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Denver Broncos News

Broncos face a brutal schedule in 2012
February 10
Denver Post
 columnist Woody Paige
"Ringo Starr had it rationally, if not grammatically, right. It don't come easy. Based on their opponents' records and accomplishments, the Broncos will have the second-toughest NFL schedule in 2012. The Giants have the hardest schedule — slightly. Both the Broncos and the Giants will play seven teams that reached the playoffs this past season. Five of those teams won their divisions."
Linsanity rival for Tebowmania?
February 10
Denver Post
 
"You might have seen Jeremy Lin paralyzing the Washington Wizards' John Wall with a crossover dribble Wednesday night, knifing through the lane before driving hard and rising for his first dunk in an NBA game. But the zeitgeist moment that came afterward was actually more telling, the moment a young Asian man, identifying deeply with someone who looked like him on the court, proudly holding a sign aloft: "Who Says We Can't Drive?" it said. "There were a lot of funny signs out there," Lin said after leading the moribund New York Knicks to their third straight victory. "Last year, I wouldn't have imagined this. I think I'm more shocked than anybody else is.""
Five teams for Peyton Manning
February 9
Sportsnet.ca
 columnist Derek Carson
"The 2011-2012 NFL season is over and Eli Manning has emerged from his brother's shadow as one of the elite quarterbacks in the game, earning his second Super Bowl ring in the stadium his brother Peyton built. Peyton Manning on the other hand, missed the entire season due to injury and surgeries and still looks to be leaving the Indianapolis Colts, the only team he's ever played for. While Eli may have emerged from Peyton's incredibly long shadow, Peyton is still one of, if not the best quarterback in the league, perhaps of all time. Any team would be lucky to have him, neck problems and all."
Maybe Tim Tebow doesn't need so much "fixing"
February 9
Denver Post
 columnist Woody Paige
"There are so many people who think they can "fix" Tebow. I actually tried to call Tom Martinez, the former coach at College of San Mateo (he followed Bill Walsh and John Madden), a couple of months ago, and couldn't reach him because he was in dialysis. He has serious health problems and needs a kidney (as a result of diabetes, which is scary -- I know, I'm a diabetic). Martinez is a quarterback guru, and has been working with Brady annually since Brady was 13. Brady is trying to help him get a transplant, because Martinez has been given only a few months to live. Martinez supposedly worked with John Elway (although I haven't documented that with John). Martinez did tell a radio station in"
David Carr can relate to the expectations of Tim Tebow
February 9
Denver Post
 
"The NFL draft is about projections and expectations, about who can and can't handle the ride. Tim Tebow was a first-round pick in the 2010 draft, and he's still generating projections and expectations as a huge topic of conversation. David Carr knows all about projections and expectations. Carr, now 32, was the No. 1 overall pick of the 2002 draft after starring at Fresno State. He was the first player ever drafted by the expansion Houston Texans. Now he's a backup quarterback with the New York Giants, his fourth NFL team."
First Tebowing, now Bradying
February 9
Boston Herald
 
"Forget Tebowing. The newest craze is Bradying! A new website, bradying.com, asks readers to upload photos of themselves sitting on the ground looking defeated, a la Tommy during the Patriots' devastating Super Bowl XLVI loss to the Giants. "It's all about winning. And hair. And winning hair. Upload your best Bradying photo!" the website says. Already, fans have responded, sending in snaps of themselves "Bradying," along with pics of a chimpanzee, a cat, a weatherman, a car salesman, Pat Patriot and a prairie dog all copping the dejected Brady pose."
Tim Tebow: As a kid, I imagined I was playing for the Dallas Cowboys
February 7
Dallas Morning News
 
"It's not a huge surprise, but during a recent radio interview, Tim Tebow said that the Dallas Cowboys were the team he rooted for as a youth. And it makes sense. The former Florida Gators quarterback was a fan of Emmitt Smith, who also attended the university in Gainesville, Florida. So why not root for him as a professional? Tebow was a guest on FOX Sports Radio's The Dan Patrick Show when he was asked what team he pretended to play for when he was throwing the football in the backyard."
Denver Broncos' Knowshon Moreno hit with DUI charge
February 7
Denver Post
 
