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By TheSportsGuru Broncos' opponents are going to be looking for a weak link along a young O-Line. There will be alot of youth on display in 2008 for the Broncos. Looking for a weakness in the Raiders' D, start with the ground game Broncos' trio says extra work will pay off big in '08

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By TheSportsGuru For a look at the game from the Raiders view, check out SilverandBlackPride Denver Broncos C Tom NalenKneeOutOut RB Ryan Torain Elbow LB Louis Green LB Boss Bailey Ankle DE Elvis Dumervil Back WR Darrell Jackson Ankle Thumb QB Patrick Ramsey Knee Oakland Raiders Groin WR Javon Walker

By TheSportsGuru The Denver Broncos on Thursday waived tight end Brett Pierce and released fullback Cecil Sapp after reaching injury settlements with the players, Head Coach Mike Shanahan announced. Sapp joined the Broncos as a college free agent from Colorado State University on May 8, 2003.

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By hoosierteacher Denver Broncos Effective Special Teams play (P, K, and coverage / field position)Limit turnoversPlay with the lead QB - Denver WR - Denver OL - Denver TE - Denver DE - Denver LB - Oakland CB - Denver Coaching - Denver Home Field This Game - Oakland Conclusion

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By TheSportsGuru The RMN has plenty to offer, including a new Broncos Trivia game, in it's NFL Preview. It's now been 10 years since the Broncos have been to the Super Bowl, something us fans know all too well. The Raiders are loaded with Broncos influence Boss Bailey definitely feels at home with the Broncos

By TheSportsGuru On Broncos TEs Nate Jackson and Tony Scheffler -- On how Scheffler has improved in his blocking -- Tony has done a good job. He has improved every year. He is not at the level of Daniel Graham, but he has improved drastically from when he first started." QB JAY CUTLER

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By Zappa Well, It's finally here!  The 2008 regular season has arrived.  The Denver Broncos start their season on the road on Monday Night Football.  This will be the fifth time in league history that the Broncos will open the season against the hated Oakland Raiders.  The Broncos own a 4-0 all-time r...

By mdierk Foxy is still sad that he is leaving Denver.  See here A writer in Summit County, Colorado wondered if the Broncos will be good again.  See here Denver's receivers are ready to go against the conquered fader nation despite not having Brandon Marshall.  See here

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By TheSportsGuru Gandy (6-foot-3, 290 pounds) is a fourth-year player who rejoins the Broncos after he was released by the club on Saturday. Gandy, who originally joined the Broncos as a free agent on May 16, spent his first three professional seasons (2005-07) with Indianapolis after the Colts selected...

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By TheSportsGuru Passes to the sideline are a quarterback's bread and butter, and any NFL quarterback can make them. While we know that Dre Bly has his issues, Foxworth hadn't proven he was a better option, especially in coverage. ...

By TheSportsGuru The Denver Broncos on Monday signed safety Roderick Rogers to their practice squad, Head Coach Mike Shanahan announced. With Rogers' signing, all eight spots on the Broncos' practice squad are now filled. 2008 DENVER BRONCOS PRACTICE SQUAD

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By papigrande ESPN ranked all the NFL fans from 1 through 32. They put the Steelers first, followed by the Packers, Browns, Eagles, and Chiefs. Umm, idiot much? Remember back in 1990 befor the Chiefs brought in Carl Peterson, when they were 2-14 every year and sold 12,000 tickets to home games? I don't, but...

By TheSportsGuru The Denver Broncos have claimed safety Calvin Lowry off waivers from Tennessee, Head Coach Mike Shanahan announced Monday. The Broncos also announced the additions of defensive end Ryan McBean, running back P.J. Pope and wide receiver Travis Wilson to their practice squad while waiving...

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By TheSportsGuru Bill lets us know what we have known for a long time!!!

