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Jake Plummer remains one of the classiest, and one of my favorite, Broncos of the post-Elway era. Retiring after being benched in the 2006 season, Plummer has been a recluse, avoiding public comment and “enjoying life” playing handball and coaching with his brother on a volunteer basis. So when Vic Lombardi and Gary Miller somehow […]

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Published on 07/16/2009 at Thu Jul 16 16:51.   14 Comments
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What, you didn’t think Kyle Orton was going to get away with one harmless create-a-caption during The Week Dedicated to All Things Kyle Orton, did you? These infamous photos first appeared on Deadspin a few years back, and even helped Neckbeard get inducted into the site’s Hall of Fame. Your wittiest, most cleverest captions in […]

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Published on 07/16/2009 at Thu Jul 16 13:00.   49 Comments
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We’re continuing Kyle Orton Week with a three-part series: Kyle Orton: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. Here’s part one. Shortly after Jay Cutler was traded to the Chicago Bears, Peter King of SI.com reported that QB Kyle Orton was the crucial piece to the trade puzzle the other potential suitors were missing. The […]

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Published on 07/15/2009 at Wed Jul 15 14:55.   30 Comments
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They’re ba-aaaack! And here to stay; at least one per week. Today’s installment is appropriate for Kyle Orton Week. You know the drill: your wittiest, most cleverest captions in the comments!

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Published on 07/14/2009 at Tue Jul 14 12:17.   70 Comments
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Kyle Orton. Denver Broncos quarterback. I didn’t think I’d ever say those words in the same sentence. To be honest, I didn’t know what to think about Orton. I didn’t know a lot about him – at least, beyond what a general NFL fan knew. I knew he won a lot of games for the […]

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Published on 07/13/2009 at Mon Jul 13 06:00.   41 Comments
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Kudos to Frank Schwab of the Colorado Springs Gazette for this statistical revelation. Mr. Schwab wrote: Few people remember how good Orton was over his first seven starts last season. He was efficient and in games three through seven threw for at least 199 yards every outing. The Bears lost by three points at Carolina […]

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Published on 07/08/2009 at Wed Jul 08 14:09.   94 Comments
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Head coach Josh McDaniels officially named Kyle Orton the 2009 starting quarterback for the Broncos Saturday as they prepared for the final day of mandatory off-season workouts coming up tomorrow.  Orton had been battling with former Bucs QB Chris Simms.  McDaniels felt that naming Orton the starter in June will help him develop throughout training […]

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Published on 06/13/2009 at Sat Jun 13 15:31.   25 Comments
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The Denver Broncos have had quite the offseason. They fired a head coach, hired a young gun, signed a safety, traded a quarterback, and drafted blindfolded (just kidding – sort of). When all is said and done, the fruits of their labor will be seen on the field; until then, the masses can only speculate. […]

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Published on 05/22/2009 at Fri May 22 14:00.   97 Comments
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If you read J. Kenneth K.’s first article you’ll know that there’s a lot of sports stars reaching out to the fans. This offseason there’s been a numerous changes in the staff at Mile High, we’ve all heard Josh McDaniels stammer around and talk about “the player”, and numerous players tell the media that “McJayGate” is […]

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Published on 05/18/2009 at Mon May 18 16:21.   49 Comments
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Which hole to fill in the defense first?  McDaniels has his pick.  [Denver Post] Terrell Davis, Shannon Sharpe, and Karl Mecklenburg all place in the top 15 of ESPN’s All Time Draft Values [ESPN Hashmarks] Denver could show interest in picking up J.P. Losman after the draft.  [PFT] Frank Schwab goes over the Broncos draft […]

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Published on 04/23/2009 at Thu Apr 23 21:56.   45 Comments
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