This Offseason's questions-And my answers to them

In this offseason, the Denver Broncos have a lot of questions about what they are going to do. Definitly not as many as last season, but there are a couple of things I want to share my opinion on with you guys.

At the beginning of the season, we were offered a trade for him, when BMarsh's value was very low. McD could have pulled the trigger, and gotten us a pick. But instead he kept BMarsh and gave him one of his most productive seasons as a Bronco. Now, people think after the suspension at the end of the year that McD is fed up with him. I dont think so, and neither should you. This is a professional business. People dont hold grudges, as everyone is trying to make money and win. I think both BMarsh and McD, whteher they like eachother personally or not, know that they both need eachother. I think we give Marshal a high tender, and try to keep him. But as we learned ast year, no one on the team is immune to trades, but I think if someone wants him,there gonna have to cough up a lot and I dont see that happenin.

2. What to do with Orton? At thispoint, he had his best year, but many of us, and rightfully so, werent eccstatic about it. Yes his yards were high, but so were his attempts. I said this in one comment section: compare the numbers of Aaron Rodgers and Orton. rodgers had a worse OL, the same amount of attempts, and threw over 500 yards more, a hell of a lot more TDs, and less picks. Im not sayin Orton is Rodgers talent wise, all im saying is for a "game manager," he had some gunslinger mentality towards the end of the year.

So, what do we do with him? I say we give him a 2-3 year deal, and bring maybe an FA QB to compete for the job. By no means should Orton feel as though his job is safe after such a year. I have made it known I would like for us to draft a QB early. Well, the chances of that are slim, as 5 teams ahead of us could use a QB and only 2 are worthy of our 10/11 pick. If any of these two options are done, I think we would make the best out of our QB situation

3. What do we do with the 10/11 pick? There are plenty of options here, and I think we have a lot of bargaining power to trade down if we need to. Right now, I'm looking for us to draft either Clausen or Bradford. I dont think we are even gonna sniff clausen, but I think we have a shot at Bradford. I like him, because scouting reports about him say he is by far the most accurate QB and the most cerebral, which is exactly what McD's system calls for. He also has quite a bit of arm strength, which can be used to stretch the field.

If the QB's arent there, which is most likely, I think we go with Dan Williams, Carlos Dunlap, Brian Price, or trade down. either of these DL would be great upgrades, and would help a need immensly. However, if McD doesnt want them, then we should trade down, and sweep up Pouncey or Iupati. Some of you may be asking why not McClain or Dez? well i'll tell u. Dez is easy to say no to. nothing against the guy, hes great, but I think our depth at the position is fine. I think with Bmarsh comin back, Royal gettin more involved, and the momentum from Gaff last game, drafting a WR with such a high pick would be dumb.

Now, why not McClain? Well first, we have a lot of money tied in at LB, and we dont want to become the Seahawks. 2nd, I think Brandon Spikes would actually be btter for our system, and we could get him in the 2nd. I know Spikes is slow, but we dont need a speed demon at this spot. He really reminds me of a young Andra Davis, which is great for this system. He's big and physical, and was a leader on the Florida D for 3 yrs. Pretty impressive.

4. What do we do with our OL? Some of us here have said that Harris is a liabiltity because of injuries. I think he'll be fine, and the OT spot is fine as well. The only thing we could use is a better backup, and I think we can get one in Ciron Black from LSU in the later rounds.

But what about the interior, our weakness? well first, we bring back Kuper. People say he is a zone blockin guy. This is not true. He has the perfect body for the power game, and he should do just fine in his 2nd yr in the system. So what about the LG and C spot? Well, I think we should go after Logan Mankins hard. I say this not just because of his background or his name, but because he has experience in this O, and he can impart starting experience onto the rest of the OL, and also be a great starter for us. I would also like to see us draft Pouncey from UF, or if we cant get Mankins, Iupati. I'm not sayig Olson because I dont want to rush the guy into the spot.

5. What about the DL? I'm not gonna lie, the DL exceeded my expectations, but it wasn't enough. We need not only bigger guys there, but stronger as well. This is why I want us to go after the following guys in FA, in no particular order: Ryan Pickett, Johnny Jolly, Casey Hampton, Vince Wilfork, and Jarvis Green. I think if we can get one of these guys, we'll have already made great strides on this unit. in the draft, I already said who I want early for this unit. If we could get 2 of any of these guys i mentioned, FA and draft, I think our D can go to the next level, and finally stop the run.

Those I think are the biggest qustions this offseason. If we cana nswer even 2 or 3 of them, I think we'll be a great team. I truly believe that this team is on the verge of being elite, and we should be in 10 if the pieces fall in the right places.