Horse Tracks 1/5/10 - Broncos sign four PS players to future contracts - RB Ball, TE Branson, OG Erickson, LB Kelley
by Douglas A. Lee on Jan 5, 2010 5:49 AM MST
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DB - McDaniels End of Season Press Conference: Part 1 - Broncos TV
DB - McDaniels End of Season Press Conference: Part 2 - Broncos TV
DB - McDaniels End of Season Press Conference: Part 3 - Broncos TV
DB - McDaniels End of Season Press Conference: Part 4 - Broncos TV
DB - Pensive Day of Packing - Chris Gentilviso
"The Broncos announced on Monday that four practice squad players were signed to future contracts. Running back Lance Ball, tight end Marquez Branson, guard Mitch Erickson and inside linebacker Braxton Kelley will all be added to Denver's roster at the conclusion of the 2009 NFL season in February."
DPP - Chronology of Broncos' 2009 season - Lindsay Jones
DPP - The Broncos' 2009 season: a position-by-position analysis - Jeff Legwold
DPP - On-field problems, not off-field woes, ultimately did in Broncos - Jeff Legwold
DPP - Broncos' Champ Bailey will let disappointing season "simmer" - Lindsay Jones
CSG - Broncos notes: Champ's future unclear - Frank Schwab
DPP - Breakdown: Broncos need a running game - Jeff Legwold
DPP - Analysis: Room for improvement for Broncos' rookie class - Mike Klis
LTC - Contrite coach: ‘We all can do better’ - Brian Howell
LTC - Is this goodbye? - Brian Howell
DB - The Morning After: Week 17 - Zach Eisendrath
DB - Moreno Up For Weekly Award - Chris Gentilviso
DP - Dumervil to fans: I’m sorry - Lindsay Jones
DP - Dennison, Turner will draw interest - Jeff Legwold
DPP - Marshall, other Broncos clean out lockers - Mike Klis
DP - Broncos' Marshall, Scheffler say their goodbyes - Jeff Legwold
DPP - Q&A: Kubiak's Texans coming to Denver this year - Jeff Legwold
DP - Broncos Mailbag: 2-8 finish flusters fandom - Mike Klis
DPP - What went wrong with Broncos? What didn't? - Woody Paige
DPP - NFL analysts' take differs on how McDaniels performed for Broncos - Jim Armstrong
DPP - Broncos defense in '09 mirrors '06
DPP - Former Broncos boss Mike Shanahan on verge of being named coach of Redskins - Lindsay Jones
CSG - Another interesting offseason looms for Broncos - Frank Schwab
CSG - Marshall, Scheffler leave but don't dwell on issues with McDaniels - Frank Schwab
CBS4 - Elway: Team Doesn't Have Good Home Field Advantage
AP - Broncos Holdovers Had Hard Time Under McDaniels - Arnie Stapleton
AFC West News
SDUT - Playoff seasoned - Kevin Acee
SDUT - Runyan continues as backup at tackle - Kevin Acee
SDUT - Turner, Smith find reputations reborn after early scorn - Nick Canepa
KCS - Waters thinks Chiefs don’t need offensive-line upgrade - Adam Teicher
KCS - Filling out report cards for Chiefs is tough task - Jason Whitlock
KCS - A kicker’s perception of goal posts changes depending on success - Pete Grathoff
SFC - 'Things will work out,' Raiders' coach says - David White
OT - Raiders' first offseason move should be to get rid of JaMarcus Russell - Cam Inman
NFL News
NFL - Sims is latest Bengals defender lost for season
NFL - Players' union proposes rookie wage scale in labor talks with NFL
NYT - The N.F.L. Season’s Leaders for 2009
Whack-a-Coach
FH - Shanahan on the Way? 'Skins Won't Say - David Steele
AP - Raheem Morris will return for 2nd season with Buccaneers
NFL - Giants fire defensive coordinator Sheridan after only one season
NFL - Shuffling off from Buffalo: Entire Bills coaching staff fired
NFL - Mangini 'proud' of Browns, ready to meet with Holmgren
NFL - Jaguars coach Del Rio appears safe, despite empty seats, late slide
AP - Kubiak planning for Kyle Shanahan's departure
FH - Taking Spin on NFL Coaching Carousel - Nancy Gay
SI - NFL Black Monday fairly quiet; Wade Phillips could change things - Don Banks
NFL - Zorn just didn't seem to be a good fit in head-coaching role - Mike Lombardi
SN - Checklist for next Redskins coach begins with franchise QB - Clifton Brown
NFP - Should the Raiders bring back Cable? - Matt Bowen
NFL - Season's over, so evaluation of coaches beginning in earnest - Jason La Canfora
Concussed
NYT - Lawmakers Grill Former N.F.L. Doctor on Brain Injuries - Alan Schwarz
NFP - NFL’s work on concussions far from over - Daniel Kain
NFL - Former co-chair of NFL concussion committee grilled by Congress
Playoffs?!?!?!?!?! Playoffs?!?!?!?!?!
