Meet your Denver Bronco rookies!

[Kaylore]

Thought you'd like to see our boys in their mugshots...

Ryan Clady
http://www.denverbroncos.com/resources/custom/Team/2008/clady_mug_08.jpg

Eddie Royal
http://www.denverbroncos.com/resources/custom/Team/2008/royal_mug_08.jpg

Kory Lichtensteiger
http://www.denverbroncos.com/resources/custom/Team/2008/lichtensteiger_mug_08.jpg

Jack "Mother****in'" Williams
http://www.denverbroncos.com/resources/custom/Team/2008/williams_jack_mug_08.jpg

Ryan Torain
http://www.denverbroncos.com/resources/custom/Team/2008/torain_mug_08.jpg

Carlton Powell
http://www.denverbroncos.com/resources/custom/Team/2008/powell_mug_08.jpg

Spencer Larsen
http://www.denverbroncos.com/resources/custom/Team/2008/larsen_mug_08.jpg

Josh Barrett
http://www.denverbroncos.com/resources/custom/Team/2008/barrett_mug_08.jpg

Peyton Hillis
http://www.denverbroncos.com/resources/custom/Team/2008/hillis_mug_08.jpg

[Kaylore]

Undrafted free agents:


Anthony Alridge
http://www.denverbroncos.com/resources/custom/Team/2008/alridge_mug_08.jpg

Tyler Polumbus
http://www.denverbroncos.com/resources/custom/Team/2008/polumbus_mug_08.jpg

Lorne Sam
http://www.denverbroncos.com/resources/custom/Team/2008/sam_mug_08.jpg

Clay Aiken...I mean Garrett Hartley
http://www.denverbroncos.com/resources/custom/Team/2008/hartley_mug_08.jpg

Brett Kern
http://www.denverbroncos.com/resources/custom/Team/2008/kern_mug_08.jpg

Wesley Woodyard
http://www.denverbroncos.com/resources/custom/Team/2008/woodyard_mug_08.jpg

[PLOWHORSE]

Hartley combs his hair with a rock.

[socalorado]

Lorne Sam
http://www.denverbroncos.com/resources/custom/Team/2008/sam_mug_08.jpg
Dude this guy looks 43 years old!


Clay Aiken...I mean Garrett Hartley
http://www.denverbroncos.com/resources/custom/Team/2008/hartley_mug_08.jpg
LMAO! I almost spit up gatorade when i read that!

[Man-Goblin]

Is that a rat tail on Jack Mother****in Williams?

[Kaylore]

Is that a rat tail on Jack Mother****in Williams?

When JMFW wears it, it's called a lion's tail.

[socalorado]

Is that a rat tail on Jack Mother****in Williams?

Dude, It's Jack Mother ****in Williams, man. He can Mother ****in wear his Mother ****in hair, any Mother ****in way he wants. Mother ****er.

(sarcasm on!)

[Dr. Broncenstein]

JMFW

And so it begins...

Welcome our new offseason meme.

[BlaK-Argentina]

Clady looks kinda scary.

[broncofan2438]

Clady looks kinda scary.

Hopefully the other teams feel the same way

[55CrushEm]

Hartley combs his hair with a rock.

LOL LOL LOL

Seriously, WTF is up with that. He makes Jay's hair look like he spends hours on it....

[CBF1]

I heard that Jack Mother****in Williams kicked Chuck Norris' ass, and has solved the gas crisis with an alternative fuel source.... all before lunch today.

[Kaylore]

Clady looks kinda scary.

Good.

[socalorado]

I heard that Jack Mother****in Williams kicked Chuck Norris' ass, and has solved the gas crisis with an alternative fuel source.... all before lunch today.

The alternate fuel source is JMFW's tears. Too bad he never cries.........ever.

[BMF Bronco]

JMFW

And so it begins...

Welcome our new offseason meme.

precisely what I repped kaylore! Should have neg repped his ass for that.

[BroncoMan4ever]

Dude, It's Jack Mother ****in Williams, man. He can Mother ****in wear his Mother ****in hair, any Mother ****in way he wants. Mother ****er.

