Horse Tracks 12/04/09 - Dawkins misses another practice with ankle injury

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NFL Films - Week 13: Broncos at Chiefs Preview - Video

DB - Week 13 - Thu: McDaniels - Broncos TV

DB - Harris Healing and Hopeful - Broncos TV

DPP - Josh McDaniels had a vision that better fit Cassel, Orton - Mike Klis

DPP - Briefs: Elvis in Miami, Pro Bowl or not - Jeff Legwold
"Safety Brian Dawkins (ankle) was held out of Thursday's practice, the second consecutive day he did not participate. McBath was in Dawkins' spot with the starters."

DPP - Analysis: Broncos' experienced secondary well-suited for today's NFL - Jeff Legwold

DPP - Question: Thomas at nose the wave of the future? - Jeff Legwold

DB - Bond of Brothers - Gray Caldwell

DPP - Broncos spotlight on linebacker D.J. Williams - Lindsay Jones

DP - Honeymoon’s over in Chicago - Lindsay Jones

CSG - Buckhalter gets faster after injuries - Frank Schwab

CSG - Broncos special teams face big challenge - Frank Schwab

LTC - Orton, Marshall building rapport - Brian Howell

KCS - Neil Smith, former ~~Chief~~ Bronco, faces DWI charge - Glenn Rice

DB - Paying Tribute - Zach Eisendrath

DB - Honoring A Legendary Voice - Jim Saccomano
Dick Enberg will no longer call NFL games next year, as he is becoming the TV voice of the Padres.

NFL Results

NFL - New York Jets 19 at Buffalo Bills 13

NFL - Jets QB Sanchez injures right knee against Bills

AFC West News

NFL - Three Chargers defensive starters expected to sit out vs. Browns

KCS - Vrabel’s injury reveals bright spot in Studebaker - Kent Babb

KCS - Chiefs buzz | Kolby Smith misses practice - Adam Teicher

SDUT - Chargers learning to drive - Kevin Acee

SDUT - Cromartie won't face any charges - Kristina Davis

SFC - Scott enjoying new role as Elephant linebacker - David White

OT - Raiders, JaMarcus Russell reach crossroad - Steve Corkran

Concussion-related News

NYT - Talk of an N.F.L. Rule on Running Raises Concern - Judy Battista

NYT - N.F.L. Culture May Be Difficult to Disengage at Lower Levels - Alan Schwarz

NFL - Big Ben now agrees with decision to sit vs. Ravens after concussion

FOX - Vikings OL calls out Ward for comments - Alex Marvez

FOX - 5 Questions: Moose tackles concussions

NFL News

NFL - Ruskell done running Seahawks, so will team turn to Holmgren?

FH - NFL Admits Two Officiating Errors - Matt Snyder

NFL - From third string to starter: Moore likely to lead Panthers vs. Bucs

NFL - Whisenhunt: Cardinals likely won't pick starting QB until Sunday

NFL Opinion

NFP - DMN: Will Seahawks turn to Holmgren? - Mike Lombardi

SI - Saints, Colts have shot at perfect season in NFL - Jim Trotter

CBS - In two-team race to 16-0, Saints have edge over Colts - Clark Judge

NFL - Six teams you don't want to play down the stretch

NFL - Out of contention, but very much in the thick of the playoff race - Vic Carucci

SI - Drew Brees has best game ever by NFL quarterback - Kerry J. Byrne

USAT - Bell Tolls: Rejuvenated Favre showing no sign of slowdown - Jarrett Bell

CBS - Slumped sophomores: Slaton, Ryan, Forte, Royal slip - Pete Prisco

Y! - White forced to create distance with friends - Jason Cole

FH - Jets' Revis: Believe the Hype - Dan Graziano

FOX - Boom or bust: Redskins are a circus - Adam Schein

Y! - Ewbank overlooked figure of AFL glory - Jason Cole

Picks/Previews

NYT - Week 13 N.F.L. Matchups - Mike Tanier

NFP - Player's Picks: Week 13 - Matt Bowen
"Broncos 27 Chiefs 13"

SN - Week 13 picks: Colts ready to cool off Titans - Vinnie Iyer

SN - Giants, Dolphins, Falcons, Titans under the gun in Week 13 - Clifton Brown

NFL - Young-Manning matchup headlines solid Week 13 slate - Gil Brandt

SI - The Peter King Challenge
"Prediction: Denver Broncos 19, Kansas City Chiefs 16"

ESPN - John Clayton breaks down the biggest NFL games of Week 13

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Good Morning, MHR Friends! This will be my last Tracks until next Thursday, as my wife and I are heading to Barcelona to celebrate our first anniversary. Have a great weekend, stay safe and Go Broncos!!!

formerly known around these parts as nycbroncosfan

by Douglas A. Lee on Dec 4, 2009 5:39 AM MST reply actions 0 recs

Sounds awesome!

"All by their heads, he places crowns."

by Tempestuous Binary on Dec 4, 2009 6:15 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs

Have a great one Doug...you deserve the break and thanks for all you do!

