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Wait and See

August 31st, 2009 - 11:14pm by mike_riceOther posts by mike_rice

After three preseason games, the only certainty surrounding the Broncos is that there is none.

They have shown good things. They have things upon which to improve. They have played well at times. They have played poorly at times.

Perhaps the most certain thing with the Broncos is that they are losing key players to injury.

Quarterback Kyle Orton hurt his finger against the Bears. Guard Chris Kuper came out of that game with a leg injury. Wide receiver Jabar Gaffney didn’t play against Chicago because of what some reports are calling a thumb injury. Back-up quarterback Chris Simms is trying to recover from an ankle injury. Running back Knowshon Moreno is getting his banged up knee back to full strength.

This sounds like a great time to take a deep breath. Then we simply must wait and see.

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Bears Game Review

August 31st, 2009 - 8:40pm by mark_cooperOther posts by mark_cooper

So I walked around the office asking folks what they thought of the game. It was quite the mix of reviews.

From, boy are we in trouble to I think Head Coach Josh McDaniels isn’t showing us what we’ll see this season.

Very mixed. My thoughts were, I was watching a team that hasn’t found it’s identity yet. What I’m about to say shouldn’t be new or even a revelation of any sort.

New Team, New coach, New Defense, New Scheme, really NEW everything. We haven’t really established the run or the pass yet and we’ve seen a lot of mixing it up which I really like because if you have read this or I’ve heard you right, we were predictable in the past and I’d agree.

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Bears vs. Broncos - Second Half Live Blog

August 30th, 2009 - 7:58pm by Chris GentilvisoOther posts by Chris Gentilviso

Q3 - 15:00: Bears receive the kick to start the second half. From one yard deep in the end zone, Wolfe takes it out to the 20-yard line before being stopped by Spencer Larsen. Bears long snapper Darrell McClover is called for holding, backing his team up to their own 6-yard line.

Q3 - 14:36: Caleb Hanie in at quarterback for the Bears. His first pass is good but for no gain to Aromashodu. Kevin Joens carries for one yard, before being stopped by Andre’ Goodman. Facing a 3rd and 5, the Bears run with Wolfe, but D.J. Williams and Kenny Peterson combine to stop him just short of the marker. Brad Maynard is in to punt.

Q3 - 12:37: Alphonso Smith takes the punt for a 1-yard return to his own 37-yard line. Tom Brandstater will start the second half at quarterback, with the rest of the first-team offense. Eddie Royal and Chad Jackson are at wide receiver while Daniel Graham and Tony Scheffler are in at tight end. Peyton Hillis runs forward for two yards, setting up a 2nd and 8 from the 39-yard line.

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Bears vs. Broncos: First Half Live Blog

August 30th, 2009 - 6:07pm by Chris GentilvisoOther posts by Chris Gentilviso

Coin toss: Jay Cutler called tails for the Bears, but it lands on heads. The Broncos will receive.

The inactives for tonight’s game on the Bears side: CB Charles Tillman, CB Zackary Bowman, S/KR Danieal Manning, LB Jamar Williams, LB Nick Roach, DE Henry Melton, and DT Dusty Dvoracek. No Broncos names are on the list of players not expected to participate.

Q1 - 15:00:Scheffler returns the kick to the 27-yard line. 1st and 10 Broncos.

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Bears vs. Broncos: Pregame Blog

August 30th, 2009 - 4:20pm by Chris GentilvisoOther posts by Chris Gentilviso

Greetings from INVESCO Field at Mile High and Broncos’ 2009 home opener. A steady rain began falling at about 3:57 p.m. MDT, sending members of both the Bears and Broncos inside the locker room tunnels. Twenty minutes later, both the sun and a slew of players returned to the field. Click below to find out the weather and traffic reports for tonight’s game.

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Broncos vs. Bears - Weather Report

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Broncos vs. Bears - Traffic Report

4:01 p.m. MDT: The shower squall comes to a stop, and rookie Britton Colquitt is out on the field practicing his punts. Several of his attempts measured 50-55 yards in distance.

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Aiming to Strike Fear

August 27th, 2009 - 5:00pm by Zach EisendrathOther posts by Zach Eisendrath

Special teams coordinator Mike Priefer stopped to talk with the media on his way off the field following the club’s afternoon practice on Thursday, and the eight-year NFL coaching veteran used the opportunity to address a wide range of questions regarding his unit.

Without hesitation, Priefer made it clear that he has high expectations for his special teams playmakers this season.

“Like I told the guys the first meeting we had back in the spring with our full team,” Priefer said. “Part of our philosophy is that we want to be the most feared special teams unit in the NFL.”

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Broncos sign Martin, waive Thigpen

August 26th, 2009 - 4:27pm by Chris GentilvisoOther posts by Chris Gentilviso

At most practices, three Broncos typically wear an orange jersey: the quarterbacks.

At Wednesday’s practice, the backs of the quarterbacks read No. 8, No. 3 and no number.

Newly-signed free-agent quarterback Ingle Martin expects not having a number to change quickly.

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Lloyd Returns, Spann Debuts

August 25th, 2009 - 1:52pm by Zach EisendrathOther posts by Zach Eisendrath

After sitting out the final few practice sessions of training camp and the club’s preseason game at Seattle on Saturday night, Brandon Lloyd returned to the practice field on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, a day after being claimed off waivers from Buffalo, Antwain Spann — donning jersey No. 41 — made his debut at Dove Valley.

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Floyd Little

August 25th, 2009 - 12:31pm by jim_saccomanoOther posts by jim_saccomano

You had to be there back in the day to know how much Floyd Little meant to the Denver Broncos.

You had to see him, watch him, hear him to appreciate his play and his leadership.

He had a lot of things going against him at a young age, not a lot of money, family fighting to make it, and AFTER high school he went to a military school, Bordentown Academy, and he became not a man, but a man among men.

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44 Reasons to Elect No. 44

August 25th, 2009 - 12:08pm by Gray CaldwellOther posts by Gray Caldwell

In honor of Floyd Little being announced as a senior nominee for the 2010 class of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, we thought we’d publish the following list, compiled by Thomas Mackie, entitled “44 Reasons to Elect Floyd Little to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.”

1 - Floyd Little retired in 1975 as the 7th All-Time Rusher in NFL History; players who were ranked 7th in 1980, ‘85, ‘90, ‘95, and 2000 were all elected to the HOF

2 - The 6 players ahead of Little (Jim Brown, O.J. Simpson, Jim Taylor, Joe Perry, Leroy Kelly and John Henry Johnson) have been in the HOF for years. Johnson, who rushed for just 480 more yards than Little, was inducted in 1987, even though it took him 4 more seasons to rush for more yards.

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