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01	Dezember 2018

Demaryius Thomas spoke with Rod Smith on Orange & Blue Radio

Monday afternoon Jared Veldheer Jersey , and it was the most candid conversation you�ve ever heard from DT.And it was as much heartbreaking as it was heartwarming. DT loves Denver, loves the Broncos, loves the fans - and he didn�t want to go. But he was still able to joke about it with all-time great Rod Smith: �They got me out of here before I could even break all Rod�s records!� he laughed.And in a crafty blame-shift, Smith put it on Shannon Sharpe, joking that the Hall-of-Fame tight end was the one most worried about DT catching him on the all-time receptions leaderboard (Smith is tops with 849 then Sharpe at 675 and Thomas with 665).�You�ve got a couple years to catch me, but you were going to pass Shannon Sharpe this week probably,� Smith laughed.Listen to "11-5-18 Demaryius Thomas Reflects on Trade, Trade Rumors, Time in Denver" on Spreaker.But the most revealing part of the conversation came when DT was clarifying his comment to Mike Silver in which took a dig at his former team for losing games at the end.The crux of his issue was with coaches not listening to what players were seeing on the field.�If you want to be better, you�ve got to listen to your players. They�ve been playing for a long time,� Thomas said. �There were games I wanted to change stuff up on the field because I knew it would make us better. I used to do that with Peyton.�I�m the talent. You watch film, but when I see something and you�re not on the field with me, let�s just try to do something different,� he added. �I guarantee it�ll be better for the squad.�Thomas reiterated he wasn�t bashing the Broncos, but he wanted to win and he felt like the coaches needed to spend some time listening.�I�m not bashing nobody. I love football. I love winning. I�ve been studying so long,� he said. �We could do special things if we just did things together as a group.�The veteran wideout pointed out that he�s been learning since he came to Denver nine years ago - often from the likes of Rod Smith and other greats before him. He�s been passing that knowledge on to the younger guys, and he believes his knowledge of the game and contribution with the young guys was overlooked by coaches.�When I got here, Rod knew I didn�t know shit. I was just big and I could run. Rod just stayed on me and stayed on me and as the years go, everything got better,� Thomas said, admitting he didn�t know the pro game coming from the triple option at Georgia Tech. �I was raw as all raw. When I got information from Rod, starting giving it to the younger guys.�DT was clearly unhappy with how the entire situation went down - hearing rumors of being traded all season but being told by Vance Joseph that it wasn�t happening and then hearing from his agent that it was - but he also acknowledged feeling unappreciated.�I never cried about getting the ball. I didn�t bitch about nothing. I�m sorry,� he said, admitting that talking about it gets him emotional. �It just hurts. I�m empty. I�m just empty still.�John Elway staying the course with current coachesSpeaking with Dave Logan, Elway said he was going to �stay the course� when Logan asked if he planned any changes heading into the two-week bye.�We�re going to stay the course. There are enough good things going on as far as us and the way that we�re playing,� Elway said. �I am much more encouraged this year than I was last year. Guys are still playing hard, and we�re in the games. Unfortunately for EVERYBODY - not only players but also fans - we haven�t made the plays to get over the hump.�Listen to "Dave Logan and John Elway 11-5-18" on Spreaker.Elway acknowledged that the teams who win are the ones who can make those plays at the end of the game, on third down, on fourth down, etc., and are able to do it consistently. �We�ve just not been able to do it,� he said. But Elway isn�t ready to hold Vance Joseph accountable for all the team�s mistakes on Sunday.Admitting that kicking a 62-yard field goal is �obviously a long kick (laughs) and would have been a hard kick to make,� Elway pointed out that if the offense had come out in the second half and gotten things going instead of another three-and-out Connor McGovern Color Rush Jersey , the game would also be a different story.His point?That you can always point to the obvious decisions that didn�t work out and say the opposite choice would have been better.�Again, you�ve got to take advantage when you do have the ball,� he said. �Hindsight is always 20/20 but there�s a lot of other times during the game, if we had done some things differently, could have changed the outcome also.�As for the 51-yard miss at the end of the game, Elway hesitated to second-guess Joseph for not stopping the clock after second down and trying to go for a few more yards to give Brandon McManus an easier kick.Joseph�s thinking was that the Texans� front seven was getting the best of the Broncos� o-line, and he didn�t want a sack or a tipped pass or something that could take away a field goal that was at a distance they were confident McManus could make.�The last thing we wanted to do was make a mistake and go backwards. In that situation, we didn�t want to take any chances. With Brandon and the year he�s having, we could trust him at 50, 51, 52 yards,� Elway said, adding that the kick itself probably wouldn�t have even been good had the Broncos been much closer. �I�m not sure that kick is good at 35 because he pushed it to the right, so whether it was from 30, 35, 40, it was going to be right anyway.