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Old and new, the Broncos continue building their future today for Day #2

Old and new, the Broncos continue building their future today for Day #2

Good Morning Broncos Fans!  Whatever you think of Day 1, and I'll have my thoughts once I get back to MHR HQ, you can't make a full determination until the entire Draft is complete.  The Broncos have 6 more selections, starting with 2 in the 4th round.  There are still plenty of players on the board, so sit back, relax and get ready.  The staff at MileHighReport will once again provide you with the best Broncos Draft coverage ANYWHERE!

Milehighreport_small_mediumThe Big-10 takes center stage as two former Hawkeyes and a Boilermaker go with the first 3 picks.  The atmosphere isn't nearly what it was yesterday which is to be expected, but all Championship teams build much of their core on Day 2, not Day 1. 

Milehighreport_small_medium Our first trade of Day 2 sees the Patriots trade out of their 3rd round selection giving the Jaguars back to back picks.

Milehighreport_small_medium  Pittsburgh, using the first of 2 third round picks they acquired from the Broncos in the trade that got the Broncos Richard Quinn, are on the clock.  Let's see where they decide to go.

Milehighreport_small_medium  A cascade of boos meet a Steelers fan that got the chance to announce the pick.  Always fun.  With the choice, the Steelers address their O-Line, taking Kraig Urbik, a guard from Wisconsin

Milehighreport_small_medium In between picks, they show fan comments on the big screen.  Obviously, with nothing else to entertain the masses, they tend to shout rude comments at the screens.  It does make for some laughs, however.

Milehighreport_small_medium The Steelers are back on the clock with the 2nd Broncos' pick acquired late yesterday.

Milehighreport_small_medium  The Steelers select a WR with the pick, Mike Wallace from Ole' Miss

Milehighreport_small_medium Another DT leaves the board when the Carolina Panthers take Corey Irvin from Georgia.  Another 30 minutes or so until the Broncos make their selection.

Milehighreport_small_medium  One potential target, QB Stephen McGee leaves the board at #101 to the Cowboys.   Does that put Rhett Bomar at the top of the Broncos QB board?

Milehighreport_small_mediumAfter nearly 3 hours, the Broncos are back on the clock for the first time in Day 2.  With needs remaining along the D-Line and Linebacker, as well as some issues at QB, the Broncos have a few different directions they can go...

Milehighreport_small_medium Another DB heads to Denver, this time David Bruton from the Irish

 

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Jamie Dues is on the table at NFLN.

It’s gonna be a long day.

WE GOT MORENO!!!!

by papigrande on Apr 26, 2009 8:05 AM MDT reply actions   0 recs

sigh.

Dukes. Also, FIRST!!

WE GOT MORENO!!!!

by papigrande on Apr 26, 2009 8:05 AM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

I came in planning to make a "Dukes at the head table" comment

you beat me to it…I really really can’t stand that jerk.

Have a good time all the time...that's my motto. - Viv Savage

by TD4HOF on Apr 26, 2009 8:13 AM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

Jets open the second day.

"If we never try, we shall never succeed." - Abraham Lincoln

Purple Row - Covering all your Rockies needs!

by Russ Oates on Apr 26, 2009 8:06 AM MDT reply actions   0 recs

6th! Welcome from Anchorage, Alaska

I slept in and didn’t get up til 0607, but at least I wasnt late for the Jets pick. Green looks like a good fit for them.

I agree, Larsen shouldn’t get any bigger. I am getting tired of his bone crushing hits knocking the pixels off my TV, once they fall to the floor they are very hard to find.

by Arctic Bronco on Apr 26, 2009 8:13 AM MDT reply actions   0 recs

Back-to-back selections

from Iowa. Kind of funny.

