Day 5
Hi Broncos Country, reporting back to you from Tikrit, Iraq. Well, we were supposed to be on a C-130 to Baghdad, but due to a sandstorm we were grounded in Speicher for another day. We had no problem finding something to fill our time. Our military tour guide, Carmen, set up a Special Forces tour for us where we were able to explore the MRAPs (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected) and even hang out on the gun range. We were all brave enough to shoot M-9 pistols and a few of us even shot automatic M-4s. After taking several pictures and signing autographs with the Special Forces Unit we made a surprise visit to the soldiers at the car wash and by car wash we mean tank wash! They were so excited to see us.
We were really lucky to be staying at “Freedom Rest” which is where soldiers go to stay for R&R. We joined them for a pizza party that evening. Afterwards, we had time to watch movies, catch up on emails and phone calls back home, swim at the pool, and even play a little ping-pong.
Day 6
The sandstorm cleared up and we made our way to Baghdad on another C-130 plane. We were all in shock to be in Baghdad…a place you only hear of and see in movies. We even had our own anthem “Broncos over Baghdad”. We instantly fell in love with our MWR guide, Julia, who was continuously briefing us on the history of Baghdad and Saddam Hussein. We were staying at the Victory Base Compound, which is where Saddam himself entertained thousands of people during his time in power. He also used the land as a hunting reserve, where he brought in his own animals from around the world to hunt. The property on the base is filled with extravagant buildings and man-made lakes. Saddam believed anything that happened on a body of water was not seen by the god, Allah. We went on a tour of The Al Faw Palace, which is the headquarters for the US military in Iraq. The commanding 4-Star Army General resides here.
Next, it was Blackhawk time! It was our first Blackhawk ride and the first time in a helicopter for most of us. It was an unbelievable experience! We were able to look out over all of Baghdad and even saw some wild camels running in the desert. We flew to FOB Hammer (a Forward Operating Base); it was the smallest base we had visited thus far. There were 150 soldiers on base and 900 civilians. As we drove to the recreation center for our performance we came to an immediate stop as soon as we saw the “Denver Broncos Road” street sign! It was the perfect photo opportunity. Although the center at Hammer was our smallest facility, the crowd was our best yet! We were told that Hammer had never seen so many people attend a show in 7 years. Some highlights from the show included a serenaded performance by 2 soldiers singing Usher and a push-up routine performed by Allyson on a pool table due to the lack of space on the stage. We took a night time Blackhawk ride back to Victory Base and enjoyed seeing all of Baghdad at night…it was absolutely beautiful!
Day 7
We were taken on a tour of Camp Slayer at Victory Base. We were told that we would probably be the last American group that was going to ever tour Camp Slayer.
A few fun facts we learned on our tour:
We learned so much history and were so appreciative to have our tour guide, Julia, who was a plethora of information!
After our tour it was time to leave Baghdad. We left Baghdad on another C-130 plane to go to COB (Contingency Operating Base) Delta. We were only on base for a couple minutes before jumping on another Blackhawk to go to FOB Eastern Barracks. Eastern Barracks is a JSS (Joint Security Station) which means that it was both an American and Iraqi military base. There were only 80 soldiers on base and they were thrilled to see us! We were scheduled to go to another FOB, but due to ANOTHER sandstorm we were stranded at the Eastern Barracks DFAC (cafeteria). We were really disappointed that we did not get to meet the soldiers at FOB Gary Owen and Kalzoo. Although we were stranded at Eastern Barracks, we couldn’t have been in better company. Since the base was so small we were fortunate to meet almost every soldier on base and a special few hilarious ones who entertained us with their comedy. They didn’t seem to mind that we were stranded at their base!
The sandstorm finally cleared up and we were able to take off on the Blackhawks back to COB Delta. Mid-flight the sandstorm picked back up and we had to make an emergency landing in Talil, Iraq at Camp Adder. We were a little disappointed because we were scheduled to have a show back at COB Delta. We found out that there were 800 soldiers waiting for us to show up and perform.
