Horse Tracks 12/3/09 - Harris, Jordan, Orton, Royal, Woodyard all practice; Dawkins sits another Wednesday out

by Douglas A. Lee on Dec 3, 2009 5:42 AM MST in Horse Tracks Comment 29 comments

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DB - Week 13 - Wed: McDaniels - Broncos TV

DB - Expect a Battle - Gray Caldwell
"For the Broncos, Brian Dawkins (ankle) was the only player who did not participate in Wednesday's practice. The five other players listed on the injury report -- Ryan Harris (toe), LaMont Jordan (back), Kyle Orton (ankle), Eddie Royal (thigh) and Wesley Woodyard (neck) -- all had full participation in the session."

DB - Finding His Footing - Chris Gentilviso
"I think one thing that has really helped is we have been kicking with a little skinnier than arena uprights in practice," Prater said. "So then when I go out there for the games, I look at the uprights and they look a lot wider. Just a mental (edge) too."

DPP - Matchmaking puts Bailey on defensive - Jeff Legwold
"So, instead of waiting for the action to come to the eight-time Pro Bowl selection, Nolan tries to put Bailey where the Broncos want the action to go. That is a departure from past years, when Bailey could spend entire games without two passes directed toward him."

DPP - Q&A: It's best for Champ to stay at corner - Jeff Legwold

DPP - Chiefs no long December darlings - Mike Klis
"The Chiefs have lost both of their home December games each of the past two years, and five of their past six."

DPP - Analysis: Moreno prepared himself for NFL grind - Jeff Legwold

DPP - Briefs: Orton-Marshall connection proves a big hit - Lindsay Jones

DB - Week 13 - Wed: Orton - Broncos TV

DB - Week 13 - Wed: Dawkins - Broncos TV

Inside the NFL - Broncos are back? - Video

DB - Pro Bowl Voting Update No. 2 - Gray Caldwell

DB - Much More Than Football - Mike Rice

CSG - Harris ready to return - Frank Schwab

CSG - Cassel was unwilling participant in Broncos drama - Frank Schwab

DPP - Chiefs' investment in Cassel falling short - Dave Krieger

DPP - Woody's Mailbag: Tiger and the truth

KDVR - Broncos trying to break December curse in KC - Chris Tanaka

AFC West News

KCS - Chiefs find using Charles a lot harder to avoid - Adam Teicher

KCS - Chiefs notes: Team works with Niswanger on snaps - Kent Babb

KCS - Porter is a fascinating pickup by Chiefs - Randy Covitz

SDUT - Oliver making most of his time - Chris Jenkins

SDUT - Questions for Quinn, always - Chris Jenkins

SFC - If Raiders lose, it's time for Russell's Last Chance - Scott Ostler

SFC - Defense just as predictable as all the big plays it allows - David White

OT - Oakland Raiders remain headed for fall - Steve Corkran

Concussion News

NFL - Goodell issues memo changing return-to-play rules for concussions
This is a good start...

NYT - The N.F.L. Issues New Guidelines on Concussions - Alan Schwarz

NFL - Lewis' career likely over after he suffers post-concussion symptoms

NFL - Warner: 'I'm progressing' after missing one game with concussion

NFL - Eagles WR Jackson uncertain to play Sunday after concussion

SI - Playing through injuries part of NFL players' culture - Ross Tucker

USAT - 'Tough' NFL culture counter to league's fight vs. concussions - Jarrett Bell

SFC - NFL needs cultural shift on concussions - Gwen Knapp

NFL News

FH - Report: Seattle GM Tim Ruskell to Resign - Chris Burke

NFL Opinion

NYT - Why Brees and the Passer Rating Aren’t Perfect - Luis DeLoureiro

NFP - Tavern talk: Big plays are key to winning - Mike Lombardi

NFP - Diner morning news: Weis won't go jobless - Mike Lombardi

NFP - Wednesday whys: Eagles reward Brent Celek - Andrew Brandt

NFP - Urlacher should take Sapp's advice - Matt Bowen

NFP - Chalk Talk: man-to-man coverage - Matt Bowen

NFP - The agent presentation - Jack Bechta

NFP - Coaching carousel: Plenty of vacancies - Robert Boland

SI - Bengals return top five - Don Banks

FOX - NFL Third Quarter Report: How things have changed - Alex Marvez

Y! - Schedule favorable for Johnson's run at 2,000 - Charles Robinson

NFL - Ground game, defense no longer keys to championship run - Pat Kirwan

NFL - Nothing but a number: At 40, Favre is at his best - Bucky Brooks

ESPN - Once a long shot, WR Marques Colston is vital to New Orleans Saints' success - Anna Clemmons

