First, I just want to acknowledge the soldiers that have responded to the blog and let them know that our prayers are with them and we all appreciate what they are doing in all parts of the world.
It’s pretty cool to have the blog and the Internet. I guess I kind of make myself sound old, but I’m still amazed by the Internet sometimes and the fact that people can check out my blog from places like Japan and then respond to it. But anyway, just wanted to let them know that I read their responses and I appreciate their support and definitely know that we’re behind them.
Right now it’s probably going to be a rocky blog because I’m extremely tired. We had quite a last couple hours. We played the game in San Francisco and were able to win, which is always good, and did some promising things, and we left from there to the airport and got back to Denver at about 1:30, and I got back to my house around 2:30.
Then I unpacked my suitcase and repacked it for the next day’s trip, and now I’m here doing the blog at about 9-ish, because we have meetings coming up at 11, and from there we’re going to head to Dallas for a week and play them this coming Saturday.
So I think everybody in the organization is probably working off four hours of sleep or less. Some I’ve heard this morning have not gone to sleep at all. I think most of the players were able to get home and get about four or five hours, depending on what they had to do. So it’s going to be a rough one, but I guess we’ll get a lot of sleep on the plane.
This trip should be good for our team, especially for our offense to get to work against a 3-4 (defense) for the week and we get to go against another offense that runs the ball pretty well and has a talented quarterback and some pretty good receivers. So it’s a good measuring stick. It’s more fun than going up against ourselves.
And hopefully when we’re down in Dallas, which is pretty close to where D-Will is from, hopefully we’ll be able to see his mom and some of his family. I hope it’s not too soon, but I’m looking forward to that opportunity just as much as practicing against the Cowboys.
Speaking of D-Will, it was definitely kind of hard since it was our first game back, just being in the locker room and normally sitting next to him and talking to him and warming up, playing catch in the pregame, all those things were a little more difficult because it’s the first time since the last game that we had, and he’s not there. So it’s kind of tough.
I guess there’s no good transition from that into anything else, so we’ll just go to a little more lighthearted subject.
I really enjoy travel days around here, not so much because of the travel but because everybody gets dressed up and you really get to see everybody’s personality. Hamza (Abdullah) and I and some of the other defensive backs and people on the team in general really enjoy watching people try to get as fly as they possibly can. Some people do a good job and some people fall short, so we just have a good time making fun of everybody, as you guys know who read the blog regularly, that’s one of the things we enjoy is just picking on each other. It’s a lot of fun and most people don’t get too sensitive. Some people get their feelings hurt so those people are the most fun to pick on.
So we had a good time laughing at a lot of the outfits of people trying too hard for the trip, and we have another travel day today, so I’m looking forward to that also. Should be another day full of laughs.
I think one of the people who read the blog asked what do people make fun of me about. I try not to give them too much ammunition, but especially Hamza, he’s a pretty funny guy, he’ll find something to make fun of all the time. So a lot of times he’ll get me for having dry skin or not putting lotion on, being ashy, or needing a haircut, something like that. I guess those things are pretty easy to take care of, I just got to put some lotion on my legs and go to a barber shop regularly and I can get him off my back.
But it’s fun, because I can get back on Hamza because he has braces, or his hairline is kind of moon walking. I think I’m going to get in trouble for this, I’m sure someone will point this out to him and he’ll be mad, but oh well. It’s all in good fun.
Last week, before we headed out to San Francisco, we finished up camp and the last day of camp was a lot of fun to have the fans out there. They were really enthusiastic, and we were really excited also because we’re always happy when camp is over. I guess technically it’s not over because we’re going to have two-a-days in Dallas.
But anyway, last week was the fictional ending of camp. This year it’s been more of a ceremonial ending than an actual ending. But either way, any time camp draws to a close we’re excited.
Some of the highlights from last week in camp: One of the things I really enjoy is we spend a lot together and we spend a lot of time making fun of each other and joking around and having fun, but I actually stumbled into a pretty serious conversation in the locker room. Which is cool to get other people’s perspectives and one thing about the NFL is people come from many different walks of life and all over the country and you get so many different perspectives, it opens your eyes.
