Horse Tracks 7/30/08

by mdierk on Jul 30, 2008 6:58 AM MDT in Horse Tracks

Here's a Wednesday edition of Horse Tracks. Enjoy!

Montrae Holland is still dropping the weight. See here

Here's one guy that is just trying to make a team. See here

Casey Wiegmann is getting used to the orange and blue. See here

Denver needs to determine the value of Domonique Foxworth. See here

Sam Adams, the small, tells us to think TD instead of FG. See here

Matt Prater has huge shoes to fill. See here

Looks like Pittsburgh claimed a former Broncos punter. See here

Sam Adams, the small, also spoke with Daniel Graham. See here

Cecil Sapp has been unchallenged so far. See here

Dewayne Robertson feels better and is ready to play. See here

Denver's WR corps are bruised up from a "blaster". See here

Andre Hall is still in the mix at RB. See here

Even the veterans are learning from ther basics. See here

That's all I have. Have a good day!

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Thank you!

I must say that i’m very impressed on how early you and Zappa have been getting Horse Tracks out. I get in to work everyday at 7:00 am MST so it’s kinda nice seeing my daily news waiting for me.

"I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together." - The Beatles

by Denver_Native on Jul 30, 2008 7:15 AM MDT reply actions

it can be a challenge to get it done by then....

we can get some of the articles from the night before, but they post stories after i go to bed. I’m up at 6 am to get ready for work anyway so I go back and catch all stories that posted overnight….not always easy, but the job gets done.

fader nation is a conquered nation

The creator of the following names:

conquered fader nation
Phyllis and his merry men

by mdierk on Jul 30, 2008 8:06 AM MDT up reply actions

Matt Prater or Aaron Rodgers

Who has more pressure? Rodgers will be on the field much more often so he will have more chances to screw up (and to make up for it) whereas Prater will be out there for only a few, potentially crucial, moments. Prater will have more of a chance to win or lose a game in a single moment but Rodgers will have the greater influence on games in general.

The answer’s gotta be Rodgers, right? (even if the whole Favre returning soap opera was not playing out in the background)

by MattR on Jul 30, 2008 9:08 AM MDT reply actions

The second Rodgers throws a pick,

all the cheeseheads will be clamoring for Brett “Not Jesus” Favre to come back, and blasting McCarthy and the GM for letting him go. But it’s not like we won’t do the same thing with Prater. However, Rodgers has good upside and has proven himself in a game situation, but Prater is obscure and has never hd a good chance to prove himself, so I gotta say more pressure is on Rodgers with the expectations.

Why do I live in Kansas City?

by papigrande on Jul 30, 2008 12:43 PM MDT up reply actions

I say rodgers

Even before he throws a pick. How tuff is it to know half of your fan base doesnt even want you to start right now.

by broncfanstuckinsd on Jul 30, 2008 1:33 PM MDT up reply actions

Sounds like Jay back in '06

As far as I could tell from out here

"It's all over Fat Man"

- Tom Jackson to John Madden 1977 AFC Championship Game

by DesertBroncoFan on Jul 30, 2008 2:16 PM MDT up reply actions

All good points

But whatever the fans in GB think of Rodgers, for the most part they accept that a young QB will make mistakes. Even the casual fan understands that being a QB in college and the NFL are very different. But as far as most people are concerned, kicking is kicking. If a guy can kick in college, he should be able to kick in the pros. So they (we) will have much less tolerance for a kicker screwing up. I still say the greater pressure is on Rodgers, but it is not so clear cut.

by MattR on Jul 30, 2008 2:38 PM MDT up reply actions

Back to basics

is something that is really needed because it is the little things that will make this team better. Fundamentals are so important and are something we need to hammer on. I mean tackle, tackle, tackle.

by weazel on Jul 30, 2008 10:18 AM MDT reply actions

You mean like wrapping up?

as opposed to trying to hit the ball carrier as hard as you can and have him bounce off? I’ve seen this over the past year as being on of the teams biggest issues. Sound tackling technique.

Steve Atwater and Dennis Smith were about the only defenders that I know of that could knock someone on their butts (most notably Atwater on Okoye – I love that hit) consistently, but even then there were times that they missed or didn’t get the full contact to get the guy down.

"It's all over Fat Man"

- Tom Jackson to John Madden 1977 AFC Championship Game

by DesertBroncoFan on Jul 30, 2008 11:02 AM MDT up reply actions

Wrapping guys up

is what we need most of all. I mean I like hard hitters just as much as the next guy, however that doesn’t always work. I mean I was annoyed at the bad tackling I saw last year. Hopefully we can improve on that.

Atwater’s hit on Okoye is just plain sick….....one of my favorites.

by weazel on Jul 30, 2008 4:29 PM MDT up reply actions

Whats up with Lichtensteiger?

I have’nt read anything about Lictensteiger anywhere. Whats up with him, is he injured?

by The Gun Young on Jul 30, 2008 10:34 AM MDT reply actions

not to my knowledge......

OL tend to be ignored….which is a good thing. If OL is in the news, then most of the time it is negative. No news is good news for this group.

fader nation is a conquered nation

The creator of the following names:

conquered fader nation
Phyllis and his merry men

by mdierk on Jul 30, 2008 2:43 PM MDT up reply actions

He's in line to be...

a back-up at guard, and potentialy the long term solution at center when both Nalen and Wiegmann move on (at about the same time). Unfortunately, I don’t expect him to get the coverage that he deserves.

"Greater is an army of sheep led by a lion, than an army of lions led by a sheep" Defoe

by Steve Nichols on Jul 30, 2008 3:06 PM MDT up reply actions