Since we were stranded without any personal amenities we made a quick stop to the PX on base in order to purchase toothbrushes, face wash, and our Men’s Hanes shirts. Our military guide was impressed with what troopers we were!
Day 8
We were up bright and early in order to catch our plane back to Delta, but once again, the weather was not cooperating. This trip has certainly taught us to “go with the flow” and we have tried to make the most of every situation. We slept in the airport for a few hours hoping to catch a plane, but since the weather wasn’t improving we took our time to eat lunch with the troops. The day continued to get even more interesting as our entertainment tour guide accidentally lost her passport after throwing it in one of the trash bins at lunch.
After hours of stressing over the lost passport and sitting in the airport at Adder base we were finally able to fly and we made it back to COB Delta. When we landed in Delta we were notified that the passport was found by an incredible group of soldiers that dug through the dumpsters to find it. Our servicemen truly will do anything for us!
Tonight was our final show and we had time to get ready and head off to the stage. We were all very emotional that it was our last show and we were determined to make it the best! The stage was absolutely perfect; it was outdoors, bleacher seating, and palm trees surrounding the back drop. There was even a fire truck parked near the stage so the fire fighters could enjoy the show as well. We were all having bittersweet emotions prior to the show knowing that it was our last show of the trip and we may never have the opportunity to come back to Iraq again. As always before any performance, we had our group prayer and we each said our memory of the trip and what we were grateful for. With heartfelt tears of joy and energy running high we took the stage for our final show.
Not only was there a diehard bronco fan in attendance with a broncos tattoo but the soldiers even started the wave in the bleachers…we felt right at home! By the end of the show we had the soldiers on their feet singing and clapping along to songs like, “Shook Me All Night Long” and “Magic Carpet Ride”. At the end of the show we were presented with certificates of appreciation from one of the Commanding Officers and once again WE were the ones that felt appreciative to all of our service men and women.
Day 9
Our last official breakfast with the troops and we all made the most of it. It has become one of our favorite parts of the tour, having the privilege to eat with the soldiers and hearing their stories. After breakfast we went on a tour of the Medevac (Medical Evacuation) unit. The Medevac is the team who attends to POIs (Point of Injury). Their crew welcomed us with open arms and let us tour and sit in the newest Blackhawks the military has issued to the Medevac teams.
We had time to kill before our flight so we drove around base and even did a little souvenir shopping. After killing some time we packed our bags for what we planned to be a 45 minute flight back to Kuwait. Instead of the short trip to Kuwait we took a detour up to the northeastern corner of Iraq, near the border of Turkey. Here we picked up several congressmen from California, Texas, and St. Louis. They were in Iraq for a conference with other Americans and the Prime Minister of Iraq. From there we took the 2 hour flight headed back down south down to Kuwait.
We were excited to be back in Kuwait and see our “family” (security staff) that we had grown to love when we first arrived in Kuwait at the beginning of our tour. We were also welcomed by the Chief from Adder who personally flew to Kuwait to hand deliver the found passport to our entertainment tour guide. We all couldn’t believe it!
We had a full day in Kuwait to regroup, reflect, and repack our bags before heading back home to the states. Again, we had such a bittersweet feeling knowing that we were going home, but feeling like we still wanted to stay to support our troops. After hearing comments on the tour like, “Thank you for bringing a little piece of home out to us”, “You girls are a reminder of why we are out here fighting”, “This was the best part of my deployment”, “I’m now a Broncos Fan!”, makes us want to stay longer to reach out to more soldiers. We were blessed to meet so many service men and women including many soldiers from Colorado that we cannot wait to reunite with and acknowledge at our Broncos game for the Military Salute.
The trip came and went so fast and we know the experiences we had and memories we made will be cherished forever. We all have a new sense of American pride! As we continue to pray for our troops, let us all be grateful and remember the sacrifices they are making for us to live in the land of freedom – Broncos Country!
