04-15-2016, 05:19 PM
(04-15-2016, 04:46 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Not to mention the fact that when the Bengals chose Nate Livings over Evan Mathis, it's "the great" Paul Alexander being "smart" because Livings got all that money from Dallas one year before being out of the league. The Broncos lose Mathis though and it's going to crush their team, obviously. Same with losing Harris, their backup LT.
The Broncos' "losses" have been exaggerated quite a lot. The Bengals lost more than the Broncos did this offseason.
Don't know what all this gibberish about Livings has to do with anything, but Mathis was a better player for the Broncos than he was for the bengals. he was their starting LG. I am not saying his loss will "crush the team" but it creates a hole they have to fill.
I did not know Harris was a back up. According the ProFootballReference.com he started all 16 games last year.
A third starting o-lineman (Louis Vasquez) and starting TE (Owen Danials) are still unsigned free agents.
Broncos also lost SS David Burton who played 53% of the defensive snaps.
So to re-cap, right now the Broncos have lost starters at 5 positions on offense (3 O-line, QB, TE) and on defense they have lost two key starters plus a SS who played over half of the snaps.
The Broncos did give a huge contract to free agent OT Russell Okung, but he has never played a full 16 games ever in his 5 year career. If he can stay healthy he can fill one of the holes on the O-line, but teh Broncos have still lost a lot more than the bengals.
