Horse Tracks 4/10/09

by Douglas A. Lee on Apr 10, 2009 6:29 AM MDT in Horse Tracks

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Apologies for the late Tracks, but my weekend starts today. Not much from the DP this morning. If you're celebrating a holiday today or this weekend or both, be safe and enjoy! If not, then just have a great weekend!

DP - Denver's sports teams are feeling the economic crunch.

DB - KOA spoke with Josh McDaniels last week, and here is the second part of a transcription by Mike Rice. Here was the first installment.

DB - Jim Saccomano offers some numbers and brief reflections from Broncos drafts past.

DB - You can submit questions for Brian Dawkins, and those he responds to will appear on Broncos.com next Thursday.

IN - Drew Litton reflects the feelings of some of our fellow fans about the Orton trade.

NFL - The 2009 NFL season schedule will be announced at 7pm EST on Tuesday.

NFP - Wes Bunting ranks his top zone-block linemen, third-down backs, possession- and slot receivers.

KCS - Adam Teicher profiles Monty Beisel in his return to the Chefs. Here is a video interview with Beisel, if you truly care that much.

SFG - David White interviews Raiders special teams ace Isaiah Ekejiuba.

NFL - Buffalo is reportedly shopping punt returner extraordinaire Roscoe Parrish. Meanwhile, the Bills signed guard Seth McKinney, formerly of the Browns.

NFP - Matt Bowen takes a look across the AFC landscape.

NFP - Bowen also looks at the offseason of Jay Cutler's new team.

CST - Apparently, Cutler can still earn his $100,000 workout bonus from the Bears.

USA - Jarrett Bell wonders if the Bears will start chucking it.

Y! - Jason Cole examines the lower end of the spectrum in the rookie salary debate.

SI - The Niners are apparently taking player evaluations to a new low.

FOX - Peter Schrager answers some questions about the draft, including a couple involving the Broncos.

NFL - Steve Wyche measures his top-10 offensive tackles for the draft.

NFLN - Meanwhile, Mike Mayock offers his top-5 tackles.

CBS - Frank Cooney takes a look at the top running backs and fullbacks entering the draft.

SI - Don Banks foresees the Broncos selecting DE Everette Brown and DT Peria Jerry in his latest mock draft.

CBS - Clark Judge examines the Packers' draft needs.

FOX - The Bucs are on the clock in FOX's segment.

ESPN Insider - Here' Mel Kiper's 4-round mock draft. As others have posted on MHR, here were his picks for Denver...
12 - DE Tyson Jackson
18 - DE Everette Brown
48 - DT Ron Brace
79 - CB Asher Allen
84 - WR Louis Murphy
114 - S Chip Vaughn

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NYC

Good morning, thanks for the articles as usual…Now I can stop working and start reading!!!

"I'd rather be an outstanding Sergeant, than just another Officer."
-Dan Daly

by gunnermc on Apr 10, 2009 6:38 AM MDT reply actions

Hmmm...

Odd. I don’t hate Kiper’s mock for us… I much prefer it over Bank’s first round.

"The mystic chords of fandom, stretching from every trade and signing to every active account and guest all over this broadband, will yet swell the chorus of union, when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature". ~ Abraham Lincoln-ish

"The tree of victory must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of quarterbacks and coaches". ~ Thomas Jefferson-ish

by ejruiz on Apr 10, 2009 6:39 AM MDT reply actions

Looks like the pompadour has actually put thought into how the team runs

It’s one thing to like the guy’s picks. It’s another to realize that he’s thought about the schemes, the Pats-like player preferences, etc. Not that there’s any merit to it. Mock drafts are a particularly dirty and ungratifying form of crack cocaine.

by Chibronx on Apr 10, 2009 8:57 AM MDT up reply actions

hah

I had the same reaction. “What have you done with the real Mel Kiper?” I like those top 3 players a lot. Though I would still be a little surprised to see the Broncos go DE with first 2 picks. But not too surprised.

by underdog on Apr 10, 2009 9:35 AM MDT up reply actions

Good Morning nyc, Thanks for Horse Tracks---and have a nice weekend...

