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Our 2011 Denver Broncos Season Preview dropped earlier in the week, but that reflected the opinions of just one man/overactive child. Let’s get the entire BT Staff’s opinions, shall we? The BroncoTalk staff drops their respective Broncos and Super Bowl predictions. E. Halsey Miles — After taking a very realistic look at our schedule, we […]

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Published on 09/08/2011 at Thu Sep 08 17:00.   15 Comments
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The Denver Broncos have announced their 2011 team captains, as voted by the team. Offense Defense Special Teams QB Kyle Orton G Chris Kuper CB Champ Bailey S Brian Dawkins LB Wesley Woodyard In addition, Coach Fox will name a weekly team captain. For Week One, that player is Elvis Dumervil.

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Published on 09/08/2011 at Thu Sep 08 13:47.   2 Comments
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38 years. That’s how long it’s been since the Denver Broncos started three rookies on opening day, reports CBS Sports. Yet that’s exactly what the Broncos are planning on doing Monday night when they host the Oakland Raiders. Linebacker Von Miller, safety Rahim Moore, and offensive tackle Orlando Franklin will all get a quick education […]

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Published on 09/07/2011 at Wed Sep 07 16:44.   11 Comments
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Perusing the Interwebz for water cooler fodder. (Number in parenthesis represents previous ranking). ESPN: 27th (27) Kyle Orton is better than people think. And the transition to John Fox’s thinking could be too.

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Published on 09/07/2011 at Wed Sep 07 10:00.   14 Comments
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The Denver Broncos are no strangers to regime changes. Owner Pat Bowlen fired “Coach for Life” Mike Shanahan following the 2008 season, opening the door for Josh McDaniels to take over. The plan was for the young McDaniels to inherit Shanahan’s throne. McDaniels, given total control as both personnel manager and coach, would install the […]

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Published on 09/06/2011 at Tue Sep 06 14:18.   16 Comments
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Jim Trotter predicts five wins for Denver, and says, “finding five wins was tough.” [SI] Peter King agrees with his colleague’s five-win assessment. [SI] Three of five ESPN analysts also pick a fourth place finish for Denver. [ESPN] The timing of Darcel McBath‘s injuries really contributed to his failure more than the injuries themselves. [Max […]

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Published on 09/06/2011 at Tue Sep 06 09:00.   2 Comments
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It’s here, Denver Broncos fans. The 2011 NFL season is a practice-week away. That means the coaches, players, fans, reporters, and sports bloggers (ahem) can get into their weekly grind. Each day of each respective week in the NFL season is roughly the same from one seven-day period to the next. The week-to-week NFL season […]

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Published on 09/05/2011 at Mon Sep 05 14:30.   5 Comments
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Denver Broncos wide receiver Demaryius Thomas was thought to be unavailable for most of the 2011 season after he suffered an Achilles tendon injury in February. The initial diagnosis? Between eight and ten months, as is typical for an injury of his type and magnitude. Then word broke out over the weekend that the Broncos […]

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Published on 09/05/2011 at Mon Sep 05 11:46.   2 Comments
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Peyton Manning‘s aggravated (or non-aggravated) neck injury was the talk of the NFL weekend. [Sports Illustrated] Chiefs QB Matt Cassel could miss his team’s season opener with a rib injury of his own. [NFL.com] The release of Darcel McBath completes a coup d’etat of Josh McDaniels draft ineptitude in the second round of the 2009 […]

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Published on 09/05/2011 at Mon Sep 05 11:24.   Comments Off on Daily Links – Trouble in Division Champion-land
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There can only be one… when it comes to being Number One. But it when it comes to being Number Two, two is just fine. That’s head coach’s John Fox take on the Denver Broncos quarterback situation this season. Following reports that Brady Quinn had all but locked up the No. 2 QB spot, Fox […]

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Published on 08/31/2011 at Wed Aug 31 11:04.   27 Comments
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