Posts Tagged ‘Wide receivers’

Walker ‘Frustrated’ By Offensive Difficulties

October 16th, 2006 - 4:19pm by AndrewOther posts by Andrew

A 4-1 start pleases Javon Walker, The offense’s inability to generate consistent results, however, rankles him.

“We’re happy to get the win, but it’s frustrating,” Walker said in the locker room Monday. “I know I’m frustrated, because I’m used to scoring points, used to having a little bit more opportunity to put us in position to score — myself, Rod (Smith) and the other receivers — but I’m thinking (that) it’s still the early season, a lot of big games coming up. We’ve got to do something. We can’t keep saying the same thing every week, (that) maybe we’ll find (our groove).”

“We’ve got to do something.”

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Walker: Foremost on Third Down

October 14th, 2006 - 2:29am by AndrewOther posts by Andrew

Much has been disseminated in recent weeks about how the Broncos’ offense has not been up to its typical pace in points and yardage. Forty-nine points in four games is hardly what a long-time offensive stalwart like Rod Smith expects from that side of the football.

“We have to keep trying to get better, and that’s what we’re doing,” Smith said. “We’re going to have that game where everything clicks. And we’re also going to have games where we struggle. But are you winning those games?”

The answer the last three games has been, “Yes,” and the offense has played a part, beginning with three scoring drives late in the win over Kansas City. What is working on the offensive side of the ball includes two newcomers to the starting lineup — running back Tatum Bell and wide receiver Javon Walker.

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Rod Smith: Chasing Wins, Not History

September 8th, 2006 - 1:36am by AndrewOther posts by Andrew

Rod SmithAfter 12 seasons in Denver and heading into a 13th as a part of the team in some capacity, Rod Smith can scarcely do more to impress the Broncos or their fans. Yet in spite of his numerous accomplishments, he remains as single-minded as ever — a trait he demonstrated when he was asked Thursday about the possibility of becoming the 15th player in NFL history with 800 receptions.

Smith is just three away from that milestone mark, and the man immediately ahead of him on the NFL’s all-time pass-catching tables, Isaac Bruce, will also see action Sunday at the Edward Jones Dome as he, like Smith, is a paragon of career consistency still going strong over 12 years after entering the league.

So if there was ever a day to commemorate all that Smith has meant to the Broncos and reflect upon where he stands and where he could still go in the coming years as he works his way into joining some of the sport’s most exalted names, it would be Sunday, when he is set to achieve another milestone while leading the team into a new year that carries the highest of expectations and aspirations from its players and coaches alike.

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Deconstructing the 53-Man Roster

September 2nd, 2006 - 10:27pm by AndrewOther posts by Andrew

The big news of the weekend revolves around the players who didn’t make the final roster.

But what about those who did? Here’s a first breakdown of the Broncos’ 53-man roster.

QUARTERBACKS (2): Jay Cutler (R), Jake Plummer.
Denver released Preston Parsons along with Van Pelt, leaving them with two quarterbacks on the season-opening 53-man roster for the third time in the last four years. The team carried three quarterbacks into the 2004 campaign, but quickly went back to two by moving Matt Mauck back to the practice squad.

RUNNING BACKS/FULLBACKS (5): Mike Bell (R), Tatum Bell, Cedric Cobbs, Kyle Johnson, Cecil Sapp.
Johnson has made the roster as a full-time fullback in each of the last three seasons, but once again the Broncos have at least one fullback who can move over to tailback in Sapp. Other fullbacks on the 53-man roster who could swing over to the other backfield slot in recent years include Mike Anderson (2002, 2003) and Reuben Droughns (2002, 2003, 2004) … Tatum Bell is the only one of the Broncos’ three running backs to have started in the NFL, but his starting experience is limited to the regular-season finale at San Diego last year … Tatum Bell has 1,317 rushing yards in the NFL; Cobbs has 50, Mike Bell, of course, has none as a rookie.

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