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Jwalk - JayCutty6Goes - CasinoRoyal
07-26-2008, 07:09 PM
Camp reports and pictures

Jwalk - JayCutty6Goes - CasinoRoyal
07-26-2008, 07:09 PM
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Peyton Hillis. Look at them guns. :laugh:

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Foxy with the int. Can you see the adrenaline in his eyes? :laugh:


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Doomey #92 needs no real introduction.

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BMarsh dogging Dre Bly for the jump ball. Doin what he does.

Den21vsBal19
07-26-2008, 07:30 PM
Thanks for the pics :salute:

Italianmobstr7
07-26-2008, 07:39 PM
Good pics. Can't wait to see Marshall do that in a game this year! That catch looks sick nasty.

omac
07-26-2008, 07:57 PM
Nice pics, man! :cheers:

That one of Selvin Young looks like he might trip off of his lineman's foot.

Watchthemiddle
07-26-2008, 07:59 PM
Great work!! Thanks for sharing them

Jwalk - JayCutty6Goes - CasinoRoyal
07-26-2008, 08:04 PM
I didnt take these lol im just posting them. But thanks anyway. They are great pics from the new writer for the Broncos. Hes actually better than Andrew Mason. I guess ill post his little articles here too.

NameUsedBefore
07-26-2008, 09:02 PM
That is an incredible catch by Marshall.

Tebow4Ever
07-26-2008, 11:24 PM
Nice thread Casino, Thanks for that..Im hoping to be able to take some decent pics at camp. I will try to add to the thread if that happens.

Jwalk - JayCutty6Goes - CasinoRoyal
07-27-2008, 12:37 AM
By Jake Grilley
DenverBroncos.com

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Head Coach Mike Shanahan, linebacker Boss Bailey and tight end Tony Scheffler spoke after the day two of training camp.

Here are the transcripts of their interviews:

HEAD COACH MIKE SHANAHAN

On how LB Boss Bailey fits in with the Broncos:
“He’s been great. He did a great job during the offseason conditioning program and adjusted to our system very quickly. He’s got the ability to cover the tight end by himself. He plays as a coach… So far so good.”

On how LB Niko Koutouvides has played:
“Good. We’ve been watching him for the last 17 days, and (we) try to get the pads on and the chance the evaluate everybody day by day. That’s what all the preseason is about—To get a pecking order and see these guys compete and see what they can do in special situations. It’s only the second day.

On DE Jarvis Moss’ health:
“Jarvis is fine. He’s had 17 practices so far, and I’m sure he’s looking forward to getting back into football shape. Any time you finish the last part of the season with an injury, it’s always a little tough to get back in the offseason. He did a great job in the offseason conditioning program. Hopefully he will continue on improving and be ready for the first preseason game.”

On WR Eddie Royal:
“It doesn’t take any long to realize that he’ll become a top notch receiver as well as an excellent returner. He’s in great shape, and he’s a strong kid. But there is still a learning curve. Hopefully he will improve every day.”

LB BOSS BAILEY

On adjusting to his first training camp with the Broncos:
“It is awesome. You have guys flying around. You can just tell from the guys’ energy level that everybody has bought into what we are doing and what type of flow we have on defense. That’s what you want, man. We had major carry over from practicing in the summer. We didn’t have to reinstall anything—We just went right at it and kept things going.”

On trying to hold back from full contact during practice:
“It can be (frustrating) sometimes, but everybody does this. We did the same thing in Detroit, so you learn how to get used to that and that’s what preseason is for. We are just fighting to get to that first game.”

On how different it is for him in the Denver defensive system:
“I’ve been through three or four defensive coordinators in Detroit, so I have seen some of everything. It’s not hard for me to adjust for anything at all. As long as the coaches explains it right and it makes sense then I’m all for it.”

On the Broncos’ locker room environment:
“It’s been fun. We have a lot of clowns in there. From the defensive linemen to the defensive backs, even the linebacking corps. We have some clowns in that locker room. It’s been real fun. I’ve been enjoying myself.”

On who is the ‘class clown’ of the locker room:
“Hamza (Abdullah), Fox (Domonique Foxworth) and Nate (Webster). The whole defensive line they are always clowning. It’s fun. It’s just fun to be around them. ”

On playing with his older brother, CB Champ Bailey:
“It’s a lot more easier for me to be back on the field with my brother. It’s a comforting thing for me. It might be for him, too. I don’t know—You might have to ask him for that. It’s just been fun playing with him and watching and learning and trying to steal some moves from him.”

BRONCOS TIGHT END TONY SCHEFFLER

On the chemistry between him and Jay Cutler:
“It’s good to be out there and taking some reps with him. He’s a great quarterback, so him and Patrick Ramsey and Darrel Hackney have all been getting reps from the top down. They are top notch quarterbacks.”

On what he liked about his performance in practice this morning:
“The biggest thing for me is that I got my wind back today. I struggled a little but yesterday, just keeping my breath and that sort of thing. Foot felt great today. I didn’t notice the whole practice, so it feels good.”

On being a ‘go-to’ receiving option:
“I think when the third down comes around, I’ll be one of the guys that Jay likes to come to. I just got to work on getting the ball in the air and seeing because I have been out of it for a little bit.”

Jwalk - JayCutty6Goes - CasinoRoyal
07-27-2008, 12:50 AM
Day Two: Getting Going

Tony Scheffler makes a catch against Hamza Abdullah. PHOTO: KYLE SONNEMAN / DENVERBRONCOS.COM
BRONCOS TV

7/26: Camp Day 2: Shanahan
7/26: Camp Day 2: Boss Bailey
7/26: Camp Day 2: Dre Bly
7/25: Camp Day 1: Shanahan


By Jake Grilley
DenverBroncos.com

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- With the initial jitters and first-day butterflies out of the way the Broncos began to settle in on day two. Still getting used to rigors of training camp, at times the team showed some offseason rust but for the majority of the practice the Broncos showed their potential to make a splash in 2008.

The offense and defense went at one another in 11-on-11 drills during the morning session of practice with each unit showing its capacity to produce this upcoming season.

Training camp has brought with it an increased intensity when compared to OTAs, but it isn't dialed all the way up yet since practices are still limited contact.

BOSS FEELING COMFORTABLE

Linebacker Boss Bailey, in his first training camp as a Bronco, said some guys don't like having to hold themselves back from going full contact.

"It can be (frustrating) sometimes, but everybody does this," Bailey said. "We did the same thing in Detroit, so you learn how to get used to that and that's what preseason is for. We are just fighting to get to that first game."

Even though practices still aren't all out, Bailey likes the passion he sees from his teammates especially on the defensive side of the ball.

"You have guys flying around," he said. "You can just tell from the guys' energy level that everybody has bought into what we are doing and what type of flow we have on defense. That's what you want, man. We had major carry-over from practicing in the summer. We didn't have to reinstall anything -- we just went right at it and kept things going."

Bailey went through a few defensive coordinators in his five years as a Detroit Lion, so the sixth-year pro out of Georgia said he isn't having any problems picking up the Broncos' scheme.

"I have seen some of everything," he said. "It's not hard for me to adjust for anything at all. As long as the coaches explain it right and it makes sense, then I'm all for it."

Part of the reason that Boss Bailey is comfortable in a Broncos uniform on only the second day of training camp is the presence older brother Champ Bailey.

"It's a comforting thing for me," Boss Bailey said. "It's just been fun playing with him and watching and learning and trying to steal some moves from him."

Head Coach Mike Shanahan said he thinks Bailey is fitting in nicely among his new teammates.

"He's been great," Shanahan said. "He did a great job during the offseason conditioning program and adjusted to our system very quickly. He's got the ability to cover the tight end by himself. He plays as a coach -- so far so good."

Bailey isn't the only new addition that Shanahan is keeping an eye on. A productive camp could put Niko Koutouvides at the top of the depth chart at middle linebacker. Although he has been practicing with the first team linebackers so far during camp, Shanahan said it is too soon to make conclusions about Koutouvides or anyone else for that matter.

"We've been watching him for the last 17 days, and (we) try to get the pads on and the chance to evaluate everybody day by day," he said. "That's what all the preseason is about -- to get a pecking order and see these guys compete and see what they can do in special situations. It's only the second day."

'FOOT FELT GREAT'

Jay Cutler finished off his press conference on day one of camp by calling over Tony Scheffler. Scheffler missed a majority of the team's OTAs with a foot injury, and a similar injury kept him out of training camp last season.

"Tony Scheffler! Made it through a practice today," Cutler said teasing his teammate. "Congratulations."

The third-year tight end is getting back into the swing of things.

"It's good to be out there and taking some reps with (Cutler)," he said. "The biggest thing for me is that I got my wind back today. I struggled a little but yesterday, just keeping my breath and that sort of thing. Foot felt great today. I didn't notice the whole practice, so it feels good."

Scheffler hopes that during training camp he can perfect his timing and build more of a rapport with Cutler as a "go-to" guy.

"I think when the third down comes around, I'll be one of the guys that Jay likes to come to," Scheffler said. "I just got to work on getting the ball in the air and seeing because I have been out of it for a little bit."

A ROYAL WELCOME

One player that continues to be the talk of training camp is rookie receiver and return specialist Eddie Royal.

"It doesn't take any long to realize that he'll become a top notch receiver as well as an excellent returner," Shanahan said. "He's in great shape, and he's a strong kid."

Fans erupted when Royal made a leaping catch along the sideline during morning practice.

Royal said it is great to hear positive comments about his play this early in camp, but he still isn't satisfied with his play.

"It is great to hear that, but you always know that you have to get better," he said. "I want to be one of the best receivers in the league, one of the best to ever play the game, so I always have to work harder and harder."

MOtorboat
07-27-2008, 01:03 AM
Kyle Sonneman is a shill.

Jwalk - JayCutty6Goes - CasinoRoyal
07-27-2008, 01:50 AM
Kyle Sonneman is a shill.

:confused:

Benetto
07-27-2008, 04:42 AM
Thanks for those pics Casino...

Seeing Johnny Lynch in uniform this year is a load off, having Rod and Lepsis retire.



Rod made a catch like Brandon's against the Raiders not too long ago.

gobroncsnv
07-27-2008, 10:49 AM
Thanks for the pix... Looks kinda cool to see the "knothead" on the LB (a 50-something number) next to Lynch in the huddle around Shanny. It's the second day of workouts, and this guy's been busting his head on something. Is that Niko?

Chidoze
07-27-2008, 01:00 PM
Thanks for the pix... Looks kinda cool to see the "knothead" on the LB (a 50-something number) next to Lynch in the huddle around Shanny. It's the second day of workouts, and this guy's been busting his head on something. Is that Niko?
No, it's Ben Hamilton, #50. O-Lineman always have banged up heads :lol:

Jwalk - JayCutty6Goes - CasinoRoyal
07-27-2008, 02:53 PM
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Requiem / The Dagda
07-27-2008, 03:09 PM
Thanks for these Casino. I heard they couldn't put any picture of Jack MOFO Williams up there, especially the one where he took Nate Jackson by the head and legs and ripped him apart. Williams has a tendency to melt the camera.

Jwalk - JayCutty6Goes - CasinoRoyal
07-27-2008, 05:52 PM
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http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e258/BroncosWorld/torain_GC_080727.jpg

Tned
07-27-2008, 06:02 PM
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http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e258/BroncosWorld/torain_GC_080727.jpg

Not sure if it is the angle or the pads, but Torrain looks quite a bit thicker than Young. Can't remember how their weights/heights compare.

Requiem / The Dagda
07-27-2008, 06:02 PM
I like that one of Torain. Let's hope that he'll be the best RB ever.

Jwalk - JayCutty6Goes - CasinoRoyal
07-27-2008, 06:22 PM
Not sure if it is the angle or the pads, but Torrain looks quite a bit thicker than Young. Can't remember how their weights/heights compare.

He has the bigger frame yes. This is what i was trying to explain to somebody the other day. They weigh just about the same but certain guys frames are bigger and the weight is in differant areas or majority one area. Torain is 220 and looks 230-235. Very quick feet and burst also. He broke a big run this morning in camp from what i read.

Requiem / The Dagda
07-27-2008, 06:24 PM
There's a big difference between Torain and Young's lower body in the pictures. Torain has nice legs.

Tned
07-27-2008, 06:25 PM
Torain has nice legs.

We're not in the lounge, you might want to tone that down...

Jwalk - JayCutty6Goes - CasinoRoyal
07-27-2008, 06:28 PM
There's a big difference between Torain and Young's lower body in the pictures. Torain has nice legs.

Checking those legs out? :confused::lol:

Requiem / The Dagda
07-27-2008, 06:33 PM
Checking those legs out? :confused::lol:

Yeah, definitely. He doesn't have the Maurice-Jones Drew tree-trunk legs, but they look pretty strong. Sounds like he has pretty good balance from some of the camp reports 24, apa, montrose and company from the Mane have been putting out.

Spider
07-27-2008, 06:33 PM
Some damn good pics ....

Jwalk - JayCutty6Goes - CasinoRoyal
07-27-2008, 06:35 PM
Some damn good pics ....

So your Spider. Thank god because i was you 2 days ago. :welcome:

Spider
07-27-2008, 06:37 PM
So your Spider. Thank god because i was you 2 days ago. :welcome:

:D yeah it is me ....... In fact it was one of the reasons I came back ......to clear your good name :D

Spider
07-27-2008, 06:41 PM
Just curious as to why some of the geniuses around here would think I would come back under an alias .......

Tned
07-27-2008, 06:45 PM
Just curious as to why some of the geniuses around here would think I would come back under an alias .......

Probably because you are so hesitant to opely voice your opinions on the message board, they figured you needed to pretend to be someone else to tell us what you are really thinking... :lol:

Requiem / The Dagda
07-27-2008, 06:46 PM
Just curious as to why some of the geniuses around here would think I would come back under an alias .......

The deal with the fire hose. You got owned so bad by it, you lost a little bit up top, and decided to go phantom on us. :smile:

Spider
07-27-2008, 06:47 PM
Probably because you are so hesitant to opely voice your opinions on the message board, they figured you needed to pretend to be someone else to tell us what you are really thinking... :lol:

:lol: i hope soon to come out of my shell

Spider
07-27-2008, 06:48 PM
The deal with the fire hose. You got owned so bad by it, you lost a little bit up top, and decided to go phantom on us. :smile:

:lol: the fire hose ....... Yeah i took an ass whoopin there .....

Tned
07-27-2008, 06:50 PM
:lol: i hope soon to come out of my shell

Yea, give it some time and you will feel comfortable to open up :D

Spider
07-27-2008, 06:54 PM
Yea, give it some time and you will feel comfortable to open up :D

:laugh:.. Man I wanted to get a load of crushed cars going to Denver ( going to 1775 W Wesley Englewood Colorado) swing on by Dove Valley catch some training camp , but it isnt in the cards for me

Jwalk - JayCutty6Goes - CasinoRoyal
07-27-2008, 06:56 PM
:D yeah it is me ....... In fact it was one of the reasons I came back ......to clear your good name :D

:salute: Now i need all the other candidates to come back.

Spider
07-27-2008, 07:01 PM
:salute: Now i need all the other candidates to come back.

:D well i was one of the worst of them .......

Jwalk - JayCutty6Goes - CasinoRoyal
07-27-2008, 07:03 PM
:D well i was one of the worst of them .......

Yeah i heard that you challenge all the guys on here to fights or something :lol::lol: Any truth to that?

Spider
07-27-2008, 07:15 PM
Yeah i heard that you challenge all the guys on here to fights or something :lol::lol: Any truth to that?

Not all of them and I didnt start it , just escalated it with 2 guys .

Jwalk - JayCutty6Goes - CasinoRoyal
07-27-2008, 07:29 PM
Not all of them and I didnt start it , just escalated it with 2 guys .

True.

Timmy!
07-27-2008, 07:48 PM
Spider and CR. A match made in.....uh...heaven?

OMorange&blue
07-27-2008, 07:48 PM
Anyone else find it funny that CR bashses journalism for their reports and articles, but posts articles by Broncos-shills from denverbroncos.com?

A hypocrit at his best.

Nope.


:confused:

Nice job CR. Watch for week bait and stay cool...:cool:

Jwalk - JayCutty6Goes - CasinoRoyal
07-27-2008, 07:52 PM
Nope.



Nice job CR. Watch for week bait and stay cool...:cool:

:salute:

Jwalk - JayCutty6Goes - CasinoRoyal
07-27-2008, 07:55 PM
By Gray Caldwell
DenverBroncos.com

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- In between day three's practices, Head Coach Mike Shanahan and Selvin Young spoke to the media about training camp thus far. Here are the transcripts of their interviews.

HEAD COACH MIKE SHANAHAN

On the tempo of the morning practice:
"We had some good enthusiasm. For the third day in a row, we’ve gone with pads in the morning and have gotten a lot of work in. This afternoon, we have about an hour and 15 minutes of ‘jog throughs’ offensively and defensively with 10 minutes of special teams. I’ve been pleased with the effort; It’s been good."

On DT Kenny Peterson:
“I don’t know [if he has been] up and down. At the end of the OTA days, Kenny earned a chance to be our starter. We have a lot of competition. We will evaluate this day-by-day, and he is doing a good job.”

On Defensive Coordinator Bob Slowik:
“He has been a [defensive] coordinator. He was a defensive coordinator last year; Jim Bates called the defenses. We have gone back to some of the things we have done in the past. I’ve known Bob for well over 20 years. He’s a heck of a coach — one of the most knowledgeable people that I’ve been around. He has done a heck of a job. His players are well-prepared, they know what they are doing and hopefully they keep on getting better.”

On DE Ebenezer Ekuban's health:
“At the end of OTAs he looked a little sluggish. You could tell that there was soreness in the leg area. Since he’s been back, he has looked much better. His legs are back and he is improving every day, so that is a good sign.”

On whether RB Selvin Young is ready to be a starting running back:
“Selvin was our starting running back for the majority of last season. After [RB] Travis [Henry] got hurt after the fourth game, Selvin was our main guy. He averaged over five yards a carry. He’s about 215 pounds [and in] great shape. There is a big learning curve from your rookie season to your second season, and hopefully he can take advantage of it. Obviously he has a lot more confidence going into his second year, he’s had a good offseason and hopefully it pays dividends for him.”

On WR Brandon Marshall:
“He just has to get back into football shape. Anytime you miss all of those OTA days and the majority of the offseason program, it takes some time to get back in football shape. He hasn’t skipped a beat, he’s making plays left and right and he is just going to keep getting better and better as his body gets back into football shape.”


SELVIN YOUNG

On how he is feeling:
“I am feeling pretty good, really good actually. I’m healthy. My recovery time is great right now. One of my main focuses is my body, breathing and just being able to last.”

On being challenged for the starting job:
“My focus is always in front of me. If a guy got past me, I am probably going to be on the bench. I have to look at everything in front of me, and the time is now. I have to believe in what is happening right now and right now I am getting the opportunity to go out and lead the football team to some victories.”

On his mindset this year compared to last:
“Mindset can never change. One thing you can’t do is get complacent. When your mindset changes from what got you there, you start to decline. [That] is what I have been seeing throughout the course of my life. My biggest fear is to get complacent, and I just hope that I would never leave the mind frame that I had coming in as an undrafted guy. Nobody picked me and nobody thought I could play football. I get a chance to stand here today and believe in myself the same way I did when I played my first game here. My mindset can never change.”

On what he needs to improve on:
“I am hoping to improve on my hands and catching the ball out of the backfield and a lot more longer runs. I will be able to see, once we get some game tempo up under us, to see how those areas have improved compared to last season, but I feel like I have put the work in this offseason. I was really diligent about paying attention to the details, and I hope it is going to show once the season starts. I’ve been catching balls, playing with the football, sleeping with the football and just going back to the things I was doing as a little kid. It sounds funny, cliché or whatever, but I kind of put all of my eggs into it. This is what I want and what I believe in, and this is what I want to do.”

On developing confidence:
“Last season was really important. Just to get in and set your mind to something. Setting your mind to something and accomplishing it after putting so much work into it is a great feeling. To be able to go start over and put more on myself and demand more goals and to be able to accomplish that this season would be a plus for me. Hopefully it will help me grow and become a complete NFL back.”

On the velocity of QB Jay Cutler’s passes:
“Coach made a comment about trying to catch his 90 mph fastball. It looks good. He is kicking that leg up and launching it right now. He is going to have a great season. He is a great quarterback and a great leader. He is talking more and communicating. He seems happy right now, which is one of the best things, and I am happy for him. I don’t get to see it (the football) as much as his receivers, but at five yards away I can tell a little bit more of a difference. It’s coming at me a little bit faster, but that is how you want it. It is going to get there a little faster and he can squeeze it into some tighter spots. Some of those brick hard balls, I saw one today, get in and nobody else in the NFL can make that throw besides (Brett) Favre. He is a great guy, and he is working hard. He is going to succeed in this league.”

On the running backs' chemistry:
“It starts with (Running Backs Coach) Bobby Turner. He is a coach that is going to coach every single player regardless of whether you are the first pick making $20 million or $30 million or if you were the last pick making 200,000. He is going to coach every guy the same way, so no one feels like one guy is getting more attention than another. It doesn’t trickle down to say that this is the coach’s favorite. He tells you right to your face that he wants the best out of you and you need to come out here and compete every day because you job could be gone. It good for me to keep my mindset and my hunger the way it is.”

On breaking a long run during the morning practice session:
“It felt good. That is one of the things I have been working on, being able to make more moves down field instead of my legs dying. I had young legs last year, but hopefully I will be able to make some more moves down field and still separate from defenders.”

On his motivation:
“There is no such thing as new motivation. It’s the same as when you were a little kid. You are playing out in the street or out in the yard and your parents tell you to play in the grass and don’t tackle on the street. My mindset has been the same. I love this sport, and I feel like I have my mindset in the right direction. I feel like I am accomplishing things. Coaches are believing in me and people who have been established in the NFL are looking at me and giving me opportunities. I feel like I am doing something right with my mindset and my approach to the game. Hopefully I can just roll with and be the person I want to be and the person they expect to have on the football field.”

On his speed:
“I feel good, my legs and my recovery. I feel like that speed is going to come when your body can recover. Every time I take off and I am going 40 yards and my legs are dying, you won’t be as fast throughout the game. Your speed is going to decline. I was working on a lot of speed and a lot of burning, just feeling the burn in my legs and fighting through it. Hopefully it is going to show in the fourth quarter.”

On his goals for the 2008 season:
“I’m not the type of person that stays on one side of the fence my whole life and sees what everybody else sees and tries to accomplish what everyone else tries to accomplish. I’m the guy who wants to get on the other side of the fence and accomplish what other people never reach for. If I can get on the other side of the fence and accomplish my goals then it will be a great feeling for me.”

Jwalk - JayCutty6Goes - CasinoRoyal
07-27-2008, 07:56 PM
AM practice notes.

