After Sunday’s 34-17 victory against the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Broncos have a quick turnaround before traveling to take on the Vikings on Wednesday.
For Ryan Harris and Eric Decker, the trip couldn’t come soon enough. It’s a homecoming for both Minnesota natives.
“I’m very excited,” Decker said. “It’s going to be fun to come back home and see some family and friends. I’ve got my community coming — about 2,000 people. It’s always fun to have that support and be back and playing in front of your home state. I’ve grown up in Minnesota. I love the people there and they’ve been very good to me. It should be a lot of fun.”
Decker, who hails from Cold Spring, Minn., has a bit of an advantage on his teammates in that he is plenty familiar with the opposing stadium — Mall of America Field.
He started three seasons at the University of Minnesota, which plays its games on the same field in the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
“I’m very comfortable with the surroundings and how the field plays,” said the rookie, who has hauled in six passes for 69 yards and a touchdown this preseason.
Harris, on the other hand, has played at the Metrodome just three times — once as an eighth grader and twice for high school state playoff games.
Nevertheless, he’s excited to return to his hometown and the same stadium where he once watched his NFL idols play every week.
“I grew up watching (former Vikings) John Randle, Randall Cunningham, Chris Carter, Randy Moss and all those guys,” Harris said. “To go back to the same field, you know, 15 years later — usually there’s turnover in venues but I think I’m catching the last couple years of the Metrodome — it’s going to be cool just to be back there and be back home.”
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Another one of the best parts of heading home? The familiar delicacies.
“There’s a place that has a hamburger that they dip peanut butter on the patty — it will change your life,” Harris advised anyone heading to Minnesota for the game. “It’s the Blue Door, right in St. Paul.”
“I don’t know if they have milkshakes, they do have cheese curds though — which is another life-changer if you’ve never had them.”
-Gray Caldwell, DenverBroncos.com
Tags: Eric Decker, Ryan Harris
I was impressed by our second string last night
Peanut butter dipped hamburgers, milkshakes and cheese curds, so that’s how you get to be 300lbs, LMAO…
Hopefully Decker puts on a show when he goes back home. With thomas out, instead of TnT we Have TD (Tebow-Decker) and I love what those initials spell lol.
Watched some Tebow Highlights (saw the game too), and all I can say is i like how quickly he has improved in the system. Him and Quinn virtually arrived the same time, yet u can see the difference. All I can credit it to is all the after practice practice he gets. Still dont like his form tho. Lacks finess/fluidity and on one of those plays yesterday when he made the pass before the hit from behind, Top pass rushers woulda forced a fumble because of the long wind up. But I will say he gets the job done. Minus the INT. But thats a similar mistake orton had alot last year. Locking into receivers. This system is about spreading the ball, you need to be able to look at all your receivers at the same time and go through progressions. he also missed Royal on a easy first down, but he had a nice accurate float on the Decker pass.
Alot of Good and bad. But he has done good especially for a rookie.
PS: but yea. Orton is the undoubted starter. But I think we see a REAL competition next year (cuz there was none this year) between orton and tebow if TT keeps improving at this rate. unless their a lock out lol. TRB out…
loved the game yesterday! I really see some hope in this team. I think is will be good for the team that all the prognosticators are picking San Diego there are enough young guys on this Bronco team that we don’t need the league looking at us just go out and do your job! Tebow looks better than Quinn to me. I would like to see him just continue to practice and get better maby a tom brady tiype come in after a few years as a back up and just take the league by storm. Mcd is a good QB coach like shanahan before him.
2nd string D looked good especialy the kid from Cal.
Go Broncos!!!
The timing of this game really upsets me. I have never been to a Broncos game (since i live in northern south dakota) and this is my one chance but I’ve got a football game the next day. In a couple years when the Broncos and Vikings play in the regular season (I will be in college by then) I am going to that game no matter what!
everyone is pitting WAY too much importance on tebows throwing motion and it is driving me crazy. personally, and you guys can argue this with me, i dont want him to change it. remember when he tried t change it in training camp? all his throws were wobbly and less acurate. looking at him in this pre season, sure his motion is longer, but when he throws the ball its a nice tight spiral for the most part and its got some zip on it. i will take that over wobbly ducks any day. the guy is fine. he proved that he could win at every level so far with that motion. why fix something thats not broken? i dont think that the stripping concern is a very big deal either until im proven wrong. the guy can scramble away from almost any line backer that will try to sack him. true, maybe i will get proven wrong and if i do i will own up to what i have said, but it doesnt really worry me. the INT also was just a rookie mistake. iv seen countless rookie QBs make that exact same mistake. its just part of adjusting to the speed of the NFL.
on another note, the D really surprised me yesterday. i loved Coxs pick in the end zone, and Thompson looks like he could be a valuable punt returner. i think our future looks bright a couple years down the road. im not seeing the 10-6 some people are saying though. the D just isnt that good yet, and kyle orton isnt gonna out sling most QBs in the league, imo. im gonna say at best 8-8. if we had doom i would add one or two more on there. i just dont think we will have a good enough pass rush to win 9 or 10 games. i sure hope that i am proven wwrong on that point though.
casinoroyal, about Tebow’s throwing motion I’m on your side, so is Elway, he said they are making too big a deal of it, he has the arm strength and speedy delivery to get it done in this league the way it is, I’ll take Elway’s word over McD’s on this one.
