Re: MILE HIGH - una volta noi si vinceva...

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Shannon Sharpe pensa (e non è il solo) che Walker sia da tagliare.

Former Broncos star tight end Shannon Sharpe keeps close tabs on the team and says it needs to make a move to become a playoff team again: cut receiver Javon Walker.

"I think Mike (Shanahan) will relieve himself of that situation," Sharpe said Wednesday. "It's not going to get any better there for Walker."

On the day after the season ended, Walker said he didn't think he was a good fit in Denver. Walker has a large salary, and the Broncos are likely to trade or cut the receiver. Sharpe said the Broncos will be better off without Walker because he has become a distraction, while Brandon Marshall has become the team's No. 1 receiver.

"Javon isn't the No. 1 anymore there, and it's not going to change," Sharpe said. "He kind of showed where he is coming from by saying what he said."

Sharpe believes the Broncos can regain their form as a playoff team, but they need to find stability on the defensive line and continue their recent trend of successful drafting.

:gazza:

[Alvise]

finalmente un secondo bronco nella HOF 

Sua silenziosità Gary Zimmerman l'uomo che ha plasmato la linea offensiva dei broncos a sua immagine e somiglianza è stato finalmente eletto nella hall of fame e vi entrerà da BRONCO, nonostante abbia giocato anche nei vikings, ma ovviamente lascio a lui la spiegazione del perchè della sua scelta:

"The reason I want to go in as a Bronco is I feel that's my family," Zimmerman said. "Minnesota had kind of cast me off and Mr. Bowlen and the whole organization has been nothing but first class to me. I'm a man of loyalty and my loyalty lies with Mr. Bowlen."

7 pro bowl membro dell'all decade team degli ottanta e di quello dei novanta, 8 volte all pro 12 anni nella NFL sette con minnesota e 5 con Denver. saltò solo 4 partite tutte negli ultimi due anni di carriera. si è ritirato nel 1997 dopo aver vinto il super bowl. con lui si correva e si lanciava. una vera bestia.

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"The reason I want to go in as a Bronco is I feel that's my family," Zimmerman said. "Minnesota had kind of cast me off and Mr. Bowlen and the whole organization has been nothing but first class to me. I'm a man of loyalty and my loyalty lies with Mr. Bowlen."

io non l'ho mai visto giocare, però un giocatore che dice queste cose è prima di tutto un grande uomo.
onore a lui

una notizia inutile, ma il mio status di paperone prevede che la riporti
Broncos raise ticket prices

Lower bowl sidelines will go up from $100 to $110 per ticket (a 10-percent increase); lower bowl corners $89 to $95 (six percent); lower bowl plaza end zone $70 to $77 (10 percent); upper bowl sideline $58 to $63 (eight percent); upper bowl corner $56 to $58 (three percent) and upper bowl end zone $39 to $42 (seven percent).

Team spokesman Jim Saccomano said the increases are in line with most teams in the NFL.

"It is the cost of doing business," Saccomano said.

ma sono i business di Walker o quelli di Henry? o il fatto di licenziare DC come Zamparini licenzia i suoi allenatori?

[Lurker]

Un saluto ai tifosi orange&blue, la stagione è finita e per me il football va in letargo fino alla fine di agosto. Si, in teoria ci sarebbero ancora il pro bowl ed il draft, ma il primo non l'ho mai visto e francamente mi interessa davvero poco, e per quanto riguara il draft, io già capisco poco di NFL, figuriamoci di college, ho visto si e no un paio di partite per cui fino a che non vedrò le nostre scelte in campo in preseason per me chiunque siano non fa differenza (al limite mi interesso del ruolo che occupano). Godetevi l'offseason, ci si sente a settembre (nella speranza che la prossima stagione ci regali una squadra di cui poter essere orgogliosi)

[Alvise]