Sincerely from the Middle East,
Allyson, Heather, Jessica, Kelly, Kim, Lindy
Tags: Denver Broncos Cheerleaders, Iraq
The thing that stood out for me about Von Miller was his first interview after he flew into town. When asked why he didn’t come out last year, as he was a big time sack master, he stated he had promised his parents he would finish school and earn his college degree. It seems there’s not too many kids with that mindset anymore.
Hats off to his parents for setting this kids priorities straight.
The more I read and see about Miller, the more I look forward to him having a great career in wearing the orange and blue.
As JE stated, ” He’s the most explosive player in the draft”.
Ok, I don’t have the link, but Larry Fitzgerald just posted a picture with Kyle Orton and Eric Decker….I hope it’s a sign Orton will be a Cardinal!!
Tebow 11′
Invesco does not have the mistique of the old Mile High, it`s not even close. Old Mile High was thunderous, the 12th man indeed.
Here it is…
LarryFitzgerald Larry Fitzgerald
Me, Kyle Orton, @E_decker and Kyle’s father after today’s training here Minnesota http://lockerz.com/s/111242911
Yovi, you also could say that Orton will be a Viking because he’s in Minny… anyway, what this do show is that he’s doing football related stuff with a pro player, and that only means good news for THE BRONCOS.
Go Broncos!
ESPN is bored to death with football so they just came up with another one of their top 10 rankings, this one comes out better for us for a change though:
Ranking the left tackles
1. Joe Thomas, Cleveland Browns
2. Jake Long, Miami Dolphins
3. Ryan Clady, Denver Broncos
4. Jordan Gross, Carolina Panthers
5. D’Brickashaw Ferguson, NY Jets
6. Michael Roos, Tennessee Titans
7. Jason Peters, Philadelphia Eagles
8t. Marcus McNeill, San Diego Chargers
8t. Donald Penn, Tampa Bay Bucs
10. Matt Light, New England Patriots
Yeah if not for the injury,I’d been mad because Clady didn’t make the top 100 players list,yes he’s that Damn good!
Is it Friday yet?
Orton to Arizona or Minnesota,just as long as we get a 2nd round pick next year,or an even trade for a DT,isn’t Kevin Williams a FA? he is 30 tho,but if we could get 4-5 good years outta him,just a thought.
Plus we free up almost 9 million to pay our Rookies!
I’ve been waiting for Clady to be unveiled on NFL Networks top 100 players list. He hasn’t come up yet, but he’s got to be on there. I think they’re on 30-21 this upcoming week. In regards to the stadium conduct. I believe a private business should be able to have their own standards….ie. No shirt, no shoes, no service. Don’t get me wrong I believe any opposing fan should and will get harassed incessantly. Personally, I make it a point to make every opposing fan around me know they’re not welcome in our stadium while at games. I can also do that without offending everyone around me…..maybe just 1/4 to 1/2 of the people.
I believe that list is about the best 100 players based only on LAST year so I sincerely doubt Clady will be on it with his injury recovery and slow start. I would be amazed if he is ahead of Bailey AND Lloyd. just me. I think you have seen all the Broncos you’re gonna see on that list already.
When you make your point with every fan around you, PLEASE do so LOUDLY so we can here you and so can the other team, Invesco is way too quiet other than the lame IN-COM-PLETE, I would much rather have something like IM-BE-CILE screamed at the opposition, LOL.
… so we can hear you…
For anyone interested in Bronco memorabilia:
Former Broncos head coach Josh McDaniels will likely take a hit when he sells the Tuscan-style home in Greenwood Village that he bought in May 2009.
McDaniels and his wife, Laura, originally paid just less than $2.5 million for the four-bedroom spec home, but the asking price is now $2.2 million, according to Brian Nelson, the listing agent with Re/Max Masters.
The home was recently appraised at $2.65 million, Nelson said. McDaniels left Colorado after he was fired by the Broncos in 2010. He now works as the offensive coordinator for the St. Louis Rams.
Furniture is not included, but the coach left behind four flat-screen TVs that are part of the package. For more information on the 8,444-square- foot spread in the swanky Preserve neighborhood, call Nelson at 303-915-0377.
And then burn it for cleansing purposes! Hahahahahaha!!!
