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Why wouldnt the Broncos take Mendenhall with the #12 pick if the Bengals don't take him at #9? Sure they have Travis Henry and Selvin Young and they do an OK job, but neither just scares a deffense the way Mendenhall can. Granted the Broncos have a bigger need at DT, but lets be honest both Ellis and Dorsey will be gone by pick #10 and Balmer and Sims are not worth the #12 pick. The thing is that the Broncos have not fared real well picking OT's in the 1st round...George Foster ring a bell? Other players the Broncos could draft are all reaches at #12, Kenny Phillips, Jerrod Mayo (please stop comparing him to Al Wilson, they both went to UT and play LB thats it), DeSean Jackson, Malcolm Kelly, Jon Stewart. So why wouldn't they take Mendenhall?
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Basing the talent of this year's Offensive linemen on one draft pick we made some 5 years ago or something is pretty silly.
George Foster was a pretty big reach when we drafted him and nobody was projecting him to be anything more than what he was. Whereas this year's crop of O-Linemen is, across the board, vastly higher rated than George Foster. History will tell you that O-Line is a much safer pick than any other, especially RB, which is probably the least safe pick a team could make. Look at Bill Parcels, he hates drafting RB's early because he hates committing that much money to such a high-risk position. There are way too many things that have to happen for a RB to blossom into a star that it rarely happens, and when it does, half of the time or more, it happens to a guy who gets drafted late or not at all.
Mendenhall could be great, but I'd say that statistically speaking there's a much greater chance that he'll wash out and be a bust. Whereas I'd say that in this crop of O-Linemen there is a relatively low chance that a guy like Clady or Alberts will be an all-out bust. They'll more than likely be starting O-Linemen for many, many years.
This is all besides the fact that we have probably somewhere around 5 RB's on our team while only one plays in an actual game, yet we have 2 O-Tackles on our team when 2 play in the games. I think it's pretty obvious where we need some fresh bodies.
Mendenhall and the RB position is way, way too risky to sink that much guaranteed money into. Everybody will tell you to build a team from the Lines out and we need help on both lines. Any jackass can run the ball behind a great line.
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Mendenhall and the RB position is way, way too risky to sink that much guaranteed money into. Everybody will tell you to build a team from the Lines out and we need help on both lines. Any jackass can run the ball behind a great line.
The only problem with that is Denver usually looks for smaller more agile linemen and they can be found in the later rounds.
Ryan Harris (3rd round), Cooper Carlisle (4th round), Ben Hamilton (4th round), Chris Myers (6th round), Chris Kuper (6th round), Trey Teague (7th round), Dan Neil (3rd round), Tom Nalen (7th round) all drafted after the 1st two rounds were over.
George Foster only 1st round OL drafted since 1990.
Glyn Milburn, Clinton Portis and Tatum Bell all drafted in the second round since 1990.
Looks to me that the Broncos should try a RB in the 1st round since they have not since Steve Sewell in 1985 and draft a OLineman in the 4th-7th round. Look all I'm saying is Mendenhall can be a game changer the way Clinton Portis and TD were.
But knowing Shanny he will take the safe pick and draft either Chris Williams or Ryan Clady. Oh and DT is a way more pressing need than OL, even if they get Dewayne Robertson.
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Jerrod Mayo (please stop comparing him to Al Wilson, they both went to UT and play LB thats it
They both were 6'1 240lbs, both played inside and outside but were rated as a great MIKE/WILL, both had fluid hips and great coverage skills, both were very smart and boasted of great awareness, both were the fastest top ILB in their draft, both played while Tennessee was successful, both were great leaders with non-stop motors, and both's big question entering the draft was their blitzing ability and some durability questions.....
Wait a second..... THEY'RE THE SAME GUY!!!!!!
Except... Jerod Mayo had the better stats, health, and workout. Hmm.... Makes you wonder huh?
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TAKE MENDENHALL!!!!!...oh, and heres another thought......TAKE MENDENHALL!!!!!!. The whole friggin; draft is a risk, there is no more chance of a RB with Mendenhalls measurables failing then there is with Clady's measurabales...I think they will both be good. We need another game changer and Rashard is that guys, especially when we have enough picks to get back into the second to get Baker and Laws....so to repeat.
TAKE EMNDENHALL!!!!!!!
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here is no more chance of a RB with Mendenhalls measurables failing then there is with Clady's measurabales
I don't think that's exactly true BJ. The injury risk alone at the RB position is one of the major reasons why RB's don't play very long on average. Then there's the fact that the position is so difficult to play and you just don't know who's going to fail. I can and I'm sure you can name a dozen different RB's who were much better prospects than Mendenhall who have been complete busts.
The O-Line position is way more safe because the injury risk alone at that position is vastly less and the position is just much easier to play. So I think there's a much greater chance that any RB, including Mendenhall, will fail when compared to one of the stud O-Linemen at the top of this draft.
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Hi Gabe,
I get it. My point is that we are not trading for experineced players here. We are speaking college prospects and they all have risks, and I just dont believe that Mendenhall is more of a risk than Clady....and vice versa.
They will both contribute, but the upside for Mendenhall over most, if not all, of the other RB's in the draft is his limited work.He has no miles on the body. I think he could be good for 5-6 years (barring injuries and I agree that injuries are more a concern than OT but I disagree that RB is harder to learn than OT....look at Selvin in our system, Peterson in Minnesota, Mike Bell his first year with the Broncos....Menedenhall will come in and be an immediate impact player in our system).
As I said, I really hope we get SAm Baker from USC in the 2nd round....up until the combine he was in the top 2 OT picks and a top 10 pick.....I am a USC fan and he would be great for Broncos and could be a player on that O Line straight away.
Great points Gabe and enjoy the draft!
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Any jackass can run the ball behind a great line.
Gabe,
I could not disagree more. If you are happy with a 6 yard run that could have been a 20 or 30 yard run then stay with who we have on the roster. I think that this link says it all. We need a play maker behind Cutler. The Broncos have always found good / great o lineman late and you said it yourself, across the board there are many good o lineman in this draft.
Link courtesy of miked.
http://www.rockymountainfever.net/2008/04/best-value-draft-picks-
workhorse-back.html
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