what u guys think?

[LABRONCO]

hey i was wondering, what u guys thought about ferguson? do u guys think we should look at another safety in FA? i tihnk we really need players at 3 major spots in my opinion. we need a WR, RB, AND, CB? thoughts?

[tdot_bronco]

I couldn't agree more.

I think we should take a serious look at Jason Allen from Tennessee. Before hurting his hip he was a top 10 pick.

I think we need help in our secondary, mostly at safety.

[Rockjock27]

Ferguson is a smart guy and a good tackler but neither he nor Lynch are fast enough to guard against long pass plays. I would love to see us draft Huff but I'm sure he'll go high in the draft.

The coaching staff may wait to see how guys like Abdullah, Browner, Cox, and, Young will do. Part of me also wonders if they'll try Paymah at safety.

[LABRONCO]

nah lynch is our heart and soul on D man.. yeah i would like 2 get get huff also but, i doubt he will b there when we pick

[Rockjock27]

nah lynch is our heart and soul on D man.. yeah i would like 2 get get huff also but, i doubt he will b there when we pick

I agree, Lynch is a great blitzer, hitter, and leader....I don't want to get rid of him. I just think that it might be good to get a young stud back there.

[Rockjock27]

I forgot to add Brandon to the list of Bronco safties. He has potential but need to be consistent.

[HORSEPOWER 56]

As I've posted on other threads, our safeties are not the problem. Ferguson had 5 picks last year and is a solid tackler. Lynch had 4 sacks.

The problem is, that our pass rushing woes force the team to blitz to get pressure. This either:

a) forces the safeties to blitz thereby not having them in coverage.

b) forces them to cover TEs, WRs, or backs man-to-man thereby not allowing for deep coverage "over the top".

c) forces them to pick up a zone assignment (in a zone blitz scheme) which makes them very susceptible to double moves (pump and go) and play action - because they are reading the QBs eyes and not just trying to be the "deepest guy" on the field.

With a decent four man pass rush where we don't have to blitz, it allows our safeties to play 2 deep or "Cover 2" which keeps them in coverage. Obviously, it's okay for safeties to blitz and play man coverage occasionally, but that really removes their deep "safety" coverage ability. The Broncos are forced to blitz too much to get pressure, leaving our safeties out of position and giving the impression that they are poor in coverage.

[tdot_bronco]

But still, you must admit, we don't have much youthful depth behind our starters. I think we need to draft 1 or 2 guys to battle it out in camp.