Feely Unlikely Addition to Record Book
Prior to Sunday’s game at Arizona, most Denver Broncos fans would have been hard pressed to tell you anything about Cardinals placekicker Jay Feely.
His 25-point effort against the Broncos of course was talked and written up with some amusement, outscoring the Broncos on a notably bad day in Arizona.
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Never Forgiving NFL
To finish up last week’s post business, I did play with Dennison here but he was a linebacker at the time and we played against each other. As a coach, I agree with many of you about his credentials. He’s done a great job everywhere he’s gone, and he was trained by Alex Gibbs.
I also agree with the risk reward aspect of coaching your way through the ranks. I chose real estate to control my own destiny like many of you chose your line of work. I fell in love with Denver after playing here and wanted to stay in the area to raise kids and the school system here is as good if not better than most places around the country.
Broncos at Cardinals: Pregame Blog
Even with sunny skies on a warm Arizona afternoon, the roof is closed at University of Phoenix Stadium with the Broncos preparing to play the Cardinals in a Week 14 showdown. Today will mark Interim Head Coach Eric Studesville’s head coaching debut.
Both teams enter the contest at 3-9, hoping for a momentum boost down the stretch. Kickoff is scheduled for 2:15 p.m. MST.
11:59 a.m. MST: The Broncos have recently released a statement on Perrish Cox’s availability today. The cornerback will play but not start against the Cardinals. The full statement is available here.
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A Week’s Work
After wading in and out of the lineup because of injuries, two Broncos could return to the defensive backfield this week.
In his Friday press conference, Interim Head Coach Eric Studesville said Andre’ Goodman and Darcel McBath had two good days of practice this week, and the team has another chance to judge the players’ health in Friday’s practice.
A Challenging Encore
In Sunday’s loss to the Chiefs, Champ Bailey held Dwayne Bowe — the league’s hottest receiver after scoring in seven straight games coming in — without a single catch. Defensive Coordinator Don “Wink” Martindale called it “one of the best performances I’ve ever seen.”
Bailey’s reward for the effort? The nine-time Pro Bowler gets a Week 14 matchup with Arizona’s Larry Fitzgerald — a four-time Pro Bowler who is one catch away from being the team’s all-time receptions leader.
“It is more of a challenge this week,” Bailey said. “He is more of a polished receiver. He is more experienced. So, my hands will be a little full this week.”
Fantasy Football Fun 
Hey Broncos Country!
My name is Heather and this is my first season as a Denver Broncos Cheerleader. I am a native to Denver and have been a Broncos fan since birth! As a loyal Broncos fan, I can say that this isn’t exactly the football season I was hoping for. However, I have truly had the most memorable time as a rookie cheerleader, and I am sad that the season is about to come to an end.
New Job, Same Attitude
While some players were just getting to know Interim Head Coach Eric Studesville Wednesday morning, the running backs already knew what they would see.
After working with the coach all year, Correll Buckhalter said he observed no differences in the way Studesville addressed the team as the head coach and how he used to treat his position players.
“He was the same that he’s always been in the running backs room,” Buckhalter said. “He talked about how all he knew how to do was work. He wants everybody to come to work happy and just feel like you want to come here.”
All In Due Time
The coaching change has been made. Everyone can now exhale. The season, however, rolls on. And there is a good amount of football left.
Among the drama surrounding the Broncos’ now-former head coach, it is easy to lose sight of the fact that there is still a quarter of the season left to play. That’s a lot of football. While the Broncos are mathematically out of the playoff chase, they still have an opportunity to show that they are professionals.
Who’s Your Next Head Coach?I flew out out yesterday late in the afternoon for a business meeting at K.C. and heard about the firing while driving to a dinner meeting. Then, from 8 a.m. until I got on a plane this afternoon at 4:40 p.m. K.C. time, running through the airport at the speed of turtle, I didn’t have a minute to blog or even see news updates.
I’ll be watching the news tonight like everyone else and will join in the speculation. I posted on Sunday’s blog to move here and had to laugh as I was accused of not (coming clean) all year on Coach McDaniels, and it was pretty funny in its context because you guys know I’m a homer, win-(L)word or Draw. I always have a glass half full….even if it’s going to take time.
Broncos at Chiefs: First Half BlogPREGAME: The Re/Max parachute team is flying into Arrowhead stadium to deliver the game ball, and soon we’ll have a flyover courtesy of F/A-18E Super Hornets from California.
COIN TOSS: The captains are on the field for the coin toss. The Broncos have called heads and won the toss. They have elected to receive and will field the opening kickoff.
Q1 15:00: Eric Decker is back to receive the kickoff from Ryan Succop, and the rookie fields it at his own 4-yard line and runs it back to the 30-yard line. The starting offense is on the field. Ryan Clady, Zane Beadles, J.D. Walton, Chris Kuper and Ryan Harris are starting along the line, and Kyle Orton and Knowshon Moreno make up the backfield. Eddie Royal and Brandon Lloyd are starting at wide receiver with Daniel Graham and Dan Gronkowski at tight end. Moreno takes a direct snap for 3 yards on first down, and Orton finds Gaffney on an 18-yard pass.
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