Saturday, August 30, 2014

Your 2014 Denver Broncos

The Broncos made their final cuts on Saturday, and the 53 man roster is set for the 2014 season. There were some interesting moves that took place to get to the final number. The two moves that might stand out the most were the releases of DT Kevin Vickerson and S Duke Ihenacho. Vickerson was a mainstay on the defensive line the past few seasons, but he was coming off a hip injury that ended his 2013 season prematurely. Denver has a lot of depth at the defensive line this year, so Vickerson was expendable. Ihenacho was also a starter last year, and he was the big story coming out of the 2013 training camp. He started Week 1 but as the season progress he was benched in certain spots and looked lost at times when he was out there. It is a mild surprised that he didn't make the final 53. As for guys who made the roster, there are a few names that stand out. Two undrafted rookies, Juwan Thompson and Isaiah Burse, made the team. Look for Burse to be a returner early on in the season, and look for Thompson to probably get deactivated in the beginning of the year. Ben Garland spent two years on the practice squad as a defensive lineman, but he made the team this year as an offensive lineman. The former Air Force Falcon spent years doing military service, and now he gets his chance to be a full-time Bronco. Marvin Austin was the pleasant surprise during training camp, and he earned his way onto the roster to bolster the defensive line, and S Quinton Carter made the team after spending two straight seasons on injured reserve. People forget how solid Carter played for Denver in 2011. His play got swallowed up by Tim Tebow and Tebowmania, but he was a key contributor to that defense that helped Denver get to the playoffs in 2011 and beat Pittsburgh in the Wild Card round. Overall, this is a deep and talented roster, but we knew that going into the summer. There could be some moves made before next week's game against Indy, but for know and the foreseeable future, here are your 2014 Denver Broncos:

Offense

QBs: Peyton Manning, Brock Osweiler

RB: Montee Ball, Ronnie Hillman, C.J. Anderson, Juwan Thompson

WR: Demaryius Thomas, Wes Welker, Emmanuel Sanders, Andre Caldwell, Cody Latimer, and Isaiah Burse

C: Manny Ramirez, Will Montgomery

G: Orlando Franklin, Louis Vasquez, Ben Garland

T: Ryan Clady, Chris Clark, Michael Schofield, Paul Cornick

TE: Julius Thomas, Virgil Green, Jacob Tamme

Defense

DT: Sylvester Williams, Terrance Knighton, Marvin Austin, Mitch Unrein

DE: DeMarcus Ware, Derek Wolfe, Malik Jackson, Quanterus Smith

OLB: Von Miller, Danny Trevathan, Brandon Marshall, Lerentee McCray, Corey Nelson

ILB: Nate Irving, Steven Johnson, Lamin Barrow

CB: Aqib Talib, Chris Harris, Kayvon Webster, Bradley Roby, Omar Bolden, Tony Carter

S: Rahim Moore, T.J. Ward, Quinton Carter, David Bruton

Special Teams

P: Britton Colquitt

K: Brandon McManus

LS: Aaron Brewer




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