Six years. Six different defensive coordinators. Zero playoff appearances. Dennis Allen has accepted the most dangerous coaching job in the NFL: Denver Broncos defensive coordinator. Larry Coyer, Jim Bates, Bob Slowik, Mike Nolan, and Wink Martindale didn’t get another year to fix their mistakes. For one reason or another (Coyer was fired after several years […]

Josina Anderson is reporting that Brian Dawkins may have more than a pinched nerve in his neck.  MRI exams to continue.  [KDVR.com] The Broncos received a light work load Monday to help them recover on a short week.  [DPO] The New York Daily news is reporting that Kyle Orton practiced Monday.  [Twitter] Fixing the offense […]

May 1st, 1999, four screenwriters were credited with a screenplay which would be the final draft turned in prior to the shooting script. The four men were: Jamie Williams, Richard Weiner, John Logan and Alexander Payne. Logan went on to write such films as the The Last Samurai, The Aviator, Sweeny Todd, and the still […]

BroncoTalk’s week-long Denver Broncos 2008 Season Preview kicks off today. We’ll bring you daily articles to get you ready for the 2008 season. Enjoy. Head Coach Mike Shanahan closed the 2007 Denver Broncos 7-9 season by publicly pinning the blame on himself. Saying the team had the talent to win 10 games, Shanahan indicated he […]

This is the first in an irregular series I plan for the off-season. I want to take this space to analyze what we know now about the current team, and figure out where the real question marks are. There’s a lot of them, and these are the areas we need to watch more closely as […]

Photo Courtesy Jim Bates has opted to leave the Denver Broncos after one season as the Assistant Head Coach/Defense. The Rocky Mountain News reports that Bates was facing reassignment within the coaching staff. The report also indicates that current Defensive Coordinator/Secondary Bob Slowik will now oversee the entire defense. “I’m very thankful for the opportunity […]

For the veterans on this team, the frustration of losing like we have lately permeates past the game field and into the locker room and practice field. You can see it in someone like John Lynch during his press interviews – he’s a little less happy. He smiles less. He has less praise for his […]

I did well on my self-imposed internet ban from Saturday 8pm until the re-airing of the Denver/Dallas game on the NFL Network 5pm (Eastern) Sunday. It was pretty easy, all things considering, as I stayed very busy. I worked a bit more on clearing the half-acre of woodland behind my house, went to church, took […]

Things you wait eight months for can seem somewhat disappointing when they actually come around. Admittedly, I have been more involved this off-season than ever before. I started this blog, became active in several forums (I actually Mod over at TSZ), found several awesome Bronco blogs and generally spent hours each day researching all available […]

“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.  […]