week 3 is when the starters play the 1st hald btw!

i gotta order my #2 jersey :P

GO BRONCOS

Thanks for being level-headed.

(Or is that “here here” — I could never get that right.) Anyway, what Guru said.

As I said earlier, I am certainly looking forward to this draft more than any I can remember — and I was pretty excited about last year’s, too.

Thanks Guru.

I unfortunatly won’t be able to hear the live press conference tomorrow so I will be looking forward to your breakdown of it Guru. Hopefully there will be a replay of it on NFL.com after work.

Now it is time for the Broncos to move on and start getting ready for the ‘09 season. Let McDaniels get things in order and see what he can do. We have a plethora of picks this year, especially on day one. Let’s go grab some talent.

ORANGE AND BLUE BRONCO FANS 4 LIFE

Okay…now I’m mad about something else.

I just found out that Comcast will no longer carry the NFL Network starging May 1st. wtf? What a day.

If you’re in Denver please go to www.iwantnflnetwork.com (I’m considering a fanpost once all of this cools down).

Are you guys happy with Orton and Simms? Or do we need to pursue another QB?

“time to galvanize.”

So i don’t know much about the situation and how it started i Know that he has left to the Bears but, i would like to know who’s fault it was to start with and If you guys are considering to Draft a QB.

I’m just thinking about how much better life would be right now with Shanahan.

McD comes from a team that wins a lot of games with people you have never heard of. We all must be missing something with Cutler’s game.

I will be honest and say that I will not have the normal amount of patience for the season that I should.

All Ready!

Hey, just had to sign up and post here.
I was in the South Stands cheering my broncos on while Brian Griese lost his job against the $%@# Raiders. I called in to 850 (my one and only time) to say that, ok, it was time for him to go AND time for Bronco fans to come back. I was raised in the South Stands in the old Mile High. Those were FANS. Crap teams, blizzard, hail, Dan Reeves and John Elway, Wade Phillips and Tommy Maddox, we cheered our Broncos on all the way. After that Griese/Raider game I lost faith in the fans. You don’t boo your own QB! What good does that do?? Anyway, after reading this blog I know that the true and faithfull are still out there and it is great to see.
We, the fans, make this team what it is. Let’s be fans and show this new Broncos era EXACTLY what Mile High Thunder is all about. I’ll be in the south stands, right above the home tunnel, cheering my new boys in blue on through thick and thin and it’s good to know I am not the only one who knows what it means to bleed orange and blue.
So, thanks … and
GO BRONCOS!!

I believe we have the foundation of a solid football club with our moves this offseason. The next two years with, what, twenty-plus draft picks will propel us to great success during the my children’s golden age of fandom. I’m really excited about the future.

The best to Jay Cutler. He had a lot to be rattled about— Mike and Jeremy being fired, the whole Cassel deal. It just wasn’t meant to be post Shanny. That’s okay.

The bottom line is, the Broncos will be competitive in a weak division next couple years and the future is very bright. I can’t wait to soak it all in.

is Cutler mentally ill? He formally requested a trade 2 weeks ago, and now he says he didn’t want to be traded?!?!? And this kind of stuff has been coming from his camp this whole time. I don’t get it.

Two questions:

First….. Orton or Simms?
and
Do you think we should nab a QB in the first?

How do I un-join a sb nation site? I joined the Bucs one to talk about something Broncos but now I’m committed!!! How do I get out?

I am feeling sad for you guys. I am glad to see you guys so positive. Quite respectable.

Alright my Bronco Fans I have some home work to do if i plan to one day own my Broncos!!

eh orton. that’s kinda disappointing. i hope we end up with someone else starting this year.

is how i would describe my feelings. we had the most fun offense to watch in football last year, but this next year its going to have to be about D. i think our d will be at least much improved this year (esp. if we draft for D), and all orton really has to do is throw jump balls to bmarsh/screens to royal. we have lots of Qs on both sides of the ball, but with so many draft picks and the most important piece of an offense (o-line) in place, im thinking good things are gonna happen this year.

griese – decent yet injury prone

plummer – better, but heart not in it.

cutler – even better. just kinda sad how things went down. i think this could of been a good year for him and the bronc’s

I just really hope we get another starter besides Orton. he’s ok as a 2nd string.

