<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Broncos | Lelie wants to be No. 1 WR or tradedWed, 19 Apr 2006 10:21:30 -0700Bill Williamson, of the Denver Post, reports Denver Broncos WR Ashley Lelie said he would like to play where he has a chance to be the No. 1 receiver, according to two NFL sources. Lelie, who is in the last year of his current contract, is unlikely to move up on the depth chart with WR Rod Smith as the No. 1 receiver. If Lelie is not traded, the 2006 season will likely be his final season with the Broncos. Lelie's agents are evaluating interest for a trade.</div>http://www.kffl.com/hotw/nflI personally see Lelie to be better than Rod Smith, I think they should move him up on the Depth Chart.. Rods getting old and Ashley deserves it. Damn I can't imagine him playing somewhere else.. what do you guys think?
Rod Smith is better, Lelie is infamous for droppin balls right? Cant have that to be your #1, especially when you have a WR like Rod on the roster.
I mean I guess it is kind of a slap in the face to Rod Smith who has always been there for the Broncos team, Lelie is being selfish and needs to fight for that spot on the feild rather than working his mouth... I think he'd be able to win the starting spot, he has wheels and hands I don't think hes famous for dropping passes. The guy could def. be a #1 WR somewhere else...
Another possibility for the Eagles. Lelie is just disrespecting one of the most loyal receivers in the NFL. Like Jhair, said Talk is Cheap. He wouldnt be saying this if he knew he can beat out Rod for the spot.
lol. I dont think theres a single team in the NFL that would trade for Lelie to be a #1. Guy needs to open his eyes and realize that now.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Warrior @ Apr 20 2006, 02:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>He has been a bust his career he isnt a good player like that to be asking for anything.</div>http://www.nfl.com/players/playerpage/302206I wouldnt call him a bust, but at the same time hes not worthy of being a teams #1 wideout.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Shanahan growing tired of Lelie's absences Click here to find out more!NFL.com wire reportsDENVER (May 16, 2006) -- Ashley Lelie's absence is starting to chafe Denver Broncos coach Mike Shanahan.As promised, Lelie was a no-show when the Broncos gathered for on-field work for the first time since losing the AFC title game to Pittsburgh in January."I can't worry about the guys that aren't here -- or the guy that's not here," Shanahan said after his nine-day quarterbacks camp opened without the recalcitrant former first-round draft pick. "The only thing I'm concerned about are the people that are here."I know it's hard to be the No. 1 wide receiver when you're not competing."One player Shanahan was surprised to see in attendance was tackle/tight end Dwayne Carswell, who was critically injured in a car crash last October."Dwayne is a lot farther ahead than I thought he would be," Shanahan said. "He's out there ready to practice already. I did not think that would be possible after watching him over the last couple of months. He is an overachiever, he works extremely hard. He has a big passion for the game."Lelie insists he does, too.He wants to be a featured pass-catcher in somebody's offense and is convinced he'll never get that opportunity in Denver, where Rod Smith is entrenched and former Pro Bowl receiver Javon Walker, acquired in a draft-day trade with Green Bay, is expected to start on the other side.Lelie wasn't pleased with the Broncos' interest in Terrell Owens and declined to attend the club's offseason conditioning program, forgoing a contract incentive to work out instead in Tempe, Ariz. -- with Walker, oddly enough.Lelie, who is entering the final season of the rookie contract he signed as the 19th overall pick in the 2002 draft, was hoping the Broncos would send him packing last month. But Shanahan grabbed Walker, who is coming off a serious knee injury, for only a second-round draft pick.A year after catching 54 passes for 1,084 yards and seven touchdowns, Lelie's numbers dipped last season to 42 receptions for 770 yards and one touchdown, but his deep-threat ability keeps defenses honest.Walker signed a five-year contract extension that will kick in next season, provided he returns from two operations on his right knee and shows signs he can be the player who went to the Pro Bowl in 2004 before blowing out his knee in the Packers' opener last season.Walker only tossed a football on the sideline with wide receiver Domenik Hixon, a fourth-round draft pick from Akron who is rehabbing from a broken leg. Both are expected back by training camp, which will open July 27.Lelie has threatened to also skip training camp in his quest to get a ticket out of town."I'm concerned about the people that are here," Shanahan said. "I am working with the people that are here. I can't do anything about somebody not being here. ... If somebody wants to be part of this football team and wants to compete, they're here. If they don't want to be part of this football team, I cannot force them."Lelie could be fined for every day he misses in training camp, but the Broncos can't do anything about him skipping offseason workouts, which are officially considered voluntary. However, they are treated as mandatory in Denver and many other NFL cities."A lot of places I've been, not everyone attends," safety John Lynch said. "Here it's a little unusual because essentially the whole team attends the offseason workouts. We've had 97, 98 percent attendance at our workouts."I think ideally everybody wishes Ashley were here, but also everybody understands the business side of things and he feels like he needs to make a stand, then that's what he needs to do. But we'd all like to see him here competing like the rest of us."AP NEWSThe Associated Press News ServiceCopyright 2006, The Associated Press, All Rights Reserved</div>http://www.nfl.com/teams/story/DEN/9443373If you want the #1 spot, make a good impression for chrissake, you aren't gonna get your way by being a sore loser.
