Horse Tracks - 11/18/08

by John Bena on Nov 18, 2008 5:39 AM MST in Horse Tracks

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Happy Tuesday! A bit of a change this morning in the way I do HT. Each story will be listed below using a quote from the story. It should be enough to give away what the story is about, and should be a creative way to list the stories. If you have a submission for Horse Tracks, please email me at milehighreport@gmail.com

DENVER POST

I know you're ready for some football, but are you ready for this football stat? The Broncos are the only NFL team from the Mountain or Pacific time zone to win a game in the Eastern Time Zone in 2008.

There's a reason safety John Lynch is a safe bet to be honored by the Pro Football Hall of Fame, while fellow Broncos alums Dennis Smith and Steve Atwater won't get a sniff at enshrinement.

After disappointing performances by the run defense and too many costly turnovers by the offense in a four-game stretch spanning all of October, Shanahan decided it was time to stop playing it safe.

Providing his ball carriers look both ways before crossing the street, Broncos coach Mike Shanahan hopes to go an entire week without bringing in a new running back.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS

Ten is a nice round number, a nice place to stop and stare at what has transpired thus far in the Broncos' season.

Ask Jay Cutler at virtually any juncture of the Broncos' five-week funk, beginning in late September, about the reasons behind Denver's struggles, and the quarterback barely would let the inquiry reach the question mark at sentence's end.

Of the 247 members of the Hall, exactly seven are identified exclusively as safeties: Jack Christiansen, Ken Houston, Paul Krause, Yale Lary, Emlen Tunnell, Larry Wilson and Willie Wood.

Lynch, who was on the 2005 Broncos team that lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC Championship Game at Invesco Field at Mile High, said his only regret was not being able to win a Super Bowl in his time with the Broncos.

ESPN.COM

The Denver Broncos and the Dallas Cowboys have taken the same exact path to 6-4 records after 11 weeks. Denver and Dallas have won and lost in the exact same weeks.

Courtesy of Tampa Bay's PR department, here are an of assortment of AFC West figures on the retirement of John Lynch.

MISCELLANEOUS

Facing his old team for the first time, Elam kicked and kicked well against the Denver Broncos. But the game didn't result in a victory or a chance to make a difference at the end.

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The Blaster!

That was the device I tried to remember a few weeks back that anyone who fumbled should have to do ten reps through.

I like that they are making the entire unit run The Blaster if one of them fumbles. Puts A LOT of pressure on the guys to NOT FUMBLE!

"It's all over Fat Man" - Tom Jackson to John Madden 1977 AFC Championship Game

"I love your analysis of our team. Its kinda like watching a spider monkey trying to figure out a jar of peanuts.. you know whats going on.. you know whats in there, but to actually figure it out, is just a bit beyond your mental skills..."
- Bronco Dano

by DesertBroncoFan on Nov 18, 2008 9:46 AM MST reply actions

The Broncos are the only NFL team from the Mountain or Pacific time zone to win a game in the Eastern Time Zone in 2008.

Twice!!

He had read the inscription on the gates of Busyrane–‘Be bold’; and on the second gate–‘Be bold, be bold, and evermore be bold’; and then again had paused well at the third gate–‘but not too bold.’" RW Emerson

by bradley on Nov 18, 2008 10:08 AM MST reply actions

Couple of interesting notes

hidden in the articles.

Koutovides has been moved to WLB, and will be backing up Woodyard. With no word on DJs return thsi could indicate a number of things, not the least of which will be that they want to give DJ plenty of time to recover, so that he can e a full speed player. Also, it indicates that Webster will have a job when he returns, though probably not a starting job…

John Lynch will get the call for the Min-Jax game, so I might tune in to see how he does.

And a lot can be made out of the team practicing three times a week in pads instead of just once. I am tempted to say that younger players need the pads practices, to acclimate and stay prepared for the NFL, whereas veterans can get away with fewer contact drills. But between thsi season and last, I would say that good players are the only ones who don’t need contact drills to stay sharp. Young players, and players without a lot of talent need the drills. We are loaded with the latter.

Mountains, forest, sea: these render man fierce, but yet do not destroy the man.

by Jeremy Bolander on Nov 18, 2008 12:26 PM MST reply actions