I’m taking at least a week break from MHR while people get all of their insane knee-jerks out of the way. Hopefully when I decide to wander on back there’s some great draft discussion waiting for me. It’s definitely time to move on from this and focus on how to make our team better instead of whose fault anything is.

Would you rather keep Cutler or take the Draft picks, Personaly I don’t think that Cutler is worth two first round picks.

I am out of town for the weekend…VIVE LAS VEGAS baby!

Well guys on the more positive side, the draft will be much more interesting than usual for us this year, and I really have all the confidence in McDaniels because its seemed like he did a great job bring in talent through free agency so Im sure hell bring in some serious talent through the draft.
 
This is our chance to finally draft the same level of talent the chargers did a few years ago with the Eli Manning-Phillip Rivers trade!! Sadly Jay is gone and Ill miss how he could keep me on the edge of my seat, but its time to fix the DEFENSE!!!

I am a Broncos fan for life as I grew up in Littleton. Lived 2 1/2 years in Naperville, and have just moved to Tampa.

Orton did better than I expected. He had no offensive line, no wide recievers, and the defense was not that good. There is nothing flashy about the guy, but he is a steady eddie. Yes Jay is 10 times better, but I would say Orton is better than Jake and Griese as he does not make the big mistakes. McD should be able to put together a game plan that will be conservative and not put much risk into the passing game. I would say drafting a running back just became very important!

We do all need to let this settle in, not engaging in the bashing/hating that generally goes on in these circumstances.

But I am not ready to hop back on board whole hog. Until I see a team take the field with the pride and fortitude that I expect from my B-roncs, I am going to continue to have some real uncertainties and genuine embarrassment about how my team has handled its offseason and am a bit ashamed to be a die hard supporter right now. with that in place, healing is kinda irrelevant.

With no blame placing on either side the way this situation evolved felt unprofessional. All the he said/he said and media leaks and rumors and innuendo were ugly. The team I know and love doesn’t stoop to that, but takes the high road. As do its fans, who have also slipped in this process.

So I suppose I have a lot of open questions. Can McD get the guys behind him? Not all the words coming out of the locker room have been complementary. It has been reported that Leach’s outster was not taken well – how will Jay’s exit play?

Will we field a team with a fighting chance? A QB able to run the complex “amoeba” offense? A RB able to play a whole game? A defense worthy of the orange and blue?

My respect for the Broncos have always been a certainty in my life. I am having a hard time refinding that faith now. And until I do, I wonder how much healing can happen for me. I hope like hell, though, that when I see the fellas trot out for opening day that I find that spark in my heart. Right now, though, the fuel seems a little low. I am not going anywhere, but will be seeking do resolve my doubts.

For better or worse, It is what it is! I am glad all the drama is done and we can get back what we all love!!!! BRONCOS FOOTBALL. GO BRONCOS!!!

From the Shanahan sacking to the Cutler issue to our plans for the draft and our mysterious future, MHR has helped me maintain my sanity and cut through the BS to remember what is most important. The TEAM.

Do I root for a jersey over a player?? You’re goddamned right I do. ; )

So thanks all. GO BRONCOS!!!!

13-3 Baby!!

With Orton or Simms

I realize that it is fashionable to blame Bus/Cutler or McD/x/Bowlen or the MSM or “sources close to the situation” or some combination of the above, but when it is all said and done we are all Broncos fans for life. Regardless of the manipulative/incompetent maneuvers of some or all of the above we still have each other. We need to stick together and be patient with fans that have opposing viewpoints, we need to help each other find ways to deal with our frustrations, we need to be patient with fans with extreme viewpoints. As Sonny and Cher used to say “I got you babe”.

I realize that this post comes across as something that Polyanna would say, but trust me, it is the right thing to do. I know this for a fact because “sources close to the situation” told me so :)

November 29, 2009
Jay Mariotti

“Marble Friday”. That was Bears’ QB Jay Cutler’s response to the Chicago training staff when asked if he knew his own name. A little context: down by 10 points late to previously-winless Detroit, the Bears were driving deep into Lions’ territory when Cutler was sacked for an NFL-record 18th time. Said Orlando Pace, the man charged with protecting Cutler’s blindside, “Man, I was thinking about applesauce and Matlock re-runs. Like I care about protecting that little whiny [female dog] anyway.”

