The same eight who sat out practice yesterday were sidelined again Thursday as they recover from various ailments, the Denver Post reports. The walking wounded: Cornerback Champ Bailey (hamstring, day-to-day) Running back Knowshon Moreno (hamstring, day-to-day) Defensive end Elvis Dumervil (shoulder, day-to-day) Wide receiver Brandon Lloyd (groin, day-to-day) Defensive tackle Marcus Thomas (pectoral, unknown) Linebacker […]

Three years ago, Pat Bowlen, the owner of our beloved Denver Broncos, fired former Head Coach Mike Shanahan to jump start the franchise in another direction. The club has certainly headed in another direction: straight down. Since Josh McDaniels — another now former head coach — started out 6-0 in 2009, the Broncos have gone […]

The Denver Broncos‘ notoriously thin depth is already being tested. Missing from practice Wednesday were defensive end Elvis Dumervil, cornerback Champ Bailey, linebacker D.J. Williams, defensive tackle Marcus Thomas, defensive tackle Ty Warren, wide receiver Brandon Lloyd, wide receiver Demaryius Thomas, and running back Knowshon Moreno, the Denver Post reports. All eight missed at least […]

Kizla says Kyle Orton has already lost his credibility with bored fans. [Denver Post] Mason notes that a change at quarterback won’t fix the myriad other problems the Broncos faced. [Max Denver] Elvis Dumervil, Brandon Lloyd, Champ Bailey, and Knowshon Moreno were all hurt.  [Max Denver] Orton and Dumervil say they aren’t satisfied. [First and […]

Kickoff: 8:15 p.m. MT BT GameBlog: 7:45 p.m. MT Television: National, ESPN Announcers: Brad Nessler, Trent Dilfer Orange Out — The Broncos encourage all fans in attendance to wear orange and show up early. The fans will participate in the singing of the National Anthem, and the Broncos want the crowd to be loud from […]

A new weekly segment giving you a snapshot of the fantasy landscape. Pick-up of the Week, Start of the Week, Sit of the Week, and The Broncos Beat. (Editor’s Note: I’ve wanted to incorporate fantasy football into the blog for awhile now and have tried before. The problem is, week-to-week, covering Broncos in fantasy football […]

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 […]

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 […]

“I don’t want to say Josh (McDaniels) was a bad coach,” Broncos owner Pat Bowlen said. “He just didn’t have the level of experience that made me comfortable. John (Fox) does.” [Denver Post] Brady Quinn, and yes, Tim Tebow, split first-team reps during practice Thursday with Kyle Orton excused for personal reasons. [Denver Post] Don […]

Michael Lombardi, “NFL Network Insider,” has dropped a pair of “Blue Chip/Red Chip” pieces on NFL.com. The articles (offense/defense), which rank the NFL’s premier players by position, gives the cream of the crop a “Blue chip” rating (usually 5 guys) and the next tier of players a “Red chip” rating (5-10 more). In other words, […]