Who had the best draft? Football field not required. Broncos: B [Yahoo! Sports] More grades. Broncos: C+ [ESPN] More grades. Broncos: D+ [USA Today] Through it all, Shanahan says we’re better, and I agree. [Rocky Mountain News] What?! Never heard of Tom Nalen, Mr. Lichtensteiger? [Denver Post] The Broncos kept seeing their targeted guys fall […]

The 2008 NFL Draft is in the books – and the Denver Broncos came away with nine players. They addressed offense with their first three selections, then selected defensive players with four of the remaining six picks. 1. (12) OT Ryan Clady, Boise St 2. (42) WR Eddie Royal, Virginia Tech 4. (108) C Kory […]

The Denver Broncos sent their final card to the podium at the 2008 NFL Draft knowing that they were addressing one of the most underappreciated positions in the NFL. Fitting, isn’t it? Fullback Peyton Hillis, the lead blocker for 2008 first round running backs Darren McFadden and Felix Jones, was selected as the Broncos’ final […]

The Denver Broncos have selected safety Josh Barrett in the 7th round of the 2008 NFL Draft. The prospect (6-2, 223) out of Arizona St. was projected to be a 2nd or 3rd round pick by many draft analysts. He had an underwhelming senior campaign, but he has all the physical tools that could help […]

The Denver Broncos started out the draft by addressing the offense with 3 consecutive picks. Now, 3 of the past 4 have fallen on the defensive side of the ball, as the Broncos added linebacker Spencer Larsen to their depth. Larsen was the “heart and soul” of the Arizona defense, and has a lot of […]

A 6’3″ 300 pounder out of Virginia Tech, Carlton is a run-stopper who was projected for late 4th round; so at the middle of the 5th round, we may have gotten great value here. He needs to work on his technique and he is a mediocre, at best, pass-rusher so he is the sort who […]

Ryan Torain played at Arizona state. He is not an outside runner, but he excels between the tackles. He’s mediocre at best in receiving, but he is exactly the kind of runner that we need to pair with Selvin Young: Tough, between the tackles. He compares favorable to Mike Anderson, who we all know had […]

The Denver Broncos select defensive back Jack Williams in the 4th round of the NFL draft (119th overall). Williams hails from Kent St. and grades as a nickel or dime cornerback. Read more on Williams here. So far today we’ve taken OG and CB… interesting choices. I still expect the Broncos to take a RB […]

The Denver Broncos draft Center Kory Lichtensteiger out of Bowling Green with the 9th pick in the 4th round of the 2008 NFL Draft.. Lichtensteiger started his career at Bowling Green as a guard and then shifted to the middle. He has been used mostly in a shotgun formation, and will probably be shifted back […]

If you’ve been surfing around the interwebs like I have, you’ll notice that every news outlet out there is already distributing out Day 1 grades for each pick. A well-documented habit of irrelevance, but that’s not what we’re going to discuss. Upon viewing these grades, you may have noticed that the Kansas City Chiefs were […]