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Fortune finally smiles on Chris Simms now that McDaniels announced that he has a chance to compete for the starting role.  [Denver Post] Five linebackers who could fit into Mike Nolan’s 3-4 scheme.  [InDenverTimes.com] Ron Brace “had a private workout on the Boston College campus with the Denver Broncos.” [PFT] Tony Scheffler has been working out […]

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Published on 04/07/2009 at Tue Apr 07 08:24.   38 Comments
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Mike Klis disagrees with John Elway, saying that trading Cutler was a good day.  [Denver Post] Friend of Broncotalk Stephan Fatsis weighs in on the trade.  [New York Times] Peter King gives an inside account of how the moves went down.  [Sports Illustrated] Jim Armstrong says the Broncos could “brew a historic draft” with 5 […]

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Published on 04/06/2009 at Mon Apr 06 12:22.   18 Comments
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Peyton Hillis was 6 feet 2 inches tall, 240 pounds heavy, running a 4.57 forty entering draft day in 2008. Many draftniks had Hillis as their top fullback, and they projected he would be taken somewhere around round 4. Just like many great players do, Hillis fell to the 7th round where Denver gladly decided […]

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Published on 04/06/2009 at Mon Apr 06 11:05.   62 Comments
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Kudos to Rich Eisen who respectfully played hardball with Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler. Jay really didn’t want to answer some of those questions, so he stammered and I’m not exactly sure what he meant in any of his responses. As a guy who bleeds orange and blue, I’m not sure what to think in […]

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Published on 04/04/2009 at Sat Apr 04 10:45.   96 Comments
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Update: You can get to the audio archive of the entire conversation here. “I’m not looking for a certain kind of guy, I’m looking for a guy that can follow the system, be accurate, make smart decisions, lead the team to win, Jay could’ve been that guy” “The off-season program is not mandatory, but I […]

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Published on 04/03/2009 at Fri Apr 03 13:15.   23 Comments
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Below is the first 5 minutes of the Josh McDaniels press conference today in which he addresses the Jay Cutler trade.  By address, I mean vague mentioning. You can get a full length audio version of the presser here.

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Published on 04/03/2009 at Fri Apr 03 12:34.   21 Comments
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News just in! Pat Bowlen is not happy with Jay Cutler. Sorry for the picture, it was just too hilarious not to put up, no matter what your opinion is. So now where will this vexed quarterback land? Well this is the NFL so there are a slew of theories. According to Yahoo Sports, nine […]

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Published on 04/01/2009 at Wed Apr 01 12:05.   172 Comments
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According to the Denver Post (this article is mainly about Matt Prater, but ehh… I care about defense more), Ohio State inside linebacker James Laurinaitis and Utah defensive end Paul Kruger recently held workouts with Denver. Both of these defensive players are second round prospects at the 48th overall pick. It’s strange thinking back a […]

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Published on 03/30/2009 at Mon Mar 30 07:53.   22 Comments
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Finally the fans have been addressed publicly about the Nose Tackle position. The Denver Post quotes head coach Josh McDaniels has stated clearly that there is no obvious starter and it will be an ongoing process. “We’re going to try multiple people there. It will be interesting,” McDaniels said. “We’re kind of excited to see […]

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Published on 03/25/2009 at Wed Mar 25 11:28.   80 Comments
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According to NFL.com the ‘Lions are open to trading (their) top pick.’ When specifically asked about Jay Cutler, general manager Martin Mayhew did not shy away from the prospect. “We’re open to all options with that pick,” Mayhew said during a break at the NFL Annual Meeting. “Obviously, it has value to us, and if it […]

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Published on 03/25/2009 at Wed Mar 25 07:21.   63 Comments
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