The Broncos goofball Mount Rushmore
The good folks at ProFootballTalk.com have been busily naming the top four personalities associated with each and every NFL team throughout this spring.
Last week site founder Mike Florio and his team put together their Broncos Mount Rushmore. Needless to say, the outcome is perfectly debatable. The site named John Elway, Tom Jackson, Steve Atwater and Floyd Little as the most important Broncos ever. In doing so, PFT omitted Terrell Davis, Shannon Sharpe, Pat Bowlen and dozens of other men who fans might consider worthy.
Here at the South Stands we aren’t splitting hairs. The PFT list is perfectly acceptable. We do, however, wish to offer an alternative list: the Mount Rushmore of Broncos who were goofballs – sort of like a Broncos Ring of Shame.
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Travis Henry
Back in the day we called him “9 by 9” because he had nine kids by nine mommas. Now he’s believed to have eleven kids by ten moms, but who’s counting? In 2007 Henry was signed to a five year deal by the Broncos. But, since trafficking cocaine was more fun than playing football, he only played one year here.
Maurice Clarett
Mike Shanahan though he was pretty clever selecting Clarett in the third round of the 2004 NFL draft. Clarett, who had been a troubled star at Ohio State, was cut during training camp reportedly after filling his Gatorade bottle with vodka.
Jay Cutler
Jay Cutler was supposed to be the next great Broncos quarterback when he was drafted out of Vandy in 2006. Instead, he turned out to be a pathetic, needy little jackass of a total bust. The Chicago Bears have tried just about everything to find success with Cutler – including rebuilding the coaching staff around him – but he’s proven time and time again that he’s not cut out for the NFL.
Bill Romanowski
Bill Romanowski, or “Romo” as he is known, was on a couple of Championship Broncos teams but was never truly a Bronco. The one-time 49er belonged with the Raiders all along and ultimately wound up in Oakland. His having been a part of any Broncos team will always be a black mark on Denver.
