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Ziggy
05-07-2008, 02:26 PM
I haven't seen much posted on this kid, and quite frankly I hadn't seen a whole lot of him myself. He's an undersized RB that can play WR also. We picked him up as an UDFA. I actually stumbled across one of his clips when I was researching another player. Yes, he played for Houston, but he averaged over 10 yards per carry in his junior year.This guy has afterburners. His nickname is Quick 6. He has another gear altogether. If Royal has a bad preseason or starts fumbling kicks, watch out for Aldrige. I also think that he can contribute as a second KO returner, and a 3rd down specialist similar to what Eric Metcalf did for the Browns some years back. I posted these clips on another thread, but take a look. He's quite impressive.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPW61dJaFi4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ff7fS06deQ


Anyone else think he can contribute this year?

silkamilkamonico
05-07-2008, 03:22 PM
Incredibly, incredibly explosive. And he's an amazing competitor. He would have been drafted in any other year, but this draft was so exceptionally deep at RB.

Unfortunately, I just don't see him making the final roster, because we have log jams at both of his positions. If that's the case, Denver will try and put him on their practice squad, but it's only a matter of time before another team picks him up, if he gets through waivers.

Unfortunately I believe we will see Alridge on a regular season roster at the end of the year, but on another team, and he's going to make that team very happy.

dogfish
05-07-2008, 05:29 PM
this kid is the perfect example of something i've ranted about for years now-- you DON'T have to spend a high draft pick to find electrifying speed in the return game. . . and to think some people were okay with spending #12 on freakin' desean jackson. . . SMH

underrated29
05-07-2008, 05:33 PM
this kid is the perfect example of something i've ranted about for years now-- you DON'T have to spend a high draft pick to find electrifying speed in the return game. . . and to think some people were okay with spending #12 on freakin' desean jackson. . . SMH


good point..


whats smh?

stupid mother huckers?

dogfish
05-07-2008, 05:34 PM
good point..


whats smh?

stupid mother huckers?


hah! that's funny, i just had to ask a few days ago myself. . . :laugh:



it's "shaking my head". . .

underrated29
05-07-2008, 05:41 PM
ha.

cool.

Drill-N-Fill
05-07-2008, 06:36 PM
Anybody know his stats returning kicks?

dogfish
05-07-2008, 06:39 PM
Anybody know his stats returning kicks?

Returned nine kickoffs for 233 yards (25.9 avg)

Davii
05-07-2008, 06:41 PM
If he's able to just get one or two of these off in training camp I think he makes the cut. All depends on how he looks in camp. We all know Mikey isn't afraid to spend a roster spot on someone who impresses him. See Terrell Davis' spectacular hit in a preseason game.

Ziggy
05-07-2008, 09:55 PM
I'm licking my chops thinking about him and Royal back to return kickoffs. That is, if anyone up front can open some holes for them to run through. I think that was as much a problem last year as our returners were, if not more.

Scarface
05-07-2008, 10:09 PM
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff302/ScarfaceBroncos2007/Denver%20Broncos/Quick.jpg

TXBRONC
05-07-2008, 10:30 PM
this kid is the perfect example of something i've ranted about for years now-- you DON'T have to spend a high draft pick to find electrifying speed in the return game. . . and to think some people were okay with spending #12 on freakin' desean jackson. . . SMH

Thankfully Shanahan took a the safe pick in Clady.

TXBRONC
05-07-2008, 10:35 PM
What can he do in the return game? We've seen he can be electric in offense but I would like to see what he has done as return man because I think if he's going to make the team that's how he'll do it.

Rick
05-07-2008, 11:01 PM
I guess only problem I have with those videos is that it looks like both are with him running on artificial turf. Now that does not mean he is slow by any means but it always really benefits the quick agile guys.

Without much knowledge on the guy I would like to see some runs he did on grass.

Scarface
05-07-2008, 11:04 PM
I guess only problem I have with those videos is that it looks like both are with him running on artificial turf. Now that does not mean he is slow by any means but it always really benefits the quick agile guys.

Without much knowledge on the guy I would like to see some runs he did on grass.

Grass isn't going to make the defenders faster.

Rick
05-07-2008, 11:05 PM
No but look at the Rams of a few years ago. Turf really benefits the speed guys on offense.

Again not saying he can't, I know nothing about him, but turf can make a difference.

