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Originally Posted by MikeVic
Is Dre Bly that good?
I wonder who Shanahan will get to replace Bell.
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1) Bell was getting replaced anyway. Shanahan didn't think he was an every down back and was shopping him. He had some nice games and he was a quality player for the Broncos, but Shanny was never sold on him. If they hadn't traded for Cutler last year, they'd have drafted Maroney and Bell would have been shipped last season.
2) Foster never really fit the system. He was a first round pick, but he wasn't especially good as a zone blocker. He lost his starting job at the end of last year and nobody in Denver expected him to start this year.
Now that we've gone through that, we find the Broncos gave up two guys who probably wouldn't be with the team next year anyway for a #2 CB. Bailey and Bly should make a fairly solid starting pair of CB's. Bly is certainly better than what Williams was. (Williams had a future, but he was still raw and wasn't a great CB yet)
As a Broncos fan, I'm fairly happy with the trade.