(sarcasm on!)

Damn, i didn't know Samuel L Jackson was a mother****in Broncos fan mother****ers

[watermock]

Clady looks kinda scary.

So does Torian, :afro: RMFT

[dbfan21]

Hillis looks like a relative of Nick Lachey.

[kmonty]

Clady looks kinda scary.

It's cause he's all business all-the-time baby!

"Shoot, I gotta stop practicing for 5 full minutes to have my picture taken?! So stupid."

[55CrushEm]

Hillis looks like a relative of Nick Lachey.

Holy ****! You're right.

Ha!

[bap454]

Hillis looks like a relative of Nick Lachey.

More like Oleg Taktarovf from the old ufc days... anyone recall?? Would post a pic... just havent figured out that part yet.

[kmonty]

Meanwhile, Jay Cutler is slowly morphing into Jake Plummer...

http://www.denverbroncos.com/resources/custom/Team/2008/cutler_mug_08.jpg

http://boifromtroy.com/wp-content/jakeplummermustache.jpg

http://bp3.blogger.com/_Y22G4uovoqw/R5N-Ory0SBI/AAAAAAAAAXo/uNAHGEzwdDU/s1600/jake_plummer_moustache.jpg

[bap454]

Dude, It's Jack Mother ****in Williams, man. He can Mother ****in wear his Mother ****in hair, any Mother ****in way he wants. Mother ****er.

(sarcasm on!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTosQerWBzU

[listopencil]

Meanwhile, Jay Cutler is slowly morphing into Jake Plummer...

http://www.denverbroncos.com/resources/custom/Team/2008/cutler_mug_08.jpg

http://boifromtroy.com/wp-content/jakeplummermustache.jpg

http://bp3.blogger.com/_Y22G4uovoqw/R5N-Ory0SBI/AAAAAAAAAXo/uNAHGEzwdDU/s1600/jake_plummer_moustache.jpg

If I've said it once, I've said it a million times. Jay Cutler is Eric Burton's love child.

http://www.houseoftherisingsun.dk/grafik/The_animals.jpg

[listopencil]

Jay "The Animal" Cutler.

[TheReverend]

So does Torian, :afro: RMFT

Don't play out the MF!

Stick to your awesome homegrown nicknames!

Examples:

Jay "The Blade" Cutler
Darrent "The Hornet" Williams

Instant classics :spit:

[Kaylore]

http://www.comedycentral.com/videos/index.jhtml?videoId=11903

[listopencil]

Speaking of which:

Ryan "Shady" Clady

Eddie "Prince" Royal

Kory "Licker" Lichtensteiger

Jack "Mother****in'" Williams

Ryan "Freight Train" Torain

Carlton "Colin" Powell


...and so on.

[TheReverend]

Speaking of which:

Ryan "Dude looks like a..." Clady

Eddie "Casino" Royal

Kory "Licker" Lichtensteiger

Jack "Mother****in'" Williams

Ryan "Freight Train" Torain

Carlton "Colin" Powell


...and so on.

In red are the best I've heard so far

[philiptr2]

Hillis looks like a relative of Nick Lachey.

He looks like Linus Kleiza with longer hair.

[TheReverend]

...and is that Spencer Larson or Matt Damon+15 lbs?

[socalorado]

In red are the best I've heard so far

NICE!! Er, excuse me, Mother****in NIce!

I also like Eddie "Money" Royal. I thought that one wasnt bad either, but "Casino" just fits nicely!

[TheReverend]

How about Spencer "...I barely knew her!" Larson?

Carlton "It's not unusual" Powell?

[El Guapo]

Lorne Sam! http://www.denverbroncos.com/resources/custom/Team/2008/sam_mug_08.jpg

This guy was a haus for us in college. Although, he shaved his fro.








http://media.scout.com/Media/Image/50/509312.jpg

LOL

http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper1238/stills/0wn8925l.jpg

[cmhargrove]

Is that Kumar?

