This is the week of the pro football calendar in which Canton, Ohio, returns to its status as the center of all activity for our game.
It’s Hall of Fame week, beginning with a Thursday night dinner and culminating with the Hall of Fame game, always a sellout on national television.
I am personally looking forward to it not just because Floyd Little is getting inducted, but because to anyone that has had season tickets for a long time — and I became a season ticket holder in the early 1960′s, in addition to having worked here since 1978 — Floyd Little truly was “The Franchise,” and that’s not a nickname that ever leaves him.
It’s going to be a pleasure to witness his induction there, but fans here in Denver will have a truly special, first time chance to take part as well. Josh McDaniels has scheduled a practice Saturday at Invesco Field at Mile High, free and open to the public, obviously with plenty of seating and parking. Last year this event drew 14,000 fans, and it was a big hit.
But this year we are going to add to the festivities because when practice is over, fans at Invesco Field will be able to see Floyd’s induction speech live on the stadium big screen. This has never happened before, and it is a great opportunity to see one of our all-time great honored as well as getting comfortable preview of the current team that will take the field for the preseason opener next week at Cincinnati.
As an interesting side note, Josh McDaniels is from Canton himself, and grew up not just with football, but a stone’s throw from the Hall of Fame. Josh has often commented that even as a young boy he would watch the ceremony, which historically has always been open to the public, and which back in the day was held on the front steps of the Hall of Fame itself before outgrowing that venue and moving into the stadium as a national television special.
Times change and things get bigger, but we always remember how things were back in the day, and the Hall of Fame has been a part of John McDaniels’ life since his early youth.
Josh McDaniels, Floyd Little and the Hall of Fame in Canton, the birthplace of pro football. Funny how things all come together sometimes.
This is a great week for pro football each year, and this year the Broncos are a huge part of it because of Floyd Little.
But it is also a great opportunity for fans to watch the current team and one of our most illustrious players be honored at the same time.
Check it out.
Practice at INVESCO Field at Mile High Saturday is from 6 until 8, with Floyd Little’s induction to follow live.
Tags: 2010, Broncos, canton, Denver, Floyd Little, Jim Saccomano, ohio, Pro Football Hall of Fame
Nice! I’m excited for both this Saturday!
Stinks doom got hurt.
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Fire tuten!
This website was more user friendly before the new updates. Dont even get the new blog link on top.
Thanks for the info Jim,the “FRANCHISE” is finally getting his !!!
Good for him!
here is an interesting link about Doom and his contract.
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/08/05/denver-could-try-to-stick-it-to-dumervil/
It’s hard to rejoice about Floyd and the HOF when Doom is down and basically out. I have a sense of Doom about the Broncos for this season, I’m going to keep my head up but things don’t look good and I see going 8-8 now as a tremendous accomplishment, it is what it is.
They sure are loading up the new blogs, this one and two more by cheerleaders in just the last couple hours in an effort to drown out the huge loss of Doom, sorry guys, it’s not working for me, don’t have the heart for Floyd or cheerleaders right now, this is a gigantic bummer.
Wow Doom could be out 4months maybe put on IR for the season. This is a huge blow to the team. I agree with a lot of you on the Strength and Conditioning topic. I am in this line of work and it seems that something is wrong with the Broncos S & C program. I know that injuries occur in TC but what has gone on over the last few seasons is out of hand in my opinion.
I agree with Bay on this on this is a huge hit to us.
Who is next?
Anyway we can go directly onto the regular season?
Huge Bummer Man !!!
Just when he finally got the money he deserves,he gets a serious injury and is prob out for the season,I guess we can all look forward to next year when Tebow will prob start and Doom will maybe be back,and our new Wideouts will have experience.
Just hang on Champ,Dawk,Williams and the older guys.
I have noticed a LOT of injuries the past few years,maybe there is something to the rumuor Tuten needs to hit the bricks!
Rich tuten should be next bay!
Fire tuten!
Yeah right now I like fire Tuten way more than sndvl’s fire McD.
I must be freaking dreaming!
We all have the right to be in complete shock about this injury but you all are really bumming me out!!! As of now, we don’t know how serious this injury is to Doom so I’m not gonna speculate that are season is already down the toilet because of this. Do not get me wrong, if Doom is gonna be out the whole season, we have MAJOR work to do and it will be more of a struggle for us, something we all know we don’t need but we don’t know this for sure… yet. Now, is when we pray like mad to make sure for his own sake he’s gonna be okay and will return to us healthy. We dodged two big bullets with Moreno & Bucky but this one definitely tops the cake. Third times the charm, right?? Even if Doom misses our whole season, there’s no reason to think this team can’t pull off miracles or can do what they have to do to deal with this loss. Its not easy having faith in this team when stuff like this happens but one of these years I will be right and it will pay off. lol
I pray to God Doom is going to be okay and won’t need to have the surgery and miss any significant amount of time with the team. Lord have mercy!!
Keep the faith Broncos Country…
GO BRONCOS in 2010!!!!
merriman?
also be happy that our d-coordinator is or former lb position coach and likes to run an aggressive blitzing defense. I know he hasn’t done anything yet, but I think he can find a way to make this work. Moss has been having a great offseason and I say we give him a chance. He is no Doom, but hopefully, we could do a lot worse. Both Moss and Ayers were drafted to fill the roll that Doom didn’t have a firm grasp on until last year, hopefully they show us why. I know they have been disappointing thus far, especially Moss, but hopefully they jump at the bit to replace Doom this season. And hey, if they do, imagine how good we’d be with them and Doom back next year.
