dreams can come true. I am curious why Cushing over others though. like why Cush over Rey? There is a lot of talent on the board so I am curious is all. That said LOVE THE PICK he would be who I choose!

If this actually happens I will love the pick, if we pick jenkins I will love the pick if we pick rey rey I will love the pick…Its just a matter of the player panning out. I like this pick, I think Cushing will be better than Matthews…He’s fast, he’s strong, he seems to be pretty intelligent, as far as in interviews go…He had some injury issues but was healthy last year…With this pick our Defense would definitely start to show its shape…With that said we should have a Stable of Linebackers with all the conversations and such going on…Cant argue with competition! Let the best man play! WW!!!!

This is a bad pick, as much as I hate to say it. I don’t care how good a linebacker is, he is nothing without good big men in front of him. That being said, the pick should have been Tyson Jackson, DE from LSU. I’m still holding out hope that Raji will be there, but a first day that nets us Tyson Jackson and Ron Brace out of Boston College would be absolutely fantastic.

Our LB’s can be addressed in the third or fourth rounds, where we can get a guy like Lawrence Sidbury from Richmond. I wouldn’t complain if we got Cushing, but this pick needs to be a big guy. Bigger than 250.

I think this one makes a lot of sense given who was off the board. I’m not 100% convinced about his ability to stay healthy, but it’s a rough game and players tend to get nicked up. We obviously need to upgrade the talent level of our LB corps and this would be a good step in that direction.

This also seems to be a pretty realistic pick as the steroid rumors totally fit a NE mold for LBs (only kidding — sort of).

Juiced!

I would rather see Rey M……. specimen wise maybe not as good but we need that toughness in the middle. remember that hit on the UCLA qb a couple of years ago. We need that toughness. It has been gone for a while. We need Al Wilson Back!!

But not at 12. If you go LB here it has to be Rey.

Contrary to what some people are saying…it is not dumb. Cushing is much more versatile than Rey and will be more valuable to our team. Of course Cushing juices, and by the way, most NFL players juice. If this is shocking to anyone, I’m sorry. I know this is not popular, but I would prefer Clay Matthews over Cushing. He is just as versatile, he is faster, he is just as strong, he is more intelligent, he has greater upside, better pass coverage etc. If we are going to go LB with #12, take Matthews.

You like Matthews better huh? I might have to watch his combine highlights…Since that determines EVERYTHING!!!! haha

You guys are taking this way better than I expected.

If you’re going by what mcD has been saying, what really stands out in my mind is his desire for size up front on both sides of the ball. If raji’s not there, they’ll go with Tyson Jackson. I think he’s a middle of the first value, so it’s a small reach at #12 forgiving because our degree of need. Likewise, our first round pick will be coupled with the corresponding big man up front in the second round: either Ron Brace (if Jackson’s the pick) or Jarron Gilbert (if Raji’s the choice). I don’t hate Cushing, but I certainly don’t like him either. I get the pick and I don’t think it’s a bad one, it’s just not the one I would make and I hope it’s not the one the Broncos will make in real life.

the Broncos have linebackers. Maybe not a group of Merrimans, but they do have a decent group.

Where they are sorely lacking is at DL. To me, it was either take a DT or, if it would have been a severe reach for #12, do everything I can to trade down. Maybe Cushing was the best you could do at that spot, but I still had to give you one thumb down.

Hope you still like me. (heh)

He may be a stud, but this defense does not need to get another OLB. If we do draft a LB in the first it needs to be Rey. He is a leader and a stud, a combination that we have not had since Wilson was let go. There is already a lot of options at the OLB spot, DJ, WW, and Bailey plus the hybird guys in Moss, Reed, and Doom. If we do not get Rey with this pick I would be a lot more happy with Jenkins or Jackson.
Jenkins is a very intriguing option in my book. He does not have to come in and play right away and can learn from the best corner in the league.
In the second we need to do whatever we can to get Brace. He has the size as Raji and a lot better work ethic.

I rather we go in that direction that Cushing…

That was a Terrible pick, the Broncos deserve more then Cushing
Aaron Maybin is still on the board.
Cushing came to USC a safety (which is why he has that speed) but he’s been juicing it up since freshman year to get the physique he has now.
Luckily Broncosfan you’re not on the clock, BRONCOS NEED A REEL RUN STOPPER SO WHEN I PLAY MADDEN I’M NOT SAYING “Wow L.T/peterson/ chris johnson/ sporles/ willie parker /felix jones just scorched this Ah-fense agian!”

but I honestly feel like this was the right decision.

I agree that Cushing is more versatile, somewhat like DJ Williams, but I rather have a great football player over the great athlete, DJ is a fine player and I think Cushing is very similar, but both seem to lack that leadership ability, I rather have the bono fide leader in the middle in Rey, our defense truly lacks that. As much as Dawkins may bring leadership, I think we are fooling ourselves into thinking he will be here more than two years at the most, then that leaves us with a tremendous void (again), and Champ and DJ may not even be on the team at that point. I much rather have Larsen and Rey (fire and ice) in the middle, and put DJ and Woodyard on the outside, that would be a tremendouos LB corp with some solid young leaders for years to come.