Smith vs Law

[broncosteven]

Does anyone else think Law was a liabilty in run support yesterday and didn't add anything in pass coverage?

I would rather play the young 1st round pick than a dude trying to get one more NFL paycheck before fading away.

Smith at least has his speed, Law knows where to line up but the point should have been made to Smith by now.

Maybe after the chugger game they will cut Law loose but I hope it is soon. It was sad watching Law try to get blocked a running play so he didn't have to make a tackle.

Also which Bronco DB was it that took Champ out on a deadskin big gain late in the game?

[misturanderson]

That was DJ Williams.

[HEAV]

I think it's more about the lack of beef in DL and missing Mcbean. Most of teh current starters are rotation players. Hopefully next season will have a stud D-lineman from the draft. Also a freeagent NT like Casey Hampton could be a huge plug in the middle.

[loborugger]

Originally Posted by HEAV

I think it's more about the lack of beef in DL and missing Mcbean. Most of teh current starters are rotation players. Hopefully next season will have a stud D-lineman from the draft. Also a freeagent NT like Casey Hampton could be a huge plug in the middle.

Do you think the Steelers let him walk? That could be an interesting signing.

[Dudeskey]

Seems like any time we've been in nickel the D's struggled against the run

[ward63]

I never liked the signing from the beginning! He looks lost and that Champ and Brian have to treat him like middle school player and put him where he's suppose to be

[cmhargrove]

Smith screwed the pooch on the fake kick.

He's playing the 'deep safety" and doesn't recognize the FB streaking wide open down the field. Marcus Thomas drops 40 yards into coverage....

Sheesh...

Anyone think we will be shopping for a new ST coach this offseason?

[HEAV]

Originally Posted by loborugger

Do you think the Steelers let him walk? That could be an interesting signing.

Rumor is they will let him walk in 2010. He's 32 and they won't put that much $$$ in a 32 veteran with weight/condition issues. Steelers brass will just use Hoke and draft a NT to rotate to fill the Spot.

[GeniusatWork]

This 2009 draft didn't have much impact other than Moreno

[ward63]

Originally Posted by HEAV

Rumor is they will let him walk in 2010. He's 32 and they won't put that much $$$ in a 32 veteran with weight/condition issues. Steelers brass will just use Hoke and draft a NT to rotate to fill the Spot.

Plus I think Ziggy could put on some weight and go inside to NT

[tsiguy96]

Originally Posted by GeniusatWork

This 2009 draft didn't have much impact other than Moreno

i dont think patriot players do often. ayers appears to be coming around a little bit with pressures, moreno looks good and is getting better every game, smith im unsure about, quinn is questionable too, and mcbath and bruton are learning behind our secondary and backups. its really too early to tell since a lot of them are 2nd stringers at this point.

[Killericon]

Originally Posted by GeniusatWork

This 2009 draft didn't have much impact other than Moreno

...Yet.

[GeniusatWork]

Originally Posted by Killericon

...Yet.

The staff is very cautious about who they play. Very cautious.

I spose they should be after starting 6-0, you don't try to fix what aint' broke.

Now at 6-3 maybe they bring in McKinley. McKinley should be returning kicks. He's one of the impressive picks. I can't think of another, but again this is a cautious staff, they don't like to play rookies until they have to. The rookies might be good, but they automatically play a vet over a rook.

[baja]

Originally Posted by GeniusatWork

This 2009 draft didn't have much impact other than Moreno

Ayers is starting to have an impact

[DBroncos4life]

Originally Posted by tsiguy96

i dont think patriot players do often. ayers appears to be coming around a little bit with pressures, moreno looks good and is getting better every game, smith im unsure about, quinn is questionable too, and mcbath and bruton are learning behind our secondary and backups. its really too early to tell since a lot of them are 2nd stringers at this point.

The Pats are getting more out of there "nickle back" that they drafted in the second round then we are. They drafted Pat Chung SS and he has been playing quite a bit also. Sean Smith for Buffalo has as many PD's as Champ Bailey. Then there is Buffalo's Jairus Byrd who leads the NFL in INT's. The Jags got Derek Cox in the third round and he is 4th in the team in tackles and has 2 INTs along with 6 PD's.

As of now we are not getting the value out of Smith, and there was a good chunk of this board that claimed he would replace Goodman after week 6 starting next to Champ. The fact of the matter is his play has been so non existent that we had to pick up Law.

Quinn was a waste of a pick. McBath, has made no impact. Thats 3 second round picks that have really not effected anything.
I think we are looking at Moreno and Ayers as the only players in this draft that will impact the future of the team. Which I guess is fine given the short offseason our staff had to put together a draft.

[GeniusatWork]

Originally Posted by baja

Ayers is starting to have an impact

Heck, I'm just casting around. It's frustraing to be on a three game losing streak.

[Br0nc0Buster]

Originally Posted by DBroncos4life

The Pats are getting more out of there "nickle back" that they drafted in the second round then we are. They drafted Pat Chung SS and he has been playing quite a bit also. Sean Smith for Buffalo has as many PD's as Champ Bailey. Then there is Buffalo's Jairus Byrd who leads the NFL in INT's. The Jags got Derek Cox in the third round and he is 4th in the team in tackles and has 2 INTs along with 6 PD's.

