Bunkley

[THEdraftnik]

we will see next season. I would bet he has a bad season.........

I'm wondering where Seatle plans on using him. They like their DL big so I would imagine he would be a rotational and pass rush only player.

[KWHIT97]

Time to stir up a discussion on a player not named Tim Tebow

Why do the majority of people here believe that re-signing Broderick Bunkley is something that must be done, no matter the cost?

I keep reading posts that say "sign him no matter what". Really?

Broderick Bunkley contributes NOTHING in terms of pass-rushing ability. Zero sacks by him. Not good.

He's not a pocket-pusher. Yes, he doesn't get pushed back, but that's a quality you look for in a 3-4 nose tackle, not a 4-3 defensive tackle.

In addition, Bunkley contributed big to our 22nd ranked run defense. I'm not blaming the 22nd ranked defense solely on Bunkley, I'm saying he contributed to it. A great defensive tackle is able to be an impact defender that significantly contributes to a top-rated run defense.

Look at teams throughout the NFL that have premiere defensive tackle, they're perennially a top-10 rush defense team (again, I'm aware that there's a lot of parts that make up a run defense)

All I'm saying is that Bunkley is not worth more than a lot of you are making him out to be. His entire career, he's been average. That's what he is. He isn't an impact defender, and he has never lived up to his talent.

People thinking that Bunkley is worth top defensive-tackle money, and that's my beef!

If we re-sign him to a bargain contract, great! Reality is, he's going to command a lot more money than he's actually worth, and that I'm not okay with.

Discuss.

He is easily the best DT we've had since Trevor Pryce, he's still young and he hasnt reached his full potential, he's nasty mean, is an immovable force, and he most certainly can get in the backfield. So he had no sacks, not many DTs get em, and he got close quite a few times, blew up quite a few running plays in the backfield, and was consistently our best DT.

While I agree he's not an elite DT, and he's certainly not worth top 5 DT money, we need to sign him because he is the best out there right now. We choked all of our chances away to sign a good DT because we are playing the waiting game for an over the hill QB, a guy I might add, that we will waaaay overpay for.

Bunkley is a good run defender, and if we pair him up with a good penetrator at UT we will be set for years to come. But dont worry, we wont overpay him, we wont sign anyone else, well, besides Peyton Manning, and apparently thats all we need to win the super bowl. EFX fully believes that Peyton Manning is worth $30 million this year, and can take our team full of turds to the promiseland. Mitch Unrein and Ryan McBean will be our starting DT.....SUPER BOWL!

[Pura Vida]

We need to sign Bunkley even if we overpay. There is nobody out there that can replace him.

[broncos SB2010]

We need to sign Bunkley even if we overpay. There is nobody out there that can replace him.

I agree. He may not be great but he is the best one we have/had. After him it's Unrein and McBean. We don't even have Thomas anymore either. I think they should re-sign both Thomas and Bunkley then any other DT they get will push Unrein or Mcbean out.

It's this reason (partly) that I think any talk of taking a QB in the 1st round is silly. It wouldn't matter who we had at QB, we won't win any games with Unrein and Mcbean starting at DT. DT will be the 1st round pick. Safety was another option for me but after signing Adams, that is out.

[Ohenhen12345]

We need to sign Bunkley even if we overpay. There is nobody out there that can replace him.

Panic buying is bad business. Why should the Broncos overpay Bunkley, when they can draft Still to play with Ty Warren.

[broncos SB2010]

Panic buying is bad business. Why should the Broncos overpay Bunkley, when they can draft Still to play with Ty Warren.

Who says Ty Warren will even play and if he does, will he be any good. He hasn't played a snap in over 2 years. Then, who is #3 DT? Mcbean?..potentially suspended? Unrein?

Is that a solid plan, going into the season with Warren, Rookie, Unrein, and McBean has your DT group?

I agree that overpaying is not a good idea but it isn't like Bunkley would break the bank with a huge contract.

[Al Wilson 4 Mayor]

We need Bunckley back, unquestionably.

[JayJack]

I said over a month ago that I really wouldn't be surprised if McBean is our starting NT next year. The amount of reps he got last year was insane for a rotational player. He got enough snaps to consider him a starter with BUNK and Thomas. Now ofcourse, the 6 game suspension will play a big part on how we move forward.

Just my opinion, but Ty Warren and Vickerson very well could be our starters next year. Ty was the "Big FA Signing" last year, and he actually was the starter at NT before he got injured, and EFX were very high on Vickerson. They said that he's the type of player that you can build a defense around.

So this BUNK situation isn't a surprise at all. I'm willing to bet that the issue is money and the amount of playing time BUNK got last year. EFX probably can't see spending $5mil+ on a player that is a 2 down lineman with no pass rush, who basically split 50/50 snaps with McBean.

[Ohenhen12345]

We need Bunckley back, unquestionably.

At the right price, yes i agree.

[uncoalum]

But dont worry, we wont overpay him, we wont sign anyone else, well, besides Peyton Manning, and apparently thats all we need to win the super bowl. EFX fully believes that Peyton Manning is worth $30 million this year, and can take our team full of turds to the promiseland. Mitch Unrein and Ryan McBean will be our starting DT.....SUPER BOWL!

Wow, 30 million. I hadn't seen that figure thrown out before.

[KWHIT97]

Wow, 30 million. I hadn't seen that figure thrown out before.

5 years 60 million, with 30 million guaranteed. That was the report a few days ago of what they were cookin up.

[Ryan_Nys]

5 years 60 million, with 30 million guaranteed. That was the report a few days ago of what they were cookin up.

Wasn't it more like 5 years 90 million, 60 guaranteed for the first 2 years? Or am I just making things up?

[NachoJuice]

The guaranteed money is gonna be over the first three years, he's not playing for 5 years so the last two years of the contract are irrelevant as far as I'm concerned.

[Cahill]

Wasn't it more like 5 years 90 million, 60 guaranteed for the first 2 years? Or am I just making things up?

Klis prematurely tweeted the 60/30 mil deal and quickly corrected himself to the 90/60 mil numbers.

But yeah, I agree that we should re-sign Bunkley. He was actually pretty good and the one thing we cannot afford to lose is continuity. We want the talent that performs well to stick around, it's bad enough we can't keep a coordinator for more than one year but let's lock down our studs and limit our needs in the future. We should be building our team in a way that allows us to replace a few players each season and not all at once.

[fairweatherh8r]

Come on Bunkley ink this dang thing!