By TheSportsGuru and 100-yard receiver (Javon Walker, 101) for the second game in a row... The Broncos outgain the Raiders 441 to 253 yards, including a 260 to 53 passing yard advantage... The 53 passing yards allowed by the Broncos marked the second-lowest total allowed by Denver in the Mike Shanahan era (1995-...

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By TheSportsGuru A few days after figuring out what we already knew - that John Lynch is no longer a factor on the field - the Patriots signed another former Broncos defensive back with limited skills -- The New England Patriots signed two-time Pro Bowl cornerback Deltha O'Neal on Monday, two days after the...

By TheSportsGuru Harris (6-foot-5, 305 pounds) is a second-year player from the University of Florida who entered the NFL with the Broncos as a college free agent on May 2, 2007. Harris, who saw time in all four preseason contests for Denver in 2008, played four games for the Broncos in 2007 and totaled six ta...

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By TheSportsGuru The Denver Broncos on Saturday made several transactions to reduce their roster to the 53-man limit, Head Coach Mike Shanahan announced. The following 17 players were waived by the Broncos on Saturday: S Vickiel Vaughn                            2                      Arkansas

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By TheSportsGuru Player                                     NFL Exp.               College                            WR Clifford Russell                      6                      Utah S Vickiel Vaughn                            2                      Arkansas

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By TheSportsGuru the passing game, on the other hand, has given the Broncos fits. Almost exclusively the Broncos have rushed four defensive lineman while playing a soft zone behind it.  The result is to be expected from NFL quarterbacks, even those name Matt Leinart.  Once the season starts, however, the Br...

By TheSportsGuru First Starts: With Denver starters out of pads, the following Broncos players made their NFL debuts in the starting lineup: C Kory Lichtensteiger, FB Peyton Hillis, T Tyler Polumbus, RB Anthony Alridge, LB Wesley Woodyard and S Roderick Rogers.

By TheSportsGuru BRONCOS NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: The Broncos’ entire starting offense as listed on the depth chart is not expected to play with the exception of #89 TE Daniel Graham and #37 FB Cecil Sapp. Other offensive players not expected to play include: 14 WR Brandon Stokley 42 RB Ryan Torain

By TheSportsGuru Marshall will be suspended for one game without pay plus an additional fine of one game check. He will begin the suspension on Aug. 30 and miss the Broncos' regular-season opener against the Oakland Raiders on Sept. 8. He is eligible to return to the active roster on Sept. 9.

By TheSportsGuru Game Day, Broncos fans!  Sure, it is a motly meaningless pre-season game in which the starters will likely not play, but that doesn't mean there aren't things to talk about!  Here's your Friday Morning Orange and Blue coffee!! ESPN previews the Broncos

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By hoosierteacher Then there's Matt Leinart, the franchise quarterback the team drafted in 2006. He'll open the season riding the pine while the next player drafted behind him, Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler, seems poised to become a star. Head Coach Whisenhut and Offensive Coordinator Todd Haley (who sh...

By TheSportsGuru The Denver Broncos on Thursday traded guard Montrae Holland to Dallas in exchange for a fifth-round choice in the 2010 NFL Draft, Head Coach Mike Shanahan announced. The door to the Shanahan Dog House is a small one and like I said last night during MHR Radio, I wouldn't be surprised if Holla...

By Zappa In the second to last game of the season, the Broncos were battling it out with the Buffalo Bills for homefield advantage.  The Broncos were 10-4 and facing the woeful Cardinals(4-10) in Mile High Stadium.  Elway once said that the worst games to lose were the ones your were heavily favored t...

By TheSportsGuru Brandon Marshall was not on the practice field this afternoon.  In fact, he was about 1500 miles away, traveling to New York City to have his appeal heard at the NFL League Office.  Marshall was accompanied to NYC by his attorney, Harvey Steinberg, and will not be heard by the Commissioner Ro...

By TheSportsGuru Powell, a rookie, suffered an injury to his right Achilles tendon during the Broncos' offseason conditioning program in July. He was selected by Denver in the fifth round (148th overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft from Virginia Tech University.

