2008 MHR Player Review -- Ryan Clady
by Ted Bartlett on Feb 26, 2009 6:30 AM MST
in 2009 Denver Broncos Re-Loading Season
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It would be difficult to overstate just how good Ryan Clady was in his rookie season. I was trying to think of just how a person would go about doing so, and decided to float a bunch of test statements, and evaluate them for overstatement.
* Ryan Clady was the best player in 2008 NFL Draft, and should have been Rookie of the Year, if people who knew anything about football voted for the award.
* Ryan was the best player, by a wide margin, on the 2008 Denver Broncos.
* While we're at it, he was the best player in the AFC West, with apologies to Nnamdi Asomugha.
* He was definitely one of the 10 best players in the NFL in 2008, and probably one of the top 5.
* He was the best rookie offensive lineman I have ever seen.
I don't believe that any of those are overstatements. Let's just take the first one. Matt Ryan won ROY, and played very well for a rookie QB. In several singular games, he made more mistakes than Ryan Clady made over the course of the entire season. Most people would say that playing QB is more mentally challenging than playing LT, but the reality is that it's not as big a difference as most would think. Playing on the offensive line is very mentally challenging, and Ryan never once looked confused.
I don't think you can name a player in the NFL who made less mistakes (mental or physical) than Ryan Clady in 2008. That is a shocking statement to make about a rookie, but it's one which I hold to be true, nonetheless. When a LT messes up, everybody can see it. He's like a CB in that way, always alone, with the team always depending upon him.
In the mistakes scorecard, Ryan gave up half a sack (to Richard Seymour,) and got called for 3 penalties. He was charged with one false start, one illegal formation (which is actually the fault of the player who had left him uncovered) and one highly-questionable down-field holding call, which cost the Broncos 2 yards in field position from the start of the previous play.
Ryan Clady has the agility of a man who is 100 pounds lighter than his listed weight of 325, which was understood when he was coming out of Boise State. He's also stronger than the draftniks thought, and he plays with a commendable mean streak in the running game. He's obviously smart, because he always takes care of his assignment. Everything which was held against him as a perceived negative turned out to be a red herring. Really, is there anything to complain about with the guy?
I think my favorite Broncos running play this season was anything around left tackle, where Brandon Marshall motioned in tight to the formation and hit the DE, while Ryan Clady got outside and led the running play. It is a devastating play. Ryan was second-team All-Pro, but that was a travesty. It will be corrected this season, guaranteed. His name is getting out there now, and it really started at the end of the season.
Ryan was a huge (and lonely) bright spot in the game against the Panthers, as he dominated Julius Peppers. Randy Cross (typically a Broncos hater, but a former O-Lineman) was moved to suggest that the Panthers ought to give up on trying to beat Clady, and just move Peppers to the (defense's) left side. Peppers is only one of the best DEs in the NFL.
In the final regular-season debacle against the Chargers, John Madden was moved to introduce a video highlight package by saying, "You want to see a really good player, take a look at this guy here, #78, Ryan Clady." He had an almost Favre-like reverence to his voice as he said it, which is saying a lot.
It's pretty rare that the Broncos have gotten hold of a truly elite, once in a decade-talent. I would put the number of them found in the last 25 years at four. That would be John Elway, Jay Cutler, Champ Bailey, and Ryan Clady.* Ryan has a tremendously bright future ahead of him, and we should all be very excited. If you have a QB and Left Tackle, you're cooking with gas on offense. We now have the most talented guys in the League at both positions. Our season ended in disappointing fashion, but the play of young Mr. Clady is something we can all be happy about.
* Please don't interject about other guys who were elite talents, as I'd like to keep this about Ryan Clady. I acknowledge that Shannon Sharpe, Brandon Marshall, Tom Nalen, Jason Elam, Randy Gradishar, Terrell Davis, and some others were very talented, and all were Hall of Fame-caliber players. It is my belief that the four guys I mentioned are one or more levels up from all of them in terms of pure talent. Thanks for keeping this thread Clady-dedicated, and if you need to vent, maybe write a separate Fanpost about how I have this all wrong.
