Buzz: “No way” Broncos draft WR Dez Bryant

“But one columnist is disagreeing with the notion that Bryant is Denver-bound. And he’s spoken to several teams to back his opinion.

That writer would be Yahoo! Sports’ Charles Robinson.”

So unless the Denver Broncos were included as one of those several teams, Yahoo! Sports’ Charles Robinson is also a speculating draftnik.

There's probably only three people who the Broncos are targeting to draft in the first round: Bowlen, Xanders, and McDaniels. The rest of us (professionsl sports writers as well as fans) are all speculating draftniks. This speculating draftnik says they take Bryant at either 18 or 19.

That should read three people who KNOW who the Broncos are tarteting …

i would be happy to either get Dez Bryant or Rolando Mcclain

With as much interest as They're showing Tebow, had him in for private workout and now working him out at his place today, it will be interesting to see if they target him. Patriots have also shown a lot of interest in Tebow this could definitely be a wild card if we trade out of 11 and move back in the draft.

does anyone remember what mcdaniels said about moreno and ayers last year? did he mention them? did i say nothing but good things about them just like he did att this years predraft pressconference about tebow and bryant?

if not, get to it!

I don't know. I think McDaniels was marking his territory… urinating all over the team to make it his. I don't think Cutler, Marshall, and Sheffler had anything to do with talent or a bad fit. They were Shanahan's people, and McDaniels didn't want to keep too many remnants of the old regime.

Dude, shut up already we get it you hate everything about the Broncos.

Tragic would be us not taking Dez Bryant at number 11. He'd immediately become the best receiver on our team.

However, that being said, I can't see him fitting into the Broncos current system. He's Eddie with more, 'Upside' (hate that term), he's DeSean Jackson more accurately. I was all for the Broncos taking Jackson when they drafted Ryan Clady, I was definitely all for the Broncos taking Jackson when they took Royal…

At the time, I believed that Shanahan passed on DeSean because he knew something that we didn't know. Well, whatever he did know at the time never came to fruition, I think he was just scared to take another first round receiver and have him be a failure (Marcus Nash).

This is a deep draft, but I only see one other player being worth it at number 11 and that is Iupati. Then again, I'm grasping for need with both of my beggings and that is a no-no in the draft.

McClain would pretty much mean that the Broncos have an entire weakside with a total of one year of NFL experience. If McDaniels really believes that Robert Ayers is ready to step up then I'm all for youth. However, I could deal with seeing Mario Haggan next to DJ Williams in 2010. I could also deal with Seth Olsen getting his chance to step up…

I cannot deal with seeing Jabar Gaffney and Eddie Royal switch off at the X spot at wide out. I am completely expecting Kenny McKinley to really be a great receiver though. I see him as the next Brandon Marshall, then again, I thought that Brandon Lloyd would be a great contributor in Denver and he was (but not until week 16). I guess that something does need to be said for Lloyd and Gaffney having great games in the absence of Marshall (week 17). Maybe it was just a piss poor pass defense in Kansas City though.

Think about it this way though, if you're an opposing coach about to face Denver (with their current team) whom pulls double coverage from our receivers. Daniel Graham and Richard Quinn can't catch, you've got Gaffney, Royal and Brandon Stokley/McKinley and a single back in the backfield Knowshon Moreno/Correll Buckhalter. That's four men in coverage and seven men to get at Kyle Orton, I'll take my chances. That's no matter who we put on our offensive line.

Denver needs Dez Bryant. I'd be more comfortable having Eddie Royal and Kenny McKinley be the third or fourth thing an opposing coach needs to worry about than the first or second.

I agree with you on this. Take a skill players first because we can pick up OL later on in the draft, 3rd/4th round. We could trade down to 15 with NY and pick up there third and still get Dez.

Lot of holes to fill. Lot of holes.

Great comments, Ian. Couldn't agree with you more on Lloyd, the lack of a #1 receiver and Shanahan shying away from DeSean Jackson (although what you didn't mention was the central reason).

Jackson was available in the second-round when we selected Royal ahead of him. So I always concluded that Shanny was probably worried that his mercurial image– i.e. someone who had a me-first reputation in college– might equate a bad-mix with a coach who'd already been burned with “attitude-guys” like Darryl Gardener, Eddie Kennison, Dale Carter, Maurice Clarett and probably already Brandon Marshall.

