Well Corner is now officially in the 12th pick conversation.

porkchop was right??? CRAZY!!!!

And get aso…

I mean, wouldn’t it be close to what a first round draft choice would cost anyways?

this is not a cap space saving move. It leads me to believe the Broncos have decided to use their available cap space to clean house for the future. It’s a gutsy move and likely to cost us in 2009 but pay rich dividends in 2010 and beyond.

Even a broke clock is right twice a day. Porkshop was bound to eventully get something correct.

It might mean this year is painful. But after years of getting by with temporary solutions, the Broncos are building towards something substantial, and something that can last. And the best part is, the team really isn’t getting any worse. Just younger, in all likelihood.

About 40 on the roster? (I know, I’m exagerating). But not by much.

….the Detroit Lions aren’t gutting the roster like this. I’m getting worried.

We did our roster the same last year and it was painful.

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and a good pass rusher makes an okay corner look like a stud. That said, I would not be suprised if we trade Bailey and acquire 2 first round picks and take 2 LB’s. Still, I think this is only the tip of the iceberg.

OT: Michael Vick for backup QB? Just saying…some playmaking options there.

The first step to improving your defense is starting from the very beginning. Step 1 is who can tackle and who can’t. The tape of Carolina game was probabley running and Xanders and McDaniel saw Steve Smith dragging Bly 3 yards down field for an important first down and said “What the @#$!…sorry Dre you gotta go”.

Remember when Shanny became … well, obsessed with cornerbacks? If I remember right, it started with his move in the late 90s to cut the corners who took us to the SB and acquire guys like Dale Carter and Deltha O’Neill. Back then, we actually did have a bit of a pass rush, thanks to Neil Smith, Trevor Pryce, Romo, Wilson, etc… echoing broncodude’s comment above, you can’t really count on stud corners (yes, I do believe Dre was a stud corner, despite the criticism I’ve been seeing from some) without a pass rush…

So yes this certainly does seem to signal a major shift in emphasis on D. Getting Aso would be a coup, but I suspect we’re going to be seeing something else based on a completely new set of assumptions. The corner infatuation may have left with Shanny and the Gs…

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All these moves are helping me save money as well. No need for the NFL ticket for 2009.

I would also try and trade champ if we could get some good picks. Then we could also dump his brother. we are on the several year plan so we can dump anyone over 30……

My how things change. Maybe you can also trade that demon eyed horse at the airport. I think that horse is the root of the problem……………..

Anyone know why they stopped Cutler from moving outside the pocket. He seemed a lot more effective rolling out

Why cut a guy who hits the cap harder this year than he would if he were on the team? It’s not like Paymah/JMFW/Bell are the next Big Thing. Plus Marshall has talked about his locker room leadership – and he isn’t that bad. Last season he had a game saving stop of Thigpen on 4th down at the 1, and a huge forced fumble in the Browns game. When the starters went down, I thought he stepped up.

Last offseason I surmised that Bly would make a killer ball hawk of a nickel back. Why not keep him around for leadership and some picks out the nickel, and cut him when he cap hit is less atrocious when cutting him?

Bly’s release is a mild surprise but it shouldn’t be, once it’s “framed” properly. The disincentive that made it seemingly cheaper to keep him than release him didn’t deter the Broncos, and it’s a credit to them.

It’s expensive to cut Bly but it can be even more expensive to throw good money after bad, and keeping Bly at 6.8 million didn’t make sense given his and the team’s performance. I wasn’t as down on Bly as some people but I didn’t view him as worth that much money. So, it was better to cut our losses now and avoid the cognitive trap that makes spending too much look like saving money.

Segueing into my favorite topic — the draft — I was having a hard time figuring out what to do about CB this year. It was a real puzzle. The only thing standing in the way of taking a CB in a pretty deep crop was the fact that we already had some. That’s no longer an obstacle.

Whatever anybody has to say about the lack of pressure from the front seven effecting Bly’s performance, he has significantly underachieved in his time in Denver. Last year he just looked bad…constantly. I’m happy they made this move and I think that it will ultimately improve our secondary.

Again, if I’m correct, Mike S. didn’t always play the best. And, it’s embarrassing when a fellow off the PS outperforms a ‘pro bowl’ corner.We might need another corner, but we probably won’t set down after a game and say, “Gosh I miss Bly”..

I didn’t even notice this at first.

Broncos are not expected to re-sign defensive lineman Ebenezer Ekuban, safety Marlon McCree, or middle linebacker Nate Webster, who will become free agents Feb. 27.

I had wondered whether Ekuban would fit into a 3-4, but news reports citing professional scouts said that we did not. I don’t think anyone is surprised that we’re apparently not re-signing the others.

I spent most of January wishing for the D to be blown up, so I’m loving the cuts and McD’s willingness to take short term hits to free up long term roster spots.

Obviously FA and the draft have yet to happen, but McD has a plan, and right now I’m actually feeling much better about our prospects for the 2009 season than I did about the 2008 season at the same point last year.

But then it’s the third round and we’re just addressing LB, S, CB and our other ‘issues’ at TE, WR and interior O line. Sigh. So much to do, so little time….