Baylin, I like your picks for the cuts to make the 53 man roster. It stinks to loose a couple of those guys but thats just how the business is. I would be pretty dissapointed and shocked if we cut Bucky, unless he proves to be too injury prone.
I guess that means I’m on the “get Quinn out of here” band wagon. It’s a tough break but that is just how it is. You have to be able to perform admirably with the surrounding competition to have a chance. BQ has not done that. I feel bad for him because I know he has some talent. But he looks like a deer caught in head lights out there. He looks like he is scared to throw the ball, and when he does it is 10 feet over the recievers head.
I’m still feeling good about my 10-6..
I LOVE ME SOME DENVER BRONCOS (OC, 2010)
10-6 prediction, I meant.
Sup Bronco gang?? Long time since I’ve been on here… actually went out to CO and saw a couple of training camp practices 2 weeks ago. Nothing like seeing Tebow in person. lol
As for the beating we gave the Steelers… I have to say I’m very impressed. If we can manage to play like our best moments in this game for the regular season, a 10-6 or even 11-5 record is very likely. Yeah, I’m that optimistic about our season. I always am but one of these years I will be right. lol Our starters look very ready for regular season. Orton looked great, I think now that he’s had a year to progress through this system he’ll be able to step up his game this season. I’m looking forward to it. And over time, Tebow will adjust to the system. It took Orton a year to get the feel for it… don’t be surprised if it takes Tebow just as long. I gotta say though, its quite fascinating that Tebow has got a better hang of this system as a rookie over a QB like Quinn who has a few years of NFL experience. Tebow has definitely moved up the chain of command. And I’m with you all the way casinoroyal… there’s no sense in trying to change Tebow. When he finally gets a comfortable feel for this system, changing his throwing motion will be the last thing on people’s minds. And if we’re going to bring Elway into this, I’ll put it this way: since he retired and we’ve had QBs coming and going like weeds, I can’t remember a time where Elway backed up a QB of ours this much… the way he has for Tebow. That’s saying something, if you ask me.
Oh and a bit off topic… gotta brag about this a little bit. The day I got out to Denver my Grandpa took me to Elway’s (the steakhouse restaurant, the one in Cherry Creek). Dude!!! Now officially my favorite restaurant ever! lol My apologies to Olive Garden… been bumped down to #2.
Definitely recommend it.
Keep the faith Broncos Country…
GO BRONCOS in 2010!!!!
Maybe Quinn is purposly playing bad so he can get cut and go to a team where he actually has a chance! Food for thought! Haha
elway, I read your posts on this and respect what you have to say, but you need to eat some real Italian Food if you think Olive Garden is up there. Just letting you know, real Italian food at an authentic restaurant is much better than Olive Garden. Either way, I still don’t know how to feel about this team. I love my Broncos, but I’m trying to figure out how I feel about this team. I guess since I feel 50-50, another 8-8 season might be in our future again. I sure hope not, playoffs would be nice. We should all get behind Orton as he is definitely our starter this year. I’m trying to save money to go the Charger game in Nov, as I live in Los Angeles, but I know that McDaniels is setting up a team to win several championships. We need to be patient. But enjoy football for what it is, it’s gonna be a great year.
Yovi, you have at least one guy in your corner, OC said that about Quinn playing bad a couple weeks ago, there could be something to it, but problem is he is playing soooooo bad nobody will want him, if that’s his intent, he is over doing it. That being said, I don’t believe that’s the case, the guy is doing everything he can and his abilities are just that poor.
Big D, you are so nice when you say IF Bucky is proved to be too injury prone, haha, I thought the definition of injury prone in the Webster dictionary was “Bucky”.
This morning is as good a time as any to touch on something that has been on the back of my mind for awhile now, with Brady Quinn, Phonzy and all.
It is obvious that somehow I’m here often complaining about this player or that player, and go onto a campaign to get rid of the bum.
And it’s equally obvious that I often meet strong resistance and indignation about it from many of the bloggers.
It is of my opinion that the intent of football in the NFL is different from football at any other level. At all other levels you are dealing with kids who you need to keep gloves on with not to hurt their feelings, and groom them the best way you can to grow up to be bigger and better men, and give them shot after shot to prove their worth, in essence compassion is a big part of it, your children may be in pee-wee leagues and there is this unrelenting love kind of thing that carries on throughout all levels of football, until you get to the NFL that is.