Scarface
05-07-2008, 11:15 PM
No but look at the Rams of a few years ago. Turf really benefits the speed guys on offense.

Again not saying he can't, I know nothing about him, but turf can make a difference.

The Rams offensive players were faster than the defenders on the grass playing field too. I'm not sure what your point is.

Rick
05-07-2008, 11:30 PM
Not looking to get in the fight that you obviously are, I just don't care about the issue enough. As I said I nothing about the guy.

But turf DOES make a difference for an offensive player.

Even last year for the Rams.

Jackson had 3.7 average gain on grass 4.5 on turf.

Holt had 11.1 ypc on grass 13.2 on turf.

Bruce had 10.7 ypc on grass 13.9 on turf.

Yes the defenders will be faster as well but the averages will always be higher for offensive guys on turf.

I won't post anything more about it, I really don't care. You act like i am ripping your man, I am not. Turf DOES inflate stats a little and knowing nothing about the guy I would love to see some of the runs on grass.

There...have the last word...I don't care.

Scarface
05-08-2008, 09:04 AM
Not looking to get in the fight that you obviously are, I just don't care about the issue enough. As I said I nothing about the guy.

But turf DOES make a difference for an offensive player.

Even last year for the Rams.

Jackson had 3.7 average gain on grass 4.5 on turf.

Holt had 11.1 ypc on grass 13.2 on turf.

Bruce had 10.7 ypc on grass 13.9 on turf.

Yes the defenders will be faster as well but the averages will always be higher for offensive guys on turf.

I won't post anything more about it, I really don't care. You act like i am ripping your man, I am not. Turf DOES inflate stats a little and knowing nothing about the guy I would love to see some of the runs on grass.

There...have the last word...I don't care.

Whoa dude, you were in a bad mood last night. I honestly wasn't sure what your point was. Your last point clarified it beautifully....besides the grumpiness.:beer:

Kaylore
05-08-2008, 09:56 AM
I like his body control. I wonder how he is between the ears.

cmhargrove
05-08-2008, 11:27 AM
I like his body control. I wonder how he is between the ears.

Aldridge is a funny guy, but he is pretty much a Deion Sanders type of personality - kind of the good side of Chad Johnson (I don't know if there is a bad side). The kid definitely plays with a flamboyant personality.

That being said, I think the Broncos will look at Royal for PR and Aldridge for KR. I wouldn't be very surprised to see Royal push for #2 WR by late in the season, especially with an injury (or if Marshall falters).

Aldridge is bottled lightning, no doubt. However, can he fit in with the Broncos? His isn't usually a "one cut" kind of guy and will have a hard time getting past the LOS if he dances. He could be an awesome "trick play" kind of guy, but I don't know if he can hold on to a roster spot.

BOSSHOGG30
05-08-2008, 12:04 PM
I can see Anthony on a practice squad and that is about it.

G_Money
05-08-2008, 12:33 PM
Anthony might be a PS guy, but I'm with cmhargrove on him splitting KR/PR duties with Royal, especially if Royal winds up as a starter or a consistent package guy by the end of the year. It usually takes WRs 2 years to really start to get it, but if Royal's ahead of schedule I doubt they'll be having him return both punts and kickoffs.

The problem for Alridge is whether he can see the field at all as a WR or RB. He has the explosiveness you'd like to take advantage of, but he's a little guy - and we already have Stokley and Royal as little guys as wide-receiver. He could be the scat-back, but we already have Young and Hall.

I think he's gonna have trouble seeing the field as more than a return guy for the next couple of years (and that's assuming he doesn't just get shoved on the practice squad). Still, if by some miracle he turns into Dante Hall then the Broncos will find a way to use him as a weapon. And watching Giant Marshall and the Midgets spread the field like crazy for Cutler could be fun in its own right, if that all works out. ;) I'm glad he's around for us to find out, anyway.

I love late Spring optimism.

~G

dogfish
05-08-2008, 02:18 PM
Aldridge is a funny guy, but he is pretty much a Deion Sanders type of personality - kind of the good side of Chad Johnson (I don't know if there is a bad side). The kid definitely plays with a flamboyant personality.

That being said, I think the Broncos will look at Royal for PR and Aldridge for KR. I wouldn't be very surprised to see Royal push for #2 WR by late in the season, especially with an injury (or if Marshall falters).

