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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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So with all the Denver players that have (or WILL be) handed their pick slips, which players do you absolutely, positively, would-die-without need to keep? Here is my MUST KEEP list (in order of importance… as if that could really be determined): Jay Cutler Champ Bailey Brandon Marshall Ryan Clady D.J. Williams Eddie Royal Ryan […]

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Published on 02/17/2009 at Tue Feb 17 19:28.   30 Comments
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So, new Denver Broncos Head Coach, Josh McDaniels, has put together much of his core assistant coach staff. He’s hired from within, hired from our rivals and even hired a former head coach. Let’s take a look at the coaching team McDaniels has assembled… DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR: Mike Nolan A former Bronco LB coach that Dan […]

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Published on 01/23/2009 at Fri Jan 23 11:18.   51 Comments
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I was initially taken back when, over holiday dinner, my mother asked me if I were going to follow Mike Shanahan or the Broncos from this point forward. I instantly replied, “the Broncos.” And it wasn’t until much later that I reflected on why she had asked me that question at all. See, I am […]

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Published on 01/06/2009 at Tue Jan 06 13:19.   9 Comments
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Week #14 is in the books, folks. We beat KC at home in an impressive manner and now we look at our remaining three games left in the season. It doesn’t look good…. With the Chargers dominating the division, we would need San Diego to lose two of their last three games and us to […]

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Published on 12/08/2008 at Mon Dec 08 16:24.   9 Comments
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Mount Crushmore by Drew Litton (RMN) I know, I know. This seems like an off-season subject, but it’s not always a bad idea to look back at your historic franchise players prior to playing your most dreaded rival. Here is the idea… IF Colorado built a memorial like Mount Rushmore for the Broncos (naming it […]

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Published on 11/21/2008 at Fri Nov 21 13:26.   20 Comments
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Adding injury to insult, Nate Jackson was placed on IR today after suffering a right hamstring injury yesterday in practice. Jackson has been a vital backup TE this season as starter Tony Scheffler has been ready to go less then half the games this year. In fact, last game Jackson had two great catches for […]

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Published on 11/20/2008 at Thu Nov 20 13:12.   7 Comments
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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 […]

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Published on 11/17/2008 at Mon Nov 17 14:53.   10 Comments
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Jay Cutler is tackled by Patriots LB Pierre Wood in the 2nd quarter. (Reuters photo) THE GOOD: * Jay Cutler is one tough hombre. I have always thought that coming from Vandy he had to be, so it was nice to see him suck it up and get back out there. He even refused to […]

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Published on 10/21/2008 at Tue Oct 21 09:15.   35 Comments
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Michael Pittman (Getty Images) I’m sure you all know I’m NOT a big fan of the running back by committee strategery. It’s not because I don’t like the backs we have – quite the opposite. I really like Selvin Young. I’m a huge Andre Hall fan. I’ve also expressed my fandom for Peyton Hillis this […]

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Published on 10/06/2008 at Mon Oct 06 09:50.   16 Comments
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