Denver Draft 2009 - Who ELSE was interested in our players?

[BowlenBall]

Information taken from www.draftguys.com:

RB Knowshon Moreno (1st round):
San Francisco 49ers - Had Visit (sfo.scout.com, Scout.com)
Indianapolis Colts - Attended Pro Day
New York Jets - Official Visit – 4/8 (Eric Allen, NewYorkJets.com & Rich Cimini - New York Daily News)

DE/LB Robert Ayers (1st round):
Atlanta Falcons - Had/Will Have Workout (Scout.com)
Baltimore Ravens - Visit Set (Scout.com)

CB Alphonso Smith (2nd round):
Pittsburgh Steelers - Had Official Visit (ProFootballTalk.com & Tribune-Review)
Tennessee Titans - Scheduled Official Visit (ProFootballTalk.com)
Jacksonville Jaguars - Rumored Interest
Denver Broncos - Scheduled Official Visit (ProFootballTalk.com)
Oakland Raiders - Scheduled Official Visit (ProFootballTalk.com)
Minnesota Vikings - Scheduled Official Visit (ProFootballTalk.com)
Atlanta Falcons - Scheduled Official Visit (ProFootballTalk.com)
New Orleans Saints - Scheduled Official Visit (ProFootballTalk.com)
New England Patriots - Scheduled Official Visit (ProFootballTalk.com)

FS/CB Darcel McBath (2nd round):
Dallas Cowboys - Official Visit Scheduled (Scout.com, Dallas Morning News, Sports Xchange & Ft Worth Star Telegram))

TE Richard Quinn (2nd round):
New York Jets - Had Workout (thejetsblog.com & Eric Allen,NewYorkJets.com)
Baltimore Ravens - Had official Visit, Had Private Workout (Aaron Wilson, Carroll County Times)
Pittsburgh Steelers - Had Official Visit (Scout.com)

S David Bruton (4th round):
New York Jets - Visit Scheduled, Combine Interview (Scout.com)

G Seth Olsen (4th round):
None

WR Kenny McKinley (5th round):
Atlanta Falcons - Had/Will Have Workout (Scout.com)

QB Tom Brandestater (6th round):
St. Louis Rams - Had Private Workout/Meeting – 3/10, scheduled official visit on 4/15-16,
Dallas Cowboys - Official Visit Scheduled (Dallas Morning News & Sports Xchange)
Atlanta Falcons - Had Private Workout with QB coach Bill Musgrave – 4/13 (NFLDraftScout.com)

C Blake Schlueter (7th round):
Buffalo Bills - Had Official Visit (Scout.com)
Jacksonville Jaguars - Had Official Visit (Scout.com)

DE/LB Jeff Schweiger (UDFA):
Oakland Raiders - Team Interest (Draftguys.com)
Minnesota Vikings - Team Interest (Draftguys.com)
Atlanta Falcons - - Had/ Private Workout (Andrew Garda, Draftguys.com)

WR Travis Shelton (UDFA):
Pittsburgh Steelers - Confirmed Interest (Draftguys,com)

DE Rulon Davis (UDFA):
New York Jets - Formal Interview at Combine (Scout.com) Official Visit (thejetsblog.com)

DT Chris Baker (UDFA):
Green Bay Packers - Rumored Interest (Scout.com)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Visit Scheduled (St Petersburg Times)
New England Patriots - Had Private Workout (Boston Globe)

DE/DT Everette Pedescleaux (UDFA):
New York Giants - Official Visit Scheduled (NY Daily News)


Not sure what any of this means, but it sure is interesting....

[footstepsfrom#27]

Seems hard to believe that this is a complete list. Only 3 teams interested in Moreno? Quinn had the same number. Only 2 for Ayers? Nobody at all wanted to work out Seth Olson.

[s0phr0syne]

dude, no one is saying it is a complete list.


it's exactly what you called it out to be (and no one was trying to convince you otherwise): it's an incomplete list of somewhat confirmed interest in the players we ended up drafting.

[BroncoMan4ever]

Originally Posted by footstepsfrom#27

Seems hard to believe that this is a complete list. Only 3 teams interested in Moreno? Quinn had the same number. Only 2 for Ayers? Nobody at all wanted to work out Seth Olson.

i think in the case of Moreno, most teams were expecting him to be gone early and didn't bother showing any interest. Ayers started only 1 year and teams were probably wary of that and Quinn as a blocking TE is surprising he got the amount of workouts he did. but supposedly the Jets were taking him with the 1st pick on day 2 of the daft so we got him at the right time

[MechanicalBull]

Didn't San Diego come out and say if Moreno was still around he was their pick? Or did I misread that somewhere?

[Broncoman13]

I like the fact that the Ravens and Steelers were both interested in Quinn. Both of those teams know how to draft and have been pretty successful adding complimentary pieces to a strong core. I think we'll see the same thing with Quinn. A good compliment to a strong OL.

