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Fresh Faces Following Bye

October 27th, 2008 - 5:24pm by Jake GrilleyOther posts by Jake Grilley

The Broncos made several roster moves on Monday, including signing free agent wide receiver Chad Jackson and tackle Matt Murphy to their active roster. The team also elevated Josh Bell to its active roster from its practice squad and placed center Greg Eslinger and cornerback Rashod Moulton on its practice squad.

In two seasons with New England, Jackson played in 14 career games including a start, amassing 13 receptions for 152 yards with three touchdowns.

Head Coach Mike Shanahan said he is looking forward to seeing how Jackson acclimates himself the the Broncos’ system.

“We just had him in here today, and he did a pretty good job for his first day out,” he said. “We’ll get a chance to see over the next week or so.”

Jackson said he feels fairly comfortable in the Broncos offensive system and with a little studying he should have a solid grasp of it.

The former Patriot and Florida Gator said the hardest adjustment for him will be playing in the Mile High air of Denver.

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Plethora of Transactions

October 27th, 2008 - 1:45pm by Gray CaldwellOther posts by Gray Caldwell

On Monday, the Broncos announced several roster transactions, including the additions of free-agent wide receiver Chad Jackson and tackle Matt Murphy to their active roster.

The team also signed cornerback Josh Bell to its active roster from its practice squad while adding center Greg Eslinger and cornerback Rashod Moulton to the practice squad.

Jackson is a third-year wide receiver who spent his first two seasons with New England, which selected him in the second round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He competed in training camp with the Patriots this season but was waived on Aug. 31.

In 14 career games with one start, Jackson has totaled 13 receptions for 152 yards with three touchdowns, along with four rushes for 22 yards. He owns five career punt returns for 83 yards and six kickoff returns for 106 yards. The wide receiver has also appeared in three career playoff games, returning four kickoffs for 78 yards and adding one special-teams stop.

Jackson was a semifinalist for the Biletnikoff Award — awarded to the nation’s top receiver — and a first-team All-Southeastern Conference selection as a junior at the University of Florida.

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100 Percent After the Bye

October 23rd, 2008 - 9:59am by Ryan TorainOther posts by Ryan Torain

It’s the bye week, and it couldn’t come at a better time. We’re all ready to go relax, get our minds off football and come back refreshed.

The bye is always great — it gives guys a rest, a chance to get their mind right, just to focus on the next game and get their mind right.

People are going home, seeing their families, hanging out with friends. Want to know what I’m doing?

I’m staying here. Haha.

I’m going to be conditioning, working out with Coach Tuten. But that’s pretty much been the plan since I’ve been hurt, just try to get back to 100 percent so I’ll be able to help the team when my number’s called. So it’s all good.

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Thoughts From Commerce City Boys & Girls Club Member Gabe Bustos

October 23rd, 2008 - 7:59am by cindy_gallowayOther posts by cindy_galloway

The following reflection, shared by Peer Leader Gabe Bustos of the Commerce City Boys & Girls Club, recaps his experience at last week’s NFL Hometown Huddle in partnership with Mile High United Way:

On October 14, each of the Boys and Girls Clubs of MetroDenver took about a dozen kids that participate in What Moves U to the Hometown Huddle in the INVESCO field. There, a group of Broncos players were waiting for us to arrive. When we did arrive the Broncos Players were all very friendly. They answered all the questions we had ready for them (Their name, what position they play, and of course their height.) The people that were organizing this event gave every child a shirt with the Broncos logo and the name of their club. Everyone looked really excited to be there and was anxious to start the activities. There were loads of press everywhere, taking pictures and filming every moment.

One of the C-City kids made really good friends with the Broncos players and started showing him his dance moves. Immediately there was a challenger from the Broncos Boys and Girls Club. All eyes were on them as they battled it out, Even the press. There was one really strange thing — there was a pet turkey in the crowd. The turkey was advertising a marathon they were going to have on Thanksgiving Day.

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Banged Up But Optimistic Heading Into The Bye

October 22nd, 2008 - 1:49pm by Jake GrilleyOther posts by Jake Grilley

Still Atop the AFC West

The Broncos didn’t want to head into the bye week on a losing note but at 4-3 and still first place in the AFC West the Broncos know they are still in a pretty good position heading into the second half of the season.