ESPN - Will the Saints go unbeaten? - Pat Yasinskas

ESPN - Will the Colts go unbeaten? - Paul Kuharsky

FH - Dirty Dozen: Wait Until End of Season to Pick an MVP - Dave Goldberg

FH - Pocket Presence: Time For a Change - Bruce Ciskie

ESPN - Elite QBs more vital than ever - John Clayton

SN - Road from coordinator to NFL head coach full of tribulations - Clifton Brown

CST - Jay's all-of-blame speech - Brad Biggs

NYT - Buffalo-Area Businesses Pay the Price for Bills’ Trip - Ken Belson

NFL - All this Bills fan wants for Christmas is ... Ron Wolf! - Nick Bakay

Y! - The 10 best NFL games of the last decade - MJD

NFP - News, notes on junior prospects - Wes Bunting

Predictions

NYT - Week 13 N.F.L. Game Probabilities, and Playoff Projections - Brian Burke

SI - NFL playoff projections, scenarios for Week 13 - Dom Bonvissuto

FH - NFL Picks, Week 13: Weather Won't Be Frightful for Saints - Dave Goldberg

FOX - Week 13 Cheat Sheet: NFL picks and predictions - Peter Schrager
"The Pick: Chiefs 33, Broncos 20"

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Morning Doug...Thanks for all you do

by BroncoSense72 on Dec 3, 2009 6:20 AM MST reply actions

Thanks, Doug.

"All by their heads, he places crowns."

by Tempestuous Binary on Dec 3, 2009 6:22 AM MST reply actions

33 to 20 is pretty ridiculous

A truth can only be expressed and enveloped in words if it is one-sided. Everything that is thought and expressed in words is one-sided, only half the truth; it all lacks totality, completeness, unity.

by Todd Jewell on Dec 3, 2009 6:38 AM MST reply actions

Chiefs haven't put up 33 points on anyone all year

and now all of a sudden they are going to light it up against the Broncos? Riiiight.

"Take what you can. Give nothing back!"

by Colorado_Kitten on Dec 3, 2009 11:55 AM MST up reply actions

Thanks Douglas.

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

by UB3 on Dec 3, 2009 6:38 AM MST reply actions

Chiefs 33, Broncos 20.

Wow. Just, wow.

"All by their heads, he places crowns."

by Tempestuous Binary on Dec 3, 2009 6:39 AM MST reply actions

See TB...Idiocy can be an artform!

Thanks Doug!

Those that cant coach, compete!
Failing to plan is planning to fail.
All I want is 53 Rod Smiths. Is that asking too much????
"Peyton Hillis didn’t rip the sleeves off his jersey, they flew off out of fear."
Calijoefornia.

by boydy2669 on Dec 3, 2009 6:40 AM MST up reply actions

Come on, it makes sense

It’s not like the Broncos have the #3 scoring defense in the league or anything. Plus, the Chiefs are an offensive Juggernaut. Everybody knows that.

It’s like Picking the Cardinals to beat a team by the score 9-7. Makes no sense on this planet or any other.

by Chibronx on Dec 3, 2009 9:47 AM MST up reply actions

Apparently last week

he picked the Giants to “crush” us.

by bostonbroncofan on Dec 3, 2009 11:53 AM MST up reply actions

New York Giants at Denver: “Hello? Hello? Is anyone in there? Hello, this is Peter Schrager, reporting live from the 2009 Broncos media bandwagon. A month ago, this very train was packed to the brim with media members. You couldn’t buy a seat, couldn’t get a spot in the overhead baggage space. Now? It’s completely empty. I feel like Geraldo in Al Capone’s safe. Lonely, barren, and forgotten — this train has left the station.” How was that for a news report? The Broncos have won their past three against the Giants in Denver, and Kyle Orton is 18-3 at home as a starter. None of that will matter Thursday. Big Blue gets the win and stays alive in the hunt for the NFC East crown. The Pick: Giants 23, Broncos 17

by Velveeta on Dec 3, 2009 12:34 PM MST up reply actions

It wasn't "completely" empty.

People at MHR were still on the bandwagon. Some of us even bought cool leather recliners so we could sit in comfort with all the extra room created from people getting off. It sure is a comfortable bandwagon.

If Taylor Swift were to try and tackle me, I'd let her.

by kentuckybronco on Dec 3, 2009 1:04 PM MST up reply actions

I think all that extra weight was what was slowing us down!

by Velveeta on Dec 3, 2009 2:38 PM MST up reply actions

Schrager

Is a toadstool. He’s of the mistaken opinion that he’s funny. He also always looks like he’s wearing pancake makeup.

by Remember Keith Kartz! on Dec 3, 2009 7:37 AM MST reply actions

John Clayton says -

After studying some numbers, I put 14 current starting quarterbacks on the elite level. An elite quarterback nowadays is one who can run an offense that can score 21.5 or more points a game, throw for at least 220 yards a game, complete at least 60 percent of his passes and have the ability to bring a team back in the fourth quarter.

