Denver Broncos Discussion

[Jimmy]

we just swapped with new england

[njx9]

i like the trade down.

[jCut]

Damn. We were so close to getting DeCastro.

[njx9]

best draft ever so far. no crappy dts. no crappy rb in the first round. no ******* osweiler. i'm a happy man.

[Jimmy]

Originally Posted by njx9

best draft ever so far. no crappy dts. no crappy rb in the first round. no ******* osweiler. i'm a happy man.

possibly the fastest first day i've ever attended. i was really hoping we'd grab one of the guys i had mentioned, but im ok with trading back, although we didn't receive anything of value.

[njx9]

meh, what we got was better than the value we would've had at our picks.

[CT Bronco Fan]

So we basically turned pick 25 into pick 36/101. We got murdered a little there according to the trade chart, the final trade with Tampa we shouldn't of swapped 4ths.

I guess EFX really didn't like anyone enough to draft them in the first, considering that we lost significant value in the trade downs.

[njx9]

the trade chart's are out the window with the rookie scale in play. they're utterly meaningless at this point. look at the jags/bucs trade, or the browns/vikings trade.

[Diehard]

Originally Posted by njx9

the trade chart's are out the window with the rookie scale in play. they're utterly meaningless at this point. look at the jags/bucs trade, or the browns/vikings trade.

Yep.

The guys we liked at #25 were gone and EFX felt confident the guys we wanted to take would be available at the top of the second. So we traded down.

3 teams pick ahead of us tomorrow. There are more than three prospects who were commonly mocked to us at #25 still available (e.g. Worthy, Still, Miller, Konz) and quite a few other options (Glenn, Martin, Adams, Upshaw, Fleener, etc). I'm wondering if we'll see a later pick burned to move up from #57 to take advantage of the situation.

I'd like to see us pick up Lamar Miller and Brandon Thompson in round 2. I still think CB is going to work its way in there, though.

[Jimmy]

my dog posey passed away last night after a short battle with cancer. she was a 9 year old Bernese mountain dog who loved leftovers and was essentially an oversized goldfish when it came to retaining info.
po, you'll be missed and will live vicariously through devier posey.

[jCut]

I want Cordy Glenn and Alameda Ta'amu.

[Diehard]

Originally Posted by jCut

I want Cordy Glenn and Alameda Ta'amu.

A fine combination. Beef up both lines.

[Diehard]

For a team that wants to draft "BPA at a position of need", last night gives some insight into what those needs are...

Clearly we hung around at #25 to see what was going to happen with DeCastro and Reiff. So OL is definitely on the wish list. Going into round 2, we see these prospects still available that could've found their way into round 1:

Cordy Glenn, OT, Georgia
Amini Silatolu, OG, Midwestern St.
Peter Konz, C, Wisconsin
Bobby Massie, OT, Ole Miss
Jonathan Martin, OT, Stanford

I particularly like the first two - big maulers who could add some push to our run game.

Obviously the team didn't like any DT or CB available at #25 and the picks made between #25 and #32 seem to confirm their thinking. The late run on RB's probably made them a little nervous, as I think we all know they like Miller in the 2nd.

I wonder if the team is currently working on a deal to get another 2nd rounder, as the value is there right now at the positions we need. We've certainly got the ammo to move up.

[njx9]

i really don't see value in glenn, unless we're 100% sure he can play inside. i think franklin was just fine at RT and should only get better. i really like konz, but i really think walton is a below-average nfl center.

i like jenkins (janoris) at this point in the draft. i think the risk/reward is ok here if he stays on the board.

i'm ok with miller in the second (though i'm still holding out hope for james in the 3rd :P).

i still don't like worthy or still.

[jCut]

Originally Posted by njx9

i really don't see value in glenn, unless we're 100% sure he can play inside. i think franklin was just fine at RT and should only get better. i really like konz, but i really think walton is a below-average nfl center.

I actually think Glenn is better suited as a guard. He can also play RT if we want to move Franklin inside.

[njx9]

i don't love the pick, but i like it more than i would've liked still or worthy.

[CT Bronco Fan]

Osweiler =/

[Cunningham]

i am beside myself. wow.

[Jimmy]

Merry christmas NJX! fffff*******

[Wootylicous]

I want a njx rant.

[jCut]

Osweiler sucks.

[njx9]

ugh. all i can say is at least it was in the second and we didn't trade up for him. what a joke.

[Punisher]

Like the Hillman pick

[njx9]

bleh. lamar or lamichael would've been better. i don't know what a change of pace guy buys us.

[Diehard]

He runs better inside than his size would indicate. Definitely a fit for a zone scheme (and we ran a *lot* of inside zone last year).

Burning a second on Osweiler is souring me too much to be objective. The other guys weren't big hype prospects but they could very well be the right choices. Wolfe brings the inside pass rush and Hillman the breakaway threat on the ground.