Horse Tracks 9/20/09 - Honoring Big Play Shay
by Douglas A. Lee on Sep 20, 2009 9:04 AM MDT
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DB - Recognizing a Legend - Zach Eisendrath
Shannon Sharpe will become the 22nd member of the Broncos Ring of Fame today at halftime. Several Broncos greats were in attendance Friday night to honor Shannon at the annual Alumni Reunion Dinner. Accompanying video features footage from the evening's festivities and reporting by Chris Hall.
DPP - Broncos to honor Sharpe's career - Jeff Legwold
LTC - Broncos to honor Sharpe - Brian Howell
DB - Matchup: Broncos vs. Browns - Broncos TV
Chris Hall previews today's home opener with plenty of sound clips.
DB - A Closer Look: Cleveland Browns - Gray Caldwell
DB - Seven Broncos on H.O.F Preliminary List - Kyle Sonneman
Six Broncos legends, plus one guy who couldn't be bothered to get off the field fast enough during the 1996 AFC Divisional Playoff game made the list; 25 semifinalists will be chosen from the 131 names and announced on November 27th. Personally, I'm hoping to see Shannon and Little inducted; if they are, I'll be there. Three Broncos at once is surely asking too much...
DPP - Quiet anchor has Louisiana spark: NT Ronald Fields - Lindsay Jones
Fields shares plenty of insight into his life; it's hard not to become a Ronnie Fields fan after reading this. His parents were displaced by Katrina and Fields couldn't get in touch with them to assure their safety for a WEEK. He says every play as a nose tackle feels like being in a car crash, and he watches Family Guy. Plus, he says his primer on living in CO came via South Park!
DPP - Stokley's sons sink roots deep into football lifestyle - Mike Klis
Klis offers up an extensive profile on The Slot Machine. Excellent read.
DP - Krieger: Belichick lineage sure winner today
There will be plenty of former Patriots coaches roaming the sidelines today.
DP - Drown them out with foot-stomping music - Mark Kiszla
Great idea. Folks, if you're heading to the game put on some cowboy or steel-toed boots today and make some NOISE!!!!!
NFL - Injury Reports
Spencer Larsen and Le Kevin Smith are Out, while Josh Barrett and Chris Kuper are Questionable. Boy, having Kuper start would be a huge boost for the Broncos.
DPP - Q&A: What's the scoop on QB drops? - Jeff Legwold
Kyle Orton is a sack machine. Wow.
CSG - Broncos defense improving in a hurry - Frank Schwab
CSG - Broncos 50th Anniversary: 10 best plays - Frank Schwab
Proud to say I witnessed both #4 and #5 in person. Which ones were you present for?
DP - Klis: Muscles may stiffen at 30, but so does resolve
Klis writes that Chad Johnson and Terrell Owens are "mellowing". He must be joking.
AP - Broncos looking for more magic - Arnie Stapleton
DPP - Analysis: Stokley could stoke Gus Johnson's career - Mike Klis
Cleveland Plain Dealer
CPD - Tony Grossi's game preview and PD staff picks
3 of the PD's 5 staffers are picking the Browns today
CPD - In the spotlight: Broncos receiver Eddie Royal - Mary Kay Cabot
CPD - Terry's Talkin' ... about Brady Quinn and the traded Cleveland Indians - Terry Pluto
CPD - Discipline is certainly not bottled up with the Browns: Bud Shaw's Sunday Sports Spin
CPD - Hey Tony: Tony Grossi answers your Cleveland Browns questions
CPD - Spygate's legacy plays a role in NFL's stern reaction to Jets/Favre case: NFL Insider
AFC West News
SDUT - Chargers' Williams out for season - Kevin Acee
OT - Are Raiders ready to put trust in Russell? - Monte Poole
KCS - Chiefs not used to being the favorite in a game - Kent Babb
KCS - Nothing worse than a team that can’t put pressure on the quarterback - Joe Posnanski
KCS - Chiefs-Raiders scouting report - Adam Teicher
NFL News
NFL - Eagles turn to Kolb as starting QB with McNabb still on the mend
NFL - Bryant doesn’t make Bucs’ trip to Buffalo
NFL Opinion
NFP - Sunday at the Post - Mike Lombardi
Lombardi thinks a loss for the Browns today could blow up the front office and locker room. He echoes what everyone's been discussing on MHR this week; Denver needs to play "keep away" with Josh Cribbs.
DPP - Week 2 must-see: Patriots against Jets - Jeff Legwold
NFP - Weekend Notes: The Jets take on Brady - Matt Bowen
NFP - On the Road, Part 2 - Jack Bechta
FOX - Countdown: Previewing all of Week 2's games - John Czarnecki
Again, lots on the FOX games and very little on the others. This ticks me off and I think I may omit this from future Tracks. Any objections?
ESPN - 10 Spot: It's all about the quarterbacks - Adam Schefter
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I don’t think anyone would complain about you decided to take something away from what you put on here, it is a gift for all of us that you do it to begin with.
A truth can only be expressed and enveloped in words if it is one-sided. Everything that is thought and expressed in words is one-sided, only half the truth; it all lacks totality, completeness, unity.
There should be an "all of the above" choice
I chose the 3rd down catch against the Steelers since it sealed our trip to our first SB championship. I also like all the other choice and have a foamhead myself. Shannon Sharpe was simply the best and most entertaining TE EVER and I am glad to see he will be in the ring of fame. After today the HOF is next.
