Denver Broncos Sign DT Marcus Thomas to a Deal

And I’m excited to see what he can do in his natural position now that he’s a vet.

We need some more bodies at DT, but this is a good signing in my opinion.

now we need to add at least one more….I’m even ok if it’s a Derek Landri type, but would love to see somewhat of a more proven player. I’m waiting to be pleasantly surprised…………still waiting.

glad he’s back.

we signed TE Daniel Fells and Dante Rosario.

I really do not mean to sound sarcastic which this will BUT, I am lost on why people are happy about this. Is it because its a defensive tackle in general or is it because you really think he is a starting tackle? Again I do not mean this as a negative comment. I really would like to hear input. I just think this guy was cut because he was not all that great. Even when we played the 4-3 he did not really make a make for himself as other tackles drafted in his close draft round and point taken in that round. So now we take him back and did we really do anything to improve or are we just happy we took a defensive tackle? Please tell me how now he is better than before seeing he has shown nothing since he was not playing in a 4-3 this past year? So there is no tape on him of late showing us why he would be so much better. I’m not looking for this to be a knock by any means to anyone who is in favor of this pick up. I just would like to hear why some are in favor. Thanks so much for the constructive input.

I’m happy about this. I thought Thomas had his best season in 2010. That is impressive considering how crappy the coaching was and that he was playing in a 3-4 when that really isn’t suited for him.

now we just need to sign at least one solid proven starter. I’m not sure about “Lil Vick.” I’m guessing that the coaches told him to lose all that weight for a reason though…hopefully.

Anyway, I think if we can get one solid starter our d-line will be much better than last year. Why? Coaching, scheme, and much improved LBer play.

http://www.itsalloverfatman.com/broncos/entry/gut-reaction-broncos-sign-marcus-thomas

I, too, agree with his agent’s comments on Thomas being a much better fit for the new scheme than he was in the 3-4. And he fared pretty well there. I think this is a great return for us.

Does he help? Sure, he’s a warm body. Will he play better in a 4-3? Sure, probably. Is he enough? No. There are 31 other teams out there, and their fan bases, that wouldn’t give two craps about signing this guy. But he was a backup on the Broncos last year, and so now all the sudden we should be really excited that he’s going to be an all-pro under Fox and a new system. Child please.

Cool. We got another serviceable backup DT. It’s like signing jake delhomme without us having Tebow or Orton already. He’s a backup and there are no starters. That is all.

Playing out of position last year. He also seems to play best when he is attacking the backfield. Seems like a major upgrade to what we had yesterday and the only DL I was interested in (including Vickerson) before we started any signing.

I’m on board with most of you that I wanted to draft a big DT or sign one early but those times are over, so what are we looking at? Basically not repeating the past and acknowledging we are re-building. This means not over spending on free agents that are castoffs or as Cowherd puts it "the girl at the bar every night you don’t want to marry’.
We are committing to one year deals with the idea that we build from within and through the draft. How many free agents do the Steelers and Packers sign for big money? Exactly. So, while at first I was annoyed at our lack spending, it bodes well for the future.
I still question or CB depth and DT obviously remains a concern. Not loving the idea of Anderson and Warren converting from DEs to DTs if they were to make it here.

to the Broncos, let’s do it!

Big DTs who are light on their feet are hard to find and are worth the wait as they grow into their bodies and learn the game.