[El Guapo]

don't make me defend the guy. he's a great WR/QB threat. he transfered to UTEP from Florida State because he wanted to play QB more. He shared roles with our starting QB and was a "slash" player for us. here are his stats while he was at UTEP:

YEAR CMP ATT YDS CMP% YPA LNG TD INT SACK RATE
2006 1 6 41 16.7 6.83 41 1 1 1 95.73
2007 12 19 144 63.2 7.58 28 2 2 1 140.51

8')

[TheReverend]

don't make me defend the guy. he's a great WR/QB threat. he transfered to UTEP from Florida State because he wanted to play QB more. He shared roles with our starting QB and was a "slash" player for us. here are his stats while he was at UTEP:

YEAR CMP ATT YDS CMP% YPA LNG TD INT SACK RATE
2006 1 6 41 16.7 6.83 41 1 1 1 95.73
2007 12 19 144 63.2 7.58 28 2 2 1 140.51

8')

You're defending the guy by showing stats that say in 25 passes he got picked 3 times?

[socalorado]

don't make me defend the guy. he's a great WR/QB threat. he transfered to UTEP from Florida State because he wanted to play QB more. He shared roles with our starting QB and was a "slash" player for us. here are his stats while he was at UTEP:

YEAR CMP ATT YDS CMP% YPA LNG TD INT SACK RATE
2006 1 6 41 16.7 6.83 41 1 1 1 95.73
2007 12 19 144 63.2 7.58 28 2 2 1 140.51

8')

Hey, lets leave the whole QB thing alone. What about KR/PR? And how is he as a WR?

[El Guapo]

but his rating was outstanding. Check out his other stats. he was an awesome, mobile QB and was a very good WR too:

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/player/stats?playerId=136666

[cmhargrove]

but his rating was outstanding. Check out his other stats. he was an awesome, mobile QB and was a very good WR too:

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/player/stats?playerId=136666

Can he punt?

[TheReverend]

but his rating was outstanding. Check out his other stats. he was an awesome, mobile QB and was a very good WR too:

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/player/stats?playerId=136666

Uhhh... you realize they do college QB ratings WAY different than pro QB ratings, right?

[El Guapo]

haha. no, but he can kick field goals. :P

mind you he was also hurt the last 4 games of the year. :'(

[El Guapo]

anyway, i watched the guy play and he was a blast to watch. I don't expect him to be a starter, but he will make an impact.

[cmhargrove]

Lorne Sam?

[Ratboy]

If I've said it once, I've said it a million times. Jay Cutler is Eric Burton's love child.

http://www.houseoftherisingsun.dk/grafik/The_animals.jpg

LOL Hilarious! ROFL!

[no-pseudo-fan]

anyway, i watched the guy play and he was a blast to watch. I don't expect him to be a starter, but he will make an impact.

I expected more from him in college. He played in a smaller conference and should have put up bigger numbers. That said, I think he has potential, so we shall see.

[Inkana7]

Ryan Torain looks just like The Rock with an afro.

Didn't he have an afro in one movie? What was it?

[watermock]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WXXXj-uLko&feature=related

Looks like Henry is late with DA Suppart..

[Bob]

Does anyone here think that Eddie Royal looks an awful lot like Isaiah Thomas?

[cmhargrove]

Does anyone here think that Eddie Royal looks an awful lot like Isaiah Thomas?

Is he good with the ladies....?

[BroncosinDC]

Ryan "Played you like your lady" Clady?

[Los Broncos]

Does anyone here think that Eddie Royal looks an awful lot like Isaiah Thomas?

He just got back from Red lobster.

[Kaylore]

Anthony Alridge looks like he just farted.

[Inkana7]

Anthony Alridge looks like he just farted.

Anthony Aldridge looks like Dikembe Mutombo:

http://www.twpoc.com/images/0207/deke.jpg
http://www.denverbroncos.com/resources/custom/Team/2008/alridge_mug_08.jpg

They look about the same age, too.

