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The Final Pieces From Free Agency

Posted on December 18, 2011 at 04:58 AM.

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Day 4 � A lot of quality players have been either signed from the FA pool or traded for, but the biggest question still unanswered are both the front lines. Without any definite answers for the OL (Jordan Gross can�t do it all by himself) and DL, fans are starting to wonder if things are in better hands since Shanahan�s departure. No signings or trades for the Broncos on this day.

Day 5 � Early on we get off to a hot start, signing RG Jake Scott to a 4 year, $21M deal with $7.5M in guaranteed money and no incentives, and RG Ben Noll to a 4 year, $19M deal with $5.5M in guaranteed money and no incentives.

Day 6 � The day wears on, and it looks like another quiet day at the Broncos HQ in Dove Valley, but hold on to your seat kids because another trade has just been finalized.

The Denver Broncos have finalized a trade with the Miami Dolphins. The Broncos have acquired C Samson Satele in exchange for LG Ben Hamilton, RG Chris Kuper and next year�s 7th round draft pick.

And on the seventh day, all was calm at Dove Valley, as Coach Mason and his men started making their plans for Pro Day Scouting and Individual Workouts in secret. A closed door meeting between the Head Coach, both coordinators, and the General Manager is interrupted by an intern carrying a small radio.

�Thanks for tuning in to the second half of my show. For those of you just tuning in, this is Gil Whiteley your host with probably the best media coverage of the situation down in Dove Valley in the entire country. With all the commotion going on around Broncos HQ, you�d think those so called �analysts� from ESPN would want a piece of our new head coach. All I can say is tough luck, because I�m going to break down their recent transactions from day one.

�Now trading long time players Jason Elam and Tom Nalen may have been a huge blow to the fans, but let�s get real here. Like Coach Mason said in his last press conference, they weren�t getting any younger. So getting draft picks for them was really the best we could hope for. Then the mother of all free agent signings, and probably the biggest thing to happen to this franchise since winning back-to-back Super Bowls, signing Nnamdi Asomugha from our hated rivals. This alone improves not only the defense but the team by fielding the only cornerbacks in the NFL that can truly be called shutdown corners. You put either him or Champ Bailey out there on an island with any receiver out there without any safety help, and ten times out of ten they�re going to break up the pass. Because of this, don�t be surprised for the Broncos to blitz with one or both safeties this year. And that�s another thing adding Ken Hamlin and Eugene Wilson; probably the one thing that doesn�t make much sense to me. Both these guys played in the 3-4 and have experience with that style of defense. Will they be able to adjust to our 4-3 to make an impact?

�Is it just me or was trading D.J. Williams a bit redundant? Yes adding Derrick Johnson was great, but D.J was the anchor in that front seven last year. Can DeMeco Ryans fill such a big gap; can he step up? Speaking of stepping up, I was almost afraid that Jordan Gross was going to have to do that from his usual right tackle spot and find a way to play all five positions along the offensive line. Thankfully, four of the five problems up front have been solved in a matter of three hours I hear. I suppose the Broncos� front office wants to keep us in suspense come draft day with holes on both sides of the ball. They�re top three priorities going into draft day, that is if they don�t fill these holes with trades before draft day, #1 obviously right outside linebacker. Coach Mason has been spouting off about Keith Rivers since day one as head coach so that should be no surprise. Question is how far will he go to draft his dream player? #2 the ever crucial left tackle. Who�s going to protect Cutler�s blind spot? This one is a toss-up between Cutler�s old teammate Chris Williams, USC�s Sam Baker, and Boise State�s Ryan Clady. If I were to pull the trigger on a left tackle from this year�s draft minus Jake Long, I�d go with someone Cutler can trust immediately: Chris Williams. And finally their third biggest priority, well third, fourth and fifth in no particular order: wide receiver, defensive tackle, and I�m actually going to say kicker. Obviously not someone you�d go out of your way and draft normally, but a kicker late in the draft is plausible. Oh well I�ll get into that tomorrow as we are out of time. One last thing before I sign off�� Coach if you�re listening keep doing what you�re doing �cuz you�re turning heads in this town. Until tomorrow this is Gil Whiteley on AM 1510 Mile High Sports Radio signing off. Good Night Denver!!!!