Posts Tagged ‘Indianapolis Colts’

Preparing for the Colts

September 25th, 2007 - 5:43pm by domonique_foxworthOther posts by domonique_foxworth

Tough loss. No one really likes losing; it’s hard to deal with. You work a full week to get ready for the game, and all the time the coaches have put in to get your game plan, the time the players put in to practice the game plan, and to come out on Sunday and not execute as well as we expect is tough. Some encouraging things, we obviously have a talented team, a good team, because as poorly as we played, it still came down to the final minutes of the game. We were still within six points with four minutes to go and we had the ball, we just weren’t able to pull it out.

It was another frustrating week for me. I did not play, once again, but I got a little closer to playing, because I actually had on pads. But that actually might have made it more difficult to deal with, whereas the week before I just had on a sweat suit. I think my ankle was in good enough condition to play, but the coaches said I would only come in in case of emergency, which it got kind of close there with John Lynch getting hurt and a few other things happening. I almost got to play, but I definitely, 100 percent, expect to play this week against the Colts, which we are all looking forward to.

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Opening Night: Music, Fireworks, Loud Noises … and a Game

September 6th, 2007 - 4:39pm by AndrewOther posts by Andrew

Ah opening night.

A nationally-televised concert, fireworks … and, oh, yeah, there’s some football too. Pretty fair matchup.

I guess we’ve come a long way from when halftime shows meant calling up the university band whose team had a road game within two hours’ drive and asking whether they wanted to come down and perform a halftime tune or two.

Let’s see … they’ve got John Mellencamp, Faith Hill, Kelly Clarkson and Hinder. I know the first two; rather like Mellancamp, actually. Plenty of his stuff in the Morsels’ iPod. Clarkson? Can’t recall a song she’s sung; just know that she’s got a good voice, she’s cute and she probably wants to slap you if you remind her of her performance in From Justin to Kelly, which I think was seen by fewer people than your average rec-league slow-pitch softball game.

Then there’s Hinder. What in God’s name is Hinder?

It’s a band, moron. Here’s the Wikipedia link.

Wrong, it’s a verb. (And as Robert Goulet once said of Tim Duncan’s surname, it’s a “baaaaad verb.”) It can also be an adjective.

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Preseason Time, not Panic Time

August 21st, 2007 - 5:34pm by jim_saccomanoOther posts by jim_saccomano

By now just about every Denver Broncos fan in the universe, unless he or she has been living in a cave, is well aware that the team lost a preseason game to the Dallas Cowboys Saturday night.

And for a lot of Broncos fans, the right time to panic is as soon as the first thing goes wrong.

Well, relax.

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Broncos-Colts: Final Thoughts

October 30th, 2006 - 3:20am by AndrewOther posts by Andrew

Closing notes from INVESCO Field at Mile High as the Broncos look to quickly nurse and heal the wounds from their first home regular-season defeat in 23 months …

  • Did the Broncos miss defensive tackle Gerard Warren, who was scratched from the lineup with a sprained ankle? If you ask defensive end Ebenezer Ekuban, absolutely. “Of course you’re going to miss him,” Ekuban said. “He brings certain things to that fron that I think no other guy can get in there and do.”
  • Mike Bell’s jukes and tough yardage, Cecil Sapp’s bursts into the open field and Jake Plummer’s timely scrambles helped the Broncos have their best rushing day of the season to date, with 227 yards on 36 carries. The 227 yards were the Broncos’ most in a loss since they amassed 240 yards in a 31-27 loss to the Seattle Seahawks on Dec. 10, 1995. You might remember that as the Glyn Milburn game; he gained an NFL single-game record 404 combined yards that day, 131 coming on the ground.

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Broncos-Colts: Fourth-Quarter Notes

October 29th, 2006 - 4:57pm by AndrewOther posts by Andrew

Notes, thoughts and anecdotes from the fourth quarter of the Broncos’ clash with the Indianapolis Colts:

4:21 P.M. MST: Actual attendance: 76,067. A rousing, organic chant of “Here We Go Broncos” rises from the stands, rocks the stadium and rouses the fans, who are now spending the post-kickoff stoppage working themselves into a noisy lather.

4:25 P.M. MST: A huge third-and-3 from the Denver 44 went in the Colts favor, as Peyton Manning snagged a 17-yard grab after getting past Sam Brandon to move the Colts into Denver territory for the third time in as many second-half possessions.