The first unit defense was comprised of Champ Bailey, Dre’ Bly, Hamza Abdullah and John Lynch as the defensive backs, Boss Bailey, Nate Webster and D.J. Williams at linebackers and John Engelberger, Alvin McKinley, Kenny Peterson and Elvis Dumervil on the defensive line.

FOCAL POINTS: The team worked on one-on-one drills with the defensive line going against the offensive line, running backs and tight ends going up against linebackers and safeties and receivers going up against corners. The return team took some reps on kickoffs.

KEY PLAYS: Tony Scheffler was unstoppable going 4 for 4 during tight end/ running back one-on-ones.

There was a marquee matchup during wide receiver one-on-ones with Brandon Marshall lining up against Champ Bailey numerous times. Marshall completed the first catch in the corner of the endzone. On their second rep Bailey kept Marshall from completing the pass inbounds making Marshall’s touchdown grab null. Marshall gave Bailey some friendly trash talking moments after the play. “Hey Champ, did you like my move?” Bailey smiled back at Marshall shaking his head. On their third and final meeting during the drill Bailey played tight on Marshall causing the receiver to slip and fall as he tried to make a sliding grab.

Ryan Harris bounced back and had a great day during offensive line versus defensive line one-on-ones. Harris was a roadblock for oncoming defenders and even stopped Elvis Dumervil who had made it by Ryan Clady earlier in practice.

Josh Mallard continued to impress, consistently winning his matchups during one-on-ones.

Eddie Royal touched the ball on three of the team’s 10 kickoffs and was able to hit the hole hard and quick.

The offense and defense went against each other in numerous drills including 7-on-7, 9-on-9, and 11-on-11 drills.

The run defense brought it during during 9-on-9 drills stuffing the run on throughout the drill. The intensity level was elevated as the team was running the drill at full contact.

Jwalk - JayCutty6Goes - CasinoRoyal
07-27-2008, 07:57 PM
One player that stood out during the drill was rookie running back Anthony Alrdige. Alridge was one of the few Broncos backs able to break a sizeable gain, two runs of about 15 yards each, against the defense.

Brandon Marshall made a nice snare in traffic of approximately 15 yards to begin 11-on-11 drills.

On the defensive side of the ball safety Roderick Rogers had two interceptions off tipped passes, the first deflecting off the hands of Marshall and the second coming off of tight end Nate Jackson.

Boss Bailey and Hamza Abdullah both broke up passes in traffic. Bailey’s play earned him the praises of Head Coach Mike Shanahan for his effort.

Jwalk - JayCutty6Goes - CasinoRoyal
07-27-2008, 07:58 PM
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Day three of training camp got underway Sunday morning at Dove Valley.



ATTENDANCE REPORT: Dewayne Robertson was out of pads… Chad Mustard remained out of uniform after being placed on the physically unable to perform list Saturday… Edell Shepherd watched practice from the far sidelines, Shepherd was placed on IR yesterday after suffering a left knee injury during day one of camp… Rookie Spencer Larsen returned to practice after missing the last three sessions attending to a family emergency… Montrae Holland continues to work with Strength and Conditioning Coach Rich Tuten to get to his reporting weight.


POSTURING FOR POSITION: Jay Cutler, Selvin Young, Brandon Marshall, Darrell Jackson, Brandon Stokely and Daniel Graham all took reps as the first offense unit during the morning session. The offensive line first unit was made up of Ryan Clady, Ben Hamilton, Tom Nalen, Chris Kuper and Ryan Harris.



The first unit defense was comprised of Champ Bailey, Dre’ Bly, Hamza Abdullah and John Lynch as the defensive backs, Boss Bailey, Nate Webster and D.J. Williams at linebackers and John Engelberger, Alvin McKinley, Kenny Peterson and Elvis Dumervil on the defensive line.

FOCAL POINTS: The team worked on one-on-one drills with the defensive line going against the offensive line, running backs and tight ends going up against linebackers and safeties and receivers going up against corners. The return team took some reps on kickoffs.

KEY PLAYS: Tony Scheffler was unstoppable going 4 for 4 during tight end/ running back one-on-ones.

There was a marquee matchup during wide receiver one-on-ones with Brandon Marshall lining up against Champ Bailey numerous times. Marshall completed the first catch in the corner of the endzone. On their second rep Bailey kept Marshall from completing the pass inbounds making Marshall’s touchdown grab null. Marshall gave Bailey some friendly trash talking moments after the play. “Hey Champ, did you like my move?” Bailey smiled back at Marshall shaking his head. On their third and final meeting during the drill Bailey played tight on Marshall causing the receiver to slip and fall as he tried to make a sliding grab.

Ryan Harris bounced back and had a great day during offensive line versus defensive line one-on-ones. Harris was a roadblock for oncoming defenders and even stopped Elvis Dumervil who had made it by Ryan Clady earlier in practice.

Josh Mallard continued to impress, consistently winning his matchups during one-on-ones.

Eddie Royal touched the ball on three of the team’s 10 kickoffs and was able to hit the hole hard and quick.

The offense and defense went against each other in numerous drills including 7-on-7, 9-on-9, and 11-on-11 drills.

The run defense brought it during during 9-on-9 drills stuffing the run on throughout the drill. The intensity level was elevated as the team was running the drill at full contact.



One player that stood out during the drill was rookie running back Anthony Alrdige. Alridge was one of the few Broncos backs able to break a sizeable gain, two runs of about 15 yards each, against the defense.

Brandon Marshall made a nice snare in traffic of approximately 15 yards to begin 11-on-11 drills.

On the defensive side of the ball safety Roderick Rogers had two interceptions off tipped passes, the first deflecting off the hands of Marshall and the second coming off of tight end Nate Jackson.

Boss Bailey and Hamza Abdullah both broke up passes in traffic. Bailey’s play earned him the praises of Head Coach Mike Shanahan for his effort.



Young had a long run at the end of practice that impressed both fans and teammates. He juked past Jarvis Moss into the open field along the sideline before being pushed out of bounds.

Spider
07-27-2008, 08:05 PM
Spider and CR. A match made in.....uh...heaven?

if want any ............Never mind .......

Spider
07-27-2008, 08:06 PM
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Young had a long run at the end of practice that impressed both fans and teammates. He juked past Jarvis Moss into the open field along the sideline before being pushed out of bounds.
I was liking the report until this part ........

Jwalk - JayCutty6Goes - CasinoRoyal
07-27-2008, 08:09 PM
Before the Young broke a long run part?

claymore
07-27-2008, 08:10 PM
Before the Young broke a long run part?

Are you at Camp Casino?

Spider
07-27-2008, 08:10 PM
Before the Young broke a long run part?

Yeah ........ i dont like hearing any runner beating our d for yardage

gobroncsnv
07-27-2008, 08:12 PM
Selvin Young

On being challenged for the starting job:
“My focus is always in front of me. If a guy got past me, I am probably going to be on the bench. I have to look at everything in front of me, and the time is now. I have to believe in what is happening right now and right now I am getting the opportunity to go out and lead the football team to some victories.”

On his mindset this year compared to last:
“Mindset can never change. One thing you can’t do is get complacent. When your mindset changes from what got you there, you start to decline. [That] is what I have been seeing throughout the course of my life. My biggest fear is to get complacent, and I just hope that I would never leave the mind frame that I had coming in as an undrafted guy. Nobody picked me and nobody thought I could play football. I get a chance to stand here today and believe in myself the same way I did when I played my first game here. My mindset can never change.”



Sounds positively Rod Smith-like... Another undrafted guy workin' it... At least, we can hope. He has a long way to go, but you like a guy that appreciates his opportunity like this. At this level, nobody gets anything handed to them, but you just feel a guy like this has just a little more fight in him. I like that.

Spider
07-27-2008, 08:14 PM
There is a lot i like about selvin Young ....... He hits the holes well

gobroncsnv
07-27-2008, 08:15 PM
Yeah ........ i dont like hearing any runner beating our d for yardage

On the other hand, I don't want to hear about any of our runners not being able to beat a dlineman in the open field.

Spider
07-27-2008, 08:17 PM
On the other hand, I don't want to hear about any of our runners not being able to beat a dlineman in the open field.

on the other hand , i like hearing our runners beat other d line men but not ours ......

Spider
07-27-2008, 08:19 PM
And it wasnt in the open field ... young Juked his way into the open field ...... Not good

Jwalk - JayCutty6Goes - CasinoRoyal
07-27-2008, 08:39 PM
Yeah ........ i dont like hearing any runner beating our d for yardage

Ohhh well the D had a dominant stretch in camp today as well stuffing the run for a while.

Jwalk - JayCutty6Goes - CasinoRoyal
07-27-2008, 08:40 PM
Are you at Camp Casino?

No i wish though. But this is fine for me.

Jwalk - JayCutty6Goes - CasinoRoyal
07-27-2008, 09:51 PM
P.M. Blog: Day 3
The Broncos wrapped up day three of training camp the same way they closed out day one, with an afternoon jog-through.

The offense and defense practiced on seperate fields with each team scrimmaging against itself.

ATTENDANCE REPORT: The veterans not in uniform during the afternoon session were Champ Bailey, Brandon Stokley, John Lynch, Tom Nalen, Darrell Jackson, Ebenezer Ekuban and Dewayne Robertson. Robertson, who is among the veterans who get to take the jog-through sessions off, missed this morning’s session as well.

Jwalk - JayCutty6Goes - CasinoRoyal
07-27-2008, 09:52 PM
Guard Montrae Holland, who had spent the previous practices working out with Stength Coach Rich Tuten to make training weight, saw some time during practice.


POSTURING FOR POSITION: Aside from going through offensive and defensive plays the Broncos worked on some special teams during their second session of the day.

The team worked on some kickoff return with Eddie Royal, Glenn Martinez, Andre Hall, Clifford Russell and Anthony Alridge fielding the kicks.

KEY PLAYS: During the drill the special teams practiced a few onside kicks. One of which that caught the return team off guard.

Defensive tackle Josh Mallard had to leap on a ball that had bounced past two unsuspecting teammates.

The play earned some friendly jeering from some offensive lineman on the sideline.

Even as the team closed out the day with its limited contact jog through, safety Marquand Manuel said it is clear that the intensity of training camp is head and shoulders above what it was during offseason minicamps.

“You can tell, the pads are on, the gym shorts practices are over with,” Manuel said. “Now we are having real man practices, and you can see who the real men are.”

Manuel, a seven-year pro who has spent time with five other clubs, said that he impressed with the attention given to the little things.

“You can just tell by watching practice that our focus to detail is at an all-time high, the best that I have been around,” he said.

FOCAL POINT: With the afternoon practice geared toward going through the playbook on the field and getting additional mental reps, many players took it upon themselves to take some additional time afterwords to further develop their game.

Keary Colbert, Russell, Marquay McDaniel, Taylor Jacobs, Martinez, Stokley, Darrell Jackson and Samie Parker all stopped by the JUGS machine to get in some extra catches.

Jwalk - JayCutty6Goes - CasinoRoyal
07-27-2008, 09:55 PM
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Jwalk - JayCutty6Goes - CasinoRoyal
07-27-2008, 10:17 PM
My sleeper for Safety this year is Roderick Rogers... This guy is just always around the ball coming up with two INTs today. Boss Bailey is the shit. Cutlers arm is ROCKET....LAUNCH.....BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM. Dynomite.

mopatt24
07-27-2008, 10:56 PM
Nice, thanks for the update CR

Simple Jaded
07-27-2008, 11:40 PM
Shanahan on Defensive Coordinator Bob Slowik:
“He has been a [defensive] coordinator. He was a defensive coordinator last year; Jim Bates called the defenses."

If the defense sucked , then why did the DC get a promotion and the play caller get booted? And how is this supposed to be a good thing?

This is a load of bullshit, they're both responsible if this was actually the case......Bates got the Scapegoat treatment because he had nothing but players that fit Shanahan's defensive philosophy and not his own, and sub par players at that! Having too many Chiefs and not enough Indians didn't help his cause either.

Shanahan should have just hired a YesMan in the first place......

Simple Jaded
07-28-2008, 12:42 AM
My sleeper for Safety this year is Roderick Rogers... This guy is just always around the ball coming up with two INTs today. Boss Bailey is the shit. Cutlers arm is ROCKET....LAUNCH.....BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM. Dynomite.


That's a good way to get yourself cut by Shanahan, just ask Brandon Browner......

Lonestar
07-28-2008, 01:02 AM
Shanahan on Defensive Coordinator Bob Slowik:
“He has been a [defensive] coordinator. He was a defensive coordinator last year; Jim Bates called the defenses."

If the defense sucked , then why did the DC get a promotion and the play caller get booted? And how is this supposed to be a good thing?

This is a load of bullshit, they're both responsible if this was actually the case......Bates got the Scapegoat treatment because he had nothing but players that fit Shanahan's defensive philosophy and not his own, and sub par players at that! Having too many Chiefs and not enough Indians didn't help his cause either.

Shanahan should have just hired a Yes Man in the first place......

I have a sneaking suspicion that Mikey was not all that keen on bringing in Bates to start with..

It is totally against his nature to give one guy that much authority.

I'll bet that Pat had something to do with that and when the scheme did not work Mikey told him I told you so.. the big reason mikey has a free hand this year except for FA's..

Have zero proof but it make sense..

LordTrychon
07-28-2008, 01:03 AM
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Someone show this endearing photo to Goodell, STAT! :laugh:

dekers
07-28-2008, 03:29 AM
I have a sneaking suspicion that Mikey was not all that keen on bringing in Bates to start with..

It is totally against his nature to give one guy that much authority.

I'll bet that Pat had something to do with that and when the scheme did not work Mikey told him I told you so.. the big reason mikey has a free hand this year except for FA's..

Have zero proof but it make sense..

You know this makes a lot of sense , But maybe it was Ted Sundquist and not Pat. just my theory.

jhns
07-28-2008, 10:12 AM
Shanahan on Defensive Coordinator Bob Slowik:
“He has been a [defensive] coordinator. He was a defensive coordinator last year; Jim Bates called the defenses."

If the defense sucked , then why did the DC get a promotion and the play caller get booted? And how is this supposed to be a good thing?

This is a load of bullshit, they're both responsible if this was actually the case......Bates got the Scapegoat treatment because he had nothing but players that fit Shanahan's defensive philosophy and not his own, and sub par players at that! Having too many Chiefs and not enough Indians didn't help his cause either.

Shanahan should have just hired a YesMan in the first place......

The reason Bates was the one who got fired is because it was Bates who got to bring in the players he wanted and it was his scheme that was run. You say he didn't have his own but did you see our FA and draft last year? We brought in a ton of guys and it was Bates who got to make the calls on who was brought in. Even after we switched schemes in mid-season, like that had any shot of working out for us, it was still now Slowiks scheme. Bates also called the plays.

I'm not sure where you are getting that Slowik was the problem. He had 0 control.

Also, I would just like to add that I'm not saying I expect Slowik to be good. I see our defense returning to the bend and don't break that we had before. We will still get burned by good offenses though.

mopatt24
07-28-2008, 10:24 AM
The reason Bates was the one who got fired is because it was Bates who got to bring in the players he wanted and it was his scheme that was run. You say he didn't have his own but did you see our FA and draft last year? We brought in a ton of guys and it was Bates who got to make the calls on who was brought in. Even after we switched schemes in mid-season, like that had any shot of working out for us, it was still now Slowiks scheme. Bates also called the plays.

I'm not sure where you are getting that Slowik was the problem. He had 0 control.

Also, I would just like to add that I'm not saying I expect Slowik to be good. I see our defense returning to the bend and don't break that we had before. We will still get burned by good offenses though.


I agree, but maybe a bit better with the talent at DE against the pass

Lonestar
07-28-2008, 10:36 AM
You know this makes a lot of sense , But maybe it was Ted Sundquist and not Pat. just my theory.

Ted did not have this kind of horsepower to make that decision.. Maybe he whispered in Pats ear, but Ted was not final decision maker..

As much as the mikey lovers would have you think Ted was a yes man that his breeches got to big for mikey..

He may have initiated some deals or potential deals but NO decisions above the type of pencils used in Dove were made solely by Ted..
That you can take to the bank..

Lonestar
07-28-2008, 10:40 AM
I agree, but maybe a bit better with the talent at DE against the pass


From what I'm getting in the reports from TC the only improved DE player we see is moss and Doom is totally inept.. so that might be a wash.

mopatt24
07-28-2008, 01:22 PM
From what I'm getting in the reports from TC the only improved DE player we see is moss and Doom is totally inept.. so that might be a wash.

Well, them compared to the DE's we had in the past in this type of defense, against the pass. We should be getting off the field on 3rd downs or sacks more.

Key word is SHOULD though

Lonestar
07-28-2008, 01:25 PM
Well, them compared to the DE's we had in the past in this type of defense, against the pass. We should be getting off the field on 3rd downs or sacks more.

Key word is SHOULD though


OK I can dig it.. lets hope that they are not on the field like they were last year..

Rex
07-28-2008, 01:25 PM
The dancing picture brings up memories of a Zambini meltdown when Beef said Al Wilson was a leader when he danced.:laugh:

WARHORSE
07-28-2008, 02:08 PM
We will be better than last year, and has everyone been missing it but me......Moss has been playing the run well, much better than last year. As well, the camp reporters are saying he looks to be the best DL on the team. Thats only a camp report, but its great news nonetheless. If Moss plays the run well, he stays on the field more, gets more reps, gets better each game.

I dont think thats a huge reason to think we will be better, but I do know that this scheme has better players in place to run it than we did last year, and that alone will make a tremendous difference.

Force Rivers to beat us in the air..............not LT on the ground.


Rivers is a punk, baby, mamas boy, sissy and a Cutler wannabe.

Plus you could play handball on his forehead if you wanted.

Benetto
07-28-2008, 02:27 PM
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jrelway
07-28-2008, 03:04 PM
very nice pics casino.

jrelway
07-28-2008, 03:07 PM
Anyone else find it funny that CR bashses journalism for their reports and articles, but posts articles by Broncos-shills from denverbroncos.com?

A hypocrit at his best.

stop whining and just enjoy the pics.

GEM
07-28-2008, 03:13 PM
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BMarsh dogging Dre Bly for the jump ball. Doin what he does.

Holy ISH!! Would you look at that catch!

Marshall...paging Marshall....could you please take your head out of your ass so that we can see these kind of plays in a game instead of a practice.

TIA.

Jwalk - JayCutty6Goes - CasinoRoyal
07-28-2008, 03:37 PM
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07-28-2008, 03:47 PM
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Jwalk - JayCutty6Goes - CasinoRoyal
07-28-2008, 03:50 PM
A.M. Blog: Day 4
More action from Dove Valley on Monday. The team may have been feeling the heat early, but as practice wore on the intensity heated up as well, and several big plays were made by both the offense and defense. It seemed to be the defense that shined the brightest on day four, however. Now for some quick hits.


TTENDANCE REPORT: Montrae Holland did not take part in practice after participating in the jog-through yesterday afternoon…Peyton Hillis and Chad Mustard were on the out of pads list with a left hamstring and right hamstring, respectively…Boss Bailey, D.J. Williams and Selvin Young each came to practice about an hour after it started. Head Coach Mike Shanahan said he knew about the situation and said the players were excused. Williams explained that it was because of the NFL drug policy. “They didn’t allow us to come out until we gave them a sample … I weigh 7 pounds heavier than I usually do, I drank 10 to 12 waters.”


POSTURING FOR POSITION: With Bailey and Williams inside for the first half of practice, Louis Green and Jamie Winborn took their spots, running with the first unit linebackers along with Nate Webster at the Mike position.

On the inside of the defensive line, Alvin McKinley rotated in for Dewayne Robertson and Ebenezer Ekuban subbed for Kenny Peterson on the first unit.

FOCAL POINTS: The team worked on field goals, the typical 11-on-11s and some one-on-ones between DBs and receivers in the endzone. New to today’s practice was a drill involving three OLs, a QB and two RBs against two DLs and two LBs. Another drill involved two receivers and a quarterback against two corners and a safety. In that drill, rookie Josh Barrett played as the safety on every snap — he had a near-interception early on.

TAKE AWAYS: On three consecutive snaps during 11-on-11 drills, Marcus Thomas blew up the play — twice causing errant throws and once making a run-stopping tackle.

- Early in practice, Ryan Clady (No. 78) was blocking well on a running play and Jamie Winborn ended up on the ground after a big shove. Winborn clapped as he got up — “Good work, 7-8,” he said.

- Domonique Foxworth picked off a pass during a drill in the endzone, then proceeded to sprint all the way down the field to the other endzone while the entire offense left the sideline and chased him.

- During 11-on-11s when the offense was attempting to drive down the field, Brandon Marshall caught a bomb and streaked past defenders into the endzone. On the way back to the huddle, Louis Green joked to reporters, “Don’t none of y’all write that down.”

- Foxworth continued his solid play during camp, almost gathering in another interception in front of Glenn Martinez. Martinez broke up the play, however, and almost caught the ball with one hand on the way to the ground.


Rookie Ryan Torain busted through a big hole in the line to a lot of crowd applause after Tom Nalen and Nate Webster ran into each other.

- The defense was on top of things Monday. During the two receivers vs. three DBs drill, Brandon Stokley dashed past rookie Jack Williams and called for the ball. Cutler let loose a spiral, but Jack Williams burst up to Stokley to break up the play.

Champ Bailey continued to be Champ Bailey on Monday, leaping for a big interception during 11-on-11s that drew ooohs from the crowd.

- Kicker Matt Prater made 7-of-8 from 40-45 yards out. A camera tower was positioned directly between the goalposts, and Prater made a habit of hitting the platform on almost every kick. That reminds me of a story from the first day camp — Prater was lined up, practicing FGs on the field closest to the building. On a short kick, Prater lined up and booted the ball directly through the uprights — and over the protective net. The ball landed on top of a car in the player parking lot. No word on whether someone was a little unhappy with a dented roof.

Benetto
07-28-2008, 03:53 PM
Williams explained that it was because of the NFL drug policy. “They didn’t allow us to come out until we gave them a sample … I weigh 7 pounds heavier than I usually do, I drank 10 to 12 waters.”


Sounds like he was trying to flush the remaining THC out of his urine...You gotta drink 10-12 cranberry juices to do that, DJ.

underrated29
07-28-2008, 04:40 PM
I was thinking the same thing. I am a little worried that the henry effect might have lingered on to our guys.

I could care less until one of them gets caught. Then its like wtf are you doing? You get paid millions to play for the best team in the nfl dont mess around with that stuff.

Jwalk - JayCutty6Goes - CasinoRoyal
07-28-2008, 05:25 PM
Good grief the man could not piss. Why do you have to assume he was doing drugs? He was not the only one who was late either. Smh.

Jwalk - JayCutty6Goes - CasinoRoyal
07-28-2008, 06:34 PM
By Adam Zinser
DenverBroncos.com

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- In between day four's practices, Head Coach Mike Shanahan spoke to the media about training camp. Here is the transcript of his interview.

