On Tuesday, the Broncos placed defensive tackle Ty Warren on injured reserve with a triceps injury and waived offensive lineman C.J. Davis.
The club filled those roster spots by re-signing quarterback Caleb Hanie and adding a veteran presence on the offensive line, signing center Dan Koppen.
The team also dropped offensive lineman Wayne Tribue from the practice squad.
Koppen — a 10th-year lineman — won two Super Bowls with the New England Patriots, where he spent the first nine years of his career.
The former fifth-round pick missed all but one game in 2011 after being placed on injured reserve. In his career, Koppen has started 120 of 121 games played, earning a Pro Bowl berth and second-team All-Pro honors in 2007.
Hanie was released last Saturday before the Broncos opened the season against Pittsburgh, in a move that Head Coach John Fox called “procedural,” in order to provide “some flexibility moving forward.”
The fifth-year quarterback completed 22 of his 39 passes during the preseason for 246 yards, a touchdown and an interception. He was originally signed as a free agent on March 25.
Tags: Caleb Hanie, Dan Koppen, Ty Warren
Ty Warren has been as big a blunder as that Green fellow McDaniels got from NE. (I think that was his name). NE castoffs rarely pan out. Pray we stop dipping in that pool as the immense amount on egg on our face could feed a small country.
later days,
TRB
Walton is the weakspot on out Oline. Koppen may not start right away but may end up eventually unless Walton steps up his play. Also to me it says they arnt so happy with Blakes progress unless they plan on using him more as a guard.
Well before I board my plane to GJ Colorado (Currently sitting in Seattle), I gotta say our division looks really weak. KC looked bad defensively and on offense they looked alright but need to just put it together and look off. As for SD their D looks ok and offense looks ok but Rivers still looks off and Gates already is dealing with an injury their ST looks pretty good especially with Royal. Oakland looked the best of the three surprisingly. D looked pretty strong and offense looked ok. Good in the run game because McFaider (He missed some snaps while getting something looked at on the sideline) but passing game below avg. Palmer looks like he did last year and their WRs also looked bad.
We defiantly look like the strongest team in our division right now.
With Grimes being out that will help our passing game. Asante is good but not good enough to cover both Decker and Thomas together LOL which will open the one he isnt covering.
Someone said Thomas said he showed he is a gamebreaker and that he did. That was a great play.
The good thing about the Falcons (For us anyways) is that they do a lot of long passes which will give us time to get after Ryan but the bad thing is that they do quick passes just as much and thats how Pitt was moving the ball so well. Big Ben was getting rid of it before our pressure got there and when the pressure got there he was able to extend the play. Ryan isnt as hard to bring down which is another good thing for us. Julio Jones is going to be a tough matchup for Champ. He should be able to shut him down.
Well about ten minutes to boarding. Will catch yall some time after the funeral.
Man #1 come on man moment of the week was Brandon Weeden getting caught under that flag LOL
And the #1 why make that throw was (Drum roll) Big Ben throwing the pick 6.
Geesh, all three teams in our division, look out of sink. There is along way to go, but one exciting thing to think about is where will we fall as far as the seed playoffs. There are only 2 teams I`m concerned about in the big picture going the distance besides us that can be a thorn in the side, N.E. and Baltimore. Its way to early, but thats my take on it. If Manning stays healthy and we don`t lose any key players for the year, we`ll be there towards the end. I`m not going to take this season for granted, but it sure looks promising. Alot has to happen. BRONCOS 2012!!!!!!!!!
Can we lay of the has been, just come through an Injury playes from New England please. They don’t seem to work for us.
I have mixed feelings of the Koppen signing. If its for depth, then it makes sense. But the timing of it seems strange. I thought he resigned with NE anyway. I hope it’s just a stunt to gather some inside info on that team… Which seems like something they (NE) would do…
Tough break for Warren. This opens the door wide for Mitch & Siliga (sp?). Maybe even Ayers. Good thing we have a little depth there. And good thing he restructured that contract.
Wow. Baylin. Nice breakdown of the game. Lmao… Instead of hearing your thoughts on the sprint option left Manning called at the LOS for #401… Your 2 cents is on a contest. That you no longer run??? To use a 90′s term- That’s whack!
And you deserve a digital ‘kick in the shin’
Good to see you up on the screen TRB?!
Broncos Country Strong 2012!
Even though it’s true that the Broncos looks the best out of the division, the Broncos do have the hardest schedule out of the division as well so that may work against us. The next game is going to be another challenge because the Falcons are a good team and way better than the Steelers this year and Asanti Samuel always picks off a pass from Manning so I hope he prepares himself for that. The jerks that made up this schedule should be slapped but, I hope Peyton and the team can over come a tough schedule and get into the playoffs.
Eagles sign Mardy Gilyard, and cut S Jaiquawn Jarrett, the 54th pick in the 2011 draft, to make room for him. He is worth a look.
