MHR Selects - Broncos 2011 Overachiever Of the Year
by KaptainKirk on Jan 19, 2012 10:02 AM MST
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PrintThe second stop in the MHR Selects series will be a vote and discussion on the Denver Bronco player that best fits the "Overachiever Of the Year" label for the 2011 season. I found two Bronco players that fit the bill for this distinction. The word "Overachiever" is defined as:
1. To perform, especially academically, above the potential indicated by tests of one's mental ability or aptitude.
2. To perform better or achieve more than expected, especially by others.
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I'm thinking
A shiny new Nike orange number 25 Jersey will be headed my way this spring/summer.
by Dan Hart on Jan 19, 2012 10:05 AM MST via mobile reply actions
I'm thinking I'm going to have to get one for my wife...
She’s a KU fan and I’m a K-State fan and it’s the one thing we always butt heads on. She loves the fact that I’ve celebrated a former Jayhawk so much that she brings him up more than I do during the games. And I just love seeing her in Orange and Blue so it’ll work out just fine lol.
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 Jan 19, 2012 1:39 PM MST up reply actions
Both are great candidates, but....
My choice is Chris Harris. I think the guy had a great year for a rookie. The fact that we picked him up as a CFA blows my mind. I can’t wait to see what this kid can do in the years to come. Awesome post by the way. GO BRONCOS!
Win or lose, I'll always be a BRONCOS fan! We've had enough of the former the past few years though, so how 'bout some more of the latter.....
by mtnbikinbronc on Jan 19, 2012 10:07 AM MST via Android app reply actions 1 recs
Oh yea,Chris Harris!
Came out of nowhere & played great at a position of need.
by Mike@4th&99 on Jan 19, 2012 10:23 AM MST via iPhone app reply actions 1 recs
Although Colquitt deserves recognition for his great year
Harris had even lower expectations going in so I had to go with him
by Bronco Rob on Jan 19, 2012 10:25 AM MST reply actions 1 recs
Chris Harris
No disrespect to Colquitt, but this is no contest. Having an undrafted free agent end up on the All Rookie team is almost unthinkable.
by DoubleJay on Jan 19, 2012 11:06 AM MST reply actions 1 recs
Tim Tebow?
Willis McGahee?
Quinton Carter?
Marcus Thomas?
This team is filled with overachievers this year.
Harris beats every single one of them
this kid went undrafted
"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
exactly and it should be plain to see
Tim Tebow, Willis McGahee, and Marcus Thomas are very gifted athletes. I mean, Tebow is a top 10 RB playing QB…. no question he is a freak – Willis is a burner in a big mans body…. freak – and Marcus Thomas can do standing back flips as a DT.
Chris Harris, on the other hand, was nowhere near as highly touted as these other cats. He’s one of those guys who wasn’t even supposed to make it to the next level, let alone succeed? That’s why Mike Mayock (who I really respect, btw) apologized to him after the Jets game cause he wasn’t even on Mayock’s draft board at all!!!
There is no question in my mind that Chris Harris should win this award. He is a worker bee without the god given talent that these other names were born with.
"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's commentary on our very own Tim Tebow!!!
"As iron sharpens iron, so will one man sharpen another." The Bible, by way of Tim Tebow.
"If I had to choose between an abundance of football intelligence, or football wisdom, I'd choose wisdom every single time...... John Fox has enough football wisdom to be carried in a dump truck." Me!
by PaleHorse78 on Jan 19, 2012 11:28 AM MST up reply actions
I had not heard that about Mayock
That is great to hear since I too, respect Mayock’s evaluations.
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My ship finally came in, but it was the Kobayashi Maru.
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by KaptainKirk on Jan 19, 2012 12:18 PM MST up reply actions
Mayock is a good person
I honestly believe that, tip your hat MHR, to an illustrious evaluator who admits his mistakes, when’s the last time you heard Mel Kiper do that.. Mayock>>>>>>>>>>Kiper
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With Coach Zorro on our side, we will slice opponents to ribbons. Tim Tebow gives me hope and I already have faith and charity in my heart! I see a propitious future rife with Lombardis for our Broncos!
by the new Bradfather on Jan 19, 2012 12:52 PM MST up reply actions
Check it out
"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
Thanks
I must have missed that one.