"Broncos running back Knowshon Moreno was arrested last week in Denver on a drunken driving charge. The Broncos issued a statement Monday acknowledging the arrest of the 2009 first-round draft pick. "We take the incident involving Knowshon Moreno very seriously and are thoroughly reviewing this matter," the team's statement said. "Our organization will continue to gather information and closely monitor this issue while the legal process runs its course." Moreno, 24, was pulled over Feb. 1 while driving a Bentley at about 70 mph on Interstate 25 near Quincy Avenue and Union Avenue, according to a report by Denver television station KDVR-31. The posted speed limit in the area usually is 65"
Broncos' VI Super Bowls won't ever be forgotten
February 5
Denver Post
 columnist Woody Paige
"From MCMLXXVIII to MCMXCIX, the Broncos played in more Super Bowls than any other NFL team — VI (XII, XXI, XXII, XXIV, XXXII and XXXIII). Over a 21-year span, the Broncos had a better run than Julius Caesar, as Brutus would agree. On the day of Super Bowl XLVI, both are remembered, one by a hotel on the strip in Las Vegas (Caesars Palace) and the other by a temporary signpost at the corner of Illinois and Louisiana streets in downtown Indianapolis (Broncos Boulevard). Caesar is still dead. But the Broncos are making a comeback. According to the Chinese calendar, 2014 will start Jan. 31 and is the year of the horse. I'm just saying. But before the Broncos reach Super Bowl No. 7 with Ol' No."
Broncos' Von Miller named NFL defensive rookie of year, Tim Tebow also receives award
February 5
Denver Post
 
"With this rookie award by Von Miller, the Broncos have final confirmation. They didn't blow their No. 2 overall pick in the 2011 NFL draft. Miller was named the NFL's defensive rookie of the year Saturday, an honor the former Texas A&M star received during the league's awards ceremony at the Murat Theatre. "First of all, the award is all for him," said John Elway, the Broncos' executive vice president of football operations. "He's the guy who went out and did it. Considering he didn't have an offseason for us, learning the defense — with the year he had, there's just so much more upside for him that he's just going to get better and better.""
Elway's restructuring continues with hire of new Broncos salary cap director Sullivan
February 4
Denver Post
 
"John Elway spent his first year as the Broncos' football operations boss observing, absorbing, interrogating and learning. Now, Elway is starting to restructure the team's front office in his image. Two weeks after he promoted Matt Russell, a former University of Colorado star linebacker, to director of player personnel, Elway made another significant move this week when he brought in a new salary cap director. The Broncos did not renew the contract of Mike Bluem, their longtime capologist, and replaced him with Mike Sullivan, who oversaw the Octagon Sports agency's football division and has been negotiating player contracts for the past 25 years. Bluem had been with the Broncos for 17"
Broncos raise ticket prices for 2012, but only slightly
February 4
Denver Post
 
"Between the sagging economy and all those non-playoff seasons, the Broncos didn't feel they could pass on a ticket increase to their fans. A playoff appearance this season sparked by quarterback Tim Tebow allowed the Broncos to boost their ticket prices for 2012, if only slightly. The Broncos' average ticket price at Sports Authority Field at Mile High will increase from $98.14 in 2011 to $98.79 in 2012, or 0.6 percent. It's the Broncos' first ticket increase since 2008. In comparison, the Detroit Lions recently announced a ticket-price increase of 7.9 percent. "Considering the exciting season we just had, I think a lot of people would not have been surprised if we were aggressive in"
NFL expands Thursday schedule
February 4
New York Post
 
"Are you ready for a lot more prime-time football? NFL commissioner Roger Goodell used his annual Super Bowl news conference yesterday to reveal the league is dramatically expanding the Thursday night package on its own network starting this fall. In what appeared to be a way to up the pressure in its long-running dispute with Time Warner Cable and Cablevision over New York-area carriage of the NFL Network, the league said that channel will now show Thursday games from Week 2 through Week 15. The NFL Network previously broadcast Thursday games the final eight weeks of the season, but Goodell said the expansion resulted from a desire to guarantee every team in the league at least one"
Tebow taking part in Super festivities
February 3
Denver Post
 
"Tim Tebow is smarting, but not necessarily from sore ribs. He made Super Bowl appearances Wednesday and Thursday as a pitchman for EA Sports — and not as a Broncos quarterback preparing to play in the Big Game. "Yeah, it's a pretty cool experience," Tebow said of the Super Bowl atmosphere. "What would make it exciting, though, is hopefully one day we'll be able to play in this game.""
Broncos' Brian Dawkins will wait to decide on his NFL future
February 3
Denver Post
 
