Horse Tracks 8/24/09 - Chris Simms has sprained ankle; Eddie Royal, Alphonso Smith nicked up as well

by Douglas A. Lee on Aug 24, 2009 5:38 AM MDT in Horse Tracks

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DB - Seahwaks Postgame: Report - Broncos TV
Highlights and quotes from several players, coach McDaniels.

DP - Left alone, Orton looks all right - Mike Klis
Looking again at Kyle Orton's performance on Saturday, and ahead to the circus/drama that will come to town with JC and the Bears this week. According to Klis, backup QB Chris Simms has a severe ankle sprain and is on crutches. Hopefully it's not a high ankle sprain...

DP - Denver on lookout to give Royal some special-teams relief on kick returns - Jeff Legwold
Eddie Royal will likely handle punt returns in the regular season, while the Broncos are hoping either Alphonso Smith or Kenny McKinley steps up as a kickoff returner. Brandon Marshall is expected at practice tomorrow, but who knows what role he'll be assuming. In addition to Simms, Smith, Royal, Tony Carter and Marcus Thomas all suffered injuries Saturday night.

SI - Jerry Jones's new stadium, Brett Favre have inauspicious debuts - Peter King
PK shares an exchange he had with Brandon Marshall last week. King explained to BMarsh that the Broncos aren't going to cave. Interestingly, Brandon makes it pretty clear his unhappiness has nothing to do with the departure of Shanny and JC.

CBS - Broncos camp report: Mile High City should prepare for a new low - Mike Freeman
Freeman thinks the Brandon Marshall situation is a serious risk for the Broncos locker room and organization.

CBS - Broncos: Five things to know - Mike Freeman
Freeman thinks the Broncos defense will "be dreadful," despite also calling Mike Nolan an "excellent coordinator" and possibly Denver's "best offseason pickup.' Huh??

ADW - Catching up with Larsen - Bobby Stover
Spencer Larsen's alma mater checks in on him.

DP - So, about that sweatshirt - Lindsay Jones

BH - Patriots coach Bill Belichick discusses Josh McDaniel’s sweatshirt style…

CT - Bears won't take it easy on ex-teammate Kyle Orton - Vaughn McClure

CBS - Simms grateful for healthy shot at Denver QB job - Aaron Lopez
Obviously, this was written before Saturday night's game...

AFC West News

SDUT - Merriman a little sore, as expected - Kevin Acee

SFC - Russell keeps starting job - David White

CCT - Morrison injury a speed bump - Steve Corkran
Javon Walker is finally expected to practice today, for the first time this year.

KCS - Chiefs’ line problems mean Cassel will have to get used to scrambling - Adam Teicher
That's okay; he got used to it last year...

NFL News

NFL - Morris will wait to name starting QB until after next game

NFL - Deja vu: Bucs LB Crowell to miss second consecutive season with injury

SI - With kicker Shayne Graham hurt, Bengals sign Sam Swank

NFL - Agent says Panthers Beason has strained knee ligament

NFL - Palmer does light throwing, does not practice with Bengals

NFL - Canty has yet to play for Giants due to hamstring injury

NFL - Seahawks C Spencer to have more tests on injured leg

NFL - Ravens' Fein arrested, charged with assaulting police officer
Man...guy's cellphone gets mistaken for a gun?!?! Oh, he's an Army vet, to boot. This should be a fun one...

NFL Opinion

PFW - AFC Whispers

PFW - NFC Whispers

NFP - Why the film doesn't lie - Matt Bowen
Bowen says preseason film is important in regular season game-planning.

Y! - Freeman impresses as Bucs break from Gruden era - Jason Cole

SI - NFL teams should take one-year runs at unemployed vets; mailbag - Ross Tucker

CBS - Rams camp tour: New staff follows D instincts, junks Show - Pete Prisco

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Good Morning, NYC, and Thanks

How many more times are we going to have to read about the Broncos potentially losing their two best offensive players when, as far as I can tell, #78 is happy and health?

by Chibronx on Aug 24, 2009 6:15 AM MDT reply actions 1 recs

+1

I get so aggravated when people talk about Cutler and Marshall as our two best players. This might be blasphemy, but I’m not 100% sure that Marshall is even our best receiver anymore. I think that, given the choice of just one, I’d take Eddie. I saw it posted elsewhere that we should have had Marshall in on that Gaffney drop in the end zone. Don’t know which team that guy was following last year — Marshall would’ve dropped it, too.

BTW, #22 looks healthy, too. Add him to Clady. :) (I’m in an unfortunate position of being both a Broncos and a Hogs homer all in one bundle)

by BroncosBassist on Aug 24, 2009 7:16 AM MDT up reply actions 1 recs

"I think that, given the choice of just one, I’d take Eddie. "

I’d take Eddie over Brandon in a heartbeat. No brainer.

