Denver Broncos News: Horse Tracks - 9/4/11

by Tim Lynch on Sep 4, 2011 10:04 AM MDT in Horse Tracks

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Brian Xanders Press Conference - Part 1 | DenverBroncos.com
General Manager Brian Xanders talks about about Saturday's roster cuts, how decisions were made to keep various players and preparing for possible waiver acquisitions.

Brian Xanders Press Conference - Part 2 | DenverBroncos.com
General Manager Brian Xanders talks about about Saturday's roster cuts, how decisions were made to keep various players and preparing for possible waiver acquisitions.

Broncos' Orlando Franklin finding a home on the O-line - The Denver Post
Try to picture this for a moment. Instead of Broncos orange and blue, what if Orlando Franklin were wearing the Avalanches burgundy and blue? Instead of a massive pair of cleats, Franklin moved his 6-foot-7, 330-pound body on a pair of skates?

Slower, Lower-Scoring N.F.L. Games Are Likely - NYTimes.com
The effects of the work stoppage on offenses, and of rules changes on kickoff returns and booth reviews, should lead to fewer touchdowns and longer telecasts.

Denver Broncos News

Best passer rating among Broncos QBs? Adam Weber - NFL - SI.com
Englewood, Colo. (AP) - The Denver Broncos quarterback that finished the preseason with the best passer rating wasn't starter Kyle Orton.

Waiver wire provides plenty of room for Broncos' improvement - The Denver Post
The first thing you notice about the Broncos initial 53-man roster of the John Elway front office era is the heavy representation of the class of 2011. Nine rookies made it, including eight of nine draft choices.

Orton can lead Broncos to playoffs with career year - The Denver Post
If the Broncos are to have a successful season, Kyle Orton will have to be No. 8. Not No. 8 as in his jersey number. Orton will have to play like the eighth-best quarterback in the NFL.

Analysis: Broncos' 53-man roster far from finalized - The Denver Post
When the Broncos gathered in their team meeting room the 53 players who had survived Saturdays cuts, the message was pretty simple.

Broncos cuts include embattled cornerback Perrish Cox - The Denver Post
If the Broncos had concerns that a possible sensational trial involving Perrish Cox would become a midseason distraction, its less of a distraction now. And perhaps less sensational.

Pro Bowlers Meriweather, Harris, Johnson hit waiver wire - The Denver Post
Brandon Meriweather, Tommie Harris and Larry Johnson are former Pro Bowl players now looking for jobs.

Broncos Announce Several Roster Moves " CBS Denver
The Denver Broncos on Saturday announced several roster moves. They released 24 players and placed three more on injured reserve.

Denver Broncos Blogs

Roster Reaches 53 | DenverBroncos.com
The Broncos waived or released 24 players and placed three others on injured reserve to reach the regular-season total of 53 players on the roster.

Breaking down the Broncos’ 53 - BroncoTalk
We know who was cut — now let’s look at who’s left.

How cut day went down at Dove Valley | First-and-Orange
The full Broncos coaching staff, personnel department and front office met for several hours into the evening Friday to watch film of Thursday’s final preseason game and come up with the plan for cutting the roster from 80 to 53 players.

Demaryius Thomas cleared to return to practice | First-and-Orange
Former first-round draft pick Demaryius Thomas will rejoin his teammates at practice this week, less than seven months after suffering a torn Achilles’ tendon.

Roster breakdown: How many players left from Shanahan/McDaniels eras? | First-and-Orange
I got this question on Twitter early today: How many players on the roster are leftover from the Josh McDaniels Era?

Ty Warren, D. Thomas on active roster | First-and-Orange
The Broncos have saved spots on their active roster for injured players Ty Warren and Demaryius Thomas.

NFL News

NFL.com news: Reverse course: Pryor files appeal of five-game suspension
Following weeks of mixed messages from Terrelle Pryor's camp, the Raiders quarterback filed an appeal of his league-mandated five-game suspension Sunday.

NFL Kickoff celebration puts Green Bay on 'grand stage' | Green Bay Press Gazette
Prod New Orleans natives for memories of the 2010 NFL Kickoff celebration, and they may evoke a frenzied, euphoric community event that saw nearly 200,000 people descend on the French Quarter and join in a Mardi Gras parade.

NFL.com news: Vikings DT Williams rips NFL over lost paychecks
Minnesota Vikings defensive tackle Kevin Williams accepts his two-game suspension but he is incensed over the additional fine of two game checks for a violation of the NFL's policy on performance-enhancing drugs.

Cancer Survivor Mark Herzlich Makes Team As Giants Reduce Roster To 53 - ESPN RADIO
The Giants made 27 transactions on Saturday to reach the NFL regular-season roster limit of 53 players.

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What would you rather be?

Cut yesterday with your agent trying to hook you up with another team, or make the 53 roster as a placeholder, hoping and praying you don’t get cut this week as the Broncos screen the waiver wire?

by John in Castle Rock on Sep 4, 2011 10:08 AM MDT reply actions

Meriweather signed with the Bears this morning

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Bears have agreed to terms with S Brandon Meriweather on a one-year contract.
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by KaptainKirk on Sep 4, 2011 10:13 AM MDT reply actions

So didn't we have to make our claims by 10:00 AM this morning why no news?

