Denver Broncos 2009 Draft – Day Two Picks and Open Thread

I figured they would pick up the guard and wide receiver but I had the guard going in the 5th and the receiver being addressed in the 7th or in rookie free agency. This season should ultimately be the most interesting in terms of what happens and certainly a test of fan loyalty to say the least.

a WR. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. what a joke. McDaniels has turned the Broncos into an NFL punchline.

Oh I’m with you guys, I think McD is on the hotseat too! He better win now, and winning will cure all the complaining real quick. If he launches a losing crusade this year, after promising we are a win now team, then he deserves the chopping block of failed Patriot castaways. I’m just saving my judgment til at least after I watch the first game and see how the new system goes. I actually have hopes for Moss and Crowder and company under Nolan’s system, and obviously, they do too.

East is pretty much right except that we’re apparently the only team who thinks there’s no talent out there at our greatest need! Come on!

Kelly, My wife is dying to know when your show airs and what exactly is your compensation… “is it like trading spouses?”

SanDiegoBronco55
You didn’t take long to sour… lol

Ian
yeah McD did do the D backfield for a minute over in hoodyville

God
Please help your closest NFL neighbor?

kerry, you can always go back to being a raiders fan.

This will be my only contribution to these discussions:
First, as much as I share everyone’s angst over this draft, let’s all try to remember that the only thing less reliable than mock draft predictions of actual draft-day activity are draft-day predictions of actual draft quality on the field. For that reason alone I think we all have to wait and see how things turn out before going hari-kiri. Also: with the last couple of years excepted (possibly), as I recall, Shanny was kind of a lousy drafter anyway.
Second point– I know we all wanted front seven guys. But as someone already suggested– I forget who, sorry for not attributing this to you if it was your thought– maybe McDaniels really thinks better of the guys already on the roster than all the rest of us do. I can’t completely discount the possibility that he sees something in them that, with good coaching and a new scheme, might work out better than we’re all expecting.
Just trying to be the voice of (slightly optimistic) reason here.

Perhaps with a super dominant offense that can maintain possession for a majority of the game with being able to score inside the redzone will take a lot of pressure off the defense. Thereby allowing less ridicule for the defense because they won’t nearly be as tired. So an even more powerful offense can result in a slightly better defense, maybe.

Thanks Kelly…
Kewl

Justin – That is assuming the defense could possibly be in worse than last year. Just the cuts alone made the defense better.

Ahh thanks for the update.

“Gawd we should at the very least have TWO 1ST ROUND PICKS to look forward to next year!!”

Why? Have people forgotten how truly awful Paymah was/is? The only dumb part about trading next years 1st rounder was no making it conditional. On the other hand McDaniels is sending a message to the rest of the team.

I concur, and thankfully Paymah can get burned in the nfc north from now on. I was a big fan of foxworth because he had great character and was a good cb his rookie year. After that he kind of dropped off and I can understand why he is on his 3rd team.

oh great Rhett Bomar is gone. another talent passed by McDaniels. paging Mr McDaniels, your straight jacket and padded room are ready.

Foxy used to do the quit smoking commercials and he is gone. I forget who took the job after him but he got cut. Now Selvin Young is doing the commercials so I expect to see him traded or cut.

Why are we going offese? We need a nose tackle and D line and we go Offesnive guard the WR? Did i miss something when they said defense?

jdkchem { 04.26.09 at Sun Apr 26 11:48 })

“Gawd we should at the very least have TWO 1ST ROUND PICKS to look forward to next year!!”

” Why? Have people forgotten how truly awful Paymah was/is? The only dumb part about trading next years 1st rounder was no making it conditional. On the other hand McDaniels is sending a message to the rest of the team.”

The only dumb part about that? Who trades a first for a second? Why our best one? Usually it’s another second and a later pick or two later picks! Not a first alone, not without conditions! And not the better of our two!! DUH Stupid stupid move! Both channels I was watching and our live blog had guys choking on that move!

T-Money, I have no f’ing idea. It doesn’t matter how damn good your secondary is if you don’t have a D-Line and OLB’s to get pressure on the QB.

I really thought we took Smith to be a saftey, until we took two more free’s with our next 3 picks. I seriously am having a very hard time justifying some of these picks.

I’ve been chomping at the bit to get online with everyone, I was out of town this weekend but I did catch 10 minutes of the draft, my quick rundown/critique even if you’ve gone through all this so far (deal with it, I haven’t posted in a while anyway):

Knowshon at #12? I guess so. I thought Orakpo but he needed focus and 20lbs. No way an LB that early. Seemed more of a keep him off the The Dolts roster move. I guess Selvin Young can start looking for a new team as someone has to be cut now, maybe Torrain, I wish Jordan.

Ayers at #18 – thank god a defensive pick. Mayock loved Cutler and he was pretty on the money, he also loves Ayers, hopefully that works out.

Can’t get upset about trading our natural #1 next year, does any team want to pay four #1’s in two years, no, I get it, but here’s a few names:

Brace, Maualuga, E. Brown, Sintim, Michael Johnson, even Jarron Gilbert. Why a DB so early when we need DE/DL/ILB’s?

Richard Quinn at #64 when we need to hit the QB? What the f**k? What did he have, 9 catches?

I really, REALLY like the McBath pick – solid, but still what does this draft tell me? They want to experiment with the garbage of past drafts that’s left over? Moss, Crowder, Thomas? I guess Thomas will have a chance on the DL, its worth the experiment, but no Ron Brace, no ILB?

David Bruton? Guys, we all have the misery of watching Notre Dame nationally, Bruton is flawed, big time.

Best Bronco move of the day, not selecting Josh Freeman – serious.

That’s it, I’m done. If I had to give a grade, C+, maybe B-, only because they got the best RB and potentially an DL impact player in Ayers. We’ll see. Disappointing though overall considering our needs.

I’ll be the first to admit that this draft has puzzled me. I thought as we all did that the Broncos would tackle the front 7. obviously the team decided they could get better value for their picks elsewhere. i would much rather get quality players at positions we dont necessarily need than defensive busts. Mr. East makes very good points we still have d linemen (im really excited to see carlton powell). it is way to early to start calling for McD’s head. he’s a new coach with his own way of doing things. at least we know that with him in town the broncos will be an exciting organization to watch because they wont be predictable.

broncos fail.