AnAngryAmerican Posted August 21, 2017 Author Share Posted August 21, 2017 Vance just announced that the OL is set save for LG, which he says is between Max Garcia and Allen Barbre. They will leave Ron Leary at RG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroncoBruin Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Too bad about that, would've liked to see Barbre win it this week and get a full week of first team reps next to Paradis. He looked really good against the 49ers. VJ also confirmed only 2 QBs will be carried on the 53 man roster, LT competition officially over, and Jamaal Charles will play "a lot" against Green Bay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champ11 Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 14 minutes ago, AnAngryAmerican said: Vance just announced that the OL is set save for LG, which he says is between Max Garcia and Allen Barbre. They will leave Ron Leary at RG. although Leary at RG is kind of a head scratcher, the lack of shuffling will be a good thing as opposed to last year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroncosFan2010 Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Barbre not getting the starting nod is pretty baffling. Garcia has shown little to indicate he is anything but a low tier backup talent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul-mac Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Seems to me that the make up of the 53 will be: 2 QB 5 RB (Including Janovich) 6 WR 3 TE 9 OL 7 DL 9 LB 9 DB 3 Specialists Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroncoBruin Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 2 hours ago, BroncosFan2010 said: Barbre not getting the starting nod is pretty baffling. Garcia has shown little to indicate he is anything but a low tier backup talent. I think it's because Barbre just started getting extensive work with the first team last week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnAngryAmerican Posted August 22, 2017 Author Share Posted August 22, 2017 17 hours ago, paul-mac said: Seems to me that the make up of the 53 will be: 2 QB 5 RB (Including Janovich) 6 WR 3 TE 9 OL 7 DL 9 LB 9 DB 3 Specialists That looks pretty good to me. I've been thinking along the same lines. I think there's a chance we go with 8 LBs, two at each spot, and 10 DBs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul-mac Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 1 hour ago, AnAngryAmerican said: That looks pretty good to me. I've been thinking along the same lines. I think there's a chance we go with 8 LBs, two at each spot, and 10 DBs. It's a possibility, but with Shane Ray and Shaq Barrett both facing a race against time to be fit for the opener, I don't see us having out of position rookie Demarcus Walker as the only healthy OLB opposite Von. I have to think that either Kasim Edebali, Danny Mason or Vontarius Dora will be on the team. If we do keep 10 defensive backs, then either Chris Lewis-Harris or Jamal Carter would probably be the 10th guy, but right now I think CLH will be released and we probably try to get Carter on the practice squad. At the moment I have: Siemian/Lynch Anderson/Charles/Henderson/Ridley/Janovich Thomas/Sanders/Latimer/Fowler/McKenzie/Taylor Green/Derby/Heuerman Bolles/Barbre/Paradis/Leary/Watson/Sambrailo/McGovern/Stephenson/Garcia Crick/D.Peko/Wolfe/Gotsis/Jarrett/Kerr/Harris Miller/Ray/Barrett/Walker/Edebali Marshall/Davis/Nelson/Anderson Talib/Harris Jr/Roby/Langley/Doss Ward/Stewart/Simmons/Parks McManus/Dixon/Kreiter Chad Kelly, Devontae Booker, Carlos Henderson, Jake Butt, Kyle Peko all on some kind of injury list to start the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroncoBruin Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 Yeah I think Dora sticks for a week or two but once Shaq and Shane are both 100% he'll probably be cut since Walker can, supposedly, function as the 5th OLB. Edebali I see as a lock to make the team as the 4th OLB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroncosFan2010 Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 I am surprised that Schofield looks to be on the way out. He was better at OT than Ty and Stephenson in his unspectacular 2015 campaign, and better than Garcia last year. Unless he randomly regressed or is injured, I just don't understand his demotion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroncoBruin Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 Schofield was a better fit in the ZBS, had the prerequisite athleticism to succeed there. But in this scheme, Leary, Garcia, Barbre, McGovern and Billy Turner are all bigger and stronger. Schofield hasn't even gotten 2nd team reps in a long time, he's been behind Billy Turner all offseason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iLikeDefense Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 7 hours ago, BroncoBruin said: Yeah I think Dora sticks for a week or two but once Shaq and Shane are both 100% he'll probably be cut since Walker can, supposedly, function as the 5th OLB. Edebali I see as a lock to make the team as the 4th OLB. Wish we had kept Watson tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroncoBruin Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 2 hours ago, iLikeDefense said: Wish we had kept Watson tbh. I did like Watson. Good pickup for the 49ers. We're really going to miss Ware though, although it may not feel like it now. Ray and Barrett are pretty good players but even in his last season when Ware was on the field he was still making some plays only a handful of guys in the league could make as an edge rusher. Having two freaks like he and Von on opposite sides was a luxury we're unlikely to ever have again. Shane Ray is more of an effort guy, Barrett is just a good versatile player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroncosFan2010 Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 Ya, I don't understand why we didn't keep Watson but then again I didn't understand most of the moves we made this offseason. He showed a bit every time he got a snap last season, and showed a ton in preseason. Going from Watson to Dora is a subtle but telling move showing the brass is making a silent rebuild/retool. No way we make that swap if we were still all-in for a Super Bowl, as outrageous as that may sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broncos67 Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 The combo of Shane Ray and Shaq Barrett will be fine. Ray has some lapses, but there was a significant improvement in his technique from his rookie year to last year. Shame he got hurt because I think that will continue. If I had to guess right now, I'd say the roster will be: QB- Siemian/Lynch RB- Anderson/Booker/Henderson/Ridley FB- Janovich WR- Thomas/Sanders/Fowler/Latimer/McKenzie/Taylor (C. Henderson on IR/PUP) TE- Green/Derby/Heuermann (Butt on PUP) OL- Bolles/Leary/Paradis/Garcia/Watson/Barbre/McGovern/Stephenson/Turner DL- Wolfe/Peko/Crick/Walker/Jarrett/Gotsis/Kerr LB- Miller/Ray/Barrett/Edebali/Marshall/Davis/Nelson/Anderson CB- Talib/Harris/Roby/Langley/Lewis-Harris S- Ward/Stewart/Simmons/Parks K/P/LS- McManus/Dixon/Kreiter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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