Posts Tagged ‘Dre Bly’
August 19th, 2008 - 4:07pm by Gray CaldwellOther posts by Gray Caldwell
The list of players back in action continues to grow as the Broncos near their second home game of the preseason. Darrell Jackson — who sat out the game against Dallas — and Josh Barrett rejoined practice a day after Champ Bailey, Louis Green and Tom Nalen all donned jerseys and pads again.
Hamza Abdullah, Boss Bailey and Daniel Graham remained out of pads.
The offense and defense each worked on individual drills before combining for 11-on-11 drills aimed at preparing for the Packers.
During WR vs. DB one-on-ones, several matchups stood out. First, with Jack Williams lining up against Samie Parker, Parker ran deep and Williams stayed with him the whole way, located the ball and swatted it away.
Next, Champ stood opposite Keary Colbert and knocked the ball out of his hands, prompting a, “Good battle!” from Defensive Backs Coach Ronnie Bradford.
Click to continue reading “Practice Quick Hits: 8/19″
Tags: Brandon Stokley, Champ Bailey, Dre Bly, Eddie Royal, Gray Caldwell, Jack Williams, Jay Cutler, Matt Prater, Practice
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August 14th, 2008 - 11:45am by Jake GrilleyOther posts by Jake Grilley
The competitive juices were flowing as Broncos and Cowboys hit the practice field together for the second straight day on Thursday. Hard hits and big plays were abound and a skirmish between the two squads showed that neither team is taking their time out on the field together lightly.
ATTENDANCE REPORT: Boss and Champ Bailey remained out of pads with their respective injuries, Boss nursing a sprained right ankle and Champ as sore right hamstring…Louis Green remained on the sidelines with a concussion/neck injury…Tom Nalen watched practices still resting his left knee…Erik Pears was out of pads with a sore back…Ryan Torain continues to recover from surgery on his left elbow.
POSTURING FOR POSITION: Niko Koutouvides continued to take reps at middle linebacker with first team. Jamie Winborn continued to fill in for Boss Bailey at first unit strong side linebacker. Marquand Manuel continued taking first unit snaps at safety with Hamza Abdullah getting reps with the second team. After getting the afternoon off yesterday, Casey Wiegmann was back as the first unit center.
MATCHUPS: Here is the breakdown of how each competition went down.
Click to continue reading “Cowboys at Camp: Day 2, AM”
Tags: Andre Hall, Anthony Alridge, Brandon Marshall, Casey Wiegmann, D.J. Williams, Daniel Graham, Dre Bly, Eddie Royal, Elvis Dumervil, Gray Caldwell, Jack Williams, Jake Grilley, Jay Cutler, Marcus Thomas, Nate Webster, Niko Koutouvides, Ryan Clady, Selvin Young, Training Camp
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August 13th, 2008 - 12:00pm by Gray CaldwellOther posts by Gray Caldwell
The ‘Boys were back in town Wednesday afternoon, and their offseason media circus came with them. There were easily double the reporters and photographers on the sidelines, many of which were from the HBO training camp documentary: Hard Knocks. Recently-retired Rod Smith even showed up to take in the action from the sidelines. Still, with all that attention focusing on the fields, the players went out and put together a productive and exciting practice.
The teams started out with their regular routines, Cowboys on one field and Broncos on the other — stretching, warming up and working on individual drills. Then the Broncos offense went to one field and the defense to the other, and the fun really started.
ATTENDANCE REPORT: Hamza Abdullah was back in pads this morning…Boss and Champ Bailey were out of pads with a right ankle and right hamstring, respectively…Louis Green was out of pads with a concussion/neck injury…Tom Nalen remained out of pads with a left knee…Erik Pears was out of pads with a sore back…Ryan Torain watched from a chair on the far sideline recovering from surgery on his left elbow.
POSTURING FOR POSITION: Niko Koutouvides took his reps with the first unit linebackers during practice, with Jamie Winborn and D.J. Williams on either side…The second unit linebackers consisted of Jordan Beck, Nate Webster and Wesley Woodyard…Abdullah, in his first day back at practice since Aug. 1, ran with the second team safeties beside Roderick Rogers.
MATCHUPS: Each field had a different set of drills, so we, the bloggers, decided to combine “Focal Points” and “Key Plays” into one category. So here is the breakdown of how each competition went down.
Click to continue reading “Cowboys at Camp: Day 1, A.M.”
Tags: Adam Zinser, Andre Hall, Anthony Alridge, Brandon Marshall, D.J. Williams, Dewayne Robertson, Domonique Foxworth, Dre Bly, Eddie Royal, Gray Caldwell, Hamza Abdullah, Jack Williams, Jamie Winborn, Jay Cutler, John Engelberger, Keary Colbert, Mike Leach, Patrick Ramsey, Peyton Hillis, Rod Smith, Ryan Clady, Training Camp, Tyrone Poole
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August 8th, 2008 - 11:23am by Jake GrilleyOther posts by Jake Grilley
The Broncos held a walk-through Friday morning in preparation for Saturday’s preseason opener at Houston.
