Simeon Rice released

by gocolts1 on Nov 27, 2007 2:59 PM EST Comment 8 comments

The Indianapolis Star is reporting that Rice was released today.

It's not too surprising I guess, considering that when he did get into the games, he didn't make that big of an impact. Besides that, the rookies (Dawson and Pitcock) are playing every bit as good, if not better, on pass rush situations than Rice was.

Update [2007-11-27 16:33:52 by BigBlueShoe]: And, just like that, pretty much everything said by TheSportsGuru and other Broncos fans was correct: Simeon Rice is done. Simeon's release means one of two things:

He was so bad it induced projectile vomiting from Polian watching in the press booth, or
Dungy and Polian are very, very happy with the young guys (Dawson, Thomas, Brock, etc.) that having Rice was just a wasted roster space.

So, we can either feel really, really good about this move or really, really bad. Thx to gocolts1 for posting this in the diaries. FB Luke Lawton was re-signed to take Rice's place on the roster.

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Yes...

Definitely not surprising. We have a lot of young talent along the defensive line and I'd just as soon develop them and get them ready for the end of the season as opposed to watching Rice struggle. It also opens up a much needed roster spot for another position.

by the21eraser on Nov 27, 2007 3:19 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Interesting...

You know, I was listening to the Bill Polian radio show online last night and he said that we could expect to see more Dan Klecko in the tackle rotation as Brock is moved more and more frequently to DE. I guess he means full time.

by Bullard47 on Nov 27, 2007 3:35 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Lawton

Polain also mentioned that they wanted to use a fullback more around the goalline, so this move may have been more about getting Lawton back on the team than getting rid of Rice.

The Shogun of Harlem

by shonuff on Nov 27, 2007 4:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

told you he is an old, washed up has been

by Terry on Nov 27, 2007 5:24 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

want us to suck you off?

you are such an idiot. every post by you continually amazes me with your idiocy.

people who say "i told you so" or need to stroke their own ego are clearly mental midgets. congrats on that.

As for the move I am not too pleased with it but I guess I will see how it goes with their other guys.

Unlike others, i will not sit here and act like this must be a good move because they decided it. Sorry but Dungy and co are not infallible...all one needs to do is look at charlie johnson starting over toudouze to see this simple fact.
I felt simeon did a decent job and he easily could have had 2 sacks and he did some other things well.

I do agree though it is more about getting Lawton in there (based on what Polian apparently said) than Rice.

by Rob L on Nov 27, 2007 11:26 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Many things could come from this...

Dawson could slip into the rotation between him and Thomas. He has looked very fast off the snap when out there, and I'm sure he could easily make the transition back to DE.
Raheem Brock could essentially make the same transition. Maybe he would play tackle on running downs and end on passing downs? I think that might become too confusing for him to do all game long, but it's a possibly.
Brock could be moved full time to DE, rotating with Thomas. This would leave two rookies, one a 7th round pick, one an UFA, as the starting DT's. Their top backup would be another rookie. This definitely is most intriguing option, and also the most dangerous. Brock was a very effective DE back in 2004 and 2005. Could we possibly have a DT rotation composed of 3 rookies, Reid, and Klecko?

Either way, this move does indeed signal that the team has a lot of confidence in both Josh Thomas and even more so, Keyunta Dawson. These next few games will be very interesting to watch.

by Aerostar193 on Nov 27, 2007 5:33 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

No confusion

I'm thinking #2 may be the way they go. I doubt he would get confused - he makes the D line calls, so he probably knows where every position should be going on any given play.

The Shogun of Harlem

by shonuff on Nov 27, 2007 7:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Dawson

Dawson looked like a beast of man in the San Diego game before he got hurt. He's huge. I remember specifically... LT ran around him, Dawson reaches out his arm as big as a tree stump and just plucks him with one arm and throws him to the ground...
That guy could be interesting..

by yellowsnow on Nov 27, 2007 10:19 PM EST reply actions 0 recs