Weekend comment thread: Pick three Broncos from the past to help Boise State in the present

Austin Pettis and Titus Young so Kellen had targets we were sure of. Then I bring back Korey Hall because he was an all everything LB that could stop the run and drop into coverage during passing downs.

I’d love to have Titus back another year…his game had fully evolved and he was as dangerous a receiver as we’ve ever had.

On defense, I’d probably like to have Korey Hall back with Andy Avalos running a close second.

I’d round out my time machine squadron with Chris Carr…but only partially for his defensive skills. He was one heckuva return man.

I would take Young, Korey Hall, and Tyler Jones. I think our safeties are going to be fun to watch. King George will have one side of the field locked down and we’ll probably have Jeremy on the other side flying around trying to kill people. Besides, can you imagine Korey and Byron lining up next to each other? That would be ridiculous…ly awesome.

I agree with the Marty Tadman pick. I would also like Chris Carr for the return game (the man was fearless) and bring back Jarvis Hodge. He was finally getting going in his senior year.

Honorable Mention would be Ryan Clady and Winston Venable.

1. John Rade
2. Korey Hall
3. Ryan Clady

I would take Ryan Clady and Derek Schouman because both were excellent in run blocking, and Schouman was the most versatile tight end we ever had (imho). Harsin once called them “our two best guys” (referring to blocking) in the 2006 season. Shoring up the offensive line like that would give Dough gaping holes to run through, and Kellen enough time to pick apart the defense no matter who he was throwing to. I agree with 4everbleed that I don’t think safety will be a big issue, and I am confident that the nickel position will be fine too. I think bringing back Kyle Wilson would effectively shut down one side of the field, making it much easier for the safeties as well.

So my three would be Clady, Schouman, and Kyle Wilson. Alternate would be Titus because the receivers are still unproven. It’s the guys in the trenches that win games, and we might have the best O-line and D-line in the nation with those guys back.

Jon Helmandollar – Because he’s a friend and I need on-field connections.
Daryn Colledge – Because I want to keep Kellen as safe as possible and Daryn is a beast.
Titus Young – Just in case the other receivers need a little more time to develop.

Titus Young
Kyle Wilson
2006 Ian Johnson

Safety would be first with Quintin Mikell. I hate to snub Tadman, but Mikell was always right where you wanted him to bed (just like Visa) and he was a little more physical against the run.

Lockdown corners don’t come around often so Kyle Wilson is a must.

with uncertainty in the kicking game my third selection would be Tyler Jones. His KO length in the kick coverage game can really help out the defense too. Brotzman’s versatility as a punter would also give him consideration.

I think the offense is in good hands with Kellen, but I am going to give him that downfield threat with Titus which will make our current guys better, and then I’ll sure up the defense by adding Quinten Mikell because he is our best safety in my opinion and add Wilson so we have a shut down corner. (I’ll trust Byron Hout doesn’t break his foot this year so I’ll leave Korey Hall out, but he would be my 4th choice. Would love to see Hout and Hall on the field at the same time- one of them always blitzing.)

Id bring back brock forsey. With doug n forsey back there, wow. when I think of what the broncos have done I always thinls of brock. A local talent that nobody wanted n nobody could stop him. He in my opinion is the beat bronco all time. Him, martin and maybe dj, come on

Given the need for OL help, I’d say Clady is a must. We need a safety, and I do loves me some Marty Tadman, but is Mikell a smarter pick? And even at that, JJ was an INCREDIBLE player. That one’s a toss up. For the last one, I can’t decide whether to go the WR route (with Titus, most likely, but Pettis was super reliable…) or the NB route (I’d take Winston Venable all day).

Okay, okay, okay… final picks:

Ryan Clady
Marty Tadman
Austin Pettis.

Clady busts open huge holes, Tadman fills out need for a safety/general awesomeness and Pettis provides a steady, reliable #1 receiver for Kellen.

I’ll pick these three only because I miss watching them but they would also make a good run at a roster spot.

Quinton Mikel is a must. He was the first big time recruit that I remember having Pac-10 interest. He was the best open field tackler BSU ever had. (Are you listening Julius Brown).

Dempsey Dees. Good cover corner for the time and straight up ghetto name.

K.C Adams. One of Pokey’s JC recruits with a little baggage and a lot of quicks.

Besides Mikel who is a lock for a starting position on this years team, the other selections just add a whole lot of “character” to the squad.

Kevan your picks are almost right on. Give me Quinten Mikell (beast of a saftey), Ryan Clady (beast in general) and Gerald Alexander (Heavy hitter that gets the nod over Jeron Johnson on account of never being ejected. And quite frankly I would like his mother to come back and re-open her Louisiana Fried Chicken cafe.)

I would want to bring back some guys that didnt get the chance to shine or didnt get to play with the current overall more talented teams…
1) E. Powers…one year at the brand new nickle hybrid spot wasnt enough, oh how far the nickle has come.
2) Q. Mikell…before his time as far as talented Broncos go.
3) D. Shouman… Moore would have made him the best tightend in all of the land.

Has anyone mentioned cloning Doug Martin yet? It wasnt expressly forbidden in the instructions?

Also, as an aside, I would take College over Clady. College either gave up 0 or 1 sack his entire bsu career and didnt have even a tenth as many untimely holding and false start penalties!

Ryan Clady-Hamster running behind this guy would be scary

Titus Young-Pettis’ loss is softened by Kirby and Shoe, but the NFL caliber deep threat made Moore even more dangerous last yera

Quentin Mikell-worried about the secondary, J Johnson would have been a close call here as well

But then I discovered:

i would bring back…
1.Titus young. so kellen would have hiwat and young. two pretty decent recievers.
2. Kyle wilson..do i need to explain?
3. and, Ian Johnson. (imagine a wildcat that consisted of martin, harper, and johnson!)