Grading the Broncos 2010 Draft Class

I have to agree, I just know we cannot afford to miss on our picks this year who every they decided to draft.

Nice job Jon. Wouldn't argue with your ratings except to point out that Syd'Quan, Decker and Tebow were under-utilized, but that is where the coaching staff's marks go down.

You still have a girls name, and how hard is it to capitalize i? I give Kerry a F-

Beadles and Dalton would get c- to d. Plenty of time to develop and I believe they both showed promise. Hard to give a rookie O Lineman anything higher than a C since it's a difficult position to learn and adjust to. Dalton is a keeper, not sure about Beadles.

Syd Quan- C-. Too many dropped kicks and was okay when is did play on defense. Again, showed promise. A keeper.

Olsen- Incomplete: not sure how you grade out as a C when you never played a down?

Thomas and Decker: both c-. Both were injured too much to get a good read. Again, Thomas showed flashes of brillance and Decker was decent at times on kick returns. Both keepers.

Cox- I (for idiot). What else can you say about someone who has potentially thrown away a career in the NFL in less than a year.
Probalby won't be around to keep and if he is then I'd say one more year.

Tebow – B+ All the positives they talk about are there and real. Would have thought the mechanics would have been better after all the work, but trusting that at least part of that is getting a feel for playing in the NFL.
Most definitely a keeper with real potenital for greatness.

Keeping us in the game means nothing??? So you would rather have Orton when as soon as we are down by ten points the game is over?

Shefty mentioning 49ers and Michigan for Harbaugh with Denver as the dark horse. Interesting. Elway is there for more than just being the honorary captain.

Love Harbaugh the college coach… not sure if he is ready for the NFL. Much of it depends where his heart is.

Who is Dalton and how do you combine “Plenty of time to develop” and “it's a difficult position to learn and adjust to” in the same paragraph?

Seriously, unless you are trying to win some kind of political office, pick a stance and stick to it.

I think Syd'quan Thompson grades out as an A for me. His turnovers on special teams and his interception against Houston… I am very happy with him. Beadles and Walton also showed much improvement, Cox I would mark down for the exact reason you did, but I was impressed with his play more often than not. I'd rate Decker a bit higher and Olsen you can't even rate really.

I know it's not totally fair to rate Demariyus Thomas lower because of the comparison, but look how much immediate impact Dez Bryant had on the Cowboys versus how much impact DT made on the Broncos. Broncs made the wrong draft choice, as usual.

Look at all the high draft picks this year and last year & can anyone really envision any of these guys being impact players? Potential is for losers and that what the Broncos have been under McDaniels.
I don't see one true impact player drafted in the last two years. Now if the Broncos get a coach who can craft a staff who can develop players then maybe just maybe a couple of these guys 'might' develop into impact players.

I meant Walton… my mistake.

They both had a full year of live action to learn and develop into NFL linemen. I wouldn't grade them much higher that a C because it's a position that takes a long time to learn. A 'C' grade means there is plenty of room for upside. Both off to a decent start, but saw more consistency with WALTON. Tough to fault Beadles as he was like a ping pong ball through the first ten weeks.

I didn't think it was all the difficult.

Impossible to determine after 1 year in the league and silly to try and do so.

That's a tough one. I really want to like Studesville and if they decided to keep him I would be happy with giving him the shot as long as the front office was stable.

I wouldn't mind seeing Jim Harbaugh given a shot either but he is the only offensive guy I wouldn't flip over hiring.

Jon Gruden and Ron Rivera I think could make good coaches too.

You?

I would not want to see Mularkey get it but Marenelli might be a great choice. You are right about him getting the raw end under Millen.

From the sound of it, we have no shot at Cowher but I'm not sure he is going to be that effective when he comes back to coaching anyway. Seems to have lost a bit of his fire since the passing of his wife.

How about Jeraldo Rivera?

We've already had McD and we the same thing in the vault… nothing.

So your saying they would have done better had they gotten more opportunities? If so, I agree

Is this an alias account for Frank Schwab?

the whole offensive line is going to be real good. they just need a little more time. adammacwright the reason dez bryant seems like he's more productive is because he was completly healthy when he was drafted. Domariyus thomas broke his foot working out for the combine. up until then he was rated as the best WR coming out of college on many peoples draft board(including mike mayocks). when he broke his foot he dropped. it was a criticle decision to draft him, but from what i've seen, if he works hard enough this off season, he'll have a steller 2011(if theres a season). He also came from a college style offence in college(much like Tebow did) so therefore, he'll need a little more work then the average WR. And what exactly did Dez Bryant do that was so remarkable? he had an average season. the only difference is that he started and DT didn't.

Darwin yes i do think many of the draft picks from the last 2 years will become impact players, namely TIM freakin TEBOW! if you dont think he can be an impact player ur out of ur mind. DT of course can be an impact player as long as he learns how to use his body more when catching a slant route. that pick on sunday was all his fault. u should never let a tiny DB like Cason get in front of u like that. but thats just rookie mistakes. he'll learn from that and become more effective with each year he plays. Decker was the 3rd-5th best reciever on a lot of peoples drafts boards. he's almost as big as DT.

Jon u forgot one guy and thats cassius caughn. he's a rookie isnt he? he had a good year as well. he was asked to fill a couple of holes and he would get a c mabe a b-. and i could have sworn it was him who ran back the kick off against the chargers on sunday. Parrish cox will be a shut down corner like champ, providing he stays out of trouble and comes back next year. i think he should get a b grade. ya he made some mistakes, but he's got to learn from them. he's got great speed and ball hawking ability. i just think if ur gonna have an O lineman who never played a snap on this list, why wouldn't you have cassius vaughn?

Falling behind on the news here. The Broncos have signed 6 players to future contracts and Orton has been put up for sale with the asking price being a 2nd round draft pick.

If it results in a 2nd round pick aka starter for 2011 – so be it. I prefer Phoenix – out of the AFC.

Career special teamer? how many times has he seen the field? and how many picks has he gotten? In his very limited opportunity's he has shined for us dont know why you have him as a career special teamer i like him better than Cox, way more explosive in his breaks and seems like a more natural ball hawk to.

If it results in a 2nd round pick aka starter for 2011 – so be it. I prefer Phoenix – out of the AFC.

Career special teamer? how many times has he seen the field? and how many picks has he gotten? In his very limited opportunity's he has shined for us dont know why you have him as a career special teamer i like him better than Cox, way more explosive in his breaks and seems like a more natural ball hawk to.