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By TheSportsGuru The Broncos made some decisions yesterday regarding some of the positional battles that have been going on all summer.  Based on what I saw when I was in Denver, combined with what we have seen on the field, I have to say I am a bit surprised at some of the decisions the Broncos' Brass made.

By TheSportsGuru Lee Rasizer of the RMN has the latest on the roster cuts, depth chart and the injured Broncos HERE Elvis Dumervil and Boss Bailey aren't optimistic they'll be ready for the Raiders -- HERE Some believe lack of depth could do in the 2008 Broncos -- HERE

By TheSportsGuru The Denver Broncos on Monday released wide receiver Samie Parker and waived defensive tackle Josh Mallard along with wide receiver Lorne Sam, Head Coach Mike Shanahan announced. Parker, a fifth-year player, joined the Broncos as an unrestricted free agent on April 15 after spending hi...

By TheSportsGuru Quarterback Jay Cutler has led Denver to points (5 TDs, 1 FG) on six of the 10 drives he has started this preseason while registering the best completion percentage (69.8) and second-best passer rating (117.6) among NFL qualifiers. He has benefited from the pass blocking of a Broncos offens...

By mdierk The Denver Post has a story about the injuries and some other notes.  See here Bill Williamson stated the obvious that Cutler will be fine without Marshall for a couple of weeks.  See here This story claims that Nate Jackson is ahead of Tony Scheffler.  See here AFC West

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By styg50 But his coaches will have to weigh his only adequate performance in zone coverage, and decide how much of a liability that may be in the AFC West.  He proved ineffective on limited blitz and nickle reps, a sign that he is unsure of his responsibilities, and while he will probably not bring a lo...

By TheSportsGuru From CBS4 Denver, here is the latest on the injuries to DE Elvis Dumervil and S Marquand Manuel -- Dumervil told CBS4 Broncos Insider Gary Miller he will have surgery on Saturday. He told Miller in the locker room after the game there's "no way he's going to miss the opener."

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By TheSportsGuru On P Brett Kern's Taking Lead in Punting Position -- Very close, very close." QUARTERBACK JAY CUTLER On Green Bay Packers QB Aaron Rodgers -- There's a reason they drafted that guy. He's a great player and I look forward to seeing him for a long time in this league." WR BRANDON MARSHALL

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By TheSportsGuru 4.  Ok, So Brandon Marshall Is A Beast, But.... -- I wanted to see Jay Cutler find some rhythm with another receiver not named Brandon Marshall, with Marshall scheduled to miss the first 2-3 games of the regular season.  If it is going to happen, it will need to be on the practice field.

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By TheSportsGuru Talk about all the highs and lows in this Open Thread! Enjoy the game! PLAYERS NOT EXPECTED TO PARTICIPATE. DENVER. 21 Hamza Abdullah S. 38 Anthony Alridge RB. 42 Ryan Torain RB. 66 Tom Nalen C. 89 Daniel Graham TE. 97 Boss Bailey LB ...

By TheSportsGuru Jay Cutler Needs To Find Another Weapon -- Let's just assume, for the purpose of this article, that Brandon Marshall is going to miss the first two games of the season. Jay Cutler needs to find another security blanket, and fast. ...

By hoosierteacher Denver "Zone Block (One Cut)" vs. Green Bay "Run Contain" Green Bay "Zone Block (various runner types)" vs. Denver "Show Blitz" Green Bay West Coast Offense vs. Denver Show Blitz Denver West Coast Offense vs. Green Bay Run Contain Take it easy, and Go Broncos!

By TheSportsGuru Gene Upshaw, 63, was the longest-tenured labor leader in sports. He played with the Oakland and Los Angeles Raiders from 1967 until 1981. He was a seven-time Pro Bowl selection and an 11-time All-Pro. He has been Executive Director of the National Football League Players Association sinc...

