In the photo caption they say that Foxworth is stretching alongside Dre Bly… but the CB in the picture is MUCH less goofy-looking and wears #24.

People are always wanting to package Foxy. Sometimes I think I’m the only one who’d really, really, really like to keep him. He likes being here, he’s a team-oriented, high-character guy, he really lays it out on the field, and he wants to be here and seems willing to work, relatively speaking, for peanuts for the privilege. Did he really run a 4.22? Zounds! I had this image of Darrent being faster, more talented, and flashier, and Foxy being his less talented but savvy sidekick. But 4.22?! Not to be mercenary, but as long as Foxy gives
us solid depth or – who knows? – even better, and is willing to take less than he might get elsewhere just because he likes being here,
i think we should indulge him. We might find that he’s just as reasonable, and affordable, when he becomes a free agent. As for Williamson, I don’t miss his b.s. one bit. 4.22? Really?

By the by it looks like our WR corp has the potential to sneak up on people next year. I am really hoping we cull at least 2 -3 competitors out of htat group without getting too banged up…

No way they’re givin up Sean Rogers and newest DL Williams :P

All he does is bash Ohio State, bash the Cavs, bash the Indians….Total douche….

Stop getting into the national championship for once? It’s made for a bunch of boring games lol
Give someone else a chance :)

Make it a Fan Post….I would copy everything you typed above and make it a FanPost. It can stand on its own….

Floyd Little and Lionel Taylor are totally hall of famers.

First off I have to add Rod Smith. He has the most catches by and UNDRAFTED player in the history of the NFL. Based on that fact alone (1994 he was on the practice squad) he is a HOFer. I would add Dennis Smith to your HOVG and take off Romo. I dont like him, i tolerated him while he was a Bronco. Plus he went to oakland so he is dead to me. I also would take off Neil Smith, he is more a KC Chef than a true Bronco. Add Rulon Jones and Al Williams. Also Louis Wright, Bernard Jackson, Rubin Carter, Steve Foley, and even Mike Harden

i quit reading the Denver Post online, him and those idiot commentor. It made me feel like I was on ESPN.com. Man, never have I seen so many fire Shanny posts after a 7-9 season. Man its aggravating the ignorance there. But not surprising. Thats why I love this blog. Its DA BOMB!!

I started as a much bigger fan of Fox, but it did seem to me that Pay passed him up as a solid nickel in ‘07. Fox may have better upside, but I feel he’s been wasted to much bouncing between SAF and CB. Either way, I like the idea of keeping both players for depth our as future starters. Given our depth (and we can add Jack Williams now too) it wouldn’t be unreasonable to trade a quality CB for something tangible though.

Still, in a couple of years we will have contract issues with keeping both Champ and Bly at about the same time. I’m hoping that bringing in Champ’s brother makes the contract negotiations a little easier. Then, right after those signings, we have to worry about Fox and Pay at about the same time too. I love having quality in depth at CB, but since we haven’t staggered our signings (no one expected the tragedy of D-Will, and bringing in Bly was the right thing to do), we face some difficulty here.

Perhaps bringing in true SAFs was part of the answer, freeing up our CBs to be CBs.

...but I’m a big fan of Bly’s. He has a large stretch of years where he is second only to Bailey in INTs. Both Bly and Bailey got burned against GB. In my opinion, a large part of the problem is that neither player can count on the SAFs to give them the deep zone protection they need to go all out. Particularly in Bly’s case (he is a gambler), his style is cramped in a system with only one SAF deep.

Keep in mind also that Bailey shuts down his side of the field, and Bly gets more thrown his way than normal. I’ll go back to my “HT Law of CB Credit”, which says: CB’s get noticed more for the plays they don’t make, than the numerous plays they prevent.

In other words, Bailey shuts down his side of the field so much, that he doesn’t get the credit for the sacks he causes (by taking a receiver away from the QB), and doesn’t get credit for the balls that QBs throw away, or try to fit in to a tight spot elsewhere on the field that get incompletes. But we are sure quick to notice the rare times he gets burned. The same goes for Bly. The best plays that CBs make (short of an INT) are the ones that we never see.

It’s just my opinion, but I seem to see Bly making a lot of contributions. It was the run that killed Denver last year, not so much the pass game. But either way, in the Shanahan approach, every position is up for grabs. If Fox or Pay deserve the nod, Bly won’t start at #2.

Agree 100%