Before everyone blows a gasket , this could be possible. Once again I do not think that John Elway is sold on either Kyle Orton or Tim Tebow. I think that he is going to keep all the options on the board. It was reported that Elway/Fox are going to Auburn's ProDay to look at Cam Newton and Nick Fairley.
So here is goes
1st Round Pick ------------------------------------------------------------- Blaine Gabbert - QB - Missouri - 6'4" 234lbs - The Broncos draft Gabbert who is very accurate and is more of a passer than runner.
TRADE ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Denver trades Kyle Orton to The Minnesota Vikings for their 2nd Round Pick
2nd Round Pick ------------------------------------------------------------ Phil Taylor - DT - Baylor - 6'4" 334lbs - Taylor is the big DT that Fox likes.
2nd Round Pick(#43 via Vikings)------------------------------------- Trade down - Denver trades its pick to Philly for their 2nd , 4th , 5th Round Pick
2nd Round Pick(#46)----------------------------------------------------- Marvin Austin - DT - UNC - 6'3" 309lbs - Denver goes back to back DT's and should be set there for the next 4-5 years.
2nd Round Pick(#54)----------------------------------------------------- Mason Foster - LB - Washington - 6'2" 245lbs - Foster had 166 tackles and 7 Sacks in 2010 and would be a great addition to the LB core.
3rd Round Pick ------------------------------------------------------------ Kelvin Sheppard - ILB - LSU - 6'2" 240lbs - Denver gets this excellent ILB.
4th Round Pick ------------------------------------------------------------ Chris Culliver - Safety - South Carolina - 6'0" 199lbs - Culliver is a excellent player who will be a steal in the 4th Round.
5th Round Pick ------------------------------------------------------------ Alex Green - RB - Hawaii - 6'0" 225lbs - Denver gets this BIG RB to team with Moreno.
6th Round Pick ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Jarriel King - T - South Carolina - 6'5" 317lbs - Big , Fast and Raw - will need to develop.
7th Round Pick ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Lee Smith - TE - Marshall - 6'6" 269lbs - Very good blocking TE.
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Final Thoughts
1. Denver traded 5-6 times in the 2010 NFL Draft - so trading down in the 2nd is possible.
2. I think that drafting Blaine Gabbert would be a upgrade over Kyle Orton. Orton is very solid but Gabbert is younger and has more upside.
3. Denver could still come out of the draft with Phil Taylor , Marvin Austin , Mason Foster , Kelvin Sheppard , Chris Culliver on Defense.
4. Tim Tebow would be the starting QB for the 2011 Season and would then have to compete with Gabbert.
Poll
Would Blaine Gabbert be a upgrade over Kyle Orton/Tim Tebow????
Over Kyle Orton for sure. (66 votes)
Over Tim Tebow for sure. (10 votes)
No - he isn't better than either of them. (206 votes)
Yes - he is better than both Orton and Tebow (25 votes)
307 total votes











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