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By TheSportsGuru In a game that featured an interception returned for a touchdown (Green Bay’s LeRoy Butler, 30 yds.), a fumble returned for a touchdown (Denver’s Tyrone Braxton, 7 yds.), a punt returned for a touchdown (Denver’s Darrien Gordon, 65 yds.) and a kickoff returned for a touchdown (Green Bay’s R...

By TheSportsGuru It was obvious the two teams had different things in mind coming into the game, but it was still the Cowboys 1st team defense that Jay Cutler dissected on Saturday Night. I can remember back in 1998, after the Broncos had won the Super ...

By TheSportsGuru On QB Jay Cutler's chances of improving -- "You can always get better, that's why you practice, that's why you work. You always try to improve. Jay is going to be hard on himself. There's not a lot of perfect games out there, ...

By TheSportsGuru Cutler led the Broncos on a 9-play, 65-yard touchdown drive on the game's opening possession that lasted 5:17 and culminated with Hall's 1-yard touchdown run. Cutler was 5-of-5 on the drive for 61 yards for a 117.5 passer rating, completing passes to four different Broncos (WR Brandon Mar...

By styg50 August 16th, 2008 - 7:00pm MST Invesco Field @ Mile High Denver, CO. The Broncos continue their reign of terror in the second half. Lets get another 500 comments guys!! Keep up the good conversation! Bloggingtheboys_m_medium ...

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By TheSportsGuru Denver, CO. The Broncos return to action tonight in their first home game of 2008 against the Dallas Cowboys. Use this thread to talk about the game, your thoughts, what you like, what you don't, all that jazz. Bloggingtheboys_m_medium ...

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By TheSportsGuru Hall's compact, powerful frame bodes well in the Broncos run-scheme and with Ryan Torain out until at least October the Broncos are going to need that style to change up what Young does well, slash and dash. Past history says Young will ...

By hoosierteacher Dallas Cowboys      @          Denver Broncos August 16th, 2008 - 7:00pm MST Invesco Field @ Mile High Denver, CO Read on... vs. vs. Denver Defensive System – (man) Show Blitz Personnel – Denver Defense / Dallas Offense (speed vs. power) Denver Protect CutlerRun the ball effectivelyStop the run

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By TheSportsGuru Well when you see Peyton Manning come out and he sees different coverages whether it's press or off coverage, he changes it up. As a defensive back in the NFL, you make your money doing press coverage. So I said, ‘Let's go deep.' We went deep. We went 100 percent going deep against Pac man Jones - I m...

By TheSportsGuru On practicing with the Dallas Cowboys -- On what the Broncos will learn from the Cowboys On former Cowboys quarterback and current Dallas Quarterbacks Coach Wade Wilson, who also has Type 1 diabetes -- On the Broncos' offensive line -- More on former Cowboys QB Wade Wilson --

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By mdierk I would like an answer to the following questions: 1. Are the Broncos a player's last chance in the NFL? 2. Didn't that used to be Oakland? 3. Guys that fail in Denver go to Canada now? 4. Why are we getting these people in the first place?

By TheSportsGuru BRONCOS RUNNING BACK ANDRE HALL On Kyle Shanahan (Broncos Head Coach Mike Shanahan’s son) coaching at Houston -- “We know of it, but it still comes down to playing ball. I guess between them its bragging rights, but between us we need to make a statement.”

By TheSportsGuru BRONCOS' HEAD COACH MIKE SHANAHAN On QB Jay Cutler -- On his coaches in Denver compared to his coaches with the New York Jets -- The coaches I played for last year were great coaches, but the coaches here are really putting guys in the right positions to make plays."

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By TheSportsGuru What I said is you have to be a little bit lucky, fortunate and healthy. Like I said, in the two Super Bowl years we lost 10 starters (games) one year and we lost 15 starters (games) the next year. Last year we lost 72. I've got some high expectations for this team and hopefully we will get there."

