The Broncos on Tuesday announced the signing of Zane Beadles, the team’s second-round pick in April’s draft. That leaves just the two first-rounders, Demaryius Thomas and Tim Tebow, unsigned.
Beadles started 50 of 51 games at Utah, and by the end of his career, he had been voted the Utes’ Most Valuable Offensive Lineman twice and earned first-team All-Mountain West Conference honors in two seasons.
“He’s a very smart player,” Head Coach Josh McDaniels said. “He’s tough, a good finisher, and he’s played a lot of games.”
After redshirting as a freshman, Beadles was the team’s starting left guard in 2006, starting 12 games. His other 38 starts came at left tackle, a position he switched to as a junior in 2007. That year, he earned second-team All-MWC and first-team Academic All-MWC honors.
As a junior, the first-team MWC lineman blocked for a Utah offense that generated 400.9 yards per game and led the MWC while ranking 15th nationally in scoring at 36.9 points per game. He was a Lombardi Award candidate as a senior, and was named a first-team All-American by the Football Writers Association of America in addition to earning All-MWC first-team honors for the second consecutive year.
In his final two seasons with the Utes, he allowed just 3.5 sacks and three quarterback pressures on 819 pass plays.
Beadles took snaps with the first unit offense during OTAs earlier in the offseason, and said he feels comfortable at both tackle and guard — so he is working hard to learn both positions.
“I take pride in that,” Beadles said. “I try to learn the offense as a whole and I think it makes me a better player when I know what the guy next to me is doing … I try to be able to go back and forth between inside and outside techniques.”
Regardless of where the team needs him in 2010, Beadles is excited to contribute in the NFL.
“It’s always been a dream, and you get here and you kind of realize that you made it to the league, but now there’s a lot of work ahead of you,” he said. “I’m looking forward to that.”
-Gray Caldwell, DenverBroncos.com
Tags: 2010, Zane Beadles
Sickness, only 2 to go. Also heard we cut LB Bruce and OL Marinelli
Awesome news! Can’t wait for ALL to be signed but more importantly for the season to start. I really feel a lot of people will be surprised by our 12-4 AFC West Champs in 2010 record.
SAAAAWIIIING!!!! This is it boys and girls and anything inbetween.. It’s almost like Dooms contract was the knot in the hose, now thats been put to bed the flow can continue.
OH YEAH.. COMON TRAINING CAMP.. the NRL Season is drawing to the finals I need something to over lap!!! lol
BA ~ Dragons or Eels for this year?? I wouldn’t mind seeing the Warriors.. but its tough seeing them progress through the ranks… not impossible… Raiders from 8th or 6th in 1989… Whats up with the Roosters??? Dang!!!!!
I’m liking the look of this young offense we’ve acquired. I can see them getting the job done in coming years!
SB & BA, Eels are starting to look hot again, should be a good game v the Roosters this weekend! Dragons will choke as usual!
Congrats to the blog for being up to date on the Beadles signing, very refreshing.
Hayne Plane is dropping bombs in the last 2 games and they are hitting their straps.. LOL Dragons dropping their nuts is about right.
That would be Australian nuts I take it…
We now got 12-4 for 2010, who is gonna say 13-3, 13-3 anyone?, sold to the man with 12-4, haha. Sorry, happy hour remnants talking, LOL.
Illawara-St George Dragon nuts to be exact lol
Happy Hour?? Im thirsty now…
Ok, time to rub it in, you guys remember when florio and others, like Aussie I think, kept saying that we should go after Terrence Cody in the draft and I kept saying that it would be a foolish thing to do since the guy is a total slob and I kept calling him fat, and I got called names for it for being insensitive, well here is what just came out of Baltimore today:
Despite having first-round talent, but falling to the second round of the draft because of concerns about weight and discipline, this has to be about the worst way to start a career: Baltimore Ravens rookie Terrence Cody can’t participate in training camp because he’s not in good enough shape.
Enough said.
mmmmmm…… me too! lol!
Refrigerator Perry x 2.
Can’t believe our first preseason game is in like 3 weeks!
Way to brush that off florio, you the man.
August 15th against Cinci, a re-match of last year season opener.
T Cody was placed on Ravens PUP list.
haha yeah.
Im also excited to see our scrimmage game on the 7th. Our first real glimpse of the rooks going at it, in NFL speed.