The NFL is not only the most brutal of sports on the field, but it is the same off the field, the NFL is the ultimate sports business, run better than any other league, and no one in this business has any mercy for anyone else, and no matter how some don’t like it, it is the way it goes anywhere in this world of ours in big business, so every fan might as well toughen up and get use to it if they want to enjoy the ride. It is how it is, it’s totally unfair in many cases, it leads players on all the time with great promise of bright futures often just to discard them like unwanted used toys weeks later. But it is the reality of life in the NFL. So I have been running business for the majority part of my life and I guess that helps me dealing with it better than others. Many fans are soft over players and their struggles, I am not. I say let the bum go if he stands in the way of the common goal, we need to meet the bottom line and that’s winning football games so there will always be collateral damage.
Like Phonzy, like Quinn right now, how in the world can some people still be here today wanting to give these guys a chance, another shot, another year, another look etc… . With that kind of thought process, where would we be now, having gathered a bunch of players who cannot prove their worth just because we have a soft side in our heart, so let’s keep giving them all extra shots to maybe someday become the player that we thought they could be, we would be in a world of hurt. There is no soft anything in the NFL, it is for tough men only, physically and mentally, and if you don’t cut it either way, you are out, that’s a given, no tears shed, life goes on, you might have to get a real job is the worst that could happen.
That being said, many folks here are totally in tune with acquiring and discarding players as warranted, but some have such tough time with the discarding part, and it seems to be always the same fans, and they feel the same way about every player, it’s not just a thing where they just want to give that yet extra shot to a specific player, no, it’s across the board to every player, and that’s how they roll, but the NFL doesn’t roll that way and neither do I.
Phonzy and B. Quinn must go!
Phonzy should have been gone yesterday!
And baylin, we cant cut BQ quite yet. We have the 4th preseason game Thur!!!!!
Get Healthy/Stay Healthy, BRONCOS 2K10!!!!!!!!!!
Ok, I can be patient, LOL.
I was one that was critical of Tebow’s throwing motion before we drafted him. I wasn’t so worried about the lengthy windup it was more of the placement of the ball when he does, it is at his knee level. Most pass rushers drool at that because it makes it that much more easy to strip. I’m not really high on myself but one of the coments I did make was “what will happen to his throwing motion when the bullets start flying” when you throw a certain way for your entire life your muscle memory is pretty much set in stone.
To change or not to change…that’s the question. As much as I hate Rivers, he had the same problem with his throwing motion. People thought it was lengthy and strung out. Well, he’s made it in the NFL, hasn’t won the big one, but he is still one of the better QBs in the league. Oh, man, that tasted really bad when I just said that, my mouth is on fire!!!! Seirously though, he has been one of the better QBs. However in the playoff game last season against the Jets, you could really see his throwing motion kind of regressed back to his original one. It really hurt him in that game too. So the question will always remain to change or not to change until Tebwo can prove the critics right or wrong.
The way Quinn has been performing I’m glad we drafted Tebow.
Go Broncos!!!!
Wow Bay really went in huh…lol but I agree 100% people just gotta toughen up…
Oh btw does any of my fellow bronco bloggers have a twitter account…I want to follow some people that loves the broncos cause im tired of arguing with steeler and cowgirls fans…lol…follow for a follow
so based on one year for Smith and three games in a new system for Quinn you think they should be cut lol il tell you this they wont be cut this year but next year more then likely,that is if they don’t step it up.as for Tebow the kids doing pretty good this preseason but he has still shown me that he needs a lot more time,I think Orton needs a veteran back up like Quinn beacuse of that,.anyways just my opinion but I as a fan have the right to cheer for any payers I want and just because im not embracing some christian freak who will NEVER start in the NFL doesn’t mean im not a broncos fan BAM
As far as phonzie goes, I post a few blogs back that I am now sure he will never be what we want him to be. But with that being said, he is not going anywhere, even if he is playing 4th CB/special teams. He will remain on this team. Coaches dont easily give up on their first round picks. They are not ones to admit mistakes. ESPECIALLY Josh McDaniels. Case i brought up was Jarvis Moss. He should have been gone IONs ago, but always barely made the cut and now has a chance to help us this year with doom down. Maybe phonzie is a late bloomer. I doubt it tho….Go Perish Cox lol
And the blog definitely says game on wednesday instead of thursday.
Different folks, different views, this article about Phonzy just in the DP today:
Krieger: Broncos may be forced to admit mistake on Smith
A christian freak who will NEVER start in the NFL, let it all out, tell us how you really feel. Christians, Muslims or atheists, I don’t think that has anything to do with football and slendering any of these choices really doesn’t have any positive effect whatsoever on the official Bronco website, or anywhere else for that matter. No class, just a Quinn’s fan frustrated response, whatever makes you tick I guess….
