For all of those who thought Peyton Hillis was forgotten in our running backs segment, fear not–he essentially has his own briefing as the Broncos’ starting fullback.
Posted June 25th, 2009 by sayre bedinger
Posted June 25th, 2009 by sayre bedinger
The Broncos made yet another roster move today, announcing that they have been awarded wide receiver C.J. Jones off of waivers from the Kansas City Chiefs.
Posted June 25th, 2009 by sayre bedinger
2008 was a rough season to be a running back for the Denver Broncos. The opening day starter was Selvin Young, and after his hamstring injury, there seemed to be a domino effect for Broncos’ running backs landing on injured reserve.
Posted June 24th, 2009 by sayre bedinger
As somewhat of a response to Punkus’ great article earlier, I will now give you my opinion of who will make the Denver Broncos’ final roster for 2009.
I will start by giving an overview of the Broncos’ quarterback unit, which took a serious hit in terms of pure talent when the team traded away Pro Bowl selection Jay Cutler.
Posted June 24th, 2009 by sayre bedinger
This offseason, the main-area concern for critics of the Denver Broncos has been the uncertainty of their front seven.
First-round pick Robert Ayers not only hopes to restore certainty to Denver fans, but he hopes to make a smooth transition to Mike Nolan’s 3-4 defensive scheme.
Posted June 15th, 2009 by Tannerthoms1
The Denver Broncos have agreed to terms with former Chicago Bears wide receiver, Brandon Lloyd.
He had previous stints with the San Francisco 49′ers and the Washington Redskins. Lloyd never really lived up to potential with either team.
In 79 career games, Lloyd had 156 receptions and 15 touchdowns. His best season came with the Bears last season where he caught 26 passes for 364 yards and 2 touchdowns.
He will get the chance to re-unite with his former quarterback, Kyle Orton.
Posted June 13th, 2009 by sayre bedinger
In the midst of arguably the most foolish holdout in Denver Broncos’ history, some breaking news came today out of the Mile High City that was actually in regards to the football field. New quarterback Kyle Orton was officially named the starter by head coach Josh McDaniels.
“We’ve named Kyle the starter, and again we said from day one that when it was clear and apparent to us through a number of practices, meetings, and those type of things that you evaluate the quarterback on that we would make a decision and we have,” McDaniels said. “That certainly does not mean that there won’t be competition in training camp because there will…Kyle has the job right now but we will see if he can keep it.”
It has been a rough offseason for many in Denver, but this news comes as a major relief to Orton, who thinks this offense has a bright future ahead.
“Obviously I’m really excited,” Orton said. “It’s really just the beginning for me and this offense and hopefully just continue to improve everyday—get myself and the offense where we need to be for the season.”
Even though Orton is the starter now in June, he still knows Chris Simms is hot on his heels.
“He is still fighting his butt off to take over the job, and I need to keep playing well,” Orton said.
One reason it was easy for McDaniels to trade away Pro Bowl quarterback Jay Cutler to the Chicago Bears was not just because of the draft pick compensation they received in return, but the fact that Orton is a very smart quarterback who can pick up this complex offense.
“Yeah it’s difficult,” Orton said, “It’s a new system—it’s certainly difficult for every guy but that’s our job is to learn it and execute it, and we’ve been working hard to do it.”
Now that more than two months have passed since the Cutler trade, Broncos’ fans are more at ease due to the fact Orton will be under center this season.
Prior to going down with an ankle injury last season, Orton was playing the best ball of his life, completing 62.23 percent of his passes for 1,669 yards, and 10 touchdowns compared to only four interceptions.
And that was with a makeshift receiving group.
Now with Denver, Orton has a receiving group that features the likes of Brandon Marshall, Brandon Stokley, Eddie Royal, Jabar Gaffney, Tony Scheffler, Daniel Graham, Peyton Hillis, Knowshon Moreno, and Correll Buckhalter.
Some fantasy analysts are projecting Orton to have a career season in his first year with the Broncos.
Marshall Update
Marshall was in Dove Valley for a brief period of time yesterday to meet with Broncos owner Pat Bowlen and was seen leaving with some boxes. The significance of the boxes remains to be seen, but the Pro Bowl wide receiver’s situation grows stickier by the day.
Some are suggesting he will be traded, but the smart money says Marshall will report to training camp and play another year with the Broncos.
Marshall is reportedly unhappy about his contract, and the Broncos appear to be hesitant to renew that contract due to Marshall’s legal situation as well as his recent major hip surgery.
The smart thing for Marshall to do is report to the Broncos’ mandatory mini-camp, as he is losing a projected $9,000 per session.
Posted June 6th, 2009 by sayre bedinger
In baseball, an elite prospect is called a “five-tool” player due to his versatility, willingness to play other positions, and an ability to do all of those things very well.
With two of their last three picks in the 2008 NFL Draft, the Denver Broncos were able to obtain two such players in fullbacks Peyton Hillis is and Spencer Larsen.
Posted June 3rd, 2009 by sayre bedinger
When the Denver Broncos entered the 2009 off-season, many thought the majority of their time and money would be invested in the defensive line.
Now three months since the beginning of free agency, Denver has added eight new defensive linemen to the mix, although none are extremely high profile.
One of the signees is former Pittsburgh Steeler Ryan McBean, a fourth round draft pick out of Oklahoma State in 2007.
McBean joined a very crowded defensive line in Pittsburgh, and has seen very little action in his two years in the league.
He hopes all of that can change now that he is with the Denver Broncos.
