Looking like Champ and DJ Williams are gonna play

[unicar15]

That sucks...I was hoping both of those guys would be out. They change the Broncos D when they are in and could make it extremely tough on Jake.

[charlottenian]

Well I guess that means Steve Smith won't have a big game

[CharlotteBeer.com]

Well I guess that means Steve Smith won't have a big game

I can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not.

Smith has had pretty good days against the Packers and Bucs, teams that boast a couple of the better secondaries in the league.

[ShutDwn]

Everyone gets healthy just for us it seems

[CarolinaSock]

Bailey is not the same player he was a few years ago no matter how much Bronco fans say otherwise.

[solorca]

If anything, I think that having Champ Bailey back will help Steve Smith. When a player has a supposed "shutdown corner", they tend to try to go one on one with Smitty. That's when he does his damage.

It may slow down our running game though, since they will most likely stack eight in the box.

[CharlotteBeer.com]

If anything, I think that having Champ Bailey back will help Steve Smith. When a player has a supposed "shutdown corner", they tend to try to go one on one with Smitty. That's when he does his damage.

To play devil's advocate, didn't Nnamdi Asomugha go one-on-one with Smith most of the Oakland game?

[charlottenian]

To play devil's advocate, didn't Nnamdi Asomugha go one-on-one with Smith most of the Oakland game?

Asomugha is what Champ Bailey was 5 years ago.... he is the current SHUT DOWN corner in the league

[rayzor]

To play devil's advocate, didn't Nnamdi Asomugha go one-on-one with Smith most of the Oakland game?

Asomugha is what Champ Bailey was 5 years ago.... he is the current SHUT DOWN corner in the league

bailey ins't the CB that is to be feared anymore. asomugha is much better than bailey.

imo.....champ bailey = rhonde barber. used to be awesome. now gonna get abused.

just cause champ is back doesn't mean he is healthy, either. he hsa been hurt a lot this year and it isn't likely that he is going to be anywher close to 100% which, even at that, is nowhere near where he used to be. go look at his stats and see how often QBs throw at the man he is covering. they aren't afraid to throw in his direction....not like they are asomugha.

[beastson]

Great going against 2 rusty players

To play devil's advocate, didn't Nnamdi Asomugha go one-on-one with Smith most of the Oakland game?

I mean if you look at the 2 interceptions, the safety was right there

[ChucktownK]

Although, I've always liked Champ and Bly, they've both definitely lost some steps.

[Miaoww]

Champ Bailey is still studly. If I remember rightly from the Denver games I've seen though, they tend to follow our system of keeping Bailey on one side (the same side as Gamble - which is the strong side I think). As we move Smith about a lot I'm sure he'll find some favourable matchups.

[cutler7624]

Champ hasn't lost a step. You would think so because he didn't get many picks last year. He only gets thrown on 15 times a season and those throws are rarely completed.

[supamansmith89]

Champ Bailey is still studly. If I remember rightly from the Denver games I've seen though, they tend to follow our system of keeping Bailey on one side (the same side as Gamble - which is the strong side I think). As we move Smith about a lot I'm sure he'll find some favourable matchups.

agreed, he always manages to get some good match ups on his side.