Peyton Hillis celebrates a touchdown against the Falcons. (Reuters photo)
As much as we all love our quarterback with a rocket arm and our giant wide receiver that leads the league in yards after the catch, the position that will make or break this team’s season can be described in one word: Backup.
This week was [...]

Brandon Marshall’s intended glove celebration gets a full page in Peter King’s MMQB.  [Sports Illustrated]
Marshall says he might still have something planned for Sunday’s game at Atlanta.  [CBS4]
Alex Haynes will be playing halfback, not fullback, and beat out five other guys for the job.  [Rocky Mountain News]
Three backup linebackers will take the trip to Atlanta [...]

Brandon Marshall is keeping his nose clean, but getting his cleats dirty.  [ESPN]
Lucky that Martin Gramatica missed the kick?  Marshall invites you to do the math.  [BroncoTalk]
Earlier in the year, no on was certain Marshall would see the field at all.  [Denver Post]
Herm Edwards on the Broncos: “They developed a quarterback.  How about that?”  [Rocky [...]

Jamie Winborn showing too much effort? (FOX-TV)
More complaints in Denver about officiating are surfacing, PFT is citing a source, “With knowledge of the situation.” They should just admit that they watch ESPN too. New Orleans Saints‘ head coach Sean Payton has officially complained to the NFL that Denver linebacker Jamie Winborn lined up offsides on a crucial [...]

Broncos Defense Halts Saints March
(Photo Darin McGregor - The Rocky)
During the live blog it was hard to not notice that the Denver Broncos, while very aggressive in the first-quarter, backed off completely as they took a 21-3 lead. The tides and the blog readers turned quickly, as Denver started to give up more and more [...]

Official Injury Report
DENVER BRONCOS

POS
PLAYER
INJURY
STATUS

C
Tom Nalen
Knee
Out

RB
Ryan Torain
Elbow
Out

LB
Louis Green
Hamstring
Questionable

LB
Boss Bailey
Ankle
Questionable*

DE
Elvis Dumervil
Finger
Probable

DE
Ebenezer Ekuban
Back
Probable

WR
Darrell Jackson
Ankle
Probable

S
Marquand Manuel
Thumb
Probable

QB
Patrick Ramsey
Right elbow
Probable

DT
Dewayne Robertson
Knee
Probable

OAKLAND RAIDERS

POS
PLAYER
INJURY
STATUS

DE
Kalimba Edwards
Groin
Questionable

WR
Javon Walker
Knee
Questionable

S
Rashad Baker
Ankle
Questionable*

*Denotes changes from Thursday’s injury report.
Thoughts: Is that a typo next to Ryan Torain’s name? Methinks yes Confirmed: Yes, yes it was. Count him out. Boss Bailey is actually designated questionable. Jamie Winborn [...]

As with all Training Camps, after the first game position battles are re-evaluated and that means players will be moving up and down the depth chart. Let’s take a look at some of the more interesting ones…
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And we’ll start with defensive tackle Nic Clemons? Wait… Nic who?
Nic Clemons (6′6″ 300lbs) is a converted [...]

As I mentioned yesterday, I’ve been away from my beloved Broncos Blog too long!
I even missed my annual post about the one or two lesser known players I’ll be championing this Training Camp. For those of you unfamiliar with this yearly tradition, let me quickly recap.
Every year I find one or two players buried [...]

The picture in this article on Jamie Winborn is worth the price of admission alone.  [DenverBroncos.com]
Cautiously optimistic: that’s how I’d describe my feelings toward Josh Barrett as well.  [Thin Air]
Al Wilson takes the next step in his grievance against the Broncos.  [Broncos Gab]
This Jets blog believes 2008 will be the Broncos’ “year to shine.”  [TheJetsBlog]
The [...]