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Who will make the team?

DBinKC — Thu, 07 May 2009 01:13:24 -0000

I've made an early attempt to think about who is the safest to make the team, who is on the bubble and who must pass others up just to make it. I've put this in position order QB, RB, WR, OL, DL, LB, S, CB, ST. A few player DE / LB types I moved to where I think they might fit.

I'm sure there are several players I'm wrong about, so who would you put in the top 40 (definately on the team)? The next 20 (on the bubble) players and the final 27 (must pass others up to make it to the bubble).

Rank	Name	Depth
1	Orton, Kyle	1-QB
2	Moreno, Knowshon	1-RB
3	Hillis, Peyton	2-RB
4	Marshall, Brandon	1-WR
5	Royal, Eddie	2-WR
6	Clady, Ryan	1-T
7	Hamilton, Ben	1-G
8	Wiegmann, Casey	1-C
9	Kuper, Chris	2-G
10	Harris, Ryan	2-T
11	Graham, Daniel	1-TE
12	Ayers, Robert	1-DE
13	Fields, Ronald	1-DT
14	Peterson, Kenny	2-DE
15	Williams, D.J.	1-OLB
16	Davis, Andra	1-ILB
17	Greisen, Nick	2-ILB
18	Dumervil, Elvis	2-OLB
19	Dawkins, Brian	1-S
20	McBath, Darcel	2-S
21	Bailey, Champ	1-CB
22	Goodman, Andre'	2-CB
23	Prater, Matt	1-K
24	Kern, Brett	1-P
25	Paxton, Lonie	1-LS
26	Simms, Chris	2-QB
27	Jordan, LaMont	3-RB
28	Buckhalter, Correll	4-RB
29	Stokley, Brandon	3-WR
30	Gaffney, Jabar	4-WR
31	Gorin, Brandon	3-T
32	Olsen, Seth	3-G
33	Lichtensteiger, Kory	2-C
34	Reid, Darrell	3-DE
35	Thomas, Marcus	2-DT
36	Clemons, Nic	4-DE
37	Woodyard, Wesley	3-ILB
38	Bailey, Boss	3-OLB
39	Bruton, David	3-S
40	Smith, Alphonso	3-CB
41	Quinn, Richard	2-TE
42	McKinley, Kenny	5-WR
43	Williams, Jack	4-CB
44	Brandstater, Tom	3-QB
45	Scheffler, Tony	3-TE
46	Larsen, Spencer	4-ILB
47	Crowder, Tim	4-OLB
48	Hill, Renaldo	4-S
49	Jackson, Chad	6-WR
50	Powell, Carlton	3-DT
51	Bell, Josh	5-CB
52	Schlueter, Blake	3-C
53	Parker, J'Vonne	4-DT
54	Murray, Pat	4-G
55	Polumbus, Tyler	4-T
56	Branson, Marquez	4-TE
57	Pedescleaux, Everette	5-DE
58	Baker, Chris	4-DT
59	McChesney, Matt	5-G
60	Haggan, Mario	5-ILB
61	Moss, Jarvis	5-OLB
62	Arrington, J.J.	5-RB
63	Barrett, Josh	5-S
64	Torain, Ryan	6-RB
65	Davis, Rulon	7-DE
66	Putzier, Jeb	5-TE
67	Johnson, D.J.	6-CB
68	McBean, Ryan	6-DE
69	Askew, Matthias	6-DT
70	Oldenburg, Clint	5-T
70	Erickson, Mitch	6-G
71	Robinson, Lee	6-ILB
72	Schweiger, Jeff	6-OLB
73	Jones, Herana-Daze	6-S
74	Gordon, Marcus	6-T
75	Colquitt, Britton	2-P
76	Moulton, Rashod	7-CB
77	Green, Louis	7-ILB
78	Fox, Vernon	7--S
79	Bryant, Stanley	7-T
80	Swift, Nate	7-WR
81	Carter, Tony	8-CB
82	Kelley, Braxton	8-ILB
83	Moore, Kestahn	8-RB
84	Willis, Matt	8-WR
85	Taylor, Lucas	9a-WR
86	Shelton, Travis	9b-WR
87	Grimes, David	9c-WR

Ryan Clady, not just a great player.

DBinKC — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:16:27 -0000

He also did an great deed. Here is a report that he paid for much of the funeral of a high school teammate.

Here is a quote from that article "According to Eisenhower coach Mike Clark, the lion's share of the money was given by ex-Boise State Bronco and current Denver Bronco Ryan Clady. It seems that tragedy often brings out the best in people, and I found the story of ex-players honoring a fallen teammate to be quite inspiring."

Broncos claim FS Calvin Lowry

DBinKC — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 22:35:28 -0000

who was cut by Tenessee. An older draft profile is here

Broncos claim Lowry off waivers from Titans

By: By Terry McCormick, tmccormick@nashvillecitypaper.com

Posted: Sunday, August 31, 2008 4:21 pm

Tennessee Titans free safety Calvin Lowry was claimed by the Denver Broncos on Sunday. Lowry, a fourth-round pick from Penn State by the Titans in 2006, started 11 games last season first at free safety and then at strong safety before being waived in the Titans final cuts on Saturday. No other Titans player was claimed off waivers.