And we had a really good conversation that started about different cultures and moved on to race in America and the progress that we have and haven’t made in the country, and from there I don’t know how we got from race to children, but I didn’t have many tidbits to add to that, I was just taking notes because we have some really great fathers on this team.
One of the people I really enjoy listening to was Adam Meadows, and I really didn’t get the chance to know him much last year, but having the opportunity to sit down to talk to him last week, I gained a whole different respect for him. And Jeff Shoate talked about how he was raising his son, and Rod (Smith) always has a bunch of great tidbits. I’m sure that’s no surprise to anybody who’s a Broncos fan and knows that Rod is always willing to share his advice with anybody and share his time.
So we just had a great time talking about those things and then we moved on into politics, which I had some things to say about that. The state of politics today is a little upsetting to me, but you still got to vote because if you don’t vote then I guess you don’t really count. But political parties have run so much together it’s a little hard to differentiate, but this coming election should be interesting to see where this country goes.
But this is getting really boring now. Let’s get back to football, which is why most people log on. Everybody logs on to the blog for football talk.
So there were some really encouraging things in the game, and defensively we still have some things to work on. But one of the most encouraging things was we had things to work on, but we still held the 49ers to 13 points. Even without the first unit in there our second unit played well against their first unit. Throughout the game our third unit played well, I think everybody defensively played well when it mattered. They moved the ball but they didn’t score many points. We held them to a bunch of field goals and even had some red zone interceptions which can demoralize a team.
It was really good to see Hamza get an interception. He had another great interception last year in preseason. He’s had some great ones. Last year it was a diving one against Tennessee and this year he had an interception that pretty much took points off the board and allowed us to have that win. And Steve Cargile had a great interception in the end zone, which you can’t say enough about interceptions in the end zone. That’s another taking points off the board type of thing, which pretty much guarantees a win if you can take two scoring opportunities away from an offense.
I think as a defensive player we were really encouraged by what we saw from the first-team offense. Just the way Travis (Henry) was running and breaking tackles and moving the ball, Jay (Cutler) consistently making good decisions. Which none of us are surprised by Travis or Jay’s play because we see it every day and we like to think that we’re the best defense that they’re going to go against all year so if they can do things against us then it should be easy come Sunday.
But I would like to see Jay slide. I understand you get close to the end zone and you get a little excited, but it is the preseason. And we all want to win, and even if it’s not the preseason, get down and let Travis bang into the end zone or something and tuck the ball.
I’m sure all the coaches have their own tidbits for Jay. I would never say anything to him because I’m not an offensive coach, but maybe he reads the blog just like you guys and maybe next time he’ll slide and tuck the ball nice and tight.
So we’re headed to spend the week in Dallas. The opportunity to practice against some talented veteran receivers like T.O. (Terrell Owens) and Terry Glenn should be good experience for our corners. T.O. is a great player and no matter what people think about his off-the-field antics, the few times I’ve met him he seemed like a good guy. I look forward to that opportunity.
Terry Glenn has been around this league a long time. He’s had a lot less hype, but he’s a talented player. I think he’s a little nicked up right now, but it’s all going to be good for our defense. I think they have a pretty good offensive line which will be a great test for our new defensive linemen and our new scheme to be able to be tough against the run.
I read all the responses this week as I do every week, and we broke last week’s all-time blog response record, which is encouraging. It makes you feel like more and more people are reading, which is good motivation for me to get up a little earlier and sit down and knock this blog out.
I’m sorry I can’t respond to everybody, especially people who write in and ask for a shout-out. I mean, if you ask a good question or have a good story, then I can respond to it. But if you’re blog response is just, “Can you say my name?” I can’t fulfill that in the blog.
And people who asked to see pictures of Cash, my dog, who I introduced you guys to last week, I think he’s a little camera-shy. I’ll work on that for the future.
And I had some people ask questions about the hockey team. It’s not us the players playing hockey, it’s a lot of the support staff, the equipment guys and the people who work upstairs at the Denver Broncos facility and the people who work down at Dove Valley, they’ve put together a hockey team that I try to support. I talked about it in some earlier blogs, but for the new people just joining us, when I talk about the Broncos hockey team, I’m not talking about us putting on skates and playing hockey.
