This is a nice pick-up for the Broncos. Lloyd’s stats for last year might not look so hot at first glance, but he had injury problems during the second half of the season. Before he got hurt, he was well on his way to being the most consistent WR on the Bear’s roster. If he can stay healthy, I think that he has a shot at pushing for the 4th WR spot on the roster.

The folks on NFLN just pointed out that the Broncos have no QB — and as evidence, cited Kyle Orton’s “5 interceptions” during the last day of mandatory mini-camp. Worse, he did it against “that Broncos defense,” one of the worst in the league.

Of course, if you listen to McDaniels, the team was running show drills, and the interceptions weren’t what they appeared to be — but then, I’ve long since surrendered the idea that the media is interested in doing its job with any degree of rigor.

Look for them to claim Lloyd is Marshall’s heir apparent.

Makes the tough catch.
Never reached his potential. Could be very good if he had a bigger heart.
Decent speed and has the ability to create separation.
Milked an injury last year and rarely saw the field after that.

I recall seeing him with 49ers that one season where this dude was catching everything thrown to him, some of the very acrobatic catches, and he was the only bright spot that year on the 49ers team besides Gore who had not come into his own yet at the time.

Then he was traded away and I never quiet saw the same WR that I saw with SF. We all might just be in for a pleasant surprise, but I do not think he is a replacement of BM

Btw – I am not a 49er fan living in Bay Area, I am a hard core Broncos fan living in Bay Area, and yes I still hate the Raiders…

I watched this guys stink up the field in Washington… Don’t kid yourself… Lloyd is a #4 receiver at best, and if he ends up starting or seeing significant playing time, we are in DEEP DEEP trouble.

Brandon Lloyd consistently has a catch rate of ~50%, and his “efficiency ratings” from Football Outsiders are consistently the lowest in the league for the number of targets he gets… so for every miracle catch he makes, he drops or doesn’t make a good attempt at the easy one he should’ve made.

Each of those “misses” equals a long-yardage situation or a punt for the team… Good receivers should all have catch% of over 60%.

To be fair, B-Marsh also has never has had a great catch rate (high 50%‘s), but he at least makes up for it with good YAC, physical presence, etc…. which we get none of with Lloyd. B-Marsh’s efficiency ratings are also fine, so it shows that when he does make the catch, he’s converting for 1st downs, etc… which Lloyd consistently fails to do.

And before folks make excuses about his QBs, there is lots of evidence that QBs don’t substantially change WR catch rate when WRs change teams…. plus, our QB is the same one he had before….

Lloyd is a very skilled receiver, however he has no heart. When he’s on the field, he should produce, but the first time he gets hurt could very well be the last time you see him on the field. Every week kept hearing that he would be held out of games because he “wasn’t yet 100%.” Wake up Brandon, there’s no such thing as 100% in the NFL. You need to suck it up and get back out on the field. You are pretty much a waste of talent. If you would play through injuries, like the rest of the league, you could be a very solid option, especially with Eddie Royal and Brandon Marshall (assuming he shows up).