a little bit off skewed but the story is good:

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3594747

The story shows me two things:

Cutler gets noticed for many things but mostly his ZIP and Athletic Ability

Cutler doesn't get mentioned but ONCE on the Weakness area.

The MSM is starting to realize we have the real deal in the mountains!

I have seen a few things happen this early year which may end up surprising some people so I dont wat the possibility surprising the MHR Faithful.

Trade O-Lineman to a system that needs him for a 5th rounder in 2009

Trade a 5th string CB to a team that needs him for a 6th rounder THIS year

Trade a WR who was probably gonna get cut or see the bench all year to a desperate team for a conditional 5th rounder (I dont knwo the full story here just the rumor)

That's three picks that we have successfully neted in threw and a half weeks. Now on paper, those three don't really amount to a whole lot but lets say you couple them with a mid to late #20 first round pick, could that possibly move you into the top 5? top 10? to grab some of the great defensive players that will more than likely come out of this years draft?

My buddies at walter have this to say:

#25 Denver Broncos- James Laurinaitis really shouldn't have fallen this far, but there aren't many teams that need an upgrade at middle linebacker. In a perfect world, Laurinaitis would go top 10.

That being said I would like to make you aware of the top notch Defensive players coming out this year:

6 Top Rated DE- not really a need for us, unless Moss doesn't prove his metal.

4 Top Rated DT- Something we may need to look at but not as big a concern as other areas.

3 Top rated OLB- Some of these guys could actually play inside too!

4 Top Rated ILB- and three of them are All-Americans!

5 Top Rated CB's- Not that this is a huge need again but it shows defensive strength in this draft.

4 Top rated SAF's- Could be looking at concerns here as well.

Once again not to change the direction but I wanted to keep the idea fresh in MHR's collective mind that Shanny may be stocking up to Trade up to get the player HE wants! Thoughts?

For those of you involved in the Scouting Services I just wanted to give you guys a heads up. Slam Dunk the Funk has brought up a great suggestion that will help our system out wonderully. It would be most benificial to our team and to our knowledge to grab about 5 or six weeks worth of information before we start laying it out on the table for the readers. I already have a good 2 or three notebooks worth of information on a few players in my three conferences., and I am assuming that you all have somethign similar. Styg has given us the formula for success ( see the side bar's "Scouting Services") and now it is up to us to take on the mantle. I will post the first one here in a few weeks! Keep your eyes peeled, your pencils and DVR's quick and get ready for a wild college season to match the NFL!

Okay so I took the Schedule Apart for teh whoel NFL and came up with my predictions! I also guessed at playoff teams and the AFC/NFC Championship games. I didn't add up Denver until the end of this and I was quite surprised! Funny enough, the top 3 draft picks look to be EXACTLY the same.

AFC North

Pittsburgh 12-4

Cleveland 8-8

Cincinnati 5-11

Baltimore 3-13

AFC South

Indianapolis 14-2

Jacksonville 13-3

Houstan 9-7

Tennessee 7-9

AFC East

New England 12-4

Buffalo 10-6

NY Jets 10-6

Miami 2-14

AFC West

Denver 13-3

Sandiego 10-6

Kansas City 3-13

Oakland 2-14

AFC Playoff Teams

1. Idianapolis 2. Denver 3. Pittsburgh 4. New England

WC1. Jacksonville WC 2. Sandiego

AFC Championship Game

Denver @ Indianapolis

NFC North

Minnesota 11-5

Green Bay 9-7

Detroit 6-10

Chicago 5-11

NFC South

New Orleans 12-4

Carolina 7-9

Tampa Bay 4-12

Atlanta 2-14

NFC East

Dallas 11-5

NY Giants 10-6

Washington 10-6

Philadelphia 7-9

NFC West

St. Louis 10-6

Seattle 7-9

Arizona 6-10

San Francisco 3-13

NFC Playoff Teams

1. New Orleans 2. Minnesota 3. Dallas 4. St. Louis

WC1. NY Giants WC2. Washington

NFC Campionship Game

NY Giants @ New Orleans

I wont predict the Super Bowl but just think of the four match ups possible!

Ok, tell em what you all think!

Under-rated as always. WAY too many 3rd place in teh division finishes for my mind!

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/preview08/team?team=den

I am so glad the team is overlooked!

Here is a Slightly updated List of my Keepers. The Original is here!

My Changes will be highlighted

QB

Jay Cutler

Darrell Hackney

Cullen Finnerty (Emergency QB)

Good Bye PB&J Ramsey

RB

Anthony Aldridge

Andre Hall

Michael Pittman

Selvin Young

Ryan Torain (PUP)

I think this speaks true!

FB

Cecil Sapp

Peyton Hillis

Denver admitted to wanting a true fullback by drafting one. I think Sapp starts out but he will be the back up by the end of the season. Hillis runs like Griffith to me he sees the hole and runs to beat the RB there and block away.

TE

Daniel Graham

Tony Scheffler

Nate Jackson

I think Jackson gets the nod over Mustard based on the fact that if we run any 3-TE sets this year the third TE will be focused on more catching than blocking.

WR

Brandon Marshall

Brandon Stokely

Eddie Royal

Keary Colbert

Darrell Jackson

Glenn Martinez

Here the competition is stiff and close. I think these guys make it out based on things said by Coach. Don't rule out one of these guys leaving too but these are the 6 i think stay. Martinez could go if Aldridge prove PR/KR worthy

OL

Ryan Clady

Tyler Polumbus

Erik Pears

Ryan Harris

Ben Hamilton

Chris Kuper

Montrae Holland

Tom Nalen

Kory Lichtensteiger

Casey Wiegmann

This is a difficult list because I limited myself to 10 for the O Line. I think however these guys make our roster and are the productive members of the team on the line.

