Eagles deal Brodrick Bunkley to Broncos

Does anybody know why he didn't report to Cleveland? And why we expect him to report to Denver?

Harvey would have to pay Denver for it to be a bargain. However, the juice is worth the squeeze with Bunkley, if anything he'll just be a big body in the middle.

Osi Umenyiora – DL – Giants
The Chargers, Seahawks, Broncos, Ravens and Rams have expressed an interest in trading for Osi Umenyiora, sources tell the New York Daily News.
Source: New York Daily News Aug 2, 9:42 AM

God I hope we don't make a trade for him.

Yes, let's piss away money on big name free agents because that is how you rebuild a team.  It worked so well for Josh McDaniels that we should just stick to that same formula.  It sure makes more sense than giving ex-first round free agents one year, minimum salary contracts.  Maybe Kris Jenkins will come out of retirement and we can give him a 4 year $20M contract.  That would sure make our team better.

“You can get plenty of bargains at a Dollar store. It's all stuff Walmart wouldnt sell because its crap.”

Well put. If this is the type of free agency Denver is having then it is obvious that Xanders didn't do anything before hand, because at least McDaniels went out and signed players.

The dudes on 104.3 yesterday.   I didn't hear what their source was, but they were saying he was trying to force a straight up release and wasn't going to report anywhere he was traded to w/out a new deal.

Hey PARADISIMO do you think any of the 2011 free agents are impact players? I bet you do. Any of them sign with us? Anyone even come in to talk? Why is that? Because money talks. You mean to tell me we couldn't sign a free agent that would help? Instead we sign a bunch of nobody's who would probably be playing in the XFL if it was still around. Getting Jenkins to come out of retirement sounds like a good idea to me. He has a few pro bowls under his belt. What do these have bums have? Former 1st round picks? It should just say 1st round bust next to all of them. BARGAIN???? It's a waste of money and time. I would rather they just take this money and shove it up Xanders $$$. He hasn't earned a dime of whatever they pay him. I STARTED ON XANDERS A LONG TIME AGO. IM GLAD TO SEE SOME OTHERS COME AROUND THIS YEAR. THIS CLOWN SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIRED A LONG TIME AGO. HE SHOULD HAVE NEVER GOT THE POSITION. WHERE DID THIS GUY COME FROM? NO ONE IN THE HISTORY OF THE NFL HAS DONE SO MUCH DAMAGE TO A TEAM IN SO LITTLE TIME. I JUST HOPE ELWAY CAN OVERCOME THIS. JUST HAVING XANDERS SIT IN THE SAME ROOM ON DRAFT DAY MUST HAVE BEEN HARD. XANDERS PROBABLY WANTED TO TAKE A FEW MORE TE OR ANOTHER QB IN THE 1st ROUND THAT WOULD BE THERE IN THE 3rd. I WISH I COULD MAKE THESE LETTERS A LITTLE BIGGER. GET XANDERS OUT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

a couple of things, First of all, to say that no one has ever done more damage faster than Xanders is just silly, and for more than one reason. Let me give you a couple of them; first of all, he has never been given full GM power, even McD was here, Xanders was not given full control over the drafts or free agents, second, bone up on you NFL history man, have you ever heard of the Lions? or Al Davis? I know your upset, but making stupid comments that are obviously false is just not worth the time it takes you to write it down.

Finally, I know this is a blog, so you can write what ever you want, however you want. But for the love of all blogdem, please do not subject us to your all caps thread crapping, it is does not help your point, it does not add emphasis, it simply makes a reader decide that you have nothing legitimate to say, which I guess in your case is true, but still, at least make your argument worth reading, ok? Thanks!

