Denver running back Willis McGahee has been named the FedEx Ground Player of the Week after his 163-yard, two-touchdown performance in Week 9 vs. Oakland.
McGahee beat out Arian Foster and DeMarco Murray for the honor.
McGahee is the sixth player in Broncos history to win the FedEx Ground NFL Player of the Week award and the first since running back Correll Buckhalter won in 2009 (Week 13).
Here is the Broncos injury report as they travel to Kansas City:
Wesley Woodyard — Questionable (knee)
Brian Dawkins — Probable (thigh)
Virgil Green — Probable (neck)
Spencer Larsen — Probable (shoulder)
Rahim Moore — Probable (concussion)
Cassius Vaughn — Questionable (hamstring)
Willis McGahee — Probable (hand)
And here is the Chiefs injury report:
Demorrio Williams — Out (groin)
Jon McGraw — Questionable (shoulder)
Javier Arenas — Probable (ankle)
Below are some photos from the Broncos Friday practice session.
Tags: FedEx Ground Player of the Week, Injury report, Week 10, Willis McGahee
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Alright I guess I’ll eat me a BBQ pulled pork sandwich and drink an ice cold Bud Light before hitting the hay….AHHHHHHH…MAN!!!!!!!
Damn I’m glad I’m a Beer Drinker and a Hell Raiser,and love BBQ PULLED PORK…………..HAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cole Slaw………………on the side Yankees,us Southerners slap it right on the sandwich!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Daddy advice:
Hey BFE – I can’t stick around tonight but I will read your rants in the morning – carry on – you give me stuff to laugh about when you’re buzzed. LOL
There is no such thing as safe drinking but I wish you a blessed and safe night and weekend anyway.
I like the 25/06 – good choice! I bought one for my wife a few years back and my son got an elk with it when he was 13. It was a little light for an elk but the elk dropped in it’s tracks at 150 yards. Neck shot.
Hy-gensing tea prevents those stones – had a friend that was having a stone every other month – several needed surgery – it all ended when he drank Gensing tea regularly-
LAX- you in a cast? Recommend don’t do what you done! It hurts!!! I’m not gonna LOL even though I’m funnin’. Hang tough – depending on your age you can expect a break to hurt for a year. Wish you well!
DB…NO RANTS TONIGHT BRO……just looking for a Bronco Bro to chat with in a good mood tonight and lookin’ to get along with ALL OF BRONCOS COUNTRY……….GOODNIGHT!!!!!!!!
No Elk here just Whitetail Deer and the 25/06 is plenty enough gun to put down a Whitetail or a Bull Elk…believe me…it’s a great big game gun!!!!
The Big Blue Bronco Bus pulls along a lot of Bandwagons…….
There’s always plenty of room on (and off) the Tebow Bandwagon……
The T-Wagon was built on 10 ton axles with air ride suspension and nice easy stairs, handrails and puke bags for frequent passengers….
There is also an emergency exit slide for passengers that can’t wait to leave… Escalators for those eager to arrive and then the Super STAT (I never liked Tebow) Ejection seat for those Drunken Tobowing Wagon Riders that want to escape quickly and avoid detection from their friends….
Passengers may come and go as they please and should expect to encounter throngs of other fans, bloggers and ex NFL players such as the exuberantly beloved Shannon Sharp “panicking” while boarding and exiting the T-Wagon….
During game time on the T-Wagon you are best advised to keep your lips and fingers inside the car, buckle your 5-point Horse Harnesses and put your Saddle Back and Tray Table in the upright positions because there could be Tremendously Tumultuous ACTION and Tenuously Turbulent ENTERTAINMENT…
Me, myself….well… I’m jumping on the Superstar Willis the Thrill-Us McGahee Bandwagon!!!!!!!!!
That guy is a serious Mile High Monster of a Human!!!!! Breaks his hand and then Bronco Bad-Ass Bucks-Up for a Buck-Sixty plus, in the Stinky Black Hole even!!!!!!???WOW! I’m a (Thrillis) believer!
