given the fact that three of their DB backups are ailing in some way right now. While none of the injuries seem serious it can’t hurt to have some more depth there right now. Might as well bring in someone who knows what he’s doing. So I don’t know how one could see this as a “bad” move per se. Maybe a TBD move though.

Especially since Law can come in and give the young DB’s another perspective (besides Champ and B-Dawk) on how to be a All-Pro Corner in the NFL.

Dude’s got 52 Career Int’s. If nothing else they can plug him in at Safety if needed.

Wasn’t he drafted the same time Dennis Smith was?

I don’t understand this one except for depth. Tremendous resume! But he is probably past his prime. I don’t know if he has fully recovered from his hamstring injury. He probably wants a boatload of money. And who do we release to sign him? I can only look forward to some ’splainin from the coach.

this one really puzzles me unless there is more going on in the backfield with injuries/illness than we are being told.

will help explain the move, as well as the fact that JWilliiams isn’t feeling great so they are making sure their subpackages don’t get predictable. THis may also help keep some of hte young DBs that go out on Special teams as well as subpackages a bit fresher by cutting down on defensive workload.

One of our biggest failings on STs last week was simply not working hard enough to stay in front of and outrun the Ravens STers… DBs make up the majority of our ST tacklers, so thi smove almost automatically keeps them fresher.

I saw Smith and Williams struggled a little here and there, but they were not horrible in my opinion.
However, I guess depth is always a good thing, as long as the price we have to pay isnt too high…

But Im sure McD has a reason for it…so we’ll see how it works out.

I would love to see Law play along side B-Dawk if Hill is banged up.

Woodson closed out his career strong as a Safety.

I don’t care about their ages – it just got a HELL of a lot more difficult to throw the ball against the Broncos!!

Also, while I absolutely love A. Smith and Jack, it’s becoming clear that they’re players for the future and this year we need every bit of Defensive ammo we’ve got to finish strong (win division) and compete in what will be an extremely tough AFC playoff bracket.

Barrett missed another practice yesterday, Goodman got nicked up last week, JMFW is sick, Dawkins had a hammy tweak, Renaldo Hill also got nicked, and the Phonz had that ankle sprain that took quite a bit out of his game. I don’t think Law is here to replace anybody— he’ll just be a stop gap until the rest of the guys get healthy.

I wonder how his name came up in the discussion in the first place. Were they sitting around combing a list of free agents and said “Holy crap! Ty Law is available! Let’s see if he’s interested!” ? I really just wonder how the whole process started out, I guess. Not that I’m against the move or disagree with it, but curious how the ball gets rolling in a situation like this.

Alphonso Smith upset over Law signing. Turns off phone and all contact with Broncos Demands to be traded to the Bears. but Seahawks have such a weak secondary they are willing to give the Broncos 2 first rounders and a noodle legged bearded corner in exchange.

Regular Inactives and cut potential, imo:

Gorin- due to Harris injury, I would be shocked if this guy is cut.

Baker- we have protected this guy from waivers all year and invested a ton of coaching, again shock if they try to move this guy to PS.

Olsen- with the inconsistent gaurd/center performence, I would be suprised if they try to move this guy to the PS.

Lloyd- he’s probably the best player of any of these guys, but there are four healthy, quality WRs and McKinley for depth. He may go.

Moss- Jarvis has to be the leader in the clubhouse with DOOM, Ayres, and Haggen all playing so well. Plus, we have the ever-versitile D Ried available.

More depth when some of our guys are bit banged up

Smart, saavy veteran

Pittsburgh uses a lot of 4 and 5 reciever sets, makes sense to add another corner

One of his strengths is bump and run coverage. With Mike Wallace of Pittsburgh, you def. want to jam him on the line.

He is a good tackler

Also very underrated as a blitzer-didn’t do this to often with the Patriots but did so more with the Jets

Maybe Broncobear can do a Tales from the Sunny Side to get to know more about him.

Maybe this will serve as a wake-up call to Alphonso Smith and MF Williams. Both of them have been disappointing of late.

Champ, Dawk, & Ty Law have a combined 130 career INT’s!

Strange move but what’s the harm I guess. He’s a veteran, a decorated pro and a proven leader. You can’t have too many of those, can you?

http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13730277

And A Smith is not ready. How to build a Championship Team…DO NOT BE SATISFIED WITH THE STATUS QUO!!

I am guessing we will be adding Otis Smith and Teddy Bruschi next.

Really this is a head scratcher for me, unless they are looking for a player/coach type of guy, but with Dawkins and Bailey, I don’t see that as an issue.

Goodman better watch his step.

Breaking the Law, Breaking the Law!

Ty Law… Ty Lawson…

One of them is going to have to go by a nickname or initials or something… The casual sports fan is going to get confused.

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He’s being brought in for a certain kind of match up we’re weak in. McD probably saw a potential mismatch while watching game film and had Xander phone up Mr. Law.

I love our coaching staff in that respect.

Plus is signing a decorated veteran with a good reputation EVER a bad idea? Young players FEED off of these guys. Call it T.O./Pacman Jones insurance. Its hard to get into trouble or get mouthy when someone who has been there more than you and is wiser than you is telling you to sit back down.

Could you imagine the reaming B-Marsh would get if he did something stupid? I’m not talking about Jay Cutler’s media attacks. I’m talking about a nice one on one conversation with all our veterans and some of our former greats.

Really helps keep you in check.

I think you really have to look at the inactive lists. Guys who dont dress for games, and start with the cut speculation there. To say that Hilis, a young buck who has talent but needs some good coaching, is going to be replaced with a savvy veteran with maybe two years left in him (the way he plays suggests this not his age), the the coach’s decision is questionable. However, I personally would have to see that McDaniels cut Hillis before I would believe the speculation. Also, guys have been known to buy the number from someone. I know that Travis Henry “bought” #20 from Mike Bell when he was here. so just because some site says Ty is on the team and his number is 22 doesn’t make it true. Stick with MHR we get the Official Story just like any other media outlet! Writers, reporters, talk show host (myself included) tend to say somethign or other to create conversation (listen to my sports show on podcast, I picked OSU to win the pac 10 even though I though Oregon and USC would fight for it!).

A DB is headed to IR…probably Barrett. Law will play more like a S in nickel packages. I don’t buy that he’ll ever play a conventional nickle-corner roll— manned up against a slot guy. The physics are wrong….its not logical.

and don’t really know why till I started to read some of the comments. I agree that other than depth, I can’t see anything else. As others have stated, there has to be more to this than we know. However I will say this like I do all pick-ups and if he helps our team improve I am all for it. Also this gives Smith and Williams another veteran CB to learn from.

How serious is that hamstring injury and how recently did he have it?

But I wonder how easy speed will beat him.

But can honestly say that I was not impressed at all with Law’s tenure in KC. He could likely have been a casualty of the KC defensive scheme, but he seemed aged and slow while with the chiefs (when their own head coach was an old d-back).

Additionally, I question whether his character fits what McDaniels wants in his team. My brother, as a bartender, met Law several times while he was in KC and said the guy was an absolute “tool.” Consistently rude, arrogant and surrounded by sycophants. … I know – this is one guys perspective, but I tend to trust his assessment of character.

According to Denverbroncos.com, the Broncos made room for this move by waiving Jack Williams