bpc
02-06-2006, 01:06 AM
Alright Bronco fans, we have been all over the place already about how we can improve the squad for next year. I think we all will agree that this team has a chance to do some special things in 2006. 2005 was a good stepping stone but the talent is there to improve, we just need to fix some positions on our squad through FA. I'm not talking about blowing out the budget either with TO for our WR unit or picking up a back like Edgerin James. Lets take a smart approach to this and continue to pick up underated players who are hungry for championships, not for fattening their pocket books.
Trendy signing at HB: Edgerin James, Jamal Lewis, Shaun Alexander, Ricky Williams (cost in draft picks and the fact that Leigh Steinberg wants to renegotiate)...
Fiscally responsible and smart approach: There are a couple of really good options out there for us. One I think could be interesting would be Michael Bennett. I think the Vikings have soured on him and he should be relatively cheap compared to the paychecks the previously mentioned backs will be looking for. Bennett is very much like Tatum Bell, faster then lightening. The main difference between the two is that Bennett will run through more tackles. His one cut style, speed and experience in the league could lead him to a great pickup for Denver this offseason if we are looking for a homerun threat. Another player right on the cusp of doing some great things in the right system is going to Najeh Davenport. He is cut more from the road grader mold but he has speed if he gets a crack to run through and he punishes a defense, something we haven't really consistanly done since TD, OG, and Mike Anderson were in their prime. He could be a cheap successful alternative to the previously mentioned group of players. I still cringe at the thought of what Jamal Lewis would do in this offense though.
Trendy WR picks: TO, Eric Moulds and Reggie Wayne.
Smart pickup: We don't need guys pining for the ball 90 times a year. We have a ball control run first offense and that is the way it will be as long as Shanahan is the coach in Denver. That being said, it doesn't make sense to throw 7 or 8 million dollars at a WR. Instead lets aim for the blue collar WR that will block, catch over the middle and will be big red zone threats. I think David Givens would do great in Denver but in a relatively weak WR class people will over pay for his services. Moulds could be had for cheap but he has shown a propensity for a bad attitude if he isn't getting catches. I think a couple of guys that are interesting and fit our mold is Joe Jurevicious and Marc Boerichter. Both players are almost carbon copies of each other. Joe is definitely more explosive and was a big reason for Seattle's success this season. Boerichter has a breakout season a couple of years ago becoming KC's big red zone threat but now has been passed up in the passing game for the most part.
Trendy DE Pickup: Darren Howard and John Abraham
Better cheaper pickup: Aaron Kampman is a stud for the Pack. He isn't the guy that is going to wow you with his first step or how he over powers opposing players but he is just a very good technition who will play the run powerfully and is developing nicely as a pass rusher. Is very active on the defensive line.
Trendy signing at HB: Edgerin James, Jamal Lewis, Shaun Alexander, Ricky Williams (cost in draft picks and the fact that Leigh Steinberg wants to renegotiate)...
Fiscally responsible and smart approach: There are a couple of really good options out there for us. One I think could be interesting would be Michael Bennett. I think the Vikings have soured on him and he should be relatively cheap compared to the paychecks the previously mentioned backs will be looking for. Bennett is very much like Tatum Bell, faster then lightening. The main difference between the two is that Bennett will run through more tackles. His one cut style, speed and experience in the league could lead him to a great pickup for Denver this offseason if we are looking for a homerun threat. Another player right on the cusp of doing some great things in the right system is going to Najeh Davenport. He is cut more from the road grader mold but he has speed if he gets a crack to run through and he punishes a defense, something we haven't really consistanly done since TD, OG, and Mike Anderson were in their prime. He could be a cheap successful alternative to the previously mentioned group of players. I still cringe at the thought of what Jamal Lewis would do in this offense though.
Trendy WR picks: TO, Eric Moulds and Reggie Wayne.
Smart pickup: We don't need guys pining for the ball 90 times a year. We have a ball control run first offense and that is the way it will be as long as Shanahan is the coach in Denver. That being said, it doesn't make sense to throw 7 or 8 million dollars at a WR. Instead lets aim for the blue collar WR that will block, catch over the middle and will be big red zone threats. I think David Givens would do great in Denver but in a relatively weak WR class people will over pay for his services. Moulds could be had for cheap but he has shown a propensity for a bad attitude if he isn't getting catches. I think a couple of guys that are interesting and fit our mold is Joe Jurevicious and Marc Boerichter. Both players are almost carbon copies of each other. Joe is definitely more explosive and was a big reason for Seattle's success this season. Boerichter has a breakout season a couple of years ago becoming KC's big red zone threat but now has been passed up in the passing game for the most part.
Trendy DE Pickup: Darren Howard and John Abraham
Better cheaper pickup: Aaron Kampman is a stud for the Pack. He isn't the guy that is going to wow you with his first step or how he over powers opposing players but he is just a very good technition who will play the run powerfully and is developing nicely as a pass rusher. Is very active on the defensive line.