HEAD COACH MIKE SHANAHAN

On T Ryan Harris:
“He is looking good. So far, so good. Ryan is very mature, and he feels very comfortable at the position and he is making big strides.”

On 11-on-11 drills:
“Well at the end what we have is a situation where we move the ball and all the coaches are off the field. We just like to see how people perform on their own. We try to put them in a gameday situation. They have down and distance and are actually moving the ball. You can see penalties and dropped balls, you can see big plays and when you try to end practice that way every morning you try to get a situation where the coaches are obviously away. We like to see which guys step up.”

On CB Domonique Foxworth:
“He had a big play (interception) today. Foxy has had a great camp and great OTAs, and that is what we are looking for—Guys that step up and get better… and Foxy has done that and helped himself.”

On WR Brandon Marshall:
“Brandon’s hand is fine, but he has to get into football shape. But this is what this (training camp) is for. He has been working out for a month, but there is nothing like working out when you have the pads on in football-related drills. You can run forever, but until you put those shoulder pads on it is going to take some time. He has made some big time strides and you can see the number of plays that he has made in practice.”

On the defensive communication system in the helmets:
“It is pretty easy here. Everything is working. You get a chance to communicate. We are doing the same thing on the offensive side of the ball. We will do some blitzes, so you still have to be able to signal offensive plays as well as defensive plays. Its good out here, but sometimes it doesn’t relate to gameday.”

Jwalk - JayCutty6Goes - CasinoRoyal
07-28-2008, 06:36 PM
So much for Harris looking horrible.

claymore
07-28-2008, 06:51 PM
On the defensive communication system in the helmets:
“It is pretty easy here. Everything is working. You get a chance to communicate. We are doing the same thing on the offensive side of the ball. We will do some blitzes, so you still have to be able to signal offensive plays as well as defensive plays. Its good out here, but sometimes it doesn’t relate to gameday.”
I forgot all about this. Man would this have helped DJ last year.

weazel
07-28-2008, 07:01 PM
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he's staring at that hard, must be a pretty hard soduko

Simple Jaded
07-28-2008, 07:48 PM
The reason Bates was the one who got fired is because it was Bates who got to bring in the players he wanted and it was his scheme that was run. You say he didn't have his own but did you see our FA and draft last year? We brought in a ton of guys and it was Bates who got to make the calls on who was brought in. Even after we switched schemes in mid-season, like that had any shot of working out for us, it was still now Slowiks scheme. Bates also called the plays.

I'm not sure where you are getting that Slowik was the problem. He had 0 control.

Also, I would just like to add that I'm not saying I expect Slowik to be good. I see our defense returning to the bend and don't break that we had before. We will still get burned by good offenses though.

Kris Jenkins and Shaun Rogers were both rumored to be available last year for the same picks the Broncos used in getting Marcus Thomas (Who is currently running second string to the Immortal Kenny Peterson), are you telling me that Bates would rather have Marcus Thomas (Who never fit his system) and Sam Adams (Who did fit but was better suited for reserve duty) than Rogers or Jenkins?

Did Alvin McKinley ever fit Bates system?

Isn't it obvious how pathetic Antwon Burton and Raggady Amon Gordon were? They don't belong in the NFL much less fit a system that demands so much from it's DT's!

I just cannot believe a DC as smart as Bates would actually choose these players if really given better options, I just cannot believe he said to Shanahan: "These are definitely the players I need to build my defense around! No doubt about it!". And I will never believe that anybody other than Mike Shanahan is to blame for the personnel decisions.

I give Bates a Mulligan for last year, his hands were tied with completely useless players (Just like Coyer before him) and a bafoon "Coordinating" his system, only one of which was a fit for his system.

As far as Slowik being part of the problem, that's not me making stuff up, that's Shanahan giving him credit for last year for whatever reason. According to Shanahan, Bob Slowik was the Defensive Coordinator, most DC's have some sort of control. If he didn't play a major role he should have never been named DC. Shanahan wants you to believe that Slowik is qualified to be DC because he was DC last year, that's my point. As if that is reason enough to believe his future success/lack thereof will be any different than his stay at Cleveland and Chicago and Green Bay? I'm not buying it, something has got to give, the math does not pencil.

The whole "Jim Bates is the Assistant Head Coach/Defense and Bob Slowik is the Defensive Coordinator" thing was a convoluted, confusing whirlpool of Bullshit from the get-go.

The only thing that has been clearly explained was that Bates was 100% to blame even though his title and personnel suggested otherwise.

Considering their resumes, I'd go so far as to say that maybe Slowik was as much to blame for the piss-poor defense Denver had last year as Bates and the personnel. Slowik has proven two things in his career, he's an outstanding position coach and he's not a DC......

Lonestar
07-28-2008, 08:04 PM
Kris Jenkins and Shaun Rogers were both rumored to be available last year for the same picks the Broncos used in getting Marcus Thomas (Who is currently running second string to the Immortal Kenny Peterson), are you telling me that Bates would rather have Marcus Thomas (Who never fit his system) and Sam Adams (Who did fit but was better suited for reserve duty) than Rogers or Jenkins?

Did Alvin McKinley ever fit Bates system?

Isn't it obvious how pathetic Antwon Burton and Raggady Amon Gordon were? They don't belong in the NFL much less fit a system that demands so much from it's DT's!

I just cannot believe a DC as smart as Bates would actually choose these players if really given better options. And I will never believe that anybody other than Mike Shanahan is to blame for the personnel decisions.

I give Bates a Mulligan for last year, his hands were tied with completely useless players (Just like Coyer before him), only one of which was a fit for his system.

As far as Slowik being part of the problem, that's not me making stuff up, that's Shanahan giving him credit for last year for whatever reason. According to Shanahan, Bob Slowik was the Defensive Coordinator, most DC have some sort of control. If he didn't play a major role he should have never been named DC.

The whole "Jim Bates is the Assistant Head Coach/Bob Slowik is the Defensive Coordinator" thing was a convoluted, confusing whirlpool of Bullshit from the get-go.

The only thing that has been clearly explained was that Bates was 100% to blame even though his title and personnel suggested otherwise.

Considering their resumes, I'd go so far as to say that maybe Slowik was as much to blame for the piss-poor defense Denver had last year. He's proven two things in his career, he's an outstanding position coach and he's not a DC......

I know his DB's really like the guy, but so far he has not proven in past performances to know what he is doing on the DC side..

Now let me through this out there..

Mike is a mastermind offensively on order to do that he has to understand Defenses..

How much of this Scheme do you think is Slowik and how much is Mikey?

I remember hearing him say he was not happy with the schemes before the bye and he installed what he wanted for after the bye in one of his press conferences..

I read that as mickey set it all up according to how he wants it done..

Simple Jaded
07-28-2008, 08:18 PM
I know his DB's really like the guy, but so far he has not proven in past performances to know what he is doing on the DC side..

Now let me through this out there..

Mike is a mastermind offensively on order to do that he has to understand Defenses..

How much of this Scheme do you think is Slowik and how much is Mikey?

I remember hearing him say he was not happy with the schemes before the bye and he installed what he wanted for after the bye in one of his press conferences..

I read that as mickey set it all up according to how he wants it done..

Exactly! I've been wondering the same thing, Slowik is Shanahan's bitch and future Scapegoat/Toilet Paper. It makes Slowik's role this year irrelevant and the hiring of Bates a complete waste of time. It's not that Bates couldn't adjust and run a different scheme last year, it's that he wouldn't that got him fired......

Jwalk - JayCutty6Goes - CasinoRoyal
07-28-2008, 09:15 PM
Day Four: Defense Dominating

Marcus Thomas received praise from his teammates and coaches for his aggressive play Monday. PHOTO: KYLE SONNEMAN / DENVERBRONCOS.COM
BRONCOS TV

7/27: Camp Day 4: Shanahan
7/27: Camp Day 4: Dumervil
7/27: Camp Day 3: Shanahan
7/26: Camp Day 3: Young


By Adam Zinser
DenverBroncos.com

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Pass intended for Brandon Marshall: wrestled away by Champ Bailey for an acrobatic interception. Pass intended for Clifford Russell: cut off and taken the other way by Domonique Foxworth for a pick-six.

That's the sort of day it was for the defense on day four of training camp. Though the offense had its moments, the men in white had the lion's share of big plays.

FOXWORTH MAKING STRIDES

It may have been the top play of the day, but the actual interception wasn't even the most impressive part of Foxworth's big interception.

After stepping in front of Russell and making the pick, Foxworth took off in the other direction. Though the drill involved just half the field, he continued racing toward the opposite endzone with other players in hot pursuit.

No one caught him.

He ran the extra distance because in a crowded defensive backfield with lots of competition, anything he can do to set himself apart could mean the difference between a starting and a back-up job.

"I think I'm the best there is, so I'm trying to show it," Foxworth said. "I feel like I have proven myself in several different positions, but I haven't done it well enough. Coach Shanahan said the best players will play, so I have taken what Coach said to me as a challenge, and I'm trying to live up to it."

And his plays thus far have certainly caught his coach's eye.

"He had a big play today," Shanahan said. "Foxy has had a great camp and great OTAs, and that is what we are looking for—guys that step up and get better. Foxy has done that and helped himself."

AN ALL-AROUND EFFORT

The DBs weren't the only players looking sharp during Monday morning's practice.

The defensive line disrupted play after play during drills, whether they be 11-on-11 or just simple line drills.

On three consecutive plays, Marcus Thomas broke through the line to stop the runner cold. On 10 out of 15 o-line vs. d-line drills, the defensive players made it past their offensive counterparts to register would-be sacks.

One player all over the field was Elvis Dumervil. Whether spinning by Ryan Clady to make a tackle or cheering on Larry Birdine after a good play, No. 92 made his presence known. And when he took the podium after practice, he quickly made it known that he sees nothing but positive things ahead.

"I think OTAs went really well, and camp is going really smooth," said the third-year defensive end. "I'm looking forward to this year with a group of great guys, and I think we'll do much better than last year. The scheme is going really well. For just the fourth day of camp, we have a foundation in and the package going right."

At 5-foot-11, 260 pounds, many draft gurus called him undersized when the Broncos selected him in the fourth round of the 2006 NFL Draft. That left Dumervil with something to prove, and though he has already made a big impact with 21 sacks in two seasons, he remains hungry for much, much more.

"I've got a big brick on my shoulder. Y'all don't see it?" Dumervil said. "I'm still motivated. I want to get to the playoffs. I feel like I have a lot to learn and a lot of room to grow. I'd like to take the challenge to become the leader of the d-line room."

NEARLY OUT OF THE PARK

The fields at Dove Valley saw only special teams action for the afternoon practice session, and Matt Prater caught everyone's attention.

The team began kickoff drills at the 40-yard line using the JUGS machine, but then Prater stepped up.

He boomed his first kick clear down the field, through the endzone, over the uprights and into the trees on the hillside beyond, very nearly sending the ball into the parking lot.

After using the JUGS machine for a few more kicks, Prater backed up five yards and kicked another. Again it sailed into the trees at the far end.

He may have had the wind at his back adding a little distance, but wind or no wind, his 90-yard kickoffs impressed coaches, teammates and fans alike.

HOLLAND WORKING ON HIS OWN

After taking part in Sunday afternoon's jog-through practice with the scout team, Montrae Holland did not participate in Monday's practices. Instead he watched from the sidelines after spending the morning in the weight room.

Shanahan said on day one that Holland reported to camp a little overweight. Now Holland looks to do everything necessary to get back into football shape.

"Last season I was pretty banged up and I took to much time off," Holland said. "I just misjudged it, and now I'm paying for it. I'm going to try to do it the right way. I have to take responsibility for it. It's nobody else's fault."

"The most important thing is to be healthy."

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xzn
07-28-2008, 10:46 PM
At least fat boy is taking responsibility...

Jwalk - JayCutty6Goes - CasinoRoyal
07-28-2008, 11:12 PM
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weazel
07-29-2008, 01:03 AM
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e258/BroncosWorld/barrett_JG_080728.jpg

...Josh, then the cop made Brandon stick out his arm and touch his nose, this is where things went downhill

LRtagger
07-29-2008, 10:41 AM
Is Niko participating in special teams?

Timmy!
07-29-2008, 01:06 PM
So much for Harris looking horrible.

What, because Shanny said he is looking "good?" What do you think the coach is going to say to the media, "Ya, he's pretty much getting owned out there. He's just terrible." :rolleyes: This was from Denverbroncos.com too. Have you ever heard anything negative about the Broncos or their players from their own website?

If Engelberger is making him is personal biatch 3 outta 4 days (as people who are watching at camp and DON'T have to answer to the media or the Broncos have said), that's NOT looking so good. Don't get me wrong, I want this kid to succeed, and I'm a ND fan at that, but Harris has a TON to prove and as of right now he's done little to show he should be starting. We'll see how he does in preseason.

Lonestar
07-29-2008, 02:43 PM
Everything I'm hearing/seeing is the DL is beating the OLINE like a rented mule..

That either means the DL has come a long way, the OLINE sucks or we are in for a long season AGAIN..

Benetto
07-29-2008, 03:17 PM
Everything I'm hearing/seeing is the DL is beating the OLINE like a rented mule..

That either means the DL has come a long way, the OLINE sucks or we are in for a long season AGAIN..


Im usually on the optimistic side of things...but this surely means our Oline is underacheiving...No one except Nalen is still on the line from when we had a badass unit up front...So this scares me.

underrated29
07-29-2008, 03:57 PM
well as it stands now it would seem that our oline will be

clady,hammy,nails,holland,kuper- Because harris is just getting worked over.

I think that that oline will be just fine and not have to many problems.

I also think that the defense is better because we got some great talent back there this year and the young guys are that much better.

I also think that 1 of the main reasons the offense is having so much trouble with them is SLOWS scheme. He is bringing the HEAT this year. And with a secondary that has champ,dre,lynch you can afford to bring the heat because those back guys got everything locked down. Forcing the qb to take the sack or throw it away ( or a pick to champ/dre).

So jay is having a hard time finding an open guy so fast, same for the rbs- with so many guys coming hard on blitzes its difficult to run through them all.

I lastly think, and am worried still about the run defense. Nothing else concerns me so much as to that. Saying our RBs are ripping of some long runs. They should from time to time against us, but that was our WORST WEAKNESS i think i have ever seen on the broncos before and it has to be corrected.

If we can shut down the run like we did a couple years ago, then i have no fear at all for our dline, defense or oline.

Jwalk - JayCutty6Goes - CasinoRoyal
07-29-2008, 04:29 PM
What, because Shanny said he is looking "good?" What do you think the coach is going to say to the media, "Ya, he's pretty much getting owned out there. He's just terrible." :rolleyes: This was from Denverbroncos.com too. Have you ever heard anything negative about the Broncos or their players from their own website?

If Engelberger is making him is personal biatch 3 outta 4 days (as people who are watching at camp and DON'T have to answer to the media or the Broncos have said), that's NOT looking so good. Don't get me wrong, I want this kid to succeed, and I'm a ND fan at that, but Harris has a TON to prove and as of right now he's done little to show he should be starting. We'll see how he does in preseason.

3 out of 4 people are just clueless. Most of there reports clearly say there not paying much attention to certain people because they cant. So maybe all they see when they actually see the guy is him getting beat. They do write negative things on there actually. Shanny will not mention you at all if your scrubbing it up. Ill believe Coach and these guys over anybody else on the forum. You can believe whatever you want. Harris started out bad but he has bounced back. For those who want there cake and eat it too....There is no need for you all to try to jump all over the OL because the DL is dominant. It seems like everytime something is reported you guys jump into a frenzy trying to find the negative in it. Nothing but bad negative energy. Good grief you want a better DL......DL dominates a couple days and its " Well were in for a long season on the OL" Like come on be foreal what do you expect? We have much more talent on the DL....Just enjoy the ride and stop looking for every negative you can find with every report. Your suppose to be Bronco fans.

Jwalk - JayCutty6Goes - CasinoRoyal
07-29-2008, 04:36 PM
ATTENDANCE REPORT: Montrae Holland worked out on a side field with Strength and Conditioning Coach Rich Tuten for the morning session…Peyton Hillis watched from the sidelines for a second day with a left hamstring injury, but he was a practice-time decision, signaling he could return soon…Chad Mustard remains sidelined with his right hamstring injury…Tom Nalen sat out the morning session in an effort to give his surgically repaired knee some rest.

POSTURING FOR POSITION: With Nalen out, Casey Wiegmann worked at center with the first team.

At defensive end, Tim Crowder rotated in with the ones. Alvin McKinley also saw action on the interior of the line with the first unit.

Nate Jackson had a strong showing at tight end, working with the first unit opposite Tony Scheffler.

Michael Pittman worked almost exclusively at fullback.

FOCAL POINTS: After a standout performance by the defense yesterday, the offense rebounded with a focus on 11-on-11s, 7-on-7s and the normal position drills. The team brought out the clock for the first time in training camp to work on the four-minute offense. On three different series, the offense drove down the field, working against the defense and the clock, and got into the endzone.

TAKE AWAYS: Practice began with a laugh as D.J. Williams dismissed Brett Kern for his poor leadership of team stretching. Williams brought up P.J. Alexander to finish the job.

- Jackson made the most of his time working with the ones at tight end. Cutler looked his way on several plays, including two in a row, both of which Jackson turned into big gains. He also impressed coaches, teammates and fans with an impressive contested grab in traffic from Patrick Ramsey.

About half-way through practice, the team worked on punt formations and returns. Eddie Royal, Glenn Martinez and Marquay McDaniel took turns fielding the punts, with Royal getting the first crack at them. Coaches praised him for his work, particularly when he adjusted well and cleanly fielded a short, wobbly punt. Both Sam Paulescu and Kern kicked, and both booted them well as they compete for a roster spot.

- Rookie Jack Williams got into the rotation with the second unit, working opposite Domonique Foxworth. On back-to-back plays, Williams sniffed out the play and took out Selvin Young and Cecil Sapp, drawing shouts of “Way to go Jack” from his teammates. On one play, Williams blanketed Brandon Marshall as he ran a deep route down the sideline. The 5-foot-9 Williams leaped and broke up the pass intended for the 6-foot-4 Marshall.

- In the ongoing battle at middle linebacker, Niko Koutouvides worked with the first team defense this morning after Nate Webster had done so for the past few days.

- Rookie Josh Barrett got cheers from his teammates and fans when he burst through the line on a blitz and took down Anthony Alridge in the backfield.

- Competition at running back continued to heat up, with Ryan Torain and Andre Hall both taking a lot of snaps behind Selvin Young. All three of them, along with Alridge, broke plays for big gains at various points in 11-on-11 drills.

- Pittman worked well at the fullback position this morning and did a combination of blocking, rushing and catching. He often would run a pattern into the flats where both Cutler and Ramsey connected with him several times.

- The offense won the day, and with the exception of a few fumbles and dropped balls, the only miscue appeared to be when an errant Ramsey throw landed in Marlon McCree’s waiting arms.

Italianmobstr7
07-29-2008, 04:37 PM
Already posted this in it's own thread CR.

Jwalk - JayCutty6Goes - CasinoRoyal
07-29-2008, 04:37 PM
Brandon Marshall continued to have a solid camp, with Cutler looking his way on the first pass of almost every drill. He made several difficult grabs in traffic, evading would-be tacklers.

QUOTABLE:
“Fullback, I am fine with it. If coach asks me to do it, I’ll do it and do the best I can.”
Michael Pittman, on his work at the fullback position.


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turftoad
07-29-2008, 04:38 PM
That was already posted in another thread.

Jwalk - JayCutty6Goes - CasinoRoyal
07-29-2008, 04:42 PM
Well im still going to continue posting the stuff here everyday like i been doing. I do this everyday and have 1200 views in here. If anything you should merge that threads post here.

Jwalk - JayCutty6Goes - CasinoRoyal
07-29-2008, 04:44 PM
Looks like we have some great depth at RB though. Aldridge is shining and already has a nickname. You know you have made an impression when the veterans nick name you on the 2nd day. SWEEEEET. Torain is starting to look better and better also.

Italianmobstr7
07-29-2008, 04:44 PM
Naw man. The pictures are cool. I posted the article in it's own thread, there's no need for you to post it again. It doesn't matter if you've been doing it every day. Today, I did it. Thanks for posting the pics though.

Jwalk - JayCutty6Goes - CasinoRoyal
07-29-2008, 04:49 PM
More than less i just love the vibe around practice and in the locker room this year. The players are all friends and helping/competing. This is a winning environment.

Jwalk - JayCutty6Goes - CasinoRoyal
07-29-2008, 04:53 PM
Naw man. The pictures are cool. I posted the article in it's own thread, there's no need for you to post it again. It doesn't matter if you've been doing it every day. Today, I did it. Thanks for posting the pics though.

Dude i dont even look at other threads for the most part. Probably wont start either. Ill just sit in my little thread and do what ive been doing. People appreciate it along with mods. And obviously people looking in to keep looking in. Im just trying to help keep the people intuned with what is going on. Im not going to search through threads to see if things have been posted when im the only who has been posting this stuff anyway from Day 1. You just started trying to do this. I been doing it. Back to football.

Jwalk - JayCutty6Goes - CasinoRoyal
07-29-2008, 04:56 PM
I really dont know whats going on at MLB. Because word is Nate has become an animal back at his natural position and Niko is shining aswell. Cant wait to see them in some pre season action so they dont have to hold back. Offense clearly rebounded today from what i read. Defense dominated yesterday and the offense bounced back in the 11 on 11s is cool. Good to see them running the offense with the clock turned on.

Requiem / The Dagda
07-29-2008, 05:09 PM
I'm going to give Harris the benefit of the doubt because he hasn't practiced in a while, and is adjusting to right tackle. It's four or five days into camp, he should be getting better. I'll also reserve judgment until I see how he does in the pre-season before going off and saying he sucks. It seems like a lot of our offensive line is getting worked. Let's just be thankful he's getting the opportunity to go out there and show what he is or isn't capable of. It sounds like he's improved quite a bit over the past few days.

Timmy!
07-29-2008, 06:39 PM
3 out of 4 people are just clueless. Most of there reports clearly say there not paying much attention to certain people because they cant. So maybe all they see when they actually see the guy is him getting beat. They do write negative things on there actually. Shanny will not mention you at all if your scrubbing it up. Ill believe Coach and these guys over anybody else on the forum. You can believe whatever you want. Harris started out bad but he has bounced back. For those who want there cake and eat it too....There is no need for you all to try to jump all over the OL because the DL is dominant. It seems like everytime something is reported you guys jump into a frenzy trying to find the negative in it. Nothing but bad negative energy. Good grief you want a better DL......DL dominates a couple days and its " Well were in for a long season on the OL" Like come on be foreal what do you expect? We have much more talent on the DL....Just enjoy the ride and stop looking for every negative you can find with every report. Your suppose to be Bronco fans.