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Broncos-Colts: Third-Quarter Notes

October 29th, 2006 - 4:17pm by AndrewOther posts by Andrew

Notes, thoughts and anecdotes from the third quarter of the Broncos’ clash with the Indianapolis Colts:

3:42 P.M. MST: Brian Clark makes the first return of his NFL career, a 27-yarder to set the Broncos up for their opening second-half possession at their 26.

3:43 P.M. MST: Mike Bell gets the Broncos’ first carry of the second half, going right for 5 yards on a second-and-10. Indianapolis’ Nick Harper, meanwhile, is slow to arise after the play.

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Broncos-Colts: Second-Quarter Notes

October 29th, 2006 - 3:27pm by AndrewOther posts by Andrew

Notes, thoughts and anecdotes from the second quarter of the Broncos’ clash with the Indianapolis Colts:

2:52 P.M. MST: The first-quarter stats — and they’re not too kind for the Broncos:

  • Total yardage: Indianapolis 118, Denver 28.
  • Yardage per play: Indianapolis 6.2, Denver 3.5.
  • Passing yardage: Indianapolis 79, Denver 13.
  • Passing yardage: Indianapolis 39, Denver 15.

2:53 P.M. MST: Attempt No. 2 at the deep ball is a successful one, as Plummer rolls right, David Kircus scoots left, and the two connect for a 45-yard gain — the longest pass play against Indianapolis so far in 2006.

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Broncos-Colts: First-Quarter Notes

October 29th, 2006 - 2:50pm by AndrewOther posts by Andrew

Notes, thoughts and anecdotes from the first quarter of the Broncos’ clash with the Indianapolis Colts:

2:09 P.M. MST: The Broncos opt to come onto the field as a unit, bypassing individual introductions once again.

2:10 P.M. MST: Jake Plummer, Keith Burns and John Lynch venture to midfield for the game-opening coin toss. Indianapolis wins the toss, calling heads; Denver will kick off to the north goal.

2:16 P.M. MST: The standard starting defense is in place, with the exception of Demetrin Veal for Gerard Warren. Al Wilson stuffed Dominic Rhodes for no gain on the game’s first play; the crowd, roaring at jet-engine level, forced a Colts false start penalty before the game’s second play, knocking the Hoosier Staters into second-and-15.

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Broncos-Colts Pregame Notes: Warren, Kuper, Morgan Inactive

October 29th, 2006 - 1:09pm by AndrewOther posts by Andrew

Lots of news as the inactives are passed out:

  • Cross Chris Kuper off the list of possibilities on the offensive line today; he is once again inactive. Meanwhile, tackle Adam Meadows — signed in the preseason to bolster depth at the position — is among the 45 active players for the first time this season. Erik Pears, last week’s left-tackle fill-in, is also active.
  • No Bob Sanders for Indy; he’s out. Former Michigan standout Marlin Jackson will shift over from cornerback to take his place. Dylan Gandy will also replace Ryan Lilja at left guard for the Colts.
  • Defensive tackle Gerard Warren will not play, one week after spraining his right big toe at Cleveland. He practiced Friday, but ultimately the Broncos opted to hold him out. Demetrin Veal played in his place last week and also handled those duties in the preseason when Warren dislocated his left big toe.
  • Kickoff returner Quincy Morgan is inactive after handling those duties for the past four games. Meanwhile, rookie Brian Clark — promoted from the practice squad six days ago — is among the active players. Clark was the Broncos’ leading kickoff returner in the preseason.
  • Denver’s other inactive players include wide receiver Todd Devoe, safety Hamza Abdullah, linebacker Nate Webster and tight end Nate Jackson.
  • The Broncos are back to their usual home uniforms — blue jerseys with white pants, last seen during the 9-6 win over Kansas City on Sept. 17.

Three and Out: Early Sunday Notes

October 29th, 2006 - 1:35am by AndrewOther posts by Andrew

“You forgive, you don’t forget.”

– Red Auerbach, 2004

As the sports world salutes the now-departed king of all things basketball in Boston, it’s appropriate to dredge up that statement, which he made to The Boston Globe in a 2004 story and encapsulated his long-standing bitterness towards all things Madison Square Garden, which he felt spurned his George Washington University team from a National Invitational Tournament trip back in the 1940s.

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