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Denver Broncos News: Horse Tracks - 9/1/13

The depth chart is set. The game planning swings fully into motion. Bring on the friggin' Ratbirds. Revenge tastes so sweet...

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Broncos' 53-Man Roster Finalized | DenverBroncos.com
The Broncos announced 22 transactions Saturday as the team has reached the NFL-mandated 53-player roster limit.

First Look at Broncos' Week 1 Depth Chart | DenverBroncos.com
With the 53-man roster set, the first depth chart of the regular season has been released. Take a look at how the starters line up.

Denver Broncos Videos

BTV Daily: 53-Man Roster Set | DenverBroncos.com
The Broncos cut the roster from 75 to 53 and are now ready to dive into prep for Baltimore.

Elway on Roster Decisions | DenverBroncos.com
Executive Vice President of Football Operations John Elway talks about the difficult decisions that went into shaping the 53-man roster.

Roster Formed, Fox Looking Toward Ravens | DenverBroncos.com
Head Coach John Fox talks to the press after the team announced the 53-man roster.

Making the Cut | DenverBroncos.com
Rookies Zac Dysert and C.J. Anderson talk about making the 53-man roster.

Denver Broncos News & Blogs

Thoughts on the 53-Man Roster | DenverBroncos.com
Independent analyst Andrew Mason dives into the 53-man roster and some of the moves it took to get there.

The 2013 Denver Broncos Roster Cuts | Bronco Planet
Some of these decisions are a little surprising, but you can see what the Front Office and coaching staff were thinking. Keeping QB Zac Dysert around would make some think that John Elway is stubbornly collecting Quarterbacks, but Dysert has shown a great deal of improvement throughout Training Camp and backed it up with a consistent performance against the Arizona Cardinals.

Denver Broncos cut draft picks King, Painter | USA Today
The Denver Broncos cut two of their seven draft picks Saturday and placed another on injured reserve as they trimmed their roster to 53.

Broncos cut draft picks Tavarres King and Vinston Painter - The Denver Post
Among the Broncos 18 cuts Sunday included two rookies from the 2013 draft class: wide receiver Tavarres King and tackle Vinston Painter.

Tebow cut by Patriots, plans to keep playing - The Denver Post
FOXBOROUGH, Mass.—A Heisman Trophy, a riveting playoff game, an international following. Tim Tebow won all that in his football career.

Unusual salary structure for Broncos tight ends | First & Orange
The way it works in the NFL, you have to do it first. Then you get paid. You don’t get the dough just because you’re about to do it.

The Broncos' five most significant roster moves | First-and-Orange
1. Tavarres King, WR, waived. A rookie and fifth-round pick. I can’t believe all those trees I killed, and cyperspace I polluted, writing about the No. 5 receiver competition all through training camp and the preseason.

Broncos keep 11 defensive backs including both Jammer and Bolden | First-and-Orange
The Broncos kept 11 defensive backs, instead of the usual 10, for their 53-man roster.

Denver was beginning, end of Tebow Time - Denver Broncos Blog - ESPN
Tebow went 10-of-21 passing against the Steelers' No. 1 defense that day for a staggering 316 yards -- 31.6 yards per completion -- and two touchdowns, the second of which came on an 80-yard catch-and-run by Demaryius Thomas to finish off the 29-23 Broncos win just 11 seconds into overtime. That’s the play, the game, that Tebow’s most zealous supporters will always point to as a measure of his NFL worthiness.

Stop worrying: Analyzing the Broncos’ roster cuts - It's All Over, Fat Man!
In the wake of the Broncos' roster transactions from today, I looked at Twitter to get the pulse of Broncos Country. What I mostly saw was some misplaced freakouts happening.

John Fox can't say whether Tim Tebow is finished in NFL | USA Today
Denver Broncos coach John Fox, who benefited from Tebow's magic carpet ride that led the team to a January 2012 wild-card win against the Pittsburgh Steelers, isn't sure. But he's rooting for the former Broncos star.

AFC West Rival Roundup

2013 AFC West: Four Questions, Four Analysts | ProFootballFocus.com
I have a feeling this will be a clean sweep. I think 12 wins is the Broncos’ end game, and I don’t see any other team getting close to that. There’s a lot of talk about the Chiefs this year, but I think with an inferior defense and offensive line to what he had in San Francisco, we’re going to remember that Alex Smith isn’t the supremely talented guy some would make him out to be.

2013 San Diego Chargers Final 53-Man Roster - Bolts From The Blue
Here's what we've been waiting all preseason for. The San Diego Chargers have cut 11 players today to get their roster down to 53. Here's a complete list of who those 53 men are.

Meachem, Keiser among 11 released on Saturday - Bolts From The Blue
The San Diego Chargers made their final roster cuts today and got the team roster down to 53 players. Here are the final 11 players that were released.

Raiders final 53-man roster, depth chart - Silver And Black Pride
With the Raiders cuts today, (see those cuts here), here is what the Raiders' 53-man roster and depth chart looks like. This roster will change before the season begins with new additions to the team. But this is where it stands as of now.

Andre Carter, Omar Gaither among cuts - Silver And Black Pride
The Oakland Raiders have announced their roster moves to get down to the 53-man roster limit.

Kansas City Chiefs first 53-man roster is here, post-NFL roster cuts - Arrowhead Pride
The Kansas City Chiefs made 22 roster moves on Saturday evening to get down to the league-mandated 53 players. The Chiefs waived / injured Tony Moeaki and Ricky Henry while cutting 20 other players.

Kansas City Chiefs keep 10 rookies and more cut down observations - Arrowhead Pride
The Kansas City Chiefs have made their roster cuts, waiving / injured Tony Moeaki and Ricky Henry while cutting 20 other players. The Chiefs first 53-man roster is now set, which you can see here.

NFL News & Blogs

Jets leaning towards starting Geno Smith Week 1, according to report - SBNation.com
Geno Smith is expected to be the Week 1 starter, but reports indicate that the Jets may stick with him longer than that.

Buccaneers place kicker on NFI, his wife isn't happy about it - SBNation.com
Tampa Bay Buccaneers kicker Lawrence Tynes was placed on the non-football injury list after he and teammate Carl Nicks contracted staph infections.

Tim Tebow's NFL career just about over; what's next? - NFL.com
Tim Tebow wasn't a fit for the New England Patriots, who cut him Saturday. He vows a "relentless pursuit of continuing my lifelong dream of being an NFL quarterback," but it's uncertain if he'll have another shot.

Advanced NFL Stats: How to Lie with Statistics
Statistics make me cringe. Not the upstanding work done by Brian but too much analysis done by too much of the greater sportswriting community. That word, "analysis," it doesn't help matters.

Where Could NFL Players Land After Final Roster Cuts? - NFL Mocks
His moment to shine came too little too late for Tim Tebow. Another 4th quarter burst over the New York Giants wasn’t enough to secure a spot with the New England Patriots.

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