Like countless NFL quarterbacks before him, head coach Josh McDaniels underestimated Champ Bailey‘s ability to recover. Although McDaniels indicated Bailey wouldn’t be ready to practice Thursday, the All Pro put on the pads and participated in the workout, sounding surprised his coach didn’t think he was ready. “Oh he said that?” Bailey said in the […]

Nine players sat out Denver Broncos practice Wednesday, but head coach Josh McDaniels wouldn’t rule out any one of them for Sunday against the Oakland Raiders. They include the five who missed last Sunday — safeties Brian Dawkins (knee) and Darcel McBath (ankle), linebackers Robert Ayers (foot) and Wesley Woodyard (hamstring), and cornerback Andre Goodman […]

Injury Report for the Week 6 NFL game between the Denver Broncos and New York Jets on Sunday, October 17, 2010. DENVER BRONCOS Player Injury Wed Thu Fri Status LB Robert Ayers Foot DNP DNP DNP Out RB Andre Brown Illness DNP Full Full Probable S Brian Dawkins Knee DNP DNP DNP Out CB Andre […]

The toll the Broncos took against the Baltimore Ravens Sunday continues to rise. Shortly after it was announced that five defensive players would miss the Broncos’ upcoming game versus the New York Jets, the details surrounding two of the injuries have filed in. The details aren’t good. First, starting outside linebacker Robert Ayers has suffered […]

The Denver Broncos‘ fortitude was tested against the Baltimore Ravens Sunday. Their depth is next on the list. Head coach Josh McDaniels has already ruled out five key defensive players for Sunday’s game against the New York Jets: safeties Darcel McBath (ankle) and Brian Dawkins (knee), linebackers Wesley Woodyard (hamstring) and Robert Ayers (leg), and […]

When the Broncos win, the BT staff gives out Game Balls. And win they did in Week 4 — Broncos 26, Titans 20. Alright gentlemen, who ya got?! Kyle Orton In the midst of all of our misery, Orton stays calm. Heads up play despite running for his life throughout the game. He took a […]

“You can put any tape you want to of Tennessee and there’s going to be 10 penalties,” Josh McDaniels said. “You either coach it or you allow it to happen. That’s how I look at that.” Jeff Fisher responds: “We play aggressive — we don’t play cheap. If there are things after the whistle or […]

Record: 1-0 Streak: Won 1 Series vs. Denver: 18-33 Last time: Seahawks, 23-20, 2006 The Line: Broncos by 3.5 The Seahawks didn’t just beat the favored San Francisco 49ers Sunday, they humbled them. Seattle’s 31-6 drubbing over San Fran represented the NFL’s most lopsided score this weekend. Now these long-time AFC West rivals come into […]

There was a myriad of misfires on Denver‘s part in their 17-24 loss to the Jaguars Sunday, but none were as egregious as the Broncos’ lining up only 10 players on defense in the red zone midway through the third quarter. Jacksonville quarterback David Garrard easily hit tight end Mercedes Lewis for a 10-yard touchdown, […]

I’ve been known to be pretty good at predicting a thing or two when it comes to the Denver Broncos and football (the trade for John Elway; Super Bowls: XXI, XXII, XXIV, XXXII, XXXIII; the Mike Shanahan Era; Rod Smith; Champ Bailey and Janet Jackson Gate). What I’ve recently become terrible at predicting is the […]