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The Rookie: A Running Start

July 31st, 2008 - 7:04pm by Ryan TorainOther posts by Ryan Torain

What’s up, Broncos Country?

This is Ryan Torain, checking in for the first time. This season I’m going to be writing a rookie blog, just letting you all know how my first year in the NFL is going. So far it’s been going great, by the way.

Wow, so I’m here in Denver. I never thought I would come here — I didn’t really know every single team looking at me just because there is so much going on around that time with the NFL Combine and everything, but once I saw it come up on the screen I was like, wow, that’s a running team. I was definitely ready to get here and start showing I have what it takes to run in the Denver Broncos system, so I’ve been blessed. I actually lived here in Denver for a few months when I was in about 3rd grade, so I’m just getting used to it all over again. It’s good to see the mountains again.

Well, I’ve been in camp for a week now, and it’s pretty much what I expected. I’ve been through camps every year of college, so this is just another level. I won’t lie, though, it’s definitely greater speed and greater talent, but it’s a real good, positive thing, just having fun doing what I love — football.

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P.M. Blog: Day 7

July 31st, 2008 - 5:55pm by Gray CaldwellOther posts by Gray Caldwell

On an afternoon that got started with a press conference announcing the departure of John Lynch, the Broncos headed to the practice fields for a jog-through session. The defense practiced against itself on one field while the offense ran through its plays on the other. Here are some quick hits.

ATTENDANCE REPORT: The out of pads list remained the same as this morning with one exception — Peyton Hillis, Chad Mustard and Tom Nalen all watched practice from the sidelines, but Michael Pittman was dressed out in his jersey…The usual suspects got the afternoon practice off — Champ Bailey, Ebenezer Ekuban, Darrell Jackson, Dewayne Robertson and Brandon Stokley — though they still watched from the sidelines.

POSTURING FOR POSITION: Mike Leach, Tony Scheffler and Josh Mallard took turns rotating in at the long snapper position during punting drills.

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A.M. Blog: Day 7

July 31st, 2008 - 11:48am by Adam ZinserOther posts by Adam Zinser

After a short press conference with Head Coach Mike Shanahan, John Lynch officially announced that he is leaving the Broncos to explore other options. The Broncos granted his release.

I have always looked at Lynch as one of the class acts in the NFL. He has been one of my all-time favorite players for as long as I can remember following football. I wish that I could have worked with him more.

47, best of luck in all your future endeavors!

Now on to some of the meat from this morning’s practice.

ATTENDANCE REPORT: After participating in yesterday afternoon’s jog-through practice, Montrae Holland continued to work out on his own this morning. Tom Nalen continued to watch from the sidelines to rest his knee, but he kept his eyes on all the offensive line action. Michael Pittman donned his jersey, but was yet again out of pads. He stuck with the rest of the running backs, observing and giving pointers. Peyton Hillis and Chad Mustard both remained sidelined with their sore hamstrings. Also out of pads was Ebenezer Ekuban. He was on the field watching the action, but not participating.

POSTURING FOR POSITION: Wiegmann continued to work at center with Nalen out, and today he spoke with a couple reporters after practice.

“I’m getting reps in there with the starters, and the important thing is actually me getting used to them,” Wiegmann said. “I have been so used to my guys in Kansas City, so it’s just getting a feel for everybody here. That’s part of camp.”

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P.M. Blog: Day 6

July 30th, 2008 - 5:03pm by Gray CaldwellOther posts by Gray Caldwell

Day six closed out with even hotter weather for the afternoon practice, but the players didn’t have to stand out in it for near as long as this morning. This time it was a special teams session that lasted a little less than an hour. Here are some quick hits from a quick practice.

ATTENDANCE REPORT: Michael Pittman was back in pads this afternoon…Peyton Hillis watched practice from the sidelines in shorts and a T-shirt…Several players were allowed to leave practice early, some as few as 15 minutes in. The group included Selvin Young, Daniel Graham and John Engelberger.

POSTURING FOR POSITION: Brett Kern and Sam Paulescu split the punting duties this afternoon.

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A.M. Blog: Day 6

July 30th, 2008 - 10:52am by Gray CaldwellOther posts by Gray Caldwell

This morning’s practice was once again highlighted by the defense. A day after the offense made some solid plays, the defense tightened up and made sure most of the action was on their side of the ball. There were still some offensive highlights, however. Here are some quick hits.

