Denver Broncos Release Dylan Gandy

by John Bena on Sep 9, 2008 4:03 PM MDT in Roster Moves Comment 20 comments

Denver Broncos on Tuesday waived guard Dylan Gandy, Head Coach Mike Shanahan announced.

Gandy, a fourth-year player, originally joined the Broncos as a free agent on May 16 after spending his first three seasons with Indianapolis.

He was inactive for the Broncos' season opener at Oakland on Monday.

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Well there goes the theory of releasing that DT Shaw

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by Broncoman on Sep 9, 2008 4:14 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

My theory, too

I thought it was a nicer way of softening the blow when Marshall returned; instead of saying McKinley cut to make room for Marshall you can say Shaw, who nobody knows, was cut. I’m adopting a new theory — they’ll cut anyone at the bottom of the roster and acquire players as they see fit. The untouchable players are safe but the bottom of the roster has to produce or else they’re out. There are a few other players that I can think of that may be shown the door before the end of the season.

by Colinski on Sep 9, 2008 4:30 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

more moves

Ten OLs seemed a bit much, but I think Lichtensteiger — who saw time last night as a FB in an unusual red zone package — has alleviated concerns over the lack of depth in the interior OL.

BTW — I think it’s very interesting that Polumbus was active but Pears wasn’t last night.
Also, Moss’ inactive status doesn’t bode well for him, although it does make sense given we have 5 DEs.

by Colinski on Sep 9, 2008 4:23 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Good Point

Aside from a fun VFB, he mus make people more comdfortable with the guard position

Interesting thing on Pears, though. They draft Clady for LT, revive Harris for RT. Next, Polumbus is active and Pears isn’t – I suspect that he’s on the way out and they like the young guys on the O line. Just my suspicious nature, though.

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by Emmett Smith on Sep 9, 2008 7:55 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Might be ...

…. a special teams thing.

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by bradley on Sep 9, 2008 9:04 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hasn't Pears been suffering from back trouble or something?

Maybe that has something to do with his inactive status for the game.

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by spock on Sep 9, 2008 9:22 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

He was, but they took him off the injury list

Maybe it’s the inactivity that has left him behind.

Also, players are often injured even though we’re not told so I take injury lists with a grain of salt and have suspected that he’s still struggling with his injury.

by Colinski on Sep 9, 2008 9:29 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

OL

RE: Pears. I’m really not sure what’s going on with Pears, although his lack of playing time is significant, whether it’s the result of nagging health problems (back) or being outplayed but Polumbus. I actually posted on this subject beforehand so it’s a situation that I’ve been paying close attention to.

Just noticed an interesting move — Polumbus is now listed at LT rather than RT, which is where they listed him yesterday. Whether this means he’ll be on the active list for the Raiders’ game or not is still an open question (I would think only Pears will be), but I think it obviously points towards where they’ll be using him in the future, as well as where Pears will be used — at RT.

…Pears’ future with the team after this year may be uncertain..

I think it will be significant if Polumbus is not put on the inactive list this week and in future games since it shows that the Broncos want to give him experience. .. ..I consider the active list for OLs to be particularly significant regarding the Broncos’ plans for the OT position.

It’s possible to put too much meaning on these events, but it certainly looks like Pears’ stock is falling while Polumbus’ is rising. And I speculated on this general subject in my posts on who would make the final roster.

by Colinski on Sep 9, 2008 9:23 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm not so sure Pears has regressed

but he might have lost ground relatively speaking amongst an o-line group that has gotten dramatically better really fast. When I read an article the other day that called the Broncos’ o-line a disaster area I knew immediately that they hadn’t been keeping up but were just going by last year. And maybe they knew Nalen was out but didn’t realize it’s not as diastrous for us this year as it was last year. It’s amazing how rapidly the o-line has gone from a (temporarily) suspect unit to one that is both strong and deep, and that is going to get even better.

"In the empty spaces - lacunae, vacuums, pauses, voids, black holes - new things begin. We are born anew from the unexplored space, the badlands, the outlaw territory." - Sam Keen

by spock on Sep 9, 2008 9:57 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Pears...

Is in a contract year, so his impending doom might is likely on the horizon…

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by John Bena on Sep 10, 2008 5:23 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Moss is the 'pass rush specialist' according to Shannahan's post game

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by jibbons on Sep 9, 2008 11:49 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Brandon Marshall

Didn’t Marshall already count against the 53? Are we releasing Gandy to make room for Marshall? Marshall was not on the inactive list. Could we be looking to add someone from another team’s practice squad? Will someone who knows this stuff explain please?

On the other hand, moldy faders stink….styg50 Sept.1, 2008

by firstfan on Sep 9, 2008 4:33 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

I don't believe Marshall counted on the 53 man roster this week

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by Broncoman on Sep 9, 2008 4:37 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Marshall was on a suspended list

meaning he did not count against our roster number.

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by FlaBroncoFan on Sep 9, 2008 5:58 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Marshall

Marshall did not count against the 53 man roster. Broncos had to decide: Gandy or Marshall???

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by bradley on Sep 9, 2008 4:40 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

mmmmm let me think about that one for a minute....

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by DesertBroncoFan on Sep 9, 2008 4:48 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Im Going Gandy

but its not my call.

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by Philistine21 on Sep 9, 2008 4:49 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs