Spiritguy
07-31-2013, 01:02 PM
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- After an offseason in which a Super Bowl buzz steadily built around the Broncos, the start of training camp provided a useful, stark reminder that predictions, prognostications and even bold statements likeVon Millerhttp://www.denverbroncos.com/assets/nflimg/icon-article-link.gif (http://www.denverbroncos.com/team/roster/von-miller/036470c3-df00-47e4-a936-86200f2c88dc/)'s March Super Bowl guarantee via Twitter assure little more than column inches, airtime and gigabytes of social-media interaction.
Dan Koppenhttp://www.denverbroncos.com/assets/nflimg/icon-article-link.gif (http://www.denverbroncos.com/team/roster/dan-koppen/ae2d8a5a-dce4-4cab-ad49-3a138df23df9/)'s season-ending torn anterior cruciate ligament (http://www.denverbroncos.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Whats-Next-After-Koppen-Lost-to-Torn-ACL/389f9745-ebd5-4562-8852-704bab735502) provided the same kind of punch to the Broncos' plans that early-camp injuries to wide receiver Percy Harvin and tight end Dennis Pitta did to the Seahawks and Ravens, respectively. The San Francisco 49ers were thrust into the same position during OTAs when they lost wide receiver Michael Crabtree to a torn Achilles' tendon.
For all those teams, a disruption in plans did not result in a change in goals. It never does - even when the injury is at quarterback. But while the target remains the same, the process - and the people who will get you - there is fluid, which is why training camp is worth watching as some patterns have developed in recent days.
Competitions of note:
read em here: http://www.denverbroncos.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Camp-So-Far-An-Overview/64a45ca6-3698-4f21-befd-56cbe20123fb
Dan Koppenhttp://www.denverbroncos.com/assets/nflimg/icon-article-link.gif (http://www.denverbroncos.com/team/roster/dan-koppen/ae2d8a5a-dce4-4cab-ad49-3a138df23df9/)'s season-ending torn anterior cruciate ligament (http://www.denverbroncos.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Whats-Next-After-Koppen-Lost-to-Torn-ACL/389f9745-ebd5-4562-8852-704bab735502) provided the same kind of punch to the Broncos' plans that early-camp injuries to wide receiver Percy Harvin and tight end Dennis Pitta did to the Seahawks and Ravens, respectively. The San Francisco 49ers were thrust into the same position during OTAs when they lost wide receiver Michael Crabtree to a torn Achilles' tendon.
For all those teams, a disruption in plans did not result in a change in goals. It never does - even when the injury is at quarterback. But while the target remains the same, the process - and the people who will get you - there is fluid, which is why training camp is worth watching as some patterns have developed in recent days.
Competitions of note:
read em here: http://www.denverbroncos.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Camp-So-Far-An-Overview/64a45ca6-3698-4f21-befd-56cbe20123fb