Aldridge is bottled lightning, no doubt. However, can he fit in with the Broncos? His isn't usually a "one cut" kind of guy and will have a hard time getting past the LOS if he dances. He could be an awesome "trick play" kind of guy, but I don't know if he can hold on to a roster spot.


clearly he isn't our prototypical runner, but the addition of clady suggests that we want to continue integrating more traditional drop back passing into our offense. . . add in all the receivers we've brought in, and i wouldn't be surprised to see some more spread formations going forward-- not that i think we'll abandon our two-TE sets with the guys we have there, but with guys like Djax, parker and royal we now have more quickness to spread the field. . . also, cutler seems comfortable in the shotgun. . . obviously alridge is familiar with that type of football, and you can see from the highlights that he's a guy who can be effective on screens and draws. . .

of course, IMO he's going to have to beat out hall if he wants to earn a roster spot, and hall probably offers more as a spot starter who can give you 20 carries in a game (though not for an extended stretch, obviously). . . i'm guessing that the others are right, and he'll most likely spend a year on the PS, unless he comes down with a "mysterious" injury towards the end of training camp. . .

ultimately, having a lot of speed on your roster is never a bad thing-- shanahan's supposed to be the mastermind, he should be able to figure out something to do with alridge. . .

Fan in Exile
05-08-2008, 02:43 PM
clearly he isn't our prototypical runner, but the addition of clady suggests that we want to continue integrating more traditional drop back passing into our offense. . . add in all the receivers we've brought in, and i wouldn't be surprised to see some more spread formations going forward-- not that i think we'll abandon our two-TE sets with the guys we have there, but with guys like Djax, parker and royal we now have more quickness to spread the field. . . also, cutler seems comfortable in the shotgun. . . obviously alridge is familiar with that type of football, and you can see from the highlights that he's a guy who can be effective on screens and draws. . .

of course, IMO he's going to have to beat out hall if he wants to earn a roster spot, and hall probably offers more as a spot starter who can give you 20 carries in a game (though not for an extended stretch, obviously). . . i'm guessing that the others are right, and he'll most likely spend a year on the PS, unless he comes down with a "mysterious" injury towards the end of training camp. . .

ultimately, having a lot of speed on your roster is never a bad thing-- shanahan's supposed to be the mastermind, he should be able to figure out something to do with alridge. . .

Why would you say that Clady indicates that we are changing our passing style?

dogfish
05-08-2008, 02:52 PM
Why would you say that Clady indicates that we are changing our passing style?

i didn't, exactly-- MODIFYING would be a better term than CHANGING i think. . .


addition of clady suggests that we want to continue integrating more traditional drop back passing into our offense. . .


most offenses evolve over time. . . in the past, shanahan hasn't been willing to invest the resources (money and draft picks) necessary to build the kind of O-line necessary for a lot of drop back passing (one high round tackle in a decade, no top FAs at the position since the super bowl years). . . we've worked with smaller tackles, and when jake was here we did more with moving pockets and roll outs, and a lot of three step drops. . . don't believe we're moving away from that to some degree? i'll let you argue it out with tned, he's got a qualuity thread already going on the subject. . .

cmhargrove
05-08-2008, 03:42 PM
clearly he isn't our prototypical runner, but the addition of clady suggests that we want to continue integrating more traditional drop back passing into our offense. . . add in all the receivers we've brought in, and i wouldn't be surprised to see some more spread formations going forward-- not that i think we'll abandon our two-TE sets with the guys we have there, but with guys like Djax, parker and royal we now have more quickness to spread the field. . . also, cutler seems comfortable in the shotgun. . . obviously alridge is familiar with that type of football, and you can see from the highlights that he's a guy who can be effective on screens and draws. . .

of course, IMO he's going to have to beat out hall if he wants to earn a roster spot, and hall probably offers more as a spot starter who can give you 20 carries in a game (though not for an extended stretch, obviously). . . i'm guessing that the others are right, and he'll most likely spend a year on the PS, unless he comes down with a "mysterious" injury towards the end of training camp. . .

ultimately, having a lot of speed on your roster is never a bad thing-- shanahan's supposed to be the mastermind, he should be able to figure out something to do with alridge. . .

