Horse Tracks 6/15/09
by Douglas A. Lee on Jun 15, 2009 5:36 AM MDT
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DB - Camp Comes to a Close
Zach Eisendrath covers the final day of minicamp; the Broncos will now be off until training camp begins in late July. Rod Smith visited practice, during which the team focused on different game situations, like the red zone and being backed up in their own end.
DB - McDaniels: Minicamp Wrap - Broncos TV
Josh McDaniels speaks with the press following practice; he was pleased with the way minicamp went, stressing that all of the running backs will be utilized this year. He would welcome a face-to-face meeting with Brandon Marshall, and was pleased to see Rod Smith visit. McDaniels also points out that the QB competition is not completely over, just that Kyle Orton is the current #1. He is happy with the competition at OLB and looks forward to how that will play out in training camp.
DB - Minicamp: Royal - Broncos TV
Eddie Royal says he always welcomes advice from someone like Rod Smith. He says the WRs are still learning where to line up in the new offense, and he is impressed by Jabar Gaffney, who has helped Eddie with the new system.
DB - Rod Smith Visits Minicamp - Broncos TV
Rod speaks with reporters; he has not spoken with Brandon Marshall lately, but thinks BMarsh should get in touch with him. Smith points out that BMarsh is missing out on the little things and should be at practice because he's under contract. Also, his son is a big BDawk fan.
DP - Marshall could be docked $35,000
Mike Klis looks at the potential financial ramifications of a Brandon Marshall holdout.
DDN - Mutual admiration
Daniel Williams of the Denver Daily has some interesting observations from minicamp; he was impressed by P Britton Colquitt, Brandon Stokley's trash-talking skills, and thinks Jabar Gaffney might be the Broncos' emergency QB. Someone at the DDN needs to fix their website's formatting, because it sucks...
DP - Competition heats up for defensive starting spots
LJones' notes from minicamp practice.
IN - Orton making strides; Marshall stepping back
Hunter Ansley looks at the progress of Kyle Orton, and the Brandon Marshall situation.
CSG - Broncos conclude first mini-camp
Frank Schwab reports from minicamp and looks at where the Broncos are in the front seven heading into the summer.
UFLA - Eclectic Talent Pool Marks Vegas Tryout, Brian Johnson Among the Headliners
Former Broncos QB Darrell Hackney and FB Cecil Sapp were in Vegas to try out for the UFL.
HC - Texans OK 1-year deal with tight end Daniels
Houston TE Owen Daniels signed his one-year RFA tender, and his agent is still working toward a longer contract with the team.
SI - Father's Day book suggestions, plus Brett Favre, Tom Brady, more
PK wasn't surprised to see Kyle Orton named Denver's starter, among his myriad Monday thoughts.
FOX - 7 Points: Mangini knows he must start Quinn
Ed Thompson expects Brady Quinn to start in Cleveland, and some big things out of Brad Cottam of the Chefs.
NFL - Smith has fighting chance in 49ers' open QB competition
Bucky Brooks thinks Alex Smith still figures into the Niners' QB picture.
NFL - Instant Debate: Who will be this year's Thigpen or Thomas?
A couple of NFL.com's "fantasy experts" are expecting big things out of Kyle Orton in 2009.
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Thanks NYC,
"Baseball players are smarter than football players. How often do you see a baseball team penalized for to many men on the field?" - Jim Bouton
Contracts?
When did players under contracts gain so much leverage in the NFL? It almost seems as if the Broncos are the ones under contract and the players are the ones deciding whats going to happen.
"Baseball players are smarter than football players. How often do you see a baseball team penalized for to many men on the field?" - Jim Bouton
Can Jack Williams kick FGs?
It’s great to hear that Jack Williams is playing well.
It’s not surprising to hear that Prater is missing kicks. That guy got considerably worse as the 2008 season wore on to the point he couldn’t even hit is PATs by week 17. The Coach should be charged with a felony (gross negligence) for not signing someone to compete with this clown.
