Denver Broncos 2011 Mock Draft Part Three: Can Broncos Move to a 4-3?

I will when I get home, but I looked at the picks and trades you put down. I was shocked you put Haynesworth – who I think is nothing but problems, although he is highly talented in a 4-3 (although I think if he put his own ego aside he could be far more talented than what he has been)

Other than that I like the picks, and I too would grab Reisner from Iowa – he’s a good fullback in my opinion!

We traded our pick which was lower than the bears because we finished with the better record!!

1st of all thanks for putting together the timeline, very helpful.

4-3 makes sense
Doom has shown he can play DE and Ayers needs his hand in the dirt – IMO he would get destroyed inside even w/15lbs
I like Haynesworth here for sure
I think Champ is gone (hope not) if so they should consider a db later
love Rudolph

It all looks good but I really think it’ll come down to dollars. If we are on the hook for Thomas,Tebow.Moreno,Ayers,Dumerville,Bailey,Haynesworth,DJ,Clady,Kuper,Harris and and second pick money for Fairley, you better be thinking Superbowl rather than 8-8 coz there are some serious dollars right there. Haynesworth? nah. Rather have some athletes than morbidly obese @#$%’s on $10,000 a down or whatever he works out at, probably more.

I like the idea of possibly switching back to the 4-3, but no way do I want Albert Haynesworth on our team. He has been a huge distraction in Washington and we’ve had enough distractions that the media has blown up. It’s time for us to rebuild quietly and under the radar. Time to see if players we currently have are going to play in the 4-3 rather than paying a ton of money to a guy who plays only for himself.

I didnt see him in the depth chart portion. I love the mock by the way and you know I have been waiting for another one. Even though this year was a bad one at least we are in prime position to get an elite defensive lineman and get this defense revamped.

I really like Ron Rivera , Nick Fairley

I would rather sign Barry Cofield – younger and not a head case. Denver doesn’t need Haynesworth’s bad attitude.

I think Jimmy Smith would be a much better pick with our top pick in 2nd Round. Smith can be a great CB or maybe play some Safety. Andre Goodman is 32 and probably play only 1 more year. Perrish Cox is probably gone. CB much more important and Smith is a great CB with Size for the AFC West WR’s.

Not sure on the 4-3. I think if we added Nick Fairley and Barry Cofield at DE , that our Dline would be much improved in the 3-4.

I like Greg Jones but will he last til 15th pick in 2nd Round???

if they think they can handle a headache or 2, they’ll take him. If we have a McD like authority, I doubt it.

Of course once again an Iowa guy makes it into your mock ;p

I like this, although it would require relying on 2 rookies to start at LB for us. It’s a tall order, and even if we do switch I dont expect to see much improvement. Also, Doom had a great 07 year, but beyond that he didnt have much success in the 4-3, and I think its a justified concern of his ability to go back to the 4-3.

I wouldnt mind going back to the 4-3, but seriously beyond DJ and Ayers I dont see this scheme benefitting any other players greatly. I think it should come down to whichever the nect coach prefers

He seems like a true leader on the field, matter of fact they call him the heartbeat of MS defense. He can hold his own in an interview too. That is a good sign

The only thing I see not covered the way I would hope is OL. I think we need more quality backups than we have and I would like to see someone push Kuper for playing time

Looking at those trades you can make a solid arguement that Denver didnt “win” 1 single trade.

Not sure on the need to move to a 4-3 at this time, but my mind is open to entertaining the thought.

Any mock that doesn’t involve Prince to the Broncos is OK. Hagg is one of the players in the Huskers secondary that makes Amukamura look better than he is…..and he can be had a lot later in the draft.

This team needs clear direction from the coaching perspective because the personel do not dictate the defense we run. We are NFL playoff calibre nowhere across the front seven so the debate is moot until the DC is named. God I miss Romanowski, he let us play a 6-1.
Mad as a Hatter but the guy could make a play and he scared the crap out of people. Who does our D have that is scary? Get me some scary guys you draftniks.

Merry XMAS from the lucky country

He’s put some thought into it. I think a few more guys are leaving than he does but overall I like it. Cold There? He he. Be on the water in my budgie smugglers boxing day. I’ll have a Crownie for ya. Go the Dragons…………..

