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In a move that’s not going to be news to most fans, the Indianapolis Colts have signed former Denver Broncos quarterback Tom Brandstater. What does this mean and why would a quarterback, of all the draftable positions, not be good enough for the Broncos, but good enough for the Colts? Yes, I know, the Colts […]

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Published on 06/13/2010 at Sun Jun 13 01:26.   14 Comments
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This fall, as football gets underway, there is one contest I will be watching very closely. No, I’m not talking about Kyle vs Brady vs Tim (although I’ve now publicly admitted my man-crush on Tebow). No, I’m not talking about WR or Safety or TE. I’m talking about the virtual race between McDaniels and Shanahan […]

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Published on 06/09/2010 at Wed Jun 09 14:51.   9 Comments
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Mike Sando over at ESPN has compiled an interesting chart that shows how each of the NFL teams stack up in terms of player retention. He points out that most of the top preforming teams end up very close to the top of this list (the Vikings actually claim the top spot with 94.4% retention). […]

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Published on 06/07/2010 at Mon Jun 07 13:34.   52 Comments
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Most thought it would be Elvis Dumervil to be the first restricted free agent in Denver to get a new deal, but guard Chris Kuper beat him to the punch. The Denver Broncos have just announced that Kuper and the team agreed to terms on a six-year contract that will keep the starting guard in […]

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Published on 06/04/2010 at Fri Jun 04 18:48.   11 Comments
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Is it better to be too offensive or too defensive? It’s been said that defense wins championships, I’ve been known to agree to that, but offense wins games. It wasn’t often the lack of defense that killed the Denver Broncos last season, it was usually the lack of offense. The defense deserves most of the […]

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Published on 05/25/2010 at Tue May 25 21:56.   45 Comments
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I know I’ve covered this very recently, but it doesn’t look like a story that’s going to go away. So, do I still think the Denver Broncos won’t be trading Kyle Orton? Yes. (Yes meaning I think that Orton will still be wearing a Broncos jersey in week one, just to clarify my awkward sentence). […]

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Published on 05/18/2010 at Tue May 18 00:02.   42 Comments
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Head Coach Josh McDaniels and quarterbacks Kyle Orton, Brady Quinn, and Tim Tebow addressed the media after the kickoff of Denver Broncos‘ organized team activities Monday. HEAD COACH JOSH McDANIELS On having Broncos OLB/DE Elvis Dumervil on the field “It was great to see Elvis and exciting to have everybody here and learning what we […]

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Published on 05/17/2010 at Mon May 17 17:28.   5 Comments
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Former Philadelphia Eagles great Brian Westbrook is scheduled to visit the Denver Broncos on Thursday. The running back visited former Broncos head coach Mike Shanahan in Washington, D.C. yesterday. Though it looks like that was more of a visit out of courtesy as Westbrook was scheduled to appear with Redskins general manager Dan Snyder at […]

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Published on 05/12/2010 at Wed May 12 15:10.   23 Comments
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Denver Broncos nose tackle Ronald Fields was arrested over the weekend in Houston for allegedly carrying a weapon (a misdemeanor charge) according to The Denver Post (citing multiple television reports). Fields came to Denver via the San Francisco 49ers and former Broncos defensive coordinator Mike Nolan, he was quickly replaced as the starting nose tackle […]

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Published on 05/10/2010 at Mon May 10 00:50.   13 Comments
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Syd’quan Thompson and Jammie Kirlew The Denver Broncos, not willing to risk losing a player or two they had targeted to the undrafted free agency sweepstakes, traded back into the seventh round of the 2010 NFL draft to select Cal cornerback Syd’quan Thompson (225th overall) and Indiana DE/OLB Jammie Kirlew (232nd overall). The Tampa Bay […]

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Published on 04/24/2010 at Sat Apr 24 15:21.   16 Comments
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