"Brian Dawkins said Thursday the only way he would play one more NFL season is if he returns to the Broncos. Winding up in free agency and playing one more season for another team is not a likely option, the Broncos' veteran safety said following an NFL Players Association news conference. Not that Dawkins, 38, is ready to commit to playing one more year or retirement after the safety finished his 16th NFL season with a ninth Pro Bowl nod. "The season is not over yet," Dawkins said. "Our season is, but this football season is not. So why talk about that? I'm not ready to make that announcement. I'll pray about it. If the Broncos want me back at that time, we'll talk.""
Goodell: If NFL expands, it'll add two more teams
February 3
CBSSports.com
 
"It's no secret the NFL wants to expand to Los Angeles. And while so much of the attention has been focused on which franchise would relocate to L.A. -- whether it's the Chargers, Vikings, Jaguars or Rams -- we haven't discussed much the possibility of the NFL expanding. Apparently, that's an option. Commissioner Roger Goodell said Thursday on Costas Live on the NBC Sports Network that if the league places a team in L.A., the NFL probably would add two more franchises to make it an even 34. Goodell said the league "doesn't want to move any of our teams" and "we probably don't want to go to 33" if the NFL decides expansion is a good choice."
Denver deserves to host Super Bowl
February 2
Denver Post
 columnist Mark Kiszla
"Once in our lifetime, the greatest sporting event in America needs to be played in the best sports city in the country. Bring the Super Bowl to Denver. "We are a city worthy of hosting the Super Bowl," Broncos president Joe Ellis said Wednesday. "It's definitely something we're looking at." While it should be noted that the No. 1 priority of the Broncos is getting back to the NFL championship game, regardless of where it's played, having the world's biggest football party in the backyard of franchise owner Pat Bowlen would be a fitting tribute to this sports-crazy town and his decades of commitment to the league."
Tebow is fan favorite and hot topic at Super Bowl
February 2
Denver Post
 
"At the NFL Experience at the hub of the downtown Super Bowl festivities here, there is a makeshift locker room. Fans walk through the locker room and gawk at the lockers with nameplates of the game's most famous players. One of the lockers has a long line of people waiting to have their picture taken next to it. The locker belongs to Tim Tebow, and the people wait so they can be photographed "Tebowing" in front of his locker, for posterity's sake."
Broncos linebacker Von Miller tries his hand at reporting
February 1
Denver Post
 
"A long, zippered scar has replaced the cast on Von Miller's right thumb. All the better to hold a microphone as the Broncos' no-longer-rookie linebacker played TV reporter for a day at the Super Bowl XLVI media event Tuesday at Lucas Oil Stadium. "Man, it's like a circus here," Miller said, gazing at the thousands of reporters covering the event. "I thought it was wild for us." Not even a daily dose of Tebowmania can top the once-a-year event in the Super Bowl city. Miller, who is here helping promote Gatorade sports drinks, will be around here Saturday too, when the NFL defensive rookie of the year is announced."
Tim Tebow can't avoid being hit a lot unless Denver Broncos change the way they use him
February 1
Denver Post
 
"Q: Why do you keep saying Tim Tebow takes too many hits as a runner when his biggest hits came in the pocket? A: When it's no longer true, I will quit saying it. During the 2011 season, Tebow took more hits inside and outside the pocket than any other NFL quarterback. Those hits take a toll. Rarely do you drive a nail with just one hit from a hammer. Because of the way the Broncos use him, Tebow is at a higher risk for injury. He's in position to take more hits than any of his peers at quarterback. Tebow likely wouldn't have played in the AFC championship game if the Broncos had advanced that far because of the chest, rib and shoulder injuries he suffered in the 45-10 loss at New England"
Broncos deny Raiders from talking to Smith
January 31
ESPN.com
 
"The nice play is over in the AFC West. It didn't last long. When Dennis Allen was hired to be the Oakland Raiders' head coach last week, his former boss John Fox wished Allen well. And, now, Allen is on his own. ESPN's Adam Schefter reported that the Broncos have denied the Raiders permission to speak to linebackers coach Richard Smith for the Oakland defensive job. Previously, Kansas City defensive backs coach Emmitt Thomas and New Orleans defensive line coach Bill Johnson were dropped off as candidates. It's not a surprise Fox denied Allen permission. He wants to keep as much stability on his defensive coaching staff as possible. It seems more and more teams are denying permission these"
Jack Del Rio getting down to work on Broncos' defense
January 31
Denver Post
 