[Broncoman13]

Originally Posted by MechanicalBull

Didn't San Diego come out and say if Moreno was still around he was their pick? Or did I misread that somewhere?

All speculation but I would guess that they would much rather have Knownshon (get it ) than drafting English.

[TheReverend]

Originally Posted by OSKIE!!!

All speculation but I would guess that they would much rather have Knownshon (get it ) than drafting English.

Dear God......

[TheReverend]

Originally Posted by OSKIE!!!

I like the fact that the Ravens and Steelers were both interested in Quinn. Both of those teams know how to draft and have been pretty successful adding complimentary pieces to a strong core. I think we'll see the same thing with Quinn. A good compliment to a strong OL.

Yet the Steelers were happy to give us their pick so we could have Quinn...

[Broncoman13]

Hey, don't rain on my parade pink puppy bellistick. I didn't steal your blankie, go piss in someone else's wheaties.

[ludo21]

Mcdaniels outsmarted the Steelers to get Quinn!! duh!!

I like that the Patriots were interested in Baker, makes me feel good about that pickup. Although a UDFA so no risk which is perfect for a low character guy.

[Mediator12]

Originally Posted by TheReverend

Yet the Steelers were happy to give us their pick so we could have Quinn...

Of course they did, they thought he might be available later and of course DEN needed Defensive players..... That is if they wanted him

Interest is simply interest. It can mean anything. It could mean they are trying to overvalue a player or undervalue one by not talking to them. It is such a diverse variable that you can not put any confidence in what it means IMHO. One team drafts from only the players it works out, one team does not draft a single player it works out. The draft becomes extremely fluid at some point and these teams have to adjust.

[Swedish Extrovert]

I find it weird that all those teams looked at those UDFA and didn't give them a look on draft day. Maybe they know something we dont.

[Punisher]

CB Alphonso Smith (2nd round):
Pittsburgh Steelers - Had Official Visit (ProFootballTalk.com & Tribune-Review)
Tennessee Titans - Scheduled Official Visit (ProFootballTalk.com)
Jacksonville Jaguars - Rumored Interest
Denver Broncos - Scheduled Official Visit (ProFootballTalk.com)
Oakland Raiders - Scheduled Official Visit (ProFootballTalk.com)
Minnesota Vikings - Scheduled Official Visit (ProFootballTalk.com)
Atlanta Falcons - Scheduled Official Visit (ProFootballTalk.com)
New Orleans Saints - Scheduled Official Visit (ProFootballTalk.com)
New England Patriots - Scheduled Official Visit (ProFootballTalk.com)

Goddamn Alphonso Smith was a busy prospect

[rugbythug]

Originally Posted by MightySmurf

I find it weird that all those teams looked at those UDFA and didn't give them a look on draft day. Maybe they know something we dont.

Well in counter point we looked at the players they signed as UDFA. Maybe we know something they don't.

[bowtown]

Wrong Thread

[barryr]

Originally Posted by Punisher

Goddamn Alphonso Smith was a busy prospect

But he most not be very good anyway.

[alkemical]

Originally Posted by barryr

But he most not be very good anyway.

I think he's going to do ok to be honest.

[oubronco]

Originally Posted by ludo21

Mcdaniels outsmarted the Steelers to get Quinn!! duh!!

I like that the Patriots were interested in Baker, makes me feel good about that pickup. Although a UDFA so no risk which is perfect for a low character guy.

if they were that interested that much they would've at least got him in the 7th

[socalorado]

Originally Posted by MechanicalBull

Didn't San Diego come out and say if Moreno was still around he was their pick? Or did I misread that somewhere?

Sparklers would have taken Moreno for sure.

[TonyR]

Originally Posted by socalorado

Sparklers would have taken Moreno for sure.

The Eagles loved him as well.

[alkemical]

Originally Posted by TonyR

The Eagles loved him as well.

I wanted the guy the eagles drafted...

I saw him play ball in HS...he's a good back.

[TonyR]

Originally Posted by amesj523

I wanted the guy the eagles drafted...

I saw him play ball in HS...he's a good back.

McCoy? I've heard/read that he's smallish and can't block, but Westbrook was the same way when he first got drafted and he's now really good at blitz pick up. I think he was their Plan B and they're happy since Maclin fell to them in the 1st.

[alkemical]

Originally Posted by TonyR

McCoy? I've heard/read that he's smallish and can't block, but Westbrook was the same way when he first got drafted and he's now really good at blitz pick up. I think he was their Plan B and they're happy since Maclin fell to them in the 1st.

I'm telling you Mccoy is a good natural runner. Hopefully he's less douchey than ricky watters. Since he's also from harrisburg, pa - playing in philly should be like playing at home for him.

[broncswin]

Originally Posted by Punisher

Goddamn Alphonso Smith was a busy prospect

What do you expect from a first round pick