A. I said 3 out of 4 days, not people. (Although it appears it's 3-5 now)

B. Just because people disagree with you does not make them idiots. You're not at camp. They are.

C. I'm one of the biggest Bronco optimists around, but I try not to be a complete and total homer. Not every Bronco player is great, or is going to be great. It's nice to see Harris is doing "better" but that doesn't change the fact he has the world to prove and was getting owned by a lackluster DE early in camp. The team has missed the playoffs two years in a row now. Everything is NOT PERFECT in Dove Valley, regardless of what you want to think.

D. Some of the pessimists around here annoy me at times as well, BUT, just because they have doubts doesn't make them any less of a Bronco fan than you. It's simply their opinion and the way they see things, just because it's not how you view things it doesn't make them dumb. Calling people out for not being total homers, on the other hand, will get you the nickname of "Stanley."

(Hey look guys, I know my alphabet, who knew?)

Jwalk - JayCutty6Goes - CasinoRoyal
07-29-2008, 06:48 PM
A. I said 3 out of 4 days, not people. (Although it appears it's 3-5 now)

B. Just because people disagree with you does not make them idiots. You're not at camp. They are.

C. I'm one of the biggest Bronco optimists around, but I try not to be a complete and total homer. Not every Bronco player is great, or is going to be great. It's nice to see Harris is doing "better" but that doesn't change the fact he has the world to prove and was getting owned by a lackluster DE early in camp. The team has missed the playoffs two years in a row now. Everything is NOT PERFECT in Dove Valley, regardless of what you want to think.

D. Some of the pessimists around here annoy me at times as well, BUT, just because they have doubts doesn't make them any less of a Bronco fan than you. It's simply their opinion and the way they see things, just because it's not how you view things it doesn't make them dumb. Calling people out for not being total homers, on the other hand, will get you the nickname of "Stanley."

(Hey look guys, I know my alphabet, who knew?)

This was a good post. However its not as deep as you may want it to be. Its respect in the end. If your a true fan you should never expect themto lose when they expect to win..:coffee: What fun is that going into a season as a fan than thinking were going to be horrible? I cant get a kick outof that.

Italianmobstr7
07-29-2008, 07:00 PM
What fun is that going into a season as a fan than thinking were going to be horrible? I cant get a kick outof that.

I agree with you 100%. I get sick and tired of the "we're going 6-10, 7-9 at best" type posts. I guess everyone has they're own opinion, but the people that honestly are going in to the season not BELIEVING that we're going to the playoffs aren't the type of fans that give our team a good name. What good is it to root for a team if you don't believe in them? Some of the fans I've seen on these boards remind me of Bills fans, or Lions fans. They're just ready to give up and have that "might as well get used to losing" attitude. The GREAT thing about Denver that is different than those franchises is that we don't have losing seasons, at least not very often. And not ever back to back. We haven't in a while, and I don't expect it to start now.

Timmy!
07-29-2008, 07:02 PM
This was a good post. However its not as deep as you may want it to be. Its respect in the end. If your a true fan you should never expect themto lose when they expect to win..:coffee: What fun is that going into a season as a fan than thinking were going to be horrible? I cant get a kick outof that.

I'd say it's more opinion than respect. I do agree on the fun aspect though. I'm on record as 11-5 after all :D

Requiem / The Dagda
07-29-2008, 07:08 PM
After Brandon Marshall got word of his suspension. . .

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Simple Jaded
07-29-2008, 07:25 PM
Everything I'm hearing/seeing is the DL is beating the OLINE like a rented mule..

That either means the DL has come a long way, the OLINE sucks or we are in for a long season AGAIN..Maybe it's too early to know for sure, but I'm willing to bet it's a little of both.

The DL couldn't possibly be worse than last year, while the OL could a lot worse with two rookies starting at Tackle and Ben Hamilton being back......

Jwalk - JayCutty6Goes - CasinoRoyal
07-29-2008, 07:29 PM
I agree with you 100%. I get sick and tired of the "we're going 6-10, 7-9 at best" type posts. I guess everyone has they're own opinion, but the people that honestly are going in to the season not BELIEVING that we're going to the playoffs aren't the type of fans that give our team a good name. What good is it to root for a team if you don't believe in them? Some of the fans I've seen on these boards remind me of Bills fans, or Lions fans. They're just ready to give up and have that "might as well get used to losing" attitude. The GREAT thing about Denver that is different than those franchises is that we don't have losing seasons, at least not very often. And not ever back to back. We haven't in a while, and I don't expect it to start now.

I agree, I guess everybody has there opinions but personally i dont see how you even get excited for the season with passion if your expecting a team to be horrible. I dont watch the Broncos for the hell of it. The whole " If were good then GREAT/ If were bad then OH WELL" mentallity has never been a part of me. If anything we have been rebuilding the last 2 years in my opinion and still managed to go 9-7 and 7-9. Most teams who have horrible years win 3 games... We had a horrible year and won twice that. So i expect greatness.

Jwalk - JayCutty6Goes - CasinoRoyal
07-29-2008, 07:32 PM
I'd say it's more opinion than respect. I do agree on the fun aspect though. I'm on record as 11-5 after all :D

Respect as after the debating is over everything is cool and nobody take things to the heart.. The community is a bit sensitive about alot of things so i have to try not to offend anybody by disagreeing..:coffee:

Simple Jaded
07-29-2008, 07:53 PM
Dude i dont even look at other threads for the most part. Probably wont start either. Ill just sit in my little thread and do what ive been doing. People appreciate it along with mods. And obviously people looking in to keep looking in. Im just trying to help keep the people intuned with what is going on. Im not going to search through threads to see if things have been posted when im the only who has been posting this stuff anyway from Day 1. You just started trying to do this. I been doing it. Back to football.

Dude, I think the relevant point here is that most people are not looking for camp updates in a thread titled Camp Pictures, if you truly want to keep everybody "intuned" maybe you should edit the title of your precious thread so they know to check it out.

I appreciate the effort......

Simple Jaded
07-29-2008, 08:04 PM
I agree with you 100%. I get sick and tired of the "we're going 6-10, 7-9 at best" type posts. I guess everyone has they're own opinion, but the people that honestly are going in to the season not BELIEVING that we're going to the playoffs aren't the type of fans that give our team a good name. What good is it to root for a team if you don't believe in them? Some of the fans I've seen on these boards remind me of Bills fans, or Lions fans. They're just ready to give up and have that "might as well get used to losing" attitude. The GREAT thing about Denver that is different than those franchises is that we don't have losing seasons, at least not very often. And not ever back to back. We haven't in a while, and I don't expect it to start now.


I BELIEVE it's possible, feel better?

Just so you know, Blind Optimism is just as annoying and Homerism isn't exactly my idea of a "Good Name" for a teams fans.

And I have yet to see anybody here with a "might as well get used to losing" attitude, way to overreact, there, Tony Robbins......

MOtorboat
07-29-2008, 08:13 PM
Ah, yes...I'm not a true fan, because I think this team is about a .500 team. Oh the humanity!

Rex
07-29-2008, 08:15 PM
Where the fack are the pictures?

Timmy!
07-29-2008, 08:17 PM
Ah, yes...I'm not a true fan, because I think this team is about a .500 team. Oh the humanity!

Please leave your Bronco fan card on my desk and forward all Bronco gear to my address. TIA. :D

Rex
07-29-2008, 08:18 PM
Please leave your Bronco fan card on my desk and forward all Bronco gear to my address. TIA. :D

Why? Are you going to put them on another midget?

Jwalk - JayCutty6Goes - CasinoRoyal
07-29-2008, 08:20 PM
Where the fack are the pictures?

Sometimes all you have to do is click through the pages...

Jwalk - JayCutty6Goes - CasinoRoyal
07-29-2008, 08:23 PM
I BELIEVE it's possible, feel better?

Just so you know, Blind Optimism is just as annoying and Homerism isn't exactly my idea of a "Good Name" for a teams fans.

And I have yet to see anybody here with a "might as well get used to losing" attitude, way to overreact, there, Tony Robbins......

Oh okay so anytime you expect to win your a homer.:coffee: Thanks for that update.

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07-29-2008, 08:31 PM
Day Five: A Running Trend

Michael Pittman has impressed coaches with his willingness to do anything to help the team. PHOTO: JAKE GRILLEY / DENVERBRONCOS.COM
BRONCOS TV

7/27: Camp Day 5: Shanahan
7/27: Camp Day 5: Pittman
7/27: Camp Day 5: Peterson
7/26: Camp Day 4: D.J. Williams


By Gray Caldwell
DenverBroncos.com

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- A day after the defense took care of business, the offense showed their mettle, coming back and flexing some muscle on day five of training camp. It was another 90-plus-degree day at Dove Valley, but Head Coach Mike Shanahan's practice schedule has made it a bit more bearable for the players.

"We’ve had five good days, players have been a little more fresh than in the past because we are not actually doing two-a-days like normal practices," Shanahan said. "We are in pretty good shape. Ninety-nine percent attendance in the offseason really helps us in camp because we don’t have to overwork them by running them too much. I have been pleased with what they have done."

A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYWHERE

Michael Pittman has been taking snaps all over the field lately. With rookie Peyton Hillis out of pads for the past two days with a hamstring, Pittman has gotten reps at fullback as well as his natural position of halfback.

"I am just filling in and doing the best I can," Pittman said. "I am running in there full speed and lowering the shoulder. All the blocks are not great, but I’m not a natural fullback."

Whether it's catching balls out of the backfield, juking his way up the field or now plowing into tacklers as a blocker, Pittman has done whatever has been asked of him so far in camp. And since he has been taking extra reps at fullback lately, he is especially appreciative of Shanahan's camp regiment.

"This is my first camp here, but this has been my easiest camp," he said. "I think Coach is doing an excellent job keeping us fresh. Having one practice in the morning, and we come out here and hustle really hard and he rewards us with a walk-through in the afternoon. As a veteran, an 11-year guy, I can tell that my body feels much fresher."

As far as the running back position, Pittman said he believes the competition is still wide open, though that hasn't stopped the players involve from becoming friends.

"It’s a great competition right now," he said. "Selvin Young, he’s the lead guy. Andre Hall is another good guy. Ryan Torain, a rookie draft pick, then myself. It’s going to be great competition. Last year, I believe at this time Selvin was fourth on the depth chart. Look at him now -- he is number one. With this offense, and with the coaching staff, I believe they will play the best player."

IMPRESSIVE EARLY

Torain is another back that has performed well in camp. On Monday, he had a solid burst through a hole up the middle for a big gain, which drew applause from the crowd. He continued that trend today, notching a couple of solid runs during 11-on-11 drills.

Coach Shanahan said he has been especially pleased with Torain's performance so far.

"We talked about him in the draft and I thought he was a first round talent," he said. "He hasn’t disappointed me yet. We’ll get a chance to see if he can hold onto the football, if he can remember his plays when the lights are on. So far he has worked extremely hard, and he’s impressed most of the coaches."

And Torain is catching the attention of his fellow running backs, as well. Pittman said he has been impressed with the way Torain has handled himself through the pressure of a fairly wide-open competition. Still, the veteran has tried to let the rookies in on some of the things he's learned since he's been in the league. For example, when coaches really get on you, it's because they expect a lot out of you. And don't worry, everyone had to carry pads at some point.

"I have been trying to keep them motivated because sometimes the confidence falls," Pittman said. "Being a veteran and being around for so long, I just try and pick them up. Ryan and the other guys are going to be the future of this team. I myself only have about two or three years left in me. Those young guys are going to be around for a long time."

RUNNING WITH THE ONES

Kenny Peterson has been a staple on the defensive line so far in camp, playing alongside Elvis Dumervil, John Engelberger and Dewayne Robertson for the most part during practices. Shanahan said last week that Peterson earned that chance with his dominant play during OTAs.

Peterson said he doesn't try to over-do it just to impress the coaches.

"I just try to stay consistent, not play outside my game, just do my job and that's pretty much it," he said. "If the coaches like what they see, hey, I'll get in where I fit in."

That consistent play is what has drawn the coaches' eyes, and he was rewarded with the ability to run with the ones. Peterson has played like he belongs out there, not that it should be a surprise. Peterson has shown up in big games before, including at Chicago last season, when he led the defensive line with seven solo tackles, including a sack and a pass defensed.

But at this point in camp, Peterson said, running with the ones doesn't matter very much.

"That doesn't mean anything right now," he said. "Week 1 if I'm still there, then we'll talk about it, but right now it doesn't mean anything to me. It's a great honor, it's a great blessing, but one, two or three, it doesn't matter -- we've got guys that can play that position at the drop of a dime."

Regardless, Peterson brings his own style to the defensive line -- he says he's more of a bull-rusher -- and so far in camp it seems like he is fitting in well with with the ones.

"We feel like we've got one of the best defensive lines in the country," Peterson said. "We're verty talented, and have an array of guys that can do different things, so we're going to bring something to the table."

Simple Jaded
07-29-2008, 08:36 PM
Oh okay so anytime you expect to win your a homer.:coffee: Thanks for that update.

If you expect to go 19 and 0 YOU'RE indeed a Homer. You're certainly welcome, anything I can do to help......

gobroncsnv
07-29-2008, 09:18 PM
Can't we all just get along?

tubby
07-29-2008, 11:43 PM
Ah, yes...I'm not a true fan, because I think this team is about a .500 team. Oh the humanity!

Suck a nut MO. The Broncos will have a winning record this year. Call Vegas.

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07-30-2008, 12:30 AM
« The Mailbag, Vol. 1P.M. Blog: Day 5
The Broncos closed out another day of training camp at Dove Valley with an afternoon jog-through. Here are some quick hits from the session.

ATTENDANCE REPORT: The Broncos’ usual cast of veterans had the afternoon off, this included: Champ Bailey, John Lynch, Brandon Stokley, Dewayne Robertson, Ebenezer Ekuban, Darrell Jackson and Tom Nalen. Nalen was also excused from morning workouts.

“(Nalen) is such a hard-nose tough guy that he wants to go four or five days in a row, but it is rest well needed,” said Head Coach Mike Shanahan.

Montrae Holland, who hasn’t participated in the morning sessions because he has been training with Strength Coach Rich Tuten to get to his reporting weight, participated in his second jog through of camp. Holland saw time on the second offensive unit and as part of the scout team defense — the offense runs plays against itself during jog-throughs.


POSTURING FOR POSITION: The team practiced some special teams during this afternoon’s practice. Brett Kern took reps at punter, Sam Paulescu took the punting reps during the morning session, and Eddie Royal, Glenn Martinez and Marquay McDaniel rotated as the returners.

FOCAL POINTS: During the practice the team seemed to be focusing on getting its pursuit team down the field to down the ball near the goal line. The returners weren’t asked to actually field the ball but rather to keep the pursuit team from pinning the ball in deep near the endzone.

TAKE AWAYS: Kern had a booming punt that landed at the one, bounced straight up and came to rest at the 3-yard line.


Champ Bailey had the day off from practice so he decided to coach. He wasn’t coaching his fellow Broncos, he left that up to the men who get paid to do it. Instead the eight-time Pro Bowler was throwing the pigskin around and giving pointers to several of the Broncos young ball boys.



Later in practice teammates Darrell Hackney, Keary Colbert and Daniel Graham joined in the action tossing the ball around with the boys as well.

Brandon Marshall also enjoyed the light afternoon practice joking around with several of the ball boys by stealing their caps and putting them on their heads backwards and sideways.

Maybe one of the ball boys had their vengence on Marshall because for no apparent reason the receiver completed the remainer of practice, three plays, only wearing his left shoe.


After the session concluded many players stayed after for some additional reps and coaching. Marshall, still only wearing one shoe, along with fellow receivers Colbert, Darrell Jackson, Royal, Clifford Russell, Martinez and Taylor Jacobs stopped by the JUGS Machine for additional catches.

Marquand Manuel and Josh Barrett stayed after to get some additional tutelage from coaches Ronnie Bradford and Ryan Slowik.

Larry Birdine and Marcus Thomas joined teammate Jarvis Moss during his usual post-practice session with defensive line coach Jacob Burney.

Hackney and McDaniel spent time after practice playing some good old backyard pitch and catch.

That’s all there is from day five of Broncos training camp. Check in tomorrow for continued coverage. As always keep the comments comming we love hearing from all of you.

broncobryce
07-30-2008, 12:37 AM
Jarvis Moss has been staying after almost every practice right? Thats a good sign, lets hope it pays off on the field. I traded the "jason Taylor" guy on madden to the broncos and put his name as Jarvis Moss.....lets hope he plays like him this season. 8 sacks isnt out of the question and 13 or 14 for dumerville......

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07-30-2008, 04:08 PM
A.M. Blog: Day 6
This morning’s practice was once again highlighted by the defense. A day after the offense made some solid plays, the defense tightened up and made sure most of the action was on their side of the ball. There were still some offensive highlights, however. Here are some quick hits.

ATTENDANCE REPORT: John Lynch was excused from practice for personal reasons…Peyton Hillis remained out of pads with a left hamstring…Michael Pittman was out of pads with a left hamstring…Dewayne Robertson was out of pads with a left knee…Tom Nalen came out to practice with a jersey on but took it off before warmups, watching practice from the sidlines…Chad Mustard, on the PUP list, was out of pads with a right hamstring…Montrae Holland continued working with Strength and Conditioning Coach Rich Tuten to get to his playing weight.


POSTURING FOR POSITION: With Lynch out of practice, Marlon McCree took his place with the first unit defense. Alvin McKinley and Ebenezer Ekuban rotated taking Robertson’s spot in the first unit.

Ekuban has been playing almost entirely as a defensive tackle during training camp — in the past he has played primarily as an end.

FOCAL POINTS: The team worked on field goals — Prater was 7-of-8 from 36-44 yards — the rabbit drill and the usual 7-on-7s, 11-on-11s and one on ones between the offensive and defensive lines.

The team also worked on third-down and pass-rushing defense. In one package, Jarvis Moss and Elvis Dumervil manned the end positions with Josh Mallard and Ebenezer Ekuban clogging the middle. Boss Bailey and D.J. Williams stood at the linebacker positions, and the secondary was composed of Champ Bailey, Dre’ Bly, Hamza Abdullah, Marlon McCree and Domonique Foxworth.

TAKE AWAYS: Ekuban has been taking advantage of his defensive tackle position. He jumped and knocked away a pass that looked to be a completion from Jay Cutler to Eddie Royal. A few plays later, Moss swatted another pass at the line.

- Speaking of Royal, Wednesday seemed to be his coming-out party. He has made great plays before, but this morning he made several grabs including one where he layed out to catch a laser from Cutler in between Jack Williams and Roderick Rogers. During 7 on 7 drills, he also got away from Bly and made a long over-the-shoulder catch for a nice gain, and later caught another bomb for a touchdown.


- Later in practice, Bly had a great jump on the ball and stepped right in front of Daniel Graham for an interception.

- In addition to his tipped pass, Moss followed Marcus Thomas’ lead from a few days ago and blew up two plays in a row. First he tackled Anthony Alridge at the line, then followed that up with a big hit on Ryan Torain in the backfield.

- During 7-on-7, Keary Colbert caught a long, perfectly-placed pass from Darrell Hackney on his fingertips between Karl Paymah and Rogers at about the five-yard line.

- Boss Bailey had some nice coverage on Andre Hall out of the backfield, stalking him to the sideline and knocking the pass away before it could get to him.

- Rookie Josh Barrett made a big play during 7-on-7 drills. Tony Scheffler made a great grab in traffic and starting running up the sidelines, but Barrett ran at him and stripped away the ball. Not only did he cause the fumble but he recovered it as well and ran to the opposite sideline before the entire offense chased him out of bounds.

- During 11-on-11 drills, Niko Koutouvides had a big stop lined up when a run came up the middle of the line. Then he realized it was Cutler on a keeper, and he quickly slowed up and let his quarterback go with a light tap.

- Speaking of tackles, Abdullah got a light rebuke from Head Coach Mike Shanahan when he wrapped up Selvin Young and actually tackled him on a run play. Abdullah fell back into good graces later in practice when he lept to snag the second interception of the day.

- In celebrations-gone-wrong news, Larry Birdine made a big stop during 11-on-11s, then jumped up and ran toward the secondary celebrating. Jack Williams was unfortunate enough to get in the way and got leveled by a clothesline. He caught his breath while the defense had a laugh.

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07-30-2008, 04:08 PM
QUOTABLE: “Oh, you mean Hulk Hogan? I ran over there to give him a five and I was on the ground two second later, that’s all I remember.”
- Jack Williams, laughing about Birdine’s celebration knock-out swing.

Oh, and if you haven’t checked out the first edition of The Mailbag, answering many of the comments you all have written, go back a couple posts and skim through it. It also introduces us bloggers you have been reading.

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07-30-2008, 04:15 PM
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underrated29
07-30-2008, 04:42 PM
dam. Abdullah got some air under him on that last picture. He is like 5 ft. off the ground.

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07-30-2008, 04:47 PM
dam. Abdullah got some air under him on that last picture. He is like 5 ft. off the ground.

Yes i cant even hate on the man, he has been working hard this off season on becoming a better Safety. its looking like its paying off. He had multiple pass delfections and 2 ints today. The man is on his game.

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07-30-2008, 08:11 PM
ATTENDANCE REPORT: Michael Pittman was back in pads this afternoon…Peyton Hillis watched practice from the sidelines in shorts and a T-shirt…Several players were allowed to leave practice early, some as few as 15 minutes in. The group included Selvin Young, Daniel Graham and John Engelberger.

POSTURING FOR POSITION: Brett Kern and Sam Paulescu split the punting duties this afternoon.


FOCAL POINTS: The team concentrated on onside kicks for much of the afternoon. The “scoop and score” drill off of a blocked punt was also on the schedule, as was practicing pursuit and blocking on punt returns.


TAKE AWAYS: Matt Prater practiced onside kicks, though the drill was less to see if his teammates could recover it, but more about fielding onside kicks as the opposing team. No balls were fumbled, and players practiced fielding and falling on the football.

During punting drills, Prater went to the opposite field and continued practicing onside kicks, with a Broncos ball boy fielding them.

- Both Kern and Paulescu boomed a few punts downfield that appeared to have pretty substantial hang time.

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07-30-2008, 08:12 PM
Day Six: Ready For More

D.J. Williams and the defense itching to deliver some big hits. PHOTO: KYLE SONNEMAN / DENVERBRONCOS.COM
BRONCOS TV

7/30: Camp Day 6: Shanahan
7/29: Camp Day 5: Shanahan
7/29: Camp Day 5: Pittman
7/29: Camp Day 1: Kenny Peterson


By Jake Grilley
DenverBroncos.com

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- The season inched a day closer as the Broncos completed day six of training camp at their Dove Valley facilities on Wednesday. The team is still practicing limited contact drills in only helmets and shoulder pads but it was clear that several players are itching to play some full-contact, hard-nosed regular season football.

