Six observations from Sunday’s 23-49 loss to the Green Bay Packers. 1. John Fox kept Tim Tebow sidelined in the fourth quarter, with the game out of hand, and it made it absolutely no sense. The Denver Broncos, down 49-17 with 7:46 left in the game, were not coming back from a 32-point deficit. Any […]

The coach and players clearly have Kyle Orton‘s back, imploring the fans to support their quarterback. [MaxDenver] Meanwhile, some respectable football analysts join the Tim Tebow foray. [Fifth Down] [Pro Football Weekly] Paige acknowledges a change could affect the locker room, while Klis believes the starter after the bye will be directly determined by this […]

The BroncoTalk Staff’s collaborative post-loss post tradition returns. Celebrating and noting both the good and bad from Sunday’s 26-point loss to the Green Bay Packers. (Editor’s note: BroncoTalk is a five-man show, and we all have different opinions. That’s what this column is all about.) Studs Stud: Virgil Green. If it wasn’t for the play […]

The Denver Broncos originally scheduled John Fox‘s weekly Monday day-after-the-game press conference for 12:15 p.m. MT today. At 11:30 a.m., they announced it had been pushed back nearly two hours to 2:00 p.m. It’s now 3:45 p.m., and, according to Lindsay Jones of the Denver Post and Andrew Mason of MaxDenver.com, Fox is still a […]

As Mike Klis of the Denver Post has pointed out, Sunday’s game between the Washington Redskins and St. Louis Rams featured two former coaches of the Denver Broncos.  Redskins Head Coach Mike Shanahan and Rams Offensive Coordinator Josh McDaniels faced off in an NFC week four match. The Redskins, behind Kyle Orton‘s Chicago predecessor Rex […]

That Aaron Rodgers is pretty good. [Denver Post] [Sports Illustrated] Andrew Mason breaks down the numbers and offers three observations. [Max Denver] John Fox is sticking with Kyle Orton at QB. [Denver Post] Postgame video: John Fox, Kyle Orton, et al. [DenverBroncos.com] Jordy Nelson earned a new contract yesterday. [NFL.com] Around the NFL: Mike Shanahan […]

Denver Broncos cornerback Champ Bailey‘s hamstring held him out of his third straight game Sunday, a brutal 49-23 loss to the Green Bay Packers. He won’t let it become a fourth. Bailey, after the game, per the Denver Post: “I’m definitely playing next week.” That’s the talk of a frustrated man. A man who is […]

Rod Smith is among five former Denver Broncos players or coaches on the nominees list for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. [DenverBroncos.com] PFF’s O-line grades have both LG Zane Beadles and C J.D. Walton as the lowest-ranked players at their respective positions this season. [Pro Football Focus] John Elway says he won’t interfere with […]

The Denver Broncos are 14-point underdogs against the pass heavy Green Bay Packers this week.  Of course, there was another Packers/Broncos match a few years ago in which Denver was 14-point underdogs and won.  [Youtube] The Broncos defense — particularly their secondary — was playing a lot better back then, as Denver’s defense hasn’t played […]

Winnable losses are always the toughest to swallow. A yard here, better coverage there, or a pass that isn’t tipped there — the Denver Broncos execute any of these plays a little better, and they are 2-1 with an impressive, defensive, John Fox-ball road win over the Tennessee Titans. But they didn’t, and we’re left […]