Funny comment from a blogger about the above article on the DP:
The house comes with over $1.5M in video upgrades including thousands of hidden cameras as well as tons of professional editing and reproduction equipment.
LMAO!!!
LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!GOOD ONE!
I know Clady won’t be on the top 100 list,I’m pretty sure someone said that only 2 Broncos made it,but I was just making reference that if he wasn’t injured he should have been on the list.Bay is correct the list is based on last year,that’s why Lloyd made it,before last year he was a nobody,glad he waited until he was a Bronco to up his game,probably be wanting a raise now tho,lol.
If I remember right it’s Klis who said there would be only two Broncos on that list.
Way too hilarious.
And Clady at #3, excellent.
Bay, love it. Do you think McD would pause his top secret vid in one room only to start it again as he moved through the house. lol
Strand: Very true about Mile High!! Invesco will rock and get its own personality. But the old girl Mile High will never die. Monday Night Football cameras rolling and we were rocking!! And our ability to be thunderous was something to behold.
LMSDB
FTR
If McD had treated his house in the same way he treated the Bronco’s half the house would be demolished?
That’s why he has to sell it at a loss, LOL.
This is Legwold’s view of things to come if they reach an agreement soon:
Teams have plans in place in case a deal comes within the next two or three weeks.
If there is a deal in the days following the Fourth of July, the most likely scenario would be:
-There is then a free-agency period of roughly two weeks.
-Teams would have one set of organized team activities/minicamp in July.
-Training camps would open in August and the chances at that point of having a full preseason and regular season would be good.
So they would add an OTA/mini camp, that’s good for us.
Klis’ take on Orton and Fitzgerald working out together:
Orton — the Broncos’ starting quarterback if the season starts today — has been mentioned as possible trade bait with the quarterback-desperate Arizona Cardinals. He worked out Thursday with Cards star receiver Larry Fitzgerald in Minnesota.
Broncos’ receiver Eric Decker, who starred at the University of Minnesota, also joined Fitzgerald’s famous workouts Thursday.
Fitzgerald tweeted proof here, saying “Me, Kyle Orton, Decker (Eric Decker) and Kyle’s father after today’s training here Minnesota.”
Larry FitzgeraldFitzgerald sent out another tweet saying he’s known Orton for a while so don’t read anything into their meeting. And Decker may have helped arrange the meeting as he has bounced between working out with Orton in Denver and Fitzgerald in Minnesota throughout the offseason.
But the NFL lockout is a time when there’s little else to do but read into things.
The only real info I dislike here is “Orton — the Broncos’ starting quarterback if the season starts today —”. Just because Fox said that four months ago or so doesn’t mean it’s set in stone.
Anyway, let’s hope the league and players reach an agreement soon and that Legwold is correct saying we would have a two week FA period and we’ll know all there is to know about Orton starting then, haha.
Sad article in the DP about Al Wilson suing his doctor over his neck injury. Moral of that story is you can’t always blame someone else for your hardships. Let it go Al, you have already done way better than most of us will ever do.
Seems everyday we learn a little more about what is truly going on in these talks that all of a sudden seemed so full of promises, thanks to Shefter’s insider info:
An internal battle is percolating at some of the highest NFL circles in which some owners are resisting the labor deal they’ve been trying to negotiate with the players, according to multiple sources.
A handful of NFL owners — at least two of which are from AFC teams — believe the parameters of the deal being discussed don’t adequately address the original issues the league wanted corrected from the 2006 collective bargaining agreement, according to sources.
It is one of the primary reasons team officials are being prepped to stay an extra night in Chicago at Tuesday’s owners meetings. It’s not to potentially vote on a new collective bargaining agreement, as many suspected; it actually is to try to fend off some of the resistance that is mounting from a handful of NFL owners, according to sources.
There is a lot for both sides to get through. However, none of it can happen without an agreement that is closer than it has been in months but still a ways away on the most significant points — division of revenues and jurisdiction over the next collective bargaining agreement.
