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In the haze of the first day of preseason Denver has been mildly quiet, yet smart. Adam Schefter reports that Brian Dawkins is coming to visit Denver. Dawkins is a 35 year old, a 7 time pro bowler, and 13 seasons deep into his NFL career. There is no questioning the heart and fire Dawkins […]

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Published on 02/27/2009 at Fri Feb 27 12:29.   32 Comments
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According to several sources Pats Long Snapper Lonie Paxton has agreed to terms with Denver. UPDATE: The Post is reporting Paxton’s deal makes him the second-highest paid long snapper. It’s a five-year, $5.3 million dollar deal. That all but wraps up Mike Leach’s time in Denver folks. A reliable long snapper, Paxton snapped nine of […]

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Published on 02/27/2009 at Fri Feb 27 12:27.   9 Comments
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Rumors are flying that Dove Valley is looking to sign WR Jabar Gaffney and S Renaldo Hill. Could we see deals today? It’s possible… Wide out Jabar Gaffney was a useful cog in McDaniel’s passing game for the Pats. As a 4th reciever he had total of 74 catches for 917 yards (that’s over 12 […]

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Published on 02/27/2009 at Fri Feb 27 12:22.   10 Comments
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CBS4Denver is reporting that Denver has signed BOTH J.J. Arrington and Correll Buckhalter (pending they pass their physicals). The details of these deals haven’t been yet been announced, but this could easily be only the first of several deals the Broncos complete today. Rumor has it they plan to sign several other players before this […]

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Published on 02/27/2009 at Fri Feb 27 10:42.   25 Comments
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Free agency has officially begun and the Red Skins wasted no time with big deals already done with Albert Haynesworth (7 year +$100M deal with +$40M in guarantees) and the retaining of DeAngelo Hall (6 year $54M deal with +$22 million in guarantees). Now those are bigger deals than Denver is looking to make, but […]

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Published on 02/27/2009 at Fri Feb 27 07:55.   22 Comments
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As Katch22 mentioned in the comments to the last post, Defensive Coordinator Mike Nolan is most recently from the 49ers and may be looking back at that group for possible suggestions for upgrades this free agency season. So, here is a look at the ESPN list of free agents from SF: Billy Bajema TE Tully […]

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Published on 02/24/2009 at Tue Feb 24 12:28.   55 Comments
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Since Kubiak rode off to Texas, he has hired quite a few bronco free agents. Part of that is familiarity with his (and Mike Shanahan’s) system. And part of that is due to Kubiak personally knowing the players and thus understanding their personalities and unmeasurables, like leadership. With McD so fresh from New England, should […]

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Published on 02/24/2009 at Tue Feb 24 08:24.   22 Comments
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The Denver Broncos announced the departure of six more players this evening: defensive end John Engelberger, tight end Nate Jackson, linebacker Niko Koutouvides, safety Marquand Manuel, defensive tackle Dewayne Robertson and linebacker Jamie Winborn. Several of these cuts were expected, though it may be earlier than we thought for others. Amongst the most surprising may […]

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Published on 02/16/2009 at Mon Feb 16 18:45.   80 Comments
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There is no doubt that in this offseason Denver will need to look into free agency to fill that new three man line. Even though I am a much bigger fan of the draft there are just too many needs in that Denver D that the draft can’t satisfy alone. Fortunately, there are some great […]

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Published on 02/16/2009 at Mon Feb 16 12:19.   34 Comments
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Opinions… everybody has them, so here is your chance to be heard Bronco nation. What do you want to see done this offseason? Who do you want in the draft?  Who do you want in Free Agency? Who do you see in starting lineups? What players should Denver kick to the curb? Who should be […]

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Published on 01/20/2009 at Tue Jan 20 09:51.   133 Comments
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