We are definitley on the rise. Another year of McX and their questionable (to the MSM) and beneficial personnel moves and we’ll be fine.

we also need to win more home games and McD needs to mix up his play calling more on offense we need to win 10 games with this sch if we can i think the key is can we spit the AFC sorth and win 3-4 against the NFC west

But I am a Sunnysider, and I think that every year. Let LDT have his 4 years in sunny Florida.

The interviews I’ve seen with McDaniels indicate that he was being very basic with his playbook — crawling before walking before running. I think we’ll see a much greater variety of plays called in 2010. Hopefully we won’t have a 40-50% turnover in the roster, which will help our players move beyond having to think about the plays, and simply execute them.

My objection to Tomlinson is the same one I have to McNabb — an older player with a 3 year pattern of declining statistics. That doesn’t strike me as a recipe for moving up and out.

If he would take a Kevin Faulk roll I would be all on board, but I don’t see him wanting that.

Buckhalter was a servicable back for us last year where Jordan was’t. Moreno, Buckhalter and Tomlinson could be what th doctor ordered, but Tomlinson will have to decide if he wants to be a backup player with a backup’s salary. I leaning toward he wouldn’t and it wouldn’t be very profitable for either parties.

Lookit, we all know how last year ended, and the year before that. We embodied the word “average”, so much so that if you Google the word “average”, the site turns Orange and Blue, and Thunder runs across the screen. The difference from ‘08 to ’09 is that we are fixing the problems we had that were most glaring, like the defense that was historically bad going up to Top-10. And we can moan and groan all about how terrible the offense was in ’09 compared to the “2nd-Ranked” offense in ’08, but this offense has all the potential to become very potent.
All that being said, we are a team on the rise without a doubt. I am of the school of thought that says that Defense is easier to learn than Offense, and it shows with how this team turned around last season. With another offseason of training, reloading, and practicing the offensive playbook, our O should be above average.
On LDT…I think that he may have those 4 yrs left, and he could be a productive back in the right system, but not in Denver. I could see LDT ending up in Houston, NY Jets, or Arizona. He needs to be on a team that already has an established offensive line, or one that plays a ZB system. I think he’ll end up in either Houston or NYJ, personally.

And of course we don’t need LT. It would be great to rub it in on the Chargers, but nothing else. What’re we do, make KnowMo the #2 back after picking him first lat year? Make LT the # 2 back? It’s doubtful he would take that. What about the money? What about Buck, where would he fit in?

We don’t need LT and he doesn’t need us.

feels good to finally post something. id love to see LT come to denver. if hed be cool with bein the number 2 and teaching knowshon and not wanting a huge salary id jump on it in a second. i wouldnt say rb is a huge priority but never hurts to get leaders like him. kinda like we did when we signed lynch that year. buck could always be the number 3. our stable would be way better than last year for sure with knowshon, LT, and buck.

On a side not everyday this week i keep seeing Nose Tackle after NT getting franchised. Just saw that Pickett was franchised and i think hes the last good one that was left that we might of had a chance getting. I honestly think were prolly gonna concentrate on upgrading our line through fa now. Getting Logan Mankins and LT wouldnt be a bad start to free agency at all.

And yeah Were on the rise for sure. Broncos For Life!!!!!

We are balanced on a knife blade right now. Will our front office take us in the right direction? I have faith but it’s definitely mustard seed sized… the koolaiders have hopeful with very little to go on. Faith is the stuff of things hoped for yet not seen…

I think LT is going to be let down here. He may think he’ll have 31 good offers to pick from. I think he’ll have 3-4 teams willing to give him a fair contract that will be a big step down for him in his roll and his money. In the end it will be “will I get carries?” and “will I get paid?” rather than “which of these 10 S.B. contenders will I choose to honor with my presence?”

I’m not saying he couldn’t produce for some team in limited action, but let it be someone else. Injuries are cumulative in his case and he’ll sit more than play.

didnt realize mankins was rfa. i was just lookin over the whole free agent class this year and its not good at all. i think this year will end up being like last year where a lot of the guys we signed we either never heard of or if we have they werent superstar names. which insnt a bad thing. i dont know, this year could end up being kind of crazy where alot of teams trade players for players since the talent pool isnt very good. Who would you rather have LT, Darren Sproles, or Kevin Faulk. thats assuming the chargers dont resign sproles. i read somewhere today and i cant remember where that they could let him test free agency. I might be wrong on that one though. Didnt realize this years draft was so good either till i kept reading lately that a lot of experts think this is the best class overall since 1983. Maybe since the fa pool isnt the best this might be the year to trade a few of our players and stockpile picks and load up on young talent. especially since there might be a lockout in 2011.

24-24 over the last four years and 16-16 over the last two years.

Where is the answer "we are on the neutral".

If we trade Brandon Marshall for a measly 2nd round pick like Peter King suggested this week. Change my answer to "we are on the decline".

I think we’re just a few pieces short of really being contenders.

On the other hand, there are about 15 teams in that same position.

As far as LDT goes… He’s a bad risk. Old, oft-injured running backs don’t get better.

And I personally would love to see LDT here, provided he was willing to be a 3rd down/goal line type back. New Orleans showed all year that a 3 back system CAN work, if the players are willing to buy in. LDT could play the Mike Bell role (THAT felt awkward to type!), which would keep him fresh longer in the year. If Lorenzo Neal is right….that LDT is going to wow people with how much he wants to prove, I could see him squeezing a few more special moments out of his ‘old’ body.

23% of me is saying yes to LDT, 36% is saying no, and 41% is saying I don’t know the right answer so it’s good I’m not the one that has to decide.

If we started out 2-8 and finished out the season 6-0 then we would be on the rise. The way the Broncos imploded at the end of the season shows me that they’re no better than the team from last year.