I feel great!!!! Keep bringing us those wins and Great Creative Game Plans Broncos Coaches!!!!!!!!
We need another Great TEAM WIN!!!! I’m getting a good feeling about this team’s chemistry and formula. If McCoy/Elway/Tebow and Company can just come up with something new on O “game in and game out”?????
If Coach’s Fox and Allen and Company can keep bringing the BRONCO HEAT on D????
We Could Be A Contender!!!!!!!! RIGHT HERE!!!! RIGHT NOW!!!!!!!!
They were having a Super Sale on Orange Juice this week so I bought a whole keg of the delicious intoxicating citrus stuff… I still only fill my glass half full…… I just keep chug’ n the thirst quenching aide down a half glass at a time…..Hahahaha…lol (belch)…
BRONCOS 23
CHEIFS 21
POUR IT ON BRONCOS!!!!KEEP THOSE DRIVES ALIVE!!!!!!!
NO LIMIT SOLDIERS LIVE ANEW!!!!ILMSDB!!!
I LOVE ME SOME DENVER BRONCOS FOR LIFE AND BEYOND!!!!!!!
I chose the 25/06 over the .243,.270,and the 30/06!!!!!!
just thought I’d try it out!!!!!
It’s a 25/06 Savage with Mossy Oak Camo….I love it!!!!!
OC………..TT ……BELIEVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BRING THE BRONCO HEAT DEFENSE!!!!!!
NO LIMIT!!!!!NO LIMIT!!!! NOT LIMIT!!!!!!NO LIMIT!!!!
TORCH IT UP A MILE HIGH IN KC BRONCOS!!!!!!!!!!
NO LIMIT BRONCOS!!!****RIGHT HERE***!!***RIGHT NOW**!!!
OC – well written!
BFE – Can’t sleep checkin’ in quick.
Haha – I got one of each of those – all Savage scope /gun composite stock combinations (inexpensive) so that I can take all my older kids with me. Also have 7MM mag and a Marlin 44 mag-lever action. I hunt bear with the 44mag and back it up with 44mag – Dan Wesson Hunter package – I only own the 8″ barrel.
Now that I have 8 in my family that want to hunt with me and are old enough plus two wanna-be-potential son-in-laws. I also buy 20 and 12 GA. slugs and take those as short range deer guns as well.
Truth is I can now shoot deer – teach the kids how to field dress – and I can march all the way out of the mountains without having to haul a thing. I’m getting spoiled in my old age. (48) LOL
I shoot the 7mm Mag. I’ve taken deer at over 400 yards. Very similar bullet to the 25/06 – just more powder behind it.
(for those who are detail oriented – I already know the 25.06 is a .257 dia. bullet – and 7MM is .284 – whatever) Lots of folk will argue that it’s not enough gun for deer – just sayin’ that’s not my experience. It’s enough.
My next gun will be the .280 – then I want .300 Win Mag and .300 Wth. Mag – before I buy a .338.
Just an excuse to get into the mountains!!
Thanks for the tip daddy. I’ve been reading that black tea is bad for stones so I’ve been kind of spooked away from tea in general, but I’ll try your advice.
savinghyrule,
Here is a web site that you might be interested in reading. It may help you with your current condition and how to ‘possibly’ prevent it from returning.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/kidney-stones/DS00282
Legwold about the Woodyard probably inactive dilemna:
Woodyard is a big part of the Broncos’ nickel defense — he leads the team in tackles overall and is third on special teams in tackles — and the Broncos would have to adjust if he can’t play.
If they use a safety, like David Bruton, in Woodyard’s spot, the Chiefs may be more apt to run against a lighter look too with a running back like the 238-pound Jackie Battle.
If the Broncos use Champ Bailey on Dwayne Bowe exclusively as they did last December, then they are somewhat vulnerable in the slot where Bailey has played in the Broncos’ nickel when he isn’t shadowing a receiver.