"The 59-day period of Jack Del Rio's unemployment gave him plenty of time to consider his options, and many were quite attractive. After being fired from his last job — head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars — with a year remaining on his contract, Del Rio could have been paid a whole year not to work. He could have remained in temperate north Florida, biding his time on the golf course in the spring and watching his son, Luke, play his senior year of high school football in the fall."
Broncos living in past with Tim Tebow
January 31
Denver Post
 columnist Mark Kiszla
"If the Broncos want to travel down the road to the Super Bowl, the training wheels need to come off Tim Tebow. One look at New England star Tom Brady or Eli Manning of the New York Giants reveals the reality of the NFL in 2012. This is a league ruled by quarterbacks. And we're not talking about a quarterback who would rather run than pass. There are 1,001 legitimate reasons to love Tebow. But anybody who thinks the Broncos can win a Super Bowl with the offense they used to crash the postseason party with Tebow at the controls is living in the 1970s."
Tebow's passing key in an NFL whose game has changed quickly
January 31
Denver Post
 columnist Mike Klis
"Kurt Warner was standing alone in front of the whirling baggage belt, minding his own business, checking his text messages, when he was politely interrupted. So, Kurt, I said, after introducing myself as a Broncos reporter for The Denver Post, is Tim Tebow going to make it? Warner paused and gave it some thought. "I don't know," Warner said. "He's going to have to improve, let's say that. I think you saw at the end of the season that he's going to have to pass better. I think he will get better because he'll work at it. But I don't know — it's tough for a running quarterback to become a passing quarterback.""
Broncos have 22 free agents they can try to re-sign or let go
January 31
Denver Post
 
"Q: Who are the Broncos' restricted and unrestricted free agents? And will the Broncos receive any compensatory draft picks this year? A: Working off their season-ending 53-player roster, the Broncos have 19 unrestricted free agents (at least four accrued seasons in the NFL) and three restricted free agents (three accrued seasons). Denver's unrestricted free agents are defensive tackle Brodrick Bunkley, safety Brian Dawkins, tight end Daniel Fells, linebacker Mario Haggan, defensive end Derrick Harvey, guard-center Russ Hochstein, defensive end Jason Hunter, fullback Spencer Larsen, linebacker Joe Mays, defensive tackle Ryan McBean, kicker Matt Prater, quarterback Brady Quinn, guard Manny"
Hold your horses: Peyton Manning won't be playing for the Broncos
January 30
Denver Post
 columnist Jeff Legwold
"Q: It'd be great if the Broncos could acquire Peyton Manning and pair him with Tim Tebow. Is that possible? A: There is significant interest across the NFL in Manning's availability for the 2012 season. Seeing him play for a team other than the Colts wouldn't be any more strange than it was seeing Franco Harris play for the Seahawks, John Unitas for the Chargers, Joe Namath for the Rams, Joe Montana for the Chiefs, Tony Dorsett for the Broncos and Emmitt Smith for the Cardinals. Harris, Unitas, Namath, Montana, Dorsett and Smith are Pro Football Hall of Famers who didn't play their entire career with one team. Manning might be joining them."
Broncos' new strength coach a strong hire
January 29
Denver Post
 columnist Mike Klis
"I can see Tim Tebow in a mixed martial arts ring, kicking, boxing, grabbling with his opponent. I can see it because I've seen Tebow on a football field. I've seen him strike with a stiff-arm to ward off linebackers before delivering a pass. I've seen him kick through tacklers and use the wrestling- escape move to avoid sacks. Question is, will Tebow allow MMA into his disciplined training regimen? For all the buzz surrounding the hire of former Jacksonville Jaguars coach Jack Del Rio as the Broncos' new defensive coordinator, the greatest impact at Dove Valley for the 2012 season may have been the appointment of the "other" guy, strength and conditioning coach Luke Richesson. The toughest"
Tom Brady will match John Elway in Super Bowl starts
January 29
Denver Post
 
"Time brings a lot of things along for the ride, a crease or two in the brow, perhaps some gray around the temples and a lot more perspective. Looking back, five seems to be a more impressive number now than when former Broncos star John Elway lived it as a player. For now, Elway is the only quarterback in NFL history with five Super Bowl starts. That changes next Sunday in Indianapolis when New England Patriots star Tom Brady joins him. "It's kind of nice to look back on it now and you see how difficult it has been since (Brady), he's the only other one," Elway said last week. "To get to five of those, that's really hard. "I'm not sure you realize that at the time, especially early in your"
Pro Bowl a super consolation prize for six Denver Broncos
January 29
Denver Post
 