The elite AFC quarterbacks are Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, Ben Roethlisberger, Philip Rivers, Carson Palmer and Joe Flacco. In the NFC, you have Drew Brees, Brett Favre, Tony Romo, Donovan McNabb, Aaron Rodgers, Kurt Warner, Eli Manning and Matt Ryan.

Matt Schaub of Houston is knocking on the door of becoming an elite quarterback. Jay Cutler of Chicago was elite in Denver, but interceptions this season have temporarily pulled him down. Matt Hasselbeck of the Seahawks has been elite, but a rib injury and poor offensive line play have him just on the border.

by Hoopforia on Dec 3, 2009 8:44 AM MST reply actions

Why does Clayton continue to believe that...

That baggy suit with the oversized colored stripes, white make-up, big red nose, red hair, and giant size shoes adds ANY credibility to wharever his opinion happens to be???

by BroncoSense72 on Dec 3, 2009 9:10 AM MST up reply actions

i read this yesterday

Clayton is a total Cutler homer.

by Jenna Talia on Dec 3, 2009 9:13 AM MST up reply actions

I'm thinking of becoming an Astrophysics analyst

My first effort:

After studying some numbers I think Jupiter is really, really big. Of the planets. it is so large. If you didn’t know, its all covered with smoke and such. Saturn looks really cool, and it is big, too. So it deserves some credit. Mars is really neat because its red and popular. Traditionally, I have thought little of Neptune. It might be big if you compare it to some of the little ones. It sure isn’t is as big as Jupiter. If a planet is not as big as Jupiter, it has to have rings to be relevant. Plus, its too far away for me to really care one way or the other. Nobody really cares about Jupiter. Everybody else agrees its not as big as Jupiter. Did you know Jupiter has a storm on it? Jupiter is so cool. If you don’t believe me, you can ask my mom.

I mean, if Clayton can make a living, why can’t I?

by PredominantlyOrange on Dec 3, 2009 9:22 AM MST up reply actions 3 recs

Drat!!!

Its supposed to be “Nobody really cares about Neptune.” I really have to stop multi tasking…

by PredominantlyOrange on Dec 3, 2009 9:25 AM MST up reply actions

hahahahaha

by AllBroncsallday on Dec 3, 2009 10:12 AM MST up reply actions

Hah hah

Nice one.

I actually was going to say something like, “But meanwhile Clayton writes stuff as if it came from Uranus” but thought better of it! ;-)

There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants country, and damned proud of it.

by underdog on Dec 3, 2009 11:23 AM MST up reply actions

lol, PO, to add to your thought -- as far as clayton knows;

Their is no Life as he knows it anywhere outside of ( and here’s the stretch )
as far as “his” eyes can see…

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

by UB3 on Dec 3, 2009 9:38 AM MST reply actions

Thanks, NYC

I haven’t had much time for the Broncos lately. Being able to blitz through your article round-up is a fantastic luxury.

by Chibronx on Dec 3, 2009 9:49 AM MST reply actions

Thanks Doug

The skinny uprights idea is superb thinking. Whoever thought of that needs to be retained long term.
It looks like the Concussion issue is finally getting the attention it deserves. I have been gathering data on the subject.

Character may be manifested in the great moments but it is made in the small ones -- Philip Brooks

by KaptainKirk on Dec 3, 2009 10:03 AM MST reply actions

I like that too

Love to see the kickers become less important. Do away with the extra point too, I say.

by AllBroncsallday on Dec 3, 2009 10:13 AM MST up reply actions

Clifton Brown's article was revealing

When he talks about the difficulty of going from a coordinator to a head coach, notice that he doesn’t even bring up McDaniels until a throw-away line near the end. Apparently, once you win you go from a perfect example to an afterthought. Sometimes it sees that only when the connotation is negative do you make the media’s list for discussion.

Moreno/Buckhalter in '09

by Doc Bear on Dec 3, 2009 11:22 AM MST reply actions

would have been nice if he had wrapped it up

with a “this is why it is so impressive the job that McDaniels has done so far with his new team, which also has a new QB, 1/2 new roster, new coordinators, etc…”
Nope. Doesn’t take the opportunity. Just a throw-away line at the end. LAEM.

"Take what you can. Give nothing back!"

by Colorado_Kitten on Dec 3, 2009 12:10 PM MST up reply actions