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Remember...
before last year when our O-line was considered a question mark? Now Clady at left tackle, and do not forget Ryan Harris at right, that is simply a very successfull answer to a question mark in a one year time frame!
Special thanks to Casey W. for comming in at center and completing the picture! Hope you are back this year!
Cool post, and I am SURE in my heart that our beloved Ryan Clady is not a one year wonder!
I also noticed (humorously) that Ryan Clady did a few interveiws BEFORE the season started, but none since, that I am aware of. That tells me he has bought into the broncos way. That is so neat. I love this guy!
Strength and Honor
That's one thing we can think Shanahan for
He aggregated to himself too much power and left us with a defense that stunk to high heaven, but he rebuilt the offensive line in record time. Wiegmann was the final piece, but Clady is and will be a superstar for years to come. I had doubts when his Wonderlic score came out, but those doubt have long since been laid to rest. I didn’t really expect him to win rookie of the year. Offensive linemen just don’t win. But he got robbed at not being a pro bowler. I can’t think of anyone out there who was better than he was at any offensive line position. We are fixed for years to come, and could well be at the beginning of a Hall of Fame career. Oh, wait, Broncos don’t win that.
"In the empty spaces - lacunae, vacuums, pauses, voids, black holes - new things begin. We are born anew from the unexplored space, the badlands, the outlaw territory." - Sam Keen
The one knock about Clady
that was really hard to quantify before the draft, was that he didn’t face the kind of competition that could expose holes in his game. But all the other “knocks” against him came up during the freaking combine’ when he had the flu. He bowed out of the bench press, and didn’t finish the wonderlic, and somehow that became the big news on him.
But its all part of the story about how he became one of the Orange and Blue, so its cool.
Concision in style, precision in thought, decision in life.
by Jeremy Bolander on Feb 26, 2009 9:22 AM MST reply actions
What's amazing is that we actually took him
Seeing how it is rare for the Broncos to take an O-lineman with a 1st round pick and especially considering the last one we got (Foster) was such a bust, I was somewhat amazed that the Broncos actually selected Clady, I was figuring they would try for a defensive player or maybe grab Stewart out of Oregon. What was really interesting is how fast he progressed, for someone who had switched to tackle in college and then been able to start at LT for the Broncos, a team that has a history of never starting rookie lineman speaks volumes on how fats Clady has progressed, and also is a good indicator that he still can become better, which is scary thought in itself.
"Me fail english, that unpossible" - Ralph Wiggum
"Duffman is thrusting in the direction of the problem" - Duffman
I remember doing a piece
I said that it appeared that Ryan Clady was as good, or would be, as Joe Thomas. I could see why some people would be derisive, but in retrospect I was wrong – Clady appears to be better.
Next year we’ll have D’s game-planing him constantly. That’s just fine – of they are, it’s one less things they are preparing for in defending our passing and running games. Clady is an incredible talent.
Styg’s point on the combine situation for Ryan is well taken this week – the answer isn’t in the times, reps or scores. It’s on film.
Hillis in '09
That is why the Combine doesn't take too much weight with me.
It is how a player performs during an actual game that matters to me.
Clady was a big question mark coming into last season and boy did he get rid of any doubts we had. It is something if you make Julius Peppers go to the defense’s left side because he can’t be you.
Now if we can get the defensive version of Clady, that would be sweet.
2007-08 MVP: Kobe Bryant
Cutler's 4th qtr/OT game winning drives: 9
Ted, I think you're rookie-of-the-year i a stretch.
Ryans performance was historic. Besides, maybe, Manning, it’s hard to think of any rokkie-QB doing better than Ryan. In Cladys case; Thomas was very nearly as good as Clady was this year.
When a LT messes up, everybody can see it.
