Broncos select DB Darcel McBath 48th Pick

by John Bena on Apr 25, 2009 6:44 PM MDT in 2009 NFL Draft Comment 53 comments

Darcel McBath doesn't need a helmet to make tackles...A real badass!

The defensive makeover continues as the Broncos selected Texas Tech DB Darcel McBath with their 2nd Round pick, #48 overall.

The Broncos have a definite strategy so far in this draft, going after highly productive college players with a nose for the football. McBath is no exception, having picked off 7 passes in 2008 returning two for touchdowns.

Overall, McBath started 39 of 45 games in his career at Tech, mostly at safety. The Broncos needed to overhaul the secondary and they have done so with Smith and McBath.

It is true that neither of these guys are household names, but worry not Broncos fans, both of these guys have skill and ability. They know how to go get the football and were highly productive.

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ball hawks!!!

get the ball back to Moreno and Hillis!! Something tells me the ends were told to get ready to attack!

Moreno in 2009! - Check
Mays in 2010!

by Steve O' on Apr 25, 2009 6:47 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

I don't think Hillis is going to make the cut. logjam

by thisisbs on Apr 25, 2009 6:48 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Really

The old guys are gone and the fumblers Hillis stays he is too versatile

Moreno in 2009! - Check
Mays in 2010!

by Steve O' on Apr 25, 2009 6:50 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Could

be more of an HBack or slide back to Fullback

"Better move your rental cars, I am about to take BP."
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by Hizilla on Apr 25, 2009 6:54 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

i disagree

Coach McD has spoken too highly about how versatile Hills is, and how that versatility is needed for the new offense. I think it’s more likely that the logjam at running back will be resolved by an attempt to trade someone like young or torain.

by BShrout on Apr 25, 2009 6:52 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Cut.

Selvin Young and Andre Hall are definitely out. Aldridge and Ryan Torrain are probably out. That leaves a manageable number of backs.

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by ejruiz on Apr 25, 2009 6:52 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Alridge was cut 2 months ago.....

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Failing to plan is planning to fail.
All I want is 53 Rod Smiths. Is that asking too much????

by boydy2669 on Apr 25, 2009 6:56 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Clearly.

Management must be more satisfied with our current front seven options than we thought…

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by ejruiz on Apr 25, 2009 6:47 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

fast and agressive and force turnovers, control the clock

formula for success

Moreno in 2009! - Check
Mays in 2010!

by Steve O' on Apr 25, 2009 6:48 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Only one front seven player on day one. I just don't get it.

by thisisbs on Apr 25, 2009 6:52 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

+1

Mini camps must have shown them something that we have not seen. Plus, with the veterans we have in the secondary, this will be a great mentoring opportunity.

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by Choochoobonewagon on Apr 25, 2009 6:54 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

it's a shift in system

From what I’ve seen the system Coach McD has brought in involves a lot of cornerback and linebacker blitzes. Moving Doom and maybe one or two of our other former linemen out to a rushing linebacker position make just make better use of their skill sets. The front three in the system, if I understand it correctly are largely assigned the task of standing up blocker and clogging running lanes,

by BShrout on Apr 25, 2009 6:54 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ball-hawking safety!!!!!

for those still pining for Ed Reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed

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by Darin H on Apr 25, 2009 6:48 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Maybe they think their are diamonds in the ruff in later rounds

by BroncoKO on Apr 25, 2009 6:48 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Does anyone know

Was the 1st Round pick traded to Seattle the one the Broncos got from Chicago’s or their own?

"Better move your rental cars, I am about to take BP."
-Glendon Rusch

by Hizilla on Apr 25, 2009 6:48 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Chicago's

by AllBroncsallday on Apr 25, 2009 6:49 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Where did you see this officially?

"Better move your rental cars, I am about to take BP."
-Glendon Rusch

by Hizilla on Apr 25, 2009 6:50 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

NM

Found it on SI.com

"Better move your rental cars, I am about to take BP."
-Glendon Rusch

by Hizilla on Apr 25, 2009 6:51 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Eisen said so in NFL channel coverage, too

by Colinski on Apr 25, 2009 7:23 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

DP says so

by BGBronco on Apr 25, 2009 6:51 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

it was our own, not the Cutler one

"3rd and 6, Elway shotgun... Elway, scrambling, looking, running-- DIVING!!!-- inside the 5 yard line for a first down! Is he only 37?! How important is this football game? How bad does John Elway want to win this football game? Where you see the quarterbacks go down: Not Elway!"

by Sharpe as a Tack on Apr 25, 2009 7:31 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

agreed, DP says

http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_12228231

McDaniels dealt the Broncos’ 2010 first-round pick to nab Alphonso Smith, an all-American cornerback from Wake Forest, at No. 37. The Broncos still have a first-rounder obtained from Chicago in the Jay Cutler deal.