TRYING NOT TO TACKLE

Hamza Abdullah got a friendly reminder from Head Coach Mike Shanahan that practices are not full contact when the safety tackled Selvin Young as he was running up the sideline. Abdullah isn't the only player trying to hold back at practice. The linebackers, who go at each other full-speed during their position drills, have to be sure to stop themselves short and only grab their man instead of delivering the devastating hit that they are so accustomed to dishing out.

Dre' Bly said it is clear that some of the guys, especially the linebacking corps, are real anxious to get out there and actually hit.

"Those guys dream about hitting in their sleep," he said. "Sometimes when you get caught up in the heat of the battle it can be hard trying not to take guys down."

Shanahan said not going full-contact isn't about holding guys back but rather making sure that the team stays healthy.

“These guys are all competitive," he said. You have got to protect each other. I don’t mind that. It’s just part of football. But if you don’t make a statement out there, it gets full speed and eventually someone gets hurt.”

Not being able to tackle during practice is something the linebackers are learning to live with during this portion of training camp. D.J. Williams is among the linebackers wanting to get out there and start tackling. He said when you are coming in at a guy full-speed it can be tough to suddenly put on the brakes and hold yourself back.

“You know, to be honest, we get yelled at a lot," he said. "Coaches talk about throwing up and grab and not tackling. That is the hardest thing to do. Because you have to go full speed, hit the guy and then you have to stop your own momentum from going to the ground. So that’s a pretty tough thing to stop.”

All those guys wanting to get some hard knocks in will have plenty of opportunities when the Cowboys visit Dove Valley later on in training camp.

"When Dallas gets here that will be some fresh meat for guys to thud up with," Bly said. "I know that they guys are looking forward to it."

D.J. LOOKING TO DOMINATE

Williams will be moving back to weakside linebacker this season, a more natural fit for the fifth-year standout out of the Univesity of Miami. He last played the weakside during his rookie campaign leading the team in tackles with 114 tackles. Since then Williams has played at both the strongside and middle linebacker. Williams hopes that his days of playing musical chairs at the linebacker position are over and that he can finally concentrate on one position.

“Hopefully this is it, this is enough," he said. "The only good thing about it is (that) it shows versatility. If you play a lot of positions, you will stay around a long time.”

The Broncos brought in Boss Bailey and Niko Koutouvides this offseason to help shore up the linebacking group headlined by Williams.

Thus far through camp Koutouvides and Nate Webster have been sharing time at the middle linebacker position with Bailey anchoring the strongside as part of the first unit.

It is important that every unit is on the same page, and Williams said he is impressed with their chemistry already.

"With linebackers, the biggest thing is communication on and off the field,' he said. "We communicate out here, and in the locker room, we hang around so we are gelling pretty well.”

ROYAL'S RAVE REVIEWS

Eddie Royal continues to impress at camp coming through on several big plays during the morning session, including laying out to catch a pass in traffic that was bulleted by Jay Cutler.

“He is doing a very good job," Shanahan said. "He has a lot of talent, a lot of confidence. We know what he can do when the ball is in his hands with the punt returns and the kickoff returns. He’s got a burning desire to make the starting lineup.”

Bly joined Shanahan in singing Royal's praises.

"I am very impresseed," Bly said. "Just to see this guy come in day in and day out working to get better and competing. He is fast, he's quick. I had the chance to be with Az Hakim in Detroit and St. Louis, (Royal) is a version of Hakim with more speed, and we know what (Hakim) was able to accomplish in St. Louis."

The team hopes that Royals play during training camp will develop into big plays on Sunday.

"As a team, and as a defensive backfield we have all been impressed with Eddie," Bly said. "Hopefully what he is doing out here in practice he will be able to take it to the field and help us win games."

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07-30-2008, 08:14 PM
Eddie Royal is bigger than a Returnman watch guys. Dude will be the number 2 WR this year with Aldridge and him splitting returns to keep him fresh. Lol i like this talent we have on this team.

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07-30-2008, 08:16 PM
raining Camp Day 6: Transcripts




D.J. Williams talked after the morning session of Day 6. BRONCOS TV

7/30: Camp Day 6: Shanahan
7/29: Camp Day 5: Pittman
7/29: Camp Day 1: Kenny Peterson
7/29: Camp Day 5: Shanahan



DenverBroncos.com

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- After the morning practice on day six of training camp, Head Coach Mike Shanahan and D.J. Williams spoke to the media.

The transcripts of their interviews follow.

HEAD COACH MIKE SHANAHAN

On WR Eddie Royal
“He is doing a very good job. He has a lot of talent, a lot of confidence. We know what he can do when the ball is in his hands with the punt returns and the kickoff returns. He’s got a burning desire to make the starting lineup. He is very impressive.”

On will he use Royal on gameday
“We practice to give them the opportunity to get it done on gameday. Hopefully, he will take advantage of the opportunity. He has a lot of talent, quickness and speed. He is making plays during practice, and when you make plays during practice, usually it carries over to the game.”

On the absence of DT Dewayne Robertson, S John Lynch, and C Tom Nalen at practice
“Lynch was excused for personal reasons. Roberson is going two practices and taking a day off. Nalen… same thing. The knee is a little bit sore. (RB Michael) Pittman a tight hamstring. Same thing with (FB) Peyton (Hillis)… little tight hamstring.”

On Nalen not practicing
“His knee was a little sore. He wanted to practice. He had a little pain in that area, so we told him to stay away. We’ll feel it out, Hopefully, he will be able to come back tomorrow.”

On what separates Pro Football Hall of Famer Gary Zimmerman from other tackles
“Well number one is the guy never missed a play. That’s a good start. He is tough, hard nosed and he just got the job done. He took a lot of pride in what he did. One story that sticks out in my mind is in the locker room at halftime of the Raiders game. He had his shoulder pads off and his shoulder area was just out of place. You could see that it wasn’t even connected. Of course, they told Zim. He said, “I am not going out until number 7 (John Elway) goes out.” With his should out of his joint, he goes out and plays the entire second half. He wasn’t coming out unless John was coming out. That gives an idea of the mental toughness and what a player is like when you play in that type of pain.”

On S Marlon McCree
"He is doing a great job. Our assistants are very comfortable (with him). Marlon starts every day.”

On G Ben Hamilton
“He is doing a good job. He has gone through the whole offseason. At the end of March, he had a lot of practices so it isn’t like it’s his sixth practice. It’s basically in the mid-20s. He’s looked good, and he’ll keep getting better.”

On his relief that Hamilton hasn’t had reoccurring concussions
“It’s a big relief to anybody. Anytime you lose a starting player to any injury, it a setback. Hopefully, there won’t be any setbacks again.”

On S Hamza Abdullah’s aggression
“These guys are all competitive. You have got to protect each other. I don’t mind that. It’s just part of football. But if you don’t make a statement out there, it gets full speed and eventually someone gets hurt.”

On practice
“It’s one of those things that you want the defense to make plays, you want the offense to make plays. Obviously, both sides can’t do it. Today was a practice where you had a little bit of both. The offense had some good plays as well as the defense. We have a lot of guys learning the system. It’s going to take some time, but there is some great effort out there today.”

LINEBACKER D.J. WILLIAMS

On playing multiple positions
“Hopefully this is it, this is enough. The only good thing about it is (that) it shows versatility. If you play a lot of positions, you will stay around a long time.”

On playing linebacker versus running back, which he played in high school and briefly in college
“I have to make the most of it. I enjoyed [playing tailback] in my years in high school. I enjoyed playing tailback. In my teen years, I had to make decisions playing tailback or playing linebacker. I sat down with my dad, and he said you could be a good running back, or a great linebacker, so I picked linebacker.”

On the chemistry among the linebackers
“We are gelling pretty well right now. With linebackers, the biggest thing is communication on and off the field. We communicate out here, and in the locker room, we hang around so we are gelling pretty well.”

On not being able to tackle during practice
“You know, to be honest, we get yelled at a lot. Coaches talk about throwing up and grab and not tackling. That is the hardest thing to do. Because you have to go full speed, hit the guy and then you have to stop your own momentum from going to the ground. So that’s a pretty tough thing to stop.”

On the transition from playing at half speed during training camp to full speed during game time
“Once you are in a game, everything is serious. It goes on just like that it’s not a hard change.”

On how the first team offense looks
“First-team offense is looking pretty well. They have a lot of weapons and a lot of receivers. All the running backs are doing pretty well. Anthony Alridge is bringing an edge against our defense once he gets in there. He’s a very explosive guy. We have Eddie Royal and Brandon Marshall… Just a number of names.”

On if he takes it as a compliment that he has played so many linebacker positions
“Sometimes. You can look it as a compliment or you can look it as if you weren’t good enough to play this position. I spoke to the coaches, and they told me the reason why they moved me so many times because I was versatile and they needed me in certain positions so that I can make a defensive play.”

On preparing mentally to practice six days in a row
“It’s not so much mentally. I think the physical toughness creates the mental toughness because your body gets tired and your legs get tired. You get tired of waking up and things like that.”

On the breakdown routine before practice
“The whole breakdown thing is to get everybody in the mood. Everybody knows its going to be hot and tough out here. We put somebody up front to give a little entertainment. Get some smiles and laughter to get everybody ready for practice.”

On having more of a big-play defense this year
“I rather have a stout defense than a big play defense. Because a lot of times you have a big play defense you take chances. I’d rather have a solid run defense than a solid pass defense.”

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It says Lynch had "personal reasons" Says Shanny,

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“I’m going to talk to John, and then I’ll come talk to you at 3:30,” Shanahan told reporters. So check back here later this afternoon for the full scoop on Lynch’s decision.

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.”


Jarvis Moss and Marcus Thomas joined Tim Crowder in taking turns rotating in with the first unit D-line during 11-on-11 drills.

Nate Jackson continued to work with the ones, and the quarterbacks continued to look his way. He even split out to the slot or wide receiver position for several plays.

Cecil Sapp got back in the action at fullback, taking many of the snaps at that position. Brett Pierce also rotated in at FB.

The competition at MLB continued with Nate Webster back with the first unit while Niko Koutouvides ran with the twos. At this point, there is no way to even make an educated guess as to who will win the starting job.

Josh Mallard got into the action with the first unit defense as well, rotating in at DT.

FOCAL POINTS: There weren’t as many big plays on either side of the ball as has been the case in earlier practices, nor were there any glaring mistakes. Both the offense and defense looked as if they were focusing on being consistent. If I had to take a side, I would say the offense may have just barely edged out the defense for the top spot this morning.

TAKE AWAYS: Laughter again filled the air as the team went through stretches and breakdowns. It wasn’t a rookie leading the group this time. Instead, the team welcomed one of the training room assistants, Masashi “Mabo” Yamamura. The team chanted “Mabo” and clapped as he led the breakdown, and with his height somewhere in the mid-five-foot range, it was quite a sight to see.

- New to practice were a set of NFL referees who officiated today’s action and will later give a rules seminar to the players. Naturally, anytime a play went wrong, both the offense and defense would call for penalty flags.

Nate Jackson continued his strong showing at tight end while also splitting out to the slot receiver position. He even split out wide once or twice. Cutler and Ramsey both connected with him several times. In a play of the day contender, Cutler tossed a high ball to Jackson in the corner of the endzone. Both he and Hamza Abdullah went up for the ball, and Abdullah had a shot at the interception, but Hamza missed and instead tipped the ball up into the air. Jackson maintained concentration and was able to haul in the wobbly ball for a touchdown.

- Brett Pierce worked at both tight end and fullback, but his play of the day contender came at TE during 7-on-7 drills. Pierce ran straight down the hashmarks, splitting two defenders, and Cutler launched the ball to him. Pierce made a leaping fingertip grab in tight coverage, tucking the ball as he came down flat on the turf.

- During QB to WR drills, Cutler would always hit Marshall first followed by Royal second on the next play. They seem to be working on building chemistry, and it is working.

- Brandon Stokley beat Dre’ Bly, resulting in a touchdown during WR-DB drills. Bly pleaded with the refs to throw an offensive interference flag but was denied. Stokley taunted the not-so-happy Bly by dancing around a little in the endzone.

- Eddie Royal continues to be a big hit at camp, snaring several tough passes that got the crowd cheering. One the crowd couldn’t see, because it was on the opposite field, may have been his best of the day. In tight coverage, he caught a fastball from Cutler that was thrown behind him as he was falling down. Royal continues to get the first crack at every punt return.

- Anthony Alridge aka “Quick”, as his teammates and coaches call him, practically juked fellow undrafted rookie Wesley Woodyard out of his shoes. After breaking through a hole, Alridge stutter-stepped as Woodyard approached. As Woodyard stepped up to make the tackle, Alridge made a big juke to the right. Woodyard couldn’t adjust and simply fell to the ground.

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The final play of the day contender came when Cutler launched a high ball on a rope to Keary Colbert. Though Karl Paymah had good tight coverage, Colbert went up and snared the ball on his fingertips, hauling it in on a sideline comeback route, tearing his long sleeves in the process.

- The defense had its fair share of big plays as well, beginning with Marcus Thomas. He burst through the O-line and stopped Ryan Torain in the backfield.

- Jack Williams had a strong showing in WR-DB drills. He broke up a couple passes and had Bly encouraging and coaching him from the sideline.

Domonique Foxworth closed quickly and broke up a bullet of a pass from Darrell Hackney to Royal.

- Selvin Young ran a sweep around the left side and Nate Webster read and followed the play from the beginning. Young barely made it back to the line of scrimmage before Webster shoved him out of bounds.

- Dre’ Bly closed out the morning on a high note by intercepting Patrick Ramsey on the final play of the practice session.

Finally, it was a record-setting day at Dove Valley, with over 1,100 fans making it out to watch this morning’s session. It really was a huge crowd, and we thank you for coming out to cheer on the Broncos!

- And new news on the John Lynch front…he and Coach Shanahan will be speaking together at the podium outside at 3:30 this afternoon. Make sure you check back here shortly thereafter for all the info!

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Training Camp Day 7: Transcripts




Champ Bailey discusses Lynch's departure. BRONCOS TV

7/31: John Lynch Press Conference
7/31: Camp Day 7: Top Plays
7/31: Camp Day 7: McCree
7/31: Camp Day 7: Shanahan



DenverBroncos.com
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- On day seven of training camp, Head Coach Mike Shanahan John Lynch, Champ Bailey, Marlon McCree and Defensive Coordinator Bob Slowik all addressed the media.

The transcripts of their interviews follow.

THURSDAY, JULY 31, 2008 (A.M. PRACTICE)

BRONCOS HEAD COACH MIKE SHANAHAN

On Thursday morning’s practice:
“It was a great practice. We had good tempo and had great spirits. We got a lot done.”

On the competition at defensive tackle
“It’s good; we have some good competition there. Every day you come out here you see one guy that flashes. We have a number of preseason games to put our defense in, but I’m looking forward to seeing them in live conditions. We’ve got some great effort; we’ve some young guys with a lot of potential. We’ll just wait and see.”

On DE Ebenezer Ekuban
“It’s very similar to what I’ve done with Tom Nalen, what I’ve done with (Dewayne) Robertson. Here is a veteran guy that came off surgery and missed six practices in a row and didn’t complain and didn’t want to miss practice, but I thought it was the best for him.”

On the status of Tom Nalen
“He’s going to have an MRI today to just check everything out and make sure if there is something we have missed. According to (Head Athletic Trainer) Steve (Antonopulos), it’s not the knee, it’s beneath the knee. The bursa sac is causing him a little irritation right now. He doesn’t think it’s anything serious, but to prevent anything we are going to check it with an MRI and hope it’ll be fine and just a little bit sore.”

On the defense
They are still learning the system; we still have some great competition and we are trying to get 11 guys on the same page. That’s pretty tough against our offense because we throw so many formations at them. We are picking up things very quickly. Like I said it’s a great competition out there.”

On QB Jay Cutler
“(He is having a) good camp. He has his weight back. Anytime you are in your third year you feel a lot more comfortable—the terminology, the system, the supporting cast and the defenses. Most quarterbacks in their third year want to go out and prove themselves.”

BRONCOS’ SAFETY MARLON MCCREE

On how Lynch’s departure changes his approach to training camp
“It really doesn’t. I wasn’t promised anything. All I was promised was the opportunity to compete, and I’m still competing. I have nothing but respect and admiration for John Lynch, I was sorry to see him leave. I was learning a lot for him, and he was a great veteran leader, and I am going to miss him around here.”

On if he was surprised to see Lynch go
“I was surprised. He didn’t say anything to anybody. Obviously he and Coach (Mike) Shanahan spoke. It was new to us all yesterday. I wish him the best and I hope that he lands somewhere else. I wish him nothing but success.”

On whether Coach (Mike) Shanahan and Coach (Bob) Slowik have asked him about San Diego’s view of the Broncos offense
“Not yet. When I came on my visit, we spoke about some things. Coach Shanahan is a guru, he knows everything. If he needs me, I am available he knows that. I am sure as the games get closer, and Week 2 starts to arrive, I’m sure I will have a sit down with the offensive coordinator.”

On the leadership burdens as a veteran on the defense
“I have always tried to carry myself as a leader, and was in San Diego. In this secondary, with Champ (Bailey), Dre’ (Bly) and Hamza (Abdullah), I’m able to focus on doing what I need to do to help this team win games, and win the division, and ultimately get a chance to win the Super Bowl. I am more than willing and capable of being a leader, and that is what I plan on doing.”

On surprises being part of life in the NFL
“It is just how life is in the NFL. Life doesn’t end after the NFL, so John (Lynch) will go on and have much success, and I’m sure that if he wants to play, he can play at a high level. If not, he will be successful in other areas, so nothing but success and best wishes to John. ”

On quarterback Jay Cutler
“He’s got a pretty strong arm. Every time we got ready to play him our coach said, ‘Stay deep, this kid can throw a hundred thousand yards.’ He’s got a strong arm, he’s got a cannon. I’m impressed by him, I am impressed with (Brandon) Marshall, (Brandon) Stokley and (Eddie) Royal. Those guys don’t drop anything. The hard catches, they make them. Cutler is doing really well, I am impressed by him too.”

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BRONCOS’ CORNERBACK CHAMP BAILEY

On S John Lynch’s departure
“I’m a little shocked. Me playing with John for last four years and how competitive he is and how much pride he has about what he is doing on the field. It (stinks) that he can’t play every down but that is what he wants to do. He wasn’t happy with his role and I am behind his decision all the way whatever he wants to do. I would love him to stay but every guy has to look out for himself.”

On whether he expected John Lynch’s departure coming
“Not to this extreme, I didn’t see it coming. I knew that he was uncomfortable with his role and that is pretty much all I knew.”

On where the Broncos will suffer the most with Lynch’s departure
“He was almost like a fourth linebacker out there. He’s great in run defense and his leadership, most of all, is going to be missed because he is a proven winner and a Hall of Fame player and guys look up to him and respect him for what he has done and what he can do.”

On filling the leadership role John Lynch held
“Well you don’t have to yell at anybody to be a leader. I think people misunderstand; you can just lead by example. I think the way you lead on this defense is by just working hard everyday and when guys get down you pick them up. I know myself that I have to step up a little bit without John here because John was always the guy who would say something. There are a lot of guys that lead by example, look at D.J. Williams. We expect everybody to pick themselves up and gather around him.”

On Lynch’s frustration
“He was very frustrated. This would have been his 16th year. I can’t say that I have been there but he just came off of a pro-bowl year. It is not like he can’t play. When a team is ready to move on and go in a certain direction that is the way you have to take it. Jerry Rice didn’t finish in San Francisco but he was a great player.”

On whether Lynch’s absence will set the defense back
“Well not really. I think the hardest thing is that we will just miss his presence and what he brought to us. I think we have a lot of time to adjust so I don’t think it will set us back too much.”

On the other safeties stepping up
“They are smart players and they have been around so we expect them to fill in and play as well as we expect them to.

On the number of new faces on the defense
“I’m getting used to it. Looking back at ‘05, we probably have 10-12 guys on the whole team. It’s nothing new it is just the way this business is.”

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BRONCOS’ CORNERBACK DOMONIQUE FOXWORTH

On filling a void on the defense
“We need to step up. Losing a player is all part of the game. You have people and you lose them. It’s the responsibility of everyone else to step up and fill that role whether it is on field stuff or leadership. I think we have enough guys to do that.”

On if he was surprised to see (John) Lynch go
“It caught me off guard a little bit. It’s hard to say I’m surprised. What is it, like 15 years? It’s not just a flat out surprise, but the fact that he has been here five days and just disappeared caught us all off guard.”

On if he sensed frustration in John Lynch during training camp
“I didn’t sense it. He did a good job covering it up. It’s hard to imagine he wasn’t a little frustrated, being the perennial pro-bowler that he is. To come in and not be an every down guy, I’m sure he’s frustrated.”

On who steps up as a vocal leader
“I don’t think its one person. I think we have a lot of great leadership. One of the best things about this team so far is that people have been self motivated and leading themselves. It makes for a better team. We haven’t had any situations where we needed a guy to step up by yelling and screaming to get us in line. Everyone is here everyday and ready to work.”

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BRONCOS SAFETY JOHN LYNCH

Opening remarks
“I would like to start out by saying I’m going to pull a [Brett] Favre on you. I’ve changed my mind; I’m coming [back]. No, I’m not going to do that. It’s been a real tough last 48 hours coming to this decision in my heart. What simply happened is the situation just didn’t feel right. I’ve always been one to follow my gut and follow my heart with decisions, and when I’ve done that things have worked out pretty darn good for me. My gut was telling me that this wasn’t the right situation, so I went up and had a great conversation with [Head Coach] Mike [Shanahan]. We talked about it, and I told him what I was thinking. He gave me some time to go home and think about it with my family. There in those 24 hours I tried to rationalize all the reasons to stay here, but my gut kept telling me that the situation just wasn’t right and I couldn’t make it right.

“I want to thank Mike, [President and Chief Executive Officer] Pat Bowlen and the Broncos’ organization. The last four years here have been wonderful. As I told Mike, I only have one regret. When I came here I looked him in the eye and told him we were going to win a championship. We didn’t get that done, and I’m sorry for that. But I also looked him in the eye and said I gave him everything I could in terms of trying to do that. Everybody here has just been wonderful to me. The fans have accepted us—Myself on the field and my family off the field. I came here with a lot of fear four years ago in a new situation and now we’re seriously considering raising our family here and calling it home.

“Where do I go now? I’m going to explore all my options. Mike has allowed me to do that. I asked him to set me free so I could explore my options and I’m going to start the process of doing that. What are those options? Those options are to continue playing someplace else. I still have a great passion for the game of football. I still very much love it in my heart. I have prepared myself extremely hard this year and I feel like I’m in great shape. My health is tremendous. I still feel like I can compete at a Pro Bowl level. But the situation is going to have to be right. I’m not just going to play for any team or any situation. The situation is going to have to feel right, and if one does present itself, I’ll consider it. If not I will consider other options. I got an e-mail this morning and already had my first job offer. Someone called and asked if I would coach fall baseball for our 9-year-old son. So I have one job offer, and I feel good about that.

