Whoa!! Whoa ho-ho-ho-hoa!! Did everyone get a second to catch their breath?!?!? Jeez! The biggest free agency class to date and most teams wasted no time grabbing some of these players, and there are still a lot of players still available, and probably will be after the draft. So let's review,
Let me start with Elvis Dumervil. We don't really know what was going on behind all these close doors and fucking discreet text messages, but either someone dropped the ball real bad or, Elvis just never wanted to be here anyway. The Broncos have only one expectation, and that is to win the Super Bowl at any and all costs. The Broncos offered Dumervil a $6 million dollar contract, down $6 million from his 12 per year. Half of his contract, that goes to show what kind of player the Broncos thought of him. Julius Peppers doesn't make that much and he IS the best defensive end in the game. Elvis said "no", the Broncos raised to 8, he said no, then they went to 7, he finally said yes. But wait, an agent who is dealing with millions of dollars on the line for a player he represents,(Dumervil) and the franchise paying him(Broncos), forgets the deadline to turn in the paperwork, so therefore the whole deal is thrown off the table?!? How the hell did that happen?!?!? Then for Dumervil to sign with the Ravens for only $500,000 more then what the Broncos offered him?!?! Good fucking riddance bro! You just walked away from the No. 1 defense, on a team destined for the Super Bowl! You're greed will not win you a championship, and you just made a huge career mistake Elvis. I hope you have dope Super Bowl parties, because you won't be on the field for them!
Then, the Patriots let Wes Welker fall right into the hands of their enemy, Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos! Not only is Welker a huge reliable weapon, he knows the Patriots offense. Don't think they won't be running the Patriots schemes in practice to warm up the best "D" in the league. Now we just have to deal with Dwight Freeney's headache of a contract, and with that money we were going to give to Elvis, let's go get Brian Urlacher, and get him a ring, Ray Bourque style!! He just wants to play, bringing him here only helps! We got some money to spend. John Abraham, Israel Idonije are still out there, but the Broncos beefed up on the D-line with Terrence Knighton from Jacksonville, and I have a feeling that if in the draft, if it comes down to a really good WR in our slot, the Broncos could take that over a linebacker or safety. Just keep giving Peyton more and more tools to work with to make the path to the Super Bowl easier.
If the Broncos don't get a MLB in free agency, then I think that they may go after Mike Minter out of LSU. But the Broncos are so deep at linebacker, that's why getting rid of DJ Williams was so easy. The linebackers are so fast on the outside, that they need to get an anchor in the middle to stuff that. In the first round they should stick to defense, I say Kevin Minter, or Eric Reid safety from LSU, Matt Elam Safety Florida, or Xavier Rhodes CB from Florida St..
In the 2nd round I say go draft a big kick ass running back, like Montee Ball from Wisconsin, or Stefan Taylor from Stanford. I bet Tyrion Matheu falls down into the 5th-7th round, and that is probably going to be one of the biggest steals in the draft. I really think so, those LSU players sure can ball. The Broncos will show if they have faith in either Knowshon Moreno or Eric Decker by not drafting one of those positions early on in the draft. Willis McGahee can't go a full season, his body just can't take all that abuse. Knowshon stepped up but his whole career has just been to inconsistent to rely on. Ronnie Hillman looks like an explosive back but he needs time to mature, so go get Ahmad Bradshaw or draft a good running back to help the carries, and have a healthy backfield.
Oh and I almost forgot about the bad ass safety from USC, TJ McDonald. At 6'3 219 pounds, McDonald can play both strong and free safety. He has gone over looked, but he was a staple in that secondary for a solid 3 years. USC does have a history of really good safeties, Ronnie Lott, Troy Polamalu, Dennis Smith. He could slip into the 3rd or 4th round. I say take a chance in the 2nd, the way they did with Derek Wolfe. McDonald would solidify that defense, and quick too. He was in Monte Kiffen's defense the past 2 years, so he knows pro schemes. This is a one of a kind player, a playmaker! We need to pick him before anyone else does! Don't let him go to New England, that would be bad.
Of course we won't know until the ink is dry, the pads are straped on, and the whistle blows. In the meantime we'll wait and see. Shua out!!
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