As of now we are not getting the value out of Smith, and there was a good chunk of this board that claimed he would replace Goodman after week 6 starting next to Champ. The fact of the matter is his play has been so non existent that we had to pick up Law.

Quinn was a waste of a pick. McBath, has made no impact. Thats 3 second round picks that have really not effected anything.
I think we are looking at Moreno and Ayers as the only players in this draft that will impact the future of the team. Which I guess is fine given the short offseason our staff had to put together a draft.

that just isnt true
He is doing well on special teams, but he wasnt drafted to be a starter this year, so its unfair to indict him for not surpassing Brian Dawkins or Renaldo Hill

[tsiguy96]

Originally Posted by DBroncos4life

The Pats are getting more out of there "nickle back" that they drafted in the second round then we are. They drafted Pat Chung SS and he has been playing quite a bit also. Sean Smith for Buffalo has as many PD's as Champ Bailey. Then there is Buffalo's Jairus Byrd who leads the NFL in INT's. The Jags got Derek Cox in the third round and he is 4th in the team in tackles and has 2 INTs along with 6 PD's.

As of now we are not getting the value out of Smith, and there was a good chunk of this board that claimed he would replace Goodman after week 6 starting next to Champ. The fact of the matter is his play has been so non existent that we had to pick up Law.

Quinn was a waste of a pick. McBath, has made no impact. Thats 3 second round picks that have really not effected anything.
I think we are looking at Moreno and Ayers as the only players in this draft that will impact the future of the team. Which I guess is fine given the short offseason our staff had to put together a draft.

you realize mcbath hasnt made an impact because hes playing behind brian dawkins right (or is it hill? regardless, hes not better than them in his first year). mckinnley is fine and showed a ton of promise, brandstater is a project, quinn i have no idea about, but no one does. smith got injured several weeks ago, whos to say it wasnt worse than we thought?

theres too many vets on this team to just expect the rookies to go unseat them in their first year.

[DBroncos4life]

Originally Posted by Br0nc0Buster

that just isnt true
He is doing well on special teams, but he wasnt drafted to be a starter this year, so its unfair to indict him for not surpassing Brian Dawkins or Renaldo Hill

Unfair or not its valid, and how well can he be doing on SP teams when we suck at SP teams? My point was TSI said that the Pats don't get production out of their rookies, which isn't true because they have a back up SS they drafted in the second round that still has found away to make it on the football field and a rookie CB that is playing the nickle position.

And TSI I'm not saying McBath won't end up being good, I have higher hopes for him then I do Smith or Quinn because of the players a head of him. My thinking is we had a smaller list of players going into the draft, whatever the reason is we did that and I think we might have missed a few players because of it. The problem is Smith was drafted to be the "nickle back" and for whatever reason injuries or whatever he is struggling while other teams that drafted CB's in the second round are playing better without costing a first rounder to get them.

[DBroncos4life]

Really what has Kenny McKinley done to even make you say a ton of potential?

[GeniusatWork]

Originally Posted by DBroncos4life

Really what has Kenny McKinley done to even make you say a ton of potential?

I like his speed and hands. He's shown the potential to be potent.

[tsiguy96]

Originally Posted by DBroncos4life

Unfair or not its valid, and how well can he be doing on SP teams when we suck at SP teams? My point was TSI said that the Pats don't get production out of their rookies, which isn't true because they have a back up SS they drafted in the second round that still has found away to make it on the football field and a rookie CB that is playing the nickle position.

And TSI I'm not saying McBath won't end up being good, I have higher hopes for him then I do Smith or Quinn because of the players a head of him. My thinking is we had a smaller list of players going into the draft, whatever the reason is we did that and I think we might have missed a few players because of it. The problem is Smith was drafted to be the "nickle back" and for whatever reason injuries or whatever he is struggling while other teams that drafted CB's in the second round are playing better without costing a first rounder to get them.

smith got injured early and hasnt hit the field since, i think the correlation is there. i remember all the praise he got for his run support as well as playing earlier in the season, no reason to think hes gonna be a bust yet. he was drafted to be a future #1/#2, but considering we have two very good corners there already, no need to rush him in and bench the vets.

[Popps]

I'd also like to see Smith getting time, but he's got to be healthy enough... and if he's still learning, we need to get him up to speed.

The things people should be taking away from yesterday's game regarding our defense are...

1. DJ Williams hurts this team on a regular basis.

2. We're not a deep/big enough defense to be on the field the entire game.

3. McBean is actually more important than we might have thought.t

4. 63 year old Brian Dawkins is still our defensive MVP out there, despite Doom's sack totals.

[Taco John]

5. We need a Nose Tackle.

[tsiguy96]

Originally Posted by Taco John

5. We need a Nose Tackle.

6. no one will talk me out of wanting to see tom brandstater on the field, though it wont happen.


remember reading PFT awhile ago i think it was, and they said that on many teams the 2nd or 3rd QB is sometimes the most popular QB of the fans. true if you think about it.