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Five Pro Bowlers Marks Good News

December 30th, 2009 - 9:29am by jim_saccomanoOther posts by

Football is a team game, more than any other, but it is still played by individuals, and this week’s announcement of the 2009 NFL Pro Bowl team had plenty of good news for the Denver Broncos and their fans.

Most seasons, teams have situations in which a player who was deemed worthy by the locals and their fans is omitted from a selection, and that pretty much did not happen this year for the Bronco players most deserving, at least by a statistical measure.

Champ Bailey has been named to his ninth Pro Bowl in 11 seasons, which ties Hall of Famer Mike Haynes for the most in NFL history at the cornerback position. Bailey has been named to the Pro Bowl five times as a Bronco and seems like a lock for the Team of the Decade for the 2000’s, a likely preamble to a Hall of Fame selection for Champ.

Tackle Ryan Clady was named to his first Pro Bowl team and is just the 11th tackle in NFL history to earn a Pro Bowl selection in his first two pro seasons. That takes in a tremendous number of players over the years and is a comment as to the talent and potential which Clady has.

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Record-Setting Day Brings AFC Award

December 15th, 2009 - 4:37pm by Gray CaldwellOther posts by

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For his record-breaking performance against the Indianapolis Colts in Week 14, Brandon Marshall will be named the AFC Offensive Player of the Week. It is the second time in his career he has earned the award.

His 21 receptions set a new NFL single-game mark, and gave him 86 on the year. Marshall set another NFL record in the game, recording the most 10-plus-catch games — eight — in a player’s first four seasons in NFL history.

He now owns two of the top four single-game receiving totals in league history — he caught 18 passes in last season’s home opener against San Diego. He also earned the AFC Offensive Player of the Week award after that performance.

His 21 catches against the Colts went for 200 receiving yards and two touchdowns, upping his season totals to 1,008 and 9, respectively. This is Marshall’s third consecutive 1,000-yard receiving season.

Marshall’s award represents the fifth time a Broncos player has won the weekly honor this season, joining Champ Bailey, Kyle Orton, Eddie Royal and Matt Prater.

This week, the Oakland Raiders head to INVESCO Field at Mile High. Earlier this season, Marshall caught five passes for 67 yards and a touchdown against the division rival.

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Pro Bowl Voting Update No. 3

December 15th, 2009 - 1:48pm by Gray CaldwellOther posts by

With just one week of fan voting remaining, there haven’t been any changes in the number of Broncos in the top five at their respective positions for the AFC squad at the 2010 Pro Bowl.

The team has four players in the top five, and of those, one is tops at his position, two are in second and one is in third.

Champ Bailey remains the highest vote-getter among cornerbacks in the AFC. His teammate in the secondary, Brian Dawkins, is No. 2 at the strong safety position behind Pittsburgh’s Troy Polamalu. Elvis Dumervil is second at outside linebacker behind a Steelers player, as well — James Harrison. Eddie Royal rounds out the current list of Broncos in contention for the Pro Bowl, currently third at kick returner behind San Diego’s Darren Sproles and Cleveland’s Joshua Cribbs.

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Record Day For Marshall

December 14th, 2009 - 10:55am by jim_saccomanoOther posts by

You never know what you will see when you attend or tune into a sports event.

Sunday at Indianapolis, the Colts just had too much overall for the Broncos, although Denver had some opportunities after falling behind 21-0.

But a shining light for the Broncos was the play of wide receiver Brandon Marshall, who truly had a day for the ages in setting a new NFL record with 21 receptions — an astonishing single-game total.

He had 200 receiving yards with two touchdowns, and the 21 catches were six more than any other player in the league has had in a single game this year. He surpassed the previous record, which was 20 by Terrell Owens.

Marshall now has had two of the top four single-game performances in NFL history. He had 18 at home against the Chargers in 2008, which currently is tied for third best all-time.

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The Beast, congrats on NFL record

December 14th, 2009 - 9:21am by mark_cooperOther posts by

Probably shouldn’t name a post like I did since it’s a team sport but could help myself. Twenty-one catches is amazing … no … AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Although bittersweet and not enough for the win, simply AMAZING!! Like a man amongst boys. At times Orton would just look right at him and go to him. That can get dangerous, but yesterday it worked.

