Broncos sign RB Bruce Hall
by John Bena on Feb 8, 2010 9:13 PM MST
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The Denver Broncos on Monday signed free-agent running back Bruce Hall, it was announced.
Hall (5-foot-11, 205 pounds), who entered the NFL with Buffalo as a college free agent in 2008, is a second-year player who spent the majority of his two seasons on the Bills' practice squad. He was signed to the Bills' active roster and dressed but did not play in Buffalo's 2008 season finale against New England.
Hall, 24, split time as a running back and quarterback in college at the University of Mississippi (2006-07) after spending time at Northeast Community College (2005), Troy University (2004) and Wake Forest (2003). Hall totaled 416 yards and a touchdown on 85 carries (4.9 avg.) while adding 15 catches for 149 yards (9.9 avg.) and one score in 23 games over two seasons at Mississippi.
He was an all-state selection at Northeast Community College (Norfolk, Neb.) in 2003 and earned the Offensive Backs Most Valuable Player Award after passing for 1,003 yards and 10 touchdowns while rushing for nearly 300 yards. He worked on Troy's scout team while having to sit out due to the NCAA transfer rule in 2004. Hall redshirted as a true freshman at Wake Forest in 2003.
Hall attended Milton High School in Orlando, Fla., where he ranked No. 45 on the Orlando Sentinel's Top 100 Florida prospects list. He totaled 5,646 passing yards and 61 touchdowns while completing 357-of-650 pass attempts during his career. He also contributed 476 carries for 2,534 yards and 31 touchdowns. He led the team to the district championship as a junior.
Bruce Tarahn Christopher Hall, who majored in exercise science at Mississippi, was born March 18, 1985, in Milton, Fla.
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Denver Broncos Mock Draft Ver. 16, Post Super Bowl
by Sayre Bedinger on Feb 8, 2010 3:04 PM MST
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First of all, many congratulations to the New Orleans Saints. They capped off one of the more balanced NFL seasons in terms of competition level that I have ever witnessed in my 20 years of life, and they were the last team standing. To get to their first ever Super Bowl, they had to beat Tom Brady's Patriots, Kurt Warner's Cardinals, Brett Favre's Vikings, and Peyton Manning's Colts.
Tonight capped off a great season of football, and darn it The Who also put on a dynamite show. Again, congratulations to the New Orleans Saints. They deserved to win tonight, and they had an excellent season.
Enough sappy stories. It's now officially time to move on from the 2009 NFL season. The offseason is less than one month away from getting into full form.
With a full season to evaluate not only the talent available in free agency and the draft, the Broncos and their new front office have had a full year to evaluate the players on the roster already. Denver's reloading project is 60 percent completed from last season. Josh McDaniels has nearly cemented his style on this team, though there are still some players left from the Shanahan era who clearly do not fit.
That will likely change this offseason.
As per lately, I've been using these mock drafts as a way to throw out every possibility the Broncos could encounter this offseason, and I likely have not even made a dent in the never ending amount of possibilities. Now that the season is officially over, I am going to start changing up the style of these posts.
Instead of presenting fantasy options, I'm going to go with what I actually believe will happen. Obviously it's a long shot at this point, but the picture will only become clearer and clearer as the NFL Draft approaches.
And without further adieu...
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Josh McDaniels Speaks; Broncos Country Listens
by John Bena on Feb 8, 2010 1:07 PM MST
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A couple days ago, there was a short interview in the Denver Post with Pat Bowlen. During that interview, he stated that he would like Brandon Marshall to return to the Broncos, but wouldn't overrule his Head Coach to make it happen.
Brandon Marshall has also said he wants to return to the Broncos, if things - read contract - work out that way. Marshall has stated his love for Denver and his desire to stay.
In the past, Josh McDaniels has also said he would like Marshall to be around - at least as much as a coach like McDaniels will commit to anything. Now McDaniels has come out again, this time in a sit-down interview with CBS4's Gary Miller and once-again expressed his desire to bring Marshall back to the Broncos -
Certainly. I mean he had a great year, a Pro Bowl year. Brandon and I got along fine and I know we've had some differences of opinion and some other things that have happened, but he's a very good player, obviously, one of the elite receivers in this league. Our goal is to try to keep all of our good players and he's certainly one of them.
We're looking to assemble the best team we can with the best talent and the best players and he's certainly proved this year that he's one of those guys in this league that's going to continue to be productive at that level every season.