ATTENDANCE REPORT: John Lynch was excused from practice for personal reasons…Peyton Hillis remained out of pads with a left hamstring…Michael Pittman was out of pads with a left hamstring…Dewayne Robertson was out of pads with a left knee…Tom Nalen came out to practice with a jersey on but took it off before warmups, watching practice from the sidlines…Chad Mustard, on the PUP list, was out of pads with a right hamstring…Montrae Holland continued working with Strength and Conditioning Coach Rich Tuten to get to his playing weight.

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Football Is Back

July 29th, 2008 - 11:19pm by mike_riceOther posts by mike_rice

Well, here we go again. Another year is upon us and I am looking forward to sharing it with you.

I hope everyone thoroughly enjoyed the off-season. I know I did. But I’m also ready for football to get going. Broncos training camp 2008 has begun and with it comes the hope for a great year. I know right now I am extremely interested in what type of year the Broncos will have.

It will be interesting to see who steps forward over the next few weeks of camp and through the pre-season games. While I’m eager to follow all the developments, there are three areas in particular I’m watching closely.

NUMBER ONE - The defensive line. We all know that, for a lot of reasons, the Broncos did not play well up front on defense last year. The entire defense struggled but along the line, it just seemed like it was worse. The Broncos simply have to do a better job stopping the run.

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P.M. Blog: Day 5

July 29th, 2008 - 5:09pm by Jake GrilleyOther posts by Jake Grilley

The Broncos closed out another day of training camp at Dove Valley with an afternoon jog-through. Here are some quick hits from the session.

ATTENDANCE REPORT: The Broncos’ usual cast of veterans had the afternoon off, this included: Champ Bailey, John Lynch, Brandon Stokley, Dewayne Robertson, Ebenezer Ekuban, Darrell Jackson and Tom Nalen. Nalen was also excused from morning workouts.

“(Nalen) is such a hard-nose tough guy that he wants to go four or five days in a row, but it is rest well needed,” said Head Coach Mike Shanahan.

Montrae Holland, who hasn’t participated in the morning sessions because he has been training with Strength Coach Rich Tuten to get to his reporting weight, participated in his second jog through of camp. Holland saw time on the second offensive unit and as part of the scout team defense — the offense runs plays against itself during jog-throughs.

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The Mailbag, Vol. 1

July 29th, 2008 - 2:29pm by Gray CaldwellOther posts by Gray Caldwell

We’ve been getting more and more comments after we post training camp blogs, and we’ve tried to answer all of them quickly and thoroughly. Then we figured it might be a good idea to take some of the most pertinent questions and post them as sort of a mailbag, answering several at once and posting it up for everyone to read.

Before we get into the questions, just wanted to give a quick introduction to the people you’ll be reading this season.

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A.M. Blog: Day 5

July 29th, 2008 - 10:55am by Adam ZinserOther posts by Adam Zinser

Training camp continues on day five at Dove Valley, and on the verge of a record-setting heat wave, the offense got back into gear Tuesday. It seemed as if the defense had the offense all dialed in yesterday, but today the men in blue redeemed themselves and appeared to be firing on all cylinders.

ATTENDANCE REPORT: Montrae Holland worked out on a side field with Strength and Conditioning Coach Rich Tuten for the morning session…Peyton Hillis watched from the sidelines for a second day with a left hamstring injury, but he was a practice-time decision, signaling he could return soon…Chad Mustard remains sidelined with his right hamstring injury…Tom Nalen sat out the morning session in an effort to give his surgically repaired knee some rest.

POSTURING FOR POSITION: With Nalen out, Casey Wiegmann worked at center with the first team.

At defensive end, Tim Crowder rotated in with the ones. Alvin McKinley also saw action on the interior of the line with the first unit.

Nate Jackson had a strong showing at tight end, working with the first unit opposite Tony Scheffler.

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P.M. Blog: Day 4

July 28th, 2008 - 4:06pm by Gray CaldwellOther posts by Gray Caldwell

The Broncos closed out the fourth day of camp with a quick, hour-long special teams practice. As always, here are some quick hits:

ATTENDANCE REPORT: Domonique Foxworth did not participate in today’s practice — he ran with the special teams on Saturday.

POSTURING FOR POSITION: In the team’s first drill, six returners took turns fielding kickoffs — Anthony Alridge, Andre Hall, Glenn Martinez, Michael Pittman, Eddie Royal and Clifford Russell. In the second drill, only five returners rotated in: Taylor Jacobs and Marquay McDaniel joined the group of Martinez, Royal and Alridge.

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