Its a bird…its a plane…no its Knowshon Moreno! Knowshon Moreno leaping a defender in the open field is our Clip of the Week!

For those of you that don’t know, Elvis Dumervil blogs for the Denver Broncos team site. In his latest, he talks about how crazy the rookie year is in the NFL, the Combine, and the Kentucky Derby.
He says this about the Combine:
“But speaking of the Combine — it’s good for some things, I think it should be accounted for, but it should be more 70 percent your film and 30 percent Combine. These days it’s the opposite — if you run a good 40, you’re going to get drafted in the first round. That’s why there’s so many busts out here [...]

The big debate is whether the Broncos should have drafted RB Knowshon Moreno with the 12th overall pick in this year’s draft. Here are the Top Five Reasons why the Broncos need Knowshon Moreno
5. Georgia Migraine

Coach McDaniels suffered from a migraine days before the draft then proceeded to select a RB from Georgia. The last time a migraine and a Georgia running back were linked together was?…you guessed it.
4. Georgia is Running Back U
Georgia has produced solid runners that found success in the NFL.
Garrison Hearst-
Hearst was drafted by the Phoenix Cardinals in the first round of the 1993 draft. Garrison [...]

Josh McDaniels talked to ESPN radio after the draft. Here are some important quotes from the interview:
On Alphonso Smith still being avilable
“Yeah, that’s right. We were one of those teams that thought if we were fortunate enough to have a chance to get him where we got him, we were going to take the opportunity to do that. In our minds, we had four first-round selections, you know, this year and next year, and where we had Alphonso graded, we felt like we got three of them this year.”
On selecting Knowshon Moreno with the #12 pick
“This guy, he’s multi-faceted: we feel [...]

Now that the hype of the draft is over, the Broncos can take a collective breath and move forward with their planning and hard work. With the addition of 15 new players over the course of a week and more veteran free agents since the season ended, it’s time for this team to get to know eachother.
From what Josh McDaniels says, he tried to bring in players that are able to work together and aren’t “cancers” to a team. While Mike Shanahan was not great at doing that (i.e. Travis Henry, Maurice Clarett, Todd Sauerbrun), McDaniels believes that this plan [...]

The Broncos now have ten new rookies on their roster. I’ve already introduced you to two of them (Knowshon Moreno and Robert Ayers), so let’s meet the rest. To round off their selections on Saturday, the Broncos traded up to acquire CB Alphonso Smith (Wake Forest) with the 37th pick in round 2. Then the Broncos took S Darcel McBath (Texas Tech) with the 48th pick. To end the day, they selected SE Richard Quinn (North Carolina) after trading up to get the 64th pick. To learn a few fun facts about the team’s first 5 picks, check this out.
The first day of the [...]

The Broncos turned their act around and drafted DE Robert Ayers (Tenn) with the 18th pick. According to scouting reports Ayers is
” A powerful lineman on the outside with a natural burst and very impressive pop on contact. Does a great job changing his pass rush between speed and power and uses his length and suddenness well to disengage from blocks. Has great closing speed on the outside and dips well to gain leverage off the edge. Plays strong at the point of attack vs. the run.”
Some Ayers highlights:

The Broncos surprised a lot of people by not trading up. They surprised even more people when they selected running back, Knowshon Moreno (Georgia) instead of a defensive player such as Brian Orakpo (Texas). I would’ve loved to see them pick Orakpo instead. In the off season, Josh McDaniels brought in J.J. Arrington, LaMont Jordan, and Correll Buckhalter. Not to mention they have Ryan Torain coming back from injury. Going with a back was a ridiculous move even knowing how much talent Moreno has. The Broncos already have enough backs. Anyway, I don’t want to sour Moreno’s welcome party, so here’s his [...]

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Who will be a hit or miss in this year’s NFL Draft? The answers may surprise you. Only time will tell for sure, but Todd McShay of ESPN shares his insight leading up to draft day in our CLIP OF THE WEEK!