This was about as much athleticism as the Broncos would display on Tuesday morning, as Head Coach Mike Shanahan called his team together after pre-practice stretching, said a few words and then dismissed them for the day.
“We stretched well,” he said.
Most players couldn’t leave the field quickly enough, sprinting as though there was a loose football sitting in the end zone, waiting for someone to claim it for a touchdown.
“Everybody was amped up,” running back Travis Henry said. “I thought he was going to talk about the wind because it was really windy yesterday and we kind of lost focus in some areas. It was a surprise.
“He gave us a bone, and we’re going to take care of our responsibility, enjoy this time off and come back in July (for minicamp).”
So there’s not much in the way of notes from the day. Wide receivers Brandon Marshall, Glenn Martinez, Rod Smith and Brandon Stokley were all out of uniform, continuing their rehabilitation. Today, it was Martinez’s turn to be tethered to the goalpost for some conditioning work; on Wednesday, it was Brandon Marshall who went through that session after practice concluded.
And just as Shanahan shook up the schedule by calling off practice, some players threw a curveball to onlookers by switching jersey numbers:
A slew of other Broncos changed jerseys a group that included including safety/linebacker Steve Cargile (from No. 38 to No. 97), linebacker Ian Gold (from No. 52 to No. 91), linebacker D.J. Williams (from No. 55 to No. 60) and defensive tackle Demetrin Veal (from No. 97 to No. 38), among others.
And here’s a few more photos from the short session:
It felt like the last day of school here at Dove Valley, and in a way, it is, although the players will continue in offseason conditioning for the next few weeks. For the coaches, the end of OTAs commences their longest respite of the year. And for your humble blogger, the close of this practice means vacation is in sight … but still a few days away. I’ve got plenty of stories to write and Broncos TV pieces to edit over the next few days, so we can keep bringing you something new each weekday, even while I’m away.
Back with more over the next few days … until then, vaya con dios.
(Oh, by the way … my long-lasting respect to anyone who in the comments section can identify which cartoon character said “unfettered hurly-burly” and under what circumstance he or she said it.)
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“I haven’t seen such unfettered hurly-burly since the fall of Saigon.”
- Principal Seymour Skinner
Skinner and Willie witness a Volkswagon being toppled in the parking lot by
several 3rd graders.
Skinner: Hmmm, I haven’t seen such unfettered hurly-burly since the fall of Saigon. Well William, another school year gone by.
Willie: And may I say, a job well done sir!
Skinner: Well, back to work then. Make sure to give those toilets a good scrubbing. We want the old girls *sparkling* when I get back.
Willie: Aye sir! [grumps] Auh, you silk-wearin’ butter-cup…
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Great stuff Andrew. Thanks for the updates!!!
Well played. I may have to go fish that episode out from my DVD collection tonight after Cavs-Spurs.
I’ll admit that I had to grab some google help with this, but I did remember that it was from the Simpsons, and I thought it was Principal Skinner, I just wasn’t sure. So I looked it up and found that he said it in the Kamp Krusty episode, and the full quote is “I haven’t seen this kind of unfettered hurly-burly since the fall of Saigon.” And there you have it, my first ever post on this site, and now everyone knows I’m a total dork.
D’oh, and someone beat me to it, now I’m a late, slow dork too.
Ah Yardo you beat me!!
Thanks for all the info Andrew keep up the good work.
See you this summer at camp!
// / Yardo with the speed, nice man.
Good pics again, July isn’t far away now.
Peace…
Yup! Skinner…HOORAY GOOGLE! I found the same transcript that yardo did.
Very nice. Hey Andrew, hows my guy Erik Pears looking? Will he get the RT spot?
Andrew, nice job the whole time on the OTA’s you keep all of us well informed and properly satiated during the long days of the Broncos off-season.
Great Work,
Enjoy your vacation,
look forward to July,
Happy Trails!
Without google my life would be complete confusion…
Their APIs are great too for all you web programmer nerds.
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