Un saluto ai tifosi orange&blue, la stagione è finita e per me il football va in letargo fino alla fine di agosto. Si, in teoria ci sarebbero ancora il pro bowl ed il draft, ma il primo non l'ho mai visto e francamente mi interessa davvero poco, e per quanto riguara il draft, io già capisco poco di NFL, figuriamoci di college, ho visto si e no un paio di partite per cui fino a che non vedrò le nostre scelte in campo in preseason per me chiunque siano non fa differenza (al limite mi interesso del ruolo che occupano). Godetevi l'offseason, ci si sente a settembre (nella speranza che la prossima stagione ci regali una squadra di cui poter essere orgogliosi)

tchau lurker, ci si becca. comunque ricordati che ci sono anche i freeagents e i connessi movimenti di mercato.

[Broncostwin]

la vittoria dei super giants una cosa ci ribadisce ancora una volta :nell'nfl c'è speranza per tutti...tutti ce li ricordiamo l'anno scorso pressochè inguardabili (e per la verità mediocri anche quest'anno fino a metà dicembre), e adesso sono campioni del mondo....quindi occhio all'offseason occhio al draft, buona pausa a tutti e sempre GO BRONCOS!!!

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a noi ci serve più un WR2, e quindi si mantiene Marshall2 come WR3, o lo si promuove a WR2 (cosa che è già successa) e si prende qualcuno che sappia giocare bene da slot receiver?
altra domanda: Holdman, titolare a Madden, che si fa? lo si tiene, nonostante il grave infortunio? è così forte come sembra nel gioco?

[Alvise]

a noi ci serve più un WR2, e quindi si mantiene Marshall2 come WR3, o lo si promuove a WR2 (cosa che è già successa) e si prende qualcuno che sappia giocare bene da slot receiver?
altra domanda: Holdman, titolare a Madden, che si fa? lo si tiene, nonostante il grave infortunio? è così forte come sembra nel gioco?

scusa ma tu per marshall2 chi intendi? il secondo brandon quindi, stockley?
Comunque sì ci serve un WR (a far l'elenco di quel che ci serve...), ma ce ne serve uno da profondo veloce. marshall non ha quelle caratteristiche, stockley fa il lavoro sporco nel corto e via.
Holdman è forte. se è rotto non serve però. decideranno i medici.

[Dee Jay]

Penso proprio che Paperone intendesse Brandon2 (=Stockley).

A me Javon Walker piace tantissimo e non credo abbia così gravi problemi fisici da non incidere più: se ha recuperato anche dal grave infortunio al ginocchio prima id approdare in Colorado..
Peccato debba essere tagliato per problemi relazionali, psicologi e/o contrattuali.

Senza Javon ci servirebbe proprio un deep&speed-WR, viste le doti di Jay a lanciare sul profondo..

Peccato anche dover sempre ricostruire la squadra. Quest'anno ci insegna che un po' di continuità di gruppo farebbe bene. E' stata davvero una stagione di compra-vendita logorante.

Che il mercato sia ridotto, ma intenso e mirato quindi.
Questo il mio augurio di buon off-season a tutti voi, amici orange&blue!

[Paperone]

il Post è lapidario

Watch for Denver to cut injured linebacker Warrick Holdman before the end of the month.

che ci vogliamo fare? ha pur sempre 33 anni, direi a questo punto via di draft (secondo giro?).

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Fans to Lynch: Please don't go

The Broncos need safety John Lynch more than he needs football.

Blessed with a beautiful family, financial security and opportunities to make a difference in the world long after he makes his final tackle, what could be a more perfect ending to his NFL career than for Lynch to say aloha to the sport after the Pro Bowl in Hawaii?

But the Broncos would be lost without him.

At age 36, Lynch has never been more essential to a Denver team whose emerging young stars, from quarterback Jay Cutler to defensive end Elvis Dumervil, still have much to learn about being a leader.

Believe this: In an organization run with uncommon autonomy by coach Mike Shanahan, the second-strongest voice of the Broncos is Lynch.

And there's no doubt Lynch still burns with intense competitive fire after 15 NFL seasons.

