Horse Tracks 3/20/09
by Douglas A. Lee on Mar 20, 2009 5:21 AM MDT
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DP - According to sources, more than ten teams have contacted Denver to show interest in trading for Jay Cutler.
UPDATE 1:27PM EST - John Elway offers his take on the Cutler situation. Thanks to Isiddiqi for the heads-up!
PI - The defendant in the drug case Correll Buckhalther was implicated in took the stand in PA yesterday and denied selling drugs to Buckhalter.
BG - How aggressive were the Broncos in going after Matt Cassel? For what it's worth, Bill Belichick says they never offered a 1st- and 3rd-rounder. In fact, Belichick later says Denver never made a concrete offer at all.
DP - Klis has notes on Darrell Reid's versatility, Champ Bailey on Dre' Bly, Tony Scheffler working out with the Nuggets' trainer instead of the Broncos, and Pat White.
DP - Lindsay Jones writes a little bit about Andra Davis.
AP - Hmm, Josh McDaniels got a bunch of free agents to sign up for his squad thinking they were joining Jay Cutler and Company. Now how do they feel?
NFLN - TD and Wilcots talk about the State of the Broncos. They spend 4 minutes talking about You Know Who (with a nice sound byte from Neon Deion) and 1 minute talking about Denver's FA acquisitions.
BH - Randy Galloway asked a former Broncos coach, a DC, an HC and a pro personnel man about whether they'd trade Tony Romo for Jay Cutler. Sounds like a ridiculous article, but it's actually pretty good aside from the trade part. I'm serious.
Vandy - Jay Cutler's alma mater is wondering what happened to the guy they knew.
NFL - Former Broncos CB Karl Paymah has decided to join the Vikings. Minnesota also added receiver/kick returner Glenn Holt.
SI - Shannon Sharpe told Dan Patrick he thinks Chris Simms will be starting behind center for Denver in 2009.
PB - Eagles HC Andy Reid talks about the departure of Brian Dawkins.
KCS - The Chefs have released their long-snapper J.P. Darche.
Y! - Donte' Stallworth was reportedly drunk when he struck and killed a man with his car on Saturday morning.
NFL - The Bills have signed LB Pat Thomas, who had spent the past two seasons with the Chefs.
NFL - The Saints have released CB Mike McKenzie.
NFL - The Pats have signed veteran WR Joey Galloway.
NFL - The Browns added CB Corey Ivy.
ESPN - Meanwhile, DT Shaun Rogers has reportedly been absent for Cleveland's offseason workout program so far.
NFL - The Cards re-signed offensive lineman Elton Brown and signed TE Anthony Becht, who had been released by the Rams last week. Arizona added T.J. McCreight to their front office as director of pro personnel.
NYDN - Samari Rolle has a visit scheduled with his old DC Rex Ryan and the Jets, possibly as early as last night.
NFL - Gil Brandt was impressed by Matthew Stafford's pro-day workout. Here's what Mike Mayock and Steve Wyche had to say about Stafford on NFLN.
SI - Bucky Brooks likes the moves Seattle and Detroit have made so far this offseason.
NFL - Steve Wyche's latest mock draft has B.J. Raji falling to Denver.
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You've outdone yourself, nyc
Thanks for another great ‘breakfast’ :-)
Hillis in '09
by Emmett Smith on Mar 20, 2009 5:47 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Thanks, Doc
that is one early morning for you, eh?
by Douglas A. Lee on Mar 20, 2009 7:48 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
LInks!
Great job as always nybroncosfan!
by broncorob on Mar 20, 2009 7:08 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Haven't always liked the showboating from D Sanders
But I do love his ability to cut right through an emotional, complex issue and get to the bottom line. “Why do they put a C on your jersey? Man up and lead your team.” Priceless. Right up there with “God told me not to pay you that much for my car repair.”
"Hey guy worm has turn...We need all kind of crazy fool on defence. Like ten new guy." - Horvil Tiki
"Enter Bus Cook, and his Methods of Madness." - Styg50
by broncosmontana on Mar 20, 2009 7:24 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Thanks NYC
You save me about 30 minutes every morning by compiling all these articles!!
by gunnermc on Mar 20, 2009 7:46 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs
You're welcome, GMC
I’m glad to help…
by Douglas A. Lee on Mar 20, 2009 7:52 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm late but I'm here, Thanx nyc for Horse Tracts
Real Power, comes with the realization that One cannot change the Moment;
only ones perception of it: Atitude! JQM
by UB3 on Mar 20, 2009 7:55 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs
I hope Cutler gets wind
of what Belichick said about the alleged attempted trade. Belichick just put the kabosh on all reports that McDaniels was aggressively going after Cassells. I know it suddenly improves my opinion of McD.
Both sides need to kiss and make up now and return to matters at hand, such as playing football.
Never argue with a fool, lest you take on his appearance. - my daddy
by AZDynamics on Mar 20, 2009 8:36 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs
BTW, kudos to you, NYC
for your “Horse Tracks.” You make an already good site even better.
Never argue with a fool, lest you take on his appearance. - my daddy
by AZDynamics on Mar 20, 2009 8:41 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Of course we can trust everything belicheat says...
But I do still hope thinks get smoothed over
by trumanj on Mar 20, 2009 9:30 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Doesn't matter
Jay says his biggest problem is the lying, not how aggressive McD pushed. It’ll take a lot more from McD than a Belichek quote to change the perception of dishonesty.
by HACK10 on Mar 20, 2009 11:59 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would love for those comments to smooth things out
however I am not holding my breath. Actions speak louder than words so we’ll just have to wait and see what happens.