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By TheSportsGuru BRONCOS HEAD COACH MIKE SHANAHAN On the number of new faces on the defense -- I'm getting used to it. Looking back at ‘05, we probably have 10-12 guys on the whole team. It's nothing new it is just the way this business is." BRONCOS' CB DOMONIQUE FOXWORTH

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By styg50 Is Hamza the top Safety in Denver? JOHN LYNCH (6-2, 220 / 16th Year) UPDATE -- Lynch has decided to leave the Broncos, ending a wonderful tenure after 4 years.  Personally, I wish Lynch the best and feel thankful for what he did for the Broncos on and off the field.

By TheSportsGuru Running back has always been an important part of the Shanahan/Broncos offense.  While the National media likes to say the Broncos can plug anyone in the backfield and get 1000 yards, the truth is 1000 yards isn't good enough.  With this offense, and this O-line, the Broncos need to 1500 yar...

By TheSportsGuru He just has to get back into football shape. Anytime you miss all of those OTA days and the majority of the offseason program, it takes some time to get back in football shape. He hasn't skipped a beat, he's making plays left and right and he is just going to keep getting better and better as his bo...

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By TheSportsGuru Day 2 of workouts for the Broncos is underway.  Following from afar, I have to rely on various sources that are live at the practice facility.  I will rotate around based on the information I find. Here are some thoughts from Lindsay Jones from the Denver Post and her Broncos Blog --

By TheSportsGuru 3.  Diabetes Be Damned - Sure, I was confident that Jay Cutler would be able to come into camp and play well despite being diagnosed with Diabetes, but until he actually puts the pads on and get to work you never can be sure.  After 1 day of Cutler firing passes all over the practice field.  It goes...

By TheSportsGuru On WR Brandon Marshall’s meeting with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell On WR Brandon Marshall’s recovery from injury On whether Rod Smith will mentor WR Brandon Marshall On the running back position On whether S John Lynch will start On QB Jay Cutler On the Broncos’ defense

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By TheSportsGuru Green came into the NFL with the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free-agent in 2002.  The Broncos signed Green as a free-agent in 2003 and he has bounced around NFL Europe, the Broncos practice squad and the active roster for the past 5 years. 

By TheSportsGuru Rumors have been swirling for awhile now, so let this be the official announcement that I will be heading out to Denver to take in 3 days of Broncos Training Camp.  I couldn't be more excited, being a Broncos fan that has to do all of this "fan stuff" from afar.  While watching on TV is nice and all...

By TheSportsGuru 2007 Season Notes: Played in two games, completing 29-of-48 passes for 262 yards and a touchdown. Served as Cutler’s primary backup for the remaining 14 games. Made his Broncos debut at Det. (11/4). Matched his career high with 29 completions on 46 attempts for 262 yards with a touchdown and a...

By TheSportsGuru Does that mean that getting to the quarterback isn't that important?  Of course not. In 2005, the Broncos knew they didn't have a great pass rush up front so they sent the house, alot.  Think back to the playoff game against the Patriots, the Broncos blitzed 8 or 9 guys almost every play.  Final...

By TheSportsGuru Rushing Yards -- 2003 -- 2629 yards - 164.3 ypg - #2 2004 -- 2333 yards - 145.8 ypg - #4 2005 -- 2539 yards - 158.7 ypg - #2 2006 -- 2152 yards - 134.5 ypg - #8 2007 -- 1957 yards - 122.3 ypg - #9 CENTER GUARD TACKLE Poll What Grade Would You Give The Broncos O-Line? A B C D F

By styg50 The first thing that Martinez did was throw a beauty of a block that was key to a 48 yard TD by Brandon Stokely.  Obviously, Martinez had shown up to play.  The next thing he did was to jaunt for an 80 yd punt return for a touchdown, the first for the Broncos in four years.  His 4.29 speed was enough to p...