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by oldcoachB on Sep 4, 2011 10:14 AM MDT reply actions

because it hasn't been released publicly

no waiver claims from any team have been released to the public yet

And now for something completely different

by AlbertaBronc on Sep 4, 2011 10:37 AM MDT up reply actions

Pretty sure the waiver awards are releases to the public at 4pm est

Management needs to earn my faith, the past has taught me too much.

by BRASO on Sep 4, 2011 11:26 AM MDT via iPhone app up reply actions

Carolina apparently looking for DL and cornerbacks on waiver wire

It’s a trend!

by JeffG on Sep 4, 2011 10:42 AM MDT reply actions

So, Derrick Harvey

…or Everette Brown?

by JeffG on Sep 4, 2011 10:45 AM MDT reply actions

Montrae Holland released by Dallas

per Shefter

by JeffG on Sep 4, 2011 10:47 AM MDT reply actions

Interesting

After they released Gurode. Even with Holland and Gurode they were going to be starting two rookie OL’s.

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by bradley on Sep 4, 2011 11:13 AM MDT up reply actions

"Quinn didn't do much to distinguish himself Thursday night, but Tebow wasn't much better.

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by Velveeta on Sep 4, 2011 11:31 AM MDT reply actions

Carolina claims ex-Ram DL George Selvie, CB Josh Thomas

Bengals claim Brandon Tate, Buffalo claims TE Lee Smith.

Where are the Broncos’ claims?

by JeffG on Sep 4, 2011 11:34 AM MDT reply actions

Where did you see this?

"It's all over fat man!"
-Tom Jackson

by Calikula on Sep 4, 2011 11:36 AM MDT up reply actions

Twitter

by JeffG on Sep 4, 2011 11:52 AM MDT up reply actions

Oic

I need to get one of those darn things

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-Tom Jackson

by Calikula on Sep 4, 2011 1:07 PM MDT up reply actions

they haven't been "officially" released

so if the Broncos want to keep their mouths shut about it, they can.

I’m sure they want to tell the players that get waived personally, etc.

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by black_knight101 on Sep 4, 2011 12:41 PM MDT up reply actions

A. Maybin cut

An upgrade over Mohammed?

by JeffG on Sep 4, 2011 12:23 PM MDT via mobile reply actions

I'll take a rookie who's an unknown

Over a guy who is clearly a known failure.

"Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances." – Thomas Jefferson

by TheMorseFile on Sep 4, 2011 12:45 PM MDT up reply actions

Failure as a high-priced tweener. Project as a backup.

by JeffG on Sep 4, 2011 12:57 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions

Perrish Cox is now a foregone conclusion to a bumpy year of unknowns.

Cox became the starter at #2 when Andre Goodman went down to injury in 2010 with better than average play. I can’t help but think that Cox’ legal problems some how or another have something to do with his lack of performance in camp and pre-season. Thinking back when the incident occured I remember reading that Demaryius Thomas left the apartment to go home and rest before practice the next morning and Cassius vaughn leaving before 6am noticing a sprawleed out women on an air mattress and Cox passed out in bed. If Cox felt any entitlement to his #2 position affected his training and work in camp then Cox will never make an NFL player worth having. Cox clearly has to get his mind right before he can move on. I hope he does.

I’m going to go out on a limb and say this the Broncos can win 10-12 games with Kyle Orton. That was a mouthful of hard words to get out. Where the Broncos can be successful lie in a couple of areas of positions. First of all, the defense, especially the front line has to stay healthy to make a run at the division title and it will be a tall task to keep the starting DEs healthy and injury free for an entire season of play. Dumervil, Ayers and Von Miller will be the catalyst to the defenses successes or failures. They go down and the next man terminology falls off dramatically, where failure will raise it’s ugly head.

I don’t worry so much about our veteran CBs position with Goodman and Champ as they will play their roles with success. I do worry about our depth there and hope they can find one or 2 in the coming weeks. With a solid pass rush the DBs job will be a little easier and should come up with some big plays.

Kyle Orton get’s to start off the season with a clean slate and a healthy OLine with a year of familiararity and continuity with an addition of a monster on the right edge. Kyle now has a solid running game to use with is play action pass and with Demaryius Thomas coming back early the weapons are looking pretty good. Moreno and McGahee have to stay healthy to give our offense a chance to score in the red zone. Without them the task will be hard.

I love how John Fox was smart enough to keep the McCoy and the playbook intact, that is very critical in a teams success, where players are familiar and progressing in their development. I also love the fact that Fox changed the defensive scheme to a faster more physical group of players building around an integral piece in Elvis Dumervil.

If the Denver Broncos win 10-12 games this year it won’t be because of luck or misfortunes by our opponents, it will be because John Elway, Brian Zanders and John Fox have out a lot of heart and soul into something they love…The Broncos!

by bfree2bronc on Sep 4, 2011 12:28 PM MDT reply actions 1 recs