“We don’t pay much attention to the first preseason game… I hate to say that, but it’s the truth.”  — Mike Shanahan 8/10/07 Mike Shanahan doesn’t care about the rematch against the team who knocked the Broncos out of the playoff less than a year ago.  He hasn’t broken down the 49ers offense or defense.  […]

NOTES AND NEWS FROM DAY NINE OF TRAINING CAMP: “I’ve just been banging into Travis a little bit too much.” — John Lynch 8/7/07 Not content with one injury announcement, the Broncos had four of them today. The biggest name among them was John Lynch, who left the field this morning after suffering a bruised […]

NOTES AND NEWS FROM DAY SEVEN OF TRAINING CAMP: Saturday was all about goal-line work. It was a day for FULL pads (the only way to truly work on goal-line situations). And it was a hard hitting session — as would be expected. There were good plays on both the offensive and defensive side of […]

NOTES AND NEWS FROM DAY SIX OF TRAINING CAMP: Well the news today was all about the VERY thin depth we have at WR. In fact, with Brandon Stokley held out with a minor right thigh injury and Javon Walker pulled up short with some muscle cramping, we were left with only five functioning receivers […]

NOTES AND NEWS FROM DAY FOUR OF TRAINING CAMP: Day four and away we go! If the biggest news yesterday was Domenik Hixon’s shoulder injury, the top story today should have been his return to the practice field. However, Javon Walker broke his silence today and spoke to a throng of eager reporters after the […]

NOTES AND NEWS FROM DAY THREE OF TRAINING CAMP: We’re at Day Three at Dove Valley, boys and girls! And the biggest news from the morning practice is Domenik Hixon’s shoulder injury. The speedy receiver landed on it during the later part of the morning session. “I just came out and tried to make a […]

NOTES AND NEWS FROM DAY TWO OF TRAINING CAMP: “That long arm’s going to be home for you baby, home! That’s the leverage we’ve got to have, gentlemen!” — Jim Bates, in reference to a great play by Elvis Dumervil So, Day #2 is in the books. The Broncos had another great day of practice. […]

NOTES AND NEWS FROM DAY ONE OF TRAINING CAMP: Last week Bates announced that he will be face-to-face with this players this year as he plans to troll the sidelines instead of hiding in the booth. During the first practice of training camp, players and fans got to hear how vocal Jim Bates will be […]

With mini-camp starting today, I thought it would be nice to begin considering what’s in store for us during Training Camp later this month.  Conveniently for me, one of my favorite forum members has recently written a great camp preview for each position.  Dogfish has impressed me with his insightful articles on everything from the draft to […]

It seems like every year around this time I find one or two players buried deep in Denver’s roster (or even practice squad) that I begin championing to friends and family. Over the year’s only a couple have risen to the starting line up while most turn out to be duds — and are quietly […]