“I would just like to thank everybody for the great years here. I wish this team all the best. I really like the feel of this team, and that’s what made this an extra-hard decision. This team has a great chemistry to it and I think they are going to do very well. I wish them, I wish Mike, I wish everybody the best.”

On whether the ‘right situation’ is based on playing time
“No, it’s not just based on playing time. I don’t know exactly what that will be. I’ll talk to a team. I think I have a pretty good gauge of a situation that would be right. I’ll consider my family, I’ll consider everything. If one presents itself, it feels good and it feels like something where I would put forth the commitment [then I will do it] because I only know one way of doing it and that’s full-speed ahead. So I’m going to make sure it’s right, but we’ll see. We’ll start that process.”

On his conversations with teammates
“I haven’t had a lot of conversations with the guys in the locker room. It all kind of happened suddenly—I left. Yesterday I had an opportunity to go out with about six of the guys. Hopefully they came back to the meetings on time and in good shape. We had a nice time, just kind of celebrating our time together and wishing them the best of luck. I wanted to explain to them what had gone down. I’ll have an opportunity in the coming days to talk to my teammates.”

On what has changed since his decision in March to play for the Broncos this season
“First of all, I don’t regret the fact that I spent my whole offseason working for this. I put my whole heart into it. It was a different situation for me. I had somewhat come at peace with even the role of the playing time and that’s a hard thing for me to do. I’m a prideful guy, and it was hard for me to let go of that, but I at some point had a level of comfort and peace with that. But it went even beyond that. As I was telling [my wife] Linda, the one thing I’ve always done is when I stepped in between those lines is I’ve always enjoyed myself in the locker room. I’ve always enjoyed myself when I’ve stepped in between the lines and the last couple days at the practice field I wasn’t doing that and that’s when I knew that something had to change.”

On what was wrong with the current situation
“I came to grips with [not being a full-time player]. I had reached some level of peace, but it probably was that. It just wasn’t sitting right. Like I said, I just knew that, you know, why prolong the situation? I felt like for the team’s best interest and for my best interest, it was time to make a change.”

On what had been different about his 16th training camp
“I tried to take an approach coming into camp this year where I was just going to enjoy every opportunity to get on that field and every second. I think it was different in that, for the last 14-15 years, being a starter in this league the expectations for the organization are that I would play at a Pro Bowl level and help carry a team. This year, I think I was treated very fairly, but there really were no expectations. So it was a different scenario for me. I think I handled it well. I prepared myself, got to an incredible fitness level and I was ready to play. But like I said, it just ultimately wasn’t the right situation.”

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HEAD COACH MIKE SHANAHAN

Opening remarks
“I spoke to John after our last OTA day, and after our last OTA day John came up to me and said, ‘Mike, if the season started today, where do you see me?’ I said, ‘John, to be honest with you I don’t think in those terms with the OTA days. I can evaluate that after our first three preseason games and obviously our summer camp, but since you asked me…’ I told him I would go back and talk to our coaches, look at all the OTA days and I’d tell him the next day at our bowling derby if we were starting today exactly where we would be.

“I sat down with John and I said, ‘Hey you would be our first team safety, but you wouldn’t be in our nickel package.’ When I shared that with John, he said, ‘Well Mike, give me about a week if you would to come to a decision if that was something I could deal with.’ He said, ‘If I don’t call you within a week than that means I have decided to come back and give it my best shot even if I don’t play nickel. I am going to give you everything I got and do everything I have been doing since I became a pro.’ Knowing John, he was going to do exactly that.

“Then after Tuesday’s practice he came up to me and he said, ‘Hey Mike, I need about 24 hours to think about what I want to do.’ He said, ‘Right now, not playing nickel and not playing dime, I am kind of losing concentration with what you are doing even with your base defense.’ Therefore, it’s kind of tough for me. I said, ‘Hey, take as much time as you want.’ He came back to me and said, ‘I am the kind of guy that really had to be involved. I’ve been a Pro-Bowl player and a consummate pro and I kind of don’t like the role that I am in now and it is very tough on me.’ I said, ‘John, you have given everything to this organization that a guy could give, and if you think it is not going to work out here on an every down basis and you would like to look at other opportunities, I am not going to stand in your way. You have given me too much and you have been too much of a pro.’

I don’t think that I have ever been with more of a pro then with a guy like John Lynch. He is the type of guy you look at in the future and say, ‘Hey, this guy could be the president of the United States.’ He is that type of guy. I felt like I owed it to him to let him look at his options whether it’s football or retirement, whatever he wants to do. He has given everything that he could give in the four years that he has been here. When a guy is not happy, it doesn’t feel right and I want to give him his opportunity to do what he thinks is right for his future.”

On whether he was surprised by John Lynch’s decision
“To be honest with you, when I talked with him after OTA days you could see how important it was. I talked to John and told him the reason he is so successful is because he has that mindset. He wants to be out there every down but if he is not, he would be such a great teacher toward the young guys but wouldn’t be happy missing first and second down. What has made John a Hall of Fame player is that he has that type of mindset. He wants to play every down and I can’t blame him and I’m not going to say that he can’t.

I had to give him an honest evaluation of where we were and what we thought as a staff. One thing you never do to a veteran player is never lie to them. You tell them exactly where they stand so he can see his role. If he accepts that you can do some good things and if he doesn’t, then the best you can do sometimes is part ways. If you are honest with each other than you have a chance for good things to happen and I wish him well.”

On how the Broncos will replace Lynch
“You never find players like John Lynch from a leadership standpoint. They are one in a million. Like I said, he has everything you look for in a person and in a player. It is tough but we have some excellent players that are out there right now that are competing. Like I said to John, ‘It’s hard for me to say that you are not going to be the starter in our nickel package.’ I said, ‘I have to be honest, right now you would not be.’ He believes that there are other opportunities out there for him. If he gets one, I will be rooting for John as long as he is not in the AFC West. If it is, I will be rooting for him as a person just not in the games we play him.”

On what he will remember most about Lynch
“I think that John is probably the most well-rounded person I have been with. You can talk about football, you can talk about leadership, you can talk about family and community. He is everything that you look for in a guy regardless of football. Once he is done with football, he will be the best at whatever he does because he is that type of guy. He has charisma, he has class and he has his priorities in order, and that is why it is tough to let a guy like that go. I always believe you have to be honest with people. The way you lose friendships with people, especially as they get older, is by not telling them the truth. I showed him what we thought of as a staff and what his role would be and we accepted his decision as well. That is why we released him, obviously with no compensation. ”

On Lynch’s character
“Well like I said, that’s the reason why he is a Hall of Fame player, the reason why he has been to nine Pro Bowls, the reason why he has won a Super Bowl, the reason why he was the leader in Tampa and a four-year captain here. He is a true pro, but you have to be honest with him to and you have to tell him how we see his role. What has made John the type of player he is, is that he believes that he is the type of player that is going to go out there and do it and I am not going to question it. That is where we are at right now.”

On whether he tried to talk Lynch out of his decision
“What I have to do is tell him what I see his role is. I told him, ‘That is where I see you now.’ I said, ‘At the end of training camp you could be first team safety and on the first team nickel or you can be a second team safety and a second team nickel.’ I said, ‘I don’t know, the only way we are going to know is how you practice on a day-to-day basis and as you get older, we are all evaluated that way and that is what I have to do with these players.’ With these players, you come in the locker room every day. I don’t care if you are a first round draft choice, a Pro-Bowl player, I don’t care what you have done, we are going to go out there and compete every day and the best people are going to play. When you have a guy like John who is year in and year out when you lose a guy like that it is tough. I shared that little bit of conversation that I shared with you with our players last night. Any time they lose a guy like John, they deserved to know exactly the conversation I had with him a month or month and a half before. One thing about John Lynch, whatever he does, he is going to be the best at it.”

On whether he could sense Lynch’s frustrations
“John is such a pro that you really don’t know. I knew John would never be happy not playing every down and that is what has made John, John. Some players accept the role that if they are not starters then they can work with the young guys and build up there game and some guys are so competitive they want to be out there every down. If not, they would rather retire and I respect that or they want to go on another team where they can (start) do that. John is going to check out his options and the great thing about it is that he is healthy and he has worked his rear end off. You have a guy that takes care of himself. As I said, I wish him well.”

On the amount of reps Lynch received during training camp
“Any time you are not on the first unit, you don’t get a lot of reps. It’s like the second and third players don’t get a lot of reps. You are evaluated every day with you base packages as well as your nickel packages. John shared with me, he said, ‘Hey, I have lost some of my concentration, even in our base packages I have made some mistakes that I never make just because I was thinking of the disappointment of not playing all the time.’ I understand his thought process and I respect it, and that is one of the reasons why we released him.”

On losing two veteran leaders in Lynch and Rod Smith
“Rod has been gone for awhile. He got hurt, and I think everybody knows his injury and when it occurred. Even though retirement was just a short time ago, Rod hasn’t been with us. His presence hasn’t been out on the field. I think John said it best—‘If you’re not out there playing, it’s hard to lead. Rod Smith, even though he was a consummate pro, it’s hard to be a leader when you are not out there. Guys have to step up and take leadership roles. We have a young football team and some older vets. It will be interesting to see who will step up and take the leadership role.”

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DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR BOB SLOWIK

On having to be honest with Lynch about his role with the Broncos
“It kind of is tough, but the best thing to always do is be honest. If you do that, it’s always the right thing. But by the same token, John is such a damn warrior. That’s why he’s been such a great safety and player in this league. He’s going to the Hall of Fame, I’m sure. That’s the way he’s played for 16 years, and that’s the way he wants to finish playing, wherever that may be, and I respect that.”

On replacing his leadership
“Obviously you can’t replace the type of leadership, the experience he has and the things of that nature. We have some guys in there that are going for that position that are going in to do their jobs as well.”

On S Marlon McCree
“He probably started off in the OTAs not having as good of a grasp of the packages as maybe the other guys, but after the last few days, he has really come on. He’s doing some really fine things—him and [S] Marquand Manuel. They are both picking up their games and getting comfortable with the system.”

On whether McCree will play in nickel and dime situations
“Right now, I would say that would be the case. He has excelled in that particular area. When his playing days started with the San Diego Chargers, we liked him from the very beginning watching him on tape.”

On whether he was surprised by Lynch’s decision
“I was kind of surprised that it happened however many days we are into training camp. We knew somewhere down the road that John was going to have to make a decision and see where he fit in with the defense this year. [I was] surprised and not so surprised because we knew and he knew he was going to have to make a decision.

On having to reset the base defense to replace Lynch’s starting role
“The good thing about training camp is the second and third units get the same number of reps. Whoever is on the second group is going to move up. It doesn’t set us back too much except for the ability levels and how they end up playing and performing in a game.”

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Last but not least the quitter who said the chemistry was great, He had a great feel for the team but hes leaving because he cant play all 3 downs. John Lynch

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Just retire Big John.....Its not worth Eddie Royal running deep middle blowing past you @ Invesco this year. : )

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07-31-2008, 09:18 PM
ATTENDANCE REPORT: The out of pads list remained the same as this morning with one exception — Peyton Hillis, Chad Mustard and Tom Nalen all watched practice from the sidelines, but Michael Pittman was dressed out in his jersey…The usual suspects got the afternoon practice off — Champ Bailey, Ebenezer Ekuban, Darrell Jackson, Dewayne Robertson and Brandon Stokley — though they still watched from the sidelines.

POSTURING FOR POSITION: Mike Leach, Tony Scheffler and Josh Mallard took turns rotating in at the long snapper position during punting drills.


FOCAL POINTS: The teams worked on their basic plays for much of practice, but toward the end of the session the offense picked things up a bit. The offense practiced their last-minute offense, including hurrying up to the line, spiking the ball, the hook-and-ladder play, a couple laterals and the tip drill.

TAKE AWAYS: During the first unit’s last-minute-offense, Tony Scheffler, Keary Colbert and Glenn Martinez lined up on the right side of the offensive line. All three ran toward the endzone, and Jay Cutler launched the ball high in the air. The play went perfectly to plan — Scheffler leaped, bent backward and tipped the ball to the back of the endzone. Colbert had to jump, stretch out his right arm and reach for the ball, all while making sure he dragged his feet in the endzone. He caught it, stayed inbounds, and needless to say it was a pretty impressive play met with cheers from the rest of the offense.

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On an afternoon that got started with a press conference announcing the departure of John Lynch, the Broncos headed to the practice fields for a jog-through session. The defense practiced against itself on one field while the offense ran through its plays on the other. Here are some quick hits.



ATTENDANCE REPORT: The out of pads list remained the same as this morning with one exception — Peyton Hillis, Chad Mustard and Tom Nalen all watched practice from the sidelines, but Michael Pittman was dressed out in his jersey…The usual suspects got the afternoon practice off — Champ Bailey, Ebenezer Ekuban, Darrell Jackson, Dewayne Robertson and Brandon Stokley — though they still watched from the sidelines.

POSTURING FOR POSITION: Mike Leach, Tony Scheffler and Josh Mallard took turns rotating in at the long snapper position during punting drills.




FOCAL POINTS: The teams worked on their basic plays for much of practice, but toward the end of the session the offense picked things up a bit. The offense practiced their last-minute offense, including hurrying up to the line, spiking the ball, the hook-and-ladder play, a couple laterals and the tip drill.

TAKE AWAYS: During the first unit’s last-minute-offense, Tony Scheffler, Keary Colbert and Glenn Martinez lined up on the right side of the offensive line. All three ran toward the endzone, and Jay Cutler launched the ball high in the air. The play went perfectly to plan — Scheffler leaped, bent backward and tipped the ball to the back of the endzone. Colbert had to jump, stretch out his right arm and reach for the ball, all while making sure he dragged his feet in the endzone. He caught it, stayed inbounds, and needless to say it was a pretty impressive play met with cheers from the rest of the offense.









- In another last-second play, Patrick Ramsey threw the ball to Clifford Russell who immediately shoveled the ball to Glenn Martinez, who was running behind him toward the sideline. Martinez continued running up the field and lateraled the ball to Andre Hall who streaked into the endzone. The old hook and ladder.

In a play reminiscent of the “Music City Miracle” from the 1999 NFL playoffs, Jay Cutler took the snap from center, faked a quarterback scramble to the right, stopped at the line of scrimmage and threw a lateral all the way to the other sideline into the waiting hands of Selvin Young, who ran about 20 yards before stopping and launching another full-field lateral back to Cutler as a receiver. Cutler ran the rest of the way into the endzone as the rest of the receivers and offensive line feigned blocks.

- Not quite as exciting but interesting nonetheless — wearing gloves on each hand, Matt Prater launched underhand spirals to punter Brett Kern at a close distance so Kern could practice catching long snaps. Special Teams Coordinator Scott O’Brien threw the spirals to Sam Paulescu, minus the gloves.

It was a pretty interesting jog-through, being able to watch the offense execute its hurry-up offense. The team even practiced drawing the defense offsides, as Cutler would shout out his cadence as coaches would jump offsides and see if he could hike the ball in time.

The squad is back on the field tomorrow morning, but the session is closed to the general public, so check back with us in the A.M. for all the practice info you need.

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08-01-2008, 03:44 PM
A.M. Blog: Day 8
The Broncos began their second week of training camp Friday morning. Here are some happenings from the a.m. session.

ATTENDANCE REPORT: The out of pads list remained the same as yesterday with Peyton Hillis, Chad Mustard and Tom Nalen not in uniform. Michael Pittman, who was also listed as out of pads, wore his jersey sans his helmet and shoulder pads and while observing drills.

Boss Bailey was held out due to inflamation is his knee and Hamza Abdullah was held out the final portion of practice due a sore groin.

POSTURING FOR POSITION: The Broncos 2007 draft class showed its presence on the second unit defensive line. Jarvis Moss, Marcus Thomas and Tim Crowder took the reps along with Alvin McKinley.

For the second straight day Nate Webster took reps with the first unit defense. The competition at middle linebacker is still tight between Webster and Niko Koutouvides.


Casey Wiegmann continued to get reps at center with Tom Nalen out with a sore left knee. An MRI on Nalen’s knee came back negative.

FOCAL POINTS: The Broncos offense was clicking throughout practice but that’s not to say the defense didn’t make its fair share of plays.

The team concentrated on its ground attack for a portion of practice. Andre Hall, Selvin Young each made impressive runs through the tacklers and Anthony Alridge had a pair of solid gains one slicing through the middle and another a streak outside towards the sideline.

During offensive vs. defensive linemen one-on-ones, Ryan Clady twice battled Elvis Dumervil coming away the victor even pushing No. 92 to the ground during their second meeting. Ben Hamilton also had an impressive showing during the drill, stopping his man on each of his reps.

The Broncos also worked on its red-zone offense during 7-on-7 drills. The offense came away with several TD strikes through the air during the drill.

TAKE AWAYS: For the second day the team’s practice was officiated by a group of NFL referees. Penalties were hard to come by but the refs signaled a fair share of touchdowns during the red-zone drill.


Roderick Rogers seems to have a knack for coming away with a tipped football. A pass was tipped straight up in the Broncos secondary and Rogers was able to come away with the ball, his third interception of training camp.

Brandon Marshall, in addition to having several TD grabs in the red-zone, reeled in a long strike along the sideline against Champ Bailey.

The team practiced punt returns with Glenn Martinez, Eddie Royal and Samie Parker, a new additon to the return squad, lining up at returner. Brett Kern and Sam Paulescu rotated taking the snaps at punter but let the JUGS machine make the kicks.

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08-01-2008, 04:19 PM
By Gray Caldwell
DenverBroncos.com

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- In between day three's practices, Head Coach Mike Shanahan and Selvin Young spoke to the media about training camp thus far. Here are the transcripts of their interviews.

HEAD COACH MIKE SHANAHAN

On the tempo of the morning practice:
"We had some good enthusiasm. For the third day in a row, we’ve gone with pads in the morning and have gotten a lot of work in. This afternoon, we have about an hour and 15 minutes of ‘jog throughs’ offensively and defensively with 10 minutes of special teams. I’ve been pleased with the effort; It’s been good."

On DT Kenny Peterson:
“I don’t know [if he has been] up and down. At the end of the OTA days, Kenny earned a chance to be our starter. We have a lot of competition. We will evaluate this day-by-day, and he is doing a good job.”

On Defensive Coordinator Bob Slowik:
“He has been a [defensive] coordinator. He was a defensive coordinator last year; Jim Bates called the defenses. We have gone back to some of the things we have done in the past. I’ve known Bob for well over 20 years. He’s a heck of a coach — one of the most knowledgeable people that I’ve been around. He has done a heck of a job. His players are well-prepared, they know what they are doing and hopefully they keep on getting better.”

On DE Ebenezer Ekuban's health:
“At the end of OTAs he looked a little sluggish. You could tell that there was soreness in the leg area. Since he’s been back, he has looked much better. His legs are back and he is improving every day, so that is a good sign.”

On whether RB Selvin Young is ready to be a starting running back:
“Selvin was our starting running back for the majority of last season. After [RB] Travis [Henry] got hurt after the fourth game, Selvin was our main guy. He averaged over five yards a carry. He’s about 215 pounds [and in] great shape. There is a big learning curve from your rookie season to your second season, and hopefully he can take advantage of it. Obviously he has a lot more confidence going into his second year, he’s had a good offseason and hopefully it pays dividends for him.”

On WR Brandon Marshall:
“He just has to get back into football shape. Anytime you miss all of those OTA days and the majority of the offseason program, it takes some time to get back in football shape. He hasn’t skipped a beat, he’s making plays left and right and he is just going to keep getting better and better as his body gets back into football shape.”


SELVIN YOUNG

On how he is feeling:
“I am feeling pretty good, really good actually. I’m healthy. My recovery time is great right now. One of my main focuses is my body, breathing and just being able to last.”

On being challenged for the starting job:
“My focus is always in front of me. If a guy got past me, I am probably going to be on the bench. I have to look at everything in front of me, and the time is now. I have to believe in what is happening right now and right now I am getting the opportunity to go out and lead the football team to some victories.”

On his mindset this year compared to last:
“Mindset can never change. One thing you can’t do is get complacent. When your mindset changes from what got you there, you start to decline. [That] is what I have been seeing throughout the course of my life. My biggest fear is to get complacent, and I just hope that I would never leave the mind frame that I had coming in as an undrafted guy. Nobody picked me and nobody thought I could play football. I get a chance to stand here today and believe in myself the same way I did when I played my first game here. My mindset can never change.”

On what he needs to improve on:
“I am hoping to improve on my hands and catching the ball out of the backfield and a lot more longer runs. I will be able to see, once we get some game tempo up under us, to see how those areas have improved compared to last season, but I feel like I have put the work in this offseason. I was really diligent about paying attention to the details, and I hope it is going to show once the season starts. I’ve been catching balls, playing with the football, sleeping with the football and just going back to the things I was doing as a little kid. It sounds funny, cliché or whatever, but I kind of put all of my eggs into it. This is what I want and what I believe in, and this is what I want to do.”

On developing confidence:
“Last season was really important. Just to get in and set your mind to something. Setting your mind to something and accomplishing it after putting so much work into it is a great feeling. To be able to go start over and put more on myself and demand more goals and to be able to accomplish that this season would be a plus for me. Hopefully it will help me grow and become a complete NFL back.”

On the velocity of QB Jay Cutler’s passes:
“Coach made a comment about trying to catch his 90 mph fastball. It looks good. He is kicking that leg up and launching it right now. He is going to have a great season. He is a great quarterback and a great leader. He is talking more and communicating. He seems happy right now, which is one of the best things, and I am happy for him. I don’t get to see it (the football) as much as his receivers, but at five yards away I can tell a little bit more of a difference. It’s coming at me a little bit faster, but that is how you want it. It is going to get there a little faster and he can squeeze it into some tighter spots. Some of those brick hard balls, I saw one today, get in and nobody else in the NFL can make that throw besides (Brett) Favre. He is a great guy, and he is working hard. He is going to succeed in this league.”

On the running backs' chemistry:
“It starts with (Running Backs Coach) Bobby Turner. He is a coach that is going to coach every single player regardless of whether you are the first pick making $20 million or $30 million or if you were the last pick making 200,000. He is going to coach every guy the same way, so no one feels like one guy is getting more attention than another. It doesn’t trickle down to say that this is the coach’s favorite. He tells you right to your face that he wants the best out of you and you need to come out here and compete every day because you job could be gone. It good for me to keep my mindset and my hunger the way it is.”

On breaking a long run during the morning practice session:
“It felt good. That is one of the things I have been working on, being able to make more moves down field instead of my legs dying. I had young legs last year, but hopefully I will be able to make some more moves down field and still separate from defenders.”