So, really not much to say other than we’re a pretty DANG good team if we didn’t make mistakes. I have to remark on what Head Coach Josh McDaniels said. “You know where the bar is.” We have the ability to play to it but mistakes, penalties and efficiencies killed us. Short yardage? Missed assignments. Period. No one ever crosses your face that your suppose to block…PERIOD.

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Marshall to Brew Sports Soup

November 3rd, 2009 - 12:48pm by Gray CaldwellOther posts by

Brandon Marshall will be spending this Tuesday honing his comedy chops on television.

The receiver is taking over the hosting duties for one episode of Sports Soup — a show that is described as “an irreverant look at the state of sports and the people who play and report on them.”

The show plays clips from the world of sports — even pulling from pre- and post-game shows, press conferences and local media — and the host makes witty comments in between highlights.

The host is typically Matt Iseman, who was actually born in Denver, and the comedian said in a press release that he is honored to have Marshall take over his hosting duties for Tuesday’s show.

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Marshall Ready To Rival Ravens Attack

October 30th, 2009 - 1:25pm by Chris GentilvisoOther posts by

In his three-plus seasons with the Broncos, Brandon Marshall has faced 26 different opposing teams.

The Baltimore Ravens will become the 27th team on Sunday.

While Marshall did not play in the teams’ 2006 contest as a rookie, he knows plenty about the vaunted defensive attack that he and his teammates have been preparing for.

“It’s going to take four quarters,” Marshall said. “They’re a great team that’s used to winning, that’s used to being in difficult games.”

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Showing His Smarts

October 14th, 2009 - 4:22pm by Chris GentilvisoOther posts by

Few NFL quarterbacks can prosper without a strong system of support in place.

For Kyle Orton, recognizing that the Broncos offered that system took a matter of minutes.

“I thought that from day one, this was a great fit for me,” Orton said. “I had a lot of confidence when the trade happened. I was excited about the trade and excited for what I and we could do in this system.”

The “we” he was referring to was his relationship with Head Coach Josh McDaniels. Like Orton, McDaniels had few doubts regarding what his new quarterback was bringing to the table.

“Put on any film of Kyle Orton and you will see a smart football player that has always had a lot of responsibility at the line of scrimmage identifying the defense, getting his team into the right situations,” McDaniels said. “That is what we ask him to do here, and he has done a nice job of it.”

With that confidence in tow, the Broncos are seeing results on the field.

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Training Camp Day 1: A.M. Blog

July 31st, 2009 - 11:52am by Gray CaldwellOther posts by

Check one more thing off the list on the road to the 2009 season — training camp is here. And the mass of fans lining the far hill of the Broncos practice fields almost an hour and a half before practice kicked off was a little taste of the excitement surrounding Day One.

As players came onto the field — dressed in full pads and uniform, including pants — some took a knee as soon as they hit the grass, pausing to take a moment before the unofficial start of another season.

It was perfect weather for the first day of practice — sunny with a little bit of shade. So without further adieu, here are some quick hits from the first practice session of the team’s 2009 training camp.

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Monday Practice Report

July 27th, 2009 - 4:23pm by Gray CaldwellOther posts by

Monday marked the first day of training camp for rookies, all three quarterbacks and a few veterans — Kyle Orton, Chris Simms, Ryan Torain and Brandon Marshall were the only vets who participated. Wesley Woodyard and D.J. Williams were scheduled to participate, but didn’t feel well at the time of practice.

Marshall was back with the team for the first time this offseason.

Here are some quick hits from the quick walk-through session:

  • With only one rookie in the position, linebackers coach Don Martindale and assistant linebackers coach Roman Phifer got in some one-on-one instruction with Lee Robinson. All though it did make for one awkward moment, as other coaches yelled out their position for drills (defensive backs, quarterbacks etc.) , Martindale just yelled, “Linebacker!’
  • The players sported the team’s 50th anniversary logo on their practice jerseys.
  • Orton and Marshall spent a couple of minutes off to the side away from drills talking with one another.
  • At 3:44 p.m. the rain started, and 20 minutes later practice ended as a monsoon took over Dove Valley.

    • -Kyle Sonneman, DenverBroncos.com

    Pictures from practice after the jump.

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