PUP, physically unable to perform, NO KIDDING, LOL.
I`m stoked about Beadles and Decker`s signings. Two down, two to go. My pridiction I`d say is 9-7.
And in NFL pads…
Strandoftds, 9-7 is my prediction, copy cat, LOL, and I had to listen to my heart a bit to make the jump from the 8-8 my brains is telling me. That’s the true die hard Bronco fan in me, haha.
Obviously 12-4 O&BinCostaRica is way more die hard than I ever was… or maybe just a tropical dreamer surfer dude, LOL/kidding.
I think 10-6 is reasonable.
My 2010 Prediction with Orton starting….(this prediction is void if TT or BQ starts)
@ Jags = W
V/S Seahawks = W
V/S Colts = L
@ Titans = L
@ Ravens = L
V/S Jets = L
V/S Raiders = W
@ 49ers = L
V/S Cheifs = W
@ Chargers = W
V/S Rams = W
@ Cheifs = L
@ Cardinals = W
@ Raiders = L
V/s Texans = W
V/S Chargers = L
8-8 = A successfull season!!! ……………..NOT
I love the Denver Broncos (win or lose) and I wish I felt like it was going to be a better season but I must try to be realistic… it is what it is… he is what he is… we are what we are…
Can’t wait will be at the Ciny game on the 15 th
10 – 6 for me too.
Cheers!
Go Broncooos!
P.S.
A QB makes a team what it is! Period!!!
I concure Florio, 10 – 6 Is very reasonable
Haha Brisbane Broncos all the way, Lockyer will lead us to another championship, and I hope we get GI signed soon haha. The Dragons will choke as usual.
Haha Bay about Cody, I still like him talent wise, and think he could have been better for us. I have faith in Rich Tuten to keep in shape. That is the only reason I thought we could held his weight issues. Tuten could keep him on the straight and narrow.
But instead we got Tebow, how we going to use him?
BA & SB ~ Broncos have the best record in the history of the comp.. NEVER LOST A FINAL they have appeared in. Thats 7 finals = 7 Wins.
Samoan ain’t you SB? haha jokes, and yes Broncos all the way. But I like the Canberra Raiders as a dark horse, probably won’t win the comp, but will wreck someones day.
Has anybody noticed that Phillip Rivers somehow keeps the sparklers in contention every year?
How about the two SB Runs that Ben Rothlisbuger took the Steelers on?
Or maybe we need to look at the biggies like Tom Brady with 3 Great Big Rings! Lets not forget a Stud like Brett Favre who walked onto a team in September and carried them to the Freaking NFC championship game!!!! Aaaargh!
How about a newbie rookie like Mark Sanchez taking his team to the playoffs and SMOKING the SanDiego SuperChokers in the process???!!!!
I’m just say’n, maybe I need to be Pray’n???
Maybe I need 07Elway to pray for me to find faith in Orton?? idk?
I LOVE ME SOME DENVER BRONCOS!!!!!!!!!!! (W or L)
@ OC
I see us winning the 49er and the Titan game. If we can stop CJ, that is. Their D is getting old and their passing game is suffering.
OC, 07Elway is praying for her hotties Quinn and Tebow haha.
Damn you Florio, you beat me to it
lol. yea, same here, I think we can beat both the Titans and the niners like you have said. All it takes is stopping CJ. Our DL has improved, and our LBs and Secondary are pretty fast even tho some are over 30. U add Cox and Phonzie and the speed is there more than ever. 9ers did well last year but wouldnt consider them better than us. Our weakness for a while has been TE and Vernon is amazing, so we really need someone to step up as a cover LB. I actually see us losing the Texans game more than the previous 2 in question….
As far as the signing goes, I am happy like yall are, but i must say, when we drafted him I was a lil PO’ed that we spent a second pick on a guy slated as a low 3rd/ high 4th I believe. So I hope he shapes up to be what we think he is. TRB out..
LOL @ OC & Aussie. OC – I know you’re not crazy about Orton as our QB and I can’t really blame you but if that’s who wins the QB battle that will go down at TC then that’s the final say. I’ll back him up. I’m sure you’re thinking he’s the reason we ended up 8-8 again last year but he’s not completely at fault. And in all honesty, I’m glad we had him and I’m really glad we got him back because watching Simms take the snaps was painful and Brandstater wasn’t all that great either. He was our best option last year. Now that its a different season, I know he’s not the best option but he’s got more experience in the NFL and with McD’s system. Brady hasn’t played with the Broncos with McD’s system yet and Tebow has zero NFL experience.
