Welcome to the Denver Broncos DL Louis Leonard
by Sayre Bedinger on Dec 29, 2010 11:40 AM MST
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PrintOn Wednesday, the Denver Broncos filled the spot on the active roster left by linebacker Lee Robinson by signing defensive lineman Louis Leonard, formerly of the New England Patriots and Carolina Panthers.
Leonard was originally an undrafted free agent signed by the San Diego Chargers, and he eventually wound up with the Cleveland Browns where he made four starts in place of Shaun Rogers at defensive end. The Browns traded him to the Carolina Panthers for a sixth round draft choice in the 2009 NFL Draft, and he was playing well for the Panthers prior to breaking his ankle in the second week of the season, placing him on season-ending injured reserve.
He has not been the same player since then, but the 6'4" 330 pound Leonard has plenty of upside for the Broncos, who could certainly use any help they can get on the defensive line. He's been slowed by injuries since being traded to Carolina, and had since found a home with the New England Patriots.
The Patriots cut him a few weeks ago, and now Leonard has a chance for a new start with the Denver Broncos. If he can stay healthy, he would provide the Broncos with a versatile player who is obviously big enough to play nose tackle but has also played defensive end.
He will wear number 94 with the Broncos.
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Meh?
Signed prior to last game of the year, my guess is this guy doesn’t even make it to training camp next season.
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We shall see
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by Sayre Bedinger on Dec 29, 2010 11:55 AM MST up reply actions
When in doubt
let’s be negative! Note heavy sarcasm
Brad James
by the new Bradfather on Dec 29, 2010 1:51 PM MST up reply actions 4 recs
lol
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ding!
well said (rec’d)
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"You jumped, of course," Canby replied.
+2
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First (and only, in our lifetimes) team to three consecutive SB wins!!!! ( =
by PearlJamBroncoGFunk on Dec 29, 2010 3:21 PM MST up reply actions
Or.....
over the offseason he is finally going to recover from his injuries, play like he did before the ankle fracture, and add to the (hoped for) defensive bounty from draft/FA next year. Certainly can’t hurt, may help.
by idahobronc on Dec 29, 2010 4:35 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
Parity
When a team has a weakness, as we do on our defense, other teams “rejects” can represent an upgrade to what we currently have. The absolute worse-case scenario is that Leonard provides some competition.
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Leave the hateful vitriol to the uninformed - HT 3/16/09
Brandon Lloyd seems to be
doing well after being given a chance by Denver. Why so down on other players? It either works out or it doesn’t. At least the attempt is there to try and get better….
by Broncos15 on Dec 29, 2010 12:50 PM MST reply actions 2 recs
People said the the same shit about
Brandon Lloyd when he was sign. “Why are we signing other teams rejects” Look how that turned out
by gnarlybroncodude on Dec 29, 2010 1:14 PM MST up reply actions
Like
I said earlier, negativity is just too much fun for myopic dummies. Instead of taking the time to formulate an articulate, educated opinion, the majority take the negativity freeway, shame on people who don’t open their minds.
Brad James
by the new Bradfather on Dec 29, 2010 1:53 PM MST up reply actions
late season moves
I was thinking of some other late season pickups, such as Prater or Haggan, or even Lance Ball. Moves at this time of the year are often ignored by fans. It’s undeniable that most fans aren’t paying attention to roster moves around now but the odd thing is when they attribute their own inattention to the player’s value — I haven’t heard much about him ergo he must not be good.
I like some of the moves they’ve been making, and — of course — it’s not about them being instant stars but their potential to contribute. Chevis Jackson is an interesting signee. And some of the earlier signees, such as Lee Robinson and David Veikune, intrigue me, too.