I agree with you TRB what a waist Warren has been.
I`m getting skittish about Rahim Moore playing S in the backfield. I`m starting to second guess myself about his play. Time to put in Q. Carter I think.
That one penalty He had was a mistake but he did not iniciate that helmet to helmet contact. If you watch it Moore takes it right in the ear hole.
Initiate
My concern about Koppen isn’t if he can play and play up to the task. My concern is can he learn Peyton Manning’s terminology. Koppen knows Defenses, so maybe its just a visual understanding rather than fancy lingo if he starts. If he`s just a backup for security reasons that’s one thing. It is a strange move at this point.
It’s serious Fun!
Personally I’m happy with Walton’s play. I’d like to know what you see that I don’t so I can keep an eye out for it.
That was a bad call by the refs. They need to fix that penalty call in regards to whether its inadvertent or intentional as a whole to better the play on the field. Some of those are flat out horrible calls. There is a big differnce when a WR or RB goes down at a certain point and the Defender accidently hits them helmet to helmet.
I don`t see anything. I think Walton is fine. There was a few missed assignments by the O-line but I don`t think it`s completely his fault. People are talking about his blocking. It makes you wonder.
Sorry Strand That question about Walton was directed to AB, and I agree to a point about the penalty wasn’t intentional but it was late, but the reciever initiated the helmet to helmet contact.
I’d like to know what AB see’s Walton doing, or not doing so I can keep an eye on it.
He was late by a step in a half, so no excuses there. The ball was already dropped by the time Moore got there. Nice call.
I lack in watching the trenches at times. I didn`t play football in school, so I`m a little behind there in the intricacies of the O and D lines. Some plays stick out like a sore thumb and some I get a little confused. Hey, its the trenches where they get down to it. HaHa!!
I won my FF match last night in the last minute of the raiders charges game by one point thank to McFadden. Before the first game I was down by 11 and my opponent had 2 players all I had was McFadden. Crazy exciting
I played pulling guard so I watch the OLine the most it seems.
Mile High is Bronco Country!!!!!
How’s it going Strand? Agreed when two player are trying to get lower than the other guy and end up going helmet to helmet. Not much you can do in that situation.
Too bad about Warren. I think he really wanted to get back to football this year. Its time to move on with some new upcoming talent.
New blog.
And Monodono I didnt say he plays bad or anything. He actually plays pretty solid. But he is the weakspot on our Oline. He just allows inside pressure. He doesnt get beat exactly, he just gets pushed back. He looked solid vs the Steelers but like everywhere else improvements can be made. I just like Koppen cause he adds vet experience to the middle of the line. I think that Koppe can step into the starting role at some point unless Walton steps up a bit more. If he can be more solid and not get pushed back as quick as he does then that would be great.
I watch the LBs a lot. Especially the blitzing LBs. So I catch a lot of Waltons play from inside LB blitzes.
cool, I just thought you might have seen some repetitive technique mistakes or weaknesses when you said he was the weakspot on the line. Koppen is an upgrade, I just think we need more help in other positions like Safety
HP1 whats up bro?!
as far as running backs go McGahee was on top & Moreno looked pretty good. needs to pass block at lot better
why do they keep hanie!! he hasnt looked good for the bears or during the preseason as a bronco. weber looked good with the 2′s and 3′s, they should have given him a shot.
I’m not sure what game some of you were watching Sunday night, but I thought JD played an outstanding game! How many times was Manning sacked? A C’s job is much harder than many of you may know. JD has done an outstanding job for the broncos for the past 2 seasons. If Manning is making these ‘admin calls’ he may wished he’d left well enough alone.
I am very excited about our Broncos this year. PFM looked like his old self. The ‘No Huddle’ and the intelligence of our QB to read defenses will be to our advantage, especially when teams come here to Mile High. This was only the first game and there are 15 more (+ Playoffs) to go but with our work ethic, I can only see us getting better. Peyton and the rest of the offense will learn to perfect the no huddle. Our running game looks good so far and should help balance out the rest of the offense. I believe we have a better running game than Atlanta and have a feeling their offense will become one dimensional when we take the run away from them. It will be a tough game Monday but I am confident we will prevail with our first road win. We have a tough schedule through the first half of the season which I believe will only make our team stronger. Remember, we have to be able to beat the best to get to the big show. Go Broncos!
I havent blogged as much this year as last year all during the preseason and all of that…. but ty warren smh is a big lost i wish we still had brodrick bunkely i hope we just move ayers to the dt position and let Dereke wolfe shine and the left end position
and baylin my prediction for this next game broncos 24-20 vs atl…. i believe tracey will have another great game against julio jones.. our d line will be tested against a great rushing attack derek wolfe has really impressed me…… finally some more help for dumervil and von or should i say batman and rodman although they do not really need it