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Published on 12/22/2008 at Mon Dec 22 14:05.
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You Can’t Make It Up – RBs P.J. Pope and Selvin Young to Injured Reserve

Posted Mon Dec 22nd by

Selvin Young

Another week, another Broncos running back to the Injured Reserve.

Oh wait, this time there’s two.

Head Coach Mike Shanahan just announced in his weekly Monday press conference that running backs P.J. Pope and Selvin Young have both been placed on Injured Reserve, ending their respective years with one week left in the regular season and potential playoff berth with a win in San Diego on Sunday.

Pope tore his hamstring in the first quarter of Sunday’s loss to Buffalo after rushing six times for 44 yards. Young ruptured a disc in his back in the third quarter.

Shanahan mentioned the Broncos would sign Cory Boyd back onto the practice squad, along with Alex Haynes, who was on the active roster earlier this season.

Pope and Young join Anthony Alridge, Michael Pittman, Andre Hall, Ryan Torain, and Peyton Hillis as other Broncos running backs to be placed on Injured Reserve this season. Did I forget anyone?

  • Thomas

    Bronco fans… you are entering a zone known as… The Twilight Zone…

    Seriously what the hell is going on? ANOTHER running back?

  • dee

    I can’t believe this Kyle…. as disgusted as I was with the loss to Buffalo, we have to realize how injured this team is. My message to all the fans is dont get caught up in the trash talk… lets just see what happens hopefully we play a good game.. win or lose if we play with heart I will be happy. That being said I want to crush the Chargers in San Deigo after what happened last year …. but more realistically we are just not good enough on defense.

  • http://broncotalk.net Kyle

    “I think anything is possible, but I would say you were completely nuts if you said we were going to go through seven or eight running backs.”

    — Head Coach Mike Shanahan, asked if he could have imagined at the beginning of the season going through so many running backs

  • kerry

    yeah and dont forget Shanahan’s genius answer to why he never brings in a franchise RB. “INJURIES TO MY RB’S PROVES THAT MY SYSTEM OF NOT BRINGING IN A FRANCHISE RB WORKS” what the hell does that even mean?? maybe instead of getting bums that nobody else wants, try a franchise RB that can actually play and stay healthy. like Clinton Portis was. i mean we know Shanahan wont draft defense because he doesnt know how to build one, so try a franchise RB like Knowshown Moreno or Shonn Greene.

  • broncosgo!

    Should Cecil Sapp be included? He played some HB as well as FB, like Hillis. IR in training camp and released under an injured waiver.

  • Kurt

    This goes beyond karma. It think Shany sold his soul to the devil to win those super bowls and is now paying for it.

  • Eric in Vegas

    kerry’s right – bring in a franchise RB like Travis Henry…oh wait.

    Or maybe LT or LJ or RunDMC or AD or Clinton Portis or Brian Westbrook or Marion Barber or Felix Jones or Maroney or FWP or Addai or Reggie Bush or Deuce McAllister or Frank Gore. Because NONE of those guys have been injured this year and missed playing time. You know, guys never get injured playing football. It’s like chess.

    Coaches get WAY too much credit AND way too much blame. We need a D-line, same as the last 3 years. We’ve been spending the last few years building a solid offense and neglecting the rest. Considering how successful Shanahan’s first post-Sundquist draft has been, it’s kind of premature to give him a failing grade as a GM.

  • MikeY55

    correct me if i’m wrong but i was looking at our IR the other day and it seems like torain,hillis,pope,boss, and even selvins groin injury not the neck one that put him on the IR are there muscles just not in shape for the nfl? maybe its the training staff not getting these guys in the right conditioning for games… i mean injuries happen yes but this many at the same kind of injury muscle tears… i don’t know maybe i’mwrong but just my opinion

  • DepressedSF

    Let’s here some praise for Tatum Bell. The guy has been out of football since late August, comes in, plays six games, and stays healthy. I for one think there must be something wrong with the Broncos strength and conditioning staff.

  • jchase8410

    I have been complaining about the strength and. Conditioning staff all season long and nobody responded. Losing so many Guys to muscle tears, pulls is unacceptable! Its not like guys are going down with joint or bone injuries, it is something that has to be dealt with…and hire Romeo as a DC.

  • http://BroncoTalk.net East

    Marvin Lewis might be available at the end of the year as a DC and that would kick ass!

  • DepressedSF

    Greg Williams will be out of work also. I think he might be the best fit. He goes with a 4-3 and has been very successful.

  • http://birty.blogspot.com mikebirty

    looks like i’ll be on my way over to play some running back soon.

    Lets spend all 6+ draft picks on running backs just to make sure we have enough next year.

  • http://www.getyourtinton.com precisiontint

    I’m gonna tryout next season. Working out now. Ouch. Just tore my hammy typing that. Out for next season.

  • http://broncomadness.com Garrett Barnes

    haha sounds good with me mikebirty.