The idea of a Broncos roster prediction competition has been thrown around in the comments section here at In-Thinair. I think this could be fun both to see who’s best at predicting the roster and get some stats behind who people think will make the team. Once everyone’s picks are in, I’d be willing to post numbers on how many times each players was picked.
I was hoping to get some feedback on this idea to make it go smoothly, get the most participation possible, and yield the best results. I was thinking I’d make it live after the preseason game on Saturday, and leave it up until maybe Wed evening, so we have some time to figure out the best way to do this.
The idea I had to make it as easy as possible for both myself and people voting, was to list the entire roster in the body of the post. People could then copy and paste that into their comment, and delete the players they think wont make the team. That would prevent any misspellings/nick names that would make it harder for me to analyze the results, and make it so people wouldn’t have to look/type up the roster. People would have to count themselves to make sure they got to 53.
Alternatively, I could create some kind of google survey, although that would require people going to an external website, and may limit discussion. I could also create a spreadsheet template for people to download and email back to me.
Here’s a draft of what the first idea would look like. The position headings have a space to put the number you would be keeping at that position. This would help drive discussion and help people make sure they actually put down 53 players.
Go ahead and give this method a try if you want, but I’m more looking for feedback/confirmation people are interested in this.
QB( )
Paxton Lynch QB
Mark Sanchez QB
Trevor Siemian QB
RB( )
C.J. Anderson RB
Kapri Bibbs RB
Devontae Booker RB
Ronnie Hillman RB
Juwan Thompson RB
Andy Janovich FB
TE( )
Garrett Graham TE
Virgil Green TE
Jeff Heuerman TE
Henry Krieger-Coble TE
John Phillips TE
WR( )
Bralon Addison WR
Bennie Fowler WR
Mose Frazier WR
Cody Latimer WR
Durron Neal WR
Jordan Norwood WR
DeVier Posey WR
Kalif Raymond WR
Emmanuel Sanders WR
Jordan Taylor WR
Demaryius Thomas WR
G/C( )
Dillon Day C
James Ferentz C
Matt Paradis C
Max Garcia G
Mathu Gibson G
Connor McGovern G
Robert Myers Jr. G
Aaron Neary G
OT( )
Sam Carlson T
Lars Hanson T
Cameron Jefferson T
Justin Murray T
Russell Okung T
Kyle Roberts T
Ty Sambrailo T
Michael Schofield T
Donald Stephenson T
Darrion Weems T
DL( )
Jared Crick DE
Adam Gotsis DE
Lars Koht DE
Derek Wolfe DE
Vance Walker DE
Eddie Yarbrough DE
Billy Winn DL
Kyle Peko DT
Calvin Heurtelou NT
Darius Kilgo NT
David Moala NT
Sylvester Williams NT
ILB( )
Zaire Anderson ILB
Todd Davis ILB
Brandon Marshall ILB
Corey Nelson ILB
Dwayne Norman ILB
Frank Shannon ILB
Darnell Sankey LB
Dekoda Watson LB
OLB( )
Shaquil Barrett OLB
Vontarrius Dora OLB
Kyle Kragen OLB
Von Miller OLB
Shane Ray OLB
Sadat Sulleyman OLB
DeMarcus Ware OLB
CB( )
Lorenzo Doss CB
Chris Harris Jr. CB
B.J. Lowery CB
Taurean Nixon CB
Bradley Roby CB
Aqib Talib CB
John Tidwell CB
Kayvon Webster CB
S( )
Antonio Glover S
Shiloh Keo S
Ryan Murphy S
Will Parks S
Brandian Ross S
Justin Simmons S
Darian Stewart S
T.J. Ward S
ST( )
Brandon McManus K
Casey Kreiter LS
Britton Colquitt P
Riley Dixon P