I know we have limits but u would keep our oline just the way it is, that is why orton had two bad games…the oline was butter

The situations are too much alike for me – even down to the face that they both played for the Redskins. I just don’t think we need a guy like that if we’re going to rebuild with young players. His influence would probably be just too counter-productive.

The linebackers and the safety seem on the small side to me.

Obviously I like the moves. I’m glad you are bold enough to go with Rudolph in the second. If we don’t land a TE through trade/free agency, it would be a no-brainer to pick Rudolph. Deangelo Williams would be awesome. I have always thought he was a great RB. Mike Pouncey is a player I am very tempted to take with our first second rounder. Not the biggest need on our roster but if he slipped a little, he would be hard to pass on.

You’ve still put together one heck of a front-7 in this writeup. It’s quite creative and solves our problems quickly. You should send this to Xanders…

Also, if we were to get Fairley and Greg Jones in the first two rounds, I think my head would explode from excitement.

I really like this idea. It seems to me that he could add a few pounds to his frame, and move to DE. He is basically playing that position anyway while we rush four. He might even fit at DT.

He looks to be better with the bull rush than anything else, and excelled against the run – - could be a natural fit. We could pick up an additional OLB instead of a DL, and let Ayers collapse the pocket all game long. I think I remember Keith Traylor making a move like that and adding years to his career.

No thanks, I’ll pass on those two character problems

And no thanks to drafting a TE in the 2nd

If Haynesworth is brought on, I simply cease to be a Broncos fan. The jackass should be banned from the NFL for life. He deliberately raked his cleat across a man’s face and almost ripped out his eye.

Rebuilding our defense from the defensive coordinator on down and then asking the players to do something they’re not used to doing is, IMHO, the number one reason we stink defensively. The number two reason is our drafting. I hope the new regime changes that.

The only thing that would worry me is Big AL. But the draft is solid. I am also on the KYLE RUDOLPH bandwagon. Kid has got some very impressive skills. Plus for me Fairley has to be our pick.

Rec’d
I don’t know about the 2nd pick for a TE – Lord knows we need a good one in the worst way, and I’m also squemish about fat albert, but you bring up some good points.
I think once we have the FO and coaches in place, we’ll all have a better idea of the direction we’re headed.
First few picks need to be for defensive studs regardless.

Why look for defensive players that best fit the 4/3 when we do not even know if the switch is going to or should be made? I do not think that a switch to the 4/3 will make our defense any better. I think we need a coach that has a better grip on the nuances of the 3/4 -5/2 defensive scheme. An effective 3/4 defense is hard to diagnose, and even harder to game-plan for.

I’ll have to study this for a while. I am high on the Fairley pick though.

He looks like a solid player, but I saw a couple (really) cheap hits in the Georgia game this year, and I would rather pass on that character. Don’t need someone who will be drawing personal fouls at the least (usually at critical times), or someone who’ll decide to stomp heads at the worst. You can say character doesn’t win games, but it sure can lose them.

Please no Albert. We all know that Champ is GONE. Two reasons, he wants out and has made it clear, and second, Denver can not afford $13m to one player because Bowlen will be cash strapped in 2011.
Also I do not see the over 30 DB gang being here. Dawkins retire or should, Goodman injuries and Hill, well enough said.
With that being said Patrick Peterson is the slamdump #2 pick. Nick Fairley would be big but not as big as Peterson, rare talent.
Bronco big board probably will look like Luck, Perterson, Fairley, Amukamara, Dareus
Hey Sayre, what do you think of Martez Wilson SILB Ill. I know little of him but he LOOKS better that Jones (IMO).

i love the move to a 4-3, i love the Nick Fairly pick up as well as the pick up of albert Haynesworth.
I would love to pick up Lewis from the Jags i believe we need to cut our ties with Graham and see what we can get for him even if its for a 6th rounder, he drops too many balls.

I’m excited to see White come back next year and be the smash and dash we’ve been missing.

What scares me is we are putting alot of eggs in one basket as far as keeping Champ.

I would start Haggan and Mays over the two rooks.