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I saw a report where the Broncos and Patriots were in talks with the Vikings. We definitely don't want him going to the Pats as they are probably going to be a team we will have to contend with come playoff time. I won't mind even giving up a second round pick only if he is willing to sign long term at a reasonable price. He would make this defense even better than it was when we had Dumervil. If we don't end up trading for him I still think we will be fine on defense, I just don't want to see him traded to an AFC contender.
1- Good teams that are elite for many years like you mention have had succesful and recent drafts....like us. Also whos to say he wont re-sign? We dont know what next years salary cap will look like and we dont know who might restructure...including Allen.
2- The draft is a crap shoot, no matter how the trends are in your teams history...some are good picks some are bad.
3- You are back in the mindset that we are a struggling team looking to fill holes....were not. We have a small window of time to capitalize. Were already young and we have depth...look at how hard it is to figure who might get cut or be inactive each game.
4- As for the FAs *if* we were to somehow lose any of those guys you mentioned, we would be eligible for compensatory picks (and likely get back the 3rd soooo many people are attached to)
The FA signings we need to make is not as big an issue as some people make it out to be. Look at our team this year, we assembled a great team with cap room to spare. Of course Woodyard, Decker, and Harris would need to be factored into next years cap (which is larger BTW) but there could be some creative salary cap work and restructuring done...it happens all the time.
I can live with the pick. Prefer it to be a 4th or 5th + tamme but hey, I am not the boss.
It comes down to Money. Unless they know manning is willing to drop his salary or champ is going to be gone and free up 10mm I don't see how we can keep Harris, Woody, Ayers, Decker, etc... who I personally think are all must keeps aside from Ayers.
1- We have a lot of FA's, and a draft pick could replace one of them provided which ones we can and cannot sign.
2- No lock Allen re-ups with us.
3- Lot of great teams build through the draft. Crazy number i saw, GB has 50 of their 53 players from the draft.
4- I still stand by it he's not much of an upgrade for 8 games.
That draft pick your talking about is exactly what we would receive in the compensation from the league should we lose one the mentioned guys. The league gives those out based on who lost the most in FA as opposed to what you gained.
That draft pick your talking about is exactly what we would receive in the compensation from the league should we lose one the mentioned guys. The league gives those out based on who lost the most in FA as opposed to what you gained.
Mike Klis @MikeKlis
I talked to high-ranking Broncos source this morning and team was not in on Jared Allen. Shaun Phillips has 6.5 sacks. Jared Allen has 4.5.
Now being reported Broncos were never actually in for Jared Allen. No big deal, would have been nice but ultimately not somebody we desperately needed.
Mike Klis @MikeKlis
I talked to high-ranking Broncos source this morning and team was not in on Jared Allen. Shaun Phillips has 6.5 sacks. Jared Allen has 4.5.
I don't expect much to happen, but A LOT can happen from what Klis found out this morning and now. Stay tuned...
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