Uh.. no! When a tackle messes up, it becomes a hurry, a hold, or maaaaybe a sack. When a CB messes up it becomes a 60-yard gain. I’m sorry to be the buz-killer, but damn thats homeristic.
Random quotes about the raiders:
They really shouldn’t play — Chris Collinsworth (12/5/08)
This is an utter disaster — Chris Collinsworth (12/5/08)
/The great Dane - formerly known as Claaaaas!
by Claus Vestergaard on Feb 26, 2009 10:33 AM MST reply actions
We can agree to disagree...
I think he was a far better player than Matt Ryan. I know that Matt Sohn at profootballweekly.com agreed with me too, so I am not alone. O-Linemen never win ROY, but that’s because the voters don’t know how to evaluate linemen. Very few of them are able to move past watching the movement of the ball, which is something you have be trained (or train yourself) to do. How many posters here can do it?
Matt Ryan was definitely good, and as right as I was on Clady, I admittedly miscalculated on Matt, which is kind of funny, because I like to think I know QBs better than any position. I thought his weak arm would limit him much more than it did. His accuracy and decisiveness were highly impressive. I just think it’s fallacious to assume that a good QB performance gets enough positional bonus points that it oustshines a historically outstanding lineman’s performance.
By the way, Joe Thomas’ rookie season was the second-best I have ever seen from a rookie Tackle, but I don’t think he was really that close to Clady.
"I am not one of those who think that coming in second or third is winning." -- Robert F. Kennedy
by Ted Bartlett on Feb 26, 2009 11:35 AM MST up reply actions
This simply doesn't make any sense...
I just think it’s fallacious to assume that a good QB performance gets enough positional bonus points that it oustshines a historically outstanding lineman’s performance.
It was my point that Ryans season was historical too. And yes, QBs are entitled to a position bonus – it’s just a fact that it’s harder to succeed as a QB than any other position as a rookie.
In any other year, sure, but Ryan was outstanding! In any other year Clady gets my vote – he’s certainly better than the usual RB-ROY and better than Flacco for sure – but Ryan was the day-one starter on a miserable franchise and made the offense click instantly.
Random quotes about the raiders:
They really shouldn’t play — Chris Collinsworth (12/5/08)
This is an utter disaster — Chris Collinsworth (12/5/08)
/The great Dane - formerly known as Claaaaas!
by Claus Vestergaard on Feb 26, 2009 11:48 AM MST up reply actions
What a way to make a debut as QB
2007-08 MVP: Kobe Bryant
Cutler's 4th qtr/OT game winning drives: 9
Here's the rationale...
Clady was the best offensive lineman in the NFL. Matt Ryan may or may not have cracked the Top 10 among QBs, but if he did, it was certainly at the bottom end. The logical driver behind the argument that Ryan was better than Clady can only be that normally low expectations of rookie QBs matter. There have actually been signs of strong rookie play at QB in recent years (including Vince Young and Jay Cutler, incidentally, and also Joe Flacco this year.) My hypothesis is that QBs are getting better coaching at younger ages, and are coming into the league more prepared to play. That’s especially true of QBs who start a lot of games in college.
The better football player was Ryan Clady, and historical context is meaningless to me. I say, leave that crap to baseball. If I had a vote, I would vote for the best player, period, and I am positive that Ryan Clady was the best rookie player in the NFL.
"I am not one of those who think that coming in second or third is winning." -- Robert F. Kennedy
by Ted Bartlett on Feb 26, 2009 12:37 PM MST up reply actions
I'm cool with that
Thats not how I prefer looking at it, but fair enough.
:)
Random quotes about the raiders:
They really shouldn’t play — Chris Collinsworth (12/5/08)
This is an utter disaster — Chris Collinsworth (12/5/08)
/The great Dane - formerly known as Claaaaas!
by Claus Vestergaard on Feb 26, 2009 3:03 PM MST up reply actions
Zappa on Clady at the 2008 NFL Draft:
DAMN!
