Have this guy on your FA-radar!

by Claus Vestergaard on Feb 17, 2009 6:12 PM MST

Remember the 2008 Denver Special Teams? I do... It sucked. That wasn't only because of Praters 40-curse.

The returning was stinky too. Royal was, to me anyway, a bit of a disappointment. I'll give him a pass due to his heavy duty as a reciever - ask Hester what that combo does to your return-skills. That won't change in 2009 though as Royal isn't leaving Cutlers side for anything.

So, what do we do?

Football-outsiders wrote this today in their off-season preview for the 49'ers:

The 49ers were strong on both kick and punt returns last year, but Allen Rossum is a free agent. He ranked seventh in average kickoff return in 2008.

I didn't catch much 49'er action as i spent all my non-Bronco moments screaming into a pillow or crying myself to sleep, but Rossum does seem to be someone to keep an eye on - he's a low-profile player, that might come cheap. It's better to get him, than spending a 3rd-rounder on a undersized RB or WR to return kicks.

What do you think?

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YES YES YES

i watched a lot of niner games(living in the bay area) and in the first half of the season he was what i was looking forward to watching. A little old and was injured but yes lets get him.

83 days til draft...

by robbo650 on Feb 17, 2009 6:23 PM MST reply actions

Rossum Had a Solid Year

And definitely went under the radar. I would have no problem bringing him in.

by studbucket on Feb 17, 2009 7:31 PM MST reply actions

We might have room on the roster.

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by firstfan on Feb 17, 2009 8:28 PM MST reply actions

Rossum is a useful guy on ST, definitely

and he won’t be expensive

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by Ted Bartlett on Feb 17, 2009 9:54 PM MST reply actions

33 Years Old, 11 Year Player

But hey, the guy’s consistent. Maybe not home-run threat caliber like a lot of the flashy guys, but he can get the job done. I guess that’s all you need in terms of ST for starting field position. Besides, a lot of the flashy guys have trouble keeping it up and burn out after a season or two and then might resurface sometime later. Yes, he’s old, but he can be serviceable. Good suggestion. KR is a position that doesn’t necessarily have to remain stagnant every year. It’d still be nice to get a good young guy, but as long as the average returns are there, Cutler and Co. shouldn’t have much to complain about in terms of starting field position.

by phantom818 on Feb 18, 2009 9:42 AM MST reply actions

Exactly

Right now the ambition for ST (and defense for that matter) has got to be league-average. If ST and D had been average this year, denver would’ve been a top-6 team in the league!

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This is an utter disaster — Chris Collinsworth (12/5/08)
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by Claus Vestergaard on Feb 18, 2009 10:18 AM MST up reply actions

Royal was doing great until Shanny stopped putting him back to return kicks

Is there such a thing as a Playstation 3 Anonymous? I can't seem to stop thinking about or playing COD 4 and COD 5. I hear this is quite normal for a teenager, but I haven't been a teenager since Bill Clinton was frolicking with interns.

by Tim Lynch on Feb 18, 2009 10:07 AM MST reply actions

Can't do very well when you're not returning kicks now can you? :)

by phantom818 on Feb 18, 2009 11:06 AM MST up reply actions

He seems to have a history of flaming out

I think we can get a person in the draft or maybe resign Aldridge (why the hell they cut him I have no idea).

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by Broncoman on Feb 18, 2009 1:41 PM MST reply actions

Alridge was signed by washington 5 hours after clearing waivers

"It seems like McDaniels is pouring the Orange and Blue Kool-Aid out of the cooler and starting with a fresh batch of purified water." -Harvey J. Neptune

"We should have kept Seattle and dumped San Diego from the Division"

Davis and Sharpe to the Hall!

by Jon Tollerud on Feb 18, 2009 9:47 PM MST up reply actions

I understood

That there was a 2 team sweepstakes for AA – the ’Skins had the worse record.

Hillis in '09

by Doc Bear on Feb 18, 2009 10:42 PM MST up reply actions

one of the 2 moves

i haven’t agreed with so far. AA and Dre…

not saying dre was great, or bad, but now thats another possible hole (but we do still have williams and bell)

by Chuck "DeadDrunk" Breedlove on Feb 19, 2009 1:07 AM MST up reply actions

thats kind of how the waiver wires work

"It seems like McDaniels is pouring the Orange and Blue Kool-Aid out of the cooler and starting with a fresh batch of purified water." -Harvey J. Neptune

"We should have kept Seattle and dumped San Diego from the Division"

Davis and Sharpe to the Hall!

by Jon Tollerud on Feb 19, 2009 3:31 AM MST up reply actions

Patrick Chung and Jairus Byrd both return punts and play DB...two birds, one stone

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by Steve O' on Feb 18, 2009 5:26 PM MST reply actions