I’m talking about the Broncos employees who are not football players or coaches who play hockey. They ended up having a really good season, especially in comparison to last year’s no wins. They had a lot more wins this year.
But now our season is starting to get in the swing, so a lot of them are going to Dallas with us this week and are going to miss their playoff game, so their season comes to an end, unfortunately, because they have other engagements. But it was a great season. It was really productive and a great improvement. I enjoyed going to the games, and now I hope they enjoy coming to my games. It’s time for us to focus on Broncos football and not Broncos hockey.
Thanks again everybody for reading, see you next Tuesday.
Tags: Adam Meadows, Dallas Cowboys, Darrent Williams, Hamza Abdullah, Hockey, Jay Cutler, Jeff Shoate, Preseason, Rod Smith, Steve Cargile, Travis Henry
You guys looked pretty good last nite! It was nice to see a real game after last season was cut off the way it was. Keep it up! Can’t wait for Saturday! Good luck!
Hey Fox, great game last night! Its nice when you guys play during primetime, so us broncos fans here in maryland have a chance to watch. Quick question, do you do any sort of charity work over here in maryland? I know shawn merriman has his annual coat drive, and its nice to see former terps helpin out the community
I have a question, well maybe more of an observation…I personally didnt think that our run def played extremely well. SF broke alot of long runs and it seemed like the running lanes were wide open id say 50% of the time. It might be just me…I was wondering what your take was of the run def last night….
congratulations on the win – it was a great start to an upcoming great season!
i saw you doing an interview on TV where you said you are sure you could start for any other team. have you ever thought about leaving denver? because i just want to let you know if you EVER left we would be SOOOOOOOOOOOO sad! you are definetly a fan favorite (esspecially of mine) and we would HATE to see you go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
anyways – i cant wait until saturday to watch you guys beat dallas! – good luck!!!!!
-PARIS (#1 BRONCO FAN)
What’s up Fox ? You guys looked good last night. I love watching our first team but I love seeing our second and third team play. I was impressed with Hamza and Nate Webster. Nate’s helmet came off 3 times lol. All of our RBs looked great. When Jay took off and ran to the goal line I was scared for his life but that shows what a great player he is if he is willling to do that in the Pre-Season.Ouincy also looked good returning the ball. I’ll be driving from RI to Buffalo on the 9th to watch you guys play for my 16th B-Day. I can’t wait !!! I have second row in the corner in the endzone I will have my helmet and BroncoHead if they fit if not just the Bronco Head and some orange face paint lol.
I hate to bring it up again but since the Broncos prob won’t retire D-Will’s number you should ask if you can take 27 in dedication next year because you were very close to him and that is better than some FA or Rookie taking it. That is if you want to . Well just a suggestion.
hey.. just wanted to say congrats on the win last night and wish you luck this year!
adios from Dayton, OH!
Go Broncos
Hey Fox!
I just wanted to say that I love reading your blog and from a fan (speaking on behalf of all fans) how much it means when a player really does get involved with us. Congrats on the win last night! I just wanted to tell you that I think you really are an amazing football player and a good person in general! I played football all my life, and now I am a high school WR coach. Its my first year doing it (I’m only 20) but I try to get all of my players to look up to athletes that are great players but also have a good head on their shoulders (I always use you as an example along with Rod and Lynch). Anyway I just wanted to say that I know everybody talks about Champ and Dre and the CB tandem we have in Denver. And I think people need to start saying the amazing CB trio we have in Denver! I believe if something were to happen to either Champ or Dre (I hope nothing does!) you could step in and our D would not suffer AT ALL! Anyway best of luck in Dallas and the rest of the pre season/ Regular Season!
A Big fan of yours!