"the megalomaniac view of oneself as the Elect, wholly good, abominably persecuted, yet assured of ultimate triumph; the attribution of gigantic and demonic powers to the adversary; the refusal to accept the ineluctable limitations and imperfections of human existence, such as transience, dissention, conflict, fallibility whether intellectual or moral; the obsession with inerrable prophecies…systematized misinterpretations, always gross and often grotesque." – Norman Cohn - quoted in The Paranoid Style in American Politics
by Colinski on Dec 29, 2010 3:04 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
Exactly
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by Sayre Bedinger on Dec 29, 2010 3:10 PM MST up reply actions
Nice
take Colinski, after all, you need you superstars AND your role players to be in synch. Stockpile role players who can do what’s asked of them and bazammo, you’re a SB contender!
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by the new Bradfather on Dec 29, 2010 3:44 PM MST up reply actions
that's my philosophy
Build from the bottom. It’s no joke.
We’ll have the chance to draft some upgrades and sign however many FAs, but the best teams have unparalleled depth, which allows them to weather all the storms of injuries. We’re not far away from being a very good team and I’m fine with people thinking I’m crazy for saying that.
What is insane is worrying about the signing of a 26 year old DL who has played in the NFL before and fits the somatotype we’re looking for to a tee. Obviously, we’re still picking up suitable DL34s whenever we get the chance. The addition of one or more draftees and/or FAs could strengthen the DL considerably.
What people tend to forget is that we don’t know how things will unfold so we have to prepare for many different scenarios. We could draft Peterson (or not) and take a DL later. The depth of the draft crop is undeniable but we’d be stronger if we had enough depth to avoid having to play a rookie immediately. For instance, I could see us drafting J.J. Watt but I think he needs to build up some and work on his run defense. There’s no harm in having a behemoth to take some of the snaps or fill in at NT if needed. Having depth allows us to avoid certain conundrums later on. We still want to draft a DL but that doesn’t mean we should cut off our options. There’s still plenty of room for depth and that’s because we don’t have any superstars on the DL. A slight reshuffling of the depth chart for whatever reason can propel an unknown to starter, just as it did for Vickerson, Lloyd, etc.
"the megalomaniac view of oneself as the Elect, wholly good, abominably persecuted, yet assured of ultimate triumph; the attribution of gigantic and demonic powers to the adversary; the refusal to accept the ineluctable limitations and imperfections of human existence, such as transience, dissention, conflict, fallibility whether intellectual or moral; the obsession with inerrable prophecies…systematized misinterpretations, always gross and often grotesque." – Norman Cohn - quoted in The Paranoid Style in American Politics
Absolutely
many (McGeorge) are just stung by Ron Fields and Ryan McBean being mediocre players. You have to take risks to net rewards. That’s how it goes.
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by the new Bradfather on Dec 29, 2010 4:26 PM MST up reply actions
A few hits I remember
that were other teams rejects;
Rich “Tombstone” Jackson (Raiders)
Joe Rizzo (Buffalo)
Brison Manor (Jets)
Maa Tanuvasa (Rams)
Matt Prater (I forget, too darn late)
You never know when you might find a diamond, or get somebody and have “it” click to where they become another Brandon Lloyd.
Leonard is good enough that Carolina had high hopes for him before the injury. So I say good move. Somebody else would have been very willing to have him. He has been in a 3-4 and a 4-3 defense so he may be a good rotational player. I will say that IF he had been with the team all year, with the DL we have, he would have been at the least a good space eater.
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by IgorBStrange on Dec 30, 2010 2:49 AM MST up reply actions
big body
6ft 4 330 even if he falls down and plays dead the running back might have a problem getting around him
It's safe to say................
……… that the Pats liked Landon Cohen better.
"the megalomaniac view of oneself as the Elect, wholly good, abominably persecuted, yet assured of ultimate triumph; the attribution of gigantic and demonic powers to the adversary; the refusal to accept the ineluctable limitations and imperfections of human existence, such as transience, dissention, conflict, fallibility whether intellectual or moral; the obsession with inerrable prophecies…systematized misinterpretations, always gross and often grotesque." – Norman Cohn - quoted in The Paranoid Style in American Politics
me and that guy have the same birthday!!