Character may be manifested in the great moments but it is made in the small ones -- Philip Brooks
My ship finally came in, but it was the Kobayashi Maru.
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Yeah, and a big thanks to our scouts for finding this gem...
Hopefully we can say the same thing about Mark Dell and Mario Fannin. Along with some others since theres about 700 draftees this year….
Win, lose or draw, we are the Denver Broncos! 13-3 Baby!!! Until we ain't!
by bfree2bronc on Jan 19, 2012 5:01 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
I know nothing about Mark Dell
but Mario Fannin might very well be the “sleeper” of the 2012 TC.
I highly rec. this comment.
It all starts in the trenches - HT 11/11/08
Leave the hateful vitriol to the uninformed - HT 3/16/09
Dell was with us all TC until he hurt his ankle...On IR now.
Win, lose or draw, we are the Denver Broncos! 13-3 Baby!!! Until we ain't!
by bfree2bronc on Jan 19, 2012 10:23 PM MST up reply actions
I can't wait to see Mario Fannin
He is everything we need in a young RB. If memory serves, he had a minor case of fumbleitis in college, so by no means is he ready to be a lead back, but he could help a great deal, in light of McGahee’s age and Moreno’s disappointing career so far.
I am not interested in your exaggeration of reality. I am interested in reality itself.
To overachive you need low expectations
Carter and Thomas are the only ones with fairly low expectations and neither really impressed, especially Carter, who struggled all season. Harris wasn’t great, but was a solid nickel back and had much lower expectations.
I am a bear of very little brains and big words bother me.
by Topher Doll on Jan 19, 2012 11:51 AM MST up reply actions
Harris by a landslide
We already knew we had a good punter in Colquitt. But no one expected Harris to make the kind of impact he had on the team. My first memory of him was drawing a penalty for getting shoved out of bounds and then coming back in. Glad he made up for that
"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
A Rock Chalk Talk vote for Chris Harris all the way...
living in Denver and having attended the University of Kansas, it’s been awesome to see a player represent the Jayhawks as a Bronco.
Questions, Comments? email me at denverjhawk@hotmail.com
Definitely Harris
but Harris made the all rookie team primarily playing in the nickel. I hope he replaces Goodman as the 2 CB. I mean Goodman had some clutch plays but like Dre Bly I feel like he got burned more than he helped.
Colquitt had a good season but the fact that he had the 2nd most punts in the NFL pads his stats for forced fair catches and punts inside the 20. Hopefully next season we score more points and he punts half as much as he did this year.
How valuable have both of these kids been to our team?
Little Chris Harris, with not much speed, strength, or size, made the friggin’ All Rookie team for Pete’s sake. Britton Colquitt was arguably the 2nd best Punter in all of the National Football League. We struck absolute gold with these players…. I’m very anxious to see what other players like this we can pull from the forgottens in the draft.
"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's commentary on our very own Tim Tebow!!!
"As iron sharpens iron, so will one man sharpen another." The Bible, by way of Tim Tebow.
"If I had to choose between an abundance of football intelligence, or football wisdom, I'd choose wisdom every single time...... John Fox has enough football wisdom to be carried in a dump truck." Me!
I will say Chris Harris
but I’m a sucker for Wesley Woodyard, an undersized guy who gives it everything he has!
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With Coach Zorro on our side, we will slice opponents to ribbons. Tim Tebow gives me hope and I already have faith and charity in my heart! I see a propitious future rife with Lombardis for our Broncos!
by the new Bradfather on Jan 19, 2012 12:12 PM MST reply actions
There are more of these coming
and if there is a specific category you would like to see represented, feel free to add a suggestion. MVP, Most Improved and Inspirational are next on the agenda.
Character may be manifested in the great moments but it is made in the small ones -- Philip Brooks
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by KaptainKirk on Jan 19, 2012 12:21 PM MST up reply actions
Spencer Larsen wins best Mormon :)
just kidding!