More than likely, Orton will end up with the starting job and with that, all I ask is that you just have a little bit of faith in the QB McD picks to be our starter… more like who earns the starting job. There will be a reason one of the those 3 will be our starter. This is Tebow’s time to learn all he can about the system and gradually get used to it. I’d say you can almost plan on McD using Tebow in the Wild Horses (if he ever decides to use that formation again, which I think he should). With time and patience, Tebow will be our starter. You know my motto – have a little faith, in the players & coaches. I have a realistic view on all this, which is why I’m saying Tebow will not be our starter nor should he be but with time he will. 1-2 years and it will be all Tebow, all the time in Denver. But I also have an optimistic view on things… if Orton wins the starting job, he’s got my support.
He’s a Bronco… that should be enough to get even an ounce of support from the fans (even you OC).
Keep the faith Bronco Country (especially you OC) haha…
GO BRONCOS in 2010!!!!
baylinor – yeah no kidding…ha ha !
11-5 PERIOD. Playoffs and if things fall our way bowl-bound and why not us win it this year. Denver has a QB that can win games. A two-headed RB that can gain yards and make catches out of the backfield. A workable receiving core who can catch the ball and some WR’s might be special this year. An O-line NEEDING gel-time but with 2 of the best young tackles in the league and a better than average guard in Kup. A 6 man rotation on th D-line thats much, much ,much improved over last year. An decent Linebacking core who can tackle and somewhat cover but certainly can bring the heat. But I know we have one of the best if not the best Defensive backfield in the league and thats having a hall of famer at one CB position and one at Safety. I believe in what the players say about McGenius and i’m excited about the way the players talk about our DEFENSE this year under Wink. I like what they say about Wink and his style, “Agressive”. I for one am excited for this year and love the way our roster shapes up for years to come.The Broncos are gonna give this league hell this year and lots of years to come.
Go Broncos!!!
Fire McD!
Haha. Just kidding! I will apply the “keep the faith” mantra to our head coach and be optimistic, supportive & open minded!
GO BRONCOS 2K10!!!!!!!!!!
Sorry guys, 12-4 still beats you all out, Costa Rica takes it.
tHIS IS MY FOLLOWING PREDICTIONS. I have us down for 10 wins but believe more are possible. if we play like I believe we can i believe we can win 5 of 6 in our division.
@ Jags = W
V/S Seahawks = W
V/S Colts = L
@ Titans = W
@ Ravens = L
V/S Jets = L
V/S Raiders = W
@ 49ers = W
V/S Cheifs = L
@ Chargers = W
V/S Rams = W
@ Cheifs = W
@ Cardinals = W
@ Raiders = L
V/s Texans = W
V/S Chargers = L
and a total od 12 wins if we beat KC and Raiders twice.
thanks O7Elway! I will do my best to support the Qb that Coach choses to start..
ILMSDB!
14-2
undefeated at home
away losses to Ravens and Chargers
You all can think I am unrealistic but this team is A LOT better than A LOT of people think.
Watch and tell me I told you so in 6 months.
DENVER BRONCOS – TEAM OF THIS DECADE!!!!
Can we tell you so if we don’t, LOL, undefeated at home!?! you must think we are moving back to the old Mile High Stadium, that’s when we used to be a force home, ever since we moved to Invesco our home record has gone out the window, just saying.
Ok, a little correction, I did some research about our Invesco record, and obviously it’s the last 4 years that have left that sour taste in my mouth, but we actually did well at Invesco the first 5 years, here are our home records in the regular season at Invesco:
2001 6-2
2002 5-3
2003 6-2
2004 6-2
2005 8-0
2006 4-4
2007 5-3
2008 4-4
2009 4-4
Back in the 90′s I could see us splitting divisional wins. That was back when it was considered the AFC “Best”. Now the Chiefs and Raiders seem to be laggin’ so bad and we still can’t KO ‘em both times a season. I think the only one we probably could split would be the Chargers. I don’t see why we couldn’t go 7-1 or even 6-2 at home. I don’t know if we just don’t have the “Mile High Magic ©” or what but we sure need to bring back the magic and maybe Tebow is going to be the magician to do it???
Go Broncos!!!!