Replacing Cassius Vaughn on the Broncos Roster
by KaptainKirk on Nov 28, 2011 9:00 PM MST
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We found out this afternoon that Denver Broncos Cornerback and Return man Cassius Vaughn was relegated to the Injured Reserve List with a fractured fibula suffered in yesterday's game against the Chargers. Denver promoted Safety Kyle McCarthy and Linebacker Mike Mohamed from the Practice Squad to fill the void left by Cassius and Kyle Orton. The trouble is, neither one is a Cornerback. There are only four Cornerbacks currently left on the roster; Champ Bailey, Andre' Goodman, Chris Harris and Jonathan Willhite. Face it, the depth is anorexic here. Before the days events unfolded, I set out to find some Cornerbacks that could be picked up to fill Vaughn's roster spot. I scoured the Practice Squads of each NFL Team and made a list. While McCarthy's promotion seems somewhat logical, Mohamed's was surprising, so I thought I would post my findings for a little discussion anyway. The Broncos have been relatively healthy (for a change) this year, but another injury to the Corner position and Denver will be scrambling for replacements.
| Name | Position | Height | Weight | Age | Experience | College | Team |
| Doyle Miller |
CB | 5'-11" | 180 | 23 | R | Nevada-Reno |
Buffalo |
| Prince Miller | DB | 5'-9" | 198 | 23 | 2 | Georgia | Buffalo |
| Mana Silva | DB | 6'-0" | 206 | 23 | R | Hawaii | Buffalo |
| Brandon King | CB | 5'-10" | 194 | 24 | 2 | Purdue | Miami |
| Anderson Russell | DB | 6'-0" | 205 | 24 | 2 | Ohio State | Miami |
| Ross Ventrone | DB | 5'-8" | 190 | 25 | 1 | Villanova | New England |
| Malcolm Williams | DB | 5'-11" | 200 | 24 | R | TCU | New England |
| Julian Posey | CB | 5'-11" | 187 | 23 | R | Ohio | NY Jets |
| John Bowie | CB | 5'-11" | 190 | 27 | 4 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati |
| Torri Williams | DB | 6'-2" | 208 | 25 | 2 | Purdue | Houston |
| Mike Holmes | DB | 5'-11" | 184 | 22 | R | Syracuse | Indianapolis |
| Talmadge Jackson | CB | 5'-8" | 190 | 22 | R | Oregon | Jacksonville |
| Quinten Lawrence | DB | 6'-0" | 184 | 27 | 2 | McNeese State | Kansas City |
| Terrail Lambert | DB | 5'-11" | 190 | 25 | 2 | Notre Dame | Oakland |
| Traye Simmons | CB | 5'-9" | 180 | 24 | 1 | Minnesota | San Diego |
| Mario Butler | CB | 6'-1" | 188 | 23 | R | Georgia Tech | Dallas |
| Brandon Bing | CB | 5'-11" | 177 | 22 | R | Rutgers | NY Giants |
| Brandyn Thompson | DB | 5'-10" | 188 | 22 | R | Boise State | Washington |
| Joshua Moore | CB | 5'-11" | 183 | 23 | 2 | Kansas State | Chicago |
| Brandian Ross | CB | 6'-0" | 191 | 22 | R | Youngstown State | Green Bay |
| Reggie Jones | DB | 6'-0" | 193 | 25 | 2 | Portland State | Minnesota |
| Kamaal McIlwain | CB | 5'-10" | 175 | 23 | R | Newberry | New Orleans |
| Marshay Green | CB | 5'-10" | 175 | 25 | 2 | Mississippi | Arizona |
| Korey Lindsey | CB | 5'-10" | 194 | 22 | R | So. Illinois | Arizona |
| Cory Nelms | CB | 6'-0" | 195 | 23 | R | Miami | San Francisco |
| Kendrick Burney | DB | 5'-9" | 190 | 23 | R | No. Carolina | St. Louis |
| Chris Smith | DB | 5'-10" | 186 | 24 | R | No. Illinois | St. Louis |
I'm sure there are Free Agent Cornerbacks available out there too, but there isn't an updated list that I could find.
What are your thoughts MHR? Should we go poaching for Cassius Vaughn's replacement?
Go Broncos!
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Josina Anderson
said today that we were going to bring in CB Tony Carter and others for workouts tomorrow.
I like the chances of signing Tony Carter.
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I just now heard that too Nick.
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I’m glad for that, if only because it won’t be Nate Jones.
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by KaptainKirk on Nov 28, 2011 9:23 PM MST up reply actions 14 recs
oh man, I can’t rec that enough.
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by Nick Cast on Nov 28, 2011 9:31 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
Hey Kaptain
I rec’d, unrec’d and rec’d again. Nothing now could provide me more pleasure than rec’d it twice lol
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by Fabio Broncos on Nov 29, 2011 5:12 AM MST up reply actions
Lol
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by the new Bradfather on Nov 29, 2011 8:37 AM MST up reply actions
You telling me Brandyn Thompson isn't playing for anybody? Wow...
