Lonestar
07-24-2009, 03:43 AM
by Sports Xchange
Updated: July 24, 2009, 3:40 AM EDT
--The Broncos had nine unsigned draft picks less than a week before rookies were to report to training camp, including a pair of first-rounders.
That isn't unusual around the NFL, but there is a lot of scrutiny on the team and its new regime after a hectic offseason. The Broncos can't afford to have a holdout from either first-round pick, running back Knowshon Moreno or linebacker Robert Ayers, because both could start this season. Denver did sign a pair of draft picks, receiver Kenny McKinley and tight end Richard Quinn, four days before reporting day for rookies.
--Fifth-round pick Kenny McKinley signed his rookie contract a few days before training camp, and now faces the challenge of making the team. If the former South Carolina receiver can stay healthy, he is an interesting prospect. He put up big numbers in college but had injury issues. He seems to fit well in Josh McDaniels' scheme.
--Second-round pick Richard Quinn, a tight end who was the third of Denver's draft picks to sign a contract, will learn behind Daniel Graham, another big blocking tight end. If Quinn makes progress as a rookie, he could position himself to be Graham's eventual successor as the team's top tight end in the running game.
--Former Broncos coach Mike Shanahan granted an interview to the CBS affiliate in Denver, and said new coach Josh McDaniels deserves a chance to prove himself. McDaniels has been criticized this offseason, his first as a head coach.
"Give the head coach a chance to prove himself," Shanahan told the station. "He's going to do some things that might be a little different, but you're always judged on winning and losing. I've heard a lot of good things about him and hopefully he can do Denver proud."
QUOTE TO NOTE: "Just a little bit of everything, really. Just being a professional football player." - Rookie tight end Richard Quinn on what he has learned from veteran Daniel Graham.
http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/4809724/Denver-Broncos-Notes,-Quotes
Updated: July 24, 2009, 3:40 AM EDT
--The Broncos had nine unsigned draft picks less than a week before rookies were to report to training camp, including a pair of first-rounders.
That isn't unusual around the NFL, but there is a lot of scrutiny on the team and its new regime after a hectic offseason. The Broncos can't afford to have a holdout from either first-round pick, running back Knowshon Moreno or linebacker Robert Ayers, because both could start this season. Denver did sign a pair of draft picks, receiver Kenny McKinley and tight end Richard Quinn, four days before reporting day for rookies.
--Fifth-round pick Kenny McKinley signed his rookie contract a few days before training camp, and now faces the challenge of making the team. If the former South Carolina receiver can stay healthy, he is an interesting prospect. He put up big numbers in college but had injury issues. He seems to fit well in Josh McDaniels' scheme.
--Second-round pick Richard Quinn, a tight end who was the third of Denver's draft picks to sign a contract, will learn behind Daniel Graham, another big blocking tight end. If Quinn makes progress as a rookie, he could position himself to be Graham's eventual successor as the team's top tight end in the running game.
--Former Broncos coach Mike Shanahan granted an interview to the CBS affiliate in Denver, and said new coach Josh McDaniels deserves a chance to prove himself. McDaniels has been criticized this offseason, his first as a head coach.
"Give the head coach a chance to prove himself," Shanahan told the station. "He's going to do some things that might be a little different, but you're always judged on winning and losing. I've heard a lot of good things about him and hopefully he can do Denver proud."
QUOTE TO NOTE: "Just a little bit of everything, really. Just being a professional football player." - Rookie tight end Richard Quinn on what he has learned from veteran Daniel Graham.
http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/4809724/Denver-Broncos-Notes,-Quotes