[UltimateHoboW/Shotgun]

Anthony Aldridge looks like Dikembe Mutombo:

http://www.twpoc.com/images/0207/deke.jpg
http://www.denverbroncos.com/resources/custom/Team/2008/alridge_mug_08.jpg

They look about the same age, too.

unfortunately the pics are not to scale. In reality Alridge could sit on Dikembe Mutombo's shoulder like a little angel or devil.

[Inkana7]

Doesn't mean they don't have similar faces..

[Goobzilla]

No love for my Adopt A Bronco, Mitch Erickson? Shame on you Khannnnnn!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/Goobzilla/erickson_mug_08.jpg

[SoDak Bronco]

Eddie "Money" Royal or Eddie Royal w/cheese or Cousin Eddie Royal or Eddie Royal Flush

[SoDak Bronco]

Spencer for hire Larson

[SoDak Bronco]

Ryan "the predator" Clady

[SoDak Bronco]

Ryan Torain "on your parade"

[SoCalBronco]

Eddie "Money" Royal

He was shakin
Snappin his fingers
He was sendin CBs round and round
That Eddie Royal was shakin

[UltimateHoboW/Shotgun]

Ryan Torain "on your parade"

i think we have a winner.

[no-pseudo-fan]

Ryan "Ruff" Torain
Peyton "What you talkin bout" Hillis

Didn't we do this nickname thing? Or was that on the broncos forum when the mane was down?

Still funny.

Not as funny as Isiah Thomas and Red Lobster.

[Dr. Broncenstein]

Ryan "All" Torain

[Dr. Broncenstein]

Eddie Royal wit Cheese

[Dr. Broncenstein]

Dudelookslikealady Clady

[BMarsh615]

Ryan "Ruff" Torain
Peyton "What you talkin bout" Hillis

Didn't we do this nickname thing? Or was that on the broncos forum when the mane was down?

Still funny.

Not as funny as Isiah Thomas and Red Lobster.

:rofl:

[Kaylore]

No love for my Adopt A Bronco, Mitch Erickson? Shame on you Khannnnnn!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/Goobzilla/erickson_mug_08.jpg

Oops! Sorry I missed him.

[fdf]

Hartley combs his hair with a rock.

He must share grooming tips with Hillis.

[CBF1]

This thread has serious potential :thumbsup:

[thumpc]

He was shakin
Snappin his fingers
He was sendin CBs round and round
That Eddie Royal was shakin

Ooh oooh uu ooooh,

[TDmvp]

Eddie Royal wit Cheese

Eddie Crown Royal ...

[BroncosinDC]

Eddie Royal wit Cheese

Boom! Pulp Fiction wins anytime.

[Traveler]

Ryan Torain
http://www.denverbroncos.com/resources/custom/Team/2008/torain_mug_08.jpg

Impact Analysis: Denver Broncos RB Ryan Torain
June 4, 2008
17:50:51

By Ben Rubin
Edited by Cory J. Bonini and Bryce McRae


The newest Denver Broncos late-round running back selection is Ryan Torain (foot), a fifth-round pick out of Arizona State. Torain played in only six games during his senior season, but Broncos head coach Mike Shanahan said that he thinks Torain has the ability of a first rounder. The Broncos hope Torain can improve a rush offense that was ninth in the NFL last year, averaging 122.3 yards per game.

Torain is expected to compete for a spot in a backfield that is suddenly a lot more competitive, and no running back has his spot guaranteed. The general expectation following halfback Travis Henry's release is that tailback Selvin Young will take his place and be the initial starter, with the backup roles being wide open. Keep in mind, however, that Shanahan could employ a running back-by-committee approach and utilize each back extensively, meaning Torain could get more than a handful of carries per game. That is part of the joy (or frustration for fantasy owners) when it comes to dealing with the Broncos backfield - you simply don't know what to expect. He'll still have to beat out tailback Andre Hall and veteran running back Michael Pittman, but it seems like something he could do if he remains healthy, meaning Torain could now start the season as the top backup.

