Jeff Legwold says the Broncos haven’t given up on the zone blocking scheme.  Think situational hybrid.  [DPO] Mike Shanahan has been inducted into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame along with Joe Sakic.  [KDVR.com] Hochstein isn’t the only guard being promoted to first string for the game on Sunday.  [Washington Post] Jim Zorn tells the […]

It’s been a rough couple of weeks for the Denver Broncos, but none have had a rougher outing than starting left guard Ben Hamilton. He was abused against the Ravens‘ and Steelers‘ defensive lines, a significant factor in the offense’s measly 10-point production in that two-loss span. Now, the Broncos might be making a changing […]

Broncos 10, Steelers 28. Alright, gentlemen, who ya got? Dud: Coaching Staff/Inability to make the right half-time adjustments What concerned me the most out of this game was not Ben Hamilton’s continued struggles, or Kyle Orton’s under-pressure interceptions or even our lack of a running game… It was the stark difference between our half-time adjustments […]

Injury Report – Starting left guard Ben Hamilton is listed as doubtful while right tackle Ryan Harris is questionable for Sunday’s tilt against the Cowboys. The Broncos will call on Russ Hochstein and Tyler Polumbus to fill their respective spots if they can’t go. Players listed as doubtful indicate there’s a 25% chance they will […]

John Elway gives the Broncos‘ offensive line some much-deserved praise.  [CBS4 Denver] Ryan Clady leads the unit’s praiseworthy efforts.  [Skinny Post] Week to week, McDaniels‘ game plan changes so dramatically that neither the players nor opponents know what they’re going to get.  [Colorado Springs Gazette]

The wheeling and dealing continues at Dove Valley. Josh McDaniels and company have made another move for a New England Patriot, this time trading a late 2010 draft pick for OL Russ Hochstein, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports via Twitter. Schefter lists Hochstein as an OT, but Hochstein has no starts at that position. He has […]

OFFENSIVE MVP Ryan Clady – The big left tackle didn’t have his best game (at one point drawing a 15-yard penalty that eliminated a 20-yard Peyton Hillis run), but he was facing one of the league’s best DE’s, Patrick Kerney. At the end of the game, Kerney came up empty – no sacks, no tackles, […]

Is the national media really recognizing and praising the Denver Broncos offensive line? Nah, it couldn’t be, not after Ryan Clady was robbed of last year’s Pro Bowl and still has a Madden player rating lower than Jake Long‘s. Don’t look now, but that’s exactly what ESPN has done, ranking all 32 teams’ offensive lines […]

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 […]

As a fan who is interested in some of the more technical details of football, one that that has greatly concerned me is whether or not McJosh is going to retain or get rid of the zone blocking system. Personally, I can’t see how we could possibly do better; the zone blocking scheme asks personnel […]