Though it had been reported by various sources earlier in the day, the Broncos have now officially signed Tatum Bell, Head Coach Mike Shanahan announced.
To make room for Bell on the roster, the team has waived Glenn Martinez.
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Not Making Excuses
October 13th, 2008 - 4:52pm by Jake GrilleyOther posts by Jake Grilley
The Broncos weren’t making any excuses Monday after the team’s 24-17 loss to the Jaguars. Some might have blamed the weather, others could have noted that key players were out of the lineup and others still might have argued that a controversial late call could have cost them the game.
But Denver didn’t do any of that, the team knows this loss is on them, and it is up to them to get better and correct mistakes.
Russell to IR; Martinez Returns
September 30th, 2008 - 4:51pm by Adam ZinserOther posts by Adam Zinser
Clifford Russell has been placed on injured reserve, Head Coach Mike Shanahan announced Tuesday.
Russell suffered a sprained neck on a scary injury during the Broncos’ loss to the Chiefs Sunday, and he had to be taken off the field on a stretcher. He did make it back to Denver on the team plane following the game after being cleared by doctors at a Kansas City medical facility.
To fill Russell’s roster spot, Shanahan also announced the re-signing of Glenn Martinez.
I Remember the Titans (the New York Titans)
November 22nd, 2007 - 9:36am by jim_saccomanoOther posts by jim_saccomano
On Thanksgiving Day, I suspect that even the most football crazed fan (I think I have accurately captured Broncos fans with this description) is thinking more about turkey than this blog.
However, just on the odd chance that you are giving it a quick read, I thought Thanksgiving Day football would be a legitimate topic.
And on that score, I remember the Titans. No, not the fine Denzel Washington movie, and not the Tennessee Titans whom the Broncos defeated Monday night, but the original football Titans, the New York Titans of the American Football League.
Those lucky enough to have watched the AFL—and I am certainly among that group–will love it forever.
It was a wild and crazy offense minded league that gave us a tremendous rush of offensive football, changing the way many fans looked at the sport and the way those fans wanted to watch it in the future.
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Walker: Full Practice; ‘Should Be Ready’ for Bears
November 21st, 2007 - 3:44pm by AndrewOther posts by Andrew
In many ways, it is as though the Broncos are at the cusp of a new season, since they hold a share of first place in the AFC West after coming from two games below .500 to get back to all square at 5-5.
The same is true for Javon Walker, who not only returned to practice Wednesday for the first time since Oct. 17, but went through a full afternoon of work in his initial session following knee surgery 33 days ago.
“It’s like coming in the first day to start workouts again,” Walker said. “Obviously I’m very excited to come back at a time like this where we’re tied for first.”
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Walker in Uniform; Henry, Young Sidelined
November 21st, 2007 - 2:08pm by AndrewOther posts by Andrew
We’ll find out after practice ends this afternoon just how much Javon Walker was able to do, but he was back in a practice jersey Wednesday for the first time since undergoing knee surgery on Oct. 19.
Walker’s last practice work came on Oct. 17, when he was limited in a Wednesday afternoon session prior to the win over the Pittsburgh Steelers. The wide receiver spent the following three weeks recuperating from the procedure on his right knee, and then did some light work prior to last week’s practice sessions, running some routes and catching passes in the warmup period before retreating to the sidelines in sweats.
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Martinez to Be Special Teams Player of Week
November 20th, 2007 - 4:56pm by AndrewOther posts by Andrew
Glenn Martinez’s wife and son couldn’t be at Monday night’s game; his son was ill and the parents didn’t want to risk making him feel worse.
But he brought back a present for them — the football with which he scored his first career touchdown on an 80-yard punt return.
Now he’ll bring home something else — the plaudits that go along with being AFC Special Teams Player of the Week, an honor that was years of practice-squad frustration in the making.
“I took the back road,” Martinez said. “I took the long way to get here. I’ve been working hard the past few years to find a home and make a name for myself. Finally I’ve gotten the opportunity, so I’m just trying to take advantage of it and make the best of it.”
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Assessing the Team; Giving Thanks
November 20th, 2007 - 3:24pm by domonique_foxworthOther posts by domonique_foxworth
It feels good to finally be on the right track as a football team. Obviously we’ve got a long way to go this season and we’ve had some rough times, but I’m really proud of this team and the strides we’ve made.