Some owners clearly want football and are willing to meet the players’ price. But others, remembering 2006, when a CBA that seemingly favored the players was thought to have been rushed through, want to make sure that they don’t make the same mistake.
Interesting stuff Bay,like reading the newspaper with my java,thanks bro!
T.G.I.F.
I wonder if we could bring him back in as a LB coach if ours now does not work. He has alot to teach, Al Wilson that is.
There is a huge lengthy ladder to climb to coach in the NFL, if Al got a position on the Bronco staff now it probably would be well over 5 years before he could move up to LB coach, bottom line no way Al would be ready in time to coach the LBs if the current LB coach doesn’t work out.
Al was coaching LBs most of his playing days
I hear you, however ask TD why his getting on the coaching staff in Washington did not work out, he said it wasn’t for him, way too much work and having to start back at the bottom to work your way up. Same for everyone, no matter how good a player you were, need to learn all the coaching ropes of the NFL model no matter what, very time consuming. That’s why so few great players ever spent the time it takes to become coaches, they already were at top and don’t want to start all over to do it all again, just saying, sounds good but few are cut up for the coaching lifestyle.
I know Al in Denver was taking his players out for dinner every week, I don’t know about coaching them though, but that in itself probably was the best coaching of them all, haha.
Elway wanted none of the coaching bit…
Well it’s almost midnight on the East coast,and the Beast From the East is now getting started!!!!!!
I hear ya Bay….coaching is a lot easier said than done bro!
Al Wilson………probably the best ILB the Broncos have ever seen!!!!!!!!!
O.K. not to beat the Mays vs Irving horse to death but…
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=6&ved=0CEcQFjAF&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.backingthepack.com%2F2011%2F5%2F6%2F2157642%2Fnate-irving-could-be-denvers-starter-at-mlb-in-2011&rct=j&q=denver%20broncos%20best%20MLB&ei=Vzr8Tfz3Mamz0AHBhv3ZAw&usg=AFQjCNGDb66hYG5Gxm-F3XyooxVskL1rsQ&cad=rja
Btw..has anyone heard of Mario Williams moving to OLB in the new Texans 3-4 Defense…Dude could be a Beast!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mohamed ILB CAL..hopefully will see some playing time also……but Haggan and Miller are both slotted at SLB,if Miller can’t beat out Haggan(although I think he’s the Bombdigity)we are in trouble,a #2 overall pick has to absolutely got to start on D,I can see Miller-Irving/MAYS-D.J. at starting LBs,with Woodyard and Hunter as backups,unless Hunter is a DE backup.And I done forgot the Damn name of the other LB/DE we drafted.
Jeremy Beal……DE/OLB.
LBS……
Dominic Douglas
Mario Haggan
Nate Irving
Kelley Braxton
Joe Mays
Von Miller
Mike Mohamed
Lee Robinson
D.J.Williams
Wesley Woodward
BFE, you did an admirable job of talking to yourself last night, hats off to you, and I should know since I do it all the time, LOL.
This is a good way to get the ball rolling today for whoever might venture onto this website during this dead football weekend, Patrick Saunders at the DP asking who is on your all time top ten Bronco player list, and this is his:
1. John Elway — Perhaps the most famous person in Colorado history, sports or otherwise. My No. 3 NFL QB of all time.
2. Terrell Davis — Seven consecutive 100-yard postseason games, two Super Bowl rings and a 2,000-yard season. The missing piece to the Broncos’ championship puzzle.
3. Floyd Little — The original Mr. Bronco. A classy ray of light during a dismal era.
4. Randy Gradishar — My choice as the best Broncos defensive player of all time and the best goal-line stuffer I ever saw. The heart and soul of The Orange Crush.
5. Shannon Sharpe — He helped revolutionize the role of the pass-catching tight end. A locker room leader who provided bravado and comic relief.
6. Tom Nalen — Yes, I know Gary Zimmerman is already in the Hall of Fame, but it was the smart, crusty, irascible Nalen who anchored the line that set T.D. free and protected Elway.
7. Louis Wright – Call me crazy, but I pick Wright over Champ Bailey as my No. 1 cornerback. Wright helped the Broncos earn six playoff berths and two Super Bowl appearances. An incomparable cover corner who lacked only soft hands.