"If we never try, we shall never succeed." - Abraham Lincoln

Purple Row - Covering all your Rockies needs!

by Russ Oates on Apr 26, 2009 8:16 AM MDT reply actions   0 recs

Fletcher at CB to the Rams

Our guy at CB, Smith, looks more fluid

I agree, Larsen shouldn’t get any bigger. I am getting tired of his bone crushing hits knocking the pixels off my TV, once they fall to the floor they are very hard to find.

by Arctic Bronco on Apr 26, 2009 8:16 AM MDT reply actions   0 recs

much

"They need a hero to tell them that the impossible can become possible..... WHEN... YOU'RE... AWESOMMMME!" -- Rhino the Hamster

by broncosmontana on Apr 26, 2009 8:41 AM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

Good Morning, Afternoon and Evening

The glass is most definitely half full on this side of the pond. Time to add some beef to this draft class.

by mikebirty on Apr 26, 2009 8:19 AM MDT reply actions   0 recs

Good Mornin everyone, can,t type fast enough to keep up--so I,ll just say I,m on board with the picks,

and thanx Guru for being our Rep.
GO BRONCOS

Real Power, comes with the realization that One cannot change the Moment;
only ones perception of it: Atitude! JQM

by UB3 on Apr 26, 2009 8:20 AM MDT reply actions   0 recs

Alex McGee

Nice, versatile pick

Hillis in '09

by Emmett Smith on Apr 26, 2009 8:21 AM MDT reply actions   0 recs

KC gets Alex McGee, a big DE

He has potential as a run stuffer and he is BIG. KC has invested heavily in their D-Line the last 4-5 years

I agree, Larsen shouldn’t get any bigger. I am getting tired of his bone crushing hits knocking the pixels off my TV, once they fall to the floor they are very hard to find.

by Arctic Bronco on Apr 26, 2009 8:21 AM MDT reply actions   0 recs

Not a lot of cheers for Magee.

And not a lot of help for Cassell either. Seriously, who’s going to catch his passes? Who’s going to block for him? I think they need to upgrade that offense. I like Magee, but I don’t like this if I’m Matt Cassell.

WE GOT MORENO!!!!

by papigrande on Apr 26, 2009 8:22 AM MDT reply actions   0 recs

Note on R. Quinn yesterday

TSN also noted that he’ll be a force setting the corner for our running game – sets up Moreno perfectly. They said he’s the best pure blocking TE in this year’s draft. So, DG as a blocker/receiver, Scheffler (unless we trade him) as a receiver/blocker and Quinn as a blocker. Nice corps

Hillis in '09

by Emmett Smith on Apr 26, 2009 8:24 AM MDT reply actions   0 recs

There are some saying

that he can catch better than people think too, he just wasn’t asked to do it a lot because this team was stacked at wr…here’s hoping we can trot out a 3 TE set and have all 3 be receiving threats…what other team can do that?

Have a good time all the time...that's my motto. - Viv Savage

by TD4HOF on Apr 26, 2009 8:26 AM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yup, McD said that

He said that he caught most of his balls during their personal workouts with him and his combine performance.

Love your point about 3 TE sets and all three being receivers. Wow, are we getting some options. Not sure many of us would have predicted our O would have had so much room to grow.

"They need a hero to tell them that the impossible can become possible..... WHEN... YOU'RE... AWESOMMMME!" -- Rhino the Hamster

by broncosmontana on Apr 26, 2009 8:43 AM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

he's an ex-player who is obnoxius and annoying

pretty much all the qualifications you need to be on TV.

Have a good time all the time...that's my motto. - Viv Savage

by TD4HOF on Apr 26, 2009 8:33 AM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

light humor?

generally unintended

Hillis in '09

by Emmett Smith on Apr 26, 2009 8:32 AM MDT reply actions   0 recs

Does anyone think Derrick Williams will slip to the 4th round?

Beware the wrath of a patient adversary.

John C. Calhoun --

by bcfunk on Apr 26, 2009 8:35 AM MDT reply actions   0 recs

What the hell is Oakland doing?

Love or hate our picks but at least we’re not Oakland. Maybe Al Davis has his draft board upside down or something.

by T.Dot_Bronco on Apr 26, 2009 8:37 AM MDT reply actions   0 recs

lol

or he left his reading glasses back in his crypt.

"They need a hero to tell them that the impossible can become possible..... WHEN... YOU'RE... AWESOMMMME!" -- Rhino the Hamster

by broncosmontana on Apr 26, 2009 8:44 AM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

The raiders picked a DL?

Don’t they run slow 40’s? What is Evil Al thinking?

WE GOT MORENO!!!!

by papigrande on Apr 26, 2009 8:38 AM MDT reply actions   0 recs

So is 114 the Broncos first pick of the second day?