He felt like the man who drew the first circle. Perfect, and complete.

by bradley on Aug 24, 2009 7:51 AM MDT up reply actions 1 recs

"I think that, given the choice of just one, I’d take Eddie. "

Me too

by AllBroncsallday on Aug 24, 2009 11:06 AM MDT up reply actions

Slow morning -- only 1 comment?

Thanks, as always, NYC!

by BroncosBassist on Aug 24, 2009 7:13 AM MDT reply actions

Question about reporters

After reading Freeman, I cannot help but wonder how journalists gather materials for their stories and determine what spin they will put on them. Do folks like John Clayton provide cover for sports journalists who do not want to think much for themselves but who have a deadline and must write something? As long as others have written it, then you can defend it if criticized by pointing to other stories? I have no training as a journalist, so I am curious whether others have insight on how different journalists can just keep repeating the same drumbeat and get paid for it. It is not just a sports phenomenon, but it does appear to be worse among sports journalists.

by phondonkey on Aug 24, 2009 7:19 AM MDT reply actions

Well

True journalism, the type where the guy is out in the world gathering stories, is dead in the fast paced commercial industry.

If you want to find it you have to seek out the little know guys who are out there doing it and trying to publish through obscure sights. It is out there but you have to dig for it now.

I guess the biggest insult is just that the MSM purports to be the torch bearers of the old school and won’t admit that they long ago tossed it aside.

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

by Kfustud on Aug 24, 2009 7:44 AM MDT up reply actions

I posted this the other day

Chris Brown at Smart Football had a great article on this topic.

by SlowWhiteGuy on Aug 24, 2009 7:59 AM MDT up reply actions

Great Article

My favorite quote:

I bring all this out to show the parallels between sort of post-modern (for lack of a better term) sports writing on the internet, twitter, blogs, and the like, and the greatest sports writing ever, which has very little to do with the alternatively obsequious or bellicose 800 word columns and maddening boilerplate recaps we have become accustomed to.

by phondonkey on Aug 24, 2009 8:07 AM MDT up reply actions

Like I’ve been saying for awhile, if reporters don’t get punished for failing to understand the math of how the progressive income tax works, or for “forgetting” to adjust historical deficit comparisons for inflation, why would we be expect them to understand anything technical about football.

by Chibronx on Aug 24, 2009 9:33 AM MDT up reply actions

Thanks Nyc

you are absolutely right phondonkey

It is not just a sports phenomenon, but it does appear to be worse among sports journalists.

. Just turn on the news, or Oprah, or The View. Unfortunately, the only news the MSM seems to think is worthy for them to report is Bad news, and they sensationalize it to the hilt.

"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 24, 2009 7:33 AM MDT reply actions

Thanks, NYC.

"If only I wasn't a cat, my curiosity affliction wouldn't be so deadly."

by Tempestuous Binary on Aug 24, 2009 7:58 AM MDT reply actions

Cole's Article on Freeman

had one line äbout the Bucs that I thought could have applied to the Broncos:
“No matter how much Gruden tried to stare down the truth, the Bucs were stuck being a mediocre team with no real long-term plan to break out of that.
It’s for that reason that I don’t mind the change in coaches – especially as it applied to the front office. I fully expect the Broncos to not have a great year, but believe this leadership can draft and plan for the future with a plan. Bowlen will give McD 3-5 years to significant movement in the right direction so we better get used to the fact that McD and his approach/style/plan will be around for awhile. Some people can’t wait until the regular season to make judgments. I’ll give him 3 years.

by elimin8 on Aug 24, 2009 8:34 AM MDT reply actions 4 recs

If only more folks shared your outlook…

by Douglas A. Lee on Aug 24, 2009 8:42 AM MDT up reply actions

Patience

Patience is a Virtue, you must be very virtuous indeed.

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

by Kfustud on Aug 24, 2009 8:57 AM MDT up reply actions

The Reality is

we have no choice. Bowlen doesn’t go through coaches like Al Davis so it’s more a matter of accepting reality than being virtuous (another topic altogether).

by elimin8 on Aug 24, 2009 10:01 AM MDT up reply actions

Lombardi from NFP today...

Jay Cutler made the Bears move and made the Broncos drop. But for me, I think the Broncos are going to be much better this year than many expect.

The topic of the column was the change in vegas odds over the offseason.

Here it is. He’s usually a solid, thoughtful read.

by PredominantlyOrange on Aug 24, 2009 9:18 AM MDT reply actions

Chiefs trade

Anyone notice the Chiefs made a trade for two OL today? I bring this up because I was wondering about the Chiefs’ line this year, seemed kinda weak and lacking depth, so this reflects on that. Adam Schefter tweeted about it: “Dolphins today traded OL Andy Alleman and Ikechuku Ndukwe to the Kansas City Chiefs in exchange for an undisclosed 2010 draft choice.”

by underdog on Aug 24, 2009 1:30 PM MDT reply actions