When the Denver Broncos take the field in Miami on Sunday, they will play with five active receivers who each have no more than four years of NFL experience.
The Broncos traded their most senior receiver, Brandon Lloyd, Monday, but Executive Vice President of Football Operations John Elway spoke about his excitement for the young group of receivers to take the main stage on DenverBroncos.com’s live audio show ‘Elway Live‘ Tuesday.
“We felt it was an opportunity for us to get another draft pick and build, and also with the young guys we have at wide receiver, that they’ll be able to pick up the slack and continue to grow,” Elway said.
With receivers Demaryius Thomas and Eddie Royal, as well as tight end Julius Thomas, returning to practice in the last week, the Broncos are poised to have a relatively clean injury report heading into Sunday’s game.
Elway believes the bye last week came at a great time as it allowed players time to heal and prepare for the second half of the season.
“Coming back off this bye week, we should have everybody back,” Elway said. “We should be as healthy as we’ve been all year, including the receiving corps. We’re exciting about getting going again, and hopefully we can start the second half of the season, the next 11 games, and start winning some of those games.”
To listen to the rest of the ‘Elway Live’ show, in which Elway discusses the impact he thinks Demaryius Thomas will have, the potential of practice squad players, Tim Tebow’s first start, the matchup against Miami and the acquisition of safety Rafael Bush, click here.
-Kenny Legan
Tags: Elway Live, receivers, Week 7
This is a good follow up to Legwold’s points about our WRs.
It sounds as if Demaryius has plenty of doubts about himself and is doing his best to talk himself out of it:
No one has been more frustrated by all those trips to doctor offices and to the Broncos’ training room than Thomas, who is looking forward — again — to an opportunity to live up to his promise.
“I’ve been stressing, really, feeling that frustration, that I could have been cut,” Thomas said. “I was worried about that, actually. I don’t want to be that guy they say that’s injury prone. I’ve already had three injuries since I’ve been in the league that set me back.
“I don’t want to get here and be that bust. I told my mother this and I told my family this. I told them I was going to be the guy who had success. I just want to stick to what I say.”
Ok with the talking Demaryius, let’s take it to the field now, don’t let me down, I said we you were a better pick than Dez, I’m running out of time.
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LAX, every time Woody Paige hears that Quinn is even in the QB picture in Denver he laughs until he falls off his chair, not me saying it, Woody doing so, and I agree no way Quinn comes in until both Tebow and Orton go down in my opinion.
I actually think yhey would bring our PS qb up before they put Quinn in the game.
yhey=they
Talking about Woody, here is what he says about Bowlen in an article about NFL ownerships being a family affair:
Then there is Bowlen, the Broncos’ 67-year-old owner who has won two Super Bowls and been to five, but not lately. The last was shortly after the birth of his youngest daughter in December 1998. He has two sons and five daughters. Five are still in school, and both older daughters live in Hawaii.
In 2009, Bowlen told me none of his children had indicated an interest yet in eventually becoming the franchise’s CEO.
But son John was at training camp with his father in July.
And there is another John who someday wants to have a stake in the Broncos’ ownership.
John Elway is like family to Pat Bowlen.
Yeah and if Elway becomes owner then we can have ourselves a real General Manager, meaning Xanders is no real GM, and with Elway in charge of Football Operations now no way on earth any decent GM will take the job, I just will have to wait though, probably a long time…. YUK!
I wonder if the Miami players will be a little upset on Tim Tebow day?
I know THEY say is a Florida Gators reunion thing, but c’mon. Let’s call it what it really is!
Can’t believe how poorly the Raiders handle their draft picks. A first for Palmer and a conditional 1st or 2nd next year? Wow. All we got was a 5th or 6th for one of the top wideouts in the league.
Glad to see Bay-bay healthy and being given the chance to sink or swim just like Tebow. The rest of this season will be an extended tryout to see which young players can cut it, and which players need to be replaced in April. Good rebuilding strategy.
