With just two days until their first preseason game, the Broncos took to the practice fields at Dove Valley in full pads once again. Below is a recap of the session.
Today’s trivia question is further explained in the “Quick Hits” portion of this blog, but it boils down to this: The offense was given a scenario to execute — down two points with 18 seconds remaining, the ball on its own 45-yard line and one timeout remaining. Quarterback Peyton Manning quickly hit his target for a 15-yard gain to the defense’s 40-yard line and called a timeout with seven seconds remaining. Who caught the pass? Leave your guesses in the comments section, and the answer — and winner of a Broncos prize pack — will be revealed in the comments section of the blog at 6 p.m. MDT.
ROLL CALL
Safety Jim Leonhard, safety Quinton Carter, tackle Ryan Harris, defensive tackle Justin Bannan, wide receiver Greg Orton and wide receiver Tyler Grisham did not practice on Tuesday. Defensive tackle Ty Warren left practice early due to “stomach issues,” Head Coach John Fox said.
Linebacker Keith Brooking was on the field in a No. 57 jersey, shorts and shells. He took part in some of the early drills during practice, including individual drills with the linebackers and a handful of reps during 7-on-7s.
PLAYMAKERS
- During one-on-ones between receivers and cornerbacks, Champ Bailey kicked off the drill by breaking up a touchdown pass from Peyton Manning to Eric Decker.
- On the next play, Manning threw an incomplete pass in Matthew Willis’ direction with Tracy Porter in tight coverage. After the play, Manning yelled “Gotta run to the pylon!” while Secondary Coach Ron Milus praised his cornerback: “That’s good coverage, 22!”
- Gerell Robinson started off a strong practice with a leaping touchdown grab over cornerback Ramzee Robinson. Later in one-on-ones, he had another leaping TD, this time from Caleb Hanie over the head of cornerback Tony Carter.
- The Manning-to-Decker combination was successful later in one-on-ones, as the wide receiver hauled in a one-handed touchdown catch just behind Bailey, who was right there in coverage.
- There were two notable pass breakups during the drill. The first was made by Carter, who slapped the ball away from Mark Dell. Second was safety Rahim Moore, who broke up a pass from Manning intended for tight end Joel Dreessen. The crowd responded to the play, as one fan shouted, “Atta boy, Rahim!”
- During red-zone drills, the defense made some key plays as well. First, Porter prevented a touchdown catch by Demaryius Thomas, then a group of Broncos — led by safety Mike Adams — forced an incompletion in the back of the end zone on a pass intended for tight end Jacob Tamme. Later, wide receiver Cameron Kenney, cornerback Joshua Moore and safety Anthony Perkins all took turns tipping a pass around in the air, and Perkins nearly came away with a diving interception in the back of the end zone before the ball fell incomplete.
- Both the offense and defense had a lot of exciting plays during a variety of two-minute drills throughout practice. For more on those sessions, check out the “Situational Football” blog.
QUICK HITS
- A group of rookies were among the first players out onto the field on Tuesday — Derek Wolfe, Ronnie Hillman, Osweiler, Malik Jackson and Jamie Blatnick got to work early.
- Practice ended with one more situation for the offense to try to overcome: down 24-22 at its own 45-yard line with 18 seconds left on the clock and one timeout remaining. Manning hit (today’s trivia answer) for a 15-yard gain to the defense’s 40, and called a timeout with seven seconds remaining. His next pass was incomplete, but one second remained on the clock. Coaches called practice before Matt Prater would’ve run onto the field to attempt the long field goal.
The team is back on the field this evening for a walkthrough open only to media. Wednesday morning brings another practice free and open to the public, which starts at 8:50 a.m. MDT. Gates open at 7:50 a.m. It will be approximately a half-hour shorter than typical morning practices — it is scheduled to end at 11 a.m. MDT — as the team travels to Chicago that afternoon.
-Gray Caldwell
Click below for a photo gallery from Tuesday’s practice.
Tags: Training Camp 2012
Way to go OT. I am jealous.
Dang it I missed the contest again! Looking forward to Thursday…I can’t wait! Wonder how many series Manning will play?
Morning Broncos Country!
Just one more day to go til we get some Broncos football!
Congrats OT you lucky dog, you! I was gonna guess Tamme too, but changed my mind.
Thanks everyone! What a nice surprise!
I love me some Denver Broncos Blog!!!
OC – funny stuff bro! I was beginning to wonder where you were going there.. Lol
Chad – I totally agree. I understand that some folks will choose to sell their tickets (often for a profit), but I really hope our fans wil make the extra effort to ensure that they are being sold to Broncos fans, and not fans of our opponents.. It’s the obligation that comes with being season ticket holders IMO!
Congrats OT, and if you dont mind me asking, whats in the bronco prize pack?
OT I hope so too. Steelers fans always find a way to get tickets and it’s annoying. But I don’t honk we have to worry about that for the season opener this year. Loads of Broncos fans excited about Peyton!
DB… forgot to ask, why would Elway ask for forgiveness? That doesn’t make sense. You’d be the stronger person if you just got over it!
*think not honk! LOL
Honk if you love the Broncos!
CB – I’m curious about that myself!
OT – maybe it’s a left over Kyle Orton Jersey…………..they gotta get rid of them somehow! LMAO
Honk!!
Nah, kod! They need to give those to Africa!
OT you gotta tell us what you get!
