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The Greatest Broncos Of All Time....By The Numbers - #1

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The Candidates  -

Jason Elam -- K -- 1993-2007
Darren Parker -- P -- 1992
Chris Normon -- P -- 1984-1985
Brett Kern -- P -- 2008-Present

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Jason Elam, K -- 1993-2007

Some of these are going to be slam-dunk, no-brainers.  Jason Elam was a stalwart for the Broncos for 15 years before leaving this off-season to play for the Atlanta Falcons .  While it is sad to think someone who has meant so much to the Broncos over the years would not be able to finish his career in Orange and Blue, I'll choose to think of all the things he was able to accomplish as a Bronco and just how good he was at a position that is so critical to the success or failure of a football team.

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For his career, Elam owns just about every scoring record in Broncos History, including Games Played, Points Scored, Field Goals Made, Field Goals Attempted, Field Goal Percentage, Extra Points Made and Extra Points Attempted.

Elam also earned League Honors, going to 3 Pro Bowls(95, 98, 2001), being named 2nd Team All Pro 3 times(95, 98, 2001) and receiving the Special Teams Player of the Year Award in 2001.  Elam also shares the NFL Record for the Longest Field Goal(63 yards) with Tom Dempsey.

Someday, I'd imagine, Jason Elam will find his way into the Broncos Ring of Fame.  His moving on to the Falcons does not diminish what he accomplished as a Denver Bronco and as one of the last links to the Super Bowl wins, Elam will always have a special place in the hearts of Broncos' fans everywhere.

JASON ELAM'S CAREER STATS(to date) -

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Is Jason Elam 'Ring of Fame' worthy when his playing days are done?
Yes...All-Time Great
434 votes
Not Quite
23 votes

457 votes | Poll has closed

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I can't wait until you get to #6 . . .

which, of course, will be the Ultimate Showdown between Jay Cutler and . . . YES, BUBBY BRISTER, I SAID IT!

Anyway, I’m digging this By The Numbers thing.

"Leaders are made, they are not born. They are made by hard effort, which is the price which all of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile." -- Vince Lombardi

(No, I'm not a Packers fan)

by Donut King on Jan 25, 2009 9:03 AM MST reply actions   0 recs

agreed.

I would choose Cutler but I wish Brister would have stayed with us to replace Elway rather than Griese. I always thought Brister had the chance to be a star.

"Hey Raiders fans!!! If you leave now you can beat traffic!"
-Rod Smith

by GarretBarnes on Jan 25, 2009 9:46 AM MST up reply actions   0 recs

Unfortunately . . . .

Brister was somewhere around 40 when he joined us (maybe 35 . . . hell, I can’t remember). Even then, he was a better QB than Bob Griese’s Boy could ever dream of being.

"Leaders are made, they are not born. They are made by hard effort, which is the price which all of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile." -- Vince Lombardi

(No, I'm not a Packers fan)

by Donut King on Jan 25, 2009 9:30 PM MST up reply actions   0 recs

Of course Bubby Brister, he was a class act and was a huge part of a super bowl winning season cmon

if Cutler grows to have half the balls and attitude Bubby had he will be an awesome QB someday.

by MauMontaV5 on Jan 26, 2009 6:21 PM MST up reply actions   0 recs

is it just me?

or does he have his highest percentage with atlanta? come on elam! ;)

"Hey Raiders fans!!! If you leave now you can beat traffic!"
-Rod Smith

by GarretBarnes on Jan 25, 2009 9:45 AM MST reply actions   0 recs

9 Games indoors..

That’s why I wasn’t crushed by the move. It actually made more sense for Elam’s career to move indoors…

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by John Bena on Jan 25, 2009 9:51 AM MST up reply actions   0 recs

i hadn't thought about that...

but doesn’t brett kern deserve at least a shout out on the candidates. he has in his first year had a 46.3 punting average and leads all broncos punters in net average. i think he should at least be a candidate. elam deserves the win though.

"Hey Raiders fans!!! If you leave now you can beat traffic!"
-Rod Smith

by GarretBarnes on Jan 25, 2009 9:56 AM MST up reply actions   0 recs

I think TSG

is just reposting the first 9 he did last season and will start fresh once we get through those. Thats why Kern isn’t on there, at the time this post was written he hadn’t played at all.

"If you don't know where your going you might find yourself somplace else."

by BroncoJoe87 on Jan 25, 2009 2:49 PM MST up reply actions   0 recs

that would make sense.

lol I was wondering why kern didn’t get a shout out. btw i’m enjoying the seriese tsg.

"Hey Raiders fans!!! If you leave now you can beat traffic!"
-Rod Smith

by GarretBarnes on Jan 26, 2009 12:12 AM MST up reply actions   0 recs

woah he wasn't

yesterday morning…

"Hey Raiders fans!!! If you leave now you can beat traffic!"
-Rod Smith

by GarretBarnes on Jan 26, 2009 9:25 AM MST up reply actions   0 recs

That...

and of course he also wanted to go back home. Understandable.

by phantom818 on Jan 25, 2009 2:38 PM MST up reply actions   0 recs

Here's the best thing about Elam

He freed up draft picks on kickers for well over a decade. Each off-season, we didn’t have to worry about playing the NFL craps game that is “finding a good kicker”. I’m not sure he makes the Ring of Fame any time soon, though…

Beware the wrath of a patient adversary.

