Horse Tracks 8/17/09 - Dawkins, Marshall practice; Broncos sign RB Marcus Thigpen, release OG Pat Murray

by Douglas A. Lee on Aug 17, 2009 5:56 AM MDT in Horse Tracks

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DB - Recovering and Ready
Sunday brought the welcome sight of Brian Dawkins and Brandon Marshall practicing. BMarsh admitted to feeling rusty, while BDawk was frustrated watching Friday's game from home. By the way, Marshall is back to referring to the Broncos as "we" - a wonderful development.

DB - Day 17: McDaniels - Broncos TV

DB - Day 17: Dawkins - Broncos TV

DB - Day 17: Marshall - Broncos TV
BMarsh says it's been all about his hamstring recently; not his hip. He says he's not in game shape. Someone needs to tell Brandon that Roddy White has a year on him...

DP - Broncos WR Marshall hoping comparison pays
Klis focuses on the BMarsh/Roddy White comparison

DP - Anxious Dawkins hopes for fast return - Lindsay Jones

DB - Day 17 Blog - Kyle Sonneman
Yesterday's practiced featured a lot of work on kickoffs and returns. Plus, plenty of work in the red zone (Hi, Ted). New RB Marcus Thomas got a bunch of reps, while Tom Brandstater finally shaved his head.

DB - Swinging Through Seattle
Press release for the upcoming game; lots of interesting (some of them obscure) statistics

DP - Rookie Thigpen latest to join running backs - Jeff Legwold
The Broncos added another RB named Marcus - this time Thigpen, who spent some time with the Eagles this summer as a WR. To make room on the roster, Denver released OG Pat Murray.

DP - Dove Valley Days: Orton remains in charge
Alphonso Smith worked yesterday as the first nickelback

CSG - A look at Sunday's Broncos camp - Frank Schwab

CSG - Broncos' Marshall returns to practice still longing for a different contract - Frank Schwab

CSG - Broncos notes: Dawkins returns to practice with a cast - Frank Schwab

AP - Marshall, Dawkins Back At Practice

DP - Cutler's debut made for must-see TV - Dusty Saunders

GFT - Bronco fan braces for transition - Pat Douglas

MDH - NFL preview: Denver Broncos
This is what happens when you write about a topic you know little about - you write things like, "The offensive line...is a far cry from the undersized but extremely effective units that Broncos trotted out a few years back."

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SDUT - LT to go in preseason again

SDUT - Davis out to prove that he's not a bust

KCS - Top pick Jackson, Chiefs defense have some catching up to do

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CBS - Saints kicker Hartley expects drug suspension, Carney returns

PFW - Jets' Faneca out with broken finger

NFL - Rookie QB Sanchez will start Jets' next preseason game

NFL - Cowboys WR Williams day-to-day after spraining wrist in practice

NFL - Texans' Grossman expected to miss 4-5 weeks with hamstring injury

NFL - Childress in no rush to name starter after Vikings' preseason opener

NFL - Cardinals' Wells returns to practice, but only in limited duty

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ESPN - Camp Confidential: Falcons ready for next step - Pat Yasinskas

ESPN - Harbaugh keeps Flacco, Ngata on edge - Chris Mortensen

ESPN - Camp Confidential: Dolphins still eager to prove - Tim Graham

FOX - Schaub's health is key to Houston's hopes - Alex Marvez

SI - Houston Texans ready to make first-ever playoff appearance - John P. Lopez

SI - Postcard from camp: Bengals - Ben Reiter

CBS - Eagles camp report: Fittingly, pressure's on Johnson's successor - Clark Judge

NYT - N.F.L. Sellouts Have Become Easier, but Not for Bills - KC Joyner

CT - Jay Cutler's candor may come back to bite Bears QB someday
JC still isn't accepting the blame for his mistakes; he's already dumping it on his WRs after a single preseason game.

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NFL - Vick admits to crying in prison during '60 Minutes' interview

SI - The Vick-signing scoop, my training camp tour, 10 Things and more - Peter King
According to Andy Reid, Donovan McNabb texted him saying the Iggles should sign Michael Vick.

NYT - Did You Believe Vick on ‘60 Minutes’? - Toni Monkovic

CBS - The con is still on: 'Mike Slick' has fooled us before - Mike Freeman
Some folks within the Falcons organization think Michael Vick is a con man after hearing his lies for years on end.

CBS - Like Mike? Can't hate Vick after contrite interview - Gregg Doyel

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morning nyc, Thank You for Horse Tracks...

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

by UB3 on Aug 17, 2009 6:29 AM MDT reply actions

Thanks Nyc

Morning UB3.

"You give 100 percent in the first half of the game, and if that isn't enough, in the second half you give what's left." – Yogi Berra
"No, I'm from Iowa, I only work in outer space."

by KaptainKirk on Aug 17, 2009 7:17 AM MDT reply actions

Thanks for the Links

Tis better not to throw it to the deep receiver but the open receiver.

by Kfustud on Aug 17, 2009 7:43 AM MDT reply actions

Can we come up with a good nickname for Peter King, too?

I would personally go with “The Boringest Man in America.”

Look, I know that his job is essentially to sell the NFL, and thus to keep it simple and breezy. But really, the best he’s got about the game is the Kyle Orton threw three interceptions? Did anybody block for him? How were the schemes? How’d they look without Brandon Marshall (see, Mr. Boring, you could have used that point to talk about all the turbulence, again). And then, oh, I dunno, did the Broncos have any defensive players in the game? What did they look like?

The worst, per the great journalism discussion we had here last week, is that Mr. Milquetoast is writing an opinion column, and can’t even say something firm. His conclusions are:

If Kyle Orton throws lots of interceptions, the Broncos will be bad.