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 4, 2009 6:48 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs

Wow, enjoy =)

Denver rookie head coach Josh McDaniels doesn't have a grasp on how to build a team." - John Clayton, April 23rd, 2009

by diviesti on Dec 4, 2009 7:07 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs

Barcelona is a great town

I spent a total of about a month there in my Navy days, including New Year 2000. I hope y’all have a great trip.

"I am not one of those who think that coming in second or third is winning." -- Robert F. Kennedy

by Ted Bartlett on Dec 4, 2009 7:46 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs

Happy Anniversary!

Thanks for all you do on Tracks; a well deserved break! :-)

"Take what you can. Give nothing back!"

by Colorado_Kitten on Dec 4, 2009 8:07 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs

That's an excellent get away.

Chibronx and Mrs. Chibronx went to New Glarus, Wisconsin for our first anniversary. Your idea is better.

by Chibronx on Dec 4, 2009 9:16 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs

Congratumalations Doug!!!

Thanks for all your hard work and give our best to the missus!

Unless of course you haven’t told her about us! ; )

"All we're trying to do is win the *********** game!" -- Josh MF McDaniels tearing into his offensive line after three false starts in the red zone. The tirade turned the tide of the game, and the Broncos dominated from that point on.

by broncosmontana on Dec 4, 2009 10:53 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs

Happy Anniversary and Enjoy!!!

by tunga77 on Dec 4, 2009 1:40 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs

Congrats Doug...Barcelona, nice!

Be sure to take in some Wine tasting.

by BroncoSense72 on Dec 4, 2009 5:54 AM MST reply actions 0 recs

Thanks, Doug.

"All by their heads, he places crowns."

by Tempestuous Binary on Dec 4, 2009 6:02 AM MST reply actions 0 recs

Congrats, and have a great trip!

by MakeCents on Dec 4, 2009 6:23 AM MST reply actions 0 recs

Congrats, Doug. That sounds like a blast. Enjoy your time off.

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

by kentuckybronco on Dec 4, 2009 6:57 AM MST reply actions 0 recs

Thanks Doug, Have a safe trip.

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

by UB3 on Dec 4, 2009 7:00 AM MST reply actions 0 recs

I'll miss you

But somehow I will survive. Thanks for this, I really love NFL films.

by Fan in Exile on Dec 4, 2009 7:10 AM MST reply actions 0 recs

Congrats, Doug!

Thanks again for all you do. Have a great trip!

by RalphW on Dec 4, 2009 7:17 AM MST reply actions 0 recs

Have fun in Spain NYC.

What an amazing game last night! I was on the edge of my seat the whole time. TO was playing his heart out and the Jets look like a team destined for playoff glory.

Or maybe the game last night was the most boring NFL football contest I’ve ever watched. TO didn’t even pretend to show ANY effort. There is no fight in that dog and he claimed sole status of biggest TOOL in the league with such a dreadful showing. Thank goodness that guy never wore a Bronco uniform.

This is my favorite website.

by McGeorge on Dec 4, 2009 7:24 AM MST reply actions 1 recs

For a moment there, I regretted not watching the game.

LOL.

"All by their heads, he places crowns."

by Tempestuous Binary on Dec 4, 2009 7:26 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs

haha me too!

Glad I actually didn’t miss anything. heh. :-)

"Take what you can. Give nothing back!"

by Colorado_Kitten on Dec 4, 2009 8:09 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs

HAHA I was like what in the hell is he talking about

Great third paragraph.

"I am not one of those who think that coming in second or third is winning." -- Robert F. Kennedy

by Ted Bartlett on Dec 4, 2009 7:47 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs

It couldn't happen to a nicer Network.

by PredominantlyOrange on Dec 4, 2009 9:07 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs

PO, did you really mean to say this?

“It couldn’t have happened to a nicer M@#$&% F$*%# Network.”

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

by kentuckybronco on Dec 4, 2009 9:20 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs

LOL

by BroncoSense72 on Dec 4, 2009 9:41 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs

shoulda watched oregon v. oregon state.

"I just looked across the huddle to see the guys in the huddle with me: great offensive line, great talent at wide receiver, great tight ends, great running backs. If we execute and play the way that we should, it should be tough to stop us."
-K.O.

by denver_diaspora on Dec 4, 2009 10:01 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs

I did watch both. Oregon St showed some heart and then let the Ducks survive.

by bfree2bronc on Dec 4, 2009 12:26 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs

lol

TO did show some fight while he was moaning on the sidelines, presumably about not getting the ball enough. I can’t believe he actually wears those diamond earrings during games. What happens when you lose one? Prima donna.

Buffalo infuriated me by refusing to run the ball. The game was very close until the beginning of the fourth quarter when it became an apparently “unmanageable” nine point game. The Bills were gaining 5.1 per carry, yet refused to run the ball, and refused specifically to give it to Lynch who was clearly having a much better night than Jackson. I did not see one good run by Jackson, he was constantly dancing around and getting himself tackled for no gain when he finally decided to prance into the hole.