There is still room for optimism though, Bears fans. Rex Grossman is set to lead the 3-6 Bears next week as they head to Pittsburgh.

I was just on Denver Post and I could not believe how ill informed and negative most of the idiots on that site are. I love MHR because it really helps in these tough situations to read the posts of the well-informed, positive people who run this site

and to have two of them is great. Orton is not that bad, I think the coaching from McDaniels in a system that is more like his college system and a good o-line in front of him he will be good enough, we need a big name RB and to continue to improve the defense.

But seriously though Bronco Nation, after the “shock” has subsided, the Broncos will be a better TEAM because of this.

Do you really want the leader of your team, your QB, sulking and pouting on the sidelines every time something doesn’t his way? That is not a way to lead. All that negativity fizzles down to the other players. And now that is eliminated.

And the Broncos are SET for the future BTW. They can rake in so much talent in the draft it’s not even going to be funny. Yeah, this year might be a little sketch as far as wins go, but it might not be. We don’t know. Maybe there is a method to McDaniels madness in all of this.

But man, oh man, I want to get tix to that preseason Bears game. That will be epic.

from the Broncos brass, either Bowlen, McD or the GM? Sorry if I missed that earlier, and as I said I can’t even stomach reading the DP right now so maybe they’re all there. I guess I’ll wait for the summary tomorrow.

Was just curious how they’ve couched this, if the PR staff has helped them with that yet.

seems like about three of the guys the Broncos were likely looking to draft on defense have either tested positive for weed or for steroids. Two USC linebackers are the latest to fail test:

http://www.nfldraftbible.com/Latest/usc_linebackers_test_positive.html

Tired of the circle jerk. Spin on; I’m out for the foreseeable future. I really need a break from this propaganda. The whole damned thing sucks. Keep on keepin on, y’all; massage one another’s egos, as usual. Orton at QB! Man, they’re laughing in China!

Great post Guru, and recommended. You know, it’s a funny thing what the nfl does to us fans. I spent the better part of the afternoon reflecting on just what the hell has happened to bronco nation since we were leading our division with four games left to play. We missed the playoffs, fired our future HOF head coach, hired a new one, and ran off our franchise qb. I spent a lot of sunday afternoons yelling at the tv and most of all rooting for Jay Cutler. Even I, have done a little Jay bashing in the recent days, but more important I support the Broncos. I was asking myself if they traded the whole team how pissed I would be, but still I would be pumped for the new team, draft, and season. I can’t bring myself to ever root for a different team and will bleed orange and blue for life. This is a little bump in the road my fellow fans, but I’m hoping with extra draft picks that we will re-build an orange crush defense for the future.

Stay positive bronco fans! What else are you gonna do? Root for Da Bears? I think not fellow fans, I think not.

They are overated and unproven…..don’t waste the pick please!

I will not be one to wish the worst for Jay…..it’s his agents fault in my opinion. Maybe Jay will learn a valuable lesson, albeit a bit too late.

Orton/Simms will have possibly the best protection of any QB in the league so they may just surprise!

Now let’s play some some football!

Go Broncos!!!!!

I guess even 40-year relationships can come to an end. I can’t support this product anymore.
  
     Hey, Jay!!!! Wait up for me man. I’m outta here………

I have always been a Bronco, and will be till the day I die. With that, I wish we would have kept Cutler, and I am a feeling a little down because I feel that after the trade we have more ?? with the team than we did before. I liked, and still do, Jay Cutler because of the fact that he has Type 1 Diabetes and plays pro-football, because I have Type 1 Diabetes and played football all the way through college, so I have always hoped that he does well. Because I have always been told that Diabetics cannot play sports at the same level or even better than “regular” people.
But as I woke up today, I really felt let down by the Broncos, and what they have done. Well, I guess after some time of thinking and watching over the next couple of months I know that my pride will once again be high and looking forward to the new season. Here is to the Broncos, that they do well and give us plenty of excitement of the 2009 season, hopefully bringing another title to the great city of Denver. And here is to Jay, that you will be successful in Chicago and continue to give a great message of hope to tose of us with Diabetes that, yes we can be succesful in life with this disease.

Rather, I hope the Bears get a chance to see how overrated he is.