I love the pick up of Ty Law. Just his interview on www.denverbroncos.com makes me believe this…what a professional.
I think many are making a storm in a teacup out of this.
Really, how talented is he? We have 2 young corners on PS that are equally as talented. This was a no brainer in my mind!

Consider…letting Jack go now allows him maybe to play for another team this year. If a player being “developed” is let go, that may not happen. To me, the bottom line is that we upgraded the position with 5-time pro-bowler, 3-SB ring Ty Law. For roughly the same money. For the same position. I think you may feel that Jack got the shaft. I do not.

Also consider..Jack was inconsistent and therefore a team liability, as demonstrated in more than one game since he was drafted. He was getting playing time while the weekly inactives are not. His inconsistency was therefore a much greater threat to the organization. He’s had a couple of years here to improve. IMO, I did not see him improve. Hard hitter, good instincts, but often missed the play. Maybe another team and another coach can help him.

It most assuredly does not scream either “we’re desperate” or “We are one player away” Instead it states we were not satisfied with his play (or maybe personality) yet wish him well in his career and giving him a fair chance to catch on with another team.

I will respectfully disagree with your notion that you cut loose an “inactive” guy to bring in someone who will play a significant role. That would be counter-productive, in my opinion. If you cut one of those guys loose, then you’re going to have to make someone else inactive. It wouldn’t do anything except make one guy (Williams, in this case) upset.

Jack Williams was not going to be happy whether he was released or relegated to simple “Dime” or ST duty. I’d rather have the unhappy guy away from the facility than on the inside.

Time will tell if this was a good move, it concerens me mainly because of depth at CB, I have nothing against signing Law, I hope he perfroms and does well, but I worry about the ability of our +30 secondary staying healthy through the course of the season and not having someone ready to step in. I would feel much better with Williams and Smith on the bench getting mentoring from the likes of Bailey, Law, and Goodman, and hopefully they would be ready to step up if one of them goes down. I just question why not get rid of a guy like Lloyd who really isn’t as critical and would likely be available if there was a rash of injuries at the WR position.

Until the end of his coaching in Denver I never really second guessed Shanahan since I was proven wrong several times. This applies to McDaniels too, even though it is only 7 games in. His decisions have panned out so far, so I am going to go with him on this.

Ty Law and Champ Bailey…..YEAH! This will make teams throw to one of the Pro Bowlers.

http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_13730277

Several personnel directors around the league contacted Friday believe Law can still be an effective spot player in a team’s specialty packages, such as the nickel (five defensive backs) or dime (six defensive backs) scheme. His arrival probably means reduced roles for cornerbacks Alphonso Smith, a rookie, and Jack Williams.

Two of the last three opposing quarterbacks – New England’s Tom Brady and Baltimore’s Joe Flacco – zeroed in on the Broncos’ third cornerback in some passing situations and found plenty of success. Patriots’ receivers who predominantly lined up against the Broncos’ third cornerback caught 11 passes for just over 100 yards combined in the Oct. 11 game. That total included four catches for 46 yards for Wes Welker against the Broncos nickel package.

And this past Sunday, Flacco was 12-of-15 passing against the Broncos nickel package and four of those completions went for at least 17 yards. Ravens’ wide receiver Kelley Washington had third-down catches of 18 and 21 yards late in the third quarter – both with Williams giving chase – on a scoring drive that turned a 16-7 Ravens lead to a 23-7 bulge as the fourth quarter opened.

It seems that teams have found a weakness to exploit. And it also seems that McDaniels and staff have noted that fact.

There have been questions regarding Alphonso Smith’s progress, too, but it’s also a little too early to make a determination there.

IMO, we’re going to be continuing to look for ‘the future’ at CB until we’re certain we have the answer. And I haven’t given up on the ‘phonz’ yet, I think it’s a question of whether he eventually becomes an important contributor rather than where he is now. The 2010 draft has a number of interesting CBs who are possible picks, and many of them also are KRs. We’re still in the process of rebuilding, it’s not a finished project.

Here’s some CBs (among many) that I’ve been pondering.

Ras-I Dowling
Perrish Cox

And also, from my other post:

Donovan Warren

They’re all big, which doesn’t fit McDaniels’ preference, but I have a hunch.

until I see him play a game. I’d suggest you all do the same. Maybe Ty Law has the same attitude Dawkins does? Maybe he wants to show a few teams why they should have picked him up sooner. Maybe that fiery attitude is what helps teams win games. Maybe Jack MF Williams just wasn’t in the plans long term. Either way, I’m not going make any judgment in any direction until I see Law play at least a game.

he has done a totally awesome job….winning 6 games already…and he knows his team…and he has THE plan…and…im not like you guys at all…i got no clue about football…so im just gonna trust him…done ok so far :)

that doesn’t make this decision right though. I’m a little skeptical, but have faith galore, so I’ll just wait and see. I guess I’m more concerned about KC picking up JMFW and playing him twice with a chip on his shoulder. That isn’t a good thing considering his talent has proven close to respectable.

The recent Belichick interview with Cole on Yahoo! is great for insight into judging personnel in the NFL. This quote from Belichick:

“So where they are now and where they are going to be, as they grow into it and the coaches figure out who they are, sometimes the only way you find out is to actually let them do it……but you never really know until you get them in there. Yeah, this guy can read this and he can do that, he can handle this type of situation and play. Then you get them out there and you find out that he may not do that, but he’s pretty good at this other stuff and you do more of that.”

It just confirms that in most cases, you never really know. McD clearly evaluates talent on a weekly basis and shows no fear of pulling the trigger. His comment during the Cutler saga was something along the lines of….this is what coaches get paid to do.

This makes me confident about our PS players. I feel like we must have guys that are demonstrating comparable talent to the point where McD thinks, “if we give them a chance, they could put it together in a game or two”. I think if you think that, Law is less of a gamble and more potential.

I dont get the move at all. Why relase someone young who plays. Why not release someone older who doesnt (brandon Lloyd). At least Jack could help us after this year.

I will reserve judgement until I see how Law looks in Nickel coverage and go back and look at Williams, who I featured one week in my spotlight, but did not look that bad to me.

if they determined that Jack will never be better than a nickel corner and teams keep putting either big TE’s or 6’3 WR’s in the slot on him, he is a liability.

Me, I think McD’s proven he knows what he’s doing. Hopefully Law can help the team more than Williams.

He’s got a 4th round contract so it’s not that big. Last I checked (earlier this morning) he was still unsigned.