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Elway Featured in ESPN’s ’30 for 30′

April 16th, 2013 - 10:25am by Gray CaldwellOther posts by

Just a heads up, Broncos fans — you might want to tune in to ESPN at 6 p.m. MT on Tuesday, April 23.

The network’s newest 30 for 30 feature is titled Elway to Marino, exploring the 1983 NFL Draft, when a record six quarterbacks were selected in the first round. The first of those was John Elway.

The film is directed by NFL Films’ Ken Rodgers, and tells the story of the draft from the perspective of many of the players taken — including Elway and Dan Marino — along with head coaches, general managers, team owners and agents.

Marvin Demoff, the agent who represented both Elway and Marino, reveals his detailed diary from the days leading up to the draft all the way through to when the Broncos famously traded for Elway. The drama following the Baltimore Colts’ selection of Elway is chronicled in great detail, revealing a lot of interesting subplots. For example, did you know that the San Francisco 49ers briefly considered including quarterback Joe Montana — just 15 months removed from Super Bowl win — in a trade for Elway?

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Manning Utilizing Elway’s Knowledge

December 19th, 2012 - 4:27pm by Gray CaldwellOther posts by

Quarterback Peyton Manning has a unique advantage within the Broncos’ Dove Valley headquarters. There’s a Hall of Fame quarterback in Executive Vice President of Football Operations John Elway right upstairs.

The future Hall of Famer hasn’t let his opportunity to take advantage go to waste.

“He and I still talk a lot about playing in the NFL, different teams, different stadiums,” Manning said before offering a glimpse at just how extensive his preparation is. “We talk about playing at home, sometimes little things, the sun sets at certain times at a home game, there’s certain times you want to throw certain routes depending on where the sun sets. Those are little things you can kind of get.”

Manning said it’s “well-documented” how much he respects Elway, as he considers him one of his favorite quarterbacks of all time.

With that in mind, he understands what an asset the Broncos’ football boss can be for the team’s signal callers.

“Playing quarterback at my age, John played, he shared some things that worked for him,” Manning said. “So he’s been a great resource for me as a quarterback and obviously he’s doing a great job leading the organization.”

Elway, Hall-of-Famers Talk With Fans

December 6th, 2012 - 6:20pm by Sam DavisOther posts by

Before the Broncos took on the Raiders at O.co Coliseum, four Hall-of-Famers and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell spoke with fans in a Hall of Fame Fan Forum. One of those Hall-of-Famers was Executive Vice President of Football Operations John Elway.

Joining Elway and Goodell were John Madden, Howie Long and Ronnie Lott. About 150 Raiders season-ticket holders were selected to attend the event, which was held at the Oracle Arena next to the O.co Coliseum.

The panel covered a range of topics that included player safety, memories from their playing days and what it’s like to be in the Hall of Fame.

“It is still amazing to me that I’m part of that group,” Elway said at the forum. “All of those guys in there with me were all my heroes when I was growing up. To be able to sit up here with three other members, and say you’re with these guys, it’s a great feeling.”

Check back to DenverBroncos.com this weekend for the full story.

Elway Pleased with Accountability Among Players

November 27th, 2012 - 5:17pm by Sam DavisOther posts by

Entering the final month of the regular season in the NFL, teams hope to play their best football of the season in order to gain momentum for a potential postseason run.

To do that, the Broncos are going above and beyond normal procedures as they continue to raise the bar of expectations. In addition to the standard meetings that every team holds throughout the week in which players and coaches analyze film and look for opportunities to improve, the players are first meeting as a unit before being joined by the coaches.

In Tuesday’s installment of Elway Access, Executive Vice President of Football Operations John Elway talked about the idea and how the team benefits from it.

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Elway Putting Great Stamp on Broncos

November 13th, 2012 - 12:39pm by jim_saccomanoOther posts by

This week’s Monday Morning Manning shows that Peyton Manning is just the second quarterback in the history of the National Football League to have six straight games with a passer rating of 100 or better while having at least 30 attempts in each of those games. Drew Brees did it once, and he and Manning now are the only quarterbacks to have ever accomplished this.

And we all know that Peyton Manning would not be in the Denver if John Elway had not been entrusted with rebuilding the football operations of the Denver Broncos by Owner Pat Bowlen and President Joe Ellis.

John Elway knows what a football player looks like. He has played a lot of football, watched a lot of football, and grew up at the same breakfast and dinner table with a great coach and scout, his dad Jack.