DE

Elvis Dumervil

Jaravis Moss

Tim Crowder

Ebeneezer Ekuban

John Engleberger

Here I have my first set of guys who you could trade out. Eeks and Engleberger are inter-changeable to me because they provide the same thing, mainly experience opposite Dumervil.

DT

Marcus Thomas

Dewayne Robertson

Carlton Powell (IR)

Alvin McKinnley

Paul Carrington

I actually like our middle and what it looks like it could end up being. Thomas as the main guy with the other three rotating around him to provide the threat.

LB

D.J. Williams

Boss Bailey

Niko Koutouvides

Spencer Larsen

Wesley Woodyard

Nate Webster

Jamie Winbourn

You could argue we just gave Louis Green a contract extension, but I just don't see him beating out these guys.

CB

Champ Bailey

Dre Bly (I WANT A 2nd or 3rd rounder for him)

Domonique Foxworth

Karl Paymah

Jack Williams

I think these are the guys I am most comfortable with to be honest.

Safety

Marquand Manuel

Marlon McCree

Josh Barrett

Hamza Abdullah

This is who goes into the season.

K/P

This one just seems off to me. I think Prater and Paulescue still come away with the jobs but this could be where I completely miff the picks.

TOTAL Roster Count: 55 (+ IR?PUP & Emergency Back up QB)

Alright guys and gals rip it apart and tell me what you think!

Okay the headline may incite a riot but I would at least like to say my piece before I get ripped a new one. Currently Warner is the starter in Arizona and his contract is up at the end of the year.

Warner- Playoff and Superbowl experiance

Ramsey- "Oh, look coach they have NFL games in January!"

Warner- Good work ethic, dedication

Ramsey- "Look coach a bird"

Warner- NFL & Super Bowl MVP (I coudl be wrong on the last)

Ramsey- "Coach how do you spell MVP?"

The dude wants to play two more years and he has said he doesnt mind being a back up to a young QB to help him in his game. Here is the article that got my attention on this guy. Thoughts?

13. Tony Scheffler will finish the year as a top-5 fantasy tight end.

its a preidiction!

MSM made this? what?

here's the link:

http://sports.espn.go.com/fantasy/football/ffl/story?page=tmr080821

AND JUST FOR GURU:

33. Brett Favre's consecutive game streak will end this season. And Brett will get involved in a scandal before he realizes the New York media is very different than the Green Bay media.

 

 

34. Brett Favre will retire at the end of the season and do a long, tearful farewell at various stadiums. There'll be magazine covers and retrospectives.

 

 

35. Brett Favre will suit up for the Buccaneers next season.

 

So I took a little time at the SBN's great Site "Mocking The Draft" today. These guys do their homework as best as they can so check them out! Moving on, the AFC West Shapes up fairly competative on paper. I found the guys for each team and each player is out of 10 so these are the combined numbers of however many i used for each team. I know paper is only paper but here go the numbers.

QB (20):

DEN 12

KC 10

OAK 11

SD 14

RB (30):

DEN 15

KC 21

OAK 18

SD 20

WR (40)

DEN 24

KC 21

OAK 21

SD 20

TE (20)

DEN 12

KC 15

OAK 9

SD 14

OT (30)

DEN 17

KC 16

OAK 15

SD 17

OG (30)

DEN 13

KC 19

OAK 8

SD 17

DE (40)

DEN 23

KC 14

OAK 26

SD 21

DT (30)

DEN 19

KC 19

OAK 16

SD 20

LB (40)

DEN 27

KC 27

OAK 27

SD 30

CB (40)

DEN 25

KC 16

OAK 24

SD 29

Totals (320)

DEN 184

KC 177

OAK 176

SD 202

Just based on the numbers DENVER isnt that far behind the Chargers. Based on recent information, if you take Shawn Merriman out of the equation you lose five points by replacing him with the next guy on the list, LDT's replacement loses 7 points and Antonio Gates' replacement loses 6 points. Those guys could see a drop in production or miss significant time. If those guys are out Rivers will drop significant production and that would lose him 3 points. Drop those 21 points and what does the division look like?

DEN 184

KC 177

OAK 176

SD 183

 Once again Im usung Matt Miller's numbers and developing MY OWN THEORY. and I'm just saying is all...

I just thought I would point out a few things that we at MHR have talked about at length on our roster.

We currently have 82 people on our roster. this includes all places we can stash people such as Int'l Practice Squad, Active PUP, PUP etc.

Of those 82 Players:

• 39 are our own Draft picks or College Free Agent Signings

(not a bad number for a team that lost about 3 or 4 years in the draft)

• 18 are in their 6th year or more in the league

(we are a fairly young team)

• 11 were Free agents who left their team to sign with us

(We get a little respect around the league even if we don't in the press)

• 6 Players were traded to our team

(and most of those guys figure on being solid contributors this season)

• Only 26 of our current players ever really hit the Free Agent Market

(not a bad number out of 82 and i only expect 7 or 8 of them to make the 53 man roster, which means we only have around 18 or 19 guys no one else wants on the team)

Those numbers are starting to look up to me as opposed to a few years ago. Just a quick post on the numbers game on our roster!