My guess at the final 53 - Post draft, Pre Camp

[JCMElway]

My stab at the final 53

QB (3)
Manning, Hannie, Osweiler

RB (5)
Magahee, Hillman, Moreno, Fanin
Gronkowski (FB)

WR (5)
D Thomas, A Caldwell
Decker, Page
Stokley

TE (4)
Tamme, J Thomas
Dressen, V Green

OL (8)
Clady, R Harris
Franklin
Kuper, Ramirez
Beadles
Blake, Walton

DE (4)
Dumerville, Hunter
Ayers, M Jackson

DT (4)
Warren, Vickerson
Wolfe, Bannan

LB (7)
SLB: D.J, Woodyard, Steven Johnson
WLB: Von, Travathan
MLB: Mays, Irving

CB (6)
Champ, Bolden
Florence, Porter, Squid Thompson
Slot: C Harris

(S)
Moore, Carter
M Adams, Bruton

ST: Prater, Paxton, Colquitt

PS
Ihenaco S
Remmers OT
G Robinson WR
Coryell CB
Blatnick DE
Silga DT
Tribue OG
J Franklin LB

I think someone like Franklin or Blatnik could start the season with the team to cover for DJ while he is suspended.

[oubronco]

Weber will be on the team either final 53 or PS

[Bmore Manning]

QB: Manning, Hanie, Osweiler
RB: McGahee, Hillman, Moreno, Fanin
WR: DT, Decker, Stokely, Caldwell, Page
TE: Tamme, Thomas, Green
TE/FB: Dreesen
OLine: Clady T, Franklin T, Harris T, Kuper G, Beadles G, Ramirez G, Blake C/G, Walton C

Offense# 24

DE: Doom, Ayers, Jackson, Odom, Hunter
DT: Warren, Wolfe, Siliga, Bannan, Vickerson
LB: Miller, Mays, Woodyard, Trevathan, Irving, Johnson
CB: Champ, Porter, Florence, Bolden, Harris, Thompson
S: Adams, Moore, Carter, Bruton

Defense#26

Special Teams #3

[pricejj]

Originally Posted by Bmore Manning

QB: Manning, Hanie, Osweiler
RB: McGahee, Hillman, Moreno, Fannin
WR: DT, Decker, Stokely, Caldwell, Page
TE: Tamme, Dreesen, Thomas, Green
FB: Gronkowski
OLine: Clady T, Franklin T, Harris T, Kuper G, Beadles G, Ramirez G, Blake C/G, Walton C

Offense# 24

DE: Doom, Ayers, Jackson, Odom, Hunter
DT: Warren, Wolfe, Siliga, Bannan, Vickerson
LB: Miller, Mays, Woodyard, Trevathan, Irving, Johnson, Williams
CB: Champ, Porter, Florence, Bolden, Harris, Thompson, Judie
S: Adams, Moore, Carter, Bruton

Defense#26

Special Teams #3

FYP. Red doesn't make the team. Orange makes the team.

1. The Broncos are keeping Gronkowski. Elway said, we are going to use him in short yardage, and goal-line situations. Gronkowski said Manning always wanted a FB in Indy. You know how I feel about that, but there is too much evidence saying Gronk makes the team.

2. That means we don't have room for Moreno. I think he's traded before the season.

3. I don't see the Broncos keeping 5 DE's. The only way they sign Odom is if they cut Hunter.

4. It will hurt the Defense badly having Williams out. I could see the Broncos cutting him, but what a loss.

5. Thompson ran a 4.75 forty BEFORE he tore his achilles. The dude is toast. Judie is better by far.

[DBroncos4life]

Originally Posted by pricejj

FYP. Red doesn't make the team. Orange makes the team.

1. The Broncos are keeping Gronkowski. Elway said, we are going to use him in short yardage, and goal-line situations. Gronkowski said Manning always wanted a FB in Indy. You know how I feel about that, but there is too much evidence saying Gronk makes the team.

2. That means we don't have room for Moreno. I think he's traded before the season.

3. I don't see the Broncos keeping 5 DE's. The only way they sign Odom is if they cut Hunter.

4. It will hurt the Defense badly having Williams out. I could see the Broncos cutting him, but what a loss.

5. Thompson ran a 4.75 forty BEFORE he tore his achilles. The dude is toast. Judie is better by far.

They wouldn't need Hunter if we picked up Odom.