Denver vs. Kansas City spring game

DBinKC — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:48:48 -0000

I love MHR for the high quality on analysis and opinion, thanks to all. Draft grades and prospect rating are flawed, but I still search them out. I may no claim to football smarts, other than as a fan since Little Calvin Jones was diving at everyone's shoes. This is my first completed post more for fun then serious analysis.

Most pundits think that the Chiefs had a great draft, and the Broncos fall somewhere in the middle or worse. Of course the Chiefs had six picks in the top 82 and made their seventh before most of us had ever tried to pronounce Lichtenstiger early in the 4th round. KC finished with twelve picks to Denver's nine.

Pro Football Weekly grades the prospects before the draft giving most first round picks a grade between 6.0 and 7.0, most of the rest of the players drafted fall into the 5.0 to 5.9 range. SI.com does a similar grading, but their scores are lower mostly in the 3.0 to 3.9 range.

This is a look at how Denver and KC 's picks compare. I’ve matched up as best as I could each teams picks at the same or similar position.

Team - Pick Name Position Grade 1 Grade 2

Den 1-12 Clady, Ryan OT PFW 6.3 SI 4.24

KC 1-15 Albert, Branden G PFW 6.4 SI 3.92

I’m tempted to give the Broncos a slight advantage (probably my bias), but also because Denver drafted a pure OLT while KC drafted a OG that they may convert to a OT. OLT has higher value, but both are top 15 picks.

Advantage: Even

KC 1-5 Dorsey, Glenn DT 7 4.42

Den 5-148 Powell, Carlton DT 5.15 3.5

Clearly there is no comparison, Dorsey has bad knees and will be out of the league in a couple years, and Powell will be an anchor on the line for a decade.

Advantage: KC

Den 2-42 Royal, Eddie WR 5.65 3.67

KC 4-105 Franklin, William WR 5.39 3.62

KC 6-182 Robinson, Kevin WR 5.09 3.06

Of the three, Royal is the highest rated by both PFW and SI.

Advantage: Denver

KC 2-35 Flowers, Brandon CB 5.95 3.85

Den 4-119 Williams, Jack CB 5.23 3.52

An interesting side note Royal and Flowers know each other very well from daily match-ups at VaTech. Flowers is a fierce hitter and a quality corner, he is not the fastest, but still…
Advantage: KC

KC 3-73 Charles, Jamaal RB 5.55 3.82

Den 5-139 Torain, Ryan RB 5.12 3.37

The scores say the Charles is the better back, those who follow the Big 12 know Jamaal is a fumbler. I expect that Torain ends up being the more productive back. Why did KC draft two running backs in the third round? Is Larry Johnson ever going to be the same since his foot injury and swollen wallet?

Advantage: Denver

KC 3-82 Morgan, DaJuan RB 5.85 3.79

Den 7-227 Hillis, Peyton FB 5.23 3.49

I love the Hillis pick and the many facets he brings, but to be fair I have to give the …
Advantage to KC

Den 6-183 Larsen, Spencer ILB 5.2 3.38

KC 7-210 Johnston, Brian DE 4.8 3.49

Both may or may not make their teams, probably practice squad types. PFW likes Larsen, SI rates Johnston higher. It’s difficult to compare a backup Mike and a long shot DE

Advantage: Even

Den 4-108 Lichtensteiger, Kory C 5.3 3.37

KC 6-170 Richardson, Barry OT 5.2 3.41

Once again a split decision, both are youthful depth types. I pick K-Lic, due to the history of Bronco development of the OL from deep in the draft.

Advantage: Denver

KC 5-140 Carr, Brandon CB 4.9 3.27

Den 7-220 Barrett, Josh SS 5.37 3.73

Barrett is a nice pickup for the seventh round and is given higher scores.

Advantage: Denver

KC 3 76 Cottam, Brad TE 5.55 3.63
KC 7 239 Merritt, Mike TE 4.3 N/A (2.8)

Tony G’s days are numbered but he’s not very worried about these two, Cottam has been injured more then all of Denver's picks combined. Merritt stock is so low SI didn’t give him a grade, so I gave him a 2.8. Denver didn’t draft a TE so I must give the slight …

Advantage to KC

So in summary,

OT - Even

DT – KC

WR - Denver

CB - KC

RB - Denver

RB/FB - KC

DE/LB - Even

C/OT - Denver

DB - Denver

TE – KC

Finally I took all the scores and divided by the number of picks for each team to get an average score for the teams draft grade. The results …

Denver - PFW 5.39 and SI 3.59 KC - PFW 5.49 and SI 3.59

KC wins by a only tenth of a point! KC looks like they have 3 of the best 4 with Dorsey, Albert and Flowers, but Denver had a much more solid second day to catch up statistically.