RiG's Preliminary Offseason Plan

by RiG on Jan 9, 2010 9:15 PM MST

Here's What I'd do If the offseason happened in one day and I was in charge....

Expiring contracts:

Kyle Orton: resign to a three year deal

Tony Scheffler: Trade away for a 3rd round draft pick

Marshall: tender for a 1 & 3 -resign

Hamilton: let walk or sign to a backup contract

Chris Kuper: resign

Elvis: Resign

Free Agency:

Harvey Dahl: He could really upgrade our line; help with opening up holes for knowson and hold a better pocket for Orton to dance in.

Barry Cofield: He could give our dline some added depth, can rush the qb

Jason Avant: add some WR depth, solid reciever

Draft:

1. Mike lupati: G Trade down a bit pick up a third & sixth. Yes Im on the wagon or whatever. I think we could even move him to center. I dont see any reason why he wont succeed in the nfl. Great Character, great feet, can play in zone and man schemes. He should be on McDaniel's Draft board.

2. Cameron Heyward 3-4 DE Outstanding Motor, can push linemen into the pocket disrupting timing and is good at shedding blockers in order to go get the guy. Underrated

3. Daryl Washington ILB. TCU

3. Jay Ross NT

3. Eric Olsen C

4. Alterraun Verner CB

5. John Skelton QB

6. Brandon Banks WR/returner

6. Dennis Landolt T

7. Mikell Simpson RB

SO after this our oline would be super deep, we'd have more dline depth, one more year experience and ready to make the playoffs. I wrote like a whole paragraph here but the site lost it somehow, now its just too hard to re type.

Roster:

OFFENSE

QB: Orton Brandstater Skelton

RB: Knowshon Buckhalter Hillis Jordan Simpson

FB Larsen Hillis

WR Royal Lloyd Banks

LT Clady Landolt

LG Dahl Olsen/ Hochstein

C Iupati Wiegman E.Olsen

RG Kuper Olsen/ Hochstein

RT Harris Polumbus

WR Marshall Stokley

WR Gaffney Avant

DEFENSE

DE McBEan Heyward Smith

NT Fields Thomas Ross Baker

DE Peterson Holliday Cofield

OLB Doom Ayers

ILB Davis Washington Larsen

ILB DJ Woodyard

OLB haggan Reid

CB Champ Smith Verner

CB Goodman Carter Law

S Hill/McBatth Bruton

S Dawkins Barret Fox

K Prater

P Punter

Poll

I knew someday it would happen, you all did - the evil lowercase L capital i has finally struck. And hit Mike Iupati -right in the front of his last name!! so for those who don't know(34%??) its mike iupati, no evil L ..... ee-you-PAH-tee

I thought it was mike LUPATI

19 votes

I knew it was mike iUPATI

33 votes

52 votes | Poll has closed

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Good stuff man...like the draft. :)

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by Tim Lynch on Jan 9, 2010 10:15 PM MST reply actions

Thanks zappa

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by RiG on Jan 9, 2010 10:23 PM MST up reply actions

Is Dahl at 305 light for McDaniel's preferred OL size player?

iupati. I’m fully aboard and can spell properly now. :)

Not sure why everyone seems to be seeing a NT drafted early. I mean aren’t we young enough there already? Would a higher draft pick make much of an impact at that position? Or contribute to our depth? I am excited to see what Baker has done after a year of teaching and work.

I think I would love to see LG, RG, C, CB, ILB in total, but I wouldn’t be suprised to see our picks go ILB, LG, CB, RG, CB, C, DT depending on best player available and what we get for Marshal.

I think I’ve consigned myself to not getting much for Scheff. We couldn’t get a 5th last year so I’m not getting my hopes up for a TE that yes can catch, but hasn’t consistently proven he can be counted on to hold his blocks when required.

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by BroncoInExile on Jan 10, 2010 1:25 AM MST reply actions

and drops too many balls....