You have to wonder.

Of course, he’s never really been interception-prone. But maybe he will be now? That would be bad.

Imagine being paid a lot of money to watch and write about football and yet, oddly, having nothing whatsoever to say about it.

End of rant. ’Morning, Doug, and thanks as always.

by Chibronx on Aug 17, 2009 8:07 AM MDT reply actions

The Boringest man in the world

Precision in thought, concision in style, decision in life.

by Jeremy Bolander on Aug 17, 2009 1:13 PM MDT up reply actions 1 recs

he actually ripped up pretty bad later on

saying our defense made hill, smith and huard look like stars.

by trumanj on Aug 17, 2009 1:18 PM MDT up reply actions

Sure, but he never deviated from the script — hey, did you hear that Kyle Orton might not be good and that the Broncos had a bad D last year — and he never talked about reads, formations, pressure or blocking. A PR intern could have written the thing.

by Chibronx on Aug 17, 2009 1:38 PM MDT up reply actions

Peter King ripped the Broncos pretty good in his column today. Add him to the MSM hit list with Schlereth, Dukes, Clayton, George, Paige, Krieger, etc.

Love the Broncos, don't like their Coach.

by McGeorge on Aug 17, 2009 8:07 AM MDT reply actions

King said the Broncos have a QB controversy...

…while reporting how the coach said there is no QB controversy.

He said nothing else about the Broncos. Not sure that constitutes a "ripping’; more a predictable piling on from the same people who forgive the performances of marquee QBs, because it’s still only preseason.

Let the cognitive dissonance wash over you.

by JeffG on Aug 17, 2009 8:47 AM MDT reply actions

Did you read the entire article Jeff? Read it again from beginning to end before you say something silly.

Love the Broncos, don't like their Coach.

by McGeorge on Aug 17, 2009 2:01 PM MDT up reply actions

He said nothing new, and nothing that proves to me he watched the game.

We gave up 17 points, 7 of which came on a 3-yard field, and 7 more than came on a busted assignment on a blitz by the second and third teamers.

That may be “ripping,” but to me it sounded like more of the same: predictable piling on based on a set of preconceived notions.

by JeffG on Aug 18, 2009 2:21 PM MDT up reply actions

Incidentally...

The cognitive dissonance I was talking about was his sniping at Orton while dismissing other bad performances out of QBs as the reality of preseason.

No need to get your hackles up, McGeorge.

by JeffG on Aug 18, 2009 2:23 PM MDT up reply actions

Thanks for the Horse Tracks, NYC.

"How dare you condemn me without knowing all the facts?!!"

by Tempestuous Binary on Aug 17, 2009 8:51 AM MDT reply actions

Wow.

That MDH column has A. Davis as an OLB.

Write what you’d like, don’t worry about accuracy, just make it sound okay to the casual fan, and collect your paycheck — I want THAT job.

by JeffG on Aug 17, 2009 8:57 AM MDT reply actions

That's a terrible article

I almost went through their registration process just to comment on it but decided I should get back to work. But feel free to do so. ;-) The thing about the OL is also really lazy.

by underdog on Aug 17, 2009 1:27 PM MDT up reply actions

I’m just curious how King can mention Orton’s INT’s 8 times while personally felatting Cutler and saying he looked great, ignoring the fact that he performed worse? Or did I miss that part of the article?

by Todd Jewell on Aug 17, 2009 9:02 AM MDT reply actions

NFLN

…had a replay of the Broncos game on last night — only this time, I got to watch it without the immediacy of emotions and, more importantly, without the Denver broadcasters.

Orton moved the ball down the field very well on two occasions, throwing one pick in the endzone and another on the San Fran 25 or thereabouts. The San Fran guys seemed impressed; and ironically, they even commented that the media in Denver would be all over Orton for the interceptions, despite what looked like pretty good control of the offense, save the mistakes.

I also noticed how they were building up their own team throughout rather than trying to tear it down in order to audition for ESPN, wink-wink nod-nod.

Suddenly, I found myself a San Fran fan…

by JeffG on Aug 17, 2009 9:12 AM MDT up reply actions

I had the exact same reaction

after watching tape of the game from here in SF (and I was at the game in person!) But wanted to hear what they had to say and see what I may have missed, That was actually nice to hear.

I used to like Peter King okay, and I don’t mind if he criticizes or worries about the Broncos but I do agree with people above that that column felt lazy and a mite one-sided.

by underdog on Aug 17, 2009 1:20 PM MDT up reply actions

King on Twitter

Here’s PKing on Twitter if MHR or anyone else here feels like dropping him a gentle line from time to time. ;-)

by underdog on Aug 17, 2009 1:28 PM MDT up reply actions

The Devil made me do it!

I had to snicker as I voted in the Chicago Times story to bring back Orton LOL.

Surprisingly, 30% of the voters agreed!!!

You guys must have been voting as well ;)

A proud prognostication of 10-6 in 2009!!!

"Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence."
John Adams

by Broncotodd on Aug 17, 2009 9:14 AM MDT reply actions

idle hands

guilty as charged. :)

Precision in thought, concision in style, decision in life.

by Jeremy Bolander on Aug 17, 2009 1:16 PM MDT up reply actions

You' all gotta Read this...

Raiders Coaches Beating Each other Up

Tis better not to throw it to the deep receiver but the open receiver.

by Kfustud on Aug 17, 2009 1:41 PM MDT reply actions 1 recs

that is TOO funny Kfustud

"You give 100 percent in the first half of the game, and if that isn't enough, in the second half you give what's left." – Yogi Berra
"No, I'm from Iowa, I only work in outer space."

by KaptainKirk on Aug 17, 2009 2:41 PM MDT up reply actions