Predominantly Orange » anthony alridge http://predominantlyorange.com A Denver Broncos Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:45:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Broncos Make Some Cuts http://predominantlyorange.com/2009/02/12/broncos-make-some-cuts/ http://predominantlyorange.com/2009/02/12/broncos-make-some-cuts/#comments Thu, 12 Feb 2009 22:38:06 +0000 Kim Constantinesco http://predominantlyorange.com/?p=744 Yesterday, the Broncos released five offensive players. They were P.J. Pope, Chad Mustard, Clifford Russell, Alex Haynes, and Anthony Alridge. I was actually a little bummed that they let Mustard go. I know we already have Tony Scheffler, Nate Jackson, and Daniel Graham at tight end, but it’s tough to see Mustard go. Although Mustard played in some games last season, he didn’t [...]

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]]> Yesterday, the Broncos released five offensive players. They were P.J. Pope, Chad Mustard, Clifford Russell, Alex Haynes, and Anthony Alridge. I was actually a little bummed that they let Mustard go. I know we already have Tony Scheffler, Nate Jackson, and Daniel Graham at tight end, but it’s tough to see Mustard go. Although Mustard played in some games last season, he didn’t put up any numbers. He was cut right after training camp, re-signed in October, waived after a month, and re-signed again after Jackson suffered a season ending injury. Believe me, I would rather see Scheffler, Jackson, and Graham at the tight end position, but Mustard has worked so hard to make it as a pro athlete. He is obviously a great personality to have on the team considering he was released and signed so many times during the season. He’s a diverse athlete, playing tight end, offensive tackle, and special teams last year. It’s hard to see Mustard go in and out of unemployment while athletes like Stephon Marbury are making $40 million for sitting on the bench. I would love to see Mustard make it somewhere if he doesn’t re-sign with the Broncos.

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]]> I was extremely worried at the beginning of the week. I didn’t need a brown paper bag to breathe into or anything, but I was sweating over the running game (or potential lack thereof). With Michael Pittman, Andre Hall, Ryan Torain, and Anthony Alridge out for the season, and Selvin Young suffering from a groin injury, the Broncos placed sole responsibility on Peyton Hillis to fill in at tailback. That is until they signed former Bronco Tatum Bell.

I am so glad to see Bell back in a Broncos uniform. Two years ago, he had over 1,000 yards rushing. He was traded to the Lions at the end of the 2006 season in exchange for Dre Bly. Personally, I wanted the team to keep Bell at the time despite his fumble issue, but the organization wanted to move on.  They moved on to a drug dealing baby making punk in Travis Henry.

Bell actually made headlines at the beginning of September when he was released from the Lions. He allegedly stole another player’s bag when he left the team’s facility. Since then, Bell has been working at a cellphone store in a local mall. That is until he got a call from the Broncos wanting him to workout on Tuesday. Bell has said that he’s a new man and working a 9 to 5 job has humbled him.

I expect big things from Bell. He’s a fresh set of legs that knows the Broncos system. The running game has hit a low point, and he may be just the guy to revive it or at least give Jay Cutler some more room to work.

 What do you think? Is Tatum Bell a good addition to the team at this point in the season? Leave a comment below.

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]]> Making the Cut

While I was on vacation, there weren’t too many suprising moves made by the Broncos except the release of cornerback Domonique Foxworth and the release of receiver Clifford Russell. The team also sent third string QB Darrell Hackney packing despite a solid preseason game against Arizona. They may end up resigning him to the practice squad. Punter Sam Paulescu was released and the job was given to Brett Kern. 

Injuries

Bad news for rookie tailback Anthony Alridge. He is out for the season with a torn ligament in his foot. That puts a lot more pressure on Selvin Young and Andre Hall as far as the running game is concerned. Fullback Cecil Sapp was recently put on the injured reserved list due to a quadricep injury, and rookie Ryan Torain will not suit up until half way through the season because of recent elbow surgery. 

The Broncos are a beat up bunch, but at least they are not like the Patriots or Colts who have their Pro Bowl QBs Tom Brady and Peyton Manning ailing at the start of the regualr season.

 Hugs All Around

It seems that Broncos alumni are uniting with each other on different teams this season. Foxworth joined Jason Elam in Atlanta while Ashley Lelie joined Javon Walker in Oakland. What’s next? Will John Lynch join forces with Brian Griese in Tampa Bay or will he retire with Jake Plummer in Idaho?

Extra Large In Texas

Take the Wendy’s commercial off the air here in Denver. Guard Montrae Holland will now be cruising through all of  the Wendy’s drive-thrus in Dallas. Holland was traded to the Cowboys for a 5th round pick in the 2010 draft. Holland started all 16 games for the Broncos last year. After failing to report to training camp in shape, he didn’t practice with the team for two weeks because he had to drop the pounds by doing conditioning drills while the rest of his team practiced. Going to the Cowboys only seems natural for Holland considering they have the biggest offensive line in the league. Jerry Jones helps make this statement true: Everything is bigger in Texas. 

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