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

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

Peria Jerry would be awesome

If we ran a 4-3

by CombatChuk on Apr 10, 2009 8:15 AM MDT reply actions

Enjoy the time off.

The hysterics from Drew Litton are honestly hilarious. Setting the franchise back to 1964? What lofty peak, exactly, are we falling from? It’s sad to see someone I fundamentally like reach the “hey kids, get off my lawn” phase of his career.

by Chibronx on Apr 10, 2009 8:23 AM MDT reply actions

Imagine

how freaked out he’ll feel this coming season when he turns on TV and sees the Broncos wearing their throwback jerseys and socks (for one of the turn back the clock games). Then he’ll either shake his crotchety fist or have a stroke.

by underdog on Apr 10, 2009 9:34 AM MDT up reply actions

Thanks for the tracks!

After reading the Mike Rice transcription of his interview with Josh McDaniels I felt compelled to bring attention to one of McDaniel’s responses that, imho, demonstrated he gets “it”. A breath of fresh air if you ask me.

KOA: As you sit here today, can you make the case that your team is better than the team you inherited when you took the job?

JM: There are a lot of things that go into that. We’ve had a pretty drastic roster makeover. We have 15 or 16 new players and there’s going to be another eight, 10, 12 additional draft choices. The only answer for that is we’ll see in September. Winning is a production business. It’s all about winning and I know that. That’s what I care about. I’ve been used to doing that for eight years in New England and that’s what I’m going to try to bring here. I know this: There’s a million ways to win in this league. You don’t win the same way every week and it’s not one player that’s going to make or break one team. I’ve been on teams where we’ve scored 36 points a game and didn’t win the Super Bowl. And I’ve been on a team where we scored 19 points a game and we did win the Super Bowl. My big thing is we’re going to improve the TEAM. Like I mentioned, there’s a million things that we can address offensively, defensively and in the kicking game. To me, if we improve in those three phases, you have a chance to be a better team.

My roots are in Denver and my branches in Nebraska.

by Blackshirt4Broncos on Apr 10, 2009 12:40 PM MDT reply actions

+1

by Leukadian on Apr 10, 2009 3:27 PM MDT up reply actions

Grade Him by His Wins

Hey, I agree. Let’s grade him by his wins. No excuses. He is paid to make the big decisions and take responsibility for them.

by Baltimore Bronco on Apr 10, 2009 6:59 PM MDT up reply actions

Let's be glad he understands that!

At least it appears that McDaniels is willing to do whatever it takes.

A thought just occurred to me. Think about where McDaniels will stack up against other all-time coaches if he does win and keeps coaching. He could easily coach for 30 years before he retires. I know I am getting ahead of myself, but think of what kind of coaching career he could end up with starting out so young!

I know we’ve heard it before but it is all about turning the potential into W’s baby!

My roots are in Denver and my branches in Nebraska.

by Blackshirt4Broncos on Apr 10, 2009 7:43 PM MDT up reply actions

Bills Parrish on the trading Block!

First off, NYC you always do an awesome job on Horse Tracks-Thank you for your time and talents.
If I were a GM I would be willing to part with a 3rd round selection for Parrish. He is a game changer and we could always use the depth at wide receiver, espcially if Marshall misses a game or 2. This would also free up Royal to specialize in the WR position that he excelled at last year! Thoughts?

by Future Bronco DC on Apr 11, 2009 7:32 AM MDT reply actions

Thanks, FBDC

Appreciate the kind words. Personally, I think a #3 would be a very high price to pay for someone like Parrish. 3rd-rounders generally bring back starters. I do like your thinking, though – we definitely need to improve our return game, and Royal shouldn’t be putting himself in harm’s way by returning. He’s too valuable as a WR.

by Douglas A. Lee on Apr 12, 2009 7:00 AM MDT reply actions