[Bigdawg26]

Originally Posted by Bmore Manning

QB: Manning, Hanie, Osweiler
RB: McGahee, Hillman, Moreno, Fanin
WR: DT, Decker, Stokely, Caldwell, Page
TE: Tamme, Thomas, Green
TE/FB: Dreesen
OLine: Clady T, Franklin T, Harris T, Kuper G, Beadles G, Ramirez G, Blake C/G, Walton C

Offense# 24

DE: Doom, Ayers, Jackson, Odom, Hunter
DT: Warren, Wolfe, Siliga, Bannan, Vickerson
LB: Miller, Mays, Woodyard, Trevathan, Irving, Johnson
CB: Champ, Porter, Florence, Bolden, Harris, Thompson
S: Adams, Moore, Carter, Bruton

Defense#26

Special Teams #3

Take Mareno out and add Jeremiah Johnson and I like it.

[lonestar]

Originally Posted by Bigdawg26

Take Mareno out and add Jeremiah Johnson and I like it.

do not have a Mareno on the team..

[Vegas_Bronco]

Originally Posted by lonestar

do not have a Mareno on the team..

Nomar Marino

[lonestar]

Originally Posted by Vegas_Bronco

Nomar Marino

did you mean No more Marino or No Show Marino..

[ludo21]

Manning has a shot

[ward63]

Originally Posted by ludo21

Manning has a shot

Is he PS eligible?

[Swedish Extrovert]

Originally Posted by JCMElway

My stab at the final 53

QB (3)
Manning
Hannie
Osweiler

RB (5)
Magahee
Hillman
Moreno
Fanin
Gronkowski (FB)

WR (5)
D Thomas
Decker
Stokley
A Caldwell
Page

TE (4)
Tamme
Dressen
J Thomas
V Green

OL (8)
Clady
Franklin
Kuper
Beadles
Blake
R Harris
Ramirez
Walton

DE (4)
Dumerville
Ayers
Hunter
M Jackson

DT (4)
Warren
Wolfe
Vickerson
Banan

LB (7)
D.J
Von
Mays
Woodyard
Irving
Steven Johnson
Travathan

CB (6)
Champ
Florence
Porter
C Harris
Bolden
Squid Thompson

(S)
Moore
Carter
M Adams
Bruton

PS
Ihenaco S
Remmers OT
G Robinson WR
Coryell CB
Blatnick DE
Silga DT
Tribue OG
J Franklin LB

I think someone like Franklin or Blatnik could start the season with the team to cover for DJ while he is suspended.

I like the list, but I think DJs days are numbered.

[lonestar]

Originally Posted by Mightysmurf

I like the list, but I think DJs days are numbered.

One can only hope..

I know for sure he will miss at least 37% of the games this year with a strong possibility of that being 50% when they tack on the DUI..

Might even get some jail time out of it..

[Bmore Manning]

I would rather have Earnest Graham than Gronkowski.. He's terrible, and will take a valuable roster spot. Graham brings a versatile skill set from FB.. But they will roll with that bum.. Here's to hoping they don't.

[Vegas_Bronco]

We need a FB that can also catch the ball...behind the back one handed howard griffith style. It would be too much to try to cover a RB, FB, and 1TE-2WR/3 WR set with manning tossing the rock.

[UltimateHoboW/Shotgun]

My pre-TC (of which I'll be going to) guess.

QB:3
1st.................................2nd........... ........................3rd
Peyton Manning................Hanie, Caleb.......................Osweiler, Brock

RB:4
McGahee, Willis ...............Hillman, Ronnie...................Fannin, Mario Moreno, Knowshon (Due to injury)

FB:1
Gronkowski, Chris

WR1:3
Thomas, Demaryius..........Caldwell, Andre.....................Page, Eric

WE2:2
Decker, Eric.....................Stokley, Brandon(slot)

TE:4
Dreessen, Joel..................Tamme, Jacob...................Thomas, Julius Green, Virgil

O-line:8

RT:
Harris, Ryan......................Franklin, Orlando

RG:
Kuper, Chris......................Blake, Philip

C:
Walton, J.D. .....................Blake, Philip

LG:
Franklin, Orland.................. Beadles, Zane

LT:
Clady, Ryan .......................Clark, Chris

Total:25

Defense:

LDE:3
Ayers, Robert.....................Jackson, Malik..................Hunter, Jason

UT:2
Warren, Ty.........................Wolfe, Derek (Nickel and Dime sub-package)