2007-08 MVP: Kobe Bryant
Cutler's 4th qtr/OT game winning drives: 9
by weazel on Mar 20, 2009 7:00 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
It seems the real news from the Buckhalter link is that the feds actually have wiretap evidence of his doing a deal with that guy…. While he probably won’t be in trouble with the law, the likelihood of him getting in trouble with Goodell just went way up.
This is getting to be a pretty big story in the Philly area.
by JasonB on Mar 20, 2009 9:21 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs
This really is awesome stuff.
And the Horse Tracks are probably my favorite part of MHR anymore.
I am Jack's unbridled optimism.
by SlamDunkTheFunk on Mar 20, 2009 9:29 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Thanks, Dunk!
But once this Cutler fiasco is cleared up, we’ll all be able to better focus on the stellar writing of my colleagues here.
by Douglas A. Lee on Mar 20, 2009 9:40 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Interesting that Sharpe
said the exact opposite two weeks ago. At that time he talked about the rift after Shanahan tried to trade him. But went on the say how he just went out and proved Shanahan wrong.
There’s way too much talk about the cutler stuff for as little as is actually going on.
by SlowWhiteGuy on Mar 20, 2009 9:48 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs
DP quote:
An NFL source said “more than 10” teams have called the Broncos this week inquiring about Cutler.
In most instances, those teams communicated nothing more than interest should Cutler become available. The Broncos have listened but have told all comers their plan is not to trade Cutler.
Hmmm….sounds like the Broncos aren’t really entertaining offers.
"C" is for Championship...that's good enough for meeeee!!!
by PosterNutbag on Mar 20, 2009 10:33 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs
I wonder if the brain-trust at Dove Valley...
thinks that this interest is evidence that they might have something valuable in Jay Cutler. Maybe even something worth keeping, and working with.
Or maybe it’s just other teams trying to take advantage of the situation.
by RdRnnr on Mar 20, 2009 10:47 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Excellent Finds as Usual NYC
my favorite line from today:
But while [maybe(my word there)]the Broncos have done very little right in this scenario, you’re helping them prove that they may not have been that wrong after all.
That is say what some here have said for a while
http://www.davusx.net/assets/db/la_la_land.gif
"We should have kept Seattle and dumped San Diego from the Division"
Davis and Sharpe to the Hall!
by Jon Tollerud on Mar 20, 2009 11:02 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Thanks NYCBRONCO, you have been saving me time man
I guess you missed one link on what our beloved thinks of the situation in Denver and his advice to Cutler…
http://coloradosportsdesk.com/wp/?p=130
Feel free to update your link with this, if you want
Again thanks for all your work for making our life easier :)
by isiddiqi on Mar 20, 2009 11:04 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Thanks! I'll post the 9news.com version...
by Douglas A. Lee on Mar 20, 2009 11:26 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
*sigh*
I miss John.
"Hey guy worm has turn...We need all kind of crazy fool on defence. Like ten new guy." - Horvil Tiki
"Enter Bus Cook, and his Methods of Madness." - Styg50
by broncosmontana on Mar 20, 2009 11:37 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Deon?
First off, thanks for all the news, you provide a great service nyc…but
You liked Deon’s comment? I think the other 3 guys (including TD) made more sense when they explained how McDaniels has stripped Jay of his ability to lead this team. It’s hard to wear the C on your chest when you know the coach wants to replace you. One part of following somebody is knowing you can rely on them to provide stability. How can these guys get behind Jay when the bone-head coach already tried to dump him once, and has re-iterated that it could happen again at any time. It’s kind of hard to fall in line behind a lame-duck quarterback, and even harder to lead if you are the lame-duck quarterback. Deon has no credibility with me, and Jay is doing the smart thing by asking to go play somewhere that he won’t have his leadership undermined.
Since McDaniels created this mess, only HE can fix it. It’s going to take him dropping the hard-ass routine, give Jay a verbal commitment that he won’t be traded, and back it up with some type of contract extension. Seems like a lot to ask, but since McD created the problem, it will take some effort from HIM to fix it. If not, Jay is doing the right thing for his career by getting out now…unfortunately.
by HACK10 on Mar 20, 2009 11:53 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs
yeah, that perplexes me
that you could look at that video and beat the deon drum. the funniest part, as a matter of fact is when the other three were laughing about how deon would’ve handled it if he was in cutler’s shoes. thanks deon, time to go back in hiding for a few years.
We are ready for an unforeseen event that may or may not occur.—Al Gore
by oxmouth on Mar 20, 2009 12:44 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is well written
Vandy – Jay Cutler’s alma mater is wondering what happened to the guy they knew.
(find the link above)
Yet must thou sail after knowledge, knowing less than drugged beasts.
pthengometha thasson
by bradley on Mar 20, 2009 12:35 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Excellent Reading....
as usual NYC. Took me all day to get through it all (You know… I gotta get SOME work done so the boss stays happy) heheh.
~Davus.X~
Est. 1967
Bleeding Orange and Blue for 42 years
Newest Resident of La-La-Land! Mike Clark for President!
13-3 BABY!
by Davus.X on Mar 20, 2009 1:20 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Nice work NYC.
There are several links that I find very interesting ot read especially the one from Vandy.
The NFLN gave a good discussion on the state of the Broncos. They had a lot of good things to say on the defensive improvements that have been made along with bringing in Mike Nolan.
2007-08 MVP: Kobe Bryant
Cutler's 4th qtr/OT game winning drives: 9
by weazel on Mar 20, 2009 7:15 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
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