On his motivation:
“There is no such thing as new motivation. It’s the same as when you were a little kid. You are playing out in the street or out in the yard and your parents tell you to play in the grass and don’t tackle on the street. My mindset has been the same. I love this sport, and I feel like I have my mindset in the right direction. I feel like I am accomplishing things. Coaches are believing in me and people who have been established in the NFL are looking at me and giving me opportunities. I feel like I am doing something right with my mindset and my approach to the game. Hopefully I can just roll with and be the person I want to be and the person they expect to have on the football field.”

On his speed:
“I feel good, my legs and my recovery. I feel like that speed is going to come when your body can recover. Every time I take off and I am going 40 yards and my legs are dying, you won’t be as fast throughout the game. Your speed is going to decline. I was working on a lot of speed and a lot of burning, just feeling the burn in my legs and fighting through it. Hopefully it is going to show in the fourth quarter.”

On his goals for the 2008 season:
“I’m not the type of person that stays on one side of the fence my whole life and sees what everybody else sees and tries to accomplish what everyone else tries to accomplish. I’m the guy who wants to get on the other side of the fence and accomplish what other people never reach for. If I can get on the other side of the fence and accomplish my goals then it will be a great feeling for me.”

:confused::coffee:

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08-01-2008, 04:33 PM
What’s up, Broncos Country?

This is Ryan Torain, checking in for the first time. This season I’m going to be writing a rookie blog, just letting you all know how my first year in the NFL is going. So far it’s been going great, by the way.

Wow, so I’m here in Denver. I never thought I would come here — I didn’t really know every single team looking at me just because there is so much going on around that time with the NFL Combine and everything, but once I saw it come up on the screen I was like, wow, that’s a running team. I was definitely ready to get here and start showing I have what it takes to run in the Denver Broncos system, so I’ve been blessed. I actually lived here in Denver for a few months when I was in about 3rd grade, so I’m just getting used to it all over again. It’s good to see the mountains again.

Well, I’ve been in camp for a week now, and it’s pretty much what I expected. I’ve been through camps every year of college, so this is just another level. I won’t lie, though, it’s definitely greater speed and greater talent, but it’s a real good, positive thing, just having fun doing what I love — football.


For the first couple days, I felt like I was going cross-eyed because everything was going by so fast and I was just trying to read everything, but now I feel like I’m adjusting to the speed. Things are slowed down and I feel a lot more comfortable with myself as we’re running the plays.

The best part of camp so far has definitely got to be the afternoon practices. It’s either a quick one for special teams or a jog-through where we go over all our plays. It leaves us with one big practice in the morning where we really go hard and make sure we leave it all out there on the field. That’s huge. And the veterans are constantly reminding us rookies to be thankful for this because everywhere else it’s a lot harder. So most definitely this is huge and Coach Shanahan is taking care of us. It keeps us healthy and it’s just creating opportunities for us in the future, when we have our legs up under us during games and other teams are wearing down.

Speaking of veterans, I’m definitely enjoying myself with the group of running backs we have here. We all look out for each other and we all try to help each other because we look at it as a family, you know what I’m saying? We just want all of us be successful, because we need each other. But that doesn’t mean the vets don’t remind me I’m a rookie. There’s a couple of days where I’ve had to carry some helmets and shoulder pads, but I’m just trying to help out the older guys. Because when I’m older, best believe somebody’s going to be carrying my helmet. Alright? I paid my duty!

They’ve got me staying in the rookie hotel, too. That’s not so bad because it’s right up the road so between practices and when meetings are over I can just go grab a quick nap. And they provide everything for us. You’ve got Gatorade, you’ve got TV, you’ve got your bed and your playbook, that’s all you need. And it’s not like we’re out in the hall joking around too much, maybe we hang out for about 5 or 10 minutes, but then we’re hitting that bed. It’s exhausting out here. Most definitely we’re getting our rest.

I hear all these people talking about how hot it is right now, something about a record number of days above 90 degrees. Man, it feels breezy. This ain’t nothing. You have to remember I grew up in Kansas and went to school in Arizona. You don’t know hot until you’re in Arizona in the middle of July. This is great weather out here, you’ve just got to enjoy it and take advantage of it.

That’s what I’m doing, and time is really flying. From draft day until right now it feels like it’s been just a couple hours. Things are really rolling right now, and it’s clicking pretty well. I’m excited for it. I’m definitely ready for this first preseason game to get out there against another NFL team. It’s a dream come true, you’ve just got to keep setting goals for yourself and reaching them.

My goal personally is to help the team and make big plays. Training camp is going great, I feel positive about everything, I’m staying with the running back coach just getting the information and plays, just meeting with him a little extra, just staying on top of things. It makes me feel better as a running back to know that the coaches have confidence in me, and I’ve always had confidence in myself, but now the coaches are seeing my work ethic and what I’m trying to provide for the team, and they’re giving me and opportunity and I appreciate it. I’m just ready to go out and take it and make sure I do everything I can.

Alright, that’s all for this one. I’ll talk to you all next week, don’t forget to come out to training camp and keep watching me this season. I expect to do big things.

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08-01-2008, 04:36 PM
I hope Torain can be a force exspecially in the RZ this year. Looks like he has had a bit of trouble with fumbling a few times in camp so far. Hopefully he can fix that because were going to need him. Aldridge today had another day of breaking big runs. I dont see how this guy does not make the team. Exspecially with Royal becoming the #2 eventually. Aldridge could take over KR/PR duties after awhile. Denver has something we havent had in a while and thats speeeeed.

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08-01-2008, 04:38 PM
Football Is Back
Well, here we go again. Another year is upon us and I am looking forward to sharing it with you.

I hope everyone thoroughly enjoyed the off-season. I know I did. But I’m also ready for football to get going. Broncos training camp 2008 has begun and with it comes the hope for a great year. I know right now I am extremely interested in what type of year the Broncos will have.

It will be interesting to see who steps forward over the next few weeks of camp and through the pre-season games. While I’m eager to follow all the developments, there are three areas in particular I’m watching closely.

NUMBER ONE - The defensive line. We all know that, for a lot of reasons, the Broncos did not play well up front on defense last year. The entire defense struggled but along the line, it just seemed like it was worse. The Broncos simply have to do a better job stopping the run.


The Broncos are still young up front with guys like Elvis Dumervil, Jarvis Moss, Tim Crowder and Marcus Thomas. There are also some veterans such as Ebenezer Ekuban and John Engleberger. Dewayne Robertson is one of the newcomers. I have to believe with the return to a one-gap concept and the experience the young guys got a season ago, this unit will be better. And let’s be honest, it has to be better.

In particular, I am really looking forward to seeing if Elvis Dumervil can continue to raise the level of his play. Can he become one of the elite pass rushers in the NFL?

NUMBER TWO – The offensive line. Again, this unit was beset by injuries a season ago. But football coaches seem to agree that without being able to run and stop the team, a team will not win consistently.

I don’t worry too much about the Broncos running backs. They always find guys who can carry the ball effectively and they have depth at that position right now.

But the key to any running game is the guys in the trenches. Welcome back Tom Nalen and Ben Hamilton. Welcome to Denver, Ryan Clady. Has Mike Shanahan ever proclaimed a draft pick, even a first round selection, to be a starter on draft day? I can’t recall it. It will be fun to see if Clady turns out to be the real deal.

NUMBER THREE – Team chemistry. There were clearly locker room issues in 2007; several players have talked about that already in training camp. There were guys who were in it for themselves and that just won’t fly. It’s not about stats, it’s not about who gets credit, it’s not about who has his name in the paper or who is on radio or TV. It’s about doing whatever it takes to win games. Period. If you have a group of individualistic players in the locker room, forget it. The Broncos made an effort to get rid of those guys in the off-season. I applaud that.

So far, there seems to be a good vibe around this team. But it’s early and adversity is just getting the pads out, too. I’m optimistic the Broncos will have better chemistry this year. Time will tell.

What has you most interested as training camp gets into full swing and the pre-season games get started? I always welcome your thoughts. I read every one and I’ll respond as I can.

Thanks so much for reading and here’s to a fun 2008 season!

Best,
Mike

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08-01-2008, 05:08 PM
I like as many opinions as I can get.

denverbroncos.com is not really going to give any negatives about a player, plays, or happenings. I want to hear it all.

I even like the reports from the guys here and at the Mane better because they don't work for the Broncos and arent as biased.

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I like as many opinions as I can get.

denverbroncos.com is not really going to give any negatives about a player, plays, or happenings. I want to hear it all.

I even like the reports from the guys here and at the Mane better because they don't work for the Broncos and arent as biased.

I'm loven it all.

This is the only one i get information from as far as forums.

turftoad
08-01-2008, 05:40 PM
Jeeeez............ they are posting thier reads on THIS forum. Kaylor, Montrose, Sports Guru, etc... etc...

These guys are all at camp and posting thier findings here.

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08-01-2008, 07:44 PM
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Pre-Season Moves…Lynch
Hi All,

I had to digest the Lynch move a little before I commented. Leaving a team and possibly the game is tough. Will he find a home, probably. Are we upset??…sure…. whenever a guy of his moral and athletic prowess leaves a Team there’s remorse and bitterness. BUT that’s the NFL. I still like our secondary with or without him looking at X’s and O’s much like Management did to make a decision like this one.

Pride and ego are a HUGE part of this game. Without it, a player would never make it to the NFL. Sound odd? It’s a part of the athlete that’s separates them from the good player to being the very best. The NFL. It’s like having a Superman Syndrome, you have to. If you don’t think you can compete…you’re done before you start.

If you’ve ever tried to be the best at anything and it didn’t quite work out, you can typically look back at it and see you had something missing. Not in the NFL.

I don’t know if this makes sense and I’m not sure I’m expressing in the best fashion, so feel free to ask questions or share you thoughts.

Coop

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08-02-2008, 12:09 AM
« P.M. Blog: Day 7P.M. Blog: Day 8 »A.M. Blog: Day 8
The Broncos began their second week of training camp Friday morning. Here are some happenings from the a.m. session.

ATTENDANCE REPORT: The out of pads list remained the same as yesterday with Peyton Hillis, Chad Mustard and Tom Nalen not in uniform. Michael Pittman, who was also listed as out of pads, wore his jersey sans his helmet and shoulder pads while observing drills.

Boss Bailey was held out due to inflammation is his knee and Hamza Abdullah was held out the final portion of practice due a sore groin.

POSTURING FOR POSITION: The Broncos 2007 draft class showed its presence on the second unit defensive line. Jarvis Moss, Marcus Thomas and Tim Crowder took the reps along with Alvin McKinley.

For the second straight day Nate Webster took reps with the first unit defense. The competition at middle linebacker is still tight between Webster and Niko Koutouvides.


Casey Wiegmann continued to get reps at center with Tom Nalen out with a sore left knee. An MRI on Nalen’s knee came back negative.

FOCAL POINTS: The Broncos offense was clicking throughout practice but that’s not to say the defense didn’t make its fair share of plays.

The team concentrated on its ground attack for a portion of practice. Andre Hall, Selvin Young each made impressive runs through the tacklers and Anthony Alridge had a pair of solid gains one slicing through the middle and another a streak outside towards the sideline.



During offensive vs. defensive linemen one-on-ones, Ryan Clady twice battled Elvis Dumervil coming away the victor even pushing No. 92 to the ground during their second meeting. Ben Hamilton also had an impressive showing during the drill, stopping his man on each of his reps.

The Broncos also worked on its red-zone offense during 7-on-7 drills. The offense came away with several TD strikes through the air during the drill.

TAKE AWAYS: For the second day the team’s practice was officiated by a group of NFL referees. Penalties were hard to come by but the refs signaled a fair share of touchdowns during the red-zone drill.



Roderick Rogers seems to have a knack for coming away with a tipped football. A pass was tipped straight up in the Broncos secondary and Rogers was able to come away with the ball, his third interception of training camp.

Brandon Marshall, in addition to having several TD grabs in the red-zone, reeled in a long strike along the sideline against Champ Bailey.

The team practiced punt returns with Glenn Martinez, Eddie Royal and Samie Parker, a new additon to the return squad, lining up at returner. Brett Kern and Sam Paulescu rotated taking the snaps at punter but let the JUGS machine make the kicks.









Those are the juicy tid bits from this morning. Check back this afternoon for a recap of this afternoon’s special teams session.

Jake Grilley, DenverBroncos.com

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08-02-2008, 12:11 AM
P.M. Blog: Day 8
It was another hot afternoon at Broncos training camp with the team holding its special teams session. The team spent the afternoon working on kickoffs. Here is a recap of the action.

ATTENDANCE REPORT: Being a special teams only practice, many of the Broncos not on special teams hit the weight room early and had finished their workouts as practice was getting underway. The Broncos special team regulars with the exception of Peyton Hillis, who is still listed as out of pads, suited up for practice.

POSTURING FOR POSITION: Anthony Alridge, Samie Parker, Glenn Martinez, Eddie Royal, Clifford Russell and Andre Hall made up the group of returners fielding the kickoffs.



Kicker Matt Prater worked on his kickoffs. One series of drill focused on higher, shallower kickoffs, Prater’s kicks were fielded by John Engelberger near the sideline at approximately the 15-yard line.

From there Prater focused on kicking it deep, he was kicking from the 35-yard line,during games kickoffs are from the 30, still Prater managed to have nearly 70-yard kickoffs. All of his kicks went into the endzone, about half landing near the front and the other half nearly clearing the back. Prater was kicking into a slight breeze.

The returners rotated who fielded the kicks with no one returner getting a bulk of the run-backs. The drill focused on positioning and making sure the coverage unit collapsed on the returner.


TAKE AWAYS:After practice Special Teams Coordinator Scott O’Brien talked about Prater’s production during camp.

“Every kick good or bad is a learning experience,” he said. “Why was it good, or why did he miss it. That is what camp is for, being a young guy he has to understand that the feel he gets after kicking the ball and the result that he has when he looks up and takes a look at the ball. That means a lot so he can learn how to adjust by that feel.”

Thus far in camp Prater has made 21 out of 24 field goal attempts, according to Coach O’Brien.

“So far so good,” O’Brien said. “Do you want him to make it all, sure you do. Does it happen all the time? No it doesn’t. But right now if we were in the season and in this position, I would be feeling pretty good as long as we are improving.”

O’Brien also addressed the punting situation. He said the coaches are looking for consistency in placing the ball, being able to get the ball off quickly, staying in control and accuracy.

He said Sam Paulescu is showing his experience having been through a training camp before but that Brett Kern is adapting and performing well.

As far as whose leading the battle, O’Brien said it is still up for grabs.

“Right now we don’t have a leader, basically they are really close,” he said. “I think they understand where they are at and what they need to do. Another week will give us another look at them and show us exactly where we are heading into our first preseason game.”

It’s a wrap from day eight of training camp, check in to the blog tomorrow for a recap of all the action from day nine.

NOTE: TOMORROW’S AFTERNOON PRACTICE HAS BEEN CANCELLED

The morning practice will go on as scheduled.

-Jake Grilley, DenverBroncos.com

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08-02-2008, 12:18 AM
Head Coach Mike Shanahan talks to the media after the morning practice. BRONCOS TV

7/31: John Lynch Press Conference
7/31: Camp Day 7: Top Plays
7/31: Camp Day 7: McCree
7/31: Camp Day 7: Shanahan



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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- On day eight of training camp, Head Coach Mike Shanahan addressed the media after the morning practice.

The transcripts of his interview follows.

HEAD COACH MIKE SHANAHAN

On LB Boss Bailey’s absence from practice:
“His knee was a little inflamed today so we kept him off.”

On his confidence in this year’s team:
“What I said is you have to be a little bit lucky, fortunate and healthy. Like I said, in the two Super Bowl years we lost 10 starters (games) one year and we lost 15 starters (games) the next year. Last year we lost 72. I’ve got some high expectations for this team and hopefully we will get there.”

On S Hamza Abdullah’s health:
“Same thing, a little tight; his groin was a little sore. We kept him off the last two periods. He practiced everything except the last two.”

On Gary Zimmerman being inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame:
“It’s a great tribute to Gary and this organization. Obviously the first Super Bowl we won he was a big part of that. Like I said, he’s a guy we never had to worry about making a play. You don’t say that very often in the National Football League, especially at that left tackle position. I gave an illustration of this one where his shoulders popped and he refused to come out until John (Elway) did. That gives you an idea of how tough he was as well. We will be down there (in Canton, Ohio) with about nine or 10 coaches that were with Gary. We are looking forward to it.”

On status of C Tom Nalen’s return to practice:
“I don’t know. Tom is such a tough guy. When he’s feels like he’s ready to go, he’ll go. When that will be, I really don’t know. He’s smart; when you get older, you understand what you can do and what you can’t do. There is a difference between being injured and being hurt. Tom knows the difference. So when he can play he’ll be back in the lineup.”

On the importance of signing C Casey Wiegmann:
“That’s the reason we signed him. Not only was he a veteran player, (but) we thought he was kind of the nuts and bolts of the offensive line at Kansas City all these years. I don’t how many snaps he made in a row. He was a guy that held that offensive line together a lot of years. He did a very respectable job at Kansas City. Having him on our football team and playing the way he has is a plus for us.”

On his impressions one week into training camp:
“Obviously we talk about a lot of things. The main thing is we just want to get better every day. There is not just one thing in training camp. What we are trying to do is get better every day as a team and focus on the now. Don’t worry about what happened in the past and just worry about what’s happening in the future. If guys go out there with that mindset, then you have a chance to play a little football.”

On G Montrae Holland’s return:
“I don’t know. I’ll tell you when his weight is down. His weight is not down right now. When his weight does go down to the weight that we wanted, then he’ll be out there practicing.”

On how Holland will fit in the lineup:
“Anytime you give guys an opportunity to get in front of you, it’s never good. I’ll answer that question when he comes back.”

On T Ryan Harris and G Chris Kuper’s performance:
“They are doing a good job. Not much experience there, but playing very well. I’m hoping we have one of the better offensive lines we’ve had in a long time.”

On the Canadian Football League scouts at practice:
“What they do is evaluate our players, just like we evaluate college players. If somebody is cut at the end, they have a pecking order too, just like we do through free agency and what we do in college. If the guy is not picked up, and they think he might help their football team, we want them out here. We feel like all these guys are working their rear ends off. If for some reason they don’t make it with us, they have an opportunity in Canada to play as well.”

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08-02-2008, 12:19 AM
By Gray Caldwell
DenverBroncos.com

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Things are progressing well so far in training camp. Rookies are adapting, veterans are settling back in and position battles are heating up along with the weather -- Friday marked the 20th day of 90-plus degree heat in a row. On a day that featured an A.M. practice full of touchdowns during offensive drills and a P.M. practice where the special teams perfected its kickoff coverage, Head Coach Mike Shanahan spoke to the media about the team's camp so far.

THE BIG BOYS

There is a lot going on with the offensive line early on in camp, whether it is Montrae Holland's work with Stength and Conditioning Coach Rich Tuten, the additions of Casey Wiegmann and Tyler Polumbus through free agency and Kory Lichtensteiger through the NFL Draft, Tom Nalen's offseason surgery or the play of Chris Kuper and Ryan Harris on the right side.

And this weekend is highlighted by offensive linemen even further, as former Bronco Gary Zimmerman is being inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame Saturday. Shanahan spent much of his time at the podium discussing some of those topics.

"It’s a great tribute to Gary and this organization," Shanahan said of the induction. "Obviously the first Super Bowl we won he was a big part of that. Like I said, he’s a guy we never had to worry about making a play. You don’t say that very often in the National Football League, especially at that left tackle position. I gave an illustration of this one where his shoulders popped and he refused to come out until John (Elway) did. That gives you an idea of how tough he was as well. We will be down there (in Canton, Ohio) with about nine or 10 coaches that were with Gary. We are looking forward to it."

Shanahan also discussed Holland's workout regiments. He said the 16-game starter at right guard last season came into camp slightly overweight, so he has been out of practices working with Tuten.

"When his weight does go down to the weight that we wanted, then he’ll be out there practicing," Shanahan said.

In his place so far during camp, Kuper -- an 11-game starter at left tackle last season -- has been playing at right guard. Beside him at right tackle thus far has been Harris, and Shanahan said he has been impressed with the play of both men.

"They are doing a good job," he said. "Not much experience there, but playing very well. I’m hoping we have one of the better offensive lines we’ve had in a long time."

A large key to making that hope come true is the return of Tom Nalen to center, who played in only five games last season before being placed on injured reserve with a torn right bicep. Nalen had his knee scoped early this offseason, but was ready to go when training camp began. He has been out of pads for the past few days, however, and Shanahan said that's just Nalen making sure he's in the best shape he can be.

"Tom is such a tough guy -- When he’s feels like he’s ready to go, he’ll go," he said. "When that will be, I really don’t know. He’s smart -- when you get older, you understand what you can do and what you can’t do. So when he can play he’ll be back in the lineup."

Until then, Wiegmann, a free agent from the Chiefs, has been taking over at the center position. It's just another example of how important line depth is, according to Shanahan.

"That’s the reason we signed him," he said. "Not only was he a veteran player, (but) we thought he was kind of the nuts and bolts of the offensive line at Kansas City all these years -- I don’t how many snaps he made in a row. Having him on our football team and playing the way he has is a plus for us."

Overall, Shanahan said that while the offensive line may be a topic of interest right now, there are a lot of things going on during training camp and his goal is to have everything progress and improve every day.

"What we are trying to do is get better every day as a team and focus on the now," he said. "Don’t worry about what happened in the past and just worry about what’s happening in the future. If guys go out there with that mindset, then you have a chance to play a little football."

OFFICIALLY SPEAKING

There are a few new facets to officiating in the NFL this season, and Back Judge Scott Helverson, an NFL official, went over some of the changes on Friday.

The biggest change in the rules in 2008 is the fact that the force out rule is no longer in effect. Now a receiver must secure control of the football and get two feet or another body part (other than his hands) in bounds. The only exception is if a player is caught in mid air and literally carried out of bounds.

"It's a pretty significant change, it's similar to the college rule," Helverson said. "It makes it easier on us as officials because it's just a simple two feet down and not have to worry about anything else. Because it takes the judgement out of it, I think it's better for everybody."

Another big change is the absence of the incidental 5-yard facemask penalty. The only facemask penalty will now be the 15-yard personal foul penalty -- if the player gets his hand in the facemask and immediately removes it before twisting or gaining an advantage in any other dangerous fashion, it is no longer an infraction.

On the defensive side of the ball, one player will now be allowed to wear a speaker in his helmet, similar to the way the offense transmits plays from the sideline to the huddle. Teams will be allowed to allocate one primary player and one backup to wear the speaker, though at no point can more than one player with a speaker be on the field at once.

"They'll designate that by number and player at the beginning of the game," Helverson said. "They'll usually have green dots on the backs of their helmets, so we'll look around for that."

Other rule changes include making field goals and extra points reviewable, allowing the winner of the coin toss to defer to the other team until the second half. In addition, all muffed handoffs are now fumbles and the defense is able to recover and advance the ball, even if the fumble came from a forward lateral past the line of scrimmage. If the offense recovers the fumble, the illegal forward pass remains a 5-yard penalty, the difference is that the play isn't blown dead instantly.