"Somehow, as if going to Hawaii could ever be called an inconvenience, some of the NFL's best players over the years have turned down an invitation to the tropical recess that is the Pro Bowl. Not Champ Bailey, who will play in his 11th Pro Bowl today — a league record for a cornerback. "I'll always go," Bailey said. "Ultimately, I want to play in a Super Bowl. I want a (championship) ring. I've never had a chance to play for one. But (the Pro Bowl) will always be an honor and my feeling is that I'll always try to go. I hope I don't go sometime because we can't because we're in the Super Bowl." Bailey is one of six Broncos who will play for the AFC team today at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu."
Former Jaguars coach Jack Del Rio hired as Denver's defensive coordinator
January 28
Jacksonville Times-Union
 
"Jack Del Rio's jobs before and after his eight-and-a-half years as the Jaguars head coach offered symmetry to his career. Del Rio is joining John Fox's staff in Denver as the Broncos' defensive coordinator. "We are thrilled to be able to add such a well-respected defensive coach to our staff," Fox said. "He was an integral part of our turnaround on defense during my first year with the Panthers in 2002. His defenses with the Jaguars have ranked among the NFL's best, and we are excited he's a Bronco." Before the Jaguars hired him, Del Rio was Carolina's defensive coordinator for the 2002 season while Fox was the head coach. The Panthers went 7-9 that season, but their defense ranked second"
Broncos hire Jack Del Rio as defensive coordinator
January 28
Denver Post
 
"John Fox dug into his coaching past to find a new defensive coordinator. The Broncos on Friday hired Jack Del Rio to replace Dennis Allen as the team's defensive coordinator, reuniting Fox with his first defensive coordinator from Carolina. Denver also hired strength and conditioning coach Luke Richesson, who spent the last three seasons on Del Rio's staff in Jacksonville. Richesson replaces Rich Tuten, whose contract was not renewed after 17 seasons with the Broncos. Del Rio, a former NFL linebacker, joined Fox's first staff in Carolina in 2002. After one year in that role, in which the Panthers' defense improved from the No. 31-ranked defense in 2001 to No. 2 in the NFL, Del Rio was"
Better pass rush from middle of D-line should be a Broncos priority
January 27
Denver Post
 
"Q: When was the last time the Broncos had a really good pass-rushing defensive line? How many defensive positions must be upgraded during the offseason/draft/free agency periods for the defense to be much improved? A: John, most defensive coaches will tell you that a consistent, productive pass rush can't be measured with just sack totals. Often, however, those are the same defensive coaches who don't have very high sack totals at that moment. But in the big picture that is true. Consistent pressure, making quarterbacks uncomfortable in a variety of situations, is more than just sacks."
Broncos should pick everything at NFL draft, except QB
January 26
Denver Post
 columnist Woody Paige
"To begin, I didn't think the defense was better than average. It was 20th in the league overall. If you remove Green Bay, Detroit and New England, it was about average, at best. It got exposed by the Patriots. The Broncos definitely need another cornerback, and those safeties have to grow up, and Joe Mays wasn't anything special. They still must draft a defensive tackle (and sign the two starters who are free agents), and they need some more speed at linebacker and in the secondary. The loss this week of Dennis Allen hurts. The players loved him as a person and a coach, and they trusted him. If someone comes in from the outside, they start over again. That's why I recommend that Richard"
Denver Broncos check out draft prospects at Senior Bowl
January 26
Denver Post
 
"In the sea of scouts, coaches, agents, media and personnel executives taking notes Wednesday at the Senior Bowl, John Elway still found a way to get seats on the 50-yard line, 10 rows up from the field. Elway, sitting next to Broncos general manager Brian Xanders, has made it a point to get an up-close look at draft prospects whenever he has the opportunity. Returning to the Senior Bowl marks a one-year anniversary for Elway, the Broncos' executive vice president of football operations. "It was really the first significant football (work), personnel-type, we did as a team after I got the job," Elway said, "and it does feel different this time. I think learning all the systems, learning how"
John Fox in no rush to find Broncos defensive coordinator
January 26
Denver Post
 
"After more than a quarter century in the NFL, Broncos coach John Fox said he's seen a lot of things. Defensive coordinator leaving after only one year with the team? Yep, that's on the list twice now. "It reminds me of what happened to Jack Del Rio my first year in Carolina," Fox said Wednesday at practice for the Senior Bowl. "He hadn't been in the NFL that long, had been the coordinator with me just the one year and he was able to last nine years in Jacksonville (as head coach). That's a good run for anybody."
Broncos' draft board will see a lot changes before April 26 arrives
January 26
Denver Post
 