Jake
Great game last night! I’ll be going to the game this Saturday in Dallas with my wife and my two older sons! This will be my first Bronco game ever! We were hoping to get there early and I was wondering what time you guys would be on the field for warm ups and such. We will be in the corner by the tunnel on the Broncos side looking forward to another great game and win!
great game last night … just wanted to say good luck in Dallas … see ya there
Hey Fox –
Nice work last night – I was in the upper corner end zone. Although it was hard to keep track of you since you got work all over the field, I was impressed. You are going to be a key part of this defense this year. Extra kudos for your special teams play and tackle in the 2nd quarter. I was really impressed by some of the 2nd and 3rd team defense: Hamza, Cargile, Webster and Crowder were all over the place. Teyo Johnson showed some stuff on special teams too.
In any case, wanted to tell you that at least a few of us think that the serious side of the football business is important, too, and I laud you for talking about it and calling out our two party political system, while still recognizing the importance of participating. If the young people in this country would show up for elections like they do for the NFL, I think we would see some serious changes in the race/class makeup of our government, which I can only see being a good thing. Are there any NFL initiatives trying to get out the vote? If not, maybe you can start one!
Go Broncos!
I just wanted to say congrats on the win and comment on your statement that we want to hear about football. I know that for me personally a big part of the reason I like your blog is that we get to see the non-football side of a football player. It allows us to see that underneath that awesome football player you deal with real issues just like the rest of us. It’s encouraging to hear about someone in the NFL reaching out to the community when a lot of the press is on the guys who are turning their backs on the community.
Great game Domonique!
I was at the game last night (about 17 rows up behind the Bronco’s bench, 40 yard line)- it was great to see the Bronco’s live and that close to the field. San Fransisco is one of the best places to see an opposing team. The 49r fans traded a few good ribs – but all in fun. I took my youngest son (8) to his first NFL game – it reminded me of my first game at Mile High close to the same age- I hope it’s a memory he hangs on to forever. He was proudly wearing his Bronco gear and it was hard to control his enthusiasm. It was good to see all of the Bronco fans at the game- I think we all had a good time. (MUCH different than attending Raider games in the bay area.) Please let your teammates know that your away games are just as important as home games for a lot of fans.
There is some great talent on the team and I’m looking forward to this season. It looked like special teams were getting some extra attention from the coaches last night
Denver had some great stops- keep up the good work and stay healthy!
Ken
Hey Fox,
Did I see you playing some special teams last night? I think it would be great for the team having someone with your speed, hight, and field vision on specail teams. Will we be seeing you on the field for special teams more this season, or am I mistaken maybe you’ve done it before. Also sorry dont mean to be Mr. questions I am sure your busy, but do you see yourself maybe moving to safty when John Lynch walks away from football. I think that would be a smart carrer move for you, and although John is an amazing player I kind of wonder what kind of sceme’s we could have with more of a coverage safty rather than a tackling safty. I dont say it in a way to take anything away from John, because I love watching the Man play football you can tell he is smart. I guess you have to be to play for 15 years and still land the type of hits he dose on guys.
hey, d-fox,
nice win last night, its nice to see a broncos game on tv again…im mr football 24-7, 365 days a year…so it felt good to see u guys play, and im sure u were glad to play another team..hitting another opponent is alot better…im from connecticut so i dont get to see u guys at mile high, but i go everytime u play at foxboro ma…
Im new to reading ur blog, just so busy, but now finding time at lunch to go to library and catch up, so i will be responding to you regularly because i am a huge fan of yours and broncos..been a fan since 89…..
I just wanted to say good luck this year,and i hope you and the rest of the broncos have a great year…Im excited…and what the other guy said about the trio is right…dre’ bly champ bailey dominique foxworth…thats a great trio…
My question to you d-fox is where do you find all that energy to do what you do? flying..2 a days…not much sleep..
god bless and good luck
Jeremy
Hey Fox!
This is an amazing blog! I love that you are taking the time here to write to the fans, this idea is great and I wish more guys on the team did it. So thanks so much for taking time out of your day to do this. I hope you are able to keep up with this during the season. I also have a suggestion for your blog: you should bring a camera along and post pictures whenever possible.
I have a question, do you or any guys on the team play Madden NFL Football? Who are the best players?
Well good luck this season, I know all of Bronco Country is really excited and we all think this is going to be a great year. Stay healthy and Go Broncos!