I liked his play at BoiseSt…We have 2 spots on the PS and they should be filling the holes as we speak…
No
these guys are already on other teams practice squads. If we were to poach them, they would have to go on our Active roster for a minimum of 3 weeks (3 game checks).
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Probably not
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I wish I could!
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by the new Bradfather on Nov 29, 2011 8:51 AM MST up reply actions
I liked Thompson too.
Good name to a workout.
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by Fabio Broncos on Nov 29, 2011 5:13 AM MST up reply actions
McBath's been passed on by the Dolphins, Texans and Patriots...
Something has to be going on with him.
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by Poster_Formerly_Known_As_Royal_Fan on Nov 28, 2011 9:29 PM MST up reply actions
(Those were the only teams to even give him a shot.)
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by Poster_Formerly_Known_As_Royal_Fan on Nov 28, 2011 9:29 PM MST up reply actions
Something is going on with him, and always has
he’s as injury prone as it gets (Knowshon and Royal come real close). Out of the 12 different injuries that guy had in a two year span, who knows what is still nagging him. Man, I do like Knowshon and Eddie, but like Mc" Ice" Bath, they both have jaws made of glass.
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by PaleHorse78 on Nov 28, 2011 11:53 PM MST up reply actions
Is Leigh Bodden still available?
He was a pro bowl player before injuries set him back. Has he been picked up yet.
And now for something completely different
Wiki says he is a FA
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he is a great man-press corner
pretty strong and decent size. His speed has dwindled, but he has to be smart having played at a decently high level all those years….. I guarantee he would know his role and more times than not, be in the right place. But it seems like we play a lot of zone…. Kendric Burney could be something to watch for.
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by PaleHorse78 on Nov 28, 2011 11:56 PM MST up reply actions
The only one I'm familiar with is Joshua Moore, from K-State
He wore Terence Newman’s number and never quite lived up to it lol. Decent player though… a little slow (on the field on off — academically ineligible one year). He was great at tackling in college, although I’m not sure he’s physical enough for the NFL. But all in all he did get some recognition in the Big 12 and might make a good backup depending on who else is available.
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by Poster_Formerly_Known_As_Royal_Fan on Nov 28, 2011 9:27 PM MST reply actions
*on the field AND off
None of us go out and play for stats. You just do whatever you can to help the team out. -- Eddie Royal
by Poster_Formerly_Known_As_Royal_Fan on Nov 28, 2011 9:27 PM MST up reply actions
Brandon Bing was a good DB for Rutgers
he played well against WVU every time we met. But that’s the Big East…. who knows what he can do at this level. Blazing fast (4.28 speed) + decent size (just a hair under 6 ft. ~ 181 lbs.).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandon_Bing
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by PaleHorse78 on Nov 29, 2011 12:03 AM MST up reply actions
he's more like 5'10 and like 170....he's a little guy. I see him shopping @ my store .......
all the time in NJ!!!!!
For the low, low price of covering his legal fees
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by Poster_Formerly_Known_As_Royal_Fan on Nov 28, 2011 9:33 PM MST up reply actions
The defense got it delayed.
Won’t start until Feb. 27 now.
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by Poster_Formerly_Known_As_Royal_Fan on Nov 28, 2011 9:40 PM MST up reply actions
I think he would be straight ballin' by now
had we never cut ties. I understand why we did it, and totally agree with it, but I really think he would be thriving under the new system. It would be so nice to have another young DB, other than Chris Harris, stepping up right now. So far, Rahim Moore and Quinton Carter haven’t impressed me much at all. I would not shock me one bit to see Kyle McCarthy take one of their jobs…. if even for just a backup.
"If you went to the Fair with this guy and you played that game where you have to throw the ball through the hole..... HE may never get it through the hole, but he's still gonna be walking away with all the stuffed animals" Prime on Tebow!!!
by PaleHorse78 on Nov 29, 2011 12:06 AM MST up reply actions
He had talent no doubt, but I dont want any rapists on my Broncos
"It's all over fat man!"
-Tom Jackson
"When John Elway is standing in lava with a football, he will stay there and sink until you're open"
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for the year at least
Thompson and Vaughn will be back next year
And now for something completely different
by AlbertaBronc on Nov 28, 2011 10:02 PM MST up reply actions
Oh man.... I miss that little dynamo something horrible!!!
Syd’Quan was quietly becoming our playmaking ballhawk in the defensive backfield. I’m having visions of how much better our D could be with an untroubled Perrish Cox and a healthy Squid. Both guys would have gelled just like everyone else by now, and I fully believe would be doing much better than Vaughn / Wilhite. Chris Harris has played well, but Cox and Thompson have just a little something more than that dude impact wise I believe.
"If you went to the Fair with this guy and you played that game where you have to throw the ball through the hole..... HE may never get it through the hole, but he's still gonna be walking away with all the stuffed animals" Prime on Tebow!!!
by PaleHorse78 on Nov 29, 2011 12:11 AM MST up reply actions
Is Quan Cosby history?
haven’t seen him the past few games.
