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did Denver close gap with SeahawksBRONCOS CONFIDENT THEY CLOSED THE GAP WITH SEAHAWKSThe Broncos addressed needs, comparing favorably to AFC power New England and to NFC beast Seattle, but not to San Francisco. Denver filled a void in the first round without panicking. If cornerback Bradley Roby matures into an impact player by December, Denver draft will be a success. The Broncos need Roby to contribute as a rookie because of Chris Harris recovery from knee surgery and Aqib Talib history of injuries.On Monday morning, Osweiler worked out with the Broncos as their backup quarterback. Meeting, drills and lining up the No. 2 offense to practice plays against or no defense. Then weights, conditioning, shower and fly out to Phoenix where thanks to taking 21 credit hours online in his past two offseasons with the Broncos, Osweiler will walk in the Arizona State commencement ceremony Monday night in Tempe. His degree is in interdisciplinary studies, which is a 50 50 split of political science and sociology.NATE IRVING IS STARTING MIDDLE LINEBACKER; EMMANUEL SANDERS SIGNSDenver drafted LSU Lamin Barrow in the fifth round, but he a weakside linebacker trying to grow into a middle man and probably will need at least one year on special teams. And so middle linebacker belongs to Irving. He played well in relief of Von Miller at strongside linebacker last year. Irving needs to win the two down role for the Broncos this year.The Broncos signed free agent wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders to a three year, $15 million contract and followed that by drafting large size wideout Cody Latimer, a second round pick who will get a four year contract.BRADLEY ROBY LEARNED FROM HIS MOMmom looked at the high school I was going to go to, and it was a high school that had a lot of trouble and gang violence and fights, and academics weren red bottom shoes good, Roby said. weren that good. My best friend was actually going to Peachtree Ridge, and (Betty) was like, you want to go there? I was like, I don want to go there. I don want to leave my friends. But she said, this is a better decision for you. Frei, The Denver PostBRONCOS PICKS WILL BE ASKED TO HELP ON SPECIAL TEAMSFirst rounder Bradley Roby will get an opportunity to play in the secondary every team needs four good cornerbacks in the pass happy league and might be in the mix to return punts. Receiver Cody Latimer figures to make his mark on special teams, adding speed red bottom shoes cheap and attitude when starters need a breather. Even lineman Michael Schofield could get a shot as a special teamer.NEW BRONCO CODY LATIMER FACES LEARNING CURVELatimer appealed to the Broncos long before they knew of his affection for predominantly orange attire. General manager John Elway believes in draft patience. He couldn wait to move up and land Latimer. The appeal? the best blocker among the receivers we evaluated, said Elway, a teammate of Ed McCaffrey and Rod Smith, who were known for their work in the running game. he can make the tough catch. Just don count on there being a lot of them early.The St. Louis Rams, who are owned by Stan Kroenke, selected Michael Sam in the seventh round of the draft. (Associated Press christian louboutin shoes replica file)KROENKE PROUD THAT RAMS DRAFTED MICHAEL SAMthe future of the world, it the society we live in today, and like (St. Louis Rams coach) Jeff Fisher said, we honored to be a part of it. I proud to be a Missourian, proud to have grown up in the state of Missouri, knowing that Michael Sam went to the university, was embraced by the university and now is embraced by the St. Louis Rams. Kroenke had nothing to do with the Rams actual seventh round selection of Sam, but his father, Stan, bought the Rams when Josh was a teenager, and later bought our town Nuggets and Avalanche, the two Denver teams now run by his son. And perhaps most powerfully, Josh Kroenke joined the new guard, a man who runs multiple pro sports teams in Denver and is proud of the progress made involving gays in sports. Benjamin louboutin shoes replica Hochman, The Denver PostBRONCOS ACHIEVED MOST OF WHAT THEY WANTED IN DRAFTThe Broncos failed to come up with one of the higher ranked inside linebackers, and in that sense, the draft was a disappointment. But virtually all other goals were met, check marks made, especially in an era when the draft now more than ever has to be considered only part of an offseason process that also includes the free agent signing period.San Francisco got: 153.6 percent of trade valueTrent Baalke’s pretty good at this draft stuff. Had the Niners just swapped 56 and 242 for 63 and 171, they would have won the deal by a tiny margin. Baalke managed to up the ante and get a future fourth rounder to sweeten the pot, which is pretty nice even projecting the Broncos as the sixth best team in football next year, the 49ers would be getting the 126th pick in the draft to improve what was already a solid deal. That’s not enough for Baalke, though. He wants your cash AND your jewelry. After making this trade, Baalke sent the 63rd and 171st picks he received from Denver to the Dolphins for the 57th selection. In other words, for trading down one spot and giving up the 242nd selection, Baalke got the 126th pick next year.NFL DRAFT GRADES: BRONCOS PASSDenver checked off several needs: CB with Bradley Roby, WR depth with Cody Latimer and LB with Lamin Barrow. The first two there dipped a slight bit on the board, so the Broncos could claim them as values. They need third round pick Michael Schofield to pan out and preferably to do so at guard, where the Broncos are thin yet did not make any additions. Nothing too remarkable here, though both Roby and Latimer may develop into stars in the not so distant future.RING WITHOUT REEVES WOULD BE A SHAMEI hear the theory of how Reeves was bad for Elway and the Broncos all the time. To which I say: poppycock. It true, in the end, Reeves and Elway needed a divorce, and Hall of Fame quarterbacks get possession of the local stadium in a breakup. But I also firmly believe Reeves was an ideal balance to Elway gun slinging tendencies as a young QB. Reeves won 110 regular season games (117 overall) and three AFC championships with the Broncos. His overall record as an NFL coach compares very favorably to Marv Levy, a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Let be clear: A Ring of Fame without Reeves would be a joke. Props to the Broncos for saluting the 70 year old Reeves while he can still enjoy the honor.