, Walter Payton and many others when we played them. Of course I didn’t want them to have a great game against us but I was still a fan of great athletic talent. When you play at that level you get up to play against those types of players.
The Bolts defense really brought the pass rush. The O-line was getting tested and that was the first time all year I saw both tackles “open the gate.” What that means is this: as they take a pass set they don’t keep pushing in a 45-degree angle as the rusher comes upfield and they drop their outside foot and that “opens the gate” and their protection collapses and the defender turns the corner on the QB. That in turn makes the QB feel the pressure off his shoulder and step up into the pocket.
I guess on one hand I was a little surprised by the game and on the other hand, I wasn’t.
You all know as well as I do that consistent football is typically played by more experienced teams. We’re not an experienced team and we have a bunch of new faces and young guys. I guess I was hopeful that they could build on the prior week’s game and get in a groove. But let’s face it, we’re a young team.
I’m optimistic and a fan so I’m always pulling for the fellas. “Reality is what it is.” I know you’re thinking. “Coop is a master of the obvious,” right? Some will say that being young is just an excuse. Some will say they’re tired of hearing it. We’re young and we simply got out-played.
How much fun was that to watch!! I have a little different perspective than the press. They’ll ask questions. They’ll say it was a lesser foe, you name it. They’ll have a bunch of excuses for our dominance. I say, “One down, three to GO!!”
One game at a time and we build on each game. We gain confidence with a game like KC, because when you execute, you produce, when you produce, you score points. Man that was fun to watch. Brandon Marshall, Selvin Young, Brandon Stokley, Elvis Dumervil, Nate Webster, Chris Myers, Erik Pears, Tony Scheffler – that’s the future and that’s going to be fun.
The Bolts won in overtime, close call. We need some help to make the playoffs, sure. But we have to take care of what we have in front of us … Houston, (short week) and we know Gary Kubiak would love to get a win against the Broncos, the Bolts and Minnesota, who has come on and really improved here at the end of the season. So, no easy task. We have to stay focused and take it “ONE GAME AT A TIME.”
By the way, we’re having some issues with my side of the blog replying, so bear with me folks. I replied three times last week and it didn’t post, (small glitch), we’ll fix it this week or you’ll see me re-post and answer the week’s reply, so I’m not ignoring anyone, promise.
This season is too much fun not to be in on the finish and you’ve all been true fans throughout the season. Thanks for hanging in there, O.K.