Scheff had a good thing going with Cutler, and he seemed to find the seam well, but he’s always had a case of the dropsies. I don’t see us getting anything for him other than a 6th or 7th from Shanny mebbe.

by Kgrone on Jan 10, 2010 4:14 PM MST up reply actions

I like it!

however, I really do not see Marshall returning in a Broncos uniform next year…
But I am totally on the Iupati bandwagon too.. hope we can trade down a few spots and pick him up. Though I wont be disappointed with McClain or Haden either….

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by BroncosNL on Jan 10, 2010 2:05 AM MST reply actions

thanks

I like McClain, haven’t watched Haden
I just felt like McClain is alot like Andra Davis now and we wouldn’t get an impact as much with him as iupati and we might have to wait a year or two before we really need him, when LBs are usually available in the draft to immediatly make an impact. Haden to me just feels like we are throwing money at a problem, we have 2 starters, a 1st in smith, carter, Law, later draft picks…..

This is what Im thinking back and forth with the opposite argument. I know what you mean
besides contracts and stuff I would like, i guess

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by RiG on Jan 10, 2010 2:52 PM MST up reply actions

I like the mock but

1. I think Heyward said he is going back to school.
2. This is a draft where elite defensive players are available in the first 15 picks, unlike last year. With that said, I think we should draft accordingly.
3. I definitely think we need defensive line help because the status quo at our defensive line won’t cut it. Teams were running the ball up our ass and I am sick of it.
4. I am on board with lupati!

by swg777 on Jan 10, 2010 7:11 AM MST reply actions

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1. I was not aware
2. Who do you mean?? (I’m not against this at all, I just want toknow who u thinking)
3. agree
4 yea

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by RiG on Jan 10, 2010 2:37 PM MST up reply actions

Good stuff RiG

Isn’t Cofield a DT in a 4-3 system though?

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by KaptainKirk on Jan 10, 2010 8:44 AM MST reply actions

yes, he plays for the giants

Im really not sure he could play in 3-4 but I think we could find use for him either way

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by RiG on Jan 10, 2010 2:26 PM MST up reply actions

I'm worried about right tackle

Doc (Emmett) has said that it takes one to two years to come back from Harris’ injury. That would mean he’s back in November at the earliest. Polumbus is not the answer, unless he shows tremendous improvement over last season.

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by bradley on Jan 10, 2010 10:58 AM MST reply actions

Which makes Iupati all the more appealing.

As he has the size, athleticism and reach to theoretically project to tackle. Thus you’ve got a premier LG prospect and a 3rd T in the same package (tough,smart,versatile). In fact, he might be as good of RT prospect as he is a G prospect.

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by PredominantlyOrange on Jan 10, 2010 11:52 AM MST up reply actions

I was gonna say that

Iupati could also come into the league as a right tackle, good feet, strong etc
I think he could beat out polumbus for the backup job

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by RiG on Jan 10, 2010 2:29 PM MST up reply actions

re: Heyward

He appears to be staying in school.

I like him as a pick, in fact he’s an excellent pick but…………

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by Colinski on Jan 10, 2010 11:40 AM MST reply actions

Thanks, my bad

yea I didn’t see that
Ill take that into account for the next one

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by RiG on Jan 10, 2010 2:31 PM MST up reply actions

Can someone tell me how often college OGs become Cs in the NFL?

Iupati has no experience at C (to my knowledge) at college, but I’ve seen several people propose putting him or Olsen (also no experience at C) at C. I know that college Cs can be used at OG in the NFL (Ben Hamilton comes to mind), but I am not aware of it occurring in the opposite direction, when the player has no experience at C. Does this ever happen and if so how difficult is it for them to make the transition?

by Timimus on Jan 10, 2010 1:43 PM MST reply actions

Good job

I like the Iupati, Olsen, and Verner picks a lot

"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=ROY

by stedtfeld on Jan 10, 2010 2:06 PM MST reply actions