It gives me an especially warm feeling to watch John’s success running the Broncos’ football operations because every move he makes, every step he takes, is a tribute to Jack, who was a great guy besides being a tremendous football man. I suspect John feels the same way.

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Elway Breaks Down Broncos

October 8th, 2012 - 6:39pm by Tyler EverettOther posts by

On Tuesday, DenverBroncos.com will air its fifth episode of the season of Elway Access, a 30-minute podcast hosted by Broncos TV’s Chris Hall. During the podcast, Executive Vice President of Football Operations John Elway will answer questions that fans have submitted via Twitter using #ElwayAccess.

On Monday at 6 p.m., Elway discussed the Broncos’ Week 5 loss to the New England Patriots on the team’s partner station, 9 News KUSA-TV.

The Broncos fell to 2-3 on the season Sunday as New England was able to build a 31-7 lead thanks to a ball-control attack highlighted by 35 first downs. Denver rallied to cut the lead to 10 points, but couldn’t get any closer and fell by a final score of 31-21. One big factor in the loss was the turnover battle, which the Broncos lost 3-1. Elway was pleased with the way the team battled back but said the early mistakes were too much to overcome on the road.

“Again, we didn’t give up,” Elway said. “That’s been the theme, especially in the big games against good football teams that we’ve played up to this point, Atlanta, Houston and now New England, the fact that we hung in there and kept battling. But we got way too far behind early, made the mistakes. Mistakes cost us, got us behind and we just ran out of time. So we just have to do a better job of number one, not turning the ball over. New England’s a good football team, we have to give them credit. But when you go play in their backyard, you have to play that much better to beat them.”

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Elway Access: Week 4

October 2nd, 2012 - 4:20pm by Tyler EverettOther posts by

On Tuesday, Broncos TV’s Chris Hall and Executive Vice President of Football Operations John Elway discussed the Broncos’ 37-6 win over Oakland Sunday and the upcoming trip to New England on the fourth episode of Elway Access.

The Broncos broke open a 10-6 game at halftime against the Raiders to notch a 37-6 victory in the team’s first AFC West action of the season. The victory also snapped a two-game losing streak to even Denver’s record at 2-2.

“It was a great win,” Elway said. “We needed it bad, especially coming off the two previous weeks where we hadn’t come out and played very well, got behind and played catch-up for the two previous weeks. So to be able to come out, score on the first drive, not punt throughout the whole game, and play well, that was the key thing.”

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Catch the Third Episode of Elway Access Tuesday

September 24th, 2012 - 6:30pm by Tyler EverettOther posts by

On Tuesday, DenverBroncos.com will air its third episode of the season of Elway Access, a 30-minute podcast hosted by Broncos TV’s Chris Hall. During the podcast, Executive Vice President of Football Operations John Elway will answer questions that fans have submitted via Twitter using #ElwayAccess.

On Monday at 6 p.m., Head Coach John Fox discussed the Broncos’ Week 3 loss to the Houston Texans on the team’s partner station, 9 News KUSA-TV.

As Denver did in Week 2 against the Atlanta Falcons, the team once again fell behind by 20 points before nearly pulling off a comeback. Fox said better starts will be a point of emphasis this week in practice.

“You have to practice it,” Fox said. “We have to emphasize it better as coaches. We have to execute better as players. In both games, we started a little bit slower offensively… When you give up 21 to your opponent in the first half, it’s an uphill battle.”

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Elway Access to Premiere Tuesday

September 10th, 2012 - 6:23pm by Tyler EverettOther posts by

Broncos fans with questions for Executive Vice President of Football Operations John Elway have a chance to hear them answered on Elway Access.

The first episode of the new season of Elway Access, a 30-minute podcast hosted by Broncos TV’s Chris Hall, will be posted Tuesday afternoons throughout the season on DenverBroncos.com, starting Sept. 11.

Fans can submit questions for the show via Twitter using #ElwayAccess.

Elway broke down the Broncos’ 31-19 victory over the Steelers Monday at 6 p.m. on the Broncos’ partner station, 9 News KUSA-TV.

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KOA Q&A – Elway, Part Two

June 18th, 2012 - 10:25am by mike_riceOther posts by

The Broncos recently finished their OTAs (organized team activities) and now they are off until training camp begins in late July.

Leading up to training camp, we are bringing you a series of conversations 850 KOA has had with various Broncos personnel.

This time, part two with Broncos’ Executive Vice President John Elway (JE).

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