The NFL, well their owners and general managers, have convened in Phoenix, AZ, for the annual NFL Owner’s Meeting. This is why free agency has gone mostly quite so far this week. Mostly. Robert Kraft was not very quiet yesterday. Kraft is the owner of the New England Patriots and has been for 19 years […]

The Denver Broncos will take Houston Texans this week (First Look); here are six notes for your consideration going into Week 3. (1)  Quarterback Peyton Manning’s go-to-guy seems to be receiver Demaryius Thomas. Throughout the first two weeks of the season, Thomas has led the team in catches (13), yards (188), and scores (2).  In […]

The Denver Broncos have reportedly added more depth to their interior offensive line Monday, signing recently released Patriots center Dan Koppen, Mike Reiss of ESPNBoston.com reports. Koppen, 32, was released by the Patriots last week. An eight-year starter for Bill Belichick, Koppen was placed on Injured Reserve last year following an ankle injury suffered in […]

Gisele was not happy with her husband’s wide receivers. [The Big Lead] Belichick admits that he let Ahmad Bradshaw run in that last touchdown. [Yahoo! Sports] What Super Bowl records were set? [New York Times] Jay Cutler and Brandon Marshall tweet about reuniting in the NFL. [Chicago Sun-Times] It’s official: Josh McDaniels is the Patriots […]

Breaking down the Denver Broncos‘ second playoff opponent in six years from the Football Outsiders‘ perspective: the New England Patriots. Recall that lower (negative) percentages are good on defense, bad on offense and special teams. DVOA Primer Overall DVOA: 22.5% (4th) Again the Denver Broncos are facing a juggernaut of statistical efficiency, this time against […]

Lookin’ good, Mr. Ravenstahl. [Lauren Daley, Twitter] The Denver Post is debating whether Josh McDaniels‘ return to New England during the playoffs is an affront to the unwritten rules of sportsmanship (y’know, since McDaniels and Belichick have no experience in the matter). See commentary from Jones, Klis, Paige. [Denver Post] Demaryius Thomas has stiff-armed his […]

We linked to the quote yesterday, but its significance may have been missed: John Elway gave Tim Tebow as high an endorsement as he could yesterday, a move that may seem surprising giving his tepid praise of the quarterback in the past. “Tim Tebow’s not going anywhere,” Elway said. “I mean, he’s going to be a Bronco […]

Thirty-three years ago, before Bill Belichick was a head coach — or even a defensive coordinator — he was roaming the sidelines in Denver as a defensive assistant coach. Belichick spent one year of his coaching career with the Broncos in 1978, before climbing the coaching ranks for twenty-two years.  Ultimately becoming New England‘s head […]

The Broncos have selected linebacker Wesley Woodyard as their Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award recipient for the second consecutive season.  Way to go, Woody!  [Team’s Official Blog] Broncos safety Kyle McCarthy has cleared waivers and was signed back to the team’s practice squad on Thursday.  [BT] Meanwhile, fellow secondary defenders Andre’ Goodman […]

The Denver Broncos on Tuesday signed cornerback Tony Carter to their active roster and waived safety Kyle McCarthy, it was announced.  Also on Tuesday, the Broncos waived/injured linebacker Derek Domino, who was previously on Denver’s injured reserve list.  [Teams Official Blog] USA Football has selected Broncos wide receiver Eric Decker to its third annual USA […]