We’lll see if it’s confirmed but that’s what the DP says.

by Colinski on Apr 25, 2009 7:37 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Are you sure they didn’t trade the pick for a 3rd?

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by Bob in Boulder on Apr 25, 2009 6:49 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

I don't like this pick.

sorry but it is terribly disappointing. we could have gotten sooo many better players. i feel as if this will be a terrible bust.

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by GarretBarnes on Apr 25, 2009 6:56 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

wow

give the guy a little time before calling him a bust… unbelievable

by theflanman86 on Apr 25, 2009 7:21 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Mixed reports on McBath

Love this pick. Some reports play him off as strictly a centerfield type back halfer, but he is a better tackler and hitter than some of the reports (the ones used by NFL.Com and CBSSports) indicate. He is the competitive, cerebral type player McX says he likes. I love the early focus on DB’s with two master mentors on the roster to help them a long.

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by PredominantlyOrange on Apr 25, 2009 6:57 PM MDT reply actions 1 recs

love the signature!

at least brings me some happiness on this day

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by irish1611 on Apr 25, 2009 6:58 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think I'm done.

I’m not liking many of the decisions they have made. I hope that I am proven wrong and they all turn up aces on the field, but right now I feel kinda sick to my stomach.

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by solace on Apr 25, 2009 6:58 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

+1

sick to my stomach describes me

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by irish1611 on Apr 25, 2009 6:58 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

and heavily drinking

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by irish1611 on Apr 25, 2009 6:58 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

will you feel the same if

they come out and win their first 4 or 5 games? If they win 9 games (which would be 2 more than 2007 and 1 more than 2008)? If, taking a La La Land approach, they make it into the playoffs?

I can remember Shanahan getting slammed year after year for his draft choices, and he usually was able to get at least an 8-8 effort out of his players.

by BShrout on Apr 25, 2009 7:02 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

better do it in the first month

The first month is the cupcake part of our schedule. If we don’t gel by then, it will be a very long season.

by Baltimore Bronco on Apr 25, 2009 7:42 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

If you are sick to the stomach it might be a good idea to stop drinking.

by Kfustud on Apr 25, 2009 7:31 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

I don't think I am going to get hyped up for another Broncos game until I see the current regime gone.

by thisisbs on Apr 25, 2009 6:59 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

thisisbs:

then go away. bandwagon fan.

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by Joe Medina on Apr 25, 2009 7:22 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

No worries we won’t get hyped for you.

by Kfustud on Apr 25, 2009 7:32 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

I keep seeing the phrases versatility & nose for the ball

if they’re versatile they can play in many different ways, and given the fact that we had the worst turn over ratio in the league last year, this might not be such a bad thing

by BShrout on Apr 25, 2009 7:00 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

+1

My roots are in Denver and my branches in Nebraska.

by Blackshirt4Broncos on Apr 25, 2009 8:06 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Unfortunate photo ^^

But welcome to the team, McB!!!

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by broncosmontana on Apr 25, 2009 7:00 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Huh?

If the draft averages 50% success rate and we are pining for the less than accurate opinions of Mayock, McShay, and Mr Hair……why is everyone so up in arms.

I understand the misses by Shannie and Co, but wow, can we have some faith at least until the end of this football season?

by blakestreet on Apr 25, 2009 7:01 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Owning the Patriots since September 9, 1960

by Darin H on Apr 25, 2009 7:10 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Look

how far Rey fell. The whole league was down on him compared to the hype. In any event I would let it go.

by Kfustud on Apr 25, 2009 7:30 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Concerning Maualuga....

From cnnsi.com:

The problem with Maulauga is that as much of a wrecking ball as he is on the field, he’s a bit of a space cadet. I’m not just talking off the field, where he reportedly scored a 15 on the Wonderlic and didn’t know who Vice President Joe Biden was, but on it as well. No one frustrated USC coaches more than Maualuga. He looked like he was running around with his head cut off and looking to hit anything that moved. The more tape pro coaches watched on Maualuga, the more times they probably saw him being saved by his teammates on missed assignments.

by ZooTown on Apr 25, 2009 7:29 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs