Denver Broncos News - Horse Tracks - 6/30/11

by Tim Lynch on Jun 30, 2011 7:16 AM MDT in Horse Tracks

Goodell, Smith take questions from rookies - The Denver Post
Roger Goodell and DeMaurice Smith took their new buddy act on the road Wednesday, creating a buzz among rookies in Florida then returning to Minnesota for talks to try to end pro footballs labor impasse.

NFL lockout already hurting fantasy companies - The Denver Post
LAS VEGAS—The NFL lockout has led Bruce Taylor to take some painful steps: He has scrapped publication of a fantasy football magazine that sold 161,000 copies last year, laid off an employee and took out a home equity loan.

Woody's Mailbag: Broncos' offense will depend on which QB is playing - The Denver Post
Sports columnist Woody Paige responds to your questions in Woodys Mailbag. In this installment, Woody tackles six questions, including one asking him what type of offense Broncos fans can expect this season — if there is a season.

Krieger: Ex-fans will matter down the road - The Denver Post
With yet another American sport about to shut down in a dispute about how to divvy up its riches between uber-wealthy owners and hyper-wealthy players, the official unemployment rate hovers just below 10 percent.

NFL.com news: Details of case against Broncos' Cox remain private for now
A Colorado judge delayed release of a document detailing allegations of sexual assault against Denver Broncos cornerback Perrish Cox.

Ready, set, go for starting DT - The Denver Post
The Broncos identified defensive tackle as their greatest offseason need. They just havent addressed it — yet.

Broncos' Brady Quinn Helps Rookie Julius Thomas Prepare For Transition To NFL - SB Nation Denver
The Denver Broncos' issues at tight end are well known. Daniel Graham was released in March and the current tight ends on the roster, Dan Gronkowski and Richard Quinn, combined for nine receptions in 2010. So it was no wonder that the Broncos drafted a couple of tight ends in the 2011 NFL Draft. Julius Thomas and Virgil Green will both look to capitalize on this turn of events.

NFL Lockout Talks Continue On Thursday - SBNation.com
Over the past few weeks a collection of owners and players have been meeting for several days at a time in various cities in order to come to an agreement on a new labor deal and end the NFL lockout. The news has been generally positive in that time period with reports of progress being made.

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Good piece by Woody

I probably disagree with him more than I agree with him, but I thought his take was pretty spot on all over the place today. Bannan’s not coming back, I’ve been saying that for months. He’s mad and I doubt you can repair the relationship by asking him to take a pay cut and a lesser role.

Tebow isn’t going to learn better from the bench. And he’s not the kind of player that you can truly evaluate in practice. He makes things happen when things need to happen – that just doesn’t show up with a don’t-touch-me-jersey on him. Tebow’s not the kind of guy that’s going to get sack-drunk and be forever changed by getting hit too much too early. And he’s not the deer-in-headlights QB that’s going to be forever crawl into a shell due to being thrown in too early. We’ve already seen all this.

Sell Orton for a couple draft picks and use his $9M to buy a couple more capable running backs. Now you have a full commitment to the run with Tebow at QB. Call me crazy, call me nuts; that’s already a better offense than Fox ever had in Carolina, no?

Von. Doom. Pow!

by Rodney A on Jun 30, 2011 9:09 AM MDT reply actions 1 recs

Ok

You are crazy, you are nuts. And you are right.

Orton, Tebow, Quinn, may the best man win!

by OrangeandBluesBros on Jun 30, 2011 5:34 PM MDT up reply actions

Agreed Rodney and also the free agent DT article by Kreiger...

by bfree2bronc on Jun 30, 2011 8:33 PM MDT up reply actions

Also, some interesting points by Paige...

by bfree2bronc on Jun 30, 2011 8:35 PM MDT up reply actions

Somehow I missed that article, so thanks!

And Alan Branch is a name I had never looked at before. His stats were great last year, especially for a part time player. He certainly fits the size mandate that I think we’re looking for, but I don’t know anything about his play strengths and whether he’d be a good fit in our 43. This guy could be a very real option, though.

Von. Doom. Pow!

by Rodney A on Jul 1, 2011 12:18 AM MDT up reply actions

Thanks Tim!

It’s getting closer to August…. I sure hope We hear the big news soon.

I’m not gonna freak out, but actually, on a scale of freak-outtage, I think it will at least register if this thing drags into August. For me, at least. Others are already registering big time… Some could care less if we missed a whole season. If We miss even one game, I will be tipping said scale quite a bit.

A pessimist sees the difficulties in every opportunity.
An optimist sees the opportunities in every difficulty.
- Winston Churchill

First (and only, in our lifetimes) team to three consecutive SB wins (perhaps and then some)!!!! ( =

by PearlJamBroncoGFunk on Jun 30, 2011 3:39 PM MDT reply actions