Injury Report for the Week 2 NFL game between the Denver Broncos and Cleveland Browns on Sunday, September 20, 2009.

Guard Russ Hochstein is not listed on the final injury report, despite not practicing Friday. No word if Chris Kuper will play. Browns report after the jump. Click here to read the rest of this entry »

• Andra Davis‘ matchup with his former team this week will be bittersweet.  [CBS4 Denver]
• But his daughters are still Cleveland Browns fans?  Unacceptable.  Time to choose, ‘Dra: them or us.  [Cleveland Plain Dealer] [just kidding]
• Josh McDaniels says the gameplan is 80-90% installed heading into Friday’s practice.  [Denver Post]
• If McD is true to his word (and in a midseason press conference, why wouldn’t he be?), the Broncos will continue to share the load on offense.  [Colorado Springs Gazette]

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Since the dawn of time (i.e. when BroncoTalk began about 3 years ago), we have provided detailed previews and scouting reports on each week’s upcoming opponent.  In the past, we scoured the Internet searching for video highlights, other sites’ scouting reports and roster breakdowns to provide these reports to you.  You could say these reports were “second hand.”

We will still use these methods in our reports, but it’s safe to say we’re taking our pre-game analysis to another level.  Thanks to the miracle of DIRECTV and DVR, we’re recording each upcoming team’s game and watching it in its entirety, each week.  For example, the Week One game featuring this week’s Broncos opponent, the Cleveland Browns, was recorded.  It was watched.  Four pages of notes were taken.

We’ll try to get the analysis and report of these notes to you, the fan-freaking-tastic BroncoTalk reader, by Friday each week.  We hope you enjoy.

Love, BroncoTalk

Injury Report for the Week 2 NFL game between the Denver Broncos and Cleveland Browns from Thursday, September 17, 2009. Changes from Wednesday’s report in bold.

Glad to see Champ and BDawk back out there. Browns report after the jump. Click here to read the rest of this entry »

Because I just never get tired of it.

(On a related note, let the record show that the virtual Bengals defenders tried a helluva lot harder than their human counterparts in chasing Stokley down the sideline.)

Thanks to hatsod for the twitter-tip! Follow BT on twitter.

The rest of the world moves forward with time.  Brandon Marshall is stuck in reverse.

Rather than bite the bullet, answer questions about his return to the team and get his NFL-mandated presser over with, Marshall continued to make headlines with his rebellious behavior.

This time, he wasn’t punting footballs; he was kicking aside the media’s questions.

As Frank Schwab of the Colorado Springs Gazette transcribes:

So, Brandon, did you have any making up to do with your teammates upon your return?

“This week, in preparing for Cleveland, it’s going to be tough and we know that,” Marshall said. “We’re going to do our best to give it our best shot.”

So how close are you to being back to your Pro Bowl form?

“I think Coach (Eric) Mangini is doing a great job with the guys, getting them to do what they’re supposed to do, doing their job, and it’s making it tough on opposing offenses,” Marshall said.

The only time Marshall spoke directly to a question was when he said he was completely healthy. Marshall had hip surgery in the offseason and missed a couple of weeks of training camp with a hamstring injury.

“I think I was 100 percent a long time ago,” Marshall said.

After a public relations staffer announced that there was one more question before the locker room was closed, Marshall decided he didn’t have time for another answer.

“All right,” Marshall said, walking away after the question was done.

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• A late edition of the links means you get late news.  Champ Bailey and Brian Dawkins are expected back at practice today.  [@fs3142]
• Kyle Orton attributes his winning record to his lack of turnovers.  [Colorado Springs Gazette]
• In fact, Orton has the league’s best home record since his rookie 2005 season.  [@broncotalk]
• Knowshon Moreno said he made a lot of mistakes Sunday.  [CSG]
• The 3-4 defense had success getting pressure out of their linebackers. [Denver Post]
• Some NFL picks: Broncos 20, Browns 13.  [Yahoo! Sports]
• Chargers address their OL injuries by signing a versatile vet.  [San Diego Union Tribune]
• Clutch, much-needed wins for Rockies last night.  De La Rosa all but locked up a playoff spot.  [Purple Row]

I have deadlines at work, so apologies today’s links are a bit shorter.  Go Broncos!

Injury Report for the Week 2 NFL game between the Denver Broncos and Cleveland Browns from Wednesday, September 16, 2009.

Off the Injury Report is Chris Simms.  Here’s hoping Chris Kuper can get off there soon, too.  The Browns are fairly banged up, especially at running back, with all four of their backs listed.  Check theirs after the jump. Click here to read the rest of this entry »

Denver Broncos' Eddie Royal (19) fights to break free from Cincinnati Bengals Bernard Scott (28) during the second half of play in their NFL football game in Cincinnati, Ohio, Septemberr 13, 2009. REUTERS/John Sommers II (UNITED STATES SPORT FOOTBALL)

Head Coach Josh McDaniels, quarterback Kyle Orton and safety Brian Dawkins tag-team for Round Two of pregame quotables. Can the Broncos keep the momentum going against the Browns? Did the Bengals shut down Eddie Royal? Will Orton take off the glove this Sunday? That and more below, courtesy as always the awesome Broncos PR staff.

HEAD COACH JOSH McDANIELS

On preparing for Cleveland after Sunday’s victory over Cincinnati

“Every week whether you win or lose, you have got to take it for what it is worth and move on and prepare hard for the next opponent, just like you did the prior opponent. We have begun that process.”

On the Broncos benefitting from the 87-yard touchdown to win the game last week

“It goes either way. If we don’t make a couple of mistakes and score when it was 6-0, you don’t know what the outcome of the game is going to be. That is every week, though. One or two plays here, one or two plays there change the outcome of the game. We are not giving it back.”

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Brian Dawkins flips as Andra Davis sacks Carson Palmer. (Click to enlarge) (Scott Boehm/Getty Images)

Your wittiest, most cleverest captions in the comments. Winner gets a Denver Broncos keychain! Last week’s winner after the jump. Click here to read the rest of this entry »