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Raiders FB Oren O’Neal suffers a season-ending knee injury. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma) Your wittiest, most cleverest captions in the comments. Yesterday’s winner – Linmoo:. As Polumbus demonstrates the proper sh**ting position, Kuper exclaims “Oh! That’s why I’ve been getting splashback!” Remember to leave your caption for the top photo. Happy captioning!

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Published on 08/29/2008 at Fri Aug 29 11:26.   17 Comments
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Two Broncos starters on defense – Elvis and Boss – aren’t sure they’re going to be ready for the Raiders Week One.  [Denver Post] Darrell Jackson has been sitting out the past two preseason games, but is looking forward to starting against the Raiders.  [Rocky Mountain News] With the starters set, the Broncos are looking […]

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Published on 08/26/2008 at Tue Aug 26 12:25.   23 Comments
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The Denver Post’s Jim Armstrong wasn’t jumping the gun at all in his newest blurb. He states that in the event of San Diego Chargers linebacker Shawn Merriman absence, the power could sway in the AFC West. There is no disputing it, Merriman is the Tasmanian devil coming off the edge, but he owes much […]

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Published on 08/25/2008 at Mon Aug 25 22:33.   9 Comments
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Broncos punters had to make unexpected big plays over the weekend – both stepped up nicely.  [Denver Post] Eddie Royal is one helluva rookie.  [Rocky Mountain News] Woody Page goes alliteration-crazy after the Denver defense stepped up.  [DPO] Dewayne Robertson was stoked to get out there on the field.  [RMN] Backup QB Patrick Ramsey dealt […]

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Published on 08/18/2008 at Mon Aug 18 11:48.   3 Comments
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Looking at the Denver-Dallas practices from a Cowboys perspective.  [Rocky Mountain News] The Cowboys are looking forward to raising the intensity of their practices this week.  [Fort Worth Star Telegram] Meanwhile, the Broncos hope they can imitate the Cowboys’ explosive offense this season.  [Denver Post] Is it just me, or is having a whole bunch […]

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Published on 08/13/2008 at Wed Aug 13 07:00.   18 Comments
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Personally, I disagree with this notion that the Broncos o-line struggled on Saturday.  [Rocky Mountain News] Ryan Harris‘ four penalties sure didn’t help them in the court of public opinion. [Denver Post] Mike Shanahan said Boss Bailey‘s ankle injury was swollen pretty badly, leaving him out a few weeks. [RMN] Ebenezer Ekuban says he’s learned […]

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Published on 08/11/2008 at Mon Aug 11 11:39.   19 Comments
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Rod Smith… John Lynch…. a season ago, Al Wilson and Jake Plummer.  All 4 team captains from 2006.  Who takes over the leadership role? Brandon Marshall can’t escape a feeling of impending doom.  [DPO] TE Tony Scheffler‘s nagging injuries are the team’s inside joke.  [Rocky Mountain News] More buzz about rookie WR Eddie Royal.  [DPO] […]

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Published on 07/31/2008 at Thu Jul 31 10:03.   20 Comments
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Programming Note:  Today’s Training Camp Preview has been delayed to focus on the news surrounding Training Camp and Rod Smith‘s retirement press conference.  Sorry for the inconvenience, but we’ll have more on Smith throughout the today. The Rocky posts its pre-training camp extravaganza.  Here’s the overview.  [Rocky Mountain News] And here’s the position-by-position breakdowns.  [RMN] […]

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Published on 07/24/2008 at Thu Jul 24 10:00.   2 Comments
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ESPN is reporting that Greg Wesley has signed a one year $730,000 deal with the Raiders.  Wesley is a former Kansas City Safety who wanted out of K.C. throughout the 2007 season.  The Broncos almost traded for Wesley on two separate occasions.  The Chiefs got cold feet not wanting to send him to an AFC […]

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Published on 07/22/2008 at Tue Jul 22 15:36.   16 Comments
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Perhaps the smartest thing to ever come out of ESPN videos appears with 1:20 left in the above clip. Ain’t it the truth? (Thanks to jcampb72)

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Published on 07/21/2008 at Mon Jul 21 11:00.   7 Comments
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