Question from a Giants Fan

this is for broncos fans only.

He’s a big-time 3/4 ILB. We don’t really have a true 3/4 ILB. The only question is the whole Crohns disease thing. If our docs feel that it is controllable, we very well might ruing your dream.

Either way, I think he would be a great addition to either of our teams.

i kinda adopted the giants when they came to n.j.(#2 team), but the new/old ny on the helmet pushed them back a few slots. the sb didn’t help either, but i’m over it(karlis, you cost us the game!). anyway, welcome.

McClain? as noted quickly above, the ? now would appear to push him back past #11, i would guess. i hear it’s no small deal, but really don’t know much about this illness and it’s effect on a professional athlete. is there a doctor in the house? there used to be.

his health would seem to determine where he falls in the first round. in this case, it appears you have a shot. if it’s a controllable thing, the need is still there for us, especially now, as it has been since…al wilson. the guy that failed the physical for you guys terminating a trade with justin tuck, and i believe, a 4th-rounder. basically, if he’s good to go, i think we take him.

…trade up to the eleventh pick. Send us your first round pick (#15) and your third and you can have McClain. Tell Tom Coughlin.

They should bid for the Broncos’ 11th pick, because I think they could be looking to trade down as of now. Right now, the Arizona Cardinals seem like a prime option to trade up with the Broncos, because they have a huge void at ILB as well. If the Giants want him, they should either move ahead of Denver or make a deal with Denver.

Chron’s disease isn’t going to throw him that far down unless he has severe problems with it. So far, this doesn’t seem likely since he’s been playing fine in college.

I’d be very happy picking him up and I think many of us would. If you guys want him bad, you should probably trade up and get him though. I don’t think he’ll stick around too long.

I don’t think anybody knows enough about McX’s personnel philosophy to make an educated case at this point. If he is a pure Belichick disciple, I doubt McClain is on the radar. Denver already has a pretty good WILB and the Patriots have generally filled the SILB role with lower priced, established, instinctual vets (Antonio Pierce, maybe?). However, some respectable voices think Denver is looking to have two dynamic three down ILB’s (although its questionable that McClain is even that guy). If they are correct, then McClain seems like a real possibility.

I tend to think Denver is more likely to go O or D line. It takes a couple of years for most 3-4 types to develop, so I don’t think this FA period will cause any change in plans if they like certain dline types like Williams. Haden and Bryant are also distinct possibilities.

It should be an interesting draft. I personally hope things work out for the Giants, and you all get your guy.

With the 11th pick of the NFL draft the Denver Broncos select….
Terrence Cody, University of Alabama

McDaniels signed Buckhalter, Jordan & Arrington last season and then drafted Moreno. This season he signed Jamal Williams and will draft Williams’ future replacement in Terrence Cody – the only NT in the draft that reminds him of Vince Wilfork – who was the absolute defensive cornerstone of the New England dynasty .

Ignore anything else you might have heard from me. Everyone else seems to have.

McClain is yours.

Antonio Pierce? I’ve thought he seems like an intriguing player for the Broncos to consider for ILB duties (I know he has the leadership qualities that you’d want), but I just don’t know enough about this neck injury. It seems there are not many teams interested in him, or at least I haven’t heard any hype about him yet.