NT:2
Vickerson, Kevin..................Siliga, Sealver

RDE:2
Dumervil, Elvis ....................Blatnick, Jamie

LLB:1
Miller, Von .........................Johnson, Steven

MLB:2
Mays, Joe ...........................Johnson, Steven

RLB:3
Williams, D.J. .....................Woodyard, Wesley .................Trevathan, Danny

CB1:3
Bailey, Champ ....................Florence, Drayton(Nickel).............Bolden, Omar

CB2:3
Porter, Tracy .......................Harris, Chris (Dime)....................Judie, Coryell

FS:2
Adams, Mike .......................Moore, Rahim

SS:2
Carter, Quinton ....................Ihenacho, Duke (Big Nickel)

Total:25

Special Teams:3
LS:
Brewer, Aaron

K:
Prater, Matt

P:
Colquitt, Britton

[R-Mac]

I doubt Caleb Hanie will enter the season as the #2 QB. I don't even think he should be on the roster. Brock Osweiler's "season" will be limited to training camp and preseason. He would get much more reps and playing time before the season if the Broncos were carrying 3 QBs. I have no idea how much Peyton Manning will play during preseason. He must finish his rehab and take care of his body, but he must also test this offense and his timing with the receivers. Anyway, once he goes to the bench, it will be a mess to split the remaining playing time among Hanie, Weber and Osweiler.

Hanie spent 4 seasons being developed by the Bears, and the result was a disastrous performance in 2011. I think the Broncos should take a good look at Weber and Osweiler during training camp and preseason, allowing them to share 2nd and 3rd team reps. Osweiler was drafted in the 2nd round, a big investment if you realize that Peyton Manning has a sense of urgency. He could have received more help from the 2012 draft. If Elway decided to sacrifice immediate impact to develop a QB of the future, then Osweiler should get plenty of reps before the regular season starts.

When you have 3 QBs behind the starter, it's hard to give a fair opportunity to all of them. Weber, as the #4 QB, threw 1 pass last preseason, in the 4th game. I would keep 3 QBs and carry Weber as the backup QB only if he can beat Osweiler, otherwise he should return to the practice squad, with Manning and Osweiler as the 2 QBs on the final roster.

[ward63]

I would rather keep Weber as the 3rd and Osweiler as the 2nd string, but I don't see Elway cutting a guy that he just signed to a decent contract. JMO

[Dexter]

Is it really stupid that'd I'm actually really excited to see Weber play in a pre-season game? He got to play for one drive last pre-season, and he almost drove it down the field in like 40 seconds or whatever it was.

I don't really ever expect him to be our franchise QB, but it may be really fun to see him and other young guys play their asses off for roster spots this pre-season.

[Shananahan]

Osweiler should just develop a magical injury.

[UltimateHoboW/Shotgun]

Originally Posted by Shananahan

Osweiler should just develop a magical injury.

You do know if a player is on IR or any injury list that player is not allowed in the facility other than for rehab.

[Broncos_OTM]

Originally Posted by JCMElway

My stab at the final 53

QB (3)
Manning, Hannie, Osweiler

RB (5)
Magahee, Hillman, Moreno, Fanin
Gronkowski (FB)

WR (5)
D Thomas, A Caldwell
Decker, Page
Stokley

TE (4)
Tamme, J Thomas
Dressen, V Green

OL (8)
Clady, R Harris
Franklin
Kuper, Ramirez
Beadles
Blake, Walton

DE (4)
Dumerville, Hunter
Ayers, M Jackson

DT (4)
Warren, Vickerson
Wolfe, Bannan

LB (7)
SLB: D.J, Woodyard, Steven Johnson
WLB: Von, Travathan
MLB: Mays, Irving

CB (6)
Champ, Bolden
Florence, Porter, Squid Thompson
Slot: C Harris

(S)
Moore, Carter
M Adams, Bruton

ST: Prater, Paxton, Colquitt

PS
Ihenaco S
Remmers OT
G Robinson WR
Coryell CB
Blatnick DE
Silga DT
Tribue OG
J Franklin LB

I think someone like Franklin or Blatnik could start the season with the team to cover for DJ while he is suspended.

Silga will make the roster imo, one more lineman less lbs... also i think we carry 3 tes one more wr

[ward63]

Originally Posted by Broncos_OTM

Silga will make the roster imo, one more lineman less lbs... also i think we carry 3 tes one more wr

No way we only carry 3 tight ends if all 4 of them are healthy. Pretty decent money to Dreesen and Tamme. Green and Thomas are in their second year.

[briane]

I think colquitt may have the punter position locked up.

[JCMElway]

or maybe Foneco.