Predominantly Orange » Willie Brown http://predominantlyorange.com A Denver Broncos Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more. Thu, 23 May 2013 23:34:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Diamonds in the Mile High Rough http://predominantlyorange.com/2011/02/23/diamonds-in-the-mile-high-rough/ http://predominantlyorange.com/2011/02/23/diamonds-in-the-mile-high-rough/#comments Wed, 23 Feb 2011 08:00:33 +0000 Matty Petrero http://predominantlyorange.com/?p=5105 So here we are talking about April’s upcoming NFL draft and agonizing over who the Broncos will take with the No. 2 overall pick. Heck, we’re even struggling with whether or not we want our Broncos to trade the pick and bump our number of overall picks up from 6 to 8 or even to 9. Trust [...]

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]]> So here we are talking about April’s upcoming NFL draft and agonizing over who the Broncos will take with the No. 2 overall pick. Heck, we’re even struggling with whether or not we want our Broncos to trade the pick and bump our number of overall picks up from 6 to 8 or even to 9. Trust me, as a guy who has predominantly orange blood coursing through his veins, I get agita (it’s Italian for any stomach ailment with which one might be afflicted) just thinking about what the Johns are going to do at No. 2.

Let us think a little unconventionally, though. I read Jim Saccomano’s blog on DenverBroncos.com from last Thursday, February 17th entitled “Late Selections as Vital as Early Ones” and he sheds some light on a few great examples of all-time great Broncos either selected in the late rounds or were free-agent rookie signings.  Mentioned in the blog are the great late round picks such as:

Karl Mecklenberg (13 RD in 1983) – A multiple time pro-bowler, Mecklenberg played all positions in the front-seven. He led the Broncos defense to three Super Bowls and is a distinguished member of the Denver Broncos Ring of Fame. IMHO, Mecklenberg should be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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