Horse Tracks 10/10/09 - Buckhalter out; Knowshon to get first career NFL start

by Douglas A. Lee on Oct 10, 2009 7:44 AM MDT in Horse Tracks

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Fun fact of the day - the 2008 Broncos accumulated 6 interceptions in 16 games. The 2009 Broncos have already racked up 6 INTs through the first four games.

DB - A Tour Through Time - Broncos TV
Sacco and Greek share how far the Broncos' facilities have come in 50 years' time.

DB - Week 5 - Fri: McDaniels - Broncos TV

DPP - Broncos' D an equal-opportunity unit - Jeff Legwold
Everyone's making plays for the Denver D.

SI - Elvis Dumervil leads Denver Broncos against New England Patriots - Peter King
Why does everyone write like Doom came out of the blue? The guy had 12.5 sacks in 2007. Hello?!?!

ESPN - Denver Broncos linebacker Elvis Dumervil has a passion for sacks - Greg Garber

ESPN - McDaniels may be star branch of Belichick tree - Bill Wlliamson

ESPN - Lessons learned: Pupil starts better than Belichick - Tim Graham

CSG - Broncos reacting well to halftime adjustments - Frank Schwab

NFL - Friday Injury Reports

DB - A Few Minutes With Kyle Orton - Broncos TV

LTC - Broncos’ Champ still able to prove himself - Brian Howell

CSG - Broncos' Buckhalter misses practice again; Moreno likely starter - Frank Schwab

DPP - Even if they win, the Broncos figure to look bad in their throwback uniforms Sunday - Mike Klis
Wow, those socks are something...

DPP - Moreno to get first NFL start, and he says he's ready - Lindsay Jones
BDawk practiced but is listed as questionable. You really think there's a chance he'll sit this one out?

DPP - Analysis: Watch for the Randy Moss-Champ Bailey head-to-head matchup this weekend - Jeff Legwold
Interesting what Champ said earlier this week about Moss trying to lull CBs by jogging through some of his routes.

DB - This Week in Gameday: Oct. 11, 2009 - Jim Saccomano

DB - Moreno Named Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week - Zach Eisendrath

DB - Stepping Back In Time - Chris Gentilviso

DB - Here For The Long Haul - Mike Rice
Whoops, I somehow missed this one. Sorry, folks.

AP - So Far, Royal's Production Is Down For Broncos - Arnie Stapleton

AP - Knowshon Moreno May Get The Call Sunday Vs. New England Patriots

ESPN - AFC West: Final Word - Bill Williamson

PFW - Great start, unclear future for Broncos' Orton - Dan Parr

CBS - Peek at the Week: Mentor vs. student, upstarts looking for upsets - Clark Judge
"Since 2006, Brady has a 10-0 record in October, with 31 touchdown passes, three interceptions and a passer rating of 118.9. "

DPP - Q&A: Where do fines go? - Jeff Legwold

NFP - The NFP Press Coverage Podcast
At 10m55s they start talking Broncos/Pats

ESPN Insider - Patriots-Broncos: 10 observations - Ken Moll
Scouts Inc. predicts Denver 24, NE 23

Patriots News

BG - Patriots running backs set to sub for Taylor - Michael Whitmer

BG - Meriweather compares most favorably to Ravens’ Reed - Michael Vega

BG - Wright doesn’t mask displeasure after getting fined - Michael Whitmer

BH - Laurence Maroney needs to step up game - Ian Rapoport

BH - Backup plan suits Brian Hoyer - Ian Rapoport

AFC West News

KCS - Ryan has been a pleasant surprise for Chiefs - Adam Teicher

KCS - Chiefs notebook | Holmes to be honored Sunday - Kent Babb

SFC - Elite matchup? Probably not - David White

OT - Battle of the No. 1’s - Inside the Oakland Raiders - Jerry McDonald

NFL News

NFL - Manning looks good in practice, but Giants being cautious with QB

NFL - Here's the kicker: Browns dispute Graham's winning field goal
Looked a lot like the Karlis OT FG in the '86 AFC Championship, although the other upright? I can't remember...

NFL - Zorn downplays Portis-Sellers spat: 'This is just how a team goes'

NFL Opinion

NFL - Titans are cool, calm, collected ... and desperate - Steve Wyche

NFP - ‘Suspended’ players helping their teams - Andrew Brandt

NFP - Diner morning news: Bad timing for new league - Mike Lombardi

SN - Titans, 2007 QB class biggest early-season busts - Vinnie Iyer

NFL - Week 5 Viewer's Guide - Pat Kirwan

FOX - Week 5 preview: Is this flag football? - Kevin Hench

NYT - Week 5 N.F.L. Matchups - Mike Tanier

ESPN- NFL Picks and Predictions for Week 5
Pats across the board

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Mornin nyc, Thanks...

Real Power, comes with the realization that One cannot change the Moment;
only ones perception of it: Atitude! JQM

by UB3 on Oct 10, 2009 7:57 AM MDT reply actions

Thanks NYC

And congratumalations, Mr. Moreno!! Make us proud!!

Conversation nonstarters: hoping McDaniels fails, comparing Bears to Broncos, Cutler to Orton, apples to oranges, and casual drinkers to Raiders fans.

by broncosmontana on Oct 10, 2009 8:23 AM MDT reply actions

"You give 100 percent in the first half of the game, and if that isn't enough, in the second half you give what's left." – Yogi Berra
"We don't stop playing because we grow old; We grow old because we stop playing." -- George Bernard Shaw
Breaking jaws or the NFL in Oakland who cares? Fall on your pirate’s sword - Ponderosa

by KaptainKirk on Oct 10, 2009 8:30 AM MDT reply actions

Nice to see Greek getting a little screen time on the Tour Through Time

and how cool is it to see Bill B’s office at the old Broncos headquarters! Broncos tradition runs deep, man. DEEP.

