Recent News

Denver Broncos: Broncos’ Preseason Schedule Released

April 4th, 2013 at 4:43 PM
By DJ Siddiqi

 

The Denver Broncos will face NFC West teams in all four of their preseason games in 2013.

The NFL announced the preseason schedule today, and it was revealed the Broncos will play all four of their games versus teams that reside in the NFC West division.

Week 1: at San Francisco 49ers — Aug. 8-11 (TBD)
Week 2: at Seattle Seahawks — Aug. 15-19 (TBD)
Week 3: vs. St. Louis Rams — Saturday, Aug. 24, 6 p.m. MDT (Nationally televised on CBS)
Week 4: vs. Arizona Cardinals — Aug. 29 or 30 (TBD)

The Official dates and times of the games have not been announced yet, but they will be announced later this month.

The Broncos typically play the Niners every preseason, the Cardinals are almost always Denver's last opponent of the preseason (as they will be in 2013) and the Seahawks have been an opponent of the Broncos for the past two years.

Normally Denver will play at least one team from the AFC (such as the Bills in 2011), but this year—as they did in 2012—they will play all NFC opponents.

 

Read more...
Join the Conversation...

Denver Broncos: Loss of Elvis Dumervil Can Be Mitigated with Signing of John Abraham

March 26th, 2013 at 1:55 PM
By DJ Siddiqi

The big news over the weekend was Elvis Dumervil signing with the Baltimore Ravens, leaving the only franchise he has played for during the first seven years of his NFL career.

It wasn't that shocking to find out 'Doom' had signed with the Ravens. Right before he decided to bolt for Baltimore, I had predicted on Bleacher Report that he would sign with the Ravens, citing the reason being that most players who "feel the desire to be wanted" are basically indirectly telling their former team that they didn't cater to the services of, or wanted said player enough.

'Doom' was an amazing pass-rushing specialist who once set the Broncos single-season franchise record with 17 sacks in 2009. However, the Broncos have since drafted linebacker Von Miller, and it's clear Von is Denver's best pass rusher. Not only that, but 'Doom' has been a historically bad presence at defensive end when it comes to stopping the run. According to Pro Football Focus (subscription required), 'Doom' ranked 54th among 62 defensive ends (4-3 defense) at stopping the run.

Denver ranked No. 4 in points per game on defense last season. What they basically need is a short-term option at defensive end while they develop a young end through this year's draft over the next year.

Read more...
Join the Conversation...

Denver Broncos: John Elway Plans to Use Franchise Tag on Ryan Clady

February 15th, 2013 at 1:25 PM
By DJ Siddiqi

'Tebow and Clady coming off the field' photo (c) 2012, Jeffrey Beall - license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/

Well, in not so surprising news, the Broncos plan on using the franchise tag to retain the services of tackle Ryan Clady.

The five-year veteran who was Denver's first round draft pick in 2008, has started every possible game despite going through a myriad of injuries during his young career. Clady underwent surgery on his knee in 2010 and just recently went through surgery for a damaged rotator cuff on his right shoulder. The fact that Clady hasn't missed anytime despite these injuries is pretty remarkable.

The Broncos have hesitated to give Clady a long-term contract. The Broncos and Clady negotiated for a long-term deal before the start of the 2012 season before breaking off talks so that "Clady could focus on the upcoming season." Well, now that Clady has gone through yet another serious surgery, the Broncos are not fully committed to giving Clady the long-term deal that he covets just yet.

As the top offensive lineman on the market, the Broncos will retain Clady by applying the franchise tag on him as soon as the two-week franchise tag designation period opens up. By doing this, the Broncos will likely pay $9.66 million in salary to Clady for the 2013 season. Depending upon how he plays after surgery, the Broncos will then decide whether or not to lock up Clady for the long-term future during the 2014 offseason. 

Read more...
Join the Conversation...

Denver Broncos: Champ Bailey and Chris Harris Were’s League Top CB Duo in 2012

February 14th, 2013 at 3:06 PM
By DJ Siddiqi

'Champ Bailey' photo (c) 2012, Craig Hawkins - license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/

Since Champ Bailey was "torched" by Ravens wide receiver Torrey Smith in the Divisional Round of the playoffs in January, there have been many rumblings about Bailey being "too old" and "washed up" as he approaches the age of 35 in June. Well, anyone who followed the Broncos closely in 2012 knows that's simply not the truth. Pro Football Focus backs up that belief.

In 2012, Bailey and fellow starting cornerback Chris Harris were the league's top cornerback duo. Bailey ranked fourth in "Yards Per Route Run" while Harris ranked ninth. It was the highest average finish of any starting cornerback tandem in the NFL.

In fact, throughout the 2012 regular season, Bailey gave up just one receiving touchdown. That is insane considering the amount of snaps (587) that Bailey played.

So for all of the talk out there that the Broncos should cut Bailey, or that Bailey should retire, one needs to look no further than the statistics provided by Pro Football Focus.

Read more...
Join the Conversation...

Denver Broncos: Broncos to Play in Dallas on Thanksgiving?

February 14th, 2013 at 12:19 AM
By DJ Siddiqi

'Peyton Manning getting ready to pass' photo (c) 2012, Jeffrey Beall - license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/

With the NFL schedule yet to officially be released, all Broncos fans know as of this writing is who the Broncos will be playing in 2013. The only problem is, Denver fans don't know when the Broncos will be playing said opponents.

However, according to Mile High Sports, two games are pretty much set in stone – Denver will likely play the Cowboys in Thanksgiving Day , while during the season opener, the Broncos are likely to open the season on Sunday Night Football versus the New York Giants.

The Broncos are obviously considered one of the NFL's marquee teams and they will likely receive five national television games, if not six primetime games on Monday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday nights.

Although the NFL schedule is still two months away from being officially released, the Broncos playing their first Thanksgiving game in four years and opening up the season on Sunday Night Football for the second straight year is always welcome news.

Read more...
Join the Conversation...