When the Broncos were embarrassed 31-13 by Houston in a late-season loss, I have never seen Lynch angrier during the four seasons he has played in Denver.

What irked Lynch was what had seemed to be a relatively harmless observation during a Denver Post interview by Broncos general manager Ted Sundquist, who suggested that perhaps the team had put too big a leadership burden on a veteran on the back side of his career.

Washed up? Worn out? Any hint of the idea made Lynch seethe.

The anger in his proud eyes did not appear to be the reaction of a football player looking for a rocking chair as a retirement gift.

Maybe that explains why Lynch could be found working out before dawn in Hawaii, while younger Pro Bowlers dozed in paradise.

Jim Bates might still have his job as Denver's defensive guru if he had only realized a team short on playmakers could ill afford to give the hard-hitting Lynch a supporting role.

One of the main reasons Bates had to junk his distinctive defensive system early in a 7-9 season was to put Lynch in position to restore more pop to a poor tackling unit.

Does that sound like a player the Broncos want to tell goodbye now?

With all due respect to Steve Atwater, Dennis Smith and Billy Thompson, the best safety ever to wear a Broncos uniform is Lynch.

Safety might be the least appreciated job in NFL history. So it only goes to figure that safety is the position with a long tradition of excellence on the Broncos, the team whose history of success might be most under-appreciated by the league.

It's fair to note Lynch, who won his Super Bowl ring with Tampa Bay, did not grow into stardom with the Broncos, as Thompson, Smith and Atwater did.

For a team whose personnel acumen has been justifiably questioned in recent years, however, it's also essential to acknowledge that signing Lynch as a free agent in 2004 is one of Shanahan's shrewder moves.

Although he got to Hawaii as an alternate selection this year, it was the ninth time Lynch has been invited to the Pro Bowl. San Francisco's Ronnie Lott, considered the greatest safety to ever don shoulder pads, made the Pro Bowl 10 times.

So you tell me: When the time comes, how could the Hall of Fame possibly deny Lynch admission?

Maybe Lynch has lost a step. He can't keep those big hits coming forever. Should he return for a 16th NFL season, there will be times when the veteran safety will appear old.

Lynch is the rare, aging athlete who has the strength to look in the mirror and be brutally honest when analyzing how much football is left in his body.

While he will consult with Shanahan, hear the lobbying efforts from teammates and consider family wishes, all Lynch needs to do when contemplating retirement is listen to his heart.

But anybody who wants the Broncos to get back in the playoff hunt in 2008 would make one tiny suggestion to Lynch:

Don't go.

don't go...

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scusate se sono monotematico

Lynch hears Bailey's pitch to play again

Champ Bailey made the sales pitch Sunday during the Pro Bowl.

Shortly after arriving on the island Tuesday, Bailey said he had to figure out how to approach his friend and Broncos secondary mate John Lynch about the safety's future.

"I gave it to him on the field," Bailey said after the NFC's come-from-behind, 42-30 victory over the AFC in the Pro Bowl at Aloha Stadium in a warm, early-afternoon game. "He showed he can still play, that's for sure. He was running around making plays.

"There was a few times that I said: 'You still got it. You got to come back.' He was just laughing. Hopefully, I did some good."

If he was swayed by Bailey, Lynch, 36, didn't let on. He continued to play coy on whether he will return for his 16th NFL season. He said before his ninth Pro Bowl that he wanted to see if he enjoyed playing Sunday to help determine his passion.

"It was fun. I really had a great time out there," Lynch said. "No decision yet, but I will be making it soon."

Lynch, who was one of the AFC's five captains Sunday, wants to talk to Broncos coach Mike Shanahan again before making a final decision. Lynch is due to make $3 million this coming season.

poi parla anche di Javon

Bailey, a friend of Broncos receiver Javon Walker's, said he hasn't talked to him in about three weeks. Walker said Dec. 31 he didn't think he was a good fit for the team. The team is expected to try to trade him or cut him.

