Archive for August, 2010

Broncos: A tougher than normal decision for Josh McDaniels regarding defensive backs. A word about Syd’Quan Thompson – the playmaker. Broncos play the big linebackers  in the nickel and dime making roster cut downs unique. Justin Fargas had a short stay in Denver.   Ryan Harris and Eric Decker will feel at home on Thursday. John Elway and Tim Tebow are now on the same trading card. Looking at the film of a Tebow led offense.    Kyle Orton is ranked middle of the pack in John Clayton’s rankings for starting NFL QBs. AFC West: Matt Cassel is ranked well [...]

There’s a reason why we need to know who Andre Goodman is. There’s a reason why other teams need to know who Andre Goodman is. That reason? Champ Bailey. Andre Goodman spent his first year in Denver playing opposite Champ Bailey at right corner. Before coming to Denver, he played for Miami for three seasons and Detroit for four seasons. Read between the lines. Just like the rest of the Broncos secondary, this corner isn’t a young whippersnapper anymore. At 32-yeas old, the Broncos have relied on Goodman in a unique way. No QB in their right mind is going to try throwing in [...]

Put a tally mark up on the blackboard for the Broncos first win of the 2010 season. This ain’t Detroit! Yes, it may be just preseason, but a win is a win. A win means that the first, second, and third stringers played better than the Steelers’ first, second, and third stringers.  The horrible hankies ”terrible towels” didn’t have much of a chance to glimmer in the orange and blue encrusted crowd. A lead that the Steelers could never catch up to cemented itself in the record books as a 34-17 Denver win – also the Steelers first loss in the 2010 preseason. The Denver defense played a [...]

The start of the third quarter is under way and what a turnaround from last year’s Monday Night game against the Steelers. The Broncos closed out the first half with a 17-3 lead, with many bright spots on both offense and defense. With the help of Steeler penalties, the Broncos got their first touchdown less than 4 minutes into the game. Kyle Orton and the offense started at their 40-yard line and immediately put LenDale White to the test. The drive consisted of six run plays and two pass plays capped off by a White touchdown. Eddie Royal and Brandon Lloyd had 18-yard and a 10-yard catches, [...]

Brady Quinn didn’t get his career as a Bronco off to the greatest start in week one of preseason. He went 6-16 for 68 yards and 1 INT. Last week, however, he improved and went 11-17 for 115 yards. One of the great things about the Broncos bringing in Quinn is his familiarity with Josh McDaniels’ offense. Because Quinn went to Notre Dame and played under Charlie Weis, he studied Tom Brady and the Patriots even before he entered the pros. This week’s clip of the week is an old clip looking at Brady Quinn in college. Notice that Broncos right [...]

The Broncos season is looking like one giant jigsaw puzzle. There may be a piece (Elvis Dumervil) or two missing, but at least the puzzle pieces are flipped upright and ready to be put together. Guys who were either injured before training camp started or got hurt at the beginning of camp are steadily returning to practice. Most notably, Ryan Clady, is out there on the field. He’s in an orange “no-contact” jersey, but at least the big man is getting his sea football legs under him again. Correll Buckhalter and LenDale White have also returned to practice to aid in the running [...]

The NFL owners meeting is wrapping up as I type this. The owners will decide whether or not to vote upon an 18-game regular season schedule with two preseason games cut out. There are plenty of pros to doing this from an entertainment and business standpoint. However, there are just as many cons in terms of the players themselves. The NFL is an $8 billion business. Increasing the regular season by two games would increase revenue by about 12% or $900 million. That’s a huge win for Commissioner Roger Goodell and the business. Could this, however, bite the league in the rear end in [...]

Broncos: The voice of John Elway soon to be heard consistently. Brady Quinn as the questionable QB? Kyle Orton’s momentum can carry this team. A former CU tight end is trying to make the team. Marquez Branson is stepping up and giving Richard Quinn a run.   Ryan Clady is almost back? Collective sigh of relief. AFC West: Thomas Jones hasn’t been stellar in preseason play, but there’s no need for Chiefs fans to worry.  Tom Cable needs to get these 5 things done to stick around. Chargers kicker Nate Kaeding is ready to put the playoff past behind him. Random: [...]

Don’t reach for the life jackets yet, Broncos fans. The ground game may be virtually non-existent two weeks into preseason play, but that doesn’t mean the regular season rushing attack is sinking. The Broncos running backs have been hit with Brian Dawkins-like force on the injury front. The last time we saw Knowshon Moreno and Correll Buckhalter carrying the ball, it was August 1st. Moreno has been sidelined with a hamstring injury, and Buckhalter with a head and neck injury. When last year’s leading rushers went down, the Broncos brought in LenDale White. He inadvertently jumped on the backfield injury bandwagon when he sprained [...]

Preseason week two is already upon us with the Denver Broncos hosting the Detroit Lions on Saturday. As I reported earlier this week, Josh McDaniels thinks that playing the up and coming Lions and their fast 4-3 defense is a prime warm up to the start of the Broncos regular season since six out of their first seven opponents employ the 4-3. The Lions are looking at their game against the Broncos in a similar fashion. They look forward to practicing against teams that employ the 3-4 because they have eight games against teams that use that defensive alignment. According to Fansided’s Lions [...]