Good point bay….. time for Demaryius to do his talking on the field!
Ok now I’m pissed .. The jets signed Erin Riley off our PS
Wow, the Raiders better make a SERIOUS push for the title this year cuase Lombardi’s reporting that Davis has traded all but 2 picks in the draft next year, and nothing higher than a 3rd rounder… Man, the Crypt Keeper is losing touch… (maniacal laugh)
One good thing about the Palmer trade, the “Experts” are no longer talking about TT ad nasium.
Broncos 0-7 at Miami. Hmmm!! Pick Fins to win and be correct and contest is a lock. Fins lose and I’m HOS. ????
HA! And then I find this http://shegivesgoodsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/AlDavisIsAGhoulorisittheotherwayaround1.jpg
Wow, that really bums me out about Riley too!
The weather will be mild. They are calling for 81 degrees and isolated showers. 30% chance of rain. A cold front is coming through today and tomorrow and I know I am about 100 miles north of Miami but we are going to be in mid 70s during the day and 40s at night.
40s at night in Central Florida, that’s a cold front in October for sure.
Oh right… 40 is cold… I’m Canadian, so I was thinking, WOW great weather in Florida in October. But, it’s actually warmer where I am right now.
Warmer in Canada than in Florida?! WTF
Ok…..
And this from NFL.com
Fumed by this season’s outrageous 0-5 opening act, Dolphins fans? Take heart, so is your owner.
Stephen Ross has patiently watched the wreckage unfold and is “very frustrated,” according to The Miami Herald on Wednesday, citing a close associate of the owner.
The future of coach Tony Sparano could come down to how the team fares against Tim Tebow and the Denver Broncos on Sunday , the newspaper reports, but Ross is not entirely sold on making a switch in-season.
The source shared that Ross was a volatile rainbow of emotions during Monday night’s loss to the New York Jets . “At times he was very (ticked) off,” the associate told The Herald. “And other times he laughed it off because he’s sitting there with friends and it’s embarrassing to watch this when you’re there entertaining friends.”
The newspaper states that Ross — while reportedly consulting with former coach Eric Mangini — hasn’t pulled the trigger on Sparano because the players have told the owner they still believe in him. But eight straight losses dating back to last season are testing the man’s patience.
In a highly awkward development, the Dolphins have selected this Sunday to celebrate Tebow (read: the opponent’s starting quarterback) as part of “Gator Day,” which will honor University of Florida — and dishonor their struggling coach.
Kind of answered my question from earlier today…
Yea, it’s chilled the last couple of days to about 70-75, but we’ve had stretch through most of the fall that was 85+ during the day… in North Ontario…
shaztah,
I was raised in Boynton Beach.
Randy2191 where did you see that Eron Riley is still listed as being on the PS.
All I’m saying is I don’tr want to see Orton again even if they have to put… Prater in at QB lol
@Funny Bronctario!
http://www.newyorkjets.com/news/article-1/WR-Riley-Signed-to-Practice-Squad/4b725cd2-6807-49ed-93af-40ef40fe9347
Riley. Why hasn’t he been promoted
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO………………
Once again that sucks big time!
Trade Lloyd and allow your best reserve WR to be gone for probably ever, that kid had nothing but a great future in front of him, grrrrrr!!!
When I was listening to John Elway talk about the young recievers He didn’t mention Riley and I said to myself don’t forget about Riley. Now He’s not a Bronco anymore.
And we lost him to bring S Bush in from somebody else’s PS, want to guess how that turns out? harghhhh!
Agreed! GRRRRR! I was looking forward to seeing Him on the field.
Asd a Bronco that is…
I’m less comfortable about the Loyd trade now
That is a direct result of Fox not caring anymore about WRs than he does DTs, plain and simple.
How does a run heavy coach not recognize the importance of DT’s?
Riley was only signed to the practice squad? So he can be signed to the Broncos active roster still
Oh nevermind just finished reading that does suck… watch him develop and Plax get cut next year
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