my usual morning routine ;)

thanks for all the links!

and if I haven’t mentioned it earlier, thanks for bringing back the source initials at the beginning of each line. Funny how a little thing like that can speed my shoveling of your day’s catch. Appreciated!

Oh, and Jamie Dukes needs to go back to pundit school and learn how to THINK before speaking. Until then, he should stuff a sock in his pie hole. I’ve never seen anyone pontificate so much with such a complete disaffection for reality.

Thanks NYC

that Pork Chop has been sniping MHR for research?
That stuff looks almost verbatim to some of our discussions here.

Cole want to push the idea that you NEED to have a true #1 WR and Jerry Reese flatly says no! Coming from a GM who has built a pretty good team that says a lot. Maybe Marshall should read the article before he holds out too long.

NYC Bronco wrote: “Krieger makes the case for BMarsh to get paid in Denver. Interestingly, part of his argument is the assumption that a new deal would have provisions for his off-field issues. Not so sure about that one, Dave…who’s to say BMarsh or the NFLPA would go for that?”

I completely disagree with NYC on this one. It’s been stated about a million times on this website that BM has no leverage in this situation. As such, why would BM suddenly possess the ability to prevent Denver from drafting bad-boy provisions into his contract for off field issues.

As Judge Smails would say, BM “You’ll get nothing and like it”.

BM and his agent’s first priority is to get Brandon more money, which he deserves based on his on field production. The money ($ per year and signing bonus) is where BM should and will dig his heels in.

Due to his numerous off field incidents (one still pending), claw back provisions based on his off field issues is a point of contention where BM has the absolute least amount of leverage.

And I also agree with the person that thinks Tubbs Williamson is “biting” any and all ideas he reads on this site.

That clown is a hack to the Nth degree.

Sooner or later it’s going to dawn on people that Xanders is in charge of contracts. I don’t want to stand in the way of revisions of attitudes concerning McDaniels but the truth is much of what has been placed at McDaniels’ doorstep is in Xanders area of responsibility.

I was reminded of this fact once again yesterday as I read the new press guide.

PRESS GUIDE —

Xanders leads all initiatives in evaluating player talent for the Broncos while directing the club’s college scouting department through the NFL Draft and the pro personnel department with offseason acquisitions. He also supervises the Broncos’ football operations, labor operations, equipment, medical, video, football information systems and turf operations departments.

During Xanders’ first offseason as general manager in 2009, the Broncos led the NFL in both new player acquisitions (46) and unrestricted free agent signings (16). Among the new additions to the Broncos was seven-time Pro Bowl safety Brian Dawkins, whom the club signed as an unrestricted free agent from the Philadelphia Eagles.

In addition, Denver executed five trades during the 2009 offseason that yielded seven players (quarterback Kyle Orton and six players selected in the 2009 NFL Draft). The Broncos are set to enter the 2009 season with nine new projected starters (offense and defense) acquired by the club through the draft, free agency and trades.

Reading recent complaints which blamed McDaniels for decisions made during the draft brought this point home again. There have been indications that McDaniels is involved in many of these decisions but to ignore Xanders, especially when it’s his area of primary responsibility, says something about many fans’ attitudes. This is yet another instance in which the anti-McDaniels’ attitudes are both obvious and ill founded.

F*** Dukes.

Go Canes.

Saw an intriguing note from Denver Daily the other day about how Britton Colquitt, the FA punter from Tennessee was looking extremely impressive in practice and Brett Kern should be worried, etc. I also know that Colquitt had some character concerns in college (he could be a more innocuous version of Todd Sauerbrun). Anyway — has anyone heard anything about this battle?

I know punting’s not as sexy to follow as a some other position battles but it’s still important. I kinda like Brett Kern myself, but if the other guy’s a stud…