A loss like that leaves a bad taste in everyone’s mouth. Everyone on the BT Staff is still pretty upset — ok, maybe livid — at Sunday’s affair. So, it’s not surprising that they all picked duds. I went out of my way to try and highlight a few positives, but it wasn’t easy. These […]

Frank Schwab is reporting that Chris Simms is making strides in practice this week and will be ready if needed.  [CS Gazette] Why he is ready for his first NFL start since 2006.  [Boulder Daily Camera] An excellent piece: This decade’s Charger/Bronco rivalry tops the AFC West.  [DPO] Rumors of Mike Shanahan taking the CU […]

My downward spiral has begun. (until we regain strength through victory this week against the Redskins, which I will be attending in the flesh, and the Chargers lose to a “backs against the wall” Eagles team, then all will be well again) First, I must apologize to my BT Staff brethren: I’m sorry guys. I […]

The Broncos were outfanned, bullied, overun, and stuck in neutral Monday night.  [Denver Post] Frank Schwab says it all boils down to Orton’s early interception.  Could things have gone differently?  [CS Gazette] Our post game summary, with the big question, where were the half time adjustments coaching staff?  [Broncotalk] David Ramsey points the finger at […]

Record: 3-1 Streak: Won 2 Series vs. Denver: Broncos, 24-16 Last time: Patriots, 41-7, 2008 The Line: Patriots by 3.5 Who’s hot: QB Tom Brady. Maybe “hot” is too strong a word; if it weren’t for three weeks of looking legitimately bad, his pedestrian 258-yard, 1-TD performance Sunday would seem merely lukewarm. But against a […]

Traffic will be a little tricky going to the game due to road closures.  [DenverBroncos.com] Robert Ayers hasn’t cracked the stat sheet but once, but don’t call the rookie a bust.  [Colorado Springs Gazette] Dallas columnist says Tony Romo could use a little of Kyle Orton‘s patient, game-managing style.  [Dallas Morning News]

Kyle Orton and Brian Dawkins just don’t know what it means to play in Oaktown.  [DenverBroncos.com] But the Broncos see the tape – this Raiders team is tough.  [Colorado Springs Gazette] Broncos aren’t buying into the 2-0 hype.  “It’s two games,” Dawkins said.  “If we don’t come out to play this week, we’ll be 2-1.”  […]

Must-watch video of Shannon Sharpe‘s emotional induction into the Denver Broncos Ring of Fame Sunday.  [DenverBroncos.com] Gotta love the big win to go with it.  [DrewLitton.com] A look beyond the surface at Brian Dawkins, both spiritual and fierce.  [Colorado Springs Gazette] Let’s not get ahead of ourselves… after all, this is the third season in […]

HEAD COACH JOSH McDANIELS On the Browns’ defense “They mixed a lot of things in terms of their coverage. They pressured us heavily sometimes and then they dropped and once or twice nine guys back into coverage. When you are mixing those kinds of dramatic—that is a dramatic swing, seven or eight coming at you […]

“When all the facts come out, people will find out Richard (Quinn)‘s done nothing wrong…. Richard did everything he was taught to do to defuse an otherwise irrational person and he’s the person sitting in jail.” [Denver Post] Turning on the way-back machine (not really) to May 2009.  Quinn talks about being drafted.  [Colorado Springs […]