Originally Posted by neech: Broncos' 2022 draft class gets C- grade from NFL.com one year later
The early returns on the Denver Broncos’ 2022 NFL draft class haven’t been great. Granted, it is early, but NFL.com’s Eric Edholm recently graded each class from last spring and the Broncos received a C- mark.
With their first pick, Denver selected pass rusher Nik Bonitto in the second round. He went on to start just one game and totaled only 1.5 sacks as a rookie. The team’s next pick, tight end Greg Dulcich, showed flashes of potential last year, and cornerback Damarri Mathis was a pleasant surprise.
The rest of the class is full of unknowns. Time will tell if DL Eyioma Uwazurike, DB Delarrin Turner-Yell, WR Montrell Washington, OL Luke Wattenberg, DL Matt Henningsen and CB Faion Hicks turn into key contributors for the Broncos down the road.
Hey Knowshit. Tell me again why you call our GM Let's Reach. Here's his draft grade from last year. Looks like Private Gomer was the one reaching to me
Day 1 grade: A
Day 2 grade: A+
Day 3 grade: A
Analysis: The Chiefs found starters in the first round. They focused on McDuffie's cover skills and aggressiveness rather than his lack of size and length, and Karlaftis' superior hand usage and leverage rather than his lack of bend off the edge. Moore is a great fit in their offense and excellent value. Cook and Chenal are nice picks who will play roles as rookies.
Williams has the size-speed combination to excel on the outside, as does Watson, who could have been picked two rounds earlier. Kansas City added another powerful tackle in Kinnard. Pacheco was a steal in the seventh round as a fast and hard-hitting runner. [Reply]
Denver traded a metric ****ton of draft capital plus ****ed their cap until 2026 for a fat weirdo malcontent who demanded his own office, alienated his teammates, misused funds intended for sick children, and tried to have his prior coach fired.
I’m sure their fat 3rd coaching choice can turn around this plague barge, though!! [Reply]
Originally Posted by Coochie liquor:
How long before EmbaRuss is in Micro Penner’s office demanding Pays a Ton and Paid a Ton get fired?
Russ spent all his leverage last season when he managed to not only post his worst statistical season while simultaneously destroying his own legacy, not to mention the hopes of an entire franchise for the next decade, as well as getting Hackett fired. Just based on the fact that Russ basically pounded the table for Sean and how Sean's contract is structured, Coach Payton has all the leverage and Russ has none.
Personally, I'm going to relish the final nails in the coffin this coming season as Russ continues to struggle due to his own hubris and declining abilities, until he's inevitably benched, sealing his fall from grace and any chance he had of HOF consideration.
Originally Posted by Coochie liquor:
How long before EmbaRuss is in Micro Penner’s office demanding Pays a Ton and Paid a Ton get fired?
Russ spent all his leverage last season when he managed to not only post his worst statistical season while simultaneously destroying his own legacy, not to mention the hopes of an entire franchise for the next decade, as well as getting Hackett fired. Just based on the fact that Russ basically pounded the table for Sean and how Sean's contract is structured, Coach Payton has all the leverage and Russ has none.
Personally, I'm going to relish the final nails in the coffin this coming season as Russ continues to struggle due to his declining abilities and own inexplicable hubris, until he's inevitably benched, sealing his fall from grace and any chance he had of HOF consideration.
Baby steps.... first, we show that we have better beer vendors, then it's food... then it's training staff. After we hit that holy trinity of greatness, then we focus on other coaches, players, etc. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Mile High Mania:
Baby steps.... first, we show that we have better beer vendors, then it's food... then it's training staff. After we hit that holy trinity of greatness, then we focus on other coaches, players, etc.
There's no way your cheerleaders are as ugly as ours are, so you've got us there. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Megatron96:
Russ spent all his leverage last season when he managed to not only post his worst statistical season while simultaneously destroying his own legacy, not to mention the hopes of an entire franchise for the next decade, as well as getting Hackett fired. Just based on the fact that Russ basically pounded the table for Sean and how Sean's contract is structured, Coach Payton has all the leverage and Russ has none.
Personally, I'm going to relish the final nails in the coffin this coming season as Russ continues to struggle due to his own hubris and declining abilities, until he's inevitably benched, sealing his fall from grace and any chance he had of HOF consideration.
Should be a fun season.
I just can't wait until we cross the threshold to the point the Bronco's brass has to swallow their pride, admit Russ was the biggest mistake in NFL history and bench his ass. I'm not sure just how terrible he'll have to play to reach that point, but as we approach that point my schadenfreude will reach heights I never even deemed possible. They're going to be damned if they do and damned if they don't. They literally won't have any decent (let alone good) choices left to exhaust and I'll be there first in line to gleefully take it all in.
I know many of you might said "but why would we want them to bench Russ? He's terrible". Of course he is and they don't have shit better than him and they're out of draft capital (the only resource that could to rectify the situation)
I don't think I could've written a better demise for that loser franchise. [Reply]