Lmfao kod! I guess I could always use a new rag to wash my car with…
Just make sure you leave it outside when your done ot.
Hey cat i have a friend here where I live & he’s always been a big broncos fan with me but he hates we traded tebow cuz he loved him and so he has been sayin ‘good luck to your team this year they’re goin 7-9 with that has been’. I tried arguing w him to no avail, like talking to a tree. So now when I see him and he starts that we’d be better with tebow stuff i just say ‘ok daddybronc whatever you say’. He has no idea what I’m talking about and it aggravates him to no end. Crackin myself up.
Sooooo glad Dumervil charges were dropped. That is a huge weight off the team I think. Can’t wait to see our boys Thursday. Here’s a cool story:
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000046995/article/denver-broncos-surprise-ben-garland-after-wildfire-claims-home?module=HP11_headline_stack
What’s good lbf? Are you getting ready for some football??
Anyone else notice how there hasn’t been any arguements amongst us bloggers for quite awhile, Broncos teammates are giving each other gifts, and now there are multiple fights breaking out at Jets camp? Things that make you go hmmmmm……..
cat: Yeah, I would expect Moreno not to be at full speed just yet. He will need to work his tail off to make the Team.
McGahee, Ball & Hillman are ahead of him, so his comp will be the other two RB’s. Tomorrow night will be interesting to say the least.
Yeah, for a while there was a lot of animosity on the blog…………..but it seems to have worked itself out and at this point, I think everyone has bought into this team as it stands this season. I’m glad we’re all back at peace. But I’m sure when the season progresses, there will be more heated debate……….which is healthy. As long as we respect each others opinions, we’ll be alright.
But hey, we’re all broncos fanatics and we’re all 150% behind our team heading into the season…………and that’s the way it should be!
Chad and OT: Good call on not selling Tics to Steeler fans. I talked to someone who had season tickets and he said that when the Steelers were offering 500.00 a ticket it was hard to turn down.
I know money isnt everything but it sure helps….But, lets make a stand this year and sell only to Bronco fans. We can bring back that old Mile High Magic again and ROCK THE HOUSE!!!!!!!
Lets get this year off to a good start and everyone try and go to a game or two and make some noise.
GO……BRONCOS…..GO…….BRONCOS………..GO……….BRONCOS……….GO………BRONCOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Your right Cat and Kod!!!
A house divided will not stand. We can have healthy debate without being disrespectful.
Ive been saying this from the time they brought Manning in that this team has an attitude that has been contagious from the organization to the players to the fans.
Go……BRONCOS……GO……BRONCOS!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have a feeling Os will be number 2 come opening game. If he is supposed to be the heir apparent to Manning, I think he’ll benefit from being right behind him from day one.
I agree Kod but i think the organization wants to win now hence letting Tebow go. I hope Manning will be healthy the rest of the season but Hanie will give the best chance to win now.
Os will get a year of game speed experience before they throw him to the wolf….haha. lol
I cant believe that were listed behind twenty-two teams on defensive power rankings. This will change after the first couple of games.
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000047364/article/defensive-power-rankings-texans-niners-elite?module=HP11_content_stream
High 5 to OT!!! U da MAN!!!
Good to see Lou showing up. Where you been? LOL Got work and the back is good again – it’s all good! You have permission to use my handle ‘in vain’. LOL
Cat – it isn’t like running around with a chip on my shoulder or functioning in bitterness. It’s more like JE stepped down a rung on the ladder closer to where the rest of us mere mortals live – permanently. Tebow is functioning just fine as 2nd to Sanchez and he would have been a good backup to Manning. Nobody – least of all TT would have Timmy starting over Manning. (I’m over it – TT has a better chance of starting over Sanchez than he would have with Peyton.)
I’m with you DB on that i would have liked Tebow to backup Manning but those are two different styles of football. Although, If a team gets behind Tebow with the same style of offense say like a Vick or even a Cam Newton. Tebow, IMO, would start to flourish and become a better player the more he got comfortable with a system. I still believe a running and throwing QB is more dangerous than a pocket passer but getting that perfect combination is hard. Cam Newton is probably the best in that catagory. Tebow showed how dangerous he could be taking a 1-4 team to 8-8. He can be effective with his arm and running the ball like we did last year can wear down a defense and keep our offense on the field. He is quick on his feet and at 250 lbs could be a dangerous weapon. I could not believe some of the wide open receivers he missed but he had some heart piercing passes as well. If a team will get behind him and build around that Tebow will have huge success. And what better role model and leader could you want and ask for. I think this is why so many people are upset with him leaving Denver.
IMO, I love the Peyton Manning move to give Denver a chance to win now. I hated to see Tebow go but Denver is a better football team now then they were last year. Im over Tebow being somewhere else and I wish him success now just not against the Broncos.
The wizzard of OS will be a good fit to replace Manning and what better QB to learn from before he takes the reins.
Who Hoo, one more day, I havent been on in awhile. I finally got a pretty good job driving big rig again, im layed over in Pheonix rt now, have to rest for 10 hrs, then back on the road around 2 pm today, I will be home about nine tonight. Anybody ever heard of Estes trucking co, very good job, fool bennies, 55 cents a mile, and, 23.00 an hr when hooking and unhooking, Im happier then a porkapine in a balloon festival, a big tick on a lazy dog lol. And to top it off, ill be hm to see the bears game, whoa LMSDBF