Can Shawne Merriman Save the Broncos' Pass Rush?

Along with being a washed up linebacker and demanding a ridiculous contract extension that he doesn’t deserve, now he’s having injury problems. I have been able to reason why McD has made most (not all) the personnel decisions he has up to this point, but this one would really shake my confidence in our HC and FO if we were to sign him. I think my answer to your question is implied…

Since his injury and coming off the drugs, he hasn’’t done a single thing. And now hes shown how injury prone he is. He would be a waste of space and will probably want a paycheck to mathc his ego.

NO.

He is a washed up tool shed.

we could get him for peanuts with a very low risk incentive-laden contract I’d say…..maybe…..I hate the guy, but if he did work out it would certainly stick it to SD which I think could overcome my hate for Merriman……

Oh, and it must be in the contract that he will never perform the light’s out dance in a Bronco’s uniform. He’s not playing for the super-sparkles anymore.

But we’re just about out of options. Sign Kim Jong Il to play for all I care, as long as he can rush the passer.

Merriman do without his steroids? The answer: NOTHING!

would be inferior to Mao Zedong

Why does all this Meeriman talk make me think of Romanowski! Sometimes it’s nice to have at least on “dirty” player on your defense:)

Merriman hasn’t been an effective player since 2007.

But if he can help, why not

Period. I think they are cheaters and really shouldn’t be allowed to play period. It tarnishes the game, just look at baseball. I just could not support a player that actively cheated, which is why I was never a fan of Bill Romanowski and never will be.

is reid healthy enough to play, yet? i thought his loss was second only to doom’s. moss scares the crap out of me, i can’t wait to replace him. but not with merriman, he’s done. reid coming back would be excellent. when/is this a possibility? let’s do this

NO NO
Quit trying to get over the hill players. LenDale and Lawrense were wrong pick-ups. Why was Lance Bell good for OTA’s and camps but not given a shot on active.
Let the kids play. Find out if they become contributors or let them go.
Darrel Reid if heathy would be perfect.

We really need a guy who’s going to be healthy.

do steroids give you the cone head or what. Merriman, Cushing – these guys look like they were bred with a silverback.

The pass rush isn’t just going to be generated by somebody on the roster. Unfortunately, i feel pretty confident in that. We need to take some chances. There aren’t good pass rushers just lying around this time of year, so bringing Merriman in makes some sense. Either that or we start bringing many more pressures and blitzes. That’s also taking a big chance.

We are in a tough spot defensively.

Merriman will be a changed man after this. When you’re riding high on your talents for so long sometimes it’s hard to see the ground in front of you.

This will be the wake up call he needs and he WILL play with a chip on his shoulder. For the steroid comments – the season he was suspended for he recorded 17 sacks. He was caught for the year before.

It’s not a steroid issue its a maturity, motivation, and injury issue.

Look at Phonz. Sometimes you just need a change of scenery. We can be that change of scenery and he can do his Convulsion Dance over Rivers.

I’ll tell you what if we signed him you might be pissed but you’d forgive him when he recorded his first sack. His domestic violence case was thrown out and maybe getting out of the California lime light will propel him.

It’s worth a shot.

win win

With that in mind, I say go out and get him. He won’t command a big contract right now, and because he plays for himself above team (at least in the short term), that’s probably the fuel he needs to want to smash Pip Rivers in the mouth multiple times for the next few years. Nothing would make Merriman happier than having a chance to completely dominate his former team twice a year. In Denver, he has that opportunity.

He seems to have lost it. I’d much prefer to see one of the previous team members — e.g., Atkins, Reid, etc. — than Merriman. I have my doubts about what Merriman offers at this point, both in ability and in character, which is an important consideration. It’s a little easier to re-integrate previous teams members than attempting to bring in someone like Merriman.

I’d also consider moving Haggan back on a temporary basis and elevating Mays.

I’m actually more interested in the Lee Robinson’s signing than speculating on Merriman. Robinson has played both inside and outside in the 3-4 and could provide depth once he’s spent a little time on the PS. Robinson’s cut last year surprised me. I can’t recall what our numbers were at that point but I believe his cut was a simple numbers decision (as in not enough spots).

All he did was to give the Broncos’ defense an ATTITUDE, and you know how that worked out . . . as in Super Bowl?

I’m all for bringing in an absolute jerk at linebacker. As Romanowski recently said, the Broncos’ defense needs a “dark side.” That sounds like Merriman . . .
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When when we lost all those RBs? The Chargers claimed an RB off waivers or
signed him (can’t remember which) for the most part to keep us from signing the dude. I bet they signed Barnes for many of the same reasons. Stinkin Chargers.

then I would say no. Pass.

But our situation is far from normal. We have a severely depleted Linebacker corps. We need some kind of a boost. Could merriman be that boost? IDK. He hasn’t been too productive over the past couple season, but I would rather give him a try then Jarvis Moss to be honest.

I wouldn’t be opposed to the idea but I would be surprised.

My main question is, if we sign him, is it going to be just a one year rental? Because next year, I don’t know how we would handle the roster with Dumervil, Ayers, and Merriman all on our roster.

A big question in my mind is who would you rather have for one year Merriman or Adalius Thomas? I don’t know really. Suggs was the true pass rushing OLB during Thomas’ best seasons in Bmore and Merriman might very well be done.

I hated Bill Romanowski and I hated Claude Lemieux but we ended up with a championship both times.
I don’t know, I’m just sayin’…..

How does SD lose Shawn Merriman because they put him on IR? Not getting it…

if at that time there are problems at OLB then I think it is something the FO should consider but with the injury to Ayers I think this is something they need to address pretty quickly
Could we see veterans of the likes of Adalius Thomas, Derrick Burgess or even Darren Howard considered as fill ins?

I’d say a lot of things would have to be right for us to do this.

He must be VERY near 100% healthy. He did play last week, and just re-aggravated his calf.
He must be a cheap signing….incentive laden deal.
Ayers really must be looking at the lengthier of the recovery window time frame.
He must change his me-first freakin attitude. I believe this is why they are cutting him.
Jamal Williams needs to be consulted about his locker room behavior….we don’t need another “cancer” in there.

He was a Pro Bowl caliber player. Granted, this was during the steroid time frame. We just can’t know how much this affected his great play during that time.
He mad a stupid career decision regarding steroids. What young man doesn’t make a stupid decision from time to time? That’s a pretty big one however.

McX needs to do their homework before making this happen, but we may be at the point where our LB injuries require taking risks.

He will be paid full salary by SD even after he is released. His best bet is to get completely healthy and in shape then impress teams with offseason workouts. Look at LT and Jamal Williams. Both hardly played last year, got healthy and are playing well this year.

Let’s go for it. I hate Merry-man like the next guy, but we are hurting (no pun intended) for linebackers. If we can get him for a smiley face sticker and an orange hoodie, sign him.