The only other monkey wrench I will throw in the "Aldridge situation" is the addition of another very interesting weapon - Peyton Hillis. I like seeing Aldridge scat around, but when I watch Hillis fire out of the backfield like a cannon, I see a way to win football games. I pray that they use him creatively, and use him often, because Hillis could be the next great project for "the Mastermind."

Hillis can create mismatches. Hillis can block. Hillis can catch like a receiver. Hillis doesn't go down very easily (great running strength and balance). The main problem with Aldridge may be his slight build and inability to protect Cutler when he is in the game.

Aldridge will need to have a monster pre-season to make the roster.

I think Andre Hall has his work cut out for him to make the roster also. If you look at Henry, Young, Torrain, Sapp, and Hillis the RB situation is pretty full. Torrain could very well knock Hall off the team.

underrated29
05-08-2008, 04:06 PM
I hope not, i personally like hall more than young. I think hall is a tad stronger and fair amount faster. But there is no denying young is good! real good! I especially like his hands.

I have never really seen a RB run a 30 yard route and make a sliding catch with a defender there and keep both feet in before he goes out and of course keep the ball.

Young is going to be good i like the underdogs though.

dogfish
05-08-2008, 04:12 PM
The only other monkey wrench I will throw in the "Aldridge situation" is the addition of another very interesting weapon - Peyton Hillis. I like seeing Aldridge scat around, but when I watch Hillis fire out of the backfield like a cannon, I see a way to win football games. I pray that they use him creatively, and use him often, because Hillis could be the next great project for "the Mastermind."

Hillis can create mismatches. Hillis can block. Hillis can catch like a receiver. Hillis doesn't go down very easily (great running strength and balance). The main problem with Aldridge may be his slight build and inability to protect Cutler when he is in the game.

Aldridge will need to have a monster pre-season to make the roster.

I think Andre Hall has his work cut out for him to make the roster also. If you look at Henry, Young, Torrain, Sapp, and Hillis the RB situation is pretty full. Torrain could very well knock Hall off the team.



yea, the competition for roster spots at RB is going to be a meatgrinder this year. . . which of course is a good thing for the team. . . we may not have gotten the stud back i was hoping for, but there's no denying that we've got both depth and diversity in the backfield right now. . . that's one reason i can see the PS in alridge's future. . .

hillis should be a weapon in single back sets-- i'm eager to see how well he can grow into a more traditional fullback role if we intend to use him that way. . .

cmhargrove
05-08-2008, 04:24 PM
yea, the competition for roster spots at RB is going to be a meatgrinder this year. . . which of course is a good thing for the team. . . we may not have gotten the stud back i was hoping for, but there's no denying that we've got both depth and diversity in the backfield right now. . . that's one reason i can see the PS in alridge's future. . .

hillis should be a weapon in single back sets-- i'm eager to see how well he can grow into a more traditional fullback role if we intend to use him that way. . .

A couple years ago when Brunell was QB for the Skins, I thought they used Chris Cooley in a very creative way. He played all over the field, and also stayed back for their "max protect" scheme that they used most of the game against us. Hillis can line up in the backfield as a traditional FB, move to the slot, or actually all the way to wideout. The call could go his way depending on how defenses react. I am looking forward to how they will use him.

Rick
05-08-2008, 07:30 PM
Whoa dude, you were in a bad mood last night. I honestly wasn't sure what your point was. Your last point clarified it beautifully....besides the grumpiness.:beer:

I appologize then. It just seemed that you were overly trying to stick up for the guy and was under the impression that I was trying to rip him, which wasn't the case, I don't know enough about him to do any ripping.

So sorry i got grumpy.

Ziggy
05-09-2008, 08:41 AM
A couple years ago when Brunell was QB for the Skins, I thought they used Chris Cooley in a very creative way. He played all over the field, and also stayed back for their "max protect" scheme that they used most of the game against us. Hillis can line up in the backfield as a traditional FB, move to the slot, or actually all the way to wideout. The call could go his way depending on how defenses react. I am looking forward to how they will use him.

Good point Hargrove. In the Hillis thread, I actually posted that he reminded me a lot of Cooley. I think this is a guy that can open up the playbook quite a bit more for Shannahan. He should really open things up in the red zone also. You can keep him in the backfield to block for Cutler, use him as a lead FB, or split him out wide and create mismatches with the safeties and LB'ers. I think Hillis not only makes the team, but contributes right away this season.