Tag: Quinn Bailey

How will the Broncos replace injured OT Billy Turner?

One candidate to help replace Billy Turner is Tom Compton, who might return this week.

Denver Broncos right tackle Billy Turner is “week-to-week” with a knee injury, coach Nathaniel Hackett announced Friday.

Turner was expected to become the Broncos’ starting right tackle when they signed him this offseason, but his recovery from a lingering knee injury sidelined him for the first five weeks of the season.

When Turner was sidelined earlier this year, the Broncos started Cam Fleming in his place. Turner won the starting job once he was cleared to play, then Fleming was moved over to left tackle when Garett Bolles went down with a season-ending broken leg.

Fleming is currently sidelined with a quad injury so Calvin Anderson started in his place against the Tennessee Titans. When Turner left Sunday’s game with a knee injury, practice squad call-up Quinn Bailey was thrust into right tackle duties, giving the team third-choice options at both tackle spots.

Denver is also down to its third-choice option at center after losing Lloyd Cushenberry (groin) and Graham Glasgow (shoulder) to injuries. Right now, the only regular starters remaining on the offensive line are Dalton Risner and Quinn Meinerz, the team’s two guards.

It remains to be seen how the Broncos will replace Turner at right tackle. If Fleming returns from his injury, he could start at one of the tackle spots with Anderson across from him. If Fleming is going to miss more time, Bailey would be in line to start this week.

Denver also still has Tom Compton, who has been on the reserve/physically unable to perform list all season with a back injury. Compton was designated to return two and a half weeks ago. If he is not elevated to the 53-man roster within three weeks (by Wednesday), he will have to spend the rest of the season on reserve.

It wouldn’t be surprising to see the Broncos activate Compton this week even if he isn’t quite ready to play. The team is running out of options on the offensive line and they can’t afford to miss Compton’s window for a potential return this season.

Once healthy, Compton will be a candidate to start at right tackle.

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Broncos elevate 2 practice squad players to roster for Titans game

The Broncos elevated OT Quinn Bailey and DL Jonathan Harris from the practice squad to the game-day roster for Week 10.

The Denver Broncos have called up some reinforcements for Sunday’s game against the Tennesee Titans.

With offensive lineman Cam Fleming (quad) ruled out this week, the Broncos elevated offensive tackle Quinn Bailey from the practice squad to provide more o-line depth on the game-day roster.

Denver also elevated defensive lineman Jonathan Harris from the practice squad to the game-day roster for Week 10. Bailey and Harris will revert back to the practice squad on Monday.

In addition to downgrading Fleming from questionable to out on Saturday, the Broncos also downgraded cornerback Darius Phillips (illness) to out. Denver now has five players set to miss Sunday’s game with injuries or illness: tight end/fullback Andrew Beck (hamstring), outside linebacker Baron Browning (hip), wide receiver KJ Hamler (hamstring), and Fleming and Phillips.

Sunday’s game against the Titans will begin at 11:00 a.m. MT on CBS (view the TV map here). Denver is considered a three-point underdog.

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Why did the Broncos not pick a right tackle in the NFL draft?

The Broncos did not draft a right tackle, but they have capable in-house options for at least the 2022 season.

The Denver Broncos selected nine players in the 2022 NFL draft and they filled several key positions of need, but they did not add a new right tackle.

Denver did not set out to avoid the position going into the draft — their board just didn’t have a tackle fall to them at an opportune time.

“We wanted to add depth to a number of positions,” general manager George Paton said on Saturday evening. “It just didn’t fall at those two positions [OT and LB]. It fell at nine others. You can’t fill them all.

“We had nine picks is what we finished with. We like the players we have — like I said, we feel like we helped our depth.”

Paton also noted that the team would add more tackle depth through undrafted free agent signings (they went on to sign Sebastian Gutierrez and Michael Niese, who both have experience at tackle).

Those two UDFAs will improve the team’s depth but neither of them will be asked to start as a rookie. So what is the Broncos’ plan at right tackle?

Billy Turner, who spent the last three years playing under coach Nathaniel Hackett in Green Bay, has plenty of starting experience and he is the presumed favorite to start this fall. Even if Denver had drafted a tackle, Turner still might have been the most likely starter in 2022.

The Broncos also signed veteran Tom Compton this offseason and backup swing tackle Calvin Anderson has proven capable of stepping in when needed. Quinn Bailey will provide additional depth as well.

Denver will likely go into training camp saying there’s a “competition” at right tackle, but Turner’s the clear favorite and while he might not be a long-term answer at the position, he’s a suitable option for at least this fall and the Broncos will have adequate depth behind him in Anderson and Compton.

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7 takeaways from Broncos’ 28-13 win over Chargers

The Broncos played a great game against the Chargers on Sunday! Here are seven takeaways from the win.

The Denver Broncos upset the Los Angeles Chargers 28-13 at home in Week 12, improving to 6-5 with the win. Here are seven quick takeaways from Denver’s important AFC West victory.

Broncos make 2 roster moves

The Broncos have placed defensive end Adam Gotsis on injured reserve and promoted offensive tackle Quinn Bailey from the practice squad.

The Denver Broncos will place defensive end Adam Gotsis (knee) on injured reserve this week, according to KUSA-TV’s Mike Klis. To take Gotsis’ former spot on the 53-man roster, undrafted rookie offensive tackle Quinn Bailey will be promoted from the 10-man practice squad.

It’s a disappointing end to the season for Gotsis and it might also mark an end to his career in Denver. Gotsis (6-4, 287 pounds) was selected by the Broncos in the second round of the 2016 NFL draft out of Georgia Tech. He never quite lived up to his draft status.

Gotsis was a regular starter from 2017-2018, totaling 79 tackles and five sacks during that time. He didn’t appear to be a great fit in Vic Fangio’s defense, though, and he was benched four games into the 2019 season.

Gotsis earned $3,937,904 during his four years in Denver and he’s scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent in March. Given that he was benched this year, it would be surprising to see Gotsis re-signed in 2020.

Bailey (6-6, 323 pounds) appeared in 43 games during his time at Arizona State and spent the first 16 weeks of the season on the Broncos’ practice squad. Denver now has an opening on the practice squad.

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