What up man I just wanted to tell you guys keep up the good work and God is going to bring you guys through this season blessed and we are keeping the Williams family in our daILY prayers as well as the Denver Bronco team and coaching staff in our prayers and you do the same for me !
Holla bronco nation
Foxy,
I think this is your longest blog post yet, pretty amazing for someone who just had a few hours of sleep. Thanks for explaining the hockey thing for me. I wanted to say that as soon as I saw our Denver D hit the field on ESPN last night I felt the absence of D.Will. It was weird but I felt it and I know you must be going through a lot right now going through your first ever NFL games without your good friend D. Will by your side. But you know that he is out there in spirit playing with you on every down, right? We are keeping Darrent’s family and all of you Broncos in our prayers just like cool-aid says. And D.Will will always be in our thoughts, always. I’ll be wearing the Darrent Williams bracelets during every game I watch this season.
Let us know in your blog if you get to spend time with D.Will’s family in Ft. Worth. Maybe some of his family will come to the game in Dallas. I remember hearing how many tickets D.Will had to buy for family and friends when you guys played in the Big D on Thanksgiving in 2005!! It was a lot!
Yeah, in last night’s game, I too would’ve liked to have seen Jay slide. I saw three San Fran d-backs running straight for him like they couldn’t wait to take a shot. Yikes! Please slide next time Jay, please!
We can’t wait to see you Broncos here at home playing at Invesco!!! Come home soon!
Champ24Girl
~*~D.Will #27, A Bronco Forever!!~*~
Hey Fox sorry I didn’t ask a good question to you. I did however ask for a shout out! Wasn’t sure you would say my name but I was just really wanting to be sure you read all the messages. Thanks for telling me you couldn’t send me a shoutout. That let me know you got my message!!! Thanks again!!! On the real I have a question for you (and I am sure everyone else is going to ask this). I am hearing that Big #61 is suppose to getting traded or cut. (Don’t know why you would dump a player of his caliber when you can get something for him) My question is do you this is because the talent that we have acquired (in the offseason) or because he just didn’t fit the scheme? I think it is because of the talent. I didn’t get to see the game because I had church last night but was able to see the last 2:00 minutes. I will definitely be there this saturday!!! Get some rest and GO AFC WEST CHAMPS!!!
Our thoughts are with you Foxy– this will be tough going at first with a lot of D Will memories for all of us & the team during each game. Hang in there tough guy. We’re all with you.
Hey D-Fox,
I’m the biggest broncos fan in upstate NY and I love reading your blog and everything else the website puts up. I also read every article the Denver Post writes about the broncos. Did you read the comment the Post made about you today? It just talked about how disappointed you are in the fact that you are the #5 DB instead of being in the top 4 and starting. It mentioned how you took Dre out for lunch and told him you would be nipping at his heals for the starting job. I just wondered if you wanted to comment on that and if you will seek a trade next year when you become a restricted free agent. The post said the Bronx will probably put a 1st round draft pick price on you in order to keep you here. What do you think? Thanks, Andy Leonardo – Syracuse, NY
Fox in Socks,
I haven’t commented in a while, but to help you reach your goal of breaking last week’s record number of posts, I figured I’d go ahead and comment: You are my hero. Good job on the win. Also, are you still accepting applications for friends? I believe you said you were putting a pause on the selection process because of camp. But, now that camp is (ceremonially) over, can I apply?
-foxylady
my thoughts and prayers go out to you and the rest of the broncos organization. i know how hard it is to lose someone your close to. my mom passed away a few years back and she was a huge broncos fan. it’s hard losing someone when they are so young and you feel you still had so much to learn. i was 18 at the time.
you are doing amazing on the field keep up the awesome work!
Foxy,
I read the article in the Denver Post about how you’re “frustrated” being the nickel back and top backup at safety. I was wondering if you would be candid enough to explain what you mean by that? Like, are you eager to be a restricted free agent next offseason?
Also, I hope you know that even though you’re ‘just a nickel back’ doesn’t mean anything. You’re better than 80% of the “starting” corners in the game, and you know it. Plus, I bet you’ll see the field at least 80-90% of the time anyway.