SOME PEOPLE WILL NEVER BE SATISTFIED. GIVING ALL THE FORMER #1'S A CHANCE TO REGAIN WHAT GOT THEM TO #1'S CAN ONLY HELP THE BRONKO'S. ALL THE BIG EXPENSIVE HELP IS GONE. (IF THEY WERE THAT GREAT WHY WEREN'T THEY RETAINED?) THE FORMER #1'S HAD WHAT IT TOOK TO BECOME #1'S ONCE, SPEED QUICKNESS, ECT. WHY NOT TAKE A CHANCE TO SEE IF THE CHANGE IN LOCATION AND COMPETION SERVES UP A STAR OR TWO. AT THIS POINT IN THE GAME WE HAVE LITTLE TO LOSE. REMEMBER WE WERE THE WORST IN THOSE POSITIONS LAST YEAR. IF THEY CAN'T PLAY THEY WON'T MAKE THE ROSTER. AS FORMER #1'S THEY HAD THE TALENT BUT COULD MAKE THE TRANSITION TO THE NFL BUT SHOULD HAVE. REBUILDING MEANS GETTING SOME BARGINS. IT TAKES MANY PLAYERS TO MAKE A SUPER BOWL TEAM.

I didn't intend to single you out but the fact is most people didn't approve of bringing in the older players (williams, and Jarvis Green) with big contracts that didn't perform and were cut. I'm not saying Harvey is good but he could get better with good coaching, he was cheap, and we have to have more bodies in camp this year anyways.

Hey mike I'm sure you could absorb blocks in a 4-3. Maybe you could get the league minimum from Xanders. I don't want players who absorb anything. I want playmakers. Nose takles in a 3-4 should be taking up blocks. Why don't we sign some offensive tackles who only run block too? Specially if they are first round bust. I would call them a bargain too.

Who would you have bought? Or gone after? Cofield? We tried but Washington overpaid to the tune of 6 million a year straight from the gate. Mebane? We tried, he chose to stay at Seattle for 5 million a year. Jenkins? He wasn't as good as Cofield or Mebane and still got 5 million a year from Philly. Williams? We tried, and pretty hard, but he chose to continue in Carolina as he stated he ALWAYS wanted to. Bradshaw? He chose to stay with his original team too. So who in hell do you want us to blow millions of dollars on just so we grab a “big name”?  Asomugha? Kolb? As for history maybe check your recent Bronco history before spouting off. Bowlen gave McDouchenuts the authority OVER Xanders for all final personnel decisions which is why Xanders wasn't fired along with Josh. His hands were tied by his owner. Cutler, Hillis, Scheffler, Marshall. All were McD's calls as he was allowed to have full rein over Xanders. Not saying Xanders is the best in the biz, but it's his first year give the guy some time, and not overpaying for some old high profile big money FA is in no way the makings of a bad GM.

Not trading Orton is :D

I have two words for you:  MATT MILLEN

I could give a shit about picking up “impact” free agents this year.  It's going to take 2-3 years (at a minimum) before our team gets to a truly competitive level.  Why on earth would you want to screw up our future by spending additional money on a 4-12 team that will be lucky to go 8-8?!?  Name me one team that has bought their way out of mediocrity with BIG NAME free agents.  It doesn't happen and pissing money away on guys like that is typically what keeps teams as bottom dwellers for years to come.  See the Raiders and Redskins as prime examples.

Yeah, the Orton trade fiasco really isn't on EXF, but i just don't like the guy, and needed some kind of a light hearted last statement.

Personally I didn't like Orton in Chitown, and don't here. He has accuracy but it always seems to be when it least matters. So i would have traded him to Miami for a box of Cubans and a sack of Valencia Oranges myself. :)  EXF has made some quality moves so far.  Some of us aren't happy and some are, but to call a guy out before his first real season with some power? Shoot players get 3 years before they get the “bust” tag and his first two he might as well have been tied down in a dark closet for all the power he had. With all that, if by trade deadline we have a 2nd round pick for Orton then holding out on the Miami deal was a smart move as well. Only time will tell, and we do need to give the new brain trust some time….. and a little actual trust. Heck they havent even taken the field for a Pre-season game yet.