I didn't get that prater was missing kicks
where do you get that? I thought they were just citing his stats from last season.
by SlowWhiteGuy on Jun 15, 2009 8:00 AM MDT up reply actions
The DDN article
Said something about Prater being only 70% in the Toro drill
by Douglas A. Lee on Jun 15, 2009 8:22 AM MDT up reply actions
I haven't read the article yet...
…but the Toro drill isn’t your average, run-of-the-mill fieldgoal kick.
"Greater is an army of sheep led by a lion, than an army of lions led by a sheep" Defoe
by Steve Nichols on Jun 15, 2009 9:15 AM MDT up reply actions
I suspect the league average
is worse than 70%
by SlowWhiteGuy on Jun 15, 2009 12:06 PM MDT up reply actions
McD is obviously more confident in his players than you are.
"Mouth of Ghosts."
by Tempestuous Binary on Jun 15, 2009 9:38 AM MDT up reply actions
That article from CSG
has a couple nice tidbits. Thanks NYC
With the 12th pick, the Broncos select Knowshon Moreno - Roger Goodell
That'll move the chains - Andy Samberg
Nice to hear that #80 dropped by
I’m glad that Rod feels welcome on the sidelines. Maybe all this talk about Patriots West was premature.
'Backers
Finally hearing something on the OLBs ! Crowder seems to be progressing well, I like Ayers at olb more than de and Elvis and Reid seem like good fits on the outside. I’m pumped, cant wait for training camp! However, the only bad thing is that I’m not hearing Moss’ name, I thought he would be a beast as an outside backer! Maybe we’ll see something at training camp. Anyways, good job as always NYC, thanks!
He was mentioned in yesterdays notes
A few days ago, the defensive line used a JUGS machine to practice swatting passes at the line of scrimmage. It seems to be an effective drill, as several balls were knocked down at Saturday’s practice. Jarvis Moss twice made the play.
Not huge news, but at least it sounds like he is using his size to finally make some plays at the line of scrimmage.
Lady, you want me to answer you if this old airplane is safe to fly? Just how in the world do you think it got to be this old?
— Anon
Both optimists and pessimists contribute to the society. The optimist invents the aeroplane, the pessimist the parachute.
— George Bernard Shaw
by Choochoobonewagon on Jun 15, 2009 10:25 AM MDT up reply actions
Thanks NYC!
Appreciate the time you take to put these together for us.
Take my advice... I'm not using it!
wow
almost every article had something good to say about denver, and especially kyle orton
what the hell is going on???
"Have you ever heard of the emancipation proclamation?"
- "I don't listen to hip-hop"
"Born like this / Into this"
The UFL could be interesting.
I don’t remember where I heard it, though I think it was on local radio here in Vegas, that UFL players will not have exclusive contracts. That means that they can be ‘called up’ to NFL rosters during the season. The NFL could definitely benefit from a high quality minor league that keeps viable veterans playing, young college players developing, creates another path for unorthodox talents to advance, and is a place for once promising college talents who washed out due to academics or other issues to redeem themselves.
One of my pet peeves is the current system demands that a guy who may be a god on the football field but an idiot in the classroom needs to attend college to get to the NFL. Besides leading to scandals in the NCAA, it’s fundamentally unfair to young people that are good at one thing but not another. It’s not like we ask our top high-schoolers in math or science to play football at MIT or Harvard as a pre-requisite to careers as engineers, computer programmers, geneticists, etc. etc. etc.
The UFL could provide another route of opportunity.
It is True
The NFL could use some kind of Farm System.
Tis better not to throw it to the deep receiver but the open receiver.
Glad to hear about Williams
I just posted a few days ago about how I was really rooting for him to make the team. The guy reminds me of DWill.
Bringing Bronco love from 1,114 miles away.
by broncointheville on Jun 15, 2009 2:39 PM MDT reply actions
royal is the man
and according to his wiki page his real name is william edward royal, not a big deal but nice to know lol
btw champs name is roland and boss’ name is rodney
"Have you ever heard of the emancipation proclamation?"
- "I don't listen to hip-hop"
"Born like this / Into this"
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