Broncos Evaluation and Mock Draft

Interesting comment about the front office not placing high value on DT. Personally, I hope this observation is wrong, and we draft a penetrating DT to put beside Bunkley. The MLB is area of need 1B behind CB, I hope we bring in some competition for Irving and let Mays go bye bye. Irving will only develop with reps in camp and playing time. I was somewhat disappointed that he didn’t get an opportunity when Mays struggled, my guess is that Fox doesn’t trust a rookie at MLB.

This team has more holes than one would think after finishing 8-8. I’d like to see us improve at TE. I think it would be a great help for our young QB. I know Thomas was injured so he is still somewhat of an unknown but I don’t think the other three are very good. Otherwise I agree with most everything else you said. Nice post.

but only a decent mock. I think two CB’s in the first three rounds is redundant. I’m not sold on Quick being a solid #2 WR that you are looking for. Also, I think Decker is a decent #2.

I hope you are very wrong about the veteran QB. I do not want to see Vince Young anywhere near this team, and I like Dixon as an option in spite of his lack of starting experience. He has shown the ability in the past to go into the game as a backup and perform well, and I like his style as it relates to our offense.

The other thing is I am not prepared to agree with you on the TE’s. With the exception of Fells, I didn’t see anything I liked out of the TE position this season. I would not be opposed to getting someone different in here.

Pretty much the same everyone has been saying which is good.
I couldn’t tell for sure who you want in FA. I did see you want Young or Dixon at QB. No thanks on either.
Your draft has good guys, you are just ranking them to high. No matter how good of Shrine game practice Norman had he’s not a high 2nd. Same could be said about all your guys all the way down your mock. That and the trade down should be more. We could easily have 3 2nd round picks and our 6th back. To fix it You should move everyone down a round, leaving Bentley off altogether. Then take a DL at the top of the 2nd.

I think Trumaine Johnson out of Montana would be a better CB prospect in the late second round and Im not a fan of small backs like LaMichael James but I’m a huge fan of the Brian Quick pick. Nice work.

That’s a true statement and if the Broncos are ever going to beat good teams like the Patriot or Packers then they have to create pass pressure on the quarterback. Drafting SOLB Von Miller can’t be designed to keep him up on the LOS and leaving that side of the field open. I believe Miller was stop gap (really hoping the former #8 pick Derrick Harvey would produce) until they can address the LDE. Robert Ayers and what he does on the DLine isn’t what Fox wants for a pass rusher. Ayers’ primary skillset limit him to setting the edge on running plays where he is outstanding. His bull – rush moves haven’t improved much over the last 3 years. That pretty well tealls me he’s reached his ceiling of pass rushing production and that’s not good enough. IMO, the LDE is one of the priorities Fox talked about and whether they address this position in Free Agency or the Draft is yet to be seen…Try to re-sign Jason Hunter to the minimum and if he chooses to leave then so be it. Jeremy Beal is developing on the PS.

Losing Ty Warren and Kevin Vickerson was a great lose imo and we’ll never know how they could have contributed to the defense. I hated the fact that Vickerson came to camp 30+ lbs under weight and tried reasoning this out to no avail. What gives Kev? This year I want to see a stronger, heavier (300-305lbs) Vickerson show up to camp. Warren is a mystery, because he has been injury prone since his hip injury in ‘09. Won’t count on him then and may look to add at least depth on the DLine, unless you of course want to put your eggs in Unrein’s pocket, or expect something spectacular in Sealver Siliga? Re-sign Marcus Thomas and Brodrick Bunkley and draft DT Dontari Poe or DT Michael Brockers #25.

After the DE is addressed and Von Miller is learning his position in coverage EFX will deserately try to find the solution at MLB (Mike). Joe Mays is a UFA and might find it difficult finding a roster spot in Denver so he may opt to the FA market. Nate Irving is a talented player biding his time and developing in the wings. Whether Irving has the ‘tools’ to be the LBM leader on the field is yet to be determined. Mike Mohamed is one of most intelligent IQ wise players on the roster and I thought he might use that smarts to garner himself a starter role at ILBer, but he didn’t. The Cal product has a lot to prove in the offseason if he wants to keep a roster, because right now that path is long and narrow…The talent in the draft is not the BPA at #25 imo and this position may get another look at around the 4th rd. Jerry Franklin Arkansas, maybe. Carolina’s Dan Conners might be a FA option.

The Broncos have gone through more nickle corners in the past few years than Carter’s got pills (an old saying that means a lot), and to be to be frank about it, I’ve lost count. Losing 5th rounder Perrish Cox to sexual assault really hurt the Broncos in what they had planned for on the opposite side of Champ (Goodman’s #2 spot). Since this position wasn’t addressed in last years draft look for 1 or two in this one. Probably one in the 2nd and one in the 3rd-4th. Champ has a couple of more years at best imo and will most likely slide over to Free Safety. The nickle position is set imo with Chris Harris and Syd’Quan Thompson. No worries there.

If EFX follow these simple rules and guidelines the Denver Broncos will have a defense to be reckoned with.

This comment and opinion is to the best of my knowledge to be true…

I wouldn’t mind him in the 3rd round or later, but since he probably won’t be available that late, I say we pass on him.

James seems more like a luxury that a team who’s one or two players away would select. Not us, still to many holes.

John Fox likes bigger running backs. Moreno already fits the mold of what James does—as a smaller guy. I don’t think Fox would use a second round pick on a player that doesn’t really fit his ideal.