[jjchieffan]

Originally Posted by Mile High Mania

The drafts are a lot of hit and miss for most and now that he's gone through half a dozen, hopefully he gets better with time. There are a handful of players that worked out, they're just not in Denver anymore. Jackson and Trevathan were the two biggest losses, two of the best picks - lessons learned the hard way for Elway there, for sure.

It's too bad Julius Thomas couldn't stay healthy and got greedy, he's flamed out in Jacksonsville.

Paradis is solid. Shofield and Garcia are young guys that are getting lots of playing time, it's just an overall inexperienced line. Too early to say either of those 3 are failed bits.

Roby has played well in spots, solid depth player and has failed a bit when asked to start. Can't really say he was a failed pick. Sylvester Williams has played well, Kayvon Webster has had his moments.

Justin Simmons (rookie) has come on strong. Janovich (rookie) looked solid until he broke his hand, we'll see how they use him. Dixon (punter) was ok. Booker... jury is out, not too impressed.

Siemian, I think the jury is out for long-term, but overall I wasn't unhappy with the body of work given the state of the OL and ground game.

They definitely maximized the 'SB or Bust' window of opportunity and focused their time and $ on FA's...

The drafts have been good - great, no. But, the team has a lot of talent under contract going into 2017. They need to address the obvious issues on the lines in 2017.

I haven't ready anything new on the twitter rumor that Kubiak might retire for health issues, but I did notice today that the team didn't extend Wade's contract and he's not signed on for 2017 at this point.

So... read into that what you like, but as they go into the final game, if Kubiak truly is leaning towards retiring because of his heart related issues - that might explain why the team and Wade are leaving their options open.

And, if that happens --- then everything is up for debate as to what happens in 2017. I'm buckled up.

So you're suggesting that if Kubiak retires that Wade Phillips will be the new head coach? I hope you're right. Wade is one of the best defensive coordinators in the league, but he sucks as a head coach.