Horse Tracks - 4/17/10 - McDaniels candid in pre-Draft presser
by John Bena on Apr 17, 2010 4:57 AM MDT
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It's a refreshing change for fans and media alike. Josh McDaniels was rather candid yesterday in speaking with the media in preparations for this week's NFL Draft. As many of you noted in the comments of the transcript, it is obvious who the Broncos like, and what they would like to do. McDaniels knows, as many of us do, that this is the deepest draft in years - what it lacks in star power at the top it makes up for with pure depth from 1-55 or 60. The Broncos already have three of the top 45 picks(11, 43, 45) and by listening to McDaniels he would like some more. It is obvious the Broncos would like to move down from 11 - easier said than done since both the Jaguars and Dolphins have made similar claims. The Bills at #9 are also looking to move, especially if a QB of their liking is off the board. That means the Broncos may be forced to make a pick. McDaniels was candid about that as well, and who he likes. Rolando McClain - a favorite of mine the whole time - is a favorite of the coach as well. So is WR Dez Bryant, who McDaniels defended by saying, "there is a difference between a player with character concerns and one who has made some mistakes..." Sean Weatherspoon is a favorite as well, though he'd likely be a target later in the first round should the Broncos move. All the likely candidates to be sure. What it means, with the new 3-day, primetime version of the Draft upcoming, is the Broncos could be major players. We're getting used to that around these parts.
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I have no clue what direction we'll go in on Thursday. Whatever happens... I'm gonna stay up all night for the draft.
Going to be exciting!!
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“What it means, with the new 3-day, primetime version of the Draft upcoming, is the Broncos could be major players”.
The Broncos don’t need to be major players at the draft; they need to draft three or four major players. There will be several good prospects to choose from at 11, 43 and 45. I’m hoping against hope that McX can exercise the good sense to utilize those picks wisely and only move around the board if a good deal presents itself. No more of the BS stuff where Shanny trades away a draft to move up for Jarvis Moss or McX mortgages incredible future value like he did to take Alphonso Smith.
If McX can exercise patience this time around, that will go a long way towards showing me they actually learned something from the 2009 draft.
I didn’t see any improvement on the field in 2009, no coaching improvement, the drama has been nonstop. I’ll fully agree that McX has taken Denver in a whole new direction. But that is not nearly good enough, I want to see them take us forward, which he hasn’t yet.
In my opinion.
Thanks John.
If we’re to take McD at face value that the Bungles are not interested in Scheff, then who the heck are they possibly interested in? Who else is out there worthy?
It was really cool reading McD’s presser, though. Very candid, indeed. I just think that a lot of it was smokescreen. Bengals not interested? He’s big on Dez Bryant? Maybe. But maybe he is just mixing in disinformation along with truth. It seems the MSM is starting to pick up his Dez comments and rolling with it (NFL.com article). It just gets old how all thse mock drafts are so myopic and almost ALL have them drafting Dez.
And does it seem like to anyone else that Tebow will now definitely go in the 1st round? I originally thought no way, Jose. But it seems now with the combination of his talents coupled with this growing Legend of Tebow following him around that there’s no way he gets out of that round undrafted. Should be cool to follow.
by Gristle McThornbody on Apr 17, 2010 7:55 AM MDT reply actions
I wouldn't discount a deal with the Bungles just yet...
From Joe Reedy, Cincinnati Enquirer:
“When asked about the tight end situation, Lewis said he thinks there will be some questions about that answered before Thursday’s first round, which means you can officially ramp up the speculation about the team possibly having discussions about trading for Tony Scheffler.
The fifth-year player signed his one-year tender with Denver earlier this week and it is believed that three teams have kicked the tires about making a trade. Being as though the Bengals own two picks in both rounds, that would be a fair price."
Options will be there and McDnX will surely get the best possible value available!
- Whatever "it" was that got you to where you are today, "it" will certainly not be enough to enable you to stay there going forward! -
by BroncoSense72 on Apr 17, 2010 8:06 AM MDT up reply actions
One other thing....
So where do you guys think Weatherspoon gets drafted? The latest NFP mock doesn’t have him in the first round. Is he an early 2nd rounder? I love the kid. I think I’d rather Denver take him than McClain. Ideally, I’d love to see them draft Pouncey #1 then Spoon #2, but am guessing Spoon will be gone by the time 43 comes around unless they do some movin’ and groovin’.
by Gristle McThornbody on Apr 17, 2010 7:59 AM MDT reply actions
I imagine he won't make it past the Giants in round 1...
"Brandon Marshall will be a happy BRONCO WR in 2010"
Broncotodd - 2009...Boy, was I wrong or what?
"Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence."
John Adams
Thanks John...Good reading this AM
- Whatever "it" was that got you to where you are today, "it" will certainly not be enough to enable you to stay there going forward! -
Hawaii ILB Brashton Satele Draft eligable!