John C. Calhoun --

by bcfunk on Jan 25, 2009 10:06 AM MST reply actions   0 recs

Very true

Plus we didnt have to worry about missing clutch kicks. Elam was seemingly always good for a game winner or a kick we really needed.

Go Broncos!

by dbroncos78087 on Jan 25, 2009 11:10 AM MST up reply actions   0 recs

Please don't get into the number retiring thing.

Retired numbers should only be for a select few. I really think the only Bronco who had a career worthy of a retired number is John. Now don’t get me wrong. Floyd Little was a good player, one of our best. But to say that a certain number will never be worn again is saying that the player than wore that number will probably never be surpassed IMO. I like th idea of honoring a player and his number on the ring of Honor.

If you get into the retirement game, pretty soon you’re like the NYY where the lowest number not retired is something like 12 or 13 (not counting Jeter’s #2 that will eventually be retired and probably #6 that may be retired for Joe Torre).

by pedalpusher on Jan 25, 2009 12:58 PM MST up reply actions   0 recs

He played in Denver for 15yrs and is tied for the longest field goal of all times.

In terms of kickers we probably will never see anything like him again. But b/c he is a kicker he probably won’t get the respect.

by ThorpeBroncosfan on Jan 25, 2009 4:26 PM MST up reply actions   0 recs

You want to place Jason Elam with John Elway, Floyd Little, and Frank Tripucka?

What about all the other great Broncos? To me a player must BE the Franchise to get his jersey retired.

This is my GAP, there are many like it but this one is mine. Without my GAP I am useless, without me, they will run through my GAP. I will protect my GAP and have my brothers back on his. I will not be moved from my GAP, I am a crazed dog that patrols this area and will defeat all who entire it. I own this GAP, it is mine. I bought it with blood and sweat. I will not be pushed. I will not be moved. This Sunday I will make a stand and a statement.

by Tim Lynch on Jan 26, 2009 10:32 AM MST up reply actions   0 recs

Your back! Haven't seen you on the boards in a while. It looks like I owe you one.

At the begining of the season I said you would owe me one if John Lynch made it to the pro bowl. It doesn’t look like he is going to make it.

by ThorpeBroncosfan on Jan 26, 2009 11:17 AM MST up reply actions   0 recs

Was I against Lynch making it to the Pro Bowl?

This is my GAP, there are many like it but this one is mine. Without my GAP I am useless, without me, they will run through my GAP. I will protect my GAP and have my brothers back on his. I will not be moved from my GAP, I am a crazed dog that patrols this area and will defeat all who entire it. I own this GAP, it is mine. I bought it with blood and sweat. I will not be pushed. I will not be moved. This Sunday I will make a stand and a statement.

by Tim Lynch on Jan 26, 2009 4:01 PM MST up reply actions   0 recs

This is a really fun way to remember back to all of the Broncos.

It’ll be fun to watch and see the polls. Great job.

by pedalpusher on Jan 25, 2009 1:00 PM MST reply actions   0 recs

Elam to the Ring!

I have to agree I was sweating Prater at times in 08, I miss the comfort that Elam brought when the game was on the line. He was a great Bronco and worthy of this vote as the best #1 Denver ever had.

"I am not trying to start anything I am just saying that i think if you take Knowshon and draft D later you guys will be hella good next year" ...IamtheGreatest - The smartest Chiefs fan I ever had the priviledge of reading!

by Steve O' on Jan 25, 2009 2:06 PM MST reply actions   0 recs

+1 Elam to the ROF

This is my GAP, there are many like it but this one is mine. Without my GAP I am useless, without me, they will run through my GAP. I will protect my GAP and have my brothers back on his. I will not be moved from my GAP, I am a crazed dog that patrols this area and will defeat all who entire it. I own this GAP, it is mine. I bought it with blood and sweat. I will not be pushed. I will not be moved. This Sunday I will make a stand and a statement.

by Tim Lynch on Jan 26, 2009 10:32 AM MST up reply actions   0 recs

Elam to the ring with a bullet

Nice post and great summary of his accomplishments and records. Elam seemed to be that rare kicker that had a lot of respect from his teammates, and provided mental toughness and leadership on the field. Not many out there like him, that’s for sure. And watching him kick that 63 yarder and run around the field in pure joy was just icing on the cake for that amazing 98 season. “Toro” only added to the legend. Don’t know about retiring #1, cuz I’m not crazy about number retirement … but if anyone other than #7 was a candidate, I could be persuaded about him. Regardless, though, he has to be a lead pipe lock for the ROF…

Win or lose, do it fairly. -- Knute Rockne

by broncosmontana on Jan 25, 2009 5:52 PM MST reply actions   0 recs

Elam, Ring of Fame worthy......no doubt about it.

My favorite moment was watching tie an NFL record with his 63-yard FG. I see the replay of it on my SB XXXIII Champion video. It just looks weird seeing Elam kicking the ball on the other side of the 50-yard line.

"It doesn't dissipate" ~ Mike Shanahan

Cutler's 4th qtr/OT game winning drives: 9

by weazel on Jan 25, 2009 7:14 PM MST reply actions   0 recs

Elam is the man.

Great kicker, great person.

That is all.

by TheMastermind on Jan 26, 2009 9:00 AM MST reply actions   0 recs

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