Denver Broncos Pursuing O.J. Atogwe
by Colby on Feb 25, 2011 5:00 PM MST
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PrintAccording to Bill Williamson, ESPN, the Denver Broncos are going after recently released safety O.J. Atogwe. Atogwe, is 29 years old and attended Stanford, and is from Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
The Broncos has said they are after him because he is aggressive and creates a lot of turnovers. Other teams that are interested in Atogwe are Washington, Dallas, Buffalo, and St. Louis , the team that released him.
The situation should be resolved in the next week. How do you feel about this potential signing for the Broncos? State your opinions in the comments.
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I'm all aboard
He and Champ in the same secondary is very appealing to me. Very.
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by Pmoreno95 on Feb 25, 2011 5:07 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
If we sign him...
I see that as the end of Dawk. The guy was great his first year and his leadership skills aren’t even up for discussion, but he, IMHO, was a big part of our problem last year. If we get OJ, it’ll be role of the veteran safety we’re filling, leaving Dawk on the outside. I expect we’ll shore the position up in the draft to counter age concerns.
J
As I said last week
I just hope it works out better than the O.J./Bronco combination in ’94.
by Broncologist on Feb 25, 2011 5:06 PM MST reply actions 3 recs
i see what you did there
Oh, you were finished? Oh, well, allow me to retort!
by GrizBronc on Feb 25, 2011 8:33 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
Yes...
Good edition if it happens and still young…always impressed w him!
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by Omniscient Orange on Feb 25, 2011 5:18 PM MST reply actions
He's not young.
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by Pmoreno95 on Feb 25, 2011 5:31 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
in football years hes old.
he will be 30 by the time the season starts.
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Are football years
like dog years?
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Its time
to put some of our guys down then :(
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sadly im afraid so :(
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by Pmoreno95 on Feb 25, 2011 6:11 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
Ok fairly young...
And what I wanted to say before being interupted by a great but bull headed lil 2yr old to watch trash trucks on youtube is that he (otogwe) is still young but has just enough experience for what we need right now…it’d be an upgrade for the d but not so long in the tooth as we have had w other vet players we signed over the past couple yrs
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by Omniscient Orange on Feb 25, 2011 5:42 PM MST up reply actions
It would upgrade a position
without costing a draft pick
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Elway = Stanford = Atogwe
Yup, the math works out.
by Broncologist on Feb 25, 2011 5:42 PM MST reply actions 5 recs
By your reasoning
Elway=Stanford=Luck also
"It's all over fat man!"
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by Calikula on Feb 25, 2011 7:00 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
You do realize.
You’re cheering for the Broncos to be he worst team in the league next year, right? Every single time you post something about getting Luck this is what you’re wishing for.
Please stop. It makes me sad to see a fan who wants his team to lose so desperately.
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by ChristianL on Feb 26, 2011 12:47 AM MST up reply actions 1 recs
Hi I'm Broncosfansd
Andrew Luck>>>>>>>>>winning, and he wonders why everyone thinks he’s a troll
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by the new Bradfather on Feb 26, 2011 11:46 AM MST up reply actions
Sorry BFSD
thanks for the Rec bro but I was being sarcastic
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Yea I agree, that logic sucks
That means Luck next season, which likely means that if we draft Luck, both Tebow and Orton failed.
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Yea
Im not hoping to ever be in the top 5 for draft picks again
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by Calikula on Feb 26, 2011 12:12 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
+1
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by Whidbey Bronco on Feb 26, 2011 5:14 PM MST up reply actions
Shouldn't we go after
Sanders instead?
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no
Sanders is old and more injury prone.
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I know
its hard to purvey sarcasm through text
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Why? We have McBath.
Just kidding. I would love this. My favorite UFA (because I think they are realistic in Denver)
1. This guy
2. Zach Miller (TE)
3. Sproles (3rd down back)
or 4. D Williams (or Darren)
5. Ray Edwards (DE)
I’d love to see a few of these guys on our team next season. Guess we’ll need to address LB in round 2 of the NFL draft.
No one wants to read your 19th attempt at a mock draft and it's only February for goodness sakes.
Zach Miller would be a double whammy
add a tip of the line TE and take a top weapon away from a scumbag rival
Excuse me, do these effectively hide my thunder?
by T.Dot_Bronco on Feb 26, 2011 12:29 AM MST up reply actions
Doesn't Ray Edwards
have a rep as being sulky though?
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by the new Bradfather on Feb 26, 2011 11:48 AM MST up reply actions
Romo had a rep as an unstable physco and he was a key to our Super Bowl victories. All I care about is what happens on the field (so long as we don’t have rapist, drug addicts (Lepsis), or other complete low life types (Vick and Rae Caruth qualify) on our team.