Big, strong, and FAST ILB…He missed last year with injury but he could be a steal in the later rounds (6 or 7???)…Watched this kid play against Fresno and Boise State(s)…
Hey bfree…Remember this kid year before last?
- Whatever "it" was that got you to where you are today, "it" will certainly not be enough to enable you to stay there going forward! -
Oops, sorry...Meant to include; 6'1" / 241#'s / 4.62 speed!!!
- Whatever "it" was that got you to where you are today, "it" will certainly not be enough to enable you to stay there going forward! -
by BroncoSense72 on Apr 17, 2010 8:16 AM MDT up reply actions
Thanks for posting HorseTracks TSG
“What they say and what they mean | National Football Post” had some good parts.
Victor Frankl:
What man actually needs is not a tensionless state but rather the striving and struggling for some goal worthy of him. What he needs is not the discharge of tension at any cost, but the call of a potential meaning waiting to be fulfilled by him.
Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms – to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.
Klis' piece seems a little off to me
If the Broncos stay at No. 11, a sleeper possibility could be Clemson running back C.J. Spiller.
Wrong. I took the opposite away from the presser. Coach said we’re set but would like to add depth. Sounded to me that we’re open to taking an early RB only if one falls, like Spiller in the back half of round-one, Gerhart in the back-half of two, of perhps Modesto in three. But he certainly didn’t imply or even leave the thought that Spiller was a real option at #11; he’d probably be like our 5th choice if we were forced to stay put.
Perhaps, a complement to NFL sack champion Elvis Dumervil on the other edge of the Broncos’ 3-4 defense? Robert Ayers might want to keep hitting that weight room.
Wrong. Spoon himself mentioned asked fans how they’d feel about him playing side-by-side with DJ. Weatherspoon’s being largely looked at as starting ILB, not a third OLB.
After the trade Wednesday of Brandon Marshall, the Broncos are not expected to take Oklahoma State’s Dez Bryant, another talented receiver with character flags, with their No. 11 pick. But if Bryant slides well into the second round, as DeSean Jackson did two years ago? The Broncos will have the No. 43 and No. 45 picks in hand.
Well into the second-round my ass. He’s not likely our first choice at #11, but if Rolo’s gone and we can’t move back, he’s def one of just a couple top options. If he’s sitting there late in the first even, I’d be surprised if we didn’t make a play.
Next week, the Broncos could very well trade down from No. 11 and package their Nos. 43 and 45 picks and move up.
Yes. Bring it!
Give me impact at center, copmetence at guard and an upgrade at linebacker - sprinkle in strides from having the same system for two years in a row - and I'll show you a contender!
I thought it was interesting that Cody thought he was going in the top 10 or top 15
Would a team like the Bills reach that far for him? Or the Broncos?
by black_knight101 on Apr 17, 2010 8:46 AM MDT reply actions
NFP Mock..
I’m fairly new to Wes Buntington at NFP. Anybody got some insight on this guy’s mock’s? Is he any good? How long has he been around?
His latest mock says Denver could have Pouncey, Weatherspoon, Sergio Kindle and Demarius Thomas…. after pick #30. If that’s the case, I think McD would sell our extra 2nd round pick next year in a NY MInute. If we moved back in the draft (adding a 2nd rounder), and these men were all available, there’s no reason we couldn’t add them all.
I would seriously send man-crush thank you notes to Josh McDaniels and Brian Xanders.
Give me impact at center, copmetence at guard and an upgrade at linebacker - sprinkle in strides from having the same system for two years in a row - and I'll show you a contender!
Brooks’ mock at nfl.com says we would need to take Pouncey before 24, then take Thomas and Weatherspoon in the late first/early 2nd. Things are shaping up well.
Give me impact at center, copmetence at guard and an upgrade at linebacker - sprinkle in strides from having the same system for two years in a row - and I'll show you a contender!
as far as I can tell, he is terrible
he has Dan Williams dropping all the way to the Chargers,and has Buffalo taking Tim Tebow with #9. his mock looks pretty questionable to me.
by black_knight101 on Apr 17, 2010 9:11 AM MDT up reply actions
He's the weak link at NFP, IMO.
Denialists replace the open-minded skepticism of science with the inflexible certainty of ideological commitment.-- Michael Spector
by PredominantlyOrange on Apr 17, 2010 9:37 AM MDT up reply actions
Wouldn’t it be great if these experts printed their mocks the day after with the actual pick alongside them so we could see who was right and who was wrong?
There was one mock site that I keep and eye on that mocked Clady to the Broncos 2 years ago and Moreno and Ayres last year but I’ll be damned if I can find it now!
Accountability?
Haha that would be nice!
Give me impact at center, copmetence at guard and an upgrade at linebacker - sprinkle in strides from having the same system for two years in a row - and I'll show you a contender!
http://www.mynfldraft.com/NFL-Mock-Draft
Got McClain down for this year – Had us taking Moreno and Ayres last year and Clady the year before. Just don’t look at 07 though! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenny_Irons
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