The Chiefs have an experienced receiver in the slot in Steve Breaston, who is coming off a 100-yard game in Kansas City’s loss to the Dolphins last Sunday. It will be a matchup that bears watching for the Broncos.
I personally see the Chiefs exploiting our safeties no matter what happens.
And I hope Tebow can exploit their safeties because the Chiefs are completely depleted there.
It’s a we’ll beat your safeties, right back at you we’ll beat your safeties too, type of game.
And of course Legwold is talking about what we discussed here yesterday, the chances for the read-option to succeed after someone truly prepares for it and Crennel is pretty darn good at that:
The read option put quarterback Tim Tebow in his comfort zone last Sunday. The Broncos used it for 17 snaps in the game, and it was an effective part of a good road win.
But the Raiders, despite saying they practiced for it, played it just about as undisciplined as a defense can play it, since they neither covered the runner nor the quarterback on the play when the Broncos used it.
The Chiefs have practiced for it, seen it on video and figure to play it with a little more fervor if the Broncos show it again.
The Broncos have to be prepared — and they say they are — to adjust if they can’t find room to work in the option look. It can’t be the staple, especially if defenses are prepared to punish Tebow every time and the Broncos don’t have a wrinkle like a reverse or some kind of pass out of it.
Before we get all excited about considering playoffs, just consider this for a minute:
The AFC West is the only division in which all four teams have been outscored this season. The Raiders have been outscored by 25 points, the Chiefs by 70 points, the Chargers by 12 points and the Broncos by 53 points.
Making the playoffs would be an outstanding accomplishment and the most fun we’ve had since 2005, but after that it would be like being fed to the wolves, the AFC West is plain mediocre right now.
And about the Broncos being playoff contenders Legwold concludes:
The vast differences between the Broncos and the two best teams they have faced to this point have been crystal clear. The Packers disassembled the Broncos’ game plan on both sides of the ball in a 49-23 win in Green Bay, and the Lions stomped their way to a 45-10 win in Denver last month in a game Detroit led 24-3 at halftime and 45-3 early in the fourth quarter.
When the Broncos are to the point they win those kinds of games, then they are a legitimate playoff team, no matter what happens in their division.
Sobbering thoughts right there, or as one would call it back down to reality sort of thoughts. But I can’t blame anyone for being all fuzzy and excited about our Broncos being only one game down in the division, even if that competition is the bottom of the barrel in the league now.
Interesting insight on McCoy and running the option O by Lindsay:
Mike McCoy had one big, and very painful, reason to be wary of running the option offense.
When McCoy thinks “option,” his mind drifts back to that September day in 1993, when, as the quarterback for the University of Utah, he ran the option play for the first — and only — time.
“I called it once up in Laramie when I was playing and broke my collarbone and my first rib,” McCoy said. “I took the snap, and I got killed. It wasn’t a good deal.”
So maybe McCoy’s first option experiment failed.
Now, more than a decade after his playing career ended, McCoy is willing to give it another shot as the Broncos’ offensive coordinator.
“You have to have the right guy to be able to read that stuff and make good decisions with the football and move the ball down the field,” McCoy said this week.
That guy, in this case, is Tim Tebow.
And info about how the option came about for the coaching staff:
The process started late last season, when McCoy and several other offensive assistant coaches, including running backs coach Eric Studesville and quarterbacks coach Adam Gase, began devising read-option plays for Tebow when he took over as starter for the final three games of the season.
They watched film of Tebow in college — he threw for 88 touchdowns and ran for 57 in his four years in Florida’s spread-option offense. They watched tape of other college offenses as they scouted players before the 2011 draft and often wondered, “What would that look like in our playbook?”
Still, this option experiment hasn’t been without pains for McCoy, the team’s offensive play-caller.
He was widely criticized after Tebow’s first two starts, and McCoy’s critics channeled Goldilocks in their complaints: The offense was too conservative against Miami but not safe enough against Detroit.
There were no complaints after last week’s game in Oakland, when the Broncos ran for 299 yards and Tebow threw for two touchdowns.
