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Broncos Offseason Report
« on: Mar 26th, 2005, 6:19pm » |
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Been a quiet, but, I think, rather effective, offseason for the Donkos, thus far. However, I think it's all up 'til this point fairly summarized on our JUST-UPDATED,  in-house Broncos FF-specific team report page:
http://www.ffpro.com/teamreports/broncos/broncos-footballinfoframes.htm.
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Re: Broncos Offseason Report
« Reply #8 on: Apr 26th, 2005, 6:50pm » |
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on Mar 4th, 2004, 2:47pm, StegRock wrote:I think Garner would be an AWESOME one- or two-year stopgap for my Donkos.  However, he is also on the Lions and Buccaneers' radar. Anyway, given the fairly plethorous group of RB's entering the draft this year, the possibility of Clarett's falling to the second round, and the veteran free-agent pool/pool of (disgruntled) veterans who will likely change teams in '04, which includes good quality like Garner, Staley, Hearst, Dillon, Wheatley, A. Smith, it just goes to show how BRILLIANT of a move the Portis-for-Bailey deal is. I could DEFINITELY see Denver grabbin' a guy like Garner or Staley, ridin' him for a year or two, and drafting Clarett, either in the second round or by trading up if need be, and having him step up in a year or two. SOUNDS LIKE A PLAN, HUH?  ...  |
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Suffice it to say that I totally think Clarett is right where he belongs and will, eventually, have a chance to thrive and turn himself into a BIG-time talent.
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Re: Broncos Offseason Report
« Reply #10 on: Apr 30th, 2005, 8:33am » |
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on Apr 29th, 2005, 4:20pm, junkyardjake wrote:
I think Philly is right, Clarett was a reach in the third round. Denver could have gotten him much later. |
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Actually, from what I understand, Parcell's would have grabbed Clarett soon thereafter (4th round I believe) had Shanny not gotten him in the third.
So if a team wanted him - and Denver did - the 3rd round was a no brainer. After that - you'd gamble on not being able to draft him.
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Re: Broncos Offseason Report
« Reply #11 on: Apr 30th, 2005, 10:33am » |
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Quote:Actually, from what I understand, Parcell's would have grabbed Clarett soon thereafter (4th round I believe) had Shanny not gotten him in the third.
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Good point, I saw that too, Parcells said he would have taken Clarett in the 4th round. However, you have to wonder how public you want to be with your draft intentions if you really want to select a player. Is it possible Parcells was bluffing ?
I don't know, hopefully it works out for Clarett, but he's going to have to get in shape, that boy was sloooooow in his workouts. You have to put the gamefilm on fast forward to get him up to Mike Williams 4.6 40 time.
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Re: Broncos Offseason Report
« Reply #13 on: Apr 30th, 2005, 4:44pm » |
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on Apr 30th, 2005, 10:33am, junkyardjake wrote:
Good point, I saw that too, Parcells said he would have taken Clarett in the 4th round. However, you have to wonder how public you want to be with your draft intentions if you really want to select a player. Is it possible Parcells was bluffing ?
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Certainly, these are specifics that we will never TRULY "know". All we could do at this point - is gather the peripheral information and make an educated guess as to what is what.
Given that - Parcells also made it known that he coveted DeMarcus Ware as well - AND Marcus Spears - yet, despite the fact he tried to move up in the first round of the draft - and FAILED to do so - several times to ensure he would BEE able to nab Spears at the #20 -
he was still able to get both of his players - and it was KNOWN he wanted them as well - IN the 1st round.
Part of what this tells me is that - this is/was a draft that was so specific on "need" that - your player could be there at your draft spot even if you were drafting #20.
Not everyone needed a 3-4 defensive end because not everyone is running a 3-4 defense (or hybrid 3-4/4-3). And, not everyone needed a 3-4 OLB - ala DeMarcus - who could also play a 4-3 right-sided DE.
The specificity of team needs and the changing of the NFL landscape - both on offense and defense made this draft a very very unique one indeed.
How this fits into the specifity of Clarett? It probably doesn't - the point was (TEE HEE BEE - I traveled afar from my original point!) - Parcells did - for whatever reason - made it BEE known he wanted Demarcus Ware and Spears and was still able to get them both despite not having to move up in the draft to get them (specifically Spears).
One last note on the publicity of making your draft picks known this year (apparently the Skins did as well with J.Campbell - though, that may have been a leak of information), -
when the whole world knows that every team is pretty much blowing smoke screens on who their are going to draft during the pre-draft frenzy - perhaps the most ingenuis strategy would be to tell the truth on your pick in the first round and then, others would disregard it thinking it was a smoke screen -
when it really wasn't.
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Re: Broncos Offseason Report
« Reply #14 on: May 2nd, 2005, 5:40pm » |
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on Apr 29th, 2005, 4:20pm, junkyardjake wrote:| I think Philly is right, Clarett was a reach in the third round. Denver could have gotten him much later. |
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I'll address the rest later. I don't have time now...  finals week!  And, I want to go out like a champ!  ...  Regarding the above, though, Denver did not have another pick until late-late in the 6th round, pick 200. Though he might have made it through round 5, there is a good chance he would not have made it to that pick.
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Re: Broncos Offseason Report
« Reply #16 on: May 3rd, 2005, 9:12am » |
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on May 3rd, 2005, 2:41am, bgsgfan wrote:Clarrett is going to be a stud. Great vision, heart, instincts. Perfect fit for Broncos running game. Absolutely, positively will not get cut this year (ridiculuous comment). Also: he is not a druggie, wife-beater, or basically a bad guy in any manner and comparing him to other "bad-character" guys is kind of ridiculous. A case could easily be made that a lot of what has given him a bad Rap is actually stuff that shows he has a great character (and the rest of it thrown out to typical youthful stupidity). But all that is over - on the field he has "Allen Iverson"-type heart (but as a Champion and winner).  |
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I'll grant you the youthful stupidity with regards to his escapades while at OSU. But what happened in the time since then still doesn't show any signs of maturation. He's a quitter if things don't go his way. There's also very little history to show that he's a good RB. He played part of a season for a tremendous team with an outstanding offensive line to open holes for him. Can he be successful in Denver? I'm sure it's possible. They have a history of successful RBs (although it could be argued that it is the system more than uncovering hidden gems in the RB market). My prediction is that Clarett will make the team and sit on the bench behind Bell and Griffin. I'd also be surprised if he doesn't show more poor judgment either in his dealings with the team or media or something off-field.
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