I bet you the Raider fans are salivating over this, the no good for nothing sorry arse fans they are. It’s probably the topic of the day on their website also, alas for different reasons..
I can’t believe this! Tuten you stink! and should be fired immediately. Our guys hve dropped like flies in training camp over the past three years. All signs point to you brother!! Pack your s*$@! and get the heck out of town
We finally get rid of all the drama queens, so now we have to deal with the drama, man I think we deserve a break just about now.
It cant get any worse. Can it?
I still say McD brought this mojo with him…
Im not ready to say we are doomed, but its looking pretty pathetic right about now.
I knew that hail storm in Denver last night was an omen of sorts.
GO BRONCOS 2K10!!!!!!!!!!
07Elway, I appreciate your possitive attitude, and lord knows we all love ya girl, but this is probably the worst thing that could have happened to us. I hope you are right and it turns out to be just a pull. Regarless, fire Tuten should be a new website!!
I should have kept my mouth shut about not having any distractions this year! Damn it!
I think I’m going to cry
Merriman is gunn a want doom like money. No way we get him.
Don’t worry guys he’s out for 4 months the Super Bowl isn’t til February 6th, that’s plenty of time for him to heal
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Down goes Barrett and McKinley too…
I still stand by that this is bad luck and not Tuten’s fault. Hardly any injuries last year and it’s hard to believe Tuten has changed his workout/stretching/practice plans significantly from last season
Tuten went back to his 2008 regimen, LOL, not funny really.
Kenny McKinley and Josh Barrett will be placed on IR. McKinley with a knee injury and Barrett with a shoulder injury.
We are not talking out for a while we are talking done and out for the count, unbelievable!
This really sucks.
Just hope no one gets hurt saturday or against the bengals.
Fire tuten!
Barrett has been a special teams stud. Tough loss right there… and McKinley has showed flashes of talent the past 2 years in mini/training camps. Only positive is that we have a surplus of receivers and losing him shouldn’t hurt too bad.
BTW, I can’t find anything official on McKinley and Barrett, just twitter/forum stuff, nothing in the DP yet, just saying.
Well I’m gonna take a break from this mayhem, TOO FREAKING RIDICULOUS, getting too old for that, all at once, my doctor would strongly forbid it, LOL.
I AGREE WITH YOU BAY, BUT THIS IS WHEN OUR LB NEED TO STEP UP, THIS IS A TEAM SPORT . I GUESS I AM TRYING TO BE OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE SITUATION , THE SEASON IS NOT OVER YET!!!
60 OF FOOTBALL GO BRONCOS!!!!
A video on NFL.com said that we could possible go after schobel or adailus thomas to fill in for Dumervil!! That would make me a little bit more excited!!! Anyone of those guys would do great with us!!
With reports of Moss stepping up and showing significant signs of improvement, I agree with you manny 01. We are a long way from the start of the season, and this is exactly why McD created depth at all of the positions. Not only for competition, but for injuries. A body to step up if and when they happen. Hope that Moss and Ayers can do what we all want and expect. There is a lot more weight on your shoulders now boys. Make us proud.
Go Broncos!!
Yeah, this is a slap in the face for us Bronco fans. We finally got rid of all the sour pussess. We have a team full of guys now that are willing to sacrifice for the betterment of the team. And then the injury bug hits. This totally stinks. “Drama for your mamma,” we really didn’t need this right now.
But, I agree with Elway 007. We still have a very good team. IMHO Maybe I’m just being optimistic. I still feel our Defense will be one of the best in the league. But now we need Moss or Ayers to step up to the plate and get after the QB.
I pray that Doom gets better quick and that things aren’t as serous as they seem. It would be nice if the site would actually address the issue instead of sugar coating with HOF and Cheerleader stuff.
GO BRONCOS….
rebelbronco – I hope I’m right too. ;p Yeah I know this situation with Doom is down right disastrous but so help me God even if he’s out for the rest of the season I will not give up on my team. For the sake of my own sanity, I have no choice but to be optimistic. I’d literally lose my mind if I were pessimistic about every little (or big) bad thing that happened to this team. Now is the time for the rest to really give 110% and overcome adversity. This is where they can either show their weaknesses because we are without some key players OR they can man up, give it their all EVERY game and be the tough hard-hitting, TD machine making team I know they are. I swear if they let another 8-8 season happen and then blame it on this… they will get an earful… the wrath of Hurricane Ashley! These players have a tough situation here… its never easy, nothing worth winning is easy but I hope they are just as sick of settling for 8-8 seasons as I am that they actually try to do something about it. I’m beginning to wonder who’s more dedicated to helping this team out… the fans or the players. Something has got to get these players motivated enough to stop letting all these bad things like injuries stall their ability to win games and play like a freakin’ team! Crap, now I got myself all worked up.
Like I said before, Lord have mercy. What a dilemma we have here but I for one believe in miracles. Make it happen boys.
Keep the faith Broncos Country… our boys need us now, more than ever.
GO BRONCOS in 2010!!!!
http://www.milehighreport.com/2010/8/5/1607150/airport-meanderings-a-few-thoughts
that link is from as person who says that people who actually find a dumb way to blame the coach for injuries is not a fan
I`m going to Mile High on Saturday to see the scrimmaging. And afterwards they are going to show Floyd on the JumboTron. I can`t wait.
Tuten is not the problem. Injuries happen everyday in the NFL. LETS STOP POINTING FINGERS. Heal fast DOOM. A BRONCO`S fan, win or lose.