Horse Tracks 2/3/10 - Broncos sign OT Batiste to future contract; Coin flip for draft slot will take place at Combine

by Douglas A. Lee on Feb 3, 2010 5:20 AM MST in Horse Tracks Comment 13 comments

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DB - Keeping Our Fingers Crossed For Floyd - Jim Saccomano

CSG - Offseason spotlight: Outside linebackers - Frank Schwab

DB - 2009 Season Review: Third Quarter - Gray Caldwell

DP - Broncos Mailbag: Why did McDaniels come here? - Mike Klis
"(The coin flip for the 10th- or 11th-overall pick) will be done during the NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis, probably in the Feb. 25-27 period."

DP - Bell gets back in business with Saints' backfield - Mike Klis
"Mike Martz, the Bears' new offensive coordinator, is fond of Broncos receivers coach Adam Gase. They worked together for two seasons with Detroit and another with San Francisco. It's not known if the Bears formally sought to interview Gase as a quarterbacks coach, but if they do, the Broncos are not expected to grant permission."

DP - Broncos QBs mount drive for Brian Griese's charity - Joanne Davidson
"For the sixth edition of this benefit for Judi's House, Brian Griese, who has played for the Denver Broncos, Miami Dolphins, Chicago Bears and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, extended an invitation to gridiron colleagues Kyle Orton and Chris Simms — and both of them showed up, with their wives — for an evening that raised $150,000 for the Denver-based nonprofit Griese started in 2002."

CCT - Rundown Q&A: Foxworth a man of many interests

AFC West News

SI - Raiders have yet to make a decision on retaining coach Tom Cable - Ann Killion

SFC - Asomugha: It was a joke - David White

NFL News

DC - 2010 Scouting Combine Invite List

NFL - Irsay hopes to extend Manning's Colts stay with NFL-best deal

NFL - Freeney confirms injured ankle has torn ligament

NFL - Eagles intrigued by Vick, plan to keep backup QB for 2010 season

NFL - Eagles hire Jauron to be secondary coach

NFL - 'Real excited' Kubiak says he has new three-year deal with Texans

NFL - Unhappy Porter wants Dolphins to release him, not trade him

NFL - Jets fine coach Ryan $50K for making obscene gesture at a fan

NFL - McCardell returns to Redskins, this time as receivers coach

NFL - Collapsed stage in front of Sun Life Stadium causes four injuries

NFL - Bears hire DeBord as tight ends coach

NFL - Confrontation in restaurant parking lot leads to Anderson's arrest

NFL - Bengals' Maualuga contrite after pleading guilty to drunken driving

NFL - NFL picks Johnson to supplant retiring Pereira as VP of Officiating

NFL Opinion

NFP - SRS ruling: a win for the players - Andrew Brandt

NFP - With Martz, the pressure is on Cutler - Matt Bowen

SI - Mike Martz could be good fit for Bears; mailbag - Peter King

NFP - Diner morning news: Does Vick have trade value? - Mike Lombardi

NFP - All-stars who helped their draft stock - Wes Bunting

NYT - A Closer Look at Tebow’s Passing Motion - Toni Monkovic

Super Bowl

NFL - Colts, Saints' offenses revealing new formula for winning titles - Pat Kirwan

NFL - Obscure offensive player could decide Super Bowl champion - Bucky Brooks

SN - Constant pressure is only hope to slow Manning, Brees - Clifton Brown

SN - The X's and O's of XLIV: What to watch in Super Bowl 44 - Vinnie Iyer

SI - Media Day Snap Judgments: Saints' Shockey sets record straight; more - Don Banks

PFW - Greer battles, but Wayne is tough assignment

Colts

NFL - Irsay hopes to extend Manning's Colts stay with NFL-best deal

NFL - Don't rush to judgment on Colts' last-place running game - Vic Carucci

NFL - There's more to Colts' quiet leader than meets the eye - Vic Carucci

Y! - Garcon's less-traveled path goes full circle - Dan Wetzel

SN - No need to vet this: Five Colts rookies prove pivotal - Dennis Dillon

SI - Colts have weathered storm before at Super Bowl - Jim Trotter

FOX - Manning may complete best year ever for Super Bowl QB - Alex Marvez

FOX - Caldwell deserves more credit for his coaching job - Adam Schein

ESPN - Colts will put their stock in Brock - Jeffri Chadiha

ESPN - Colts seek perfect sendoff for Mudd - Paul Kuharsky

FH - For Irsay, Second Super Bowl Shot Is Icing on the Cake - Nancy Gay

NYT - In Highlighting Haiti, Colts’ Garcon Wins Fans in Miami - Karen Crouse

Saints

NFL - When it comes to schemes, leadership, Payton carries no one's bags - Steve Wyche