Week 1: DEN 12 CIN 7
2009 NBA Champions L.A Lakers
2009 NBA Finals MVP Kobe Bryant
Congratulations to Shannon
Just looking at the names on that ring makes you appreciate what a big deal it is. Fully deserved.
I voted the National Guard one… always a favourite.
"Space is big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind- bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist's, but that's just peanuts to space."
"It is a mistake to think you can solve any major problems just with potatoes" Douglas Adams
by orange&blue_aussie on Sep 20, 2009 9:22 AM MDT reply actions
Thanks NYC!
Jamal Williams out for the season? The window is rapidly closing on the Dolts. They have been regressing each year and it looks like that trend is going to continue. The AFC West crown is there for the taking! It’s time to bring the division championship back to it’s rightful home! Go Broncos!
People can use statistics to prove anything, 87% of all people know that.
Kitten
You and Stu have a great time at the game today.
"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
"We don't stop playing because we grow old; We grow old because we stop playing." -- George Bernard Shaw
Breaking jaws or the NFL in Oakland who cares? Fall on your pirate’s sword - Ponderosa
by KaptainKirk on Sep 20, 2009 10:47 AM MDT up reply actions
so
definitely if we compare Cutler with excellent o-line in Denver to Orton with terrible o-line in Chicago, we definitely have removed all variables, allowing us to compare sack totals, right?
Jason
The Hanging Curve
if you want to do assinine things with statistics
Then do this: extrapolate Cutler’s two sacks taken in the first game to a 16 game schedule…32 sacks expected, then extrapolate passing attempts (36) as well, for 576 expected passing attempts this season. That means he is expected to be sacked once every 18 dropbacks. Curiously similar to Orton’s total from last year, however meaningless due to sample size.
Jason
The Hanging Curve
by poorboywilly on Sep 20, 2009 9:46 AM MDT up reply actions
Well, the Broncos’ offensive scheme is also completely different from last year…
by Douglas A. Lee on Sep 20, 2009 9:47 AM MDT up reply actions
Atwater is God.
Michael Dean Perry?
by PredominantlyOrange on Sep 20, 2009 10:13 AM MDT reply actions
Thanks Nyc
"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
"We don't stop playing because we grow old; We grow old because we stop playing." -- George Bernard Shaw
Breaking jaws or the NFL in Oakland who cares? Fall on your pirate’s sword - Ponderosa
I think my favorite Sharp moment was when he talked the Broncos through a win against the Chiefs, culminating with so enraging a Chief’s defender (Derrick Thomas?) that he grabbed Sharpe by the visor and threw him to the ground. I would dearly love to see a clip of that again.
I'm tired of hearing about money, money, money, money, money. I just want to play the game, drink Pepsi, wear Reebok.
Shaquille O'Neal
by tannji on Sep 20, 2009 11:16 AM MDT reply actions 1 recs
That was a Monday Night game, and I’m pretty sure Sharpe drew as many as 3 personal fouls from Thomas. It was a bizarre moment, really…
by Douglas A. Lee on Sep 20, 2009 11:54 AM MDT up reply actions
Yes!
Sharpe got the guy over and over again, and I was laughing hystericaly. I couldn’t believe the Chiefs’ coach wouldn’t pull the guy out!
lol
"Greater is an army of sheep led by a lion, than an army of lions led by a sheep" Defoe
by Steve Nichols on Sep 20, 2009 12:54 PM MDT up reply actions
I think it was Wayne Simmons, not Thomas...
…or the other Simmons brother. Dude got released the next day he made such a rear of himself.
by PredominantlyOrange on Sep 20, 2009 12:05 PM MDT up reply actions
http://espn.go.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/id/3912/sharpe-hopes-to-be-inducted-with-k-c-foe
“Sharpe and Thomas had several memorable battles in the 1990s as AFC West enemies with the Denver Broncos and Kansas City Chiefs. As a tight end, Sharpe worked against Thomas, an outside linebacker, several times. In a famous “Monday Night Football” clash, Sharpe goaded Thomas into losing his cool, resulting in the superstar pass rusher being suspended for a game after three personal fouls. Sharpe was fined for his actions in the game."
by Douglas A. Lee on Sep 20, 2009 6:45 PM MDT up reply actions
Rec'd
That was my favorite moment, and the one that came right to mind.
"Greater is an army of sheep led by a lion, than an army of lions led by a sheep" Defoe
by Steve Nichols on Sep 20, 2009 12:53 PM MDT up reply actions
My favorite moment wasn't listed.
But the Pats one was terribly funny!
My favorite was when the Broncos drove down the field because Sharpe kept taunting an opposing player and the guy would rush of the line of scrimmage after Sharpe before the snap. The refs kept calling penalties, and the opposing coach was too stupid to pull the player. I think it was against the Chiefs. Anyone else remember that one?
"Greater is an army of sheep led by a lion, than an army of lions led by a sheep" Defoe
Oops!
Just saw that Tannji already commented on it. Good call Tannji!
"Greater is an army of sheep led by a lion, than an army of lions led by a sheep" Defoe
by Steve Nichols on Sep 20, 2009 12:52 PM MDT up reply actions
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