Among the lists of greatest to play the game, former Bronco Floyd Little always gets overlooked.  [Rocky Mountain News]
Owner Pat Bowlen is very pleased with the team’s early 2008 success.  [RMN]
Eddie Royal was “very limited” in practice Thursday.  [ESPN]
Shanahan wants to see better third down conversion to help convert more points.  [RMN]
Spencer Larsen talks about [...]

Eddie Royal is likely out 2 weeks; Selvin Young and Tony Scheffler were also injured in yesterday’s win.  [Denver Post]
It hasn’t been perfect, and it hasn’t always been pretty, but hey - the Broncos are 4-1.  [Rocky Mountain News]
Mike Shanahan believed his defense had this type of game in them.  [DPO]
Champ Bailey tallied something more [...]

Nic Clemons tackles Warrick Dunn for a loss (Reuters photo)
It wasn’t the type of game you would expect from offensively-minded Head Coaches Mike Shanahan and John Gruden. Yards were scarce, points scarcer, and field goals and punts were traded at will. Ultimately, the Broncos defense silenced their critics, and the Denver Broncos (4-1) [...]

Mike Shanahan on former Oakland Raiders Head Coach Lane Kiffin:
“I’ll be honest with you, I was a little disappointed. When you take a look at it, I was there 582 days. Lane Kiffin was there 616 days. So what it really means is that (Raiders owner) Al Davis liked Lane more than he liked me. [...]

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Only Al Davis. The Oakland Raiders owner holds a press conference announcing the firing of Head Coach Lane Kiffin. He’s more interested in detailing the dysfunctional and failed relationship between himself and Kiffin than moving forward and discussing the future of his team. As an afterthought, he mentions offensive line coach [...]

“I sent (Lane Kiffin) a letter…. If you’ll bear with me, it’s about three pages.”
Yes, yes, a thousand times yes.
Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis went off on ex-coach Lane Kiffin late Tuesday, releasing this letter he allegedly sent Kiffin in the week following the Raiders’ 41-14 pounding by the Broncos.
In the letter, Davis accuses Kiffin [...]

Mike Shanahan’s afternoon press conference centered around two announcements this afternoon. The first, that Denver has placed wide receiver Clifford Russell on injured reserve. The second, that Denver has signed free-agent wide receiver Glenn Martinez to replace him on the roster.
Russell suffered a sprained neck Sunday, in the fourth quarter against the Kansas City Chiefs. [...]

Former Denver Broncos Head Coach and GM Jack Faulkner passed away at the age of 82.  [Denver Post]
Raiders Coach Lane Kiffin is expected to be fired Tuesday (today).  [Mercury News]
The Broncos aren’t hitting the panic button yet.  [Rocky Mountain News]
The lowest league rushing ranking in Mike Shanahan’s tenure could change the playcalling a bit.  [DPO]
Clifford [...]

Chiefs S Bernard Pollard chases Stokley (AP Photo)
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Brandon Stokley has no answers for the offensive struggles.  [Rocky Mountain News]
The Broncos’ three young stars are the ones who need to answer.  [Denver Post]
The defense isn’t fixed, and shared the blame.  [RMN]
Woody Paige comparison of Larry Johnson to Godzilla - and the Broncos to hapless Tokyo citizens - isn’t too far off.  [DPO]
Mike Shanahan [...]