Y! - Discarded Sharper pays dividends for Saints - Charles Robinson

SN - Saints D-coordinator Gregg Williams has honest approach: 'We coach aggressive, we coach nasty' - Clifton Brown

ESPN - Ultimate proving ground for Bush - Gene Wojciechowski

ESPN - Lombardi family tree branching out in Super Bowl XLIV - Len Pasquarelli

NYT - Scott Fujita Speaks Out for Abortion Rights and Gay Rights - Joe LaPointe

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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

by UB3 on Feb 3, 2010 5:30 AM MST reply actions

If Marshall had Foxworth's attitude......

by mikebirty on Feb 3, 2010 6:38 AM MST reply actions

Gracias Doug!!

by wisco on Feb 3, 2010 7:16 AM MST reply actions

Thanks Doug

Sorry to have been scarce with the thank yous lately. I always start my day here.

For some reason that will never be clear to me, I decided to click through to the comments on Klis’ mailbag. Now I want to wash my eyes out with acid.

Anybody want any updates about the suicidal funk of Bears fans? I honestly feel bad for them. Ownership wants a new coach, but is too cheap to pay Lovie Smith not to work. And now the team is like kryptonite for new coaching hires — why climb on board a sinking ship? It really is sad.

by Chibronx on Feb 3, 2010 7:52 AM MST reply actions

I have this odd feeling

that they’re just a franchise quarterback away.

Yow! Zip! Ping!

"All we're trying to do is win the *********** game!" -- Josh MF McDaniels tearing into his offensive line after three false starts in the red zone. The tirade turned the tide of the game, and the Broncos dominated from that point on.

by broncosmontana on Feb 3, 2010 8:53 AM MST up reply actions

Everyone should read the Mike Klis article

He actually defends both McDaniels and Orton

and, btw, great job a usual Doug

We live in an age when instant gratification isn't fast enough

by BShrout on Feb 3, 2010 8:09 AM MST reply actions 1 recs

Thanks Doug

Character may be manifested in the great moments but it is made in the small ones -- Philip Brooks

by KaptainKirk on Feb 3, 2010 9:05 AM MST reply actions

I posted this link on DenverStiffs...

… but thought it was relevant here just to contrast Karl’s coaching philosophy with McDaniels’

http://www.denverpost.com/sports/ci_14321305

Basically, Karl said that his own impatience and using assistants to deal with JR Smith led to resentment by JR, and that he’ll be more communicative with Smith.

How long before McDaniels’ learns that kind of humility?

by margabelle on Feb 3, 2010 9:13 AM MST reply actions

I think it was... uh...

What year was it that he lost that important game in high school? He was, like, 15 or 16, right?

"All by their heads, he places crowns."

Matt Prater, pre-2009 season: Despised, lambasted, Josh McDaniels is derided for not replacing him.
Matt Prater, post-2009 season: Loved, praised, everone forgets the time when they called Josh McDaniels an idiot for not replacing him.

by Tempestuous Binary on Feb 3, 2010 9:30 AM MST up reply actions

Karl / McD

Basically, Karl said that his own impatience and using assistants to deal with JR Smith led to resentment by JR, and that he’ll be more communicative with Smith.

How long before McDaniels’ learns that kind of humility?

Well, Coach Karl has been a Head Coach since 1984. So it took Karl 26 years to learn that lesson.

I guess the bigger question here is how quickly do you expect McD to learn that lesson? McD has 1 year of Head Coaching experience compared to Karl’s 26. How quickly do you expect McD to learn something that took Karl 26 years to get?

Great spirits have often encountered violent opposition from weak minds. - Albert Einstein

Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them. - Albert Einstein

by c_style on Feb 3, 2010 1:59 PM MST up reply actions

I have to ask

Do we have reports of McDaniels using assistants to deal with players (such as Marshall & Scheffler), and that doing so has led to resentment on the part of players?

I’d love to see a link to such a report.

If not, then your question lacks credibility.

We live in an age when instant gratification isn't fast enough

by BShrout on Feb 3, 2010 2:33 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs

Thanks, Doug.

"All by their heads, he places crowns."

by Tempestuous Binary on Feb 3, 2010 9:25 AM MST reply actions

Thanks, Doug.

Your works is always appreciated – especially by this Colts fan.

I deserve a Super Bowl because karma knows that I've suffered enough and that it is my fate and destiny and that I'm due on the 7th of February. I'm indeed naming him Lombardi.

by diagenesis on Feb 3, 2010 11:08 AM MST reply actions