ATTENDANCE REPORT: Champ Bailey, Hamza Abdullah, Dewayne Robertson and Tom Nalen were all out of uniform during the practice and Head Coach Mike Shanahan announced that they will all be out against the Texans. He also said that Dre’ Bly will be only out on the field in nickel coverage.
POSTURING FOR POSITION: Eddie Royal took reps with the first unit and will start at wide receiver opposite Brandon Marshall on Saturday.
TAKE AWAYS: Positional units practiced together going over formations and assignments. The team also had some 7-on-7 walk-through with the offense taking on the defense. To end practice the team went over which squads should be on the field at certain times. Shanahan would shout a unit for example “first unit field goal” and those 11 players would run on the field. Then he would tell certain players to go to the sideline and their backups would rush onto the field.
QUOTABLE: “He would not be working with the starting unit unless he has proven to us that he is very consistent and he deserves that chance to start. For a guy to get that chance to start kind of gives you an idea of how hard he has been working and what he has done in practice.”
-Head Coach Mike Shanahan, on starting rookie Eddie Royal at wide receiver on Saturday at Houston.
-Jake Grilley, DenverBroncos.com
Tags: Champ Bailey, Dewayne Robertson, Dre Bly, Eddie Royal, Jake Grilley, Mike Shanahan, Tom Nalen
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August 6th, 2008 - 5:42pm by Adam ZinserOther posts by Adam Zinser
Though the sun broke through for most of the afternoon practice, it was definitely much cooler than this morning’s session, and thankfully, the dark clouds heading this way held off just long enough for the team to wrap things up and head inside.
ATTENDANCE REPORT: Hamza Abdullah, Champ Bailey, Peyton Hillis, Chad Mustard, Tom Nalen and Dewayne Robertson all watched from the sidelines with their various injuries/soreness. Abdullah was doing some calisthenics with out on the field to help rehab his groin before practice began. One end of a large elastic band was wrapped around his waist with the other end tied to one of the goal posts. He high-stepped sideways until the band became fully extended and taught, then would move back towards the goal post.
Click to continue reading “P.M. Blog: Day 12″
Tags: Adam Zinser, Alvin McKinley, Andre Hall, Anthony Alridge, Brett Kern, Cecil Sapp, Chad Mustard, Champ Bailey, Darrell Jackson, Dewayne Robertson, Domonique Foxworth, Dre Bly, Hamza Abdullah, Jack Williams, Jog-Through, Josh Barrett, Michael Pittman, Montrae Holland, Nate Webster, Peyton Hillis, Rookies, Ryan Torain, Sam Paulescu, Special Teams, Tom Nalen, Uncategorized
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August 5th, 2008 - 12:04pm by Adam ZinserOther posts by Adam Zinser
After a record-setting streak of days with the temperature above 90 degrees, Tuesday morning brought a much welcomed cool front. When I heard over the radio on the way to Dove Valley that the high was predicted to be 82 degrees, I laughed.
Thankfully, they were right. The players (and I) enjoyed temperatures in the low 70s throughout the morning camp session. And now for quick hits from practice.
ATTENDANCE REPORT: Hamza Abdullah remained on the sideline, nursing his strained groin. Peyton Hillis, after making it back onto the field yesterday morning, sat out again. Chad Mustard and Tom Nalen remain out with a right hamstring and left knee, respectively. Montrae Holland continues to work on his own, though he later came out and watched from the sidelines. He looks slimmer to me.
Champ Bailey also missed practice with a sore right hamstring. Bailey spent his time watching from the sidelines with teammates or on the field talking with Head Coach Mike Shanahan. But don’t worry Broncos Country, Shanahan quickly pointed out that No. 24 is a quick healer.
Click to continue reading “A.M. Blog: Day 11″
Tags: Adam Zinser, Brandon Marshall, Chad Mustard, Champ Bailey, Chris Kuper, Depth Chart, Dewayne Robertson, Dre Bly, Eddie Royal, Elvis Dumervil, Hamza Abdullah, Jarvis Moss, Jay Cutler, John Engelberger, Matt Prater, Michael Pittman, Mike Shanahan, Montrae Holland, Nate Jackson, Nate Webster, Niko Koutouvides, Patrick Ramsey, Peyton Hillis, Rookies, Ryan Clady, Ryan Harris, Sam Paulescu, Tim Crowder, Tom Nalen, Tony Scheffler, Training Camp, Uncategorized
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July 31st, 2008 - 11:48am by Adam ZinserOther posts by Adam Zinser
After a short press conference with Head Coach Mike Shanahan, John Lynch officially announced that he is leaving the Broncos to explore other options. The Broncos granted his release.
I have always looked at Lynch as one of the class acts in the NFL. He has been one of my all-time favorite players for as long as I can remember following football. I wish that I could have worked with him more.
47, best of luck in all your future endeavors!
Now on to some of the meat from this morning’s practice.