But with the Chiefs fully expecting to see the Broncos run lots of read option Sunday, the challenge now for McCoy, Fox and Co. is to continue to adapt.
“That’s our job as coaches to kind of decide what are the best dropback passes, play-action passes, a move in the pocket, what are the best run plays?” McCoy said.
As the player most familiar with running an option system, Tebow has given his share of input, but re-imagining the offense has largely been up to the staff. In fact, after the win in Oakland last week, Fox praised his assistants for the game plan.
“If I can give any input, then I try if I know something about it,” Tebow said. “But for the most part, our coaches know a lot about this, and they are extremely smart. I trust what they say and what they tell me.”
It’s just like the wildcat O, keep them guessing with different variations of it as long as you possibly can because eventually other teams will have most of it figured out well enough to send it the way of the dinosaurs, to extinction in the NFL. But meanwhile let’s enjoy that option ride and use it until they have an answer for it.
The saying “one game at a time” as never applied as well as in this Bronco read-option experiment!
Anyway, today is the last day for your score predictions, midnight blog time deadline, no exception, no picks on game day.
GO BRONCOS!
Just about every coach knows what it takes to stop any option attack, good defensive discipline and good gap control. But then again, that is pretty much what it takes to stop any offense. The problem is getting all 11 players on defense to do that on every play. Option attacks really stretch that discipline and gap control to the limit, particularly if the ofense starts using motion on top of everything else. Denver ran the read option 43% of the time against Oakland when they used running plays which still left a bunch of “normal” plays. What really needs to happen is for TT to get better as a passer and that will make any running game work including the read option. Any time you are one-dimensional, you have a hard time winning.
What the hell, I’ll throw in a prediction.
DEN 27
KC 24
GO BRONCOS!
I like these post well done BRONCOS fans!!!
hey guys I live in Jacksonville Florida and it is amusing to me to hear these Jaguar fans talk about beating the colts…lol it is sad that as long as Payton manning is at the helm the jags don’t have a snow balls chance. the AFC south is just as down and AFC west. so even if Jags win woopty dooo they will be chopped liver if they squeak into the post season.
anyway it would be awesome if the BRONCOS managed to make it to the post season…lol I love them no matter what!!!!!!!!!!
DENVER BRONCOS FOR LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bronco bloggers pulse so far:
46 say Broncos win
Only 8 Broncos lose.
Bay, glad to see you back at full strength (or at least judging by the length of the posts, fairly close to full strength)…
A couple of thoughts on the older posts… .243 is the best all-around big game rifle for North America… Works from Prarie Dogs to Moose, but would not recommend a novice try to take a Bull Moose with such a light load unless they are fully trained in bullet placement…
We have a ranch in Wyoming, and I own a .300 Win Mag for shooting Elk in the Mountains. It offers considerable trajectory and knock down advantages over both 06 models. Also, for those of you Bronco Fans that enjoy outdoors adventures, please don’t be shy… We outfit for Fishing and Trophy Big Game…
I don’t expect to see a true read option look for Sunday… These guys are pro’s and McCoy will be taking shots over the middle and on the deep thirds with Deck and DMT… as Bay said, KC is very weak at safety and a ‘Read-Option Rollout’ will net a TD of over 50 yards this week…
I can’t wait for some VON TEBOW ACTION!… Go BRONCOS!!!
FTC!!!
PS… I got my collector cups from Arby’s Yesterday!!! Nice set…
my outlook on the read option is not very good. long term it is bound to fail and in short time it will be if over used. I am confident that mccoy knows it. why I like it short term is that it builds confidence in tebow, allows him to get that much needed on the field experiance with some minor successes that build confidence. and I believe tebow understand what he needs to do to become alegitiment
I just don’t think the Cheifs have enough on the offensive side of the ball to jump out to an early lead. As long as the game is close in the 4th, I like Tebow’s intangibles to surface in the clutch. McGahee having a big day is essential to keep the defense honest and utilize playaction to get Tebow out of the pocket
starting qb. I honestly believe given a full off season he will become something special. I just hope that he gets that full off season and next year to develope. even if we draft our future qb in the draft. give him that and I think in 2013 he will be a capable starting qb.