A video showed during the rules presentation also mentioned calling offensive facemask penalties as a point of emphasis for the upcoming season.

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08-02-2008, 12:23 AM
The Rookie: A Running Start


What’s up, Broncos Country?

This is Ryan Torain, checking in for the first time. This season I’m going to be writing a rookie blog, just letting you all know how my first year in the NFL is going. So far it’s been going great, by the way.

Wow, so I’m here in Denver. I never thought I would come here — I didn’t really know every single team looking at me just because there is so much going on around that time with the NFL Combine and everything, but once I saw it come up on the screen I was like, wow, that’s a running team. I was definitely ready to get here and start showing I have what it takes to run in the Denver Broncos system, so I’ve been blessed. I actually lived here in Denver for a few months when I was in about 3rd grade, so I’m just getting used to it all over again. It’s good to see the mountains again.

Well, I’ve been in camp for a week now, and it’s pretty much what I expected. I’ve been through camps every year of college, so this is just another level. I won’t lie, though, it’s definitely greater speed and greater talent, but it’s a real good, positive thing, just having fun doing what I love — football.


For the first couple days, I felt like I was going cross-eyed because everything was going by so fast and I was just trying to read everything, but now I feel like I’m adjusting to the speed. Things are slowed down and I feel a lot more comfortable with myself as we’re running the plays.

The best part of camp so far has definitely got to be the afternoon practices. It’s either a quick one for special teams or a jog-through where we go over all our plays. It leaves us with one big practice in the morning where we really go hard and make sure we leave it all out there on the field. That’s huge. And the veterans are constantly reminding us rookies to be thankful for this because everywhere else it’s a lot harder. So most definitely this is huge and Coach Shanahan is taking care of us. It keeps us healthy and it’s just creating opportunities for us in the future, when we have our legs up under us during games and other teams are wearing down.

Speaking of veterans, I’m definitely enjoying myself with the group of running backs we have here. We all look out for each other and we all try to help each other because we look at it as a family, you know what I’m saying? We just want all of us be successful, because we need each other. But that doesn’t mean the vets don’t remind me I’m a rookie. There’s a couple of days where I’ve had to carry some helmets and shoulder pads, but I’m just trying to help out the older guys. Because when I’m older, best believe somebody’s going to be carrying my helmet. Alright? I paid my duty!

They’ve got me staying in the rookie hotel, too. That’s not so bad because it’s right up the road so between practices and when meetings are over I can just go grab a quick nap. And they provide everything for us. You’ve got Gatorade, you’ve got TV, you’ve got your bed and your playbook, that’s all you need. And it’s not like we’re out in the hall joking around too much, maybe we hang out for about 5 or 10 minutes, but then we’re hitting that bed. It’s exhausting out here. Most definitely we’re getting our rest.

I hear all these people talking about how hot it is right now, something about a record number of days above 90 degrees. Man, it feels breezy. This ain’t nothing. You have to remember I grew up in Kansas and went to school in Arizona. You don’t know hot until you’re in Arizona in the middle of July. This is great weather out here, you’ve just got to enjoy it and take advantage of it.

That’s what I’m doing, and time is really flying. From draft day until right now it feels like it’s been just a couple hours. Things are really rolling right now, and it’s clicking pretty well. I’m excited for it. I’m definitely ready for this first preseason game to get out there against another NFL team. It’s a dream come true, you’ve just got to keep setting goals for yourself and reaching them.

My goal personally is to help the team and make big plays. Training camp is going great, I feel positive about everything, I’m staying with the running back coach just getting the information and plays, just meeting with him a little extra, just staying on top of things. It makes me feel better as a running back to know that the coaches have confidence in me, and I’ve always had confidence in myself, but now the coaches are seeing my work ethic and what I’m trying to provide for the team, and they’re giving me and opportunity and I appreciate it. I’m just ready to go out and take it and make sure I do everything I can.

Alright, that’s all for this one. I’ll talk to you all next week, don’t forget to come out to training camp and keep watching me this season. I expect to do big things.

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08-02-2008, 12:40 AM
Anthony Aldridge is quite a character, Dude is still dominating in practice. Everyday everybody is happy enjoying each others company. Pre season should be a good lookw ith the depth I think we have.

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08-02-2008, 03:43 PM
Day Nine Blog
Well, it’s official. Brandon Marshall has started taking over training camp, and Saturday was certainly B. Marsh day. It’s only fitting that two receivers — Eddie Royal and Lorne Sam — opened up practice with a dancing breakdown, because the wide outs took care of business this morning in front of a crowd of 1,744 fans.


ATTENDANCE REPORT: Hamza Abdullah watched practice from the sidelines with a groin…Boss Bailey was out of pads with a right knee…Chad Mustard remained out of pads with a right hamstring…Tom Nalen sat out with a left knee…Montrae Holland continued watching practice from the sidelines after working out with Rich Tuten…Michael Pittman and Peyton Hillis were back in uniform this morning.

Spencer Larsen also missed practice — his wife is having a baby.

POSTURING FOR POSITION: Niko Koutouvides was handling the first unit Mike linebacker duties today. The second team safeties were Roderick Rogers and Josh Barrett, who had a big day on the field.

FOCAL POINTS: The offense ran through its “rally” offense a little early in practice, working on hurrying up to the line and spiking the ball. Rather than one-on-ones with DBs vs. WRs, the entire units lined up against each other for several drills. The team once again worked on its 4-minute drill during 11-on-11 drills. It was a big day for the field goal unit — more on that later.


TAKE AWAYS: It seemed like Marshall was involved in almost every key play Saturday morning. Early on he caught a long spiral from Jay Cutler over Dre’ Bly on the sideline, then later it was virtually the same play but over the middle — Marshall just turned around and jumped, making it look easy.


During one of the WR vs. DB drills, Marshall ran to the middle of the endzone, turned and made a diving catch at the front corner in front of Domonique Foxworth. He got up and ran back to the receiver huddle yelling in celebration. Fox and Marshall had some great battles — in the other endzone during a similar drill, Foxworth had perfect coverage but Cutler rocketed the ball into Marshall’s hands, and it looked like he wouldn’t be able to hold on but as he fell he continued tipping the ball until he gained control as he hit the ground. Foxworth fell on top of him and put him in a playful headlock as coaches yelled, “Nice catch!” and “Good coverage, Foxy!”

And those were just the biggest plays. Marshall was all over the field this morning.

- With one of the biggest crowds so far in training camp in attendance, Matt Prater stepped up to his spot behind the line during field goal drills. He casually knocked in his first eight attempts — two from 35, two from 39, two from 42 and two from 46 yards out. Then Head Coach Mike Shanahan called him back a few yards and had him kick again. Prater lined it up, knocked it straight and made a 59-yard field goal with plenty of distance. The crowd erupted.

But Prater wasn’t done. He backed it up nine more yards and banged home a 68-yarder split right through the uprights. That got everyone pretty fired up. In other words, Prater finished 10-for-10 from 35-68 yards.


Soon after Prater’s field goal clinic, Cutler launched a ball toward the secondary, but it was tipped at the line. Nate Jackson adjusted and snatched the ball out of mid-air, then Barrett laid a big hit on him that dropped him to the ground — Jackson held on to the ball, however.

That wasn’t the last Jackson-Barrett collision. During a goal-line play, Cutler threw a quick pass out to Jackson who made it to the three-yard line before Barrett clobbered him out of bounds. Barrett said after practice he might have been a little overzealous, but luckily Jackson is the kind of guy who can laugh it off.

- Marshall wasn’t the only receiver to get involved. Stokley had a couple nice catches over the middle, and the tight ends got into the action as well. Brett Pierce made another tough over-the-shoulder catch, just two days after making a big diving grab in front of a couple defenders. Jackson made his big plays, Daniel Graham caught two bullets from Cutler over the middle including one for a touchdown, and Tony Scheffler caught a long bomb from Darrell Hackney on a play action play that had the tight end running all alone down the middle of the field for a touchdown.

- The defense wasn’t totally outdone, however. Barrett had his big hits, and Domonique Foxworth made up for his tough battles with Marshall with an interception towards the end of practice. What made the play even more interesting was what happened just before it. Abdullah was talking with Montrae Holland on the sideline, and told him to watch the next play closely. “If they even look in his direction, Fox is going to pick it off,” he said. After the play he celebrated a little — “Told you! Told you!”


BIRTHDAY BOY: Pro Scouting / Director of Special Services Fred Fleming celebrated a birthday today. Fred is an integral member of the organization who patrols the sidlines between the two practice fields, making sure the media behaves itself.

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08-02-2008, 03:48 PM
I hope you all are seeing the smiles and guys just having fun everyday. such an beautiful thing to see when your whole team works hard and gets along. Anthony Aldridge has already dissed the Chargers in a video on the site lol. Got the fans involved too. Should check that out because i cant post the vids.

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08-02-2008, 03:52 PM
Looks like Marshall is back in football shape and dogging everything in practice. So much for him taking knees every play on the first day of camp huh? : / The man is making all kind of catches, Lefty, Righty.

Looks like barrett is going strong 2 days ina row starting to get really comfortable knocking heads off and flying around the ball. Foxworth is still looking like young Champ Bailey in camps. Foxxy might start IMO.

Good to see my dude Prater banging in 68 yarders just flexing for the Bronco world.

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08-02-2008, 08:53 PM
By Jake Grilley
DenverBroncos.com

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- The Broncos hit the field Saturday morning for the team's lone practice of the day. Seventy-five players took the field but all eyes seemed to be fixed on two of them, No. 15 and No. 5.

Brandon Marshall made big play after big play on a day the offense was firing on all cylinders. Marshall had several leaping grabs early in practice and later came away with a pair of touchdowns.

Marshall's catches received rave reviews from the largest training camp crowd so far, but it may have been kicker Matt Prater's long kicks that got the crowd the most excited.

Prater booted eight kicks from 35-46 yards and capped off a perfect 10 out of 10 by nailing a 59-yarder and 68-yarder.

Prater's Power

Head Coach Mike Shanahan liked Prater's performance but said he wasn't suprised.

"What impressed you the most -- not missing or the 68-yarder?" Shanahan asked reporters after practice. "I kind of liked the last one to be honest with you."

After today Prater has connected on 31 out of the 34 field goals he has attempted so far in camp, after adding today's totals to numbers provided by Special Team's Coordinator Scott O'Brien on Friday.

Shanahan said the coaches are trying to put some pressure on Prater to help him come through in the clutch.

"He had enough pressure I thought," Shanahan said. "It was the first day he had everybody looking at him, both in our field goal drills and the two-minute drill. He stepped up and did a fine job."

The talk of training camp has been Prater's leg strength, besides Saturday's 68-yarder, he has boomed kickoffs into the trees behind the south endzone, kicks that would have exited the fenced-in practice fields and soared into the employee parking lot.

"When you watch a guy kick off and (he) kicks it sometimes 10 yards out of the end zone, his leg strength is probably up to 75-78 yards," Shanahan said. "That would have been good at 73 or 74 (yards) right there. Every once in a while, depending on what the situation is, a guy gets a chance to attempt one of those, but usually it’s at the end of a half or the end of a game."

Prater said he hopes that by hitting a 68-yarder his has been able to some extent prove himself to his teammates, coaches and fans.

“It felt good to just show the team that I can do it and give them some confidence in me so in the game when I do have a chance to have a game winner they expect me to make it and they are not thinking ‘flip a coin,'" Prater said. "I maybe got a little bit more confidence out of the team and a little more confidence in myself.”

Still Prater said because he is a young kicker who doesn't have an extensive resume at the NFL level he still needs to establish himself as consistent on game days.

"I still have to do it in the game, there will still be some questions but hopefully I get the opportunity and do well in the game,” he said.

The coaches threw Prater a bit of a curve ball when they backed him up nine more yards, after kicking it through from 59 yards out, for the 68-yarder.

“I didn’t even know we were going to go back that far today," he said. "It wasn’t in the script. We went back to 68 (yards). I just tried to keep it straight, and it went through.”

Prater's approach to kicking is pretty straight forward.

“I just go out and hit it and hopefully it goes straight," he said. "I’m sure there were a couple people that were like, ‘what is going on,’ but once I hit it, some were shocked and some expected it because they have seen me kick before. It just felt good to do it.”

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Brand
08-02-2008, 09:56 PM
Elam was not good past the 45 yarder now, and I shudder to think the chances of a 55 yarder. Frankly, I am not gonna miss him that much this year. He was good for the team for a lot of years, but it was time for him to move on.

Prater sounds like an interesting prospect. We'll see when the weather turns cold....

While I am happy for BMarsh, the other O players, especially the Olinemen, seem to be doing pretty well, too. That is more encouraging than BeMarsh's cataches.....

Lonestar
08-03-2008, 01:52 AM
Elam was not good past the 45 yarder now, and I shudder to think the chances of a 55 yarder. Frankly, I am not gonna miss him that much this year. He was good for the team for a lot of years, but it was time for him to move on.

Prater sounds like an interesting prospect. We'll see when the weather turns cold....

While I am happy for BMarsh, the other O players, especially the Olinemen, seem to be doing pretty well, too. That is more encouraging than BeMarsh's cataches.....



your probably correct 74 yards at 104 and 36 yards at 15 degrees with a wind chill of minus 43

I think I'll wait to cast my ballot for the HOF...

Jwalk - JayCutty6Goes - CasinoRoyal
08-04-2008, 05:48 PM
After a day and a half off the Broncos are back to work sooooooooo



A.M. Blog: Day 10
Both the offense and the defense looked sharp during this morning’s session. But throughout practice the offense had a slight edge on their defensive counterparts.

ATTENDANCE REPORT: Hamza Abdullah remained on the sidelines with a groin injury… Tom Nalen didn’t dress due to a right knee… Chad Mustard is still nursing a right hamstring. Montrae Holland is continuing to work with strength coach Rich Tuten to reach his reporting weight. Boss Bailey was back on the practice field after sitting out the last two sessions with soreness in his right knee.

POSTURING FOR POSITION: The battle for the starting middle linebacker position continues to be tight. Nate Webster was listed as the first team linebacker on the Broncos newly released depth chart but Niko Koutouvides got the reps with the first unit during this morning’s session. With Abdullah sitting out with his groin injury, Marquand Manuel was getting reps with the first team at strong safety.


The team debuted its first team defensive line as listed on the depth chart. Marcus Thomas joined John Engelberger, Elvis Dumervil and Dewayne Robertson on the first unit. Kenny Peterson, who had seen time thus far in camp with the first unit received reps with the second unit.

FOCAL POINTS: Practice was centered around full squad 11-on-11 drills. The team first worked on its passing and running attacks. From there practice focused on making plays in the redzone. The team then cycled back through again working on the passing and running game and again in the redzone. The Broncos closed out practice running several two-minute drills.

Kicker Matt Prater worked on his accuracy– the team wheeled out a second set of uprights on the 10-yard line and Prater practiced kicking through both sets of goal posts.

TAKE AWAYS: The offense and defense traded blows throughout practice.

Eddie Royal continued to impress with a leaping catch near the sideline for approximately a 35-yard gain.

The offense converted on several strikes through the air in the redzone with Brandon Marshall, Daniel Graham, Andre Hall and Michael Pittman all notching TD receptions.

Rookie running back Anthony Alridge continues to live up to his “Quick Six” nickname. Alridge had one long run down the sideline and had another long TD run down the opposite sideline.

Fellow rookie rusher Ryan Torain had a pair of touchdown scores in the redzone drill, he also showed his athleticism leaping over the defense on a dive and was only inches away from converting the touchdown.


Selvin Young and Andre Hall each had a pair of scores in the redzone.


Not to be outshined the defense stepped up several times during the redzone drill stuffing the runners and receivers short of the goal line.

The team closed out the morning with three 2-minute drills.

The first drill was headed by Patrick Ramsey. Ramsey completed a pass to Hall on second down. But after an incomplete pass to Marshall, a short gain to Glenn Martinez and a another incompletion, Ramsey was sacked on fourth down by Elvis Dumervil.

Jay Cutler was the quarterback on the second 2-minute drill. After an incomplete pass on a bootleg and a delay of game call, Cutler completed a pass to Brandon Stokley for a first down. After a false start call, a deflection by Tim Crowder, a short gain on a reception to Darrell Jackson and incomplete pass to Marshall, the defense again came through on fourth down pressuring Cutler on a scramble leading to an incomplete pass to the sidelines.

Third time was the charm for the Broncos offense. Darrell Hackney headed the final two-minute drive of the practice. After two straight completions to Taylor Jacobs gave the offense a first down and a short run by Torain, Hackney completed a long bomb to Clifford Russell to the 9-yard line. With 43 seconds remaining the clock, Alridge ran up the middle for the score.


And on that note the Broncos closed out the morning session.

QUOTABLE: “You faster than me?” Dre Bly to teammate Brandon Marshall as he covered Marshall’s route down the sideline.
“Heck yeah,” was Marshall’s response.

Check out this blog this afternoon for additional coverage.

-Jake Grilley, DenverBroncos.com

Jwalk - JayCutty6Goes - CasinoRoyal
08-04-2008, 05:51 PM
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Jwalk - JayCutty6Goes - CasinoRoyal
08-04-2008, 05:55 PM
DENVER BRONCOS 2008 DEPTH CHART
(as of August 3, 2008)

Broncos Offense

WR 15 B. Marshall 19 E. Royal 17. G. Martinez 10 C. Russell
16 M. McDaniel 9 T. Jacobs
LT 78 R. Clady 64 E. Pears

LG 50 B. Hamilton 65 D. Gandy 67 K. Lichtensteiger

C 66 T. Nalen 62 C. Wiegmann 69 P.J. Alexander

RG 73 C. Kuper 70 M. Holland 61 M. Erickson


RT 74 R. Harris 76 T. Polumbus

TE 89 D. Graham 88 T. Scheffler 81 N. Jackson 84 B. Pierce
85 C. Mustard

WR 82 D. Jackson 14 B. Stokley 13 K. Colbert 12 S. Parker
87 L. Sam

QB 6 J. Cutler 11 P. Ramsey 4 D. Hackney

RB 35 S. Young 23 A. Hall 42 R. Torain 38 A. Alridge

FB 37 C. Sapp 48 P. Hillis 28 M. Pittman


Broncos Specialists

P 2 S. Paulescu 1 B. Kern

K 5 M. Prater 2 S. Paulescu 1 B. Kern

KO 5 M. Prater 2 S. Paulescu 1 B. Kern

PR 19 E. Royal 17 G. Martinez 16. M. McDaniel 12 S. Parker

KR 19 E. Royal 23 A. Hall 38 A. Alridge 10 C. Russell
17 G. Martinez

PC 83 M. Leach 88 T. Scheffler 98 J. Mallard

KC 83 M. Leach 98 J. Mallard 84 B. Pierce
H 1 B. Kern 2 S. Paulescu 11 P. Ramsey


Broncos Defense

LE 60 J. Engelberger 91 E. Ekuban 96 T. Crowder

LT 63 D. Robertson 99 A. McKinley 93 N. Clemons

RT 79 M. Thomas 90 K. Peterson 98 J. Mallard 68 S. Harris

RE 92 E. Dumervil 94 J. Moss 95 P. Carrington 77 L. Birdine

WLB 55 D.J. Williams 51 J. Winborn 59 W. Woodyard

MLB 58 N. Webster 53 N. Koutouvides 54 S. Larsen 56 M. Padilla

SLB 97 B. Bailey 52 L. Green 57 J. Beck

LCB 24 C. Bailey 22 D. Foxworth 26 J. Williams

RCB 32 D. Bly 41 K. Paymah 25 C. Morton 31 L. Reid

SS 21 H. Abdullah 43 R. Rogers 36 J. Barrett

FS 20 M. McCree 33 M. Manuel 34 V. Vaughn

Jwalk - JayCutty6Goes - CasinoRoyal
08-04-2008, 06:02 PM
Looks like Marcus Thomas has stamped his name back on the starting spot. I think Shanny just wanted to make him earn it again. Challenge him to work harder seeing a solid guy like peterson in front of him. Thomas will be a beast

Ryan Harris has the starting job because he has been svery good other than the first few days of camp.

Kuper at Guard as he should be. Montrae Holland done messed around and let a guy get a oppurtunity to steal his spot.

QUICK 6 is still money in the bank obviously along with Torain and Young. This is big news because without Marsh the first couple of weeks were going to need a dominant rushing attack.

Oh and i just threw the remote at my TV because ESPn is talking about Favre again.

Fan in Exile
08-04-2008, 06:08 PM
I just noticed that Harris as the first team RT is lined up against Ekuban as the second team LE. That makes me feel a little better. I've got a lot of respect for Ekuban and I'm pretty sure that he was our best DE going into last season.

I just hope the competition really helps Harris out and he's solid by the beginning of the season. Or that Polumbus takes the job.

Bronco9798
08-04-2008, 06:13 PM
I'd like to see Hillis get some good snaps in pre-season and see if he can produce enough to stay off the PS this year. In all reality, he'll probably end up there for most of the season.

Jwalk - JayCutty6Goes - CasinoRoyal
08-04-2008, 06:18 PM
Hillis just has a hamstring injury and missed the last few practices. I think Hillis will be the starting FB barring severe injury.

Ziggy
08-04-2008, 06:32 PM
Hillis just has a hamstring injury and missed the last few practices. I think Hillis will be the starting FB barring severe injury.

Hillis was warming up today and actually went through a couple of the offensive drills, but they held him out in the O vs D drills. Hope he gets some action soon, he looks like a real beast.

Simple Jaded
08-04-2008, 07:20 PM
Looks like Marcus Thomas has stamped his name back on the starting spot. I think Shanny just wanted to make him earn it again. Challenge him to work harder seeing a solid guy like peterson in front of him. Thomas will be a beast

Ryan Harris has the starting job because he has been svery good other than the first few days of camp.

Kuper at Guard as he should be. Montrae Holland done messed around and let a guy get a oppurtunity to steal his spot.

QUICK 6 is still money in the bank obviously along with Torain and Young. This is big news because without Marsh the first couple of weeks were going to need a dominant rushing attack.

Oh and i just threw the remote at my TV because ESPn is talking about Favre again.

They need to let Kuper stay at LG, keep Holland at RG and let Hamilton keep the Center position warm for Nalen......that's the best lineup......

Simple Jaded
08-04-2008, 07:31 PM
How in the hell is Tim Crowder behind Ekuban on the depth chart?

Ekuban can barely walk......

Retired_Member_001
08-04-2008, 07:33 PM
How in the hell is Tim Crowder behind Ekuban on the depth chart?

Ekuban can barely walk......

I said this in another thread.

When has Shanahan every gone by what a Depth Chart says?

Northman
08-04-2008, 07:33 PM
How in the hell is Tim Crowder behind Ekuban on the depth chart?

Ekuban can barely walk......

Because he is a Longhorn. ACC baby! :D