I sure hope you take it as a compliment when the Broncos put the highest possible tender on you next spring, which will force teams to surrender draft picks. Let me be the first to say that NO draft picks can replace the kind of character, not to mention the quality of play that you bring to our organization. Thanks for all you do for the community of Denver and the fans, as well as the Denver Broncos organization. I sure hope the Broncos front office pays you and treats you as a solid starting cornerback (top 20-30 in the league) when the time comes for a renegotiation because I don’t want you to leave us!!!!
Sincerely,
Jeff Marinovic
Omaha, NE
Don’t let the username throw ya’ll for a loop. 100% Bronco here! I, like IMissEd, read the Denver Post and wondered….hmm..a secondary without Foxworth? That’s like peanut butter with no jelly. Like Kool-Aid with no sugar. I saw #22 alot last night and look forward to seeing you all over the field this year too. I figure once our defensive run coverage gets shored up, then we will be in nickel packages 75% of the time!!! Good luck in Dallas this week!
Hey Fox,
Gets some sleep!!!
Thanks for reserving some of those valuable Z’s for a little writing time. Its really nice to see whats going on with you and you guys during the down time. Um I read an article today in the Post that was saying that you were a little upset about your playing time. I feel your pain but I believe you will get a lot more time in nickel packages and Bates always says he wants his best players on the field at all times and that includes you. But you as a three is just frightening for offenses to see. It nice to see Hamza the Hammer getting reps. I’ve always been a big supporter of him and thinks he got a ton of talent. I expect you to make Patrick Crayton cry by Saturday night
Ahh, sweet revenge. It may just be a preseason game, but it sure feels good to spoil things for the 49ers fans like they did to us last year. I was wondering if it concerns you guys to practice with another team the whole week since if you hurt one of them or they hurt one of us in practice neither team really cares. Do you guys “play easier” during team practice to avoid accidentally injuring your teammates than you will against the Cowgirls? How do you go about installing your game plan without totally giving up the plays you will run during the game while you are practicing??? Try to find some time this week to let us know how things are going. Also, my wife and her family are huge Cowboys fans…. I thought they were going to run me out of the house after we whooped them on Thanksgiving 2 yrs ago LOL!! PLEASE win this game or I will have to listen to them talk smack for the rest of the year (even though it is just a preseason game). I am counting on you to get your first pick of the preseason and take it to the house. Good luck, and kick some Cowgirl butt!!!!!
Fox,
Thanks again for having such a commitment to the fans here in Denver. I like to say that it’s the players who make the fans. Because of your willingness to contribute your thoughts and time towards the fans here, Bronco fans are the best fans in the world.
God Bless
Dominique,
Outstanding effort, as always, last night! I want to echo a previous comment that the media shouldn’t refer to our cornerbacks as a tandem but instead a trio–you do an outstanding job out there. Keep pushing–I know you will get the recognition you deserve eventually. It also is a real pleasure to have a person of your caliber and character on our Broncos team–you make Denver, Colorado and the region proud.
This blog is outstanding…I’m amazed that you were able to put together such an informative post on a very short night with little sleep after a demanding game in just a few hours time. For a hardcore fan like me, your observations are really fun to read.
Good luck this week in Dallas with D-Will’s family–I know that will be difficult. My family has kept you, all the Broncos, an Darrent’s family in our prayers, so if you think it’s appropriate please let his family know that a lot of Bronco fans out there care about them.
My football question concerns all the new players we have lining up on Defense. Do you feel that the unit is coming together well? Best of luck this season, and thanks for the outstanding blog.
Hey Fox, wanted to say what’s up again from Korea. Thanks for the shoutout to us military folks. You guys did really good against SF. I’m sure I speak for all Broncos fans when I say I appreciate the way you guys leave it all out on the field. I’m stoked…can’t wait for the season to start.
I don’t know about everyone else, but I really don’t mind the blogging about things “other than football”. I actually enjoy reading about the other things that you guys do and how you feel about stuff going on in the world. Thanks for sharing.
