Broncos Trim the Roster to 80 Players

BRONCOS TRIM ROSTER TO 80 PLAYERS

The Broncos announced the following transactions on Monday:

• Released CB Nate Jones, an 8th-year player out of Rutgers
• Waived RB C.J. Gable, a rookie out of Southern California
• Waived MLB Braxton Kelley, a second-year player out of the University of Kentucky
• Waived LB Deron Mayo, a rookie out of Old Dominion
• Waived G Shawn Murphy, a third-year player out of Utah State
• Waived T Curt Porter, a rookie out of Jacksonville State
• Waived DE David Veikune, a third-year player out of Hawaii

The roster currently stands at 80 players, and must be cut to the regular-season limit of 53 players by 4 p.m. MDT on Sept. 3.
For all the latest transactions, be sure to check www.DenverBroncos.com

What A Difference a Fox Makes

Well if you read the sports writer's latest stuff, it is apparent they think Tim Tebow is not on the roster at all.  After my post yesterday I am feeling kinda strange, but oh well.

Apparently the Broncos management and team are overly impressed with the new guy, Adam Weber.  He must be showing off a bit and hitting his marks because positive is all I am seeing all over the place.

Here is an article that is well written to sort of lead us to believe Tebow is on the outs:

Project Tebow: Savior’s wings get clipped

I am a bit bamboozeled by all this now, as I assumed that tebow at least had a chance at number 2, but many are saying he is number 3, and maybe 4.

In my opinion that would be a waste of his enormous talents and potential. Remember how they treated Tom Brandstatter?

I know Elway made comments about Tebow last year and earlier this year, indicating that he saw huge winning attitude and potential for Tebow.  Now he is saying this:

“Obviously, there is an investment, and there will always be an investment in first-round picks,” Elway said Monday. “But the bottom line is, our responsibility is to do the best we can to win football games, and we’ve got to figure out the best thing to do to accomplish that. And I think ultimately that’s what fans want.” link

When you consider Tebow's local and national celebrity, he is not hurting in any way except when looking at what his role on the Broncos will or will not be. Otherwise he is a multi-millionaire with youth and a future, not matter where he lands.

Personally I want him to play, so you can be danged certain the Bronco management will NOT do that. I should stop :)

Play Tim Tebow and Stop Playing it Safe

Play Tim Tebow and Stop Playing it Safe


I distinctly remember when John Elway started for the Broncos many years ago.  Back then, the management and owner were younger and more brave, capable of taking a real gamble on the ability of the overall team to support their chosen QB, namely John Elway.


Yeah I know, they had a big Orange Crush then too, but heck, we still have big guys on defense don't we?


Point here is that they took on Tim Tebow as a QB for the team, then sat him on the bench last year most of the time. Now they are again wanting to "play safe" by starting the steady and dependable Kyle Orton.  I like Orton and I know he is improving all the time, but he is not an explosive and flexible type of QB.


Get Tebow out there and trade Orton, or trade Tebow and launch it all with Orton.  My preference is to start Tebow simply because he reminds me of John Elway in the younger days.  John got to take the helm, even before he became a great QB.


Elway made a lot of mistakes, experienced many bad games, saw some minor injuries and all that.  Why not allow Tim Tebow to jump in and get some real hard boiled experience?  Trial by fire is the quickest learning curve process.  John did it.  Tim can do it too.  I know he is willing.


The Broncos are playing it safe.  Let's see if Kyle can lead the team to a win against the Raiders on Monday Night Football.  Remember last year?  

Play Tim Tebow and Stop Playing it Safe

I distinctly remember when John Elway started for the Broncos many years ago.  Back then, the management and owner were younger and more brave, capable of taking a real gamble on the ability of the overall team to support their chosen QB, namely John Elway.


Yeah I know, they had a big Orange Crush then too, but heck, we still have big guys on defense don't we?


Point here is that they took on Tim Tebow as a QB for the team, then sat him on the bench last year most of the time. Now they are again wanting to "play safe" by starting the steady and dependable Kyle Orton.  I like Orton and I know he is improving all the time, but he is not an explosive and flexible type of QB.


Get Tebow out there and trade Orton, or trade Tebow and launch it all with Orton.  My preference is to start Tebow simply because he reminds me of John Elway in the younger days.  John got to take the helm, even before he became a great QB.


Elway made a lot of mistakes, experienced many bad games, saw some minor injuries and all that.  Why not allow Tim Tebow to jump in and get some real hard boiled experience?  Trial by fire is the quickest learning curve process.  John did it.  Tim can do it too.  I know he is willing.


The Broncos are playing it safe.  Let's see if Kyle can lead the team to a win against the Raiders on Monday Night Football.  Remember last year?  

Getting Closer to Monday Night with Oakland

Well it is only a few short days until that first regular season game happens here in Denver.  Oakland Raiders and Monday Night Football - What a combo, especially for the first game of the season. 

Fox has named Kyle Orton as the starting QB, which is no surprise to me, since he is still here in town.  Although I thought it possible for him to be traded away. 

"Every year I have better talent around me," Orton said. "I'm not going to lie, that's the most important part about playing quarterback, is having good players around you."  I really like Kyle Orton. He is a player's QB, not a braggart or a showboat.  He is a good sport and improves a little bit every year. 
 

The question now is about who gets the number 2 job. Certainly Brady Quinn gave a stellar performance and so did Tebow.  Tebow seems to have a better pass completion percentage so far, but Quinn has been more productive at getting points on the board.

So the competition is still on, and during the next 3 weeks we will see the fine tuning start to happen further into the roster.  I predict Tebow will win the number 2 spot, but Orton still may be displaced if Fox does some additional substitution during that first 3 games.

The offensive line is looking good thus far, and the defense up to now has been a big improvement over last year, and that is remarkable since we have seen what, 2 games?  Anyway, this team is shaping up quickly and I am really looking forward to seeing that game on Monday

Terrelle Pryor has been traded to Oakland, and has to stand down for the first 5 games due to his troubles from last year.  No big loss as far as I am concerned.  LenDale White was released a few days ago, and in my opinion they did that to get rid of the future injury liability he represents.

I am looking forward to a productive and winning team attitude from these players, and so far I like John Fox a lot.  What an improvement over the other guy last year. 

Matt Prater Gets a DUI and Leaving the Scene

A recent story in the Denver Post reports that Denver Bronco kicker Matt Prater had a wild night on August 2nd, where it is alleged he was under the influence of alcohol and had an accident, then fled the scene.  He was found by Police at a nearby hotel where he was staying. This is really bad news as the season is just about to begin.  Prater is a good kicker, and is needed by the team.  I am certain this whole thing will result in a suspension by the NFL, but no news of that is forthcoming now. 

Broncos' Matt Prater charged with DUI