Torain suffered a Lisfranc sprain in 2007 that cost him all but six games. He underwent a new surgical procedure that is expected to shave four months off the required rehabilitation time. If there is no setback, Torain should be put into the mix as soon as training camp starts. Shanahan really likes Torain, so you'd have to figure that he would get quite a few opportunities in the preseason to show what he has to offer. His chances to impress Shanahan received a big boost when Henry was cut, but the addition of Pittman once again muddies the water a bit.

The Broncos running back position is usually one of the most talked about situations each year, and there's a good reason for that. Since 1995, the Broncos have only finished outside the top 10 in team rushing yardage one time, and they have finished in the top five nine times. Shanahan has had a great deal of success in the draft finding late-round running backs, but the Broncos have had only two legitimate stars at the position in running backs Terrell Davis and Clinton Portis (Washington Redskins).

The aging of the Broncos offensive line has caused the effectiveness of their zone-blocking system to slip a bit, but the Broncos drafted left tackle Ryan Clady (Boise State) in the first round of the draft to fill the gap left by Matt Lepsis' offseason retirement. The Broncos followed with offensive guard/center Kory Lichtensteiger (Bowling Green) in the fourth round to try to solidify the position. Denver also signed two more tackles that went undrafted.

Torain, 6-foot, 222 pounds, is a tough running back who will look to get the Broncos the yards they need by staying up after initial contact. He could be utilized as more of a goal line threat than many of the other Broncos running backs and could wind up with a few touchdowns this year. Torain could fill a role similar to that of former Broncos running back Mike Anderson (currently with the Baltimore Ravens), who was known to get the tough yards. If the Broncos don't like what they see out of Young after a couple of games and opt for a change, Torain should at least have a chance to be his replacement.

With the possibility of him being held back a little bit in training camp as he recovers from his foot injury, Torain will probably head into the preseason as the team's No. 4 running back behind Young, Pitman and Hall. University of Houston running back Anthony Alridge was signed after going undrafted, and he should get a chance to make the team in preseason as well. Alridge's skill set is entirely different than Torain's, so the signing shouldn't affect Torain's standing with the team at all.

Fantasy football outlookJust like it is every year, the Broncos running backs are a fantasy owner's worst nightmare. Now that Henry is out of the picture, the situation becomes even more of a mess. Young showed plenty of potential to succeed last year, but now that he will likely be given the starting role, it remains to be seen whether or not he can succeed over the long haul. Torain could be used as a goal line back, which would give him mild fantasy value, but as long as he's behind at least Young and Pittman on the depth chart, he may not have too many opportunities to help your team. Pittman was signed for depth, but based on how things play out in training camp, or pending injury, he could have a bigger role with the team. Hall and fullback Mike Bell shouldn't be drafted.

Young is a risky pick, because while he may play very well the first couple games, it isn't known how he'll hold up over the course of the season. Still, the Broncos starting running back position is usually a successful one, so draft Young as a good No. 3 fantasy back with No. 2 potential. However, don't reach for him on draft day. Pittman could turn into a threat out of the backfield, but as long as he is the backup, he is no more than a mediocre No. 5 back in point-per-reception leagues. Torain is an interesting player and definitely someone you would want to retain in keeper leagues, but he isn't worth drafting outside of very deep single-year formats at this time. Should he secure a more prominent role before the season starts, take a late-round flier on him knowing that he can be cut from your team at any time.


http://www.kffl.com/article.php/90391/512

[Inkana7]

Ryan Torain...
http://www.denverbroncos.com/resources/custom/Team/2008/torain_mug_08.jpg

IS DON CHEADLE

http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/cheadle_071107_FRESH.jpg

With a beard and fro...

[Dr. Broncenstein]

Ryan Torain
http://www.denverbroncos.com/resources/custom/Team/2008/torain_mug_08.jpg

Is Ben Harper on roids

http://www.tijuana.ch/pictures/artist/benharper.jpg

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[Memento]

Ryan "All" Torain

Ryan "Torainosaurus Rex", or just "T-Rex" or "T-Wrecks".

[colonelbeef]

Kory "No, not Switzerland" Lichtensteiger

http://www.mapzones.com/world/europe/liechtenstein/liechtenstein.jpg

[cmhargrove]

Ryan Torrain =