"Really, I'm a high-motor guy. Tough, hard-nosed, a hard runner, can make you miss at times. And just competitive. I love to play the game and I bring that energy to my team. So, we'll see how that goes." - Knowshon Moreno

Knowshon Moreno is the boss!

by stedtfeld on Apr 26, 2009 8:41 AM MDT reply actions   0 recs

Yes

-TSG

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by John Bena on Apr 26, 2009 8:58 AM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

I noticed

Ramses Barden WR is still on the board. Maybe Chicago takes him?

by swg777 on Apr 26, 2009 8:58 AM MDT reply actions   0 recs

The 2nd round trade

Hey guys I noticed we have Pittsburghs 4th round pick….im guessing that was part of yesterdays trade, Pitts 2nd and 4th for our 2 thirds

On To Victory!!!

by alacumba!! on Apr 26, 2009 9:20 AM MDT reply actions   0 recs

Yes. Part of the deal that got the Broncos Quinn

-TSG

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by John Bena on Apr 26, 2009 9:23 AM MDT reply actions   0 recs

Sweet

Thanks, Im really liking this draft so far and it seems McD and Xanders have executed a sound plan

On To Victory!!!

by alacumba!! on Apr 26, 2009 9:24 AM MDT reply actions   0 recs

Giants draft smart...

great pick for their team….barden will fit well there…

Beware the wrath of a patient adversary.

John C. Calhoun --

by bcfunk on Apr 26, 2009 9:25 AM MDT reply actions   0 recs

Water Down the Koolaid!! I'm thinking I'll post here much less since now you delete the negative remarks!!!!! BS

    Alienate & then trade Cutler
    Draft
    Not a single pick at our greatest need …defensive tackle
    A first for a second! (Ours, not Chicago’s)
    two thirds for a very late 2nd round blocking tight end…
    Belicheck’s plan will be complete as soon as we trade Champ & Clady for late rounders with which we’ll draft wheelchair bound punters.

    If the Raiders wouldn’t have gone all Al Davis, we’d be hearing every commentator trashing our EVERY decision since the season ended. …Instead now only every other one does!

    For the record, I do like some of the players we picked up (in free agency too). But many are questionable & outside Robert Ayers, every single pick was either not a position of need or far too early for the price…

    What the hell do we do now?
    Call for Coach & GM’s head over & over?
    Support them through bad & worse?
    I sat through four superbowl losses to the very end
    I sat through the loss to Jacksonville at home in the first round
    I’ll never quit on our team (I’ve considered it! I can’t)
    But this sick feeling in my stomach is one that’s going to last for years!

by Whidbey Bronco on Apr 26, 2009 9:29 AM MDT reply actions   0 recs

Tell me which DT was so great that we had to draft?

Seriously… I’d share your concern if Raji and Tyson Jackson were still on the board…but they weren’t.

Beware the wrath of a patient adversary.

John C. Calhoun --

by bcfunk on Apr 26, 2009 9:32 AM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

I delete comments

That PERSONALLY ATTACK OTHER MEMBERS! It is clearly stated NOT TO PERSONALLY ATTACK ANYONE!

What I deleted was not an opinion it was a personal attack.

-TSG

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by John Bena on Apr 26, 2009 9:45 AM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

i was on Bronco Talk yesterday...

What you’ve been ignoring is reality

by Whidbey Bronco on Apr 26, 2009 10:17 AM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

yea whatever you say bro

One Question, what make you the expert? Its funny that your Opinion is opposite to 95% of the people on this site so you are the minority genius

by gnarlybroncodude on Apr 26, 2009 10:22 AM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

Also that is why when you look in your

profile their are post from yesterday. So you are a Liar because you were posting here yesterday

by gnarlybroncodude on Apr 26, 2009 10:34 AM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

Reality

I’m not sure it’s ignoring reality. What I think the Broncs are up to is setting themselves up with the best available people. Take Quinn and when Graham’s contract is up, they let him go as they’ll have developed Quinn. Same is true with the corner and safety we are making sure we are set when Champ and Dawkins slow down. This is the Patriot’s way, look at the way they’ve drafted over the years. Sure I think there’s a collective desire for more DLine guys, but if they aren’t there, why reach? Notice the Pats have basically decided no one was worth a first round pick? And now they traded out of the third round? Fill your roster with guys who have a shot to make the team rather than reach for guys who will but won’t matter (Moss, Crowder).