No one wants to read your 19th attempt at a mock draft and it's only February for goodness sakes.
Well that's true
Lepsis was a drug addict, wasn’t he? So is Nick Kaczur, I hear he can give you a better deal on meds than Walgreen’s!
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by the new Bradfather on Feb 26, 2011 2:43 PM MST up reply actions
but isnt this all null and void until the CBA gets done? ESPN were speculating it will be until...
September possibly, Adam Shefter saying he got a text from inside the labor negotiation and the two sides haven’t reached an agreement on one single issue
Denver Broncos, Playoffs are in Sight Sooner than You Think!
No
Free agents can sign until the current CBA expires
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by Worthington on Feb 25, 2011 6:38 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
Get him signed now...
Free to sign with any team before March 3rd. This would be a great offseason acquisition to improve the defense before the draft.
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Does anyone know why his name is OJ?
His first name doesn’t have a J in it?
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Ok... prove me wrong.
If they sign this guy for the right price...
Then we should all believe this ship is headed in the right direction. I like this regime more and more daily
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Sign him! 3.5 million can be freed up right away:
Although Dawkins gives everything week in and week out, his tank just seems to have a bit too much rust building up. If we sign Atogwe and cut Dawkins loose, we drop almost 10 years off of our aging secondary. Atogwe’s nose for the ball would probably account for 3 or 4 additional turnovers for the orange and blue in 2011.
Dawk
has nowhere to go from here but Canton. If we win the Lombardi trophy in the next few seasons, Dawk should get an honorary ring because he’s such a super stud!
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by the new Bradfather on Feb 26, 2011 5:06 PM MST up reply actions
I agree
It seemed Hill was never where he was supposed to be. We need that. Fo Sho! Fo Sho!
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Except on the PI call against the Jets!
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i say cut B Dawk
He to old. Almost 40 still playing. Its time to give it up. We need to Sign OJ and draft another young saftey and then we are good to go. We can cut Hill too if OJ signs with us.
by kmurph619 on Feb 25, 2011 6:58 PM MST via mobile reply actions
OJ's last tweet?
@ojrams21
Always great to see great players treated right. Congrats to Champ!
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A sign?
"It's all over fat man!"
-Tom Jackson
"Leadership is like porn, you know it when you see it. In this case, Tebow is a pornstar."
-BroncoPH
An affirmation.
You can be dumb... that's ok! There are many dumb people.
You can be an %&*hole... that's ok! There are many of these as well.
Unfortunately you cannot be both...
Ok... prove me wrong.
A sign
- that he thinks Champ would be a great player to play with
- that he thinks the Broncos FO treat players right
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Not onboard
Atogwe has plateaued since his 2008 season and he’s been a liability in pass coverage over the last two seasons. He’s a good tackler in the box, but he’s had a ton of MAs for a veteran of his age. Plus, he won’t be cheap.
No more stop-gaps in the secondary!
im not sure if everyone knows it so im going to say it.
Brian Dawkins plays strong safety so if we sign O.J. Atogwe he won’t be taking dawkins spot.
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by Pmoreno95 on Feb 25, 2011 7:37 PM MST via mobile reply actions
I was off on that one.
Do you think we should still keep Dawk?
You can be dumb... that's ok! There are many dumb people.
You can be an %&*hole... that's ok! There are many of these as well.
Unfortunately you cannot be both...
Ok... prove me wrong.
yes he made the pro bowl a year ago.
Why not?
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by Pmoreno95 on Feb 25, 2011 8:00 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
Not sold or refunded yet.
Don’t want to make holes in an able sieve but I do have questions.
You can be dumb... that's ok! There are many dumb people.
You can be an %&*hole... that's ok! There are many of these as well.
Unfortunately you cannot be both...
Ok... prove me wrong.
I may need some help on this
I know Dawkins moved from FS to SS. Since Atogwe managed to pick up a few picks at FS and seems to bring the wood regularly wouldn’t it be a natural move to SS?
I don't understand
You want O.J. to play SS? Isn’t he a little too small?
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by Pmoreno95 on Feb 25, 2011 8:17 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
Not a fb player and want to know the diff.
You can be dumb... that's ok! There are many dumb people.
You can be an %&*hole... that's ok! There are many of these as well.
Unfortunately you cannot be both...
Ok... prove me wrong.
SS plays the strong side of the field and is closer to the line of scrimmage and is more of a run stopper and covers tight ends while the FS is more of the last line of the defense and helps the CBs in coverage
"I always believe there's a reason why you go through everything." - John Elway
So
you qouls want a bigger SS and a fluid backstepper at FS?
You can be dumb... that's ok! There are many dumb people.