Clady. :(
lol
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George Foster was supposed to be a
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Oh that’s perfect…
the pundits say he will not be a pro bowler until his 5th year…just in time for Shanny to cut him. :
I’m gonna go away for a little while…
not only did we not trade down, we drafted Clady. My day is shot.
Be back soon.
OK, I've started having dreams about the draft. Is that bad? A couple of weeks ago, I dreamed that we traded down to the #18 pick and drafted Chris Wells. (Zappa was pissed off.) Then last night I dreamed that we passed on Knowshon Moreno to get Maualuga, and Knowshon went to the Chargers. (Zappa was pissed off again.) Is it worse that I'm dreaming about the draft, or that I'm dreaming about Zappa?
More insight:
Mendenhall falling… :(
We could have traded back to #20 for him! lol Clady.
I did the chick thing and ate
a container of cookie dough ice cream after that Clady pick. lol didn’t sit well with all the beer I’ve drank though……..
Anyone else think the Cowboys might be
a little excited right now? 3 spots away from drafting Mendenhall for FREE! Freaking Clady!
A fanshot made by Zappa labeling Clady as George Foster II
We love you, Zappa.
OK, I've started having dreams about the draft. Is that bad? A couple of weeks ago, I dreamed that we traded down to the #18 pick and drafted Chris Wells. (Zappa was pissed off.) Then last night I dreamed that we passed on Knowshon Moreno to get Maualuga, and Knowshon went to the Chargers. (Zappa was pissed off again.) Is it worse that I'm dreaming about the draft, or that I'm dreaming about Zappa?
I've admitted over and over that I didn't like the pick. So what.
I like it now. I will probably be pissed off again this year.
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.
I never admitted to being always right; only that I have an opinion.
I will try not to make that mistake again. How many hours did it take you to dig all this crap up anyways?
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.
I probably shouldn't get drunk and comment, but oh well.
Though, it is rather irritating to be made a fool by someone though. I’ll be mindful of what I type from now on…
At least I’ve never claimed to be right all the time – arrogance is not one of my strong suits.
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.
haha, c'mon zappa
he’s just poking fun at you…
but aside from that, that’s why i don’t post often, just in case i get made out to be fool by the insanely knowledgeable group we have here.
lol… only kidding…
Yeah, I might have to take that road from now on...
It doesn’t matter. Can’t argue with the facts…it just sucks to look so foolish a year after a comment was made. Hindsight is always 20/20, at the time the community was about equally split on Clady’s potential impact. He hadn’t played a single NFL snap.
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.
I'm just kidding, man.
Not trying to make a fool of anyone. There were a lot of other people on the thread that hated the Clady pick, but you were the most vocal and had the funniest lines. Plus, you probably know 10x as much about football as me. I’ll probably say something really stupid one of these days and then you can all poke fun at me. Anyway, I remember laughing my ass off as I was lurking and reading that live. Laughing in a good way. Say what you want, but you’re one hell of a funny drunk. :)
OK, I've started having dreams about the draft. Is that bad? A couple of weeks ago, I dreamed that we traded down to the #18 pick and drafted Chris Wells. (Zappa was pissed off.) Then last night I dreamed that we passed on Knowshon Moreno to get Maualuga, and Knowshon went to the Chargers. (Zappa was pissed off again.) Is it worse that I'm dreaming about the draft, or that I'm dreaming about Zappa?
I know, I took it wrong. It's all good man.
I was just SO completely wrong about him that it becomes embarrassing. lol It would have been easier if Clady had just a so-so year…but the dude played like a Hall of Famer in his rookie season….doh! You know? lol
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.
lol, I know.
I was mildly upset at the Clady pick too; I wanted to trade down and get Williams or Otah. I was PISSED when we wasted our second on Eddie Royal. I thought we wasted it on a special teams role player when DeSean Jackson was there.
