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No Broncos to watch this weekend.  What to do?  Drop some comments on the open thread.  The early games here in Colorado are San Diego at Houston and Arizona at Minnesota.  The late game is K.C. at Oakland, one to seriously watch in our division.  Are the Chiefs for real?  Are the Raiders pretenders or […]

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Published on 11/07/2010 at Sun Nov 07 11:31.   10 Comments
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Four years ago, after four up and down seasons with the Broncos, Jake Plummer was benched and succeeded by then-rookie quarterback Jay Cutler – despite the fact that Plummer had the team sitting at 7-4. Now in hindsight, the move by then-Head Coach Mike Shanahan to bench and ultimately trade Plummer has been ridiculed as one […]

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Published on 11/04/2010 at Thu Nov 04 12:35.   3 Comments
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While the Broncos take a week off during their bye-week, we the fans are stuck with no Bronco-related news during the week, no game to watch on Sunday, and no venting (or celebrating) next Monday. So, to help get through the week, here’s three things for you to dissect during the long Bye week. 1. […]

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Published on 11/03/2010 at Wed Nov 03 18:20.   36 Comments
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Analyzing player performances from the Denver Broncos‘ 16-24 loss to the San Francisco 49ers Sunday, highlighting the good and the bad. Stud: Brandon Lloyd Forget Brandon Marshall, we’ve got Brandon Lloyd.  Lloyd, who leads the NFL in receptions of 40 or more yards, had another big game, 7 catches for 169 yards and his fourth […]

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Published on 11/01/2010 at Mon Nov 01 16:25.   37 Comments
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vs. 49ers (1-6) vs. Broncos (2-5) Sunday, October 31, 2010 Wembley Stadium 11:00 a.m. MT Happy Halloween! The Denver Broncos (2-5) are set to face the San Francisco 49ers (1-6) in London, England for the league’s fourth annual international game. Kickoff is set for 5 p.m. local time, 11:00 a.m. Denver time. Live Blog The […]

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Published on 10/31/2010 at Sun Oct 31 09:30.   38 Comments
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Jason Cole is an award-winning writer who covered the Miami Dolphins for 15 years before joining Yahoo! Sports as an NFL columnist. Given that kind of background, it’s surprising to see him completely miss the boat when judging NFL quarterbacks. Below is Cole on the Denver Broncos starting quarterback Kyle Orton: I have to agree […]

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Published on 10/30/2010 at Sat Oct 30 19:05.   46 Comments
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Where are you, electrifying, game-changing Knowshon Moreno? Last April, the Broncos drafted Heisman Trophy candidate Moreno out of Georgia with the 12th overall selection in the draft. Needless to say, the Broncos and fans had high expectations for the 23-year old running back. His rookie year, hampered by injuries, had its ups and downs. Not […]

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Published on 10/29/2010 at Fri Oct 29 12:30.   16 Comments
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And they’re off! Approximately 10 hours from now, the Denver Broncos — John Elway in tow — will arrive in London, England for their Week 8 game against the San Francisco 49ers. They’ll arrive Friday morning London time and hold practice at 3 p.m. (8 a.m. MT). Five Broncos aren’t traveling due to injury. Follow […]

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Published on 10/28/2010 at Thu Oct 28 16:00.   5 Comments
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Every week, teams review film, discuss what they did right and wrong, then spend an entire week breaking down film on their upcoming opponent. Similarly, in BT’s Film Room, I’ll watch film on the Broncos upcoming foe week-to-week and give you my thoughts on what to watch for on Sunday. This week: San Francisco 49ers […]

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Published on 10/28/2010 at Thu Oct 28 13:25.   1 Comment
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So, after last week’s fiasco, we can all expect a (justified) big drop in the rankings. Nothing to do but take a deep breath and get it over with fast… like ripping a band-aid… I hate ripping band-aids… Our weekly perusal around the Interwebz for water cooler fodder. (Number in parenthesis represents last week’s ranking). […]

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Published on 10/28/2010 at Thu Oct 28 09:49.   18 Comments
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