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Mile High Reactions to Super Bowl XLIV
by John Bena on Feb 8, 2010 10:38 AM MST
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Congratulations to the New Orleans Saints, winners of Super Bowl XLIV. I have seen the spectrum so far, from people calling this a great Super Bowl, to others saying it was boring. I've talked many times about not being a prisoner to the present. To me, there is no need to immediately look to to try and place this Super Bowl into historical reference with the other 43 games, just because the 24 news cycle says we should. I like to let it sink in for a bit. I can say that it was an entertaining football game and at no point was I disappointed with the action on the field.
Now for some reactions to the game, with some Broncos-centric thoughts for good measure.
Play of the Game - There are plenty of options, from the On-Side Kick, to Peyton's interception. To me, I always look for something a bit more subtle that changes the momentum in a game. That play was the Pierre Garcon drop in the 2nd Quarter, with the Colts leading 10-3. It was 3rd and 4 from the Indy 28 yard line. The Colts hadn't been stopped yet. Garcon ran a 10-yard crossing route and Manning hit him right in the hands with a pass that would have picked up the first down, and likely much more. Instead, it forced the Colts to punt, and allowed the Saints defense to exhale just a bit.
It's always plays like that, moments in a game that few remember that actually change the momentum. The Saints offense had finally loosened up a bit the possession before, getting a field goal. The defense was still struggling a bit, trying to figure out how to slow Peyton Manning down. The best way to do that, as we all know, is to keep the ball out of his hands. That drop took the ball out of his hands, and gave it back to the Saints. The Saints had the ball for 13:00 of the 2nd quarter, in large part because of that play.
Momentum is a funny thing. It can swing back and forth like a pendulum until someone grabs a hold of it. For me, the Saints grabbed the momentum from that point forward. It showed on the scoreboard as well - The score before the drop was 10-3 Colts. The Saints outscored the Colts after the drop 28-7. You do the math.
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2010 Draft -- MHR Draft Order Resource
by Jeremy Bolander on Feb 7, 2010 8:22 PM MST
in 2010 NFL Draft
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With the Superbowl out of the way, we now have a tentative draft order to follow along with. This chart will be updated again at the combine (when they do the coin flips for teams tied at certain spots), and then again if any trades occur after March 5th. It will also be updated once the compensatory picks are released at the owner's meetings in March, which is why I list our 4th through 7th round picks as being "-ish".
Currently the Broncos are sitting on 6 picks in the 2010 draft, which will be very tough to meet all our current needs with.
- 1st Round, pick #10/11 overall
- 2nd Round, pick # 45 overall
- 3rd Round, pick #80 overall
- 4th Round, pick #111ish overall (#116ish after comp. picks added)
- 6th Round, pick #173ish overall (#187ish after comp. picks added)
- 7th Round, pick #204ish overall (#222ish after comp. picks added)
Below the fold you will find the latest version of the 2010 chart, with the Broncos picks highlighted, a detailed markup of all the trades to date that involved draft picks, and a downloadable PDF version of the chart for easier printing.
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Super Bowl XLIV - New Orleans Saints vs. Indianapolis Colts
by John Bena on Feb 7, 2010 2:00 PM MST
in 2009 Game Day Thread
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You can talk about the game here, of course, and can also head on over to SBNation.com, where we are putting together the biggest on-line Super Bowl Party in HISTORY! Fans of all teams, from all the different sports, will be coming together to talk about the Super Bowl. You can access the SBNation open thread by clicking on the graphic below -
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Horse Tracks - 2/7/10 - Floyd Little, Hall of Famer!
by John Bena on Feb 7, 2010 8:00 AM MST
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It's Super Bowl Sunday, Broncos fans! That is always a day to celebrate, even if the Broncos aren't in the big game. Whether heading to a party or enjoying the game at home from the comfort of your couch, have fun and be safe!
Of course, we are also celebrating the induction of Floyd Little to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Yes, Sharpe's absence is disappointing, but he WILL get in. For those looking to go to the induction, I live about an hour away - First beer is on me!
Video - Rushing all the way to Canton - BroncosTV
Named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2010, here are highlights from Floyd Little's career, courtesy of NFL Films.
Little Receives Ultimate Honor - DB.com
One of the most decorated Broncos in franchise history can now add one more title to his illustrious resumes - Hall of Famer.
Colts lucky to carry homemade horseshoe - The Denver Post
Quick, what has been the best NFL franchise over the past 10 years? The Patriots? The Steelers? The Ravens? Perhaps it's the Colts, who won 115 regular-season games from 2000-09, more wins in a decade than any other team in NFL history. The Colts won an additional nine playoff games in that span.
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