8. Rod Smith — The future Ring of Fame wide receiver got more out of his talent than perhaps any other Bronco, save for Karl Mecklenburg. Smith was intelligent, disciplined, a great route runner and a tenacious downfield blocker.
9. Steve Atwater — You could feel his thunderous hits all the way up in the press box. I believe Christian Okoye’s head still is ringing. Atwater played in 14 playoff games, including three Super Bowls. He shinned brightest in the Broncos’ victory over Brett Favre’s Packers in Super Bowl XXXII .
10. Jason Elam — I do not apologize for putting a kicker on my list. Elam’s resume includes his record-tying 63-yard field goal against Jacksonville in 1998; contributing to 152 Broncos victories from 1993-2007; and raking up a franchise-record 1,786 points.
BFE
Sorry, but Al Wilson is several steps below Randy Gradashiar (sp?) when it comes who was the Broncos best ILB. Randy played 10 years and never missed a single game and quite possibly not a single play, consistantly had at least 100 tackles per year, perennial all-pro, etc, etc. If the other team had 3rd and short you new that they probably weren’t going to make it becasue 90% of the time Randy would make the tackle for no gain or a loss. Compare Randy’s stats to the LB’s in the HOF who played at the same time he did. The only statistic any of them topped Randy in was SB wins. The several Steeler LB’s of his era were nowhere up to his abilities.
45YEARBRONCOFANSTILLONSTRIKE!!!!
This is mine:
1. Elway, no contest.
2. Little, no way I can see “the franchise” down to #3.
3. TD, main reason we have two championships, even Elway could tell you that.
4. Shannon Sharpe, only the TE in the HOF who revolutionized the position…
5. Gradishar, best LB we’ve ever had.
6. Dennis Smith, hardest hitting safety we’ve ever had, even Shanahan agrees.
7. Rod Smith, the best example of a WR understanding the team concept as well as a lineman, a quality that is on the way of extinction with WRs in the NFL.
8. Louis Wright, smoooth, fast, long strides, nearly almost always there to make any WR life hell.
9. Rich Tombstone Jackson, arguably the most relentless rushing DE of all times, he could make a QB’s life hell all day as well.
10. Zimmerman, no way I can keep one of our few HOF out of the top ten.
And when you see my list it represents one player basically at each position, plus “the franchise”:
On O: QB, OL, 2 RBs, TE and WR.
On D: DL, LB, S and CB.
I could coach a team like that myself, haha!
In BFE’S defense, he never even saw Gradishar play!
My top 10
1-Elway. Easy
2-T.D- just as easy. Had it not been for the knee injury, he could have easily pushed John for the top spot. Seriously!
3- Floyd Little- put Denver on the map. And while I never saw him play live, coming from generations of Bronco fanatics, his name ALWAYS came up
4- Atwater. This was an easy choice. I’ll never forget seeing that hit on the Nigerian Nightmare. Even my mom in the other room heard it. Though me and my brothers were horsing around after bed time, she came to yell at us. Until she saw the replay. Then at school the next day, being the ONLY Bronco fan in my class, it was a topic of conversation…And who can forget his monstrous Superbowl performance. Outside of TD, he put up an MVP performance!
5- Karl Mecklenburg. Besides Atwater, he was really our only other consistent D player in the 80s. And with a last name like that, what’s not to like. Blue Collar all the way
6- Rod Smith. Rags to Riches. Blue Collar. It was an honor to have a guy like that on our team
7- Ed McCaffery. Kind of a journey man. Didn’t find his niche until he landed here (Brandon Lloyd anyone?!). Wasn’t afraid to go over the middle. Held onto everything. But it was his down field blocking that did it for me.
8- Randy Gradishar. Same thing with “The Franchise”. Never saw him play, but the stories were never boring.
