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Shanahan has a word with the ref. (AP Photo) Your wittiest, most cleverest captions in the comments. Friday’s winner – BradenM: “Very well…Choose any cheerleader your heart desires. All we need is two questionable calls against the Broncos.” Remember to leave your caption for the top photo. Happy captioning!

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Published on 10/14/2008 at Tue Oct 14 10:00.   22 Comments
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Among the lists of greatest to play the game, former Bronco Floyd Little always gets overlooked.  [Rocky Mountain News] Owner Pat Bowlen is very pleased with the team’s early 2008 success.  [RMN] Eddie Royal was “very limited” in practice Thursday.  [ESPN] Shanahan wants to see better third down conversion to help convert more points.  [RMN] […]

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Published on 10/10/2008 at Fri Oct 10 07:56.   2 Comments
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Eddie Royal is likely out 2 weeks; Selvin Young and Tony Scheffler were also injured in yesterday’s win.  [Denver Post] It hasn’t been perfect, and it hasn’t always been pretty, but hey – the Broncos are 4-1.  [Rocky Mountain News] Mike Shanahan believed his defense had this type of game in them.  [DPO] Champ Bailey […]

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Published on 10/06/2008 at Mon Oct 06 11:30.   Comments Off on Daily Blitz – Royal, Scheffler, Young Injured in Win
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Nic Clemons tackles Warrick Dunn for a loss (Reuters photo) It wasn’t the type of game you would expect from offensively-minded Head Coaches Mike Shanahan and John Gruden. Yards were scarce, points scarcer, and field goals and punts were traded at will. Ultimately, the Broncos defense silenced their critics, and the Denver Broncos (4-1) sent […]

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Published on 10/05/2008 at Sun Oct 05 17:41.   16 Comments
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Mike Shanahan on former Oakland Raiders Head Coach Lane Kiffin: “I’ll be honest with you, I was a little disappointed. When you take a look at it, I was there 582 days. Lane Kiffin was there 616 days. So what it really means is that (Raiders owner) Al Davis liked Lane more than he liked […]

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Published on 10/02/2008 at Thu Oct 02 09:34.   2 Comments
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Getty Images Only Al Davis. The Oakland Raiders owner holds a press conference announcing the firing of Head Coach Lane Kiffin. He’s more interested in detailing the dysfunctional and failed relationship between himself and Kiffin than moving forward and discussing the future of his team. As an afterthought, he mentions offensive line coach Tom Cable […]

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Published on 10/01/2008 at Wed Oct 01 13:30.   15 Comments
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“I sent (Lane Kiffin) a letter…. If you’ll bear with me, it’s about three pages.” Yes, yes, a thousand times yes. Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis went off on ex-coach Lane Kiffin late Tuesday, releasing this letter he allegedly sent Kiffin in the week following the Raiders’ 41-14 pounding by the Broncos. In the letter, […]

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Published on 09/30/2008 at Tue Sep 30 22:20.   20 Comments
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Mike Shanahan’s afternoon press conference centered around two announcements this afternoon. The first, that Denver has placed wide receiver Clifford Russell on injured reserve. The second, that Denver has signed free-agent wide receiver Glenn Martinez to replace him on the roster. Russell suffered a sprained neck Sunday, in the fourth quarter against the Kansas City […]

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Published on 09/30/2008 at Tue Sep 30 17:12.   1 Comment
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Former Denver Broncos Head Coach and GM Jack Faulkner passed away at the age of 82.  [Denver Post] Raiders Coach Lane Kiffin is expected to be fired Tuesday (today).  [Mercury News] The Broncos aren’t hitting the panic button yet.  [Rocky Mountain News] The lowest league rushing ranking in Mike Shanahan‘s tenure could change the playcalling […]

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Published on 09/30/2008 at Tue Sep 30 08:07.   Comments Off on Daily Blitz – Former Broncos Coach Passes Away
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Chiefs S Bernard Pollard chases Stokley (AP Photo) Your wittiest, most cleverest captions in the comments. Friday’s winner – Mark: You see that? Bad Ref! Don’t make me rub your nose in it! Remember to leave your caption for the top photo. Happy captioning!

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Published on 09/29/2008 at Mon Sep 29 10:00.   9 Comments
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