If people aren't supposed to eat animals, why are they made out of meat??

by BigDave on Apr 26, 2009 10:35 AM MDT reply actions   0 recs

I like that McD has his prospects and is getting them

He said that they only had about a half dozen, dozen on their board. He made some major moves to get them.

I’m not sure on NT. Fields is talented, and we don’t know anything about Parker yet. I would have given a lot to be a fly on the wall at the minicamp

Hillis/Moreno in '09

by Emmett Smith on Apr 26, 2009 10:39 AM MDT reply actions   0 recs

alrighty, then

just getting in, i see we traded our 2 3rd-rounders for a late 2nd, and our first-round next year for a 2nd this year. to draft a cb and a te, not exactly positions of need. rb with the first pick, even though mcd stated he wouldn’t draft somewhere early where we are deep in numbers. a pass-rushing de that can’t seem to get to the qb, and a 1-year starter, who appears too light to play the 3-4 and anchor the run. a pessimistic view, perhaps, but this means several things:

we have no nt/dt prospect, which is obviously need #1. brace, hood, and others were there for the taking. ilb/mlb as well, where rey and james could have been plucked for pennies. a small end is all we got in the front 7 with 5 picks(3 2nd-rounders), and a first-rounder gone next season, so much for the qb derby and multiple picks in the first-round in ’10. someone please explain to me exactly when the moon and sun will align and we address our every-year needs(dt/ilb).

as predicted, mcd couldn’t resist adding some new toys, again at positions of non-need. moreno may be an excellent rb for us, but 4 rb’s, 3 safeties, and 2 corners doesn’t seem to be a smart plan to me. 9 players at 3 positions, and not much at others. we now have 8 guys in the secondary, and still little d-line/lb help. i would have preferred a c/g, trading up 3 spots for crabtree, or a bonafide olb for the 3-4, even, if we still intend to run it. i really don’t see how, now. in the 4-3, we may be ok this year. i hope they realize this, and make the adjustment before the games begin. we could have a good 4-3 this season, if they decide to use what we have correctly.

the first-rounder next season really hurts. was this guy even going to be gone at our pick, and/or did we really also need the safety pick we made there. trading out of the 3rd, where we had 2 picks, to take a te? wow. still waiting for interior defensive help, as i expect i always will. some good players picked, but it won’t matter when we get gashed up the gut this season. please go 4-3, nolan, it’s a better fit for these guys, seriously. the defending champs know the worth of a dt, even on a great defense. we should take notice

taste my blintzkrieg!
2009-year of the defense.

by davecheffy on Apr 26, 2009 10:53 AM MDT reply actions   0 recs

knowshon about to be on nfl network

by Theo Zissou on Apr 26, 2009 11:28 AM MDT reply actions   0 recs

Surprise...the Donks do not appear to be drafting for need at all.

I have to admit I have been surprised by most of the picks and the total lack of emphasis on the D-line and LBs – which I thought were the weakest links on the team. But at this point it seems clear that with all of the moves before the draft, the new regime was trying to build a team that they feel has adequate depth at each position so that they could take the best player on their board at all times in the draft. They must have a lot more confidence in the D-line than I do, but then again they did just work these guys through a mini-camp so they are probably at least a little more informed than I am.

It seems like a different approach than what we have been used to, but it also speaks to the confidence that the coach and GM have in the players that are already on the team. These guys are only picking players that they feel have the talent to be productive at the pro level, and then there will be a battle royale for each position at camp. I’m excited to see if this approach builds a deeper and more talented team than the approach taken by Shanahan the past few years.

by anotherNYCbroncofan on Apr 26, 2009 12:43 PM MDT reply actions   0 recs

I like what we are doing

in this draft. I like taking the best player available as oppossed to a lesser player simply because we need a position ie moreno instead of orakpo. An offense needs a go to number one guy. When you line up with that guy it is an attitude, We are going to run, you know we are going to run, we will still run on you. It is an attitude that we have not had since TD left. I cant wait to see the third quarter drive when we just run it down the opponent’s throat.
    remeber when NE first started its championship run they had Corey Dillon as their primary RB. that is what knowshon will be. And that opens up hillis as a functional FB no just a blocking one, as a FB he will be more versatile than as a halfback.
   Go Broncos!!@

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by kulbrees on Apr 26, 2009 6:39 PM MDT reply actions   0 recs

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