ATTENDANCE REPORT: After participating in yesterday afternoon’s jog-through practice, Montrae Holland continued to work out on his own this morning. Tom Nalen continued to watch from the sidelines to rest his knee, but he kept his eyes on all the offensive line action. Michael Pittman donned his jersey, but was yet again out of pads. He stuck with the rest of the running backs, observing and giving pointers. Peyton Hillis and Chad Mustard both remained sidelined with their sore hamstrings. Also out of pads was Ebenezer Ekuban. He was on the field watching the action, but not participating.
POSTURING FOR POSITION: Wiegmann continued to work at center with Nalen out, and today he spoke with a couple reporters after practice.
“I’m getting reps in there with the starters, and the important thing is actually me getting used to them,” Wiegmann said. “I have been so used to my guys in Kansas City, so it’s just getting a feel for everybody here. That’s part of camp.”
Click to continue reading “A.M. Blog: Day 7″
Tags: Adam Zinser, Casey Wiegmann, Cecil Sapp, Chad Mustard, Domonique Foxworth, Dre Bly, Eddie Royal, Hamza Abdullah, Jack Williams, Jarvis Moss, Jay Cutler, John Lynch, Marcus Thomas, Michael Pittman, Mike Shanahan, Montrae Holland, Nate Jackson, Niko Koutouvides, Patrick Ramsey, Peyton Hillis, Selvin Young, Tim Crowder, Tom Nalen, Training Camp, Uncategorized
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July 26th, 2008 - 10:42am by Gray CaldwellOther posts by Gray Caldwell
Day Two has started, and there’s a special teams practice later this afternoon. We’re trying to put this thing up quick for you guys. By the way, let us know if there is any particular player you’d like to see pictures of, and we’ll try to accomodate that. Here are some quick hits:
ATTENDANCE REPORT: Chad Mustard was out of pads for the second day with a right hamstring injury…Edell Shepherd was out of pads after injuring his left knee in practice yesterday…rookie Spencer Larsen, who missed his second straight practice, is attending to a family emergency according to Head Coach Mike Shanahan…Montrae Holland is still practicing with Strength and Conditioning Coach Rich Tuten until he gets to his reporting weight.
POSTURING FOR POSITION: On the first play of 11-on-11, full team scrimmaging, the starting backfield was composed of Jay Cutler, Selvin Young and Cecil Sapp. The starting receivers were Brandon Marshall and Darrell Jackson, and Daniel Graham started at tight end. Ryan Clady, Ben Hamilton, Tom Nalen, Chris Kuper and Ryan Harris made up the offensive line.
The defense marched out Champ Bailey, Dre’ Bly, John Lynch and Hamza Abdullah in the secondary, Boss Bailey, Niko Koutouvides and D.J. Williams at the linebacker positions and John Engelberger, Dewayne Robertson, Kenny Peterson and Elvis Dumervil on the line.
Click to continue reading “A.M. Blog: Day 2″
Tags: Ben Hamilton, Boss Bailey, Brandon Marshall, Cecil Sapp, Chad Mustard, Champ Bailey, Chris Kuper, D.J. Williams, Daniel Graham, Darrell Jackson, Dewayne Robertson, Dre Bly, Eddie Royal, Edell Shepherd, Elvis Dumervil, Gray Caldwell, Hamza Abdullah, Jarvis Moss, Jay Cutler, John Engelberger, John Lynch, Kenny Peterson, Matt Prater, Mike Shanahan, Montrae Holland, Niko Koutouvides, Patrick Ramsey, Peyton Hillis, Ryan Clady, Ryan Harris, Selvin Young, Spencer Larsen, Tom Nalen, Training Camp
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March 25th, 2008 - 5:24pm by domonique_foxworthOther posts by domonique_foxworth
I have had a lot transpire in the last couple of weeks. As you may have read I made the executive board of the NFL Players Association (NFLPA). I am one of 10 players and was told that I am the youngest player ever, which is a major accomplishment for me. I am just really proud and honored to be named to this board and I look forward to the responsibilities that it requires to be a representative of the NFL as a whole and not just the Broncos. They added three new members, because two dropped off and one — Kevin Mawae of the Tennessee Titans — became the president. We added Mike Vrabel of the New England Patriots, Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints and myself.
All 10 positions were elected in. Seven people returned and the rest were nominated. I was nominated all three times, but it got kind of dramatic at the end. The very first time Rod (Smith) nominated me, but I didn’t quite make it. Then for the next spot, T.J. Houshmandzadeh of the Cincinnati Bengals nominated me and I didn’t quite make that one. The last time, Drew Brees nominated me and each person that was nominated had to give a little speech. So I gave a little speech and I guess it put me over the top and they voted me in. I was very proud. The next day I was sitting on the stage next to the President of the Player’s Association and the Executive Director Gene Upshaw. I felt kind of important, but mostly I was honored and proud for the opportunity.
Click to continue reading “Goal Reached!”
Tags: Andrew Mason, Art, Barack Obama, Basketball, College Basketball, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Dre Bly, Drew Brees, Exceutive board, Family, Gene Upshaw, Hamza Abdullah, Kevin Mawae, Little Rock Nine, Maryland, Maui, Mike Vrabel, NFL Players Association, Offseason, Politics, T.J. Houshmandzadeh, Uncategorized
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