Marshawn Lynch dragged a man into the endzone at the end of a fifteen yard run. When someone does that you feed him the ball until he gets stopped. Even at the beginning of the fourth quarter, they still had plenty of time to score a TD and FG while running the ball, but they did not and ended up punting real quick. What, was the Fitzpatrick Train just looking too good to pass up? (9/23 for 98 yards)

The Jets starting QB (however mediocre he was playing) goes down and they switch to a run only gameplan. How Buffalo could not take advantage of this is beyond me.

Jason
The Hanging Curve

by poorboywilly on Dec 4, 2009 11:11 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs

You should have watched Oregon play Oregon State

for the right to go to the Rose Bowl. Great game with the lead shifting several times and finally ending with the best team winning. Go Ducks :)

by warmick on Dec 4, 2009 11:18 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs

Thanks Doug

Enjoy Spain and Happy Anniversary to you and your wife.

Heal quick Dawk, we need you!

Please Dick Enberg, take Dan Fouts with you.

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

by KaptainKirk on Dec 4, 2009 8:00 AM MST reply actions 0 recs

NYC – you need to practice your lisp if you’re headed to Barcelona. I’ve never heard such a ridiculous accent as the one those Catalans speak Spanish with.

Muchos Gracth-ith.

This is my favorite website.

by McGeorge on Dec 4, 2009 8:48 AM MST reply actions 0 recs

That’s all Spaniards, not just the Catalans. And they’re just as likely to give you the finger (or the local equivalent) for speaking Spanish. Not only are they crazy nationalists, they’re convinced that nobody from the U.S. understands that they’re nationalists. To make up for this, they just scream louder. So, so many annoying conversations.

by Chibronx on Dec 4, 2009 9:14 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs

They are probably

angry, – don’t you think?

by warmick on Dec 4, 2009 11:21 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs

It's just the way they talk.

People say the same thing about Italians and Portuguese with the way they use their hands. It looks like they’re being aggressive with each other, when that’s actually how that culture communicates.

"All by their heads, he places crowns."

by Tempestuous Binary on Dec 5, 2009 6:20 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs

I had a Spanish professor...

…who went on and on and on about how lucky we were to be learning the Catalan dialect. I was so honored I got a C.

by PredominantlyOrange on Dec 4, 2009 9:24 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs

That's very rude of you.

I speak with that accent when I speak Spanish and so does my mom.

There is only One Moment—this moment—the Eternal Moment of Now

by sirsam on Dec 4, 2009 9:40 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs

For what its worth...

…the C had nothing to do with the Catalan dialect. I was more hung up on the whole conjugating thing, how to innately know feminine v. masculine, and the fact that I was a too often hung-over freshman who had a hard time discerning anything about nuance at that point.

by PredominantlyOrange on Dec 4, 2009 9:51 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah,

that part is definitely hard to grasp. My reply was for McGeorge though, so, no worries, PO. I enjoy your comments. :)

There is only One Moment—this moment—the Eternal Moment of Now

by sirsam on Dec 4, 2009 9:54 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs

Rude or not, it’s as ugly an accent as they come.

This is my favorite website.

by McGeorge on Dec 4, 2009 2:24 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs

DPP Headline: Klis Rehashes History!!!!

As usual, the DPP Bronco site shows itself to be the anti-MHR.

I read the Klis article (and basically flushed several precious minutes of my coffee break). Nothing new, nothing that we already hadn’t known and/or guessed. The most ground-breaking news in the entire article was the quote from Cassell stating he hadn’t heard about the Denver rumors until after the fact, which of course isn’t surprising since trades occur in the executive suites and players rarely know about the discussions unless they have a no-trade clause in their contract.

Even though the article had less content than a USA Today article, I browsed the comments section (since I am amused by the cognitive dissonance shown by the average DPP-member). The gem today: a rant against McDaniels’ talent evaluation skills that uses his choice of Orton over Quinn and Campbell when trading Cutler. Aside from the fact that the Cleveland Browns and Potomac Racist_nicknames were only mentioned by the press as potential trade partners, and we never saw what the teams were offering — for all we know the Browns offered a Quinn and a handful of magic beans — the sheer ignorance of preferring either Quinn or Campbell to Orton is staggering.

My take: Quinn might have a chance of resurrecting his career if Cleveland trades him, but Orton is the superior QB. Campbell is at best a career backup. Further, neither Quinn nor Campbell show the type of discipline to fit into the controlled passing system. Finally, in my opinion Campbell is a coach-killer QB who shows just enough talent to look good, but makes bad decisions that make the coach look bad (and for the record, I think Cutler is also a coach-killer, but that’s a post for another day).

by DCJ on Dec 4, 2009 10:56 AM MST reply actions 0 recs

I hope they rest BDawk this week and give McBath the nod.

It’s time the kid get’s his feet wet and no better time than this Sunday in KC. I would hate to see BDawk reinjure or make a healing ankle worse by playing. We will need him at Indy next week in a very important game. I really think we can handle both teams if they play within themselves and try not to do too much on their own.

Coming home to face the raiders in week 15 with a 9-4 record would be sweet. I see 2 or 3 loses for the chargers in the last 5 games of the season. Our team needs to win and win now.

by bfree2bronc on Dec 4, 2009 12:35 PM MST reply actions 0 recs