NYT - Week 17 Quick Hits: A Playoff Format Flaw - Andy Benoit
PFW - Laying in weeds benefits Eagles, Cardinals, Bengals - Nolan Nawrocki
Y! - Ravens grind their way into the postseason - Mike Silver
FOX - Re-seeding the NFC playoff field - John Czarnecki
ESPN - Expect a Cowboys-Chargers Super Bowl - Jeffri Chadiha
FH - Playoff Lookahead: Nothing but Reruns - Dave Goldberg
FH - Wild-Card Teams Must Ask: What Have We Learned? - Thomas George
NFL - Six from Sunday: Dallas defense is rounding into a dominant unit - Pat Kirwan
NFL Opinion
SF - Information From My Eyes - Ted Bartlett
"The first thing I’ll say is that despite all the hand-wringing about the Broncos quitting, I saw no evidence of that whatsoever. I saw some players have bad games, but nobody who appeared to be loafing...Broncos fans need to be honest with themselves, and understand that this is a talent problem, and not an effort problem."
NFP - The Monday Tavern - Mike Lombardi
"Washington: Mike Shanahan is in D.C. as expected, and his son Kyle will be following him in two weeks. Mike Zimmer of the Bengals is the name I hear most often for the defensive coordinator job." Wow, no Slowik? That's interesting...
NFP - Diner morning news: It’s time for the playoffs - Mike Lombardi
"This offseason will be a long one for the Broncos, but as long as they’re honest about where they are as a team, they can be legitimate playoff contenders in 2010. They must improve their offensive line and find a way to control the line of scrimmage before they can give real consideration to being a playoff team."
CBS - Getting teams to play starters is exercise in futility - Clark Judge
CBS - Monday Musings - Pete Prisco
CBS - No clear choice for coach of year - Charley Casserly
NFP - A precarious state for NFL players - Andrew Brandt
NFP - The biggest losers - Jack Bechta
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There have been a lot of rumblings about the Broncos parting ways with Champ,
but it sounds to me like he’ll be back. I’m ok with paying team guys like Dawk and Champ big money. This is good news if you ask me. http://www.gazette.com/sports/champ-91765-million-contract.html
Cornerback Champ Bailey, who is owed $12.5 million in 2010, which is the final year of his contract, admitts he doesn’t know what his future with the Broncos will be. Coach Josh McDaniels made it clear that he expects Bailey to be a part of what he is building in Denver.
"I love Champ," McDaniels said. "He’s a captain, he’s been a Bronco for a while, and we’d love to have him be a Bronco as long as I’m here. He’s a key component to our defense, think he will be going forward."
I wonder if they can re-negotiate?
I guess that’s a regime philosophy question. You could pretty much hang your hat on the Broncos reworking deals with key vets in the past, and pretty much all the key vets were willing participants.
I just can’t wrap my head around the idea that they’d let Champ walk. Even if he is in decline, that’s a relative statement. Its like saying Jenny McCarthy maybe isn’t a Playmate anymore— it doesn’t mean she isn’t still smokin’ hot. The bigger part of Champ’s ‘decline’ is that he isn’t the 2005 Bailey anymore— yet I’ve seen a CB play at Bailey’s 2005 level all of once. He spoiled us with brilliance.
So this is war...misfortune at every bend in the road. Misery and murdered mules and sudden death in a ditch.-- Rick Atkinson
by PredominantlyOrange on Jan 5, 2010 8:33 AM MST up reply actions
If this were a capped year, my guess is Champ would be cut. $12.5MM for a former shut down CB is far too much. Champ is still a very good player, but that would be a gross misallocation of cap dollars.
But with no cap, all Bowlen will have to do is swallow hard and overpay a Hall of Famer that is clearly on the downside of his career.
I wonder if he can get $12.5 on the open market?
