McCarthy Released: Iwuh Signed
by IanHenson on Jan 3, 2012 5:40 PM MST
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PrintWith just under five days until the Denver Broncos face the Pittsburgh Steelers at Sports Authority Field at Mile High the Broncos have released safety Kyle McCarthy and replaced him by signing linebacker Brian Iwuh.
A former Colorado Buffalo, Iwuh most recently played for the Chicago Bears, but was released on November 29th, 2011 just two weeks before the Bears faced off against the Broncos. Iwuh played in ten games this season for Chicago recording six tackles.
In 2010 Iwuh played in 16 games for the Bears (mostly on special teams), but started one game at linebacker recording one sack; Iwuh had two forced fumbles and fifteen tackles on the season.
That last line is most telling, Denver is bringing in a special teams assassin who emphasis on forcing fumbles and solo tackles. The former Buffalo is 27-years old, 6'0" and 235 lbs. he entered the NFL as an unsigned rookie free agent for the Jacksonville Jaguars.
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Simply put, Kyle was whiffing on too many tackles, specifically on returns. This is a move that had to be made, though I know nothing of Iwuh.
I was thinking the same thing.
Don’t see much about him.
"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give." -Winston Churchill
Iwuh
He was apparently very good. Chicago had roster math problems, and apparently only intended to release him temporarily. He was Chicago’s leading tackler on special teams.
That's good
Always love more linebacker.
"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give." -Winston Churchill
If he was good on that special teams
then you the dude can ball.
"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!
They've lost a few people today...
Win, lose or draw, we are the Denver Broncos! 13-3 Baby!!! Until we ain't!
I know Iwuh has skills
the Bear I really covet is Israel Idonije, even though he had some cheapies on Tebow, he is a monster and could only bolster our already strong defense
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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 4, 2012 12:17 AM MST up reply actions
Was not very good for the Bears
he fell behind the depth chart and the Bears are weak at depth at the position. Okay special teams guy but has never transpired into a player. Had the opportunity to win the LB job but counldn’t beat out Nick Roach who is average at best.
Hoping that Peppers does the belt dance over Rodgers crumpled on the turf
That's one way to confuse Pitt.
Let’s just shuffle our roster so they have no idea who to plan for, and so we have a bunch of guys who don’t know the CRAPPY game plans we have worked on, so maybe they will miraculously play with some ethereal “Good playbook.”
I keed, I keed. I’m just happy to see the staff shaking things up and trying to make improvements. Seems a little too late, though….. It’s been so long since we’ve been in the playoffs, I forget. Is it common for teams to do this kind of shuffle before the playiffs? Haha…. that was a typo but I’m gonna leave it, because that’s what they are for Denver.
-Harvey J. Neptune
Pain is temporary. Pride is forever.
On and ever upward. Forward, never backward.
The past is over. The future is unwritten. All we can do is affect our own destiny, God willing, and roll with the punches and make the best of our situation. We all know what is right and what is wrong. So we should do what is right.
I think it more for depth on STs...
Win, lose or draw, we are the Denver Broncos! 13-3 Baby!!! Until we ain't!
I'm sure. I was just goofin.
-Harvey J. Neptune
Pain is temporary. Pride is forever.
On and ever upward. Forward, never backward.
The past is over. The future is unwritten. All we can do is affect our own destiny, God willing, and roll with the punches and make the best of our situation. We all know what is right and what is wrong. So we should do what is right.
Aren't there only 7 on the practice squad, I haven't looked lately...
Win, lose or draw, we are the Denver Broncos! 13-3 Baby!!! Until we ain't!
it does seem like we are a revolving door for mcarthy
he did look good in the preseason
Beginning to think McCarthy should change his name to Chad Mustard
Cut the Mustard!
What would Blackie Lawless do? Well he'd probably wait till after the playoffs are over before speculating as to what happens in the offseason....
by British Bronco on Jan 4, 2012 3:03 AM MST up reply actions 1 recs
Love My Buffs
I don’t know what it was against the Bills especially but it seemed like nobody was even close to down the field on punts. Hopefully Iwuh can get in there and make a big play.
IMO it was because Willis was returning punts and not covering them...at least not from his normal gunner position
But Iwuh did well on the ST in Chicago and we all know they do have pretty decent ST in Chicago
Better to be quiet and thought of as ignorant than to open your mouth and remove all doubt
by broncofaninIL on Jan 3, 2012 6:52 PM MST up reply actions
I'm not real sure what the FO ever saw in McCarthy
"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!
He led Notre Dame in tackles while he played there. That's probably what it was.
Tim Tebow wears 3WM and drinks Tuscan whole milk.
by BroncoMath101 on Jan 3, 2012 8:13 PM MST up reply actions
Zac Man talked them into it
"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
Thought McCarthy had a great training camp and
an exceptional preseason, but maybe I missed something that you saw.
Once I saw him recently it seemed to be the old, “Third teamer looked good against other third teamers.” As a special teams player in the regular season he seemed to be mediocre, not bad, but not exceptional.
"A man without enemies is a man without qualities." Al Capone
"Literature is an occupation in which you have to keep proving your talent to people who have none." - Jules Renard.
it's probably why Eron Riley
may never be in our plans
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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 4, 2012 12:26 AM MST up reply actions
I wasnt impressed during preseason
he was good with some sacks, but that was all
"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
Hmmmmmm....
What if we brought him in to play SS. Height: 6-0 Weight: 239 for Brian Iwuh and Height: 6-0 Weight: 220 for Laron Landry. 20 pound difference but 4.35 Secs for Landry and 4.59 Secs for Iwuh. If he drops weight and works on speed we could be looking at a scary SS.
We already have a smallish even faster LB in Woodyard
"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
Remember when Woodyard played SS
in the Shanahan era?
"A man without enemies is a man without qualities." Al Capone
"Literature is an occupation in which you have to keep proving your talent to people who have none." - Jules Renard.
Double nope
"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
Drops weight and works on speed
Maybe we can get him to sprout wings too. No one will expect a flying safety
Oh and to add to that
Woodyard is listed at 6-0, 229 lbs. Resigning him should be a priority this offseason
"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
FYI - to whom it may concern
Iwuh will wear #59 and Ryan Harris has #72 since Orlando Franklin wears #74.
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Franklin D-bowed that # from Harris!
"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
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