The excitement level around Denver Broncos headquarters and among the legions of Broncos fans is palpable at this time, obviously fueled by the acquisition of quarterback Peyton Manning.
(Actually, despite the Associated Press stylistic guide, it probably is never necessary to use the adjective “quarterback” when saying Peyton Manning. He just is).
The preseason schedule has been released and while the firm dates are yet to be announced we know that the Broncos will kick things off in Chicago, then play home games against Seattle and San Francisco before traveling to Arizona to close out preseason play.
And last Tuesday in New York City Nike and the National Football League unveiled the new uniforms for all 32 teams.
For the Broncos, the big uniform theme in 2012 is a return to one of the most illustrious elements of our past—the color orange.
The Broncos aesthetic design in the Nike 51 football uniform will stay true to years past while updating the color-backing in the neckline. That is in order to accommodate the Flywire technology designed to reduce weight and provide a lockdown fit over the pads.
The new uniform will be designed and engineered from the inside out, with Nike focusing on creating a system whereby the base layer, padding, jersey and pant work together.
Some of the new innovations include more sleeve articulation for better range of motion and integrating new four-way stretch fabrication to provide a streamlined shrink-wrap fit.
Over the decades of my career I have watched generations of offensive and defensive linemen try to have their jerseys altered to fit better, tighter, and tighter still.
Broncos defensive lineman Mitch Unrein, who played at Wyoming before the Broncos, got to try on a prototype of the new jersey material during last season, saying, “It fit like a glove. There is no extra material on them. It just fit perfectly on the pads.”
Unrein adds that the fit “Helps you out a lot of you are a defensive lineman because it has that nice cut around the arms, so those offensive linemen can’t hold on to you as much.”
But it is not just the linemen who will benefit. Hall of Fame receiver Jerry Rice, who closed out his career with a preseason in Denver before his retirement, sometimes would tape his game jersey to his legs before putting the pants on, so that the jersey had no extra fabric hanging loose that a defender could grab for a potential tackle.
Football is a game of inches, even down to the uniform.
The Broncos this year will be wearing their new look Nike uniforms for all games, but fans should not notice much visual change at all in how it appears, except for orange.
The Broncos started off life wearing used mustard and brown uniforms in 1960 and 1961, then made the switch to orange when Jack Faulkner took over as general manager and head coach in 1962.
While there were several variations of jersey and pant striping over the years, and even some adjustments as to the shade of orange, Denver had orange as its primary color from 1962 through 1996.
Of course, virtually every Broncos season ticket holder and most fans of multiple decades are fondly familiar with the “Orange Crush” defense that led the Broncos to Super Bowl XII and which was one of the NFL’s top units in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s.
Most fans do not realize that the very first Bronco orange was meant to be a color very near that of the University of Tennessee, but the American Football League manufacturer being used had a slightly different color version.
This is interesting in that our quarterback now is Manning, who played his college football at Tennessee. The trademark shout at Tennessee is “Go, Big Orange,” and some version of that will turn out to be very fitting for the Broncos in their new togs, which will feature orange as the primary home uniform. The former alternate jersey becomes the new primary jersey, as worn by future Hall of Fame cornerback Champ Bailey at the unveiling in New York, the road while will stay the same, and Denver’s alternate jersey, which may be worn for two regular season games, now is the navy blue.
So, 2012 will feature a new and improved uniform design by Nike, but a return to the color which has been the one most identified with the Broncos since 1962.
The Denver Broncos are looking to go back to the future in both color and winning ways.
“Go, Big Orange.”
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I know we had TEs last year,but we were all begging for them to be used more,if McCoy don’t call the plays like PM wants,he will just audible out of them,lol.
McCoy will learn way more from PM than PM will ever learn from McCoy!
At what time did you post it? I wanna see it.
BFE was trying to go along with yalls joke guess it didnt work lol. But McCoy will learn a lot from PM while all PM will learn from McCoy is McCoys name LOL
Alright guys I’m out,gotta go meet my brother,we’re partying together tonight,so I won’t be ranting tonight,lol.
George Jones is the answer to my song question,strand hates country music,lol.
Have a good Friday Night my Bronco Brothers and sisters!
i Will drink one for ya!!!!!
BFE
I think Hill will be hard pushed to make the cuts. the depth chart right now for wide receivers, i think, is Opthomas Prime, Decker, Caldwell, Willis/Hill/Goodwin. no one else from what we have now has any chance to make the roster except for DT, Decker, and Caldewell all being injured.
BFE, I don’t even hate Auburn, and that’s our biggest rival, so I’m not going to hate your Vols either. Besides, I’m an Auburn graduate and so are my husband and two children, but that’s a long story, and I’ve already told it on here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrjCXWAAVIU&feature=g-trend&context=G2d6a438YTAAAAAAADAA
Gronk was asked Kill em Marry em or f em about Ryan Tebow and Betty White heres his response LMAO
Thanks Tide. He should have gone to Dr. Andrews is Alabama!
(just kidding, I know Andrews is more of a knee/shoulder Dr)
Actually, my daughter just attended Auburn for a couple of years, but graduated from the University of Wyoming. Sorry.
does anyone know when the jersey #’s will be released?
hey, Ben Garland is back from the military. another DT added. another reason to draft Chandler Jones.
