Comments on: Pre-Season Moves…Lynch

By: mark_cooper

mark_cooper — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 22:26:31 +0000

Little spelling error…new keyboard 2nd word was MOVE….ha!! Me again

By: mark_cooper

mark_cooper — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 22:25:23 +0000

Let’s ove to a new post…..go see this one. ) Big match up this weekend, go see the new POST

COOP

By: superchop7

superchop7 — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 08:53:12 +0000

Dang Coop,

Helluva good post/article/blog whatever you wanna call it, excellent stuff on your part.

The only thing I can say is that we should have found a way to get Kenny Phillips when he dropped, the writing was on the wall with John, it really was, we all know it, but you have to tip your cap to him for believing in himself, if your gonna go down,……go down swingin.

By: dcorbett

dcorbett — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:47:41 +0000

I was sad when Elam moved on, he should’ve been on the ring of fame when finished. I am sad about Lynch. Both men of character, both great Broncos.

By: 24zone

24zone — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:34:22 +0000

I think it is time to move on. Great competitor and leader. As with the Farve situation, the sooner a decision is made, and plans are in action, the better it is for everyone.

By: thundersrevenge

thundersrevenge — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 21:37:22 +0000

As it does everyone else, it was painful to watch Lynch and Elam leave the team. However, it is the right thing to do in both cases.

Lynch probably has another year or two left in him, but where does that leave the Broncos if we don’t develop that position much earlier? Much of the 07′ season can be attributed to resting on our laurels and getting bit from doing that. We had an awesome defense in 06′ that was spending more time on the field than the offense (Thank you plummer). Those guys were getting beaten day in and day out and drafting/trading didn’t do much to give relief where it was needed. Then 07′ comes around and everyone’s hurt and we are playing our bench that didn’t see much playing time in the last three years. OUCH!

As much as it hurts to lose someone like Lynch, it’s enevitable in the NFL. As it has been said before this is a young man’s game. You just can’t expect someone who has 16 seasons under their belt to be the man every single time and it was SMART of Shannahan and company to recognize this and give Lynch an out.

As for Elam, I think that it was greedy to ask for that much money. Other than extra points, most of the kicking duties were performed by other kickers to try and save Elam’s leg strength. We’ve all seen it for the last couple of years that the leg just doesn’t have the power it used to.

By: precisiontint

precisiontint — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:27:33 +0000

Like Lynch, let’s move on.

By: TheBroncoGuy

TheBroncoGuy — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 08:15:28 +0000

Ok, yes Lynch leaving is sad, when it comes to talent the man had it all, but he was getting older and slower. So one the field performance he is replaceable; his leadership though was huge!!! I just hope that someone one steps up *hint -DJ, then way is Elam even a topic that was a long time ago and he was on the fast track to being a below average kicker, ever since he broke his back a few years age he hasn’t been the same, so let him bring down another team, bring on Prater a young leg and in a year or to you wont remember Elam. The moral of the story #47 replacable if someone else fills his shoes, Elam who gives a *&%$.
Go Broncos

By: mark_cooper

mark_cooper — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:04:26 +0000

You all have it pegged. I was talking to a friend over the weekend and discussing the changes. The NFL is really such a young man’s game. Think about it. If a guy plays 10 years, that’s amazing. 12 years, he’s my hero, for just making it that long…any longer a legend in my book. With the average career of 3.2 years, I believe, you see what I mean.

Anyone that plays much into their 30′s is Superman in disguise. It a tough league and speed is the name of the game and we improved our team speed overall in my view. Experience counts for a lot but we’re not replacing him with rookies. I’m as saddened as many of you because I hold a special place in my soul for veteran players, but we’ve seen it before, over the years. In my day Keith Bishop, Louie Wright, Rubin Carter and a few more veterans were replaced/displaced in similar and not so similar ways.

That’s the business side of the NFL and like I said, I still like the X’s and O’s.

Coop

By: Myke J0

Myke J0 — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 18:26:09 +0000

John Lynch is old now in football terms. He can`t cover at all in the passing game and is still solid in the run but it is just a little too crowded back there and the Broncos need to move on. I know it sucks to see him go, he is a solid person and a great leader but IS a liability to the team. Josh Barrett IS the future wait and see!