The Denver Broncos released their first 2011 depth chart Monday, three days before their preseason opener in Dallas. The offense fell more or less as expected, with Tim Tebow securing the #2 spot above Brady Quinn but still below Kyle Orton. The recent defensive line mash-up sees Brodrick Buntley and Kevin Vickerson starting at DT […]

It was third down with nine yards to go at the Broncos’ full padded scrimmage at Invesco Field @ Mile High on Saturday evening.  Starting quarterback Kyle Orton was leading the first team offense in the red zone in front of nearly 18,000 Broncomaniacs. Orton scrambled before sliding three yards short of the first yard marker.  […]

Merril Hoge takes his critique of Tim Tebow to Twitter. Tebow (and LeBron James) respond in kind. [First and Orange] Has Kyle Orton already been anointed the starter? John Fox isn’t giving anything away yet, but the writing is on the wall. [NFL.com] Denver Broncos rookie tight end Julius Thomas stole the show during practice […]

The Denver Broncos will open up the regular season in its orange jerseys at home on Monday Night Football against the Raiders.  The team will bring out the orange again in Week 8 against Detroit.  [DenverBroncos.com] Side note:  I’ve been lobbying for the team to switch back to orange for awhile, it’s exciting that they’re […]

Editorial Revision: — It was mistakenly written below that Atlanta runs a 3-4 defense and that Anderson would be a 4-3 defensive tackle.  The Falcons actually run a 4-3 defense, in which Anderson played mostly defensive end.  He could however still see time as a rotational DT in Denver’s defense. On October 12th, 2008, then-Atlanta Falcons rookie […]

There’s more drama on the Broncos quarterback front.  According to Armando Salguero of the Miami Herald, the Dolphins may still deal for Denver quarterback Kyle Orton. Let me follow that good news with great news: Despite numerous believable national and local reports that Miami’s attempt to trade for Denver quarterback Kyle Orton is over, I […]

The hits keep on coming. It appears the Kyle Orton trade has fallen through.  The Broncos didn’t accept the Dolphins offer and now Miami has moved on.  With few other teams in need of a quarterback willing to accommodate Denver’s demands, the Broncos are now stuck with Orton.  There’s a chance that they don’t mind.  Maybe that […]

As of 2:00 PM Mountain Time, Kyle Orton became $1.5 million dollars richer. With thanks be due to Orton’s roster bonus, his bank account is looking just a little bit better today. Since trade talks have collapsed between Miami this really looks like the nail in the coffin that keeps Orton in Denver for one […]

Is everyone ready for another season of Kyle Orton? Whether he starts or not, you better brace yourself for the neckbeard. The Dolphins have signed former Panther quarterback Matt Moore to a two year deal. Moore will compete with Chad Henne for the starting job. The fact that Moore was signed in lieu of Orton […]

Orton Has Yet to be Moved, Practices with First Team Offense – A deal hasn’t been reached to ship Kyle Orton to Miami.  Word is that Denver wants a 2nd or 3rd pick and the Dolphins are offering lower.  Kyle was told to report to camp and has been taking reps with the first team […]