TRB, every single game is scheduled for Thursday this week, check out the front page of the NFL website. Obviously this Wednesday thing was done in error.
What the blog meant is that they are traveling to Minnesota on Wed…
Baylin, oh ok. yea, i found out through NFL.com that all games were thurday thats why i posted about the wednesday thing. But makes sense. always go the day before.
As a guy who missed 2 preseason games cuz of church, i def stayed away from that christian freak comment so im glad someone else addressed that. Let the man live. He has his faith or lack of faith like everyone does. Dont see anyone bashing Dawkins for his. “Different strokes for different folks” … i think people attack TT for being religious more than anything. Thats just one part of his identity. Lets take a look at the forrest not just a tree. Big picture. TRB out….
PS: Two things best avoided, religion and politics cuz everyone has a view on them, and nobody likes to compromise their values. not upset, just friendly advice lol
i think we should cut phonz and bq.dont need another game to evaluate their play
Do any of the starters actually play this week or will they be rested for the season opener? Prob a couple series’ and that’s it. Thoughts?
That’s about it.
Hey guys/gals…..Let me get your take on something.
In my opinion Moreno’s hamstring is a little more severe than what was let on. We know that Buckhalter is trying to make it back as soon as possible. So I honestly believe it’s going to be the Lance Ball / Buckhalter show for week 1 with White having to serve the first of 4 game suspension.
So my question is, can the pass set up the run? I know forever and a day people like to say you have to establish the run. I think we can all agree that our passing offense has been very effective. Orton is accurate, he’s making very little to zero bad decision’s and they’re putting points on the board. So can you spread out the passing game and then setup the run?
I think for the first two weeks Orton is going to have to put the team on his back until this RB situation get’s back in tact. So with that said, I’m wondering if you come out in pass heavy play selection then hit em’ with the running game to take the pressure off Bell / Hall / Buckhalter…..
Just a question….
GO GET EM’ BOYS!!
I actually have a King James Bible that says…..
“On final day of creation, God stood back to admire in all his greatness what he had just created. Something was missing! Yes…something was needed! Something magical, something that all people could look at in amazement! So God created John Elway!”
….or that’s what I took out of it anyways!
GO GET EM’ BOYS!
Broncfalls, even with a healthy bunch of RB’s McD’s system is to pass to set up the run, not the other way around. Unusual for us, but we better get used to it, don’t know how succesful that will be with our O line and RB’s in some sort of disarray now, due to injuries and inexperience. All I know is Orton will have a big say on how we do since it’s pretty much a gimme he will play under a lot of pressure from opposing D’s. In preseason in that regard so far so good.
I don’t think quinn would play bad to be cut, I think he would asked to be released or traded.. But who would want him, especially to be there starter. IMO Denver should trade him or keep him at 3rd. I mean if SD can get a decent pick for whitehurst, then denver should be able to get A pick for BQ
Baylin….I agree with your 10:31 post,who is this guy,taking up for Quinn and bashing Tebow,I think he just don’t like christians,but like you I am bias when it comes to religion,IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH FOOTBALL !!!!!!! steveatwater5 don’t wanna watch Tebow he might as well pick another team,he could root for the Skins like Olaf does.LOL
Tebow is here to stay so get used to it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And Baylin I agree 100% right down to the last one,on the cuts for the 53 man roster,man we know how to grade talent,don’t take much to know Quinn and Phonzy ain’t got what it takes,we got too many great DBs to keep Phonzy,and Quinn looks just as he did in Cleveland,it’s like he forgot how to play or something,to me his biggest problem is he holds onto the Damn ball to long,he’s played in the NFL for what 4-5 years now,you’d think he’d know by now GET RID OF THE DAMN BALL QUICKER!!!!!!!
Oh yeah Fargas got taken out by Whites play Sunday night,like you said the fewer Raiders the better F the Raiders !!!!!!!!!!!
Good old OLAF, LMAO!!!
Yeah BFE, other than disagreeing about Marshall we are pretty much in tune about how we think Broncos, we must be drinking a similar amount of brews, HAHA.
NFL.com reports that KM trained today!
Things are on the up…..
There is a new blog saying Moreno, Bucky and Clady might play some Thursday.
i feel very dumb to ask this but which one is phonzy, i am stumped?
Olderthandirt
The CB that can’t tackle a 40 year old QB.
Number 22.
It would be really stupid to play clady Thursday. What are your thoughts bay?
oh yea, thanks
Florio, there is a new blog where BFE and I discussed just that.
Correcto Mundo, Alphonso Smith, aka Phonzy, also aka half pint size, haha.
My bad. I can’t see new blogs. Lemme moVe over.