If not, maybe Bailey is open to a renegotiated deal. It doesn’t necessarily have to be either or.
So this is war...misfortune at every bend in the road. Misery and murdered mules and sudden death in a ditch.-- Rick Atkinson
by PredominantlyOrange on Jan 5, 2010 2:30 PM MST up reply actions
In this case
Not having a cap is good. Where I see players getting cut because of contracts is where an underporforming player has a multiyear contract and cutting that by player a prorated portion of a signing bonus would count against a salary cap. This doesn’t apply to Champ since this is the last year of his contract. This would be a good year to get rid of underperforming players with multiyear hugh contracts. If there is a salary cap then Champ needs to renegotiate.
... if you have a belief, you will tend to find things that support it. But if you have a prejudice, you’ll move heaven and earth to maintain it. BroncoBear
I saw the Zimmer thing yesterday and thought the same thing… “I thought Slowik was connected to his hip”
Perhaps Bruce Allen told Shanny, “Listen, I’d like to hire you. But if you bring along that Slowik guy you’re gonna get us both fired within 2 years.”
formerly known around these parts as nycbroncosfan
by Douglas A. Lee on Jan 5, 2010 7:35 AM MST up reply actions
Slowik is going to Washington
as the equipment manager
I would hope you would support who we are. Not, who we are not. Coach Norman Dale "Hoosiers"
Zimmer and Shannahan would be a good combonation
Not gonna lie, why couldn’t Shanny get someone like Zimmer when he was here
Denver rookie head coach Josh McDaniels doesn't have a grasp on how to build a team." - John Clayton, April 23rd, 2009
Good Morning Doug, Thank You for all you do on Horse Tracks...
Real Power, comes with the realization that One cannot change the Moment;
only ones perception of it: Atitude! JQM
Home Field Advantage
The Duke raises what has been an issue for the Broncos ever since they moved to Invesco Field and turned Mile High Stadium into a parking lot. The homefield advantage is fading fast. Even mediocre Broncos’ teams in the past seemed to have an advantage at the old Mile High. Since 2001, when Denver moved to Invesco their home records have become progressively worse. Denver is 49-25 including the playoffs at home since moving to Invesco Field. However, the past four seasons have been particularly troubling as Denver has lost to bad teams at home during the latter stages of the seasons to San Francisco, Oakland twice, Buffalo and Kansas City.
Home Records for the Broncos During Their Last Five Seasons at Mile High Stadium
1996: 8-0; 0-1 playoffs (crushing home loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars in the AFC divisional playoff game)
1997: 8-0; 1-0 in the playoffs en route to a Super Bowl XXXII victory
1998: 8-0; 2-0 in the playoffs en route to a Super Bowl XXXIII victory
1999: 3-5; (the year following John Elway’s retirement)
2000: 6-2; (started 1-2 at home then ripped off five home wins in a row)
Home Records for the Broncos at Invesco Field
2001: 6-2 (Marty Schottenheimer wins in Denver as the Redskins defeat the Broncos 17-10. Of course, it happened at the friendly confines of Invesco Field.)
2002: 5-3; (lost games in the final seconds to Miami and Indianapolis and got blown out by Oakland 34-10 on Monday Night Football)
2003: 6-2; (includes a 10-19 loss to a bad Chicago Bears team)
2004: 6-2; (includes a 24-25 loss to a bad Oakland Raiders team)
2005: 8-0 regular season; 1-1 playoffs (34-17 loss in AFC Championship Game to the Pittsburgh Steelers.)
2006: 4-4 (including devastating overtime loss to the San Francisco 49ers in the home finale when Denver needed a win to qualify for the postseason.)
2007: 5-3; (includes ugly 41-3 to San Diego)
2008: 4-4; (including a loss to Buffalo when a Broncos’ win would have clinched the AFC West division.)
2009: 4-4; (0-3 against divisional opponents at home for the first time in team history)
It might be more of an advantage if the fans didn't boo after 5 minutes...
That was just plain sad. I do agree that the mile high mystique is gone, and we must find a way to get it back!
A proud prognostication of 10-6 in 2009!!! (April 2009 prediction)
Revised to 11-5 due to reality!
"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
I think this may be a factor of the quality of the teams
The 1996-1998 Broncos were a special team. The 2006-2009 Broncos, not so much. And looking at the records I would think that those two data sets are the key to your argument.