9- Mike Anderson. I know this one might cause some heads to scratch. But. This guy was just plain fun to watch. And it’s my top 10 soo. He was in the Blue Collar mode. Which seems to be the theme of my top 10. Man-O-Man it was so much fun watching him his rookie season. Especially the game against the Saints. He was an arm shake away from breaking the single game rushing mark. And at the time, I believe it was the rookie record for a single game. 05 was an awesome year too. Short of being oh so close. But watching the “Original Smash and Dash” (Anderson and Bell), was a lot of fun, Semper Fi and a Mile High Salute to you Mike!!!
10- Ah the dreaded 10. Fact is, I have a lot of favorites. Some for their stats. Some for the memories. Some just for their Antics. I mean, Haven Moses was awesome. “The Mouth of the South” Shannon Sharpe, (Even though I was a little jilted when he left for Baltimore). Louis Wright, arguably our best corner. Elam, and yes Kickers are football players too. I mean there was nothing more dramatic than that game winning kick against Buffalo a few years back. Pure football ecstasy right there!!! Probably would make my top 10 Bronco moments(that’s another list for another day). Then we got the members of the “We don’t talk to the media O-Line”. Any and all of them deserve to be included on this list. But it doesn’t seem right since they were a unit, to single one out. Maybe stink. Because he IS the media now. How ironic. And I love the stories of how he would “perform a bodily function” at the line of scrimmage. To gain an edge on the D. Now that is some serious mind games right there. Even Jake “The Snake” Plummer gets consideration here. Blue Collar type. Almost did what no other signal caller has done in Mile High since the Duke. Matter of fact, he’s the ONLY signal caller to win a playoff game since our last Superbowl parade. His swagger was the good kind. He talked the talk and walked the walk. His naked boots were a thing of beauty. And if I were a coach and trying to teach my players how to do it, you can believe I’d be pulling tape of Plummer. It’s such a shame he had a falling out with Shanny. And was replaced by Public Enemy #1. Especially what he did for our franchise. But, he’s number 11 on my list and thats because number 10 belongs to none other than-
Champ Bailey.
As bad as our defenses have been lately, he has been shut down, lock down, run stopping, don’t throw to my side of the field, pro bowl, all pro and unless we are conpletey shocked in Brocos Country- The next Denver Bronco Hall of Fame Inductee. All this with his blue collar, non primma donna attitude. I’m so glad he stayed with our team. When he had EVERY reason to walk. It is truly an honor to have a player of his caliber a member of the Broncos. (And while his lack of presence these days is less than desirable, I won’t hold it against him for 2 simple facts. He’s not the only one who is on the shadows and when it’s time to put the pads on, I know he will Come To Play!
GO BRONCOS in 2011, Return of the Mile-High Mystique!!!!!!!!!!! (if there’s a season of course)
I look forward to re-visiting this list in 10 years. With names like Clady, Doom, Decker, Miller…Tebow. Especially the diamonds in the rough.
Ah, I’m reminded of the current situation and my brief excitement has retuned to the level of contempt I have been carrying since mid-march. Shame on all of you for ruining our new national
pastime….Get a deal, get on the field (and owners box)
Thanks for the contribution sndvl.
About that Anderson game at the Saints, I was at that game, a 38-23 Bronco victory with Anderson establishing the then rookie record for yards ran in a game with 251 yards, which then was the 4th highest rushing total in a game in the NFL. He also had 4 rushing TDs! That was December 3rd in 2000. I did get lucky to attend a lot of big games obviously, I lived in Pensacola then and N-O is only a three hour drive from there, saw the Broncos three times in that stadium, none better than this one obviously. TD was on the sideline hurt and out for that game, basically at the end of his short career. The Saints coach, Jim Haslet, said “That’s a great offensive line, it didn’t make much difference who was in there, they could put dummies in there and we wouldn’t have stopped them. We couldn’t stop them on D, period.”
Always something to think about our many great RBs, the unsung heroes, the O line. On any other team none of these guys would of had the #s they had on our team, TD included, that’s why I have Little ahead of TD since he did most of his yards on his own, Little with that line would of been unbelievable!!!
BTW, I get all that info from my Bronco album scrap book, newspaper clippings etc…