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With Coach Zorro on our side, we will slice opponents to ribbons. Tim Tebow gives me hope and I already have faith and charity in my heart! I see a propitious future rife with Lombardis for our Broncos!
by the new Bradfather on Jan 19, 2012 12:24 PM MST up reply actions
I love Woodyard to, but I think he's past being unknown
he’s well respected for his play around the league already. Harris impressed me with his aggressiveness. He always played like he belongs and held nothing back. Saw him get beat a few times but that’s the life of a CB, but it never seemed to get to him. Probably the best thing that could be said about him was he played like a veteran his rookie year.
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by rubincarterrocks on Jan 19, 2012 2:15 PM MST up reply actions
I think
that Woodyard should be Most Inspirational
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With Coach Zorro on our side, we will slice opponents to ribbons. Tim Tebow gives me hope and I already have faith and charity in my heart! I see a propitious future rife with Lombardis for our Broncos!
by the new Bradfather on Jan 19, 2012 3:48 PM MST up reply actions
Dawkins would get my vote if they were to have Most Inspirational
the defense is night and day without him
"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
yep, born a leader.
"I'm very important. I have many leather-bound books and my apartment smells of rich mahogany."
by rubincarterrocks on Jan 20, 2012 9:29 AM MST up reply actions
Harris
But I would have been just as happy to give Bunkley my vote.
I considered him Tazzik
Character may be manifested in the great moments but it is made in the small ones -- Philip Brooks
My ship finally came in, but it was the Kobayashi Maru.
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Agree on both counts
Mainly because Bunk was unknown, and we had generally low expectations for DT’s in general. Good call.
Bunkley was acklowedged as a VERY GOOD DT in Philly
He was a bit of an unknown because he was coming off injury, but he was a multi-year starter on one of the best defenses in the NFL. Living in NFC-E land here in DC, I was always impressed by his play (plus, one of my best buds is a Iggles guy, so I had lots of opportunity to watch him.
I thought he was at worst a top-20 DT in the NFL in Philly, and nothing this year has made me re-consider that evaluation. He’s not a great penetrator, and maybe a bit of a disappointment because he was so highly touted coming out of college, but he’s extremely solid at the point of attack. Total steal on our part, and I like him a lot more than some of the jokers Philly kept over him….
He did have a very good year statistically
Much better than last year and one of the top two years in that regard.
Character may be manifested in the great moments but it is made in the small ones -- Philip Brooks
My ship finally came in, but it was the Kobayashi Maru.
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CB Chris Harris came out of nowhere and proved he belongs on our team.
Like I said above, I applaud our scouts and Matt Russell for the hard work and many hours of evaluating prospects all over the country. We may have some of the best scouts in the country…
Win, lose or draw, we are the Denver Broncos! 13-3 Baby!!! Until we ain't!
Happy Birthday to Doom today!
52.5 sacks, INT, 137 tackles, not bad career numbers! Also, it is Steve DeBerg’s birthday today, the Kyle Orton of a generation gone by
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With Coach Zorro on our side, we will slice opponents to ribbons. Tim Tebow gives me hope and I already have faith and charity in my heart! I see a propitious future rife with Lombardis for our Broncos!
by the new Bradfather on Jan 19, 2012 5:49 PM MST reply actions
also Happy Birthday to Dan Reeves!
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With Coach Zorro on our side, we will slice opponents to ribbons. Tim Tebow gives me hope and I already have faith and charity in my heart! I see a propitious future rife with Lombardis for our Broncos!
by the new Bradfather on Jan 19, 2012 5:50 PM MST reply actions 1 recs
My vote
was Chris Harris, out of the two choices. But I actually think Tim Tebow was the most overachiever…
Mal...bad...in the latin.
Chris Harris and the Denver scouts made 31 other FOs look bad!
I agree, Larsen shouldn’t get any bigger. I am getting tired of his bone crushing hits knocking the pixels off my TV, once they fall to the floor they are very hard to find.
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