You can bet that if we draft BJ Raji this year, I’ll go off on a similar (though not drunken) tangent and you can all make fun of me if he gets 15 sacks next year. In fact, in hindsight, the way we viewed Clady last year is very similar to our collective view on Raji this year… hmmm…
OK, I've started having dreams about the draft. Is that bad? A couple of weeks ago, I dreamed that we traded down to the #18 pick and drafted Chris Wells. (Zappa was pissed off.) Then last night I dreamed that we passed on Knowshon Moreno to get Maualuga, and Knowshon went to the Chargers. (Zappa was pissed off again.) Is it worse that I'm dreaming about the draft, or that I'm dreaming about Zappa?
Looks like he might go top 5.
If this be Hell, let us make the most of it!
by Trinidad Jack on Feb 26, 2009 2:36 PM MST up reply actions
lol....GOOD!
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.
DO NOT WANT RAJI!!
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-Just practicing
OK, I've started having dreams about the draft. Is that bad? A couple of weeks ago, I dreamed that we traded down to the #18 pick and drafted Chris Wells. (Zappa was pissed off.) Then last night I dreamed that we passed on Knowshon Moreno to get Maualuga, and Knowshon went to the Chargers. (Zappa was pissed off again.) Is it worse that I'm dreaming about the draft, or that I'm dreaming about Zappa?
Hey...the BS was totally out of line. lol
I’m a prima donna that easily gets butt hurt. It must come from being a Californian.
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.
I suppose you meant this in good humor...
and I guess I didn’t take it that way. I will leave it at that and move on. :)
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.
Yeah, it's all love here...
"I am not one of those who think that coming in second or third is winning." -- Robert F. Kennedy
by Ted Bartlett on Feb 26, 2009 11:39 AM MST up reply actions
Yeah, I was high on that Vanderbilt tackle
whose name i can’t even remember. Liked Mendenhall too. Can’t be right about ’em all!
Random quotes about the raiders:
They really shouldn’t play — Chris Collinsworth (12/5/08)
This is an utter disaster — Chris Collinsworth (12/5/08)
/The great Dane - formerly known as Claaaaas!
by Claus Vestergaard on Feb 26, 2009 11:51 AM MST up reply actions
You go tme too!
I am willing to eat my words err word on this one!
"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 26, 2009 11:44 AM MST up reply actions
I've gotta ask, Papi...
What’s with the Zappa obsession? I mean, your profile, your signature…now this? Poor Zappa may have to get a restraining order soon. Hahaha.
by Douglas A. Lee on Feb 26, 2009 11:57 AM MST up reply actions
Lol, I guess I'm just the bane of his existence.
Zappa, I’m outside your window right now…
OK, I've started having dreams about the draft. Is that bad? A couple of weeks ago, I dreamed that we traded down to the #18 pick and drafted Chris Wells. (Zappa was pissed off.) Then last night I dreamed that we passed on Knowshon Moreno to get Maualuga, and Knowshon went to the Chargers. (Zappa was pissed off again.) Is it worse that I'm dreaming about the draft, or that I'm dreaming about Zappa?
My cubicle doesn't have windows.
I’m outside yours.
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.
You're not the bane of my existence either.
I like you and have always had fun with you. I just took your comment here out of context. Being wrong doesn’t really bother me…but being so incredibly wrong as I was about Clady was sort of embarrassing that I actually question my opinions on college prospects now. You won’t see me come out strongly against anyone this year…sure I have my misgivings about BJ Raji, but I won’t call him a bust directly. If Clady was a bust in my mind…maybe Raji is the perfect pick at #12. lol
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.
Clady is someone I can brag about to my Bears fans/friends
They took Chris Williams, who I think we were considering for awhile, and Williams has yet to crack the starting lineup. A back injury in training camp didn’t help him, but the fear here around Chi-town is Williams might be a bust.
The only thing I am a little bit leary about with Clady is the slight chance of a sophomore slump… or perhaps him hearing all the praise by Madden/Cross/other pundits and resting on his laurels a bit. I doubt this will happen though…
Zappa, wow, I hope you learned something.