"I'd like him to stay," Bailey said. "But everyone is in control of their own careers."

chiudo con i primi movimenti di roster: come previsto, tagliato Holdman, Lepis inserito nella lista dei giocatori ritirati e firmiamo Derrick Hamilton, WR. breve bio.

Hamilton (6-foot-4, 207 pounds) is a third-year player who enters his first season with the Broncos after seeing time on the practice squads of Houston and Tampa Bay in 2007. Selected by San Francisco in the third round (77th overall) of the 2004 NFL Draft from Clemson University, Hamilton was with the 49ers for his first two professional seasons before spending the 2006 campaign out of the NFL.

The 26-year-old has appeared in two regular-season games for his career, seeing time with the 49ers as a rookie during their final two contests of the 2004 season.

After Atlanta waived him on June 12, Hamilton spent the first part of the 2007 season out of the NFL before signing with Tampa Bay’s practice squad on Oct. 23. He was with the Buccaneers for one week and finished the year on Houston’s practice squad after signing with the Texans on Nov. 21.

Hamilton was out of the NFL in 2006 after reaching an injury settlement with the 49ers on Aug. 10, 2006. Following a rookie season with San Francisco in 2004 during which he played two games, he spent the entire 2005 campaign on the 49ers’ physically unable to perform list with a knee injury.

In 38 games (27 starts) at Clemson University, Hamilton set a school record with 4,839 career all-purpose yards. He also finished his collegiate career ranked first in Clemson annals in receptions (167) and fourth in receiving yards (2,312) with adding 16 touchdown grabs. 

A SuperPrep All-American at Dillon High School in Dillon, S.C., Hamilton was born on Nov. 30, 1981.

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altri movimenti "minori" a roster

Denver claimed linebacker Brandon Archer off waivers from Indianapolis and signed free-agent linebacker William Kershaw. The club also waived wide receiver Carlton Brewster and placed tackle Matt Lepsis on its reserve/retired list.

bio del primo

Archer (6-foot-0, 239 pounds) is a second-year linebacker who enters his first season with the Broncos after totaling 10 defensive tackles (8 solo) and four special-teams stops in six regular-season games as a rookie with the Colts in 2007. He entered the NFL with Indianapolis on May 7 as a college free agent from Kansas State University and had stints on the Vikings and Colts’ practice squads before he was signed to Indianapolis’ active roster late in the year.

At Kansas State, Archer was a first-team All-Big 12 Conference selection (Associated Press) as a senior and finished his career with 268 tackles in 50 games (34 starts). His three career interceptions returned for touchdowns tied a school record.

Archer, who attended Cretin-Derham High School in St. Paul, Minn., was born on Oct. 30, 1983.

bio del secondo

Kershaw (6-foot-3, 240 pounds) is a third-year linebacker who enters his first season with the Broncos after seeing time with Philadelphia (practice squad), Houston (active roster) and Kansas City (active roster) in 2007. He entered the NFL with Kansas City on May 12, 2006, as a college free agent from the University of Maryland and spent his rookie year with the Chiefs.

Kershaw has played three regular-season games for his career, appearing in two contests with Kansas City (2006 and ’07) and one game with Houston (2007). He also saw time in the Chiefs’ AFC Wild Card Game at Indianapolis on Jan. 6, 2007, and led the club with three special-teams tackles against the Colts.

The linebacker played 42 games (20 starts) at Maryland, totaling 204 career tackles (103 solo) and 12.5 tackles for losses. A two-year starter at Hoke County High School in Raeford, N.C., Kershaw was born on Dec. 15, 1983.

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BRONCOS PLACE WR ROD SMITH ON RESERVE/RETIRED LIST


grazie infinite Rod

[Peyton_Manning18]

BRONCOS PLACE WR ROD SMITH ON RESERVE/RETIRED LIST


grazie infinite Rod

Io l'ho seguito pochissimo. Anzi ho visto principalmente gli ultimi anni. Però un giocatore che ama la sua squadra...