�Focusing on the positive, Elway pointed out that Case Keenum had his best game to date, and the team overall showed a lot of good things.�Case gave us a chance to win at the end, obviously we weren�t able to close the deal,� Elway said. �We have to figure out how to make plays to win it.�Maybe Elway should call DT; he had some ideas. As things stand today, the Denver Broncos are in line to receive the 8th overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft. The process of earning a draft pick that high up sucks, but a smart franchise can capitalize on the opportunity and land a player who will become a long term cornerstone of the franchise. See: Miller, Von.So what might the Broncos do with the premier picks that appears to be in their future?The most obvious answer has to be: get a quarterback. But it may not be the right one. The prospective QB1, Oregon�s Justin Herbert, may not even declare this year. But even if he does, the Giants (and potentially the Raiders, depending on just how twitchy Gruden�s trigger finger gets) stand squarely in the Broncos� way of acquiring him. And the QBs behind him aren�t the most inspiring group.With that in mind, you have to wonder if the Broncos should play a longer game. Maybe the right move could be trading back with a team like Miami or Tampa Bay, collecting their 2019 1st & 2nd rounders in the bargain, and planning to offer up multiple 1sts to make a move for our QB of choice in 2020, That sounds drastic until you consider that the 5 teams who took a step that bold in 2015 & 2016, the Rams https://www.broncosfanstore.com , Chiefs, Eagles, Texans, & Bears, sport a combined record of 31-12at this point in the season. None of them are worse than .500, and 4 of the 5 are currently winning their divisions. And the one team in that group that�s at .500, the Eagles, are the defending Super Bowl champions.I�m not saying the Broncos will definitely go this route, but if they do- don�t be mad. It�s got a pretty nice track record lately, and if we can�t beat �em (and we can�t), then maybe we should join them. But if the Broncos don�t do something bold like that, here are some guys who may find themselves on stage next spring holding an orange & blue jersey:Offensive Tackle Jonah Williams, AlabamaWilliams is the premier offensive tackle in a pretty decent class. With Jared Veldheer set to be a free agent this offseason, if the Broncos don�t re-sign him I could definitely see the team seeing Williams as a great option. The four year starter at Alabama would most likely step in immediately at left tackle, allowing the Broncos to move Garett Bolles over to right tackle. Things would suddenly get much more comfortable in the pocket for the Broncos� quarterback(s).Defensive Lineman Rashan Gary, MichiganIt�d be a little surprising if the Broncos dedicated back-to-back top 10 picks to the front seven, but the idea does have its appeal. Gary would provide an additional interior threat that might remind Broncos fans pleasantly of Malik Jackson. And we all know exactly how devastating that kind of player can be in combination with two elite edge rushers. Gary would help ensure that the Broncos� defense would remain one of the most physical and intimidating units in the NFL.Cornerback Greedy Williams, LSUThe overall CB class is not the best, but that doesn�t prevent the top candidate from being excellent. If there�s an Aqib Talib in the 2019 Draft, it�s Greedy Williams. And since an Aqib Talib is what the Broncos� secondary very, very obviously needs, this pick would be a slam-dunk. A starting CB trio consisting of Chris Harris, Greedy Williams, & Isaac Yiadom could be a very difficult unit for QBs to throw against. Combine that with the best pair of edge rushers in the NFL in Von Miller & Bradley Chubb and, well, you�d probably get something that looks suspiciously like the 2015 Broncos defense.Offensive Tackle Greg Little, Ole MissThe Bills will very likely pick before the Broncos, and should be well motivated to take Jonah Williams to bolster the NFL�s worst offensive line. If they do that, the Broncos might also consider Greg Little. He�s likely to be right up there with William as a prospect, though he might not be quite as strong of a candidate to immediately push Bolles out of the left side of the line. The Big 4My mentor has a saying that I�ve become fond of: Keep the main thing the main thing.That�s what John Elway needs to do when the draft finally gets here. He�s gone on record before, stating that the four positions he considers to be most important to a franchise�s success are quarterback, edge rusher, left offensive tackle Denver Broncos Customized Jerseys , and cornerback. And his 1st round draft selections have consistently fallen in line with that priority. Elway keep the main thing the main thing, and he�ll do that again in the next draft.So if there�s a quarterback there that the Broncos are convinced can be The Guy, you can be sure Elway will go that route. But there likely won�t be such a QB for Denver until 2020. If that�s so, then expect Elway to remain consistent and seek to either replenish the cornerback group, upgrade at left tackle, or find the final destructive piece of the pass rush puzzle.I�ve got my fingers crossed for Greedy Williams, personally.Horse TracksWhy is Nathan Peterman still a starting quarterback? - SBNation.comBlack QBs aren�t given the same opportunities as white QBs. This is just the latest example.Le�Veon Bell�s standoff with the Steelers explained - SBNation.comIs he ever coming back? Maybe! 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