One of the most exciting things about us starting to win and play well is less and less negative blog responses and I imagine there will be a lot of people jumping on the Broncos bandwagon on the blog and a lot less haters, which is fine by me. I’d like to officially welcome everybody back to Broncos Country, and those that never left Broncos Country, thanks for supporting us.
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Broncos-Chargers Pregame: New Faces on Returns
October 7th, 2007 - 12:34pm by AndrewOther posts by Andrew
Bienvenidos from INVESCO Field at Mile High, which is bathed in chilly sunlight as a smattering of Broncos and Chargers jog and stroll about the field to begin their warmup paces for the upcoming game between the two longtime rivals.
The bye week may remain a few days in the future, but the midseason changes that accompany the weekend respite began last week with the decision to waive wide receiver and kickoff/punt returner Domenik Hixon, and the subsequent changes on returns have placed special teams in the crosshairs for today’s game.
Hixon ranked in the bottom half of the league’s tables in both kickoff and punt returns, but the team’s issues on special teams extend to kickoff coverage and encompass the entire breadth of the 11 players on the field each time out — not just the men kicking the football or running it back.
“We’ve got to iron that out,” Champ Bailey said last week. “I feel like we’ve got so much talent on special teams but we’re not getting it done. As far I’m concerned it’s the worst in the league as far as field position. As far as I’m concerned, we’ve got to get better.”
No one knows that better than special-teams coordinator Scott O’Brien.
“It’s never going to be good enough,” O’Brien said. “We (want to) play to our standards and we’re not doing that, because we’re way too inconsistent.”
O’Brien now has to work a new punt returner and kickoff returner into the Broncos’ game-day plans. With Hixon now a waiver-wire claim of the New York Giants, running back Andre Hall and wide receiver Glenn Martinez moved up to the first team on kickoff- and punt-return duty, respectively.
Hall last returned kickoffs full-time during his junior season at South Florida, posting a 20.8-yard average on 16 returns with a long of 34 yards.
“He’s starting fresh,” O’Brien said. “”The guy’s a really explosive runner and has good running skills, so we try to get him opportunities in training camp. He was hurt off and on, but he still practiced hard and he never had an opportunity in the preseason. It’ll be new for him, but only new because it’s a game situation.”
As for Martinez, he returned a pair of kickoffs for 42 yards (21.0-average) during the 2005 season with the Detroit Lions, but his next punt return will be his first in the regular season.
“He could do both (kickoffs and punts), but I really like him as a punt returner because he’s elusive and he’s got real good suddenness. He’s got good hands,” O’Brien said.
But even if they and the special teams flourish, O’Brien, a pull-no-punches sort, won’t be satisfied.
“It’s never going to be good enough,” he said.
But for now, O’Brien, Bailey and the rest of the special teams are simply hoping for “better” … a step forward the units need to make beginning today.
Training Camp Day 2: Morning Session
July 30th, 2007 - 2:22pm by AndrewOther posts by Andrew
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Just because you and your fellow defensive linemen earned the coach’s praise doesn’t mean you’ll be exempt from one of the primary tenets of rookie hazing — carrying the pads. So long after his fellow defensive linemen had toddled off to the locker room for a shower and some grub, Moss lingered on the field, taking a long walk that was summarily captured by anyone brandishing a telephoto lens.
Moss, however, seems to be coming along. He won most of his one-on-one drills with offensive linemen, primarily using his outside speed coming from right end. Yet it was at left end where he made the most notable impression; a hand move knocked veteran tackle Adam Meadows off balance and to the ground, earning Moss a hearty “Good work!” from assistant head coach/defense Jim Bates.
I know I touched upon Bates’ verbal evisceration of his defense’s lack of post-fumble exuberance yesterday, but I have to come back to Bates’ words when looking at the morning. During these simple confrontations — defensive tackle versus guard or center and defensive end versus offensive tackle — Bates has something to say after virtually every snap. Moss was among those who received praise; so too were fellow rookies Marcus Thomas and Tim Crowder, the latter of whom went right at tackles, driving into the body and using his momentum and leverage to break into the backfield. But the lineman who received the loudest and most notable praise was second-year defensive end Elvis Dumervil, whose sub-6-foot frame is counterbalanced by arms like Greg Oden’s. After one successful confrontation for Dumervil, Bates was effusive.
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