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Jake to Houston? Texans won't say
By Mike Klis and Bill Williamson
Denver Post Staff Writers
Article Last Updated: 02/23/2007 01:50:53 AM MST

Indianapolis - Assumptions often lead to perceptions in the NFL.

When Broncos quarterback Jake Plummer struggled with consistency in 2006, it was assumed he missed former offensive coordinator Gary Kubiak, who left to become head coach of the Houston Texans.

And because Plummer lost his starting job to rookie Jay Cutler, the perception is Broncos coach Mike Shanahan will trade Plummer to Houston, where he can be reunited with Kubiak.

"I don't know if me not being there had anything to do with what you just said," Kubiak said Thursday. "I think Jake's a fine football player. He's a great person. He's had a great career. You all know I think a lot of him.

"But I know the young man they have there now, I know Mike thinks a great deal of him. When Mike makes a decision like that it tells you how much confidence he has in Cutler."

Yes, but will Houston acquire Plummer?

"Jake Plummer is under contract with the Denver Broncos," said Houston general manager Rick Smith, a former Broncos executive. "Right now, David Carr is our quarterback."

Restructuring Warren

The Broncos are trying to rework defensive tackle Gerard Warren's contract. While the plan is in the early stages, if Warren does not agree to a restructuring that will cut his pay, it could lead to him being released.

Warren signed a six-year, $36 million deal last March. Warren wasn't as effective in 2006 as he was in 2005, but he played with two toe injuries.

In addition to Warren, Denver could get more salary-cap room by trading or releasing Plummer, and redoing the contracts of receiver Rod Smith and possibly defensive linemen Ebenezer Ekuban, Kenard Lang and Courtney Brown.

http://www.denverpost.com/sports/ci_5285585

It took them two years to figure it out, but Denver finally figured out that all the Dline guys they acquired from the Browns were available for a reason,,

They either were underachievers or always injured..... Take your pick,,,,

As for Carr remaining in Houston or whether or not the Texans work to acquire Plummer,,, who the heck,knows,,, but I bet they are talking about it in Indy today...LOL

How many of us just laughed at them thinking they struck it rich?
Now they know..

Chump change Warren stealing money from another team..

But, Warren says he has spent a lot of time in reflection this offseason. He has matured. He is a different person. He plans to show up at camp as a new man.

.. " Chump change Warren stealing money from another team.. "


.. " That made my day a little brighter "

I predicted this happening as soon as they all went over there.

Why would they change? I've always thought that they were a 3-4 defensive line, but with 4 players. They don't do anything more than eat up blockers.

Bet they're missing Trevor Pryce big time by now.

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But, Warren says he has spent a lot of time in reflection this offseason. He has matured. He is a different person. He plans to show up at camp as a new man.

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Unless he intends to show up as Dwight Freeney,,, Why even bother

just goes to show ya,...Ones mans crap is another mans.... crap...

Exactly

Warren spends a lot of time in relection..and more time Dancing With Guards..cha cha chaaaa

Good read.....but in the end I don't really care how the Broncos attempt to manage their cap.

Fat money said that every year he was a Brown.
To bad it never happened, and won' happen with the Browncos either.
Lazy is as lazy does.

Once they fired Patterson I figured we would see this.

If the Donks cut that tub of goo we better not hear somebody say.."We gotta get this guy!"

In hindsight, throwing in Myers instead of a sixth round pick was a pretty big mistake. He could have helped out our line a lot more than a LB that's out of the league.

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In the end, none of those players (with the exception of Meyers IMHO) could have helped this team

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Toad Ole buddy,, I think that Courtney Brown could have helped this team tremendously,,, if it weren't for injuries.....

The way I remember it, Brown was going to be moved to OLB. That probably would have worked as well as Lang.

Isn't Brown like 280 or 290? That's too big for an OLB, usually. Adalus Thomas is the exception.

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Well yeah, but if my aunt had a set of nutz she'd be my uncle.

But she doesn't, and isn't

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I thank god every day that we aren't related

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It took them two years to figure it out, but Denver finally figured out that all the Dline guys they acquired from the Browns were available for a reason,,

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...and apparently, it'll take those know-nothing schmoes at espin 3 years to get it. Remember how they were all laughing at us, saying that Phil got hosed by Denver in his rookie outing? The whole time, I was laughing at them, saying, "tick, tick, tick... it's only a matter of time.."

Myers was the only one I thought we might miss. As for the rest, it's still good riddance. Happy to be without 'em, happy they're someone else's cap headache now.

.02


By the way, happy birthday, Dam!

When he was DRAFTED,his speed and weight would have made him playing OLB in the 3/4 a distinct possibility. But after they put that much weight on his frame? Not gonna happen.

JMHO