Well said Mike.  Finally someone who know what they are talking about!  Besides none of us can make any type of assumption on any of the guys the Broncos have signed prior to seeing them play in Fox's scheme.  Especially since we haven't even seen them in a preseason game.  We've been used to the “sexy” type signings in previous years with McD and Shanny.  Everyone just needs to relax and wait till the season starts to “evaluate” the talent….

To be fair, Bowlen hasn't spent his missing Madoff millions on a top free-agent since Dale Carter (and of all his many sins, McDaniels didn't lavish huge salaries on top free-agents either).  Maroney and LeKevin Smith were ridunkulous trades, while Jarvis Green was a foolish free-agent signing (that I hope we don't repeat with Ty Warren).

We simply continued the tradition of paying for over-the-hill, 34-year-old “camp meat” at Defensive Tackle (that began with Shanahan's long list from McGlockton to Darryl Gardener to last year's Jamal Williams).  It was the 0-for-8 in top draft picks and insane trades and intentional antagonizing/alienating of Hillis and Cutler that make us justifiably hate McDaniels.

So we are now getting bargain-basement deals on first-round busts and
maybe Amobi Okoye will be the latest.

The first justification is “well, maybe they'll be late bloomers like Brandon Lloyd,” but he wasn't a first-round pick and he never was given the opportunity in previous stops.  I suppose its more that we are hoping to get a few mediocre Gerard Warren-type seasons from them (like he provided for Denver, New England and Oakland).

This team simply refuses to take chances on Defensive Tackles due to their risk-reward.  However, I'd like to think we wouldn't have passed on a guy like Suh if we were drafting #2 overall last year.

But we seem to be willing to accept the role of speed-over-size once again (even though we never stocked a true 3-4 in McDaniels nearly two seasons here). Most likely its a continued over-emphasis on the altitude factor that Elway can attest to when leaving heavy-breathing pass-rushers in the dust in the fourth quarter comebacks of yore.

But we better add a true stud DT in the next two seasons (and that means someone in a different universe than place-fillers like Brandon Mebane and Barry Cofield).  Otherwise Fox's reputation will be as deserved in developing D-line studs as Shanny's was with Hall of Fame QB's that were stars before he coached them (see Young and Elway and Strahan and Kris Jenkins/Julius Peppers).

Bunkley is actually “small” for a DT as is Okoye (and both were pushed around at the point of attack too often).  Both were drafted to penetrate, but if you can't hold your ground in this league you are finished (with apologies to Alan Page for those who remember the 70s Purple People Eaters).

But if it allows us to get the first overall pick and choose Andrew Luck, I'm all for it.  We aren't going anywhere this year even if we stole the Eagles harvest of free-agents.  It would be nice to see Fox hit the ground running and establish some fundamentals and success (and McGahee is an under-rated running back who can make Moreno the third-down back he needs to be).

But we will be fighting for the top draft pick with Buffalo, Carolina and Shanahan's directionless Redskins team (with a whole new crop of poor personnel choices since he inherited Orakpo at OLB, Landry at Safety and not much else).

I'm willing to give John Elway the benefit-of-the-doubt as he tries to fill some unglamorous spots to gear up for our 2015 Super Bowl push.  Three seasons is the minimum in putting it all together with a top signal-caller and until I see Tebow throwing the ball as naturally as past lefty ball-spinners such as Esiason, Stabler, Young and Vick– I cannot count him as the lone exception of a two year record of wasted draft-picks under McXanders.

The only good thing about rebuilding is that you don't linger at the bottom for a 6-8 year period like Oakland after Gannon and Gruden.

But it takes luck (and not just Andrew Luck).  Get used to rooting for Tebow and then fretting about how a fluke win like his late-season deefat of the Texans will affect our pursuit of the next Stanford great QB.

Nothing against the fans man. The team just hasn't been managed well for the past decade.

The other thing you ought to try learning is how to reply to a post, you do know you can do that right? Instead of starting thread crapping after thread crapping, you could simply reply to the people making all of those obvious corrections to your foolish thought processing and save us all a heck of a lot of time weeding through your comments.