BFE It treated well lol put me out really quick. And pretty much anything I’m not a country kind of guy lol. I’ve grown up in the generation of different genres but love Aerosmith ACDC Metallica Guns N Roses and of course Bob Marley lol…. pretty much anything that sounds good music is like a release…
DB Not in a cast been wearing a brace still need to get it Xrayed and I know but its a new job thats about to open and needa train for it even though I can proabably do everything there easier than everyone else…. But I’m younger so I’ll suck it up lol I went through a full practice and scrimmage on it so dressing burgers wont be too difficult
I just read that VON got a $15,000 fine for hitting Palmer last Sunday… WEAK!!! Is it legal for fans to pool money and play for a player fine? It would be a great show of support, and if it were up to me, he’d be hitting the quaterback that hard once a quarter!
Keep it up VON!
FTC!
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Good intentions Turtle lol but I think if anything we should get players to pay for our tickets and such lol… 20mil will do a lot for you!
Hey guys, my hubby is trying to join Bronco Country but the page keeps saying it is disabled any body know why?
Not to worry, the Raiders got hit with 2 fines totalling $35,000 against us, all these players can afford it.
BFE I would have talked to you last night but I was sleeping LOL. Can’t wait for the game if we can pull out a win this week I can’t wait to see the predictions for next weeks game against the Jets. I hope Tebow throws 3 TD ‘s and has a 60% completion rate at least.
Hi Bay!
Do I have any points in the prediction contest this year?
I am still trying to dig my self out of the hole I got in in week 2. I believe I am at -4 since I made up 1 point.
Turtle not on the board yet and Shaztah clawing her way back with 2 points, now minus 3, gotta hate that stupid WOS, lol.
Yeah not my best showing. I made the WOS on my first prediction.
Tim Tebow has been criticized for his accuracy, and the numbers completely back that up. While he may have gone viral, and he led his team to an impressive fourth quarter comeback against the Dolphins, he’s also managed some of the most impressive (or depressive) overthrows of the year. He may be a special talent, but one of those talents doesn’t center around being accurate.
Just a small stat that looks at accuracy minus Dropped ballsand throw aways and Tebow is dead last with a 54.4 completition percentage with 4 dropped passes…. Just a littls stat for those blaming the recievers for not being good… numbers dont lie still support Tebow just throwing this out there
I happened to notice River’s WAY overthrow his receivers on Thursday night several times. Interceptions are also inaccurate throws most of the time and Rivers is #1 in that category with 15 and look who is #2 and #3. Brees and Brady.
Just an Idea here but Aaron Rodgers the best QB in the NFL sat behind Favre for 3 years and is amazing now with Favre refusing to help him. In New Orleans Chase Daniel has sat behind Drew Brees for 3 years now and Brees has continuially helped him. If Tebow doesnt work out what would you say to a 5th round pick or maybe even lower for Daniel and let him and a free agent compete to start next year so we can focus on Defense in the draft… And if he doesnt work out we draft a QB the next year???
What a day in Bronco country!!! Thought I’d share:
“Denver’s 833 rushing yards over the last four games are the sixth-highest total in team history for a four-game stretch. The franchise notched 948 ground yards during Weeks 11-14 of the 1974 season to lead the way. Denver has also moved from 25th to 5th in the NFL rankings by lifting the team rush average by 121.5 yards since Week 4″
broncos 17
KC 17
overtime
then KC receives the ball
champ bailey INTERCEPTS the ball
we get the ball then
Tebow runs it for a big gain
then Prater makes the FG
so broncos 20
KC 17
yeah tht sounds right
Bay-
Glad to see you’re doing better. Thanks for all of your insight and info.
27-23 Broncos win!
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DEN 24
KC 27
if the chiefs bring their A-game they can be pretty good. i think theyre gonna bring it.
Prediction
Broncos: 23
Chiefs: 20