by Pmoreno95 on Dec 29, 2010 2:35 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
Give him an off-season to get his health issues worked out
My projections Denver 11-5, San Diego 10-6, Oakland 9-7, Kansas City 7-9
Revised after 9 games. Denver 8-8, San Diego 8-8, Oakland 8-8, Kansas City 8-8
Filling out the roster is what they should be doing
Xanders is doing his job. Our main need is the front D-7, I for one am glad that no one is sitting still right now. We’ve got room on the roster, who/what would you rather they put there, a kicker? A receiver? I’m glad we are putting guys in there who fill the description of what we need for a 3-4 defense, this tells me that is the D we will be continuing to run next year, regardless of who our coach is, that is good, consistency is needed!
by rubincarterrocks on Dec 29, 2010 2:09 PM MST reply actions
Last year the signed a punter
Colquitt
My projections Denver 11-5, San Diego 10-6, Oakland 9-7, Kansas City 7-9
Revised after 9 games. Denver 8-8, San Diego 8-8, Oakland 8-8, Kansas City 8-8
good news
It is nice there is work going on to improve the team now instead of standing pat till the offseason
That's a good take
it’s a 365 day-a-year job in this era, so why not look for upside and competition in players at this point?
"You're on the Island of Conclusions," said Canby.
"But how did we get here?" asked Milo.
"You jumped, of course," Canby replied.
Good thing the Panthers were so good...
They didn’t need this guy.
Okay, I just wanted to bag on the Panthers a little. Good for Louis. I hope he can provide some competition in the trenches going forward.
Got Tebow?
re: Leonard
I don’t know what the story was but there are indications — he was traded to Carolina for a 6th round pick, he was resigned the next year after spending the previous (his first) year with them on IR for all but two games, he was then kept on the opening day roster and cut after two games. Was it the failure to recover adequately from the previous year’s injury? Was he dispensable because of injuries and the need to add elsewhere?
Teams certainly thought enough of him to keep picking him up after he hit waivers. And he did play in every game for Cleveland in 2008. Rather than ask why Carolina cut him (and he doesn’t seem like a good fit nor are they talentless on the DL) it might be asked what NE saw in him that would move them to sign him to an otherwise talented roster.
"the megalomaniac view of oneself as the Elect, wholly good, abominably persecuted, yet assured of ultimate triumph; the attribution of gigantic and demonic powers to the adversary; the refusal to accept the ineluctable limitations and imperfections of human existence, such as transience, dissention, conflict, fallibility whether intellectual or moral; the obsession with inerrable prophecies…systematized misinterpretations, always gross and often grotesque." – Norman Cohn - quoted in The Paranoid Style in American Politics
Thanks
Thanks for the post Mike. Hope things work out in Wash.
Wasn't Casey Hampton a "reject" at one point?
Before becoming a mainstay for the Steelers’ D-line? Isn’t that fairly common with the bigger guys? I think Ratliff for Dallas took a similar path?
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LOL?
That was Funny? I LOVE LAMP ;)
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by grind_core on Dec 29, 2010 9:27 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
Grind,
Do you REALLY love the lamp? Or are you just looking at things in the office and saying you love them?
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re-sign champ!!
How bout we stop with these roster filling transactions and start worrying about re-signing champ asap!! I know we need all these roster fillers and blah blah blah but If we wait I guarantee dallas throws millions at him and he takes it! Why wud he wanna stick around to "rebuild"with us and get no love when even though they suck dallas is always on the national stage with all the hype! Get it done bowlen we need champ! Of course we can franchise him but that’ll just create another b-marshall situation!
by chap on Dec 29, 2010 3:29 PM MST via mobile reply actions
Agreed
There is so much Champ brings to thje table. You’re right , and there’s so many of us there is the proof he’s needed
If he is better than the last guy who wore #94
it will be a plus!
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HAHAHAHAHA!!!!
My projections Denver 11-5, San Diego 10-6, Oakland 9-7, Kansas City 7-9
Revised after 9 games. Denver 8-8, San Diego 8-8, Oakland 8-8, Kansas City 8-8
Well I guess I'm not a prophet.
6'4 330 good god
Looks like all you 4-3 lovers can hang that one up.
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