Thread: Dewayne Robertson's Contract

Originally Posted by Cugel

It's a Courtney Brown type situation all over again, and for much the same reason! They are so desperate for talent they had to gamble with an injured player.

i understand what you're saying regarding our reasons for getting him, but i have to object to any comparison of robertson to courtney brown just on general principles-- dude has missed three games in five years in the league, knee problems or not. . . ultimately the end result will quite likely be the same (shortened career), but dewayne has never been a guy to miss time, where brown was a walking bandaid pretty much right from the begining. . .

Originally Posted by dogfish

i understand what you're saying regarding our reasons for getting him, but i have to object to any comparison of robertson to courtney brown just on general principles-- dude has missed three games in five years in the league, knee problems or not. . . ultimately the end result will quite likely be the same (shortened career), but dewayne has never been a guy to miss time, where brown was a walking bandaid pretty much right from the begining. . .

Of course, you're right. You can't compare Robertson to Brown in terms of time missed. Courtney was injured far more often than well in his entire career. Robertson has not been.

My point was only that the Broncos ignored the DL for years . . . and years. . . and years. Then suddenly Shanahan wakes up and they need DEs desperately . . . NOW. There's no time to draft one and groom him for 2 years behind the starters and then put him into the lineup.

Shanahan had to look around the league and take the best FA he could find and hope for the best. That's NOT good player management.

The same thing is true here. After last years' debacle firing half the DTs by mid-season, Shanahan faced a situation where there was just absolutely NO talent on the team at all.

They had Marcus Thomas who had a mediocre rookie year. About the best you could say was that he was only a rookie and he'll get better. Well, maybe and maybe not. Only time will tell. Not every player develops. Some start out slow and then learn and become pro-bowlers, and others never catch on at all.

Behind Thomas there was Alvin McKinley who is . . . a decent backup who should never start on any good team.

Aside from that there are some scrubs like Josh Mallard and Kenny Peterson who would not make the 53 man roster on teams with good DTs.

Can you imagine if the Broncos started this season with Marcus Thomas and Alvin McKinley as the starting DTs, with Mallard and Peterson backing them up?

URGGH!