Michael Pittman likes where his team is right now but said he knows they are capable of playing at a higher level.

“Right now we are 4-3 and I think that is a pretty good record right now in the NFL because everybody is good in this league,” he said. “We are at the top of our division right now but we have to play better.”

“We just need to do what is needed to win these football games and eliminate these mistakes that we are making on both sides of the ball,” he continued. “We are going to keep battling as a team and as a unit because we believe in one another. Early in the year we were scoring a lot of points and the defense was doing a good job stopping people. We know we can go out there and do a lot of good things, we just have to go out there and do it.”

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Boss Bailey Out For Season; Injury Updates

October 22nd, 2008 - 12:00pm by Gray CaldwellOther posts by Gray Caldwell

Head Coach Mike Shanahan spoke at the podium after practice Wednesday, and he updated the media on the status of several injured Broncos.

Boss Bailey will have microfracture surgery in about a week, ending his season.

His brother, Champ Bailey will be out four-to-six weeks with a groin injury he suffered in the first half of the team’s Monday Night Football contest.

“Champ is a quick healer, but he does have a severe injury, and I think it will be a month for sure,” Shanahan said. “But we’ll just have to wait and see.”

Patrick Ramsey re-injured his elbow in the game against New England, and will be placed on the Reserve/Injured list.

“He kind of hurt that in preseason,” Shanahan said. “I’m not sure if he fully recovered or not because he didn’t take a significant blow, but it was obviously enough that he’s on IR. It’s a setback, but (Darrell) Hackney will come up and get the job done.”

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Turnovers & Penalties, No Win

October 21st, 2008 - 6:14pm by mark_cooperOther posts by mark_cooper

Short post today. This is one of those games you just put behind you. Penalties and turnovers are a no win situation and until you can stop them — you have no shot at winning.

Great D the first half then boom — 200-plus yards rushing against you — your doomed. It was a long day, and one we can just shelve and move past.

We’ve seen it happen this year to the Colts, the Cowboys, the Giants and many others. The Titans are the only team that looks hot right now and that can change with injuries. I was glad to see Royal back before the bye week, now we can get back on track and put the turnovers behind us.

Ever have one of those days where things just don’t click? At the end of the day you say, “I should have just stayed in bed. Yep that was Monday Night. I’ve already put it behind me!!!

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Licking Their Wounds

October 21st, 2008 - 12:51am by mike_riceOther posts by mike_rice

To answer the rhetorical question once posed by the late baseball broadcaster Jack Buck, “No, I can’t believe what I just saw.” I am at once amazed while simultaneously mystified at how the Broncos could struggle so mightily against the Patriots.

Clearly the Patriots were ready to play. Their intensity was evident. Their desire was clear. Their execution was nearly flawless.

But this was still a team playing without its star quarterback, Tom Brady. This was still a team whose defense hadn’t shown itself to be dominating.

And the Broncos never gave themselves a chance.

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Broncos at Patriots: Fourth Quarter Notes

October 20th, 2008 - 9:03pm by Adam ZinserOther posts by Adam Zinser

15:00: The start of the fourth was delayed with an injury to Rodney Harrison. He was just carted off the field.

The Broncos face a third-and-two at the New England 18.

Pittman carries around the right end for the first down.

14:30: Cutler fires to Royal, who misses one defender but is taken down by the second. It’s a gain of four.

14:00: Pittman gets the carry up the middle, and he is taken down for a loss of one. That brings up third-and-seven at the New England 10.

13:30: Cutler fires across the middle to Daniel Graham, who spins away from the defender and gets into the endzone for Denver’s first score. 34-7, Patriots.

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Broncos at Patriots: Third Quarter Notes

October 20th, 2008 - 8:16pm by Adam ZinserOther posts by Adam Zinser

15:00: The Patriots will receive the kickoff to open the second half. Spencer Larsen takes down Ellis Hobbs at the 18.

15:00: Champ Bailey still is not in the game. BenJarvus Green-Ellis, the rookie running back out of Ole Miss, gets his first NFL carry. He gets three yards before being taken down.

INJURY UPDATE: Boss and Champ Bailey will not return to the game.

13:20: The Patriots face third-and-one at their own 38. Green-Ellis picks up the first down.

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