You can be an %&*hole... that's ok! There are many of these as well.
Unfortunately you cannot be both...
Ok... prove me wrong.
wow ^you
You can be dumb... that's ok! There are many dumb people.
You can be an %&*hole... that's ok! There are many of these as well.
Unfortunately you cannot be both...
Ok... prove me wrong.
lol.. too drunk ^ would
You can be dumb... that's ok! There are many dumb people.
You can be an %&*hole... that's ok! There are many of these as well.
Unfortunately you cannot be both...
Ok... prove me wrong.
hahah
Not necessarily bigger (but it helps) just better at stopping the run while the FS should be faster to keep up with the WRs
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thanks.. alot man :o)
You can be dumb... that's ok! There are many dumb people.
You can be an %&*hole... that's ok! There are many of these as well.
Unfortunately you cannot be both...
Ok... prove me wrong.
We also need to keep in mind
The SS and FS have very different jobs in Fox’s defense then in McD’s defense.
I am a bear of very little brains and big words bother me.
Agreed
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by Pmoreno95 on Feb 25, 2011 8:16 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
Thanks for the education so far
It sounds like Dawkins at 6’0 210 is a bit small for SS but may be a bit slow for FS at this point in his career. Can someone tell me what the main responsibilites be of an FS and an SS in Fox’s defense? Thanks again
I know very little about Fox's defense sorry can't help you there buddy
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B Dawk is the biggest liability
In pass coverage. Always getting beat by TE’s and always getting call of PI because he gets beat. Y’all want him on the team because he tackles??? Come on now. We need someone in there knocking down passes and able to handle a TE. CUT B DAWK
by kmurph619 on Feb 25, 2011 7:47 PM MST via mobile reply actions 3 recs
not with a pass rush
I think Dawk can still play but we need to fix the front 7.
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If Otagwe doesn't suck, we should get him.
Primarily because our current safeties possess considerable amounts of suck.
by charlesnelsonreilly on Feb 25, 2011 9:12 PM MST reply actions
I'm not sure how, whether he's a good pick up or not, is even a question
FA signings for the secondary
Draft the front 7
Makes perfect sense to me
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Oh wait, wrong OJ.
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by wtnelson on Feb 25, 2011 11:07 PM MST via mobile reply actions
Oh what I'd give to have OJ from the mid 1970's
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by Topher Doll on Feb 25, 2011 11:32 PM MST up reply actions
you and me both.
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by Pmoreno95 on Feb 25, 2011 11:45 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
Would you……….kill a man?
I'm just like everyone else, only way better.
by wtnelson on Feb 26, 2011 10:48 AM MST via mobile up reply actions
Maybe, just maybe
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by Topher Doll on Feb 26, 2011 12:27 PM MST up reply actions
I love O.J. Atogwe
Canada rocks, home of Steve Nash, Geddy Lee, Wayne Gretzky and Atogwe! Let’s get a new CBA and O.J. on the same day!
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by the new Bradfather on Feb 25, 2011 11:32 PM MST reply actions
Maybe someone can help me out. Im always hearing " depends on the $" or “he’s not going to come cheap” . What difference does it make to us fans what we get him for? If he’s an upgrade over what we have then by all means sign him. But I don’t think we get to dictate whether or not to sign him depending on what his agent asks for.
by broncs27 on Feb 26, 2011 1:43 AM MST via mobile reply actions 1 recs
OJ NO
O J is 29 and that is when DB’s start to decline. Probably OK short term if we don’t over pay.
Orangeman
See right there. If we don’t over pay. I don’t believe he’s paying for oj out of his own pocket
by broncs27 on Feb 26, 2011 1:15 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
hit send to early.
You get mt point. We do nnot get to determine whether we get someone or not by how mmuch they want. Were not paying for him.
by broncs27 on Feb 26, 2011 3:26 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
I was over at the rams blog
One of the fan posts was asking people to make a petition to keep Atogwe..
He seems to be beloved by quite a lot in that fanbase . It seems like a shock to them
that he could be released .
by broncosfaninphilly on Feb 26, 2011 10:24 AM MST reply actions
I can’t view it.
Does he fumble or does he get injured?
No one wants to read your 19th attempt at a mock draft and it's only February for goodness sakes.
Funny you should say that
As I was watching all of his extra effort on these runs, making something out of nothing, I couldn’t help but wonder if he should go down every now and then instead of risking injury or fumble by pushing the envelope so hard.
I think all of the youth on this team could benefit
from a new coaching dynamic that perhaps accounts for psychological “rest” when pushing them… See Jack Del Rio’s recent “soul searching” regarding his young athletes…
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by Jeremy Bolander on Feb 27, 2011 11:10 AM MST up reply actions
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