I just got my Clady jersey~!
This is my GAP, there are many like it but this one is mine. Without my GAP I am useless, without me, they will run through my GAP. I will protect my GAP and have my brothers back on his. I will not be moved from my GAP, I am a crazed dog that patrols this area and will defeat all who enter it. I own this GAP, it is mine. I bought it with blood and sweat. I will not be pushed. I will not be moved. This Sunday I will make a stand and a statement. --GO BRONCOS
Yeah, I learned that a bust to me is the right pick for us to make....BJ Raji at #12 baby!
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.
Get this...
I get my Clady jersey in the mail, immediately throw it on…next day, word out of practice is Clady hurt his ankle the day before. Wierd, but I’m ok with it.
Next, I put on the jersey for the Pats game. Besides getting debacled, it is also the game where Clady gives up his ONLY .5 sack of the season. Hmmm.
Wary, i lay off the jersey for a few weeks, only to don it just before the probowl results are announced in honor of the Seven Days of Clady. Clady doesn’t even get an honorable mention.
Then the economy crashed.
I am afraid to touch the damn thing…
Concision in style, precision in thought, decision in life.
by Jeremy Bolander on Feb 26, 2009 12:36 PM MST up reply actions
lol
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.
Now your talking.
But I dout he’ll be there :(
Too bad, he would have looked good in the middle of Igor and Chris Canty.
This is my GAP, there are many like it but this one is mine. Without my GAP I am useless, without me, they will run through my GAP. I will protect my GAP and have my brothers back on his. I will not be moved from my GAP, I am a crazed dog that patrols this area and will defeat all who enter it. I own this GAP, it is mine. I bought it with blood and sweat. I will not be pushed. I will not be moved. This Sunday I will make a stand and a statement. --GO BRONCOS
Somebody tell me
How the dolphins are sign free agents already?!?!
This is my GAP, there are many like it but this one is mine. Without my GAP I am useless, without me, they will run through my GAP. I will protect my GAP and have my brothers back on his. I will not be moved from my GAP, I am a crazed dog that patrols this area and will defeat all who enter it. I own this GAP, it is mine. I bought it with blood and sweat. I will not be pushed. I will not be moved. This Sunday I will make a stand and a statement. --GO BRONCOS
Wilson was released, so he is not technically a free agent...
The distinction is, standard player contracts expire at the start of the new league year, which is tomorrow. Wilson, having been released, had no contract.
"I am not one of those who think that coming in second or third is winning." -- Robert F. Kennedy
by Ted Bartlett on Feb 26, 2009 12:28 PM MST up reply actions
just beat me :)
Concision in style, precision in thought, decision in life.
by Jeremy Bolander on Feb 26, 2009 12:28 PM MST up reply actions
Anyone can sign a UFA
who isnt with a team. And teams are allowed to negotiate with their own players before they become FAs tomorrow.
Concision in style, precision in thought, decision in life.
by Jeremy Bolander on Feb 26, 2009 12:28 PM MST up reply actions
Thank you!
This is my GAP, there are many like it but this one is mine. Without my GAP I am useless, without me, they will run through my GAP. I will protect my GAP and have my brothers back on his. I will not be moved from my GAP, I am a crazed dog that patrols this area and will defeat all who enter it. I own this GAP, it is mine. I bought it with blood and sweat. I will not be pushed. I will not be moved. This Sunday I will make a stand and a statement. --GO BRONCOS
Note to Denver Broncos
Ian Johnson knows how to follow Ryan Clady.
I have been waiting for this post Ted...
I was very disappointed with the rookie voting but do appreciate your input on this point! Mr Clady is indeed the #2 Franchise Player on this team! Great post and recomended. You make some very strong points and your research backs it all up. Don’t quit bringing us the best that you can! Thanx man.
It is better to keep silent, and appear to be wise, then to ramble on and remove all doubt! The Wisest Man, Solomon.
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