Great story about Rich Karlis and Joe Collier, too.

And with due respect to our old friend Andrew Mason, but I love how db.com is doing their Broncos TV these days. Nice long segments, well edited, on a broad selection of topics. Kudos to the Broncos media team — Mase’s legacy lives on proudly!

Conversation nonstarters: hoping McDaniels fails, comparing Bears to Broncos, Cutler to Orton, apples to oranges, and casual drinkers to Raiders fans.

by broncosmontana on Oct 10, 2009 8:32 AM MDT reply actions

Thanks for the Horse Tracks, NYC.

"I believed it, until it made sense. Then things changed."

by Tempestuous Binary on Oct 10, 2009 9:02 AM MDT reply actions

Thanks for the tracks NYC

I cant wait to see OUR team play Tommorow

live and die blue and orange

by jerry251 on Oct 10, 2009 9:08 AM MDT reply actions

Thanks NYC!

There’s not a chance in hades that BDawk sits this out. No way. I just hope however serious his injuries are they don’t become compounded with the more that he plays.

by Gristle McThornbody on Oct 10, 2009 9:29 AM MDT reply actions

The best thing about sports...

You know what’s great about sports for me right now?
When a star players goes from your favorite college team (Louisville) to the Pros (Denver) and is just as productive and becomes a star (Elvis “Is Definitely in the Building” Dumervil)

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Register now!

by AllinWithMyCards on Oct 10, 2009 9:30 AM MDT reply actions

I hear you

Clady BSU and now CladyDB. Sort of a golden era for me. Unfortunately my Clady jersey is cursed so I can’t wear it on gameday! :_(

Precision in thought, concision in style, decision in life.

by Jeremy Bolander on Oct 10, 2009 5:05 PM MDT up reply actions

Also....

….what’s up with Michael Lombardi spreading the Orton hate during that podcast? I didn’t think he was a hater?

by Gristle McThornbody on Oct 10, 2009 9:34 AM MDT reply actions

Lombardi is a contrarian above all else. Before the Dallas game, he had Denver (20) ranked below Tennessee in his weekly power rankings. The thinking was, with a lot of media types starting to give Denver credit, he wanted to be among first off the band wagon when we lost to Dallas

Love the Broncos. Mike Nolan is a genius.

by McGeorge on Oct 10, 2009 9:59 AM MDT up reply actions

Maybe you are

confusing him with Vic Lombardi?

by KaptainKirk on Oct 10, 2009 11:15 AM MDT up reply actions

NYC. Can someone at MHR please list the inactive players before each Bronco game. I always have a hard time finding this info and ESPN is unreliable. Just last week, ESPN listed DJ Williams as inactive.

Love the Broncos. Mike Nolan is a genius.

by McGeorge on Oct 10, 2009 9:54 AM MDT reply actions

I always go with NFL.com injury reports

much more reliable….

Except when they have a " — " as the player’s game-time status…. Anyone know what that means?

First team to three consecutive SB wins!!!! and then some, right? I think four and we oughtta let someone else have a fair shot : )

by PearlJamBroncoGFunk on Oct 10, 2009 1:25 PM MDT up reply actions

Good idea, McG. I’ve actually found myself watching games this year also not knowing who’s active/inactive. We’ll see what we can do…

by Douglas A. Lee on Oct 10, 2009 4:56 PM MDT up reply actions

They are posted every week

In the Pre-Game/1st quarter thread I post the inactive for the Broncos. If the other team is available before the game I post those as well. I also Tweet the inactives.

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by John Bena on Oct 10, 2009 5:50 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions

Randy Moss will not go head-to-head against Champ Bailey...

Champ Bailey only plays one side of the field….Randy Moss will be going up against the other guy. :P

Verbose in style, dispersion of thought, procrastination in life.

by Tim Lynch on Oct 10, 2009 10:53 AM MDT reply actions

Coupla Stories

At NFL.com “Blogs Around The Web”

By and large, Broncos fans were angered when first-year coach Josh McDaniels drove gunslinging quarterback Jay Cutler to the point that he wanted out of town,

When will the media get the BIG LIE story laid to rest? arggghhhh. “By and large” many Broncos fans were misled by the media into that emotion.

Same story links to:
Chicago Tribune “In Denver, they’re using the ‘f’ word to describe Kyle Orton” as in “franchise quarterback” and quotes Brandon Stokley:

“I definitely think we’ve got a franchise quarterback,” Stokley said. “You don’t have to have all the flash and the strongest arm in the world — and Kyle does have a strong arm, by the way,” Stokley said. "But you don’t have to throw the ball 100 mph and do all these dynamic things with the ball. You just need to win games and get the job done. You can be a franchise quarterback that way

Oh, and just as a reminder….Orton is 17-2 at home!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by Endzone on Oct 10, 2009 2:54 PM MDT reply actions

High Praise!!!!

ESPN has a photo listing our very own Knowshon Moreno with Manning, Brady and Steve Smith. Rookie of the week, listed #4 in the running for ROY at Scout.com, KnoMo is getting better and better.

Another good picture is of McDaniels with Bilichick looking at him like “what the heck you just whupped me” Also note McD’s enthusiasm doing a high-five