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The arrival of Peyton Manning means John Fox can focus on improving the pass defense. [ProFootballWeekly] The mothership previews the quarterback position. [DenverBroncos.com] In a reversal of typical roles, QB Coach Adam Gase is soaking up Manning’s knowledge like a sponge. [ProFootballTalk] Legwold chimes in with 10 things the Broncos need to do right to have a successful […]

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Published on 06/22/2012 at Fri Jun 22 10:10.   1 Comment
Filed under Daily Links

Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there in Broncos Country.  With a large chunk of Western land uninhabited by any NFL teams, Broncos Country extends a lot farther than you might think, so that’s wishing a happy day to a lot of fathers. In fact, Broncos Country (or Nation, depending on who you ask) extends […]

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Published on 06/17/2012 at Sun Jun 17 15:13.   1 Comment
Filed under OFF TOPIC

We noted yesterday that disgruntled Broncos kicker Matt Prater would likely show up by July 26th.  Today, we learned that Prater will have to sign by July 16th. Prater skipped all of the team’s offseason OTAs and minicamp practice sessions in protest of the one-year $2.654 million franchise tag the team placed on him earlier […]

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Published on 06/15/2012 at Fri Jun 15 09:04.   15 Comments
Filed under Broncos Blog

Seventeen years of being a doormat to the Oakland Raiders seasonal drive to the AFC Western Divisional Title grated hard on Denver Broncos fans. Then came the most magical season in Broncos history, 1977. It tops the 1997, 1998 and even the 2011 season to this day. The best defense ever assembled in franchise history […]

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Published on 05/21/2012 at Mon May 21 12:00.   1 Comment
Filed under Broncos Blog, Opinion

Highlights of all seven Denver Broncos draft choices. [DenverBroncos.com] Bill Barnwell praises the Broncos’ additions of tight ends Jacob Tamme and Joel Dreessen as difference-makers this NFL offseason. [Grantland] Jabar Gaffney: no longer a Washington Redskin. [NFL.com] Jacoby Jones, noted playoff punt-dropper, no longer a Houston Texan. The Broncos would do well to look at […]

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Published on 05/02/2012 at Wed May 02 08:18.   9 Comments
Filed under Daily Links

If you didn’t happen to be tuned into Mile High Sports Radio AM1510 or like me fall outside of the listening area you might have missed the station’s review of the Broncos 2012-13 official schedule.  Peter Burns brought in his long time “special guest” Jim Rome to go over game by game the Broncos opposition […]

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Published on 04/18/2012 at Wed Apr 18 15:48.   6 Comments
Filed under Broncos Buzz

Update: 4/14/12, 12:31 p.m. (MT):  If you were wondering how in the world Spano got his hands on the Chiefs’ schedule, the answer is simple: He didn’t.  Spano apparently stumbled upon Kansas City’s version of the fake 2012 schedule — that was going around before being debunked by the NFL — and he mistakenly interpreted […]

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Published on 04/14/2012 at Sat Apr 14 08:13.   6 Comments
Filed under Broncos Blog

Last April, the Denver Broncos visited with (or worked out) 32 draft prospects. This year, the team is expected to visit with a similar number of players. Below is a look at how the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft went down and which players Denver brought in for visits. 1st Overall:  QB Cam […]

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Published on 04/13/2012 at Fri Apr 13 10:30.   6 Comments
Filed under Denver Broncos

At 12:01 a.m. last night, April 1, 2012, BroncoTalk – Denver Broncos Blog and News transformed into a terrifying alternate reality: RaiderTalk. April Fool’s… but there were quite a few negative reactions. We lost Twitter followers. We got a smattering of angry emails (some who said later they were April Fooling us themselves. Possible). We […]

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Published on 04/02/2012 at Mon Apr 02 00:01.   9 Comments
Filed under Broncos Blog

It’s always fun to go back and look at some of the great players who have come and gone in Oakland Raiders history.  Today, we’re going to take a look at some film of former Raiders quarterback JaMarcus Russell. We at RaiderTalk were excited about Russell coming out of college, as was the team.  More […]

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Published on 04/01/2012 at Sun Apr 01 19:00.   4 Comments
Filed under Film Room