Posts Tagged ‘Michael Pittman’
October 22nd, 2008 - 1:49pm by Jake GrilleyOther posts by Jake Grilley
Still Atop the AFC West
The Broncos didn’t want to head into the bye week on a losing note but at 4-3 and still first place in the AFC West the Broncos know they are still in a pretty good position heading into the second half of the season.
Michael Pittman likes where his team is right now but said he knows they are capable of playing at a higher level.
“Right now we are 4-3 and I think that is a pretty good record right now in the NFL because everybody is good in this league,” he said. “We are at the top of our division right now but we have to play better.”
“We just need to do what is needed to win these football games and eliminate these mistakes that we are making on both sides of the ball,” he continued. “We are going to keep battling as a team and as a unit because we believe in one another. Early in the year we were scoring a lot of points and the defense was doing a good job stopping people. We know we can go out there and do a lot of good things, we just have to go out there and do it.”
Click to continue reading “Banged Up But Optimistic Heading Into The Bye”
Tags: Boss Bailey, Brandon Stokley, Champ Bailey, Defense, Elvis Dumervil, Jack Williams, Jake Grilley, Jarvis Moss, Michael Pittman
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October 22nd, 2008 - 12:00pm by Gray CaldwellOther posts by Gray Caldwell
Head Coach Mike Shanahan spoke at the podium after practice Wednesday, and he updated the media on the status of several injured Broncos.
Boss Bailey will have microfracture surgery in about a week, ending his season.
His brother, Champ Bailey will be out four-to-six weeks with a groin injury he suffered in the first half of the team’s Monday Night Football contest.
“Champ is a quick healer, but he does have a severe injury, and I think it will be a month for sure,” Shanahan said. “But we’ll just have to wait and see.”
Patrick Ramsey re-injured his elbow in the game against New England, and will be placed on the Reserve/Injured list.
“He kind of hurt that in preseason,” Shanahan said. “I’m not sure if he fully recovered or not because he didn’t take a significant blow, but it was obviously enough that he’s on IR. It’s a setback, but (Darrell) Hackney will come up and get the job done.”
Click to continue reading “Boss Bailey Out For Season; Injury Updates”
Tags: Boss Bailey, Champ Bailey, Darrell Hackney, Gray Caldwell, Injury, Jay Cutler, Michael Pittman, Mike Shanahan, Patrick Ramsey
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August 14th, 2008 - 6:52pm by Gray CaldwellOther posts by Gray Caldwell
The Broncos and Cowboys closed out their joint practices Thursday afternoon with some 11-on-11 team drills between the offenses and defenses, and a little special teams in between. After a morning that featured a bit of a scuffle, the afternoon session was filled with nothing but good, clean football — and the occasional offensive fireworks — as Broncos President and CEO Pat Bowlen and Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones stood and watched practice side-by-side.
ATTENDANCE REPORT: The Broncos who were out of pads for the morning session also were for the afternoon session…In addition, the usual pack of veterans did not participate in the practice, including Dre’ Bly, Dewayne Robertson, Brandon Stokley and Darrell Jackson.
POSTURING FOR POSITION: Michael Pittman — who celebrated his birthday today — was the running back in the lineup on most situational third-downs.
MATCHUPS: For the final session of their joint practice, the Cowboys and Broncos went into 11-on-11 team matchups right after their individual team drills. Here are the details.
Click to continue reading “Cowboys at Camp: Final Practice”
Tags: Alvin McKinley, Brandon Marshall, Domonique Foxworth, Eddie Royal, Elvis Dumervil, Gray Caldwell, Jake Grilley, Jamie Winborn, Jay Cutler, John Engelberger, Keary Colbert, Kenny Peterson, Michael Pittman, Patrick Ramsey, Selvin Young, Tony Scheffler, Training Camp, Tyrone Poole
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August 13th, 2008 - 6:47pm by Adam ZinserOther posts by Adam Zinser
The Broncos and Cowboys got back to it this afternoon, kicking off the second practice at around 4:30. At an hour and a half long, the afternoon session was a little shorter than the morning one, and after individual team drills, the two teams came together for two 11-on-11 periods with a special teams segment wedged in between.
ATTENDANCE REPORT: In addition to the players out of pads during the morning session, a number of Broncos veterans got their normal afternoon off. Ebenezer Ekuban, Darrell Jackson, Dewayne Robertson, Brandon Stokley and Casey Wiegmann joined their injured teammates on the sidelines.
POSTURING FOR POSITION: The lineups were the same for the most part, but with both Nalen and Wiegmann out, P.J. Alexander and Kory Lichtensteiger rotated at the center position. Kenny Peterson worked with the starting defense in the place of Robertson.
MATCHUPS: As with this morning, each field had a different set of drills, so we combined “Focal Points” and “Key Plays” into one category. Here is the breakdown of how each competition went down.
Click to continue reading “Cowboys at Camp: Day 1, PM”
Tags: Adam Zinser, Anthony Alridge, Brandon Marshall, Daniel Graham, Dewayne Robertson, Domonique Foxworth, Eddie Royal, Gray Caldwell, Jamie Winborn, Jarvis Moss, Jay Cutler, Kenny Peterson, Kory Lichtensteiger, Marcus Thomas, Michael Pittman, Nate Webster, P.J. Alexander, Preseason, Selvin Young, Tim Crowder, Training Camp, Uncategorized, Wale Dada
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August 12th, 2008 - 11:18am by Adam ZinserOther posts by Adam Zinser
It’s less than 24 hours until the Broncos host the Cowboys for a couple days of joint practices, and the team held a two hour practice without pads Tuesday morning, the last day for fans to watch training camp.
As has often been the case, things got started with a laugh as D.J. Williams called up coach and former Bronco Keith Burns to lead the team’s breakdown.
ATTENDANCE REPORT: Hamza Abdullah, Boss and Champ Bailey, Louis Green, Peyton Hillis, Tom Nalen, Erik Pears and Ryan Torain were all listed on the out of pads list with their various injuries. Hillis did participate in practice, however. Champ, Green, Nalen and Pears all watched from the sidelines. Boss remained inside rehabbing his sprained ankle.
- Chad Mustard has been moved from the Physically Unable to Perform list to the active roster.
- New cornerback Wale Dada participated in practice after the team waived Lamont Reid. The previous blog entry gives a little more information on the newest member of the Broncos.
Click to continue reading “A.M. Blog: Day 16″
Tags: Adam Zinser, Boss Bailey, Brandon Marshall, Chad Mustard, Champ Bailey, Daniel Graham, Darrell Jackson, Dewayne Robertson, Eddie Royal, Hamza Abdullah, Louis Green, Michael Pittman, Montrae Holland, Nate Jackson, Nate Webster, Niko Koutouvides, Peyton Hillis, Ryan Torain, Tony Scheffler, Training Camp, Wale Dada
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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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