I’m feeling with him…

I definitely feel for the guy and I never want to see ANYONE get hurt. But it is time to trim the fat and remove the “IF’s”. I am sick and tired of relying on guys that can’t stay healthy.

Another example of the “Winds of Change”….

That always seemed to be a hallmark of the Shanny era, especially in the last couple of years. Keeping guys around that keep getting hurt (Nate Jackson, Selvin Young).

wasn’t he? Bummer he couldn’t beat the bug. But the team’s response is the right one.

Named Marcus Thomas? We already have a Marcus Thomas. That is going to get extremely confusing for me. Watch me go and draft a defensive lineman in the official MHR league fantasy draft. lol

I do feel bad for Torain. He had great potential and was one of the standouts at camp. You could tell that he was really putting in a lot of work to make the team, and the coaches were noticing him as he was steadily getting more and more first-team reps. I’ll root for him to stick somewhere this season.

Good forethought to bring in the ones that we have – and our new running back, Marcus Thomas

And if you can’t stay healthy it doesn’t matter HOW good you are

Seems like a good kid and has talent but you know something? As much as I like Shanahan, late in his tenure his predilection for picking ‘bargain basement’ guys – players who fell to the lower rounds because they are injury prone, or free agents with dodgy health histories – really started to drive me nuts. How much time and money have the Broncos expended on these players? It isn’t fair to them, to the team or to the fans.

I sure am sorry to see things turn out like this for Torain because he’s a hard worker and a good person, but they never should have drafted him.

The other side of this is that to my mind, this further vindicates the notion that regardless of how things eventually turn out McDaniels and his crew DO have a plan and they DO know what they’re doing, whether it is easy to see from our perspective or not.

I liked Shanahan a lot. Still, one of the things that I hated was his ‘push the envelope’ system of player evaluation. He seemed to think that a player would magically not be injured any longer if Denver picked him up – gave me heartburn. I wish all the best for Torain, but so far his injury history has to be making other teams wary.

for M. Thomas Jersies. Best wishes Torain, would love to see you back on the team healthy!

Professional football isn’t a sentimental game. Torain’s injury would have required a ‘long-ish’ recovery (longer than he or we had) or surgery at worst, and he wouldn’t have been able to win a position on the team. Waiving him may seem harsh but it wasn’t a knock against him so much as a realistic decision based on the fact that he wouldn’t win a position on the team unless he could play. We could view his waiver as an act directed at him but it’s really an acknowledgment that there are other players who can contribute more to the team. I like Torain but I like some other players, too, and if we were to keep Torain on at the price of cutting someone else then the question would be why didn’t we like that other player.

Torain’s career isn’t over unless he decides to retire, so there’s still a future for him if he wants to continue. Team’s aren’t going to look at his injury history favorably but there’s a place for him if he can play, and play well.

I hope he gets another chance elsewhere

McDaniels practices are harder and if you’re not cut out to make it through healthy you won’t be here based solely on your potential.

Bad luck for Torain, but a new coach can’t afford to gamble on the last coaches unhealthy/potential players. He needs people who are going to contribute and this is Torain’s 4th major injury in less than 3 years. Not a good track record for a RB.

I like his grandma…

Isn’t it! lol

Best of luck to Ryan.

It is always unfortunate to see potential lost to injuries. Having suffered through two ACL surgeries on my right knee I can somewhat relate.

The hardest part about injuries can be mental and it seemed that he easily overcame that aspect. My hat is off to him for coming back as strong as he did time and time again, and best of luck in the future with whoever he ends up with (here is hoping that it is sooner than later).

I received my Bronco team Topps cards only a week after they were released. Ryan Torain was one of the players to have a card this year. My first thought was “What a waste”, he probably won’t make the team. I would have preferred Clady who has yet to get his mug on a Topps card.

I liked Torain too, but I’m sick of keeping guys around who can’t stay healthy. Besides, what has Torain really done to earn a roster spot?