I didn’t get to see the game…of course, the channels here in Korea don’t cover it and the online site I had lined up showed every game for the whole week…except the one I NEEDED to watch. So I listened and caught the highlights later. Oh well…
But what I did see was impressive. Keep up the good work and keep the blogs coming. Much love…
Wow! This is a completely different team than the one we started last season with. Not neccesarily the players, but the attitude change is apparent. Travis Henry looks to have twice the impact on our running game than I thought he would. I knew he would be outstanding, but to watch Mike Bell run Monday night was much more smash-mouth than last year. I like the big play potential the whole defense showed. Keep up the good work, and know I’ll be watching.
Great work Foxy!
The D-backs look outstanding, and you are quickly becoming a force to be wreckoned with. Of course, we already knew that about you kid!
It might just be me, but I think Hamza is ready to start as our safety. He seems quick to read the game, has outstanding closing speed, and he hits like a ton of bricks.
d
LOVE THE REPLY on how they make fun at you. Thanks Fox! I think Hamza can do better than that though. Formerly known as BigChangeJames, I had to change my name to something more catchy as I have been keeping up with every blog…every week…and writing the best reply…every time.
This just in. As you know I live in San Diego. My roomate was at the beach 2 weekends ago, hanging out with Vincent Jackson (chump). They got into some AFC West talk while drinking some beers. According to my roomate Vincent said “Champ cant cover everybody, he is only one guy.” He also said how Bly is too short. Didnt mention you. Please shut this guy down for running his mouth. You guys play the Chargers on 10-7 at home and come out here 12-24. I will be there X-mas eve. looking for Vincent to get worked.
My analysis and breakdown of the Mike Bell post run shakes…coming next week.
I hope your time in TX is uplifting.
James in SD
Fox,
Tell Nate to actually fasten the buckle on his helmet strap; Not only did his hat come flying off in the SF game multiple times, but it kept popping off in practice last week too! It’s great he’s making hits, but this would be an unfortunate way to get injured. Enjoy the heat;
Chris -DENVER
Fox,
Would sure like a reply on this one. I was very impressed with the young O Lineman. Watching on TV it was tough to spot who was where and when.
After Nalen left after the 1st series it was nothing but our young guys and they did a great job.
I think the lineup that went most was LT Pears, LG Meyers.C Eslinger, RG Kuper, and Adam Meadows on the RT. Also, it seemed like Kuper lined up all over.
Anyway, the way they played the future seems to bode well for our OL.
Thanks for you blog. Gives great insight!
Oh, did Ryan Harris Play? Didn’t seem to spot him.
Fox,
Would sure like a reply on this one. I was very impressed with the young O Lineman. Watching on TV it was tough to spot who was where and when.
After Nalen left after the 1st series it was nothing but our young guys and they did a great job.
I think the lineup that went most was LT Pears, LG Meyers.C Eslinger, RG Kuper, and Adam Meadows on the RT. Also, it seemed like Kuper lined up all over.
If you can,let me know the makeupof the reserves. I’d appreciate it!
Anyway, the way they played the future seems to bode well for our OL.
Thanks for your blog. Gives great insight!
Oh, did Ryan Harris Play? Didn’t seem to spot him.
Hey Fox,
Wad up man. First and foremost I want to say congrats on the win this Sun, i know that the preaseason doest really matter but it was great to see you guys in action again. And #27 will always be in out hearts. Im the biggest Bronco fan in L.A. and I always get a lot of slack from Raider fans out here. I look forward to watch you guys play but especially when its against the Raiders. My question to you is when the schedules get realeased is there a certain team that you look forward to palying against?
Jorge- Los Angeles
Fox,
Wow you guys are really working hard. All that travel in that tight amount of time is taxing on the body. Good luck with that heat down there and stay healthy. I can’t imagine the feeling you guys would have seeing the Williams family again but I think it will be therapeutic. Keep up the good work and terrific blogs.
Cody-Phoenix
It was great to see the orange and blue for the first time Monday night! I love this team and it’s encouraging to hear good things from you Fox! Take care of yourself and stay healthy because there is no one I would rather cheer for! I saw my first live NFL game last season at Invesco when we played the Chargers. Rough game…but it was amazing! I took my little brother to the game as well and we spent the whole day at the stadium. We made friends with the security where the players come in and you were one of the few players to stop and sign my little bros football! You have been a favorite of ours ever since because, to my little bro, you became a person and not just another football player! Keep up the good work and have a great season! Lets go all the way!