I do miss some parts of Mile High, but I also appreciate a lot of Invesco field’s improvements. And in the end it does not matter how much you yell and scream if the team on the field is not able to do anything.
Agreed
This is sort of like looking at clutch situations in baseball (RISP, etc). Really good teams win most of the time no matter where they are – home or away. Mediocre teams (like the Broncos of recent years) win some and lose some, no matter where they play.
formerly known around these parts as nycbroncosfan
by Douglas A. Lee on Jan 5, 2010 9:20 AM MST up reply actions
Lombardi's comments are spot on....
Same things we have been saying here for the past 7 weeks LOL
A proud prognostication of 10-6 in 2009!!! (April 2009 prediction)
Revised to 11-5 due to reality!
"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
Thanks Doug
Character may be manifested in the great moments but it is made in the small ones -- Philip Brooks
Thanks Doug
Character may be manifested in the great moments but it is made in the small ones -- Philip Brooks
Do you hear an echo?
... if you have a belief, you will tend to find things that support it. But if you have a prejudice, you’ll move heaven and earth to maintain it. BroncoBear
Woody Paige...
this quote pretty much sums up Woody Paige’s ability to reason logically.
“Also, McDaniels showed up in that hoodie, revealing to people in Denver that he still was a New England guy and a Belichick disciple, rightly or wrongly. The Broncos’ old guard, and old wide receivers, didn’t take to McDaniels’ style and an arrogance that overshadowed youthful exuberance and seasons of winning experience.”
so they didn’t like him because he wore a hoodie? Give me a break
also… when did we win? 9-7, 7-9, 8-8 the previous three years? or was he talking about McDaniels history?
Yeah
Perhaps McDaniels didn’t take to the legacy of Denver’s old guard. Seems plausible.
So this is war...misfortune at every bend in the road. Misery and murdered mules and sudden death in a ditch.-- Rick Atkinson
by PredominantlyOrange on Jan 5, 2010 2:32 PM MST up reply actions
In case anyone's already up for mock drafts
the RealGM 2010 Mock Draft 5.0 seems pretty astute, as far as guessing the draft goes… I like the Broncos getting McLain (or Morgan, or Dez Bryant or Iupati).
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants country, and damned proud of it.
Pedescleau
I noticed Pedescleau’s name missing from the list of signed PS players. Hmmm
... if you have a belief, you will tend to find things that support it. But if you have a prejudice, you’ll move heaven and earth to maintain it. BroncoBear
He is still on the Reserved-Practice Squad/Injured list
Character may be manifested in the great moments but it is made in the small ones -- Philip Brooks
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by Jeremy Bolander on Jan 5, 2010 5:40 PM MST up reply actions
Reserve/Injured
Number Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College How Acq.
58 Greisen, Nick ILB 6’ 1" 242 30 8th Wisconsin FA- ‘09
74 Harris, Ryan T 6’ 5" 300 24 3rd Notre Dame D3- ‘07
71 Hochstein, Russ OL 6’ 4" 305 32 9th Nebraska T (NEP)-‘09
31 McBath, Darcel S 6’ 1" 198 24 R Texas Tech D2b- ‘09
11 McKinley, Kenny WR 6’ 0" 183 22 R South Carolina D5- ‘09
69 Parker, J’Vonne DL 6’ 5" 338 27 5th Rutgers FA- ‘09
Practice Squad
Number Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College How Acq.
35 Ball, Lance RB 5’ 9" 200 24 2nd Maryland FA-‘09
67 Batiste, D’Anthony T 6’ 4" 314 27 4th Louisiana-Lafayette FA-‘09
85 Branson, Marquez TE 6’ 2" 241 22 R Central Arkansas CFA- ‘09
61 Erickson, Mitch G 6’ 5" 286 24 2nd South Dakota State CFA- ‘08
52 Kelley, Braxton LB 6’ 0" 230 23 R Kentucky CFA- ‘09
40 Moulton, Rashod CB 5’ 11" 184 30 2nd Fort Valley State FA-‘08
96 Powell, Carlton DL 6’ 2" 312 24 2nd Virginia Tech D5b- ‘08
Practice Squad/Injured
Number Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College How Acq.
93 Pedescleaux, Everette DL 6’ 4" 312 24 R Northern Iowa CFA- ’09
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Character may be manifested in the great moments but it is made in the small ones -- Philip Brooks
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Character may be manifested in the great moments but it is made in the small ones -- Philip Brooks
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