He was on the Inactive list for the Charger game, but played against the Chiefs
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I love having extra specialists stashed away on the roster like that
You never know when a return man is going to go down….. especially when Eddie is so fragile. We can’t afford to make Decker the sole returner either, so Quan comes in mighty handy. He’s been doing REAL well for us when called upon.
"If you went to the Fair with this guy and you played that game where you have to throw the ball through the hole..... HE may never get it through the hole, but he's still gonna be walking away with all the stuffed animals" Prime on Tebow!!!
by PaleHorse78 on Nov 29, 2011 12:13 AM MST up reply actions
Quan Cosby!
Bill approves! 
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by the new Bradfather on Nov 29, 2011 8:44 AM MST up reply actions
Rahim Moore
Obviously he’s not the answer at CB and this is a bit of a tangent, but I was just wondering what happened to him. I’ve been watching the games and not seeing much of him. I know he had the concussion at Oakland…did he just lose his spot to Carter? He hasn’t been on the injury report.
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no no no
Rahim Moore is on the active roster. He did suffer a concusion vs. Oakland, but has played sparingly since. I think we’re just stashing him away right now, letting him learn while Carter helps us stuff the run more. I tell you what though…… WE SURE COULD USE A DB WHO CAN PICK OFF PASSES ONCE OR TWICE!!!!! Sorry…. had too…. it’s been aggravating the dickens out of me for some time now. I pray that Moore isn’t an el busto.
"If you went to the Fair with this guy and you played that game where you have to throw the ball through the hole..... HE may never get it through the hole, but he's still gonna be walking away with all the stuffed animals" Prime on Tebow!!!
by PaleHorse78 on Nov 29, 2011 12:16 AM MST up reply actions 1 recs
And he is also playing as a STer.
I don’t know if every ST play, but I remember to have seen him a couple times on sunday.
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by Fabio Broncos on Nov 29, 2011 5:17 AM MST up reply actions
For sure
There was a couple of times when Phyliss was hit and let out a nice floating duck and I was thinking “gift!!!!” but unfortunately none of our guys were close enough those times to take advantage.
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Fox/Allen has felt Quinten Carter's play was better...
He’ll get his chances, I just think he got bit with the 20,000 fine hit on Donald Jones of the Bills. Next year in the off season they’ll all get that valuable one on one training with the coaches and we should have a balls to the wall team next fall…
by bfree2bronc on Nov 28, 2011 10:22 PM MST up reply actions
hasn't he also been dealing with concussion problems
And now for something completely different
by AlbertaBronc on Nov 28, 2011 10:34 PM MST up reply actions
yes
suffered one against Oakland. He’s played in a few games since then. We can sack the QB with ease…. but we can’t pick a pass off to save our lives.
"If you went to the Fair with this guy and you played that game where you have to throw the ball through the hole..... HE may never get it through the hole, but he's still gonna be walking away with all the stuffed animals" Prime on Tebow!!!
by PaleHorse78 on Nov 29, 2011 12:17 AM MST up reply actions
3 I think
2 by Champ and 1 by Vaughn
"It's all over fat man!"
-Tom Jackson
"When John Elway is standing in lava with a football, he will stay there and sink until you're open"
-Seanbaby
We have 7
2 from Champ, 1 Vaughn, 1 Moore, 1 Harris, 1 Goodman, 1 Wilhite
And now for something completely different
by AlbertaBronc on Nov 29, 2011 8:07 AM MST up reply actions
Ah, thanks for that
Just seems like a lot less
"It's all over fat man!"
-Tom Jackson
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-Seanbaby
Ah Andre Goodman vs. the Pats
And now for something completely different
by AlbertaBronc on Nov 29, 2011 8:06 AM MST up reply actions
I think Moore could be an emergency CB if one of our healthy 4 go down
There was some discussion about his coverage abilities being CB quality (one of the reasons why he was the first safety taken in the draft)
Win the individual battles at the LOS - all else flows from that.
by DE_BroncoFan on Nov 29, 2011 9:08 AM MST up reply actions
Kendrick Burney is on a practice squad?
hmmm
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Going into a game with 4 corners seems a bit risky to me?
Anybody else?
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Cornerback
Leigh Bodden is a good pickup if he turns out healthy.
Janoris Jenkins – if he falls is an awesome corner back for next year’s draft. His off-field issues are a headache though.
:(
Cassius is one of my favorites, get well soon Muhammad Ali!
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by the new Bradfather on Nov 29, 2011 8:34 AM MST reply actions
Looks like we could get Brandon King AND Brandon Bing if we really wanted to :-)
Win the individual battles at the LOS - all else flows from that.
My guess is McCarthy is going to take Bush’s spot and Bush will be waived for a corner. The McCarthy move is odd to me, and it would be strange to go with six safeties and four corners when none of the safeties can really swing to corner AFAIK. It would also be strange to sign McCarthy and immediately waive him again, but stranger things have happened.
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