The Denver Broncos expect injured quarterbacks Kyle Orton and Chris Simms to return to practice this week, Mike Klis of the Denver Post reports. Simms is expected to go through a light workout Sunday as he recovers from a high ankle sprain, while Orton is expected to test his injured right index finger Tuesday.

Several readers have pointed us in the direction of this AP article, which casually states that neither Chris Simms nor Kyle Orton will be ready to go against Cincinnati next Sunday, and that rookie QB Tom Brandstater will start. For our tastes, the statement was made a little too casually. News like this wouldn’t be […]

The Broncos finally showed something positive from this wild offseason.  [Denver Post] Tom Brandstater stole the show.  [BroncoTalk] Brandstater definitely staked a claim on the “QB of the future” title for Denver, and, depending on who you ask, the present. [Colorado Springs Gazette] Tommy B gives some love to his OL and D/ST for making […]

Post-game quotes from coaches and players after the 19-0 shutout the Denver Broncos delivered to the Arizona Cardinals. DENVER BRONCOS HEAD COACH JOSH McDANIELS On finishing the preseason with a victory “There were certainly things that we wanted to accomplish tonight. We wanted to play more physical, and I thought we did that on the […]

Yes, Josh McDaniels, there is a sunny side to Colorado. Between a quarterback trade, a wide receiver demanding one, and staring Denver’s first winless preseason in fifty years straight in the face, the first year Head Coach must have been praying for a break. He got one Thursday night. The Broncos put in a sound […]

  Broncos (0-3) vs. Cardinals (0-3) Preseason Week 4 Thursday, Sep. 3, 2009 7:00 pm MT GameBlog starts at 6:45

Tonight the Arizona Cardinals come to town to face the Denver Broncos in the fourth and final preseason game of the season. The dress rehearsals for the Bronco have been so-so thus far, but that’s not what tonight’s about. Tonight is about the 22 players (23 after adding Brandon Marshall) who are going to be […]

Ben Hamilton is seeing a specialist regarding the back pain that has held him out of back-to-back practices.  [Denver Post] The Arizona Cardinals come to town tonight.  [DenverBroncos.com] What to watch for.  [Colorado Springs Gazette] The media consensus is that the Broncos‘ asking price of Jets LB David Harris is too steep for Brandon Marshall.  […]

…I’d say Brandstater is the starter Week One.  Watching this video on McDaniels, it doesn’t appear he’s too confident that either Orton or Simms will be ready.  I know a lot of people are thinking Simms, but it’s a high ankle sprain, emphasis on high. Those can be brutal. But hey, that’s just a ridiculously […]

Possible good news for two thirds of the Denver Broncos backfield today, it looks as if rookie running back Knowshon Moreno and Kyle Orton could be available for the season opener against the Cincinnati Bengals in less than two weeks. Moreno returned to the practice field today, while there are mixed reports on Orton. If […]