Ryan Harris Re-signed by Broncos, Kuper to IR
by IanHenson on Jan 2, 2012 3:44 PM MST
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Former Denver Broncos right tackle Ryan Harris has re-signed with the Broncos, he is expected to add depth due to the injury to Denver guard Chris Kuper. Kuper suffered a rather gruesome broken ankle in Sunday's Week 17 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.
Harris was a third round draft pick in 2007 out of Notre Dame by then head coach Mike Shanahan. Originally thought to be the left tackle replacement for Denver great Matt Lepsis, Harris moved to right tackle after Shanahan drafted Ryan Clady in the first round of 2008.
Harris is perhaps best known for only allowing one and a half sacks on former Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler in 2008, as part of that great Clady/Harris tandem. The Fighting Irish grad spent half of 2009 on Denver's injured reserve. In 2011 Harris went to camp with the Philadelphia Eagles, but was waived/injured on September 3rd, 2011 after undergoing back surgery.
Harris is 6'5" 300 lbs, it is not immediately clear whether he will fill in at guard or play as extra insurance for tackle. Yesterday, following injuries to both Kuper and Russ Hochstein back-up left tackle Chris Clark slid to guard out of necessity.
KUPER TO IR, LARSEN UPDATE:
To make room on the roster Kuper was placed on injured reserve. As of now there is no word on fullback Spencer Larsen who was also injured Sunday. Undrafted rookie Austin Sylvester who is currently on the Denver 53 man roster would likely replace Larsen if he is unable to play against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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This is what I’m thinking as well. If he can stay healthy (a huge if), Harris is a better RT than Franklin. If they put Harris at RT and Franklin at LG next year, the offensive line will have improved at two positions.
by EddieRoyalwithCheese on Jan 2, 2012 4:25 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
Franklin is really too tall for a Guard
You don’t want your own players clogging up passing lanes.
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Great call Kap
I forgot about how he is 6’7. No way he plays guard. He has the skills but no way at that height.
I wouldn't say it can't be done
but if you look around the league, 6’3" is about the tallest height for a Guard. It may have something to do with being able to get low quicker off the snap for run blocking as well. A taller guy has farther to go and I think Guards are built more squatter.
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Not with the QB's we have in our roster
If we had Flacco or Ben I would agree. The interior guys need to be around the same height as the QB.
That WAS a gruesome injury
Seemed like the announcers were in the dark somehow, even though it looked pretty clear even in real time that his ankle was jacked up.
Welcome back Harris.
My guess is that he’d be depth for either position. Maybe he’ll even play the 6th man like Clark was doing every now and again. For this week, though, it’s highly unlikely that he’ll be anything more than insurance at either position.
More passes? You want McCoy to call more passes? I’d tell ‘em not to throw throw the ball unless Giselle Bundchen streaks onto the field and distracts opposing corners.
They totally were in the dark. One of the Broncos after they play put his hands on on his helmet and turned away like, OMG, look at his ankle.
Then they showed a shot of Kuper with his foot going the wrong direction. Simms and crew were oblivious.
Yeah, I don't know how the heck they missed it
Like I said, it seemed pretty clear to me and everyone in the room that his ankle was in pretty bad shape. At first I thought they just missed it somehow, but they even kept the camera on him for a few seconds while asking what was wrong and you could clearly see it was a major deal.
More passes? You want McCoy to call more passes? I’d tell ‘em not to throw throw the ball unless Giselle Bundchen streaks onto the field and distracts opposing corners.
I'm happy to see him back
hopefully the rest did him good and he will display some excessive energy!
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Depth purposes only. He has proven again and again that he can't stay healthy.
He would be a solid backup though
Nice signing...instant depth
Better to be quiet and thought of as ignorant than to open your mouth and remove all doubt
Good deal!
not sure he’ll be able to start, but thought he wasn’t pursuing playing this year as he was going to have some surgery???
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His surgery was in September
So, four months must have been enough time to recover. He had a physical last week in Denver and passed.
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thanks for the info!
sounds great! It intrigues me on if they’ll keep Hochstein in there if he begins to struggle??? That is Tebow’s blind side afterall.
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Yes love the signing...
Lose a guy in FA and get him back for nothing but his salary…nice
Better to be quiet and thought of as ignorant than to open your mouth and remove all doubt
by broncofaninIL on Jan 2, 2012 4:22 PM MST up reply actions
it would help to actually read articles before I comment. I have a bad habbit of doing that with front page ones
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I'm glad to have him back
In 2010 the Broncos did not win a game in which Ryan Harris did not start.
Not that they won that many games =P
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Move Franklin
To rt gaurd. Harris is much better in pass protection. He knows the system and would help us beat the steelers.
Good thing we didnt resign him for a bunch
and got him back on the cheap
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Sweet
I’m thrilled about this! Hopefully he is around for next season, too!
Harris is a clear upgrade over Clark, at the very least.
If everyone knows their assignments, I love Franklin at right guard and Harris at tackle. And then Franklin at left guard next season.
Psyched about Harris
I always liked him; smart and can play nasty when necessary. Needs to avoid some of the penalties though and stay healthy. Hopefully his back is much better.
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Seems to hate Zane Beadles and wants to resort him to the bench or off the roater but I’m still trying to figure out why. He’s been playing pretty well.
by DDoug on Jan 2, 2012 5:15 PM MST via Android app reply actions
Its because he...
has tiny little T-rex arms. HE is solid, just he has the t-rex arms. =(
I'd expect Hochstein to stay as Kuper's replacement
Ryan Harris can backup at either tackle position and Chris Clark can backup any position. There is also Tony Hillis.
Harris could merely have been brought in to help the Broncos defensive line prepare for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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Nice to have him....
…but I can’t imagine he will be able to help in one week without having played football this year and not knowing the playbook (he may know some of it, but I doubt it is significantly similar to last year with Tebow package now dominating).
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Always glad to have a former Bronco with class back on the team.
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.
Can't lose with this move
Harris being injured screwed his big time free agent payday but he’s a solid Bronco and can be money next year as depth.
Signed through the end of the 2012 season right?
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