Compared to choir-boy Eddie Royal– whom someone in Mike's generation could easily relate to as a non hip-hop generation figure– DeSean's rep. may have threatened Mike's ability to shape the morale of a locker-room (that had already mostly received his inspirational pre-game talks with deaf-ears). And then there was the whole unfortunate Darrent Williams pre-murder fracas after the 49ers ended our season in 2006 (which, understandably enough, would've scared any H.C. off even the whiff of a trouble-maker).

As for the draft….. Well, to paraphrase one-time Woodstock, N.Y. resident Bob Dylan: “You don't need a Weatherspoon, to know which way the wind blows.”

Or actually, you might (if you're afraid that your ILB may be shitting blood in the pre-game tension of the locker-room).

I think its trade down for Pouncey– most likely with the McClain-desirous Giants– and only take Bryant or Iupati if Pouncey is already selected.

Then, take the pick you acquired for trading down and use it and a 3rd-rounder to jump up for Weatherspoon.

Or, they could skip the expensive trade-up for Weatherspoon and simply hope that Brandon Spikes' football instincts and natural-born leadership overshadow his speed-issues.

The 250 lb. Gator did disappoint in his 40-time, but showed an improved understanding of pass coverage (which may be just as important in Wink's 3-4 defense). And, although he isn't the blitzer that Weatherspoon and McClain purportedly are, we don't have to take medical-risks, we'd have a guy with the size and experience to immediately step-in and there'd be no need to possibly sacrifice a precious 2nd or 3rd round pick to move up for (as there'd presumably be with Weatherspoon).

If its trade down for Pouncey or Iupati and then wait for Spikes, we'd still have another second-rounder for whichever WR or PASS-CATCHING TE is highest on their board (and maybe your prophesy— err, pipe-dream– about coach's fave Kenny McKinley may indeed come to pass).

Then, we'd still have whatever pick we received for moving-down to add to our bumper crop of second-rounders (provided we don't use one and trade down for more picks in round #3 with the other instead). So another offensive or defensive-lineman would probably be the call (unless a budding star RB like LaGarrette Blount is still there or an Alabama CB or two beckons).

I liked your line about K.C.'s pass-defense possibly explaining Gaffney and Lloyd's final-week performances. But possibly it was more than that and they simply needed a chance to get more than B-Marsh's left-overs (which isn't to say they're in the same class as #15, talent-wise).

But I think McDaniels will be tempted to go into 2010 without an obvious X-Receiver (which will give the headstrong young H.C. a plausible opportunity to underline the importance of system over stars in his scheme).

He already made a symbolic move by going RB in the first-round last year, so I wouldn't put it past our young Coach to double-down his bets and– if he's gonna go down– go down coaching the way he believes works best.

Its a lot more common than a coach changing course at the same job (as Shanahan's inability to admit a mistake illustrated with the drafting of 4-3 DE's Jarvis Moss and Tim Crowder).

Now that he doesn't have to deal with Denver Post reporters asking “The Mastermind” why the change wasn't made years earlier, Mike was smart enough to seize the opportunity to start-over by learning from his errors (and capitalizing on the 3-4's advantages in better disguising zone-blitzes and confusing QB's about the location of the resulting “hot-reads.”).

So, we probably solve the O-Line, get a top-three ILB and the best avaliable pass-catcher (although maybe not a WR).

That way, the run sets up the pass and McDaniels gets to prove that an offense without Marshall and Cutler can still average over 20-points a game and move-the-chains at key moments when the defense is gassed.

Of course, I could be wrong and he could stick with McClain and an offensive-linemen in the first.

This two first-rounders scenario could be motivated by Josh's desire to get the top Center or Guard (so as to demonstrate that Moreno only needed better blocking to flourish in a power-running scheme). After all, the draftniks seem to agree on the talent-gulf after Pouncey and Iupati (and getting the top ILB and the top Center/Guards would be the perfect rejoinder to all the McD haters who'll never forgive him for losing the 14th pick in the trade for Alphonso Smith).

What better way to respond than to prove that we could still have a pick in the following rounds without giving up on two 1st round top-tier talents at their positions?

We'll soon see….

McDaniels is a bright guy and will stick to his plan. We don't need me first players around here. Look at the Super Bowl teams. Great personnel who gave it all for the team. I would lie to see that concept come back again and I think it is starting to do just that with Moreno, Dawkins, Goodman, etc. being added last year. Now is the time to add a few more pieces and we will be set to rumble.

Anyone who don't like the Broncos can kiss my f**k*ng *sS peace out