Are we targeting Sproles you think?

without Chad Mustard’s name on it. That man has been signed and released by us more times than I can count. Hopefully we resign him in a few weeks to keep the cycle going.

I think aldridge would of been the great returning kicks/punts, and as a quick change of pace back…

Not these guys?!!! Seriously…. None of us are going to lose any sleep over these guys being dismissed. Besides, as noted above I think we’regoing re-sign and release Mustard another 6 or 7 times…

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He also didn’t play last year. Those two factors tell me he’s not a hot commodity. Keep in mind that McDaniels isn’t making these decisions on his own. There are incumbents who not only helped in deciding to pick AA up in the first place, but they worked with him last summer – Turner, Dennison and the Goodman’s. I doubt this is McDaniels exerting his power and going against the will of his new advisors…

but the I remembered his interviews. He isn’t the sharpest tool in the shed, and he was only a one trick pony (who never got a chance to prove otherwise after getting IR’d). I can definitely understand McDaniel’s evaluation if he judged him not up to high enough standards. Hall, Young and Pittman all have experience and production, so this move makes sense, even if it dissapoints because we will never know what could have been.

Maybe AA will get picked up by someone else and we will have a chance to see what he can do…

Overall it definitely looks like a lot of fallout from the RB on IR spectacle from last year has been cleaned out.

about any of these guys, but I am a bit surprised that so many people are talking about AA and not one mention of Pope. I know he didn’t play much, but 17 carries for 130 yards was pretty good and I remember making a lot of Popemobile jokes during those games. Either way I have faith in the staff we have to make the right personnel decisions.

About AA, they obviously have a good reason for cutting him, and I think that we should just trust their decision.

I personally can’t wait to see the new direction that the staff is puting into place, and the cuts, are just a begining that perhaps gives us all a little bit of conversation, and as they continue, we should begin to see the new plan unfold.

that receiver that Rod Smith was high on during the pre-season? Thought he looked pretty promising, making the tough catches… but I guess we are pretty deep there.

come these sorts of tough decisions. Often when things change, people want to keep what they see as good, and just change the bad. Sometimes, the best way to go is just to stir things up, get rid of some of the good with the bad and start fresh. This is the model Bowlen used when he fired Shanahan. He wanted to go in a “different direction.” He is getting his wish. We are looking for a good MIX of players we can call a team, and a good coach knows this. I put my faith in Bowlen and McDaniels to make the decisions as to who is a team asset.

I was surprised about Alridge, and really Pope as well. It didn’t seem that he played badly the few times we saw him. The game plan was changed before he got too much of a chance to run.

Change is good. Embrace the face of the new Denver Broncos. Let’s see what REPLACES AA and crew before we are too critical. Let’s remember, cap space is nice, but it’s useless to just have cap space. Let’s USE it to bring in some talent. Having too much cap space is like a miser hoarding gold. It’s there to be spent. Let’s go make life better in Broncoland.

how many players can we have right now?

could this mean FA signings?

Because of all the injuries last year the Broncos have too many RBs, TEs and WRs on the roster. They can have all they want, but there are practical limitations to how many you can actually evaluate.

With AA, I’m sure if Bobby Turner wanted to keep him he would. There must be some reason, such as too slow to pick up the system, for letting him go.

but I have to say if Coach and co. didn’t like this kid then I guess we are going to see him on a few other practice squads. I never thought him Starting or even 3rd down material. He was always always always a change of pace guy!

Brand new poster here. Just wanted to say, this isn’t really that big of a surprise if we all just sit back and look at it. Almost everybody raves about Hillis being the big bruiser RB we need. Well, AA is 5’9" 185. I know he’s fast, but if you’re that small, you better run a 4.1 to play RB in the pros.

I like the ‘idea’ of AA but we need even more room to allow the staff to construct the beginnings of a new team.

The best way the staff can start over on defense is by finding players who fit into the new scheme, and players on the bubble are basically interchangeable parts — unfortunately. We can’t stock the new defense with personnel through the draft and free agency alone, so bringing in players of an equivalent talent level who fit the new system is the best way of planting the ‘new seed.’

I know everyone is high on AA, but put it into perspective. What has he really done? Some great runs to the outside in a preseason game, followed by a season ending injury? Are we really going to let ourselves get that high on that kind of story?

As for Mustard, he’s my favorite choice at #3 TE. A solid blocker who has shown he can catch too. But really, I have to keep in mind that he’s a #3 on the depth chart.

The other three names don’t bother me much at all.

There will be many more cuts, and additions, to come.

Along with the surprising firings of the Goodmans we find;

One of the players the Broncos released Wednesday – running back Anthony Alridge – was claimed off waivers Thursday by both Minnesota and Washington and was awarded to the Redskins because they finished with a worse record this past season.