Bleedn – what happens if we draft Brandon Boykin? Will you go back to your old handle?
only if he leads the league in receptions, TDs, yards, and YAC.
http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_20383260/amp-ms-cyrus-gray-good-fit-west-coast
the blog is dead
Not dead, just taking a nap
We need another pass rusher Jones can play the edge and Ayers can move inside. Even if Ayers doesnt those would be two solid DEs on one side subbing in and out!!!! Then Doom and Hinter on the other edge!!!
Man loved all the accolades Eddie Mac was getting earlier…I know it’s slightly blasphemous but he rates even higher on my list of favorite broncos than elway hahaha (but he’s a very close #2)
AB – you know I’m on board with that!!
Tide – I’m glad your daughter made it out of Wyoming before Turtle got wind of this….
OT LOL
Just messing around.. It’s Friday, and I’m in a good mood!!
We draft Jones and keep Ayers at DE that would keep both of them very rested and still going tough.
Nothing would make me happier than to see us draft Chandler Jones, but I just think if either Brockers or Kirkpatrick are there, we’ll snag either of those guys over Jones
OT I think so to. Brockers Cox or Kirk are the only guys i want over Jones. If Hightower and Jones are there then i would have a serious discussion about it. Also would consider trading back for the right offer.
I know a lot of people wanted Peterson last year, is Kirkpatrick anywhere near that caliber of a CB?
I’ll defer to Tide on that Brian, but my intial reaction is that PP is on a whole other level than anyone in this draft, as far as CB’s go
OT, i think Claiborne and Jenkins without the off-field stuff are better that PP. PP is a great return man and an good CB
That’s a fair point AB, PP is a better known for his return abilities. Jenkins scares me with his issues, but I’ve been reading people talk about him like his talent is second to none in this draft.. Pure cover corner
This is what concerns people about Jenkins:
“NFL executives and scouts were watching closely as Jenkins, one of the nation’s best cover corners, migrated to Div. II North Alabama last year. His play was consistent with how he performed in three years as a Gator. But so were his off-field actions, which have included three arrests, positive drug tests, and four children with three women.”
what i meant, OT, is that PP is mainly a return man. He has the potential to be a great corner, but he isn’t yet. I have read that, just based on things that occur on the field, that Janoris Jenkins is THE BEST cover corner in this draft. Claiborne is going higher because he is a very close second to Jenkins AND he has no legal issues.
now the blog is dead
Claiborne is the clear cut better corner of the two. Even without those issues. Jenkins is the second but his off field issues cause him to fall. Jenkins is too much like Pacman Jones.
Peace out Broncos Country gotta go run some errands. stupid bills gotta get paid.
Ooops!!! Sorry bleedn!!! I was multi-tasking and just assumed it was Alaskan… Lol
Good point, and I agree 100%!
Las VEgas Baby Going in August WHOOO WHOOO!!!!
Before I go thought id say this:
If we trade back and get more picks in round 2-4 Vinny Curry should be there around mid 2nd hes also a real good DE. Not as good a Jones but Curry is a solid pass rusher and would do well subbing in and out with Ayers.
I still like the trade with the Dolphins. #25 for 42 72 and 73. Real good trade IMO and if they dont get Tannehill or feel that 8 is to high they could be real interested in trading up to get him if hes there at 25 or getting another QB like Weeden before the Browns have a chance at him.
i feel that a trade with the Rams is best for us. take their 2 seconds. this might work if they take Blackmon, but if the Browns take blackmon, then the Rams will probably take Richardson or Claiborne, depending on who the Bucs take. then the Rams will get a good receiver in the 1st.
man, where is every1?
We might go after LB/DE Shea McClelin Boise State also. He`s climbing the charts fast. He`s up there with Chadler Jones.
i would much rather have jones. He might need a year like JPP, but if he is anything at all like JPP, we should be after him like chickens with our heads cut off.
does anyone know what the three-technique, two-technique, one-technique, five-technique, and seven-technique for d-linemen are?
A (zero technique) would mean a nose tackle aligned nose-to-nose with a center.
(1 technique) the defensive lineman is line up in the middle of the A gap.
(2 technique) defensive lineman is nose-to-nose with the offensive guard.
(3 technique) defensive lineman is line up in the middle of the B gap or outside shade of the guard. He is responsible for maintaining outside leverage and not letting himself get hook or reached blocked by the offense.
(4 technique) defensive lineman is line up nose-to-nose with the offensive tackle.
(5 technique) meant that the defensive lineman had his nose on the outside shoulder of the offensive tackle.
(6 technique) was nose-to-nose with the offensive tight end.
(7 technique) meant the defensive lineman had his nose on the inside shoulder of the offensive tight end.
(8 technique) meant that the defensive lineman was aligned on air outside the outside shoulder of the offensive tight end.
(9 technique) meant that the defensive lineman has his nose on the outside shoulder of the offensive tight end.
thanx, but what are the A gap and B gap?
A Gap is between Guard and Center B gap is between guard and Tackle C gap is between Tackle and TE or Tackle and no one
thanx again. do u know where evry1 is?
well, guess im out 4 now. DO, ur on ur own.
I’m sure their reading just not much to talk about Gaps look like this
C T B G A C A G B T C TE
I only know this because I surfed the web lol not a super genius
BO,
your Champbrandon right?
http://www.nfl.com/draft/story/09000d5d8284ad28/article/tworound-mock-draft-no-quarterbacks-taken-in-second-round?module=HP11_content_stream
Normally I like Charley Casserly’s opinions on the draft, but he seems very cut and dry in this one with no give in what teams will take (also no trades).