Bronco Madness Update:
Jack Williams was signed off the waiver system by the Detroit Lions. We wish the best of luck to the new Detroit Lion!
We are in the final game of the Broncos “hell stretch” and it couldn’t come in more competitive form then against the defending Super Bowl champions on Monday Night football. The Steelers are in the midst of a serious battle to control the division and if the Broncos lose tomorrow, they might have to enter one. Here’s everything you need to know about Mondays’ matchup:
Story Line: The Broncos are coming off of their first loss of the season against the Baltimore Ravens. For the first time this season, the Broncos don’t feel like they are the clear cut division winners, and if they don’t win tomorrow night, then there will be serious questions about the teams talent.
It was announced this morning that the Broncos will be cutting Second year Cornerback Jack Williams to create space for veteran Ty Law on the roster.
Law spent 10 seasons in New England, including three under Josh McDaniels when the current Broncos Head Coach was coaching the Patriots’ secondary.
Once again, heading into their game, the Denver Broncos are underdogs. All year the doubters have been predicting the Broncos to lose, and last week they finally got what they wanted. The Broncos lost many bandwagon jumpers and they head into week nine humbled, while the Steelers are coming to town on fire.
The Steelers defense is its usual self, and the offense has things rolling. Ben Roethlisberger has things going well with an impeccable vertical attack. Roethlisberger is third in the NFL in passing which means that the Denver Broncos secondary could struggle, and Elvis Dumervil will have to get pressure on Roethlisberger to win. But he hasn’t had trouble with that in the past.
The Broncos today announced two moves on their practice squad roster. The first of which is the release of Darius Walker who had shown flashes of excellence with both the Denver Broncos this pre-season and the Texans as well.
The team also has moved Everette Pedescleaux to the IR officially ending his season. It had been reported earlier in the week that he was missing from practice, but since there is no injury report for the practice squad, we can only speculate on the injury.
Everyone knew that the Broncos were eventually going to have to lose a game, but even after the great start to the season, it still hurts. The Broncos traveled to Baltimore this week to play the Ravens at MIT Bank Stadium. Two words to describe it? Not pretty.
The Ravens perfectly countered our seemingly unstoppable defense to score 30 points behind QB Joe Flacco. Our offense on the other hand looked horrible, as they wouldn’t take any risks against a pretty easy Ravens secondary. This was the kind of game where we should have had more vertical passing but instead we didn’t take advantage of any opportunities. Read on so we can recap the 30-7 loss in Baltimore.
Rookie Running Back Knowshon Moreno today traded in his gear to dress up for Halloween, which is now only a few hours away. You gotta love this picture of him:
Wide Receiver Eddie Royal has been named the Special Teams Player of the Month for October. This award is handed to the player believed to have had the most profound impact on special teams for the month.
Royal’s selection as AFC Special Teams Player of the Month is the first such award of his two-year NFL career. It marks the first time in club history that the Broncos have had multiple AFC Special Teams Player of the Month winners in the same year, with kicker Matt Prater also earning that award in September. It’s always exciting to see Broncos players win this many awards.
Trevard Lindley, CB, Kentucky
Strengths: Good size for a Cornerback … Very competitive … Makes Wide Receivers change their routes … Has excellent ball skills … Decent hands … Anticipates routes well … Plays well in press coverage … A huge playmaker.
This week, the Broncos made their first roster move of the regular season, as they waived punter Brett Kern and signed punter Mitch Berger to the roster.
After speculation about Kerns future with the team after being up and down throughout the season, it looks like he will not be returning to the Broncos. The straw that broke the camels back, (excuse the idiom), was definitely when Kern had a horrible punt to Darren Sproles who returned the punt for a Touchdown.
Bye week got you down? Wanting to see some Broncos, but you can’t? Check out some highlights from the week earlier against the San Diego Chargers. Enjoy!
I like it when NFL stars, give their team unreasonably high expectations, that everyone knows they can’t, and will not meet. For instance when Kevin Smith predicted that his Lions, the previously 0-16 Lions, would be a “surprise team” and make the playoffs, I about fell out of my chair laughing.
But-that might have been a bit more reasonable than this absolutely ridiculous prediction by recently required Raiders Defensive End, Richard Seymour. Seymour today on a Cincinnati Sports Talk Radio Station said this about his 2-4 Oakland Raiders:
“You can mark it down. The Raiders will be in the playoffs.” He told the hosts.
Last week, by no means did Broncos Punter Brett Kern have a good day. After punting what would be a Darren Sproles Punt Return, McDaniels has not shied away from fixing the problem.
That could come in the form of Brett Kern losing his job.
Gerald McCoy, DT, Oklahoma
Strengths: Possesses impressive size … Is very explosive off of the snap … Uses his hands very well … Elite athleticism … McCoy chases down running backs better than any Defensive Tackle in the class … Fast … Disrupts the pocket well … Has good lateral movement … Usually uses proper leverage … A good pass rusher for a Defensive Tackle.
No Denver Broncos player has ever returned a Kickoff and a Punt return for a Touchdown in the same game since 1961 with Al Frazier. Last night Eddie Royal did so in the Broncos 34-23 win over the San Diego Chargers, and is getting some recognition from the NFL for his efforts.
That is why Royal has been awarded this weeks AFC Special Teams player of the week award. This would be Eddie Royals’ first such type of an award, and would be the third player of the week award given to a Denver Bronco this season. The others would be Quarterback Kyle Orton and Cornerback Champ Bailey.
The “Something Awful Forums” had an excellent cartoon today depicting the Broncos win over the Chargers and their journey to Super Bowl XLIV in Miami. Check it out:
You gotta love it. The Broncos are 6-0 and for the first time in years, have a legitimate chance to go all the way. Keep it here at Bronco Madness for updates during the bye week.
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