Horse Tracks: Rahim Moore worst pick from 2011 draft class?

Looking back at the 2011' Class:

Player	Round	Role
Von Miller	1st	Starter
Rahim Moore	2nd	Starter
Orlando Franklin	2nd	Starter
Nate Irving	3rd	Backup
Quinton Carter	4th	Depth
Julius Thomas	4th	Starter
Michael Mohammed	6th	Gone
Virgil Green	7th	Backup
Jeremy Beal	7th	Gone

In this article Bucky Brooks labels the Rahim Moore pick as the worst in the Broncos draft class that season:

This is not a slight to Moore's considerable talent, but the second-round pick has not delivered the kind of impact plays observers expected when he entered the league after a stellar career at UCLA. He has been victimized by the deep ball, including a critical Hail Mary toss in the 2013 playoffs that kept the Broncos from making a deep postseason run. Although Moore has shown signs of improvement, it's fair to say some of his draftmates have outplayed him to this point.

To an extent, I understand where Bucky is coming from but it is hard to call a guy who has started each season the worst pick of the group.  In fact when you look up and down this draft class, to only miss on a 6th, and 7th rounder thus far while filling the roster with 4 starters and a couple of valuable backups and special teamers has to make this Elway's best draft thus far as a GM.

Moore has a place on this team and outside of a fluke play and a fluke injury still has time to carve out his legacy as a Bronco.

All-Time Broncos Team, Results

Thanks for those that took the time to nominate and vote on players from Broncos past.  I know I promised a 1st and 2nd team, but we didn't quite make it on some of the positions for 2nd team so I'll just include the 1st team votes here:

Offense

Pos	1st	Recs
QB	Elway	38
RB	Davis	39
WR 1	Smith	35
WR 2	Thomas	28
TE	Sharpe	38
FB	Griffith	19
LT	Zimmerman	28
LG	Schlereth	24
C	Nalen	36
RG	Bishop	9
RT	Ryan Clady	24

An astounding 8 starters from the Super Bowl offenses of the late 90's comprise the 1st team offense.  Ryan Clady won the RT spot by default after losing out to Gary Zimmerman in the rec battle.  Fellow newbie Demaryius Thomas earned 2nd place honors at the WR position while Keith Bishop was a write in by me.  He told the offensive huddle "We've got em right where we want em." before the start of "The Drive."  I love Louis Vasquez folks, but there is something inherently wrong with naming a 1-year player to an all-time team.

Defense

Pos	1st	Recs
LDE	Rich Jackson	14
NT	Keith Traylor	10
RDE	Trevor Pryce	20
LOLB	Von Miller	26
LILB	Randy Gradishar	35
RILB	Karl Mecklenberg	28
ROLB	Tom Jackson	19
CB	Champ Bailey	43
CB	Louis Wright	18
FS	Steve Atwater	38
SS	Billy Thompson	10

Here we have a good mix of old and new.  Starting up front you have a player from three different generations along the line.  Rich Jackson was a terror at DE with the famed Orange Crush defenses of the late 1970's.  Keith Traylor was a disruptive NT with the Super Bowl teams of the late 90's, and Trevor Pryce grew into his own as the Broncos came out of their dynasty of the late 90's.  At Linebacker, we have quite possibly the most disruptive and play-making four in team history.  In fact you could dub this lineup "The Four Horsemen."

On the back-end you have a group that combined for 142 interceptions.  Champ Bailey and Louis Wright were the epitome of lockdown corner.  Forget the Strong Safety label on Billy Thompson, he could do it all.  We already know Steve Atwater was that great "Roamer" just looking to make a play.  Combine all four and this defense with the disruption up front could have stopped any NFL offense throughout history.

Special Teams

Pos	Player	Recs
KR/PR	Rick Upchurch	19
P	Mike Horan	N/A
K	Jason Elam	38
Specialist	Keith Burns	N/A

Rich Upchurch and Jason Elam are no-brainers.  From there you get a couple of Bronco Mike write-ins.  Mike Horan may not be remembered by many, but he was the punter for the Broncos for much of the 80's and early 90's.  Horan's trademark were his single bar face-mask and thick mustache.

Keith Burns on the other hand later on became a coach, but excelled for years as a special teamer, much like David Bruton does these days.

This was a lot of fun, and I hope to do some similar votes in the future.  Until then, crack those history books and learn more about your team Broncos Country!

Horse Tracks

Nickel D Now ‘the Norm’
With NFL passing attacks becoming increasingly dangerous, Jack Del Rio says sub-package defenses are more important than ever.

Welker Thrives in Leadership Role
In addition to helping last season’s offense rack up record-setting numbers, Wes Welker is a leader to young players.

2011 draft grades: 49ers, Bears on opposite ends of grade curve - NFL.com
Three years after the fact is an adequate time frame to evaluate a draft, and Bucky Brooks has graded the 2011 NFL Draft, which featured major hits and misses at the quarterback position.

Contract numbers for Broncos draft picks
The official contract terms have been reported for all Broncos draft picks signed through this week.

NFL Nation: 4 Downs -- AFC West - AFC West Blog - ESPN
Whenever the predictors go to work, as Denver Broncos coach John Fox likes to call most anyone who tries to offer thoughts on how the NFL season w

Denver Broncos' Danny Trevathan still hopes to be a dream-catcher - ESPN
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- It might be time for Denver Broncos linebacker Danny Trevathan to invest in alternative fuels. Because to this point, for the mos

Several Broncos big on giving back - AFC West Blog - ESPN
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- There is often no shortage of drama around the Denver Broncos and they have certainly had their share of those in their employ fin