The #25 Pick. What To Do?

I have to go Crick right here. I think his skill set fits perfectly what we’re trying to do at the UT position. I’m so on the fence about Burfict, it isn’t even funny. I hear we’re real high on the DE out of South Carolina. It seems so far that EFX is putting a premium emphasis on rebuilding our pass rush (adding to the talented Doom already here).

If you pick other, will you please put who your vote would be for in the comments?

At this point, I’m undecided about what the Broncos should do if Lamar Miller isn’t there.

I’m inclined to go with an UT capable of pressuring the QB, but I don’t know who that’d be. That might be an interesting poll: Who’s the best UT available?

By the way, kudos to you on some of your picks. Although we disagree on a bunch of them (for example, no WR will go in the Top 10), I like that you mocked Lamar Miller to the Lions. That’s the first time I’ve seen Lamar Miller go to them and it makes sense. So kudos for originality.

I would go with Janoris Jenkins or Vontaze Burflict, assuming they both pass our background test, which is iffy. If we pass on those guys, I might consider Fletcher Cox or trade down.

Dont’a Hightower MLB – Currently unstable position. High value pick filling need. Second choice would be a CB. My choices are trying to guess what Fox would feel are Value positions for 1st pick. Fox seemed to put more value on LB, CB, and DE positions. Fox did not put much emphasis on getting a DT last year even though there seemed to be a need. Maybe that will change with Del Rio on-board. I doubt they go with Burflict due to character concerns.

but I voted for Mercilus, but would not be dissapointed with Thompson, Burfict, Cox, and also Cordy Glenn who is not on your list.

I’ll take the UGLY pick….
Peter Konz… Center from Wisconsin.
INSTANT UPGRADE!!!

The kid is fast as hell and all scouting reports say he’s a solid tackler, good in coverage and he has good instincts. Some teams might be scared off by his small size but Foxy has always preferred smaller linebackers.

I can see Hightower or Jenkins just as easily.

Cox intrigues me, but i need to see more on him, before i’m sold. I think we’d look at Zach Brown. I have a feeling, DJ won’t be on this team next season, so he could either play WOLB, or Fox could have him play ILB. He’s talented, a type of LB that Fox loves

Now digger i have a few questions about your draft, you have Detroit taking Miller, i don’t see that happening. They will be getting Leshoure and Best back from injury, could see them going LB there. You have Worthy going to Pitt, where would be play? he’s not a NT and the steelers have Heyward and Ziggy Hood, two first rounders, so i doubt that happens. Just my 2 cents

Why hasn’t John Fox ever in his time as head coach drafted a DT in the first…Or, the 2nd rd? If any of you can answer that with a straight face and tell me we’re GOING to draft a defensive tackle in the first round then I’ll listen. Because, to me, drafting 10 years without selecting one isn’t a coincidence, it’s by design of some sort.

NFLDraftScout.com has him ranked 17th overall. Todd McShay and Charlie Campbell have him going to Dallas at #14, Dane Brugler has him going to Cincy at #17, Rob Rang has him going to Detroit at #23.

If he falls all the way to #25 it’s a no brainer. Nobody else on that list has anywhere near that kind of value.

I think there are very few 1st round quality players in this draft but a lot who you would take with 2nd / 3rd round picks, so would like to see them pick another pick up and still draft a similar quality player than one which would be available at 25.

If I had to pick one it would be Peter Konz because he is the best player on the board and would upgrade the team.

DT must be the first selection by the Broncos in this draft. To heck with BPA – the position has been ignored for far too long. Besides, Janoris Jenkins should be gone before the #25 pick.

The 2nd round pick will need to be either a SS or CB.

I’d like to vote for him… or Lamar Miller. They aren’t options, so I’d go with Cox… who would be a great pick though.

Minnefield must have been to far down in the rankings and I had 3 CBs listed already. I agree he should be on there. I’ll edit him to the list, not the poll.

I dont follow college ball so I’ll that up to you draft gurus

Because I voted in the previous poll, I wasn’t able to vote in the new poll. It only shows me the results.

I like this poll more. Then, once a winner is selected, you could have another poll where readers select from the best prospects at the position that won this poll.

DB 21%
LB 12%
RB 11%
WR 11%
DE 9%
OT 9%
TE 8%
OG 5%
QB 5%
C 4%
DT 4%

The majority of Fox’s first rd picks were: OTs-2, DEs-1, RBs-2, LBs-1 and CBs-2

Fox only drafted 3 DTs with 2 in the 3rd rd and 1 in the 2nd. He drafted multible DEs from 2-7th rds with Charles Johnson in the 3rd. 10 years of drafting is a pretty good guide of how Fox feels about certain positions and when they should be drafted. Granted this may change as time moves forward and it is nothing other than a guide…

If so, we take him. I’m not so sure he will last until 25, though.

…or trade out and select the sure to be post-combine riser George Iloka in the second. They need to A) prepair for Champ’s decline and B) mitigate the rise of the TE. Iloka has a rare combo of size/speed/athleticism, even if he did play at a subBSC program.

From my point of view, the single largest impact position we can get with this pick is another pass rusher. Von and Doom are fantastic. Ayers seems to have transitioned inside nicely enough. But if you add one guy to this roster, it should be a guy that can hurry the QB. We are already close to dominant at times in this aspect of the game.

In my opinion, NFL teams that succeed consistently manage to control one part of the game. Whether that’s passing, rushing, defending the pass, defending the rush – - even special teams in rare cases – - You have to take your biggest strength and exploit it while masking your biggest weakness. We are incredibly close to a top 5 pass rush. I don’t think we are one player away from top 5 in anything else.