Erin – Utah
thanks for the update Fox, you guys looked pretty good — but what’s with the D-line!? We’re getting pounded up the middle and the backers can’t save the world!
Cheers~
Clinton, LA
Great job Monday night Fox! First time I have read your blog. Loved it! I can almost imagine being in the locker room with you making fun of everyone. I am sitting here at my desk laughing about Hamza and his hairline moon walking. Co-workers are asking me what is so funny. Good stuff!
Good luck against Dallas. Go Broncos!
Hey Fox,
Great game last week. Congratulations on the win! I was really impressed with my boys. I can’t say this enough…I am so ready for the season to start.
As always, I am praying for you guys. Especially with you all returning to Texas. I understand that this is a challenging time for you guys but I pray for your strength.
Thank you for keeping us posted on the “happenin’s” in and out of the locker room. Love hearing about how much fun you guys have as a team. Sounds like you all mesh really well. Best of luck to you this season.
I’m ready for some football. Period.
All Ready!!!
~ChocolateQT
Hey Fox,
man i was at your guys last camp day and man it was fun. I love when you guys just start dancing, it’s fun to watch, but i always wonder…who started the dancing???? so yea i hope you get a interception this upcoming game. But yea i think this season is going to be really different without D-Will cuz he made a big difference on def. and the haircuts, well no one could wait to see what he’ll do next lol. Man it;s going to suck without him, he was one of my favorite players in the whole nfl and i wear the same # as him cuz it’s my favorite #. I really think that you guys as a team should wear a #27 on your uniforms for the whole season. It really sucked cuz i didn’t get to watch whole game last week just the last quarter and like the last 5 minutes of it. it’s cuz i was at work and got back home late. well i hope you had fun reading this ad get some rest man and tell all the others to get some rest too…..
oh yea i really wish i could see what some one the players wear when they are about to go out
Da biggest broncos fan ever!!!!
Volim Elmu
Hey Fox;
I’m writing from Australia. First, God bless you guys for hanging in there through all the tragedy. Just to let you know, I’m preying for all the team members, staff and family members from down here; it must be incredibly difficult.
I just wanted to say thanks for keeping this blog. It really is nice to read your comments. Fans are fickle creatures sometimes and your blog brings out the personality in the game that’s almost impossible to capture on TV.
Lastly, I’m proud to say I broke-in three Sweeds, one Scott, a German, two French a Dutch guy and one Aussi to the wonderful sport of American Football this past Monday (Tuesday here) with the win over San Fran! Keep up the great work!
Andy
Hey Dominique,
It’s great to see the depth we’re getting on the defensive side now. Especially with those timely picks and stopping them inside the five at the end of the game.
Really getting excited about the home opener vs Cleveland on the 25th – although I know you still have Dallas ahead of you. Keep up the good work.
Looking forward to meeting Cash – maybe we can get a few of the other pooches to pose for pictures too. Kind of an album for the four legged Bronco fans.
hey fox! i just wanted to wish you good luck in the game tonight!!!!!!!!!
F A
hey! so sorry about the loss last night!
I just now got a chance to read this blog…work man, you know how it is. Anyway, The San Fran game was awesome. Everyone’s looking really good out there and that’s what the first impression needs to be. It’s good to see that you all have so many options when it comes to QB, sad to say that was a lot of the problem last year…but I’m sure you already know that.
Anywho, last night’s game was…well I don’t really know, I missed part of it with a dang migraine, but the first chance I got after I was feeling better it was on the TV. Dallas is a good team, what can I say. You guys practiced with them all week so I’m sure you knew that you were up against a tough team. It just sucked to see you all lose, but it’s good work anyway. You guys always look good and just wish you all luck next week!!
I know you said you had wanted to see D Will’s family, were you able to do that? I can’t even imagine how you guys felt that first game out there. Both him and Damien Nash were big losses but I know you guys are a strong team and will help each other deal with whatever comes your way. My thoughts and prayers go out to all of you during this season and with dealing with all this stuff. Take care man!!
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