"When it comes to the NFL draft, the Broncos have made their first list. They will be checking it more than twice. "We had our December meetings. We set our first (draft) board from the fall evaluations," Broncos general manager Brian Xanders said. "Now we're at the point where we have started the cross-check." That means before the April 26 start of the three-day, seven-round draft, the Broncos' draft board will see a lot of changes."
Del Rio seen as possible replacement for Allen as Broncos' DC
January 25
NFL.com
 
"Former Jacksonville Jaguars coach Jack Del Rio has emerged as a possible replacement for Denver Broncos defensive coordinator Dennis Allen, league sources said Wednesday. The Oakland Raiders agreed to hire Allen as their next coach, league sources told NFL Network's Michael Lombardi on Tuesday night, leaving the Broncos searching for their fifth coordinator in five seasons."
Raiders raid Broncos, hire Dennis Allen as head coach
January 25
Denver Post
 columnist Woody Paige
"Dennis, we hardly knew ye. The Raiders did a two-fer Tuesday night. They hired a new coach and stole the Broncos' defensive coordinator. Same guy — Dennis Allen. They are, after all, raiders. Advice to next Broncos' defensive coordinator: Rent. The job is as permanent as being president of Switzerland — where a new leader is chosen every year; or a crocodile catcher in the Northern Territory of Australia — where nobody applied, for fairly obvious reasons, last year."
Broncos will continue to use NFL draft to plug most of their holes
January 25
Denver Post
 
"Today's question about the Broncos comes from Gary Peer. Q: Even though the Broncos made the playoffs this season, they have a lot of holes to fill and will be playing a tougher schedule as a division champion. Will they be good enough to return to the playoffs in 2012? A: This is just the second offseason for John Elway, the Broncos' executive vice president of football operations. Same with general manager Brian Xanders and coach John Fox. They're still identifying the team's core players. Elway has said the Broncos want to rebuild through the draft. They got off to a strong start last year when outside linebacker Von Miller, a former Texas A&M star, was their first pick."
Broncos can learn from Patriots, Giants — about QB play, special teams
January 24
Denver Post
 
"There will be plenty to digest over the next two weeks about the Super Bowl, especially with a Northeast corridor special on tap with the Giants and Patriots set to decide the championship. But in watching how those two teams survived to make the title game, they did offer another template for the Broncos, who hope to go from fringe playoff team to title contender. • It is about the quarterback. Intangibles are spectacular, leadership is always coveted, hard work routinely appreciated."
Broncos' lack of depth in secondary revealed in playoffs
January 24
Denver Post
 
"Q: What was the biggest factor in the Broncos' 45-10 loss at New England in the AFC semifinals? A: Denver's defense didn't have much depth in the secondary. The Broncos struggled late in the season when opponents spread them out on defense and forced them to play more defensive backs. That's the matchup the Patriots were looking for, and it showed up on the scoreboard. Tom Brady had five touchdown passes by halftime and finished with six. One week later, in the AFC championship game, Brady didn't throw a touchdown pass against the Ravens and was intercepted twice."
Mike McCoy needs to call first-down passes
January 22
Denver Post
 columnist Mike Klis
"It's as if Mike McCoy never left. Broncos offensive coordinator is what he is, and what he shall be. And this is what McCoy must do in 2012: Throw the ball on first down! The Miami Dolphins missed out. McCoy, in my view, has a chance to become a better head coach than offensive coordinator. His serious, all-business, demeanor is more presidential (Obama, Reagan) than lowbrow vice presidential (Biden, Quayle). Head coaches must have some top-office politician in them. They represent not only their franchise, but their city. One reason why Josh McDaniels failed here is he wasn't presidential enough. McCoy, if he does get the chance one day, would be an ideal face of a franchise. Coordinators"
Broncos' focus remains on NFL draft for off-season acquisitions
January 21
Denver Post
 
"With the Broncos' playing days over this season, they are officially in acquisition mode. Their scouting staff spent this past week in St. Petersburg, Fla., at the East-West Shrine Game practices and will spend the coming week in Mobile, Ala., at the Senior Bowl workouts, where John Elway, general manager Brian Xanders, coach John Fox and assistant coaches will join the personnel staff. And many have wondered what the Broncos' plan is for the offseason. At least when Elway and Xanders speak of the offseason play, it is to maintain the discipline to build a franchise through the draft and to put one successful draft class on top of another and another and another as the years go by. That is"
Philbin's Packer power gave him edge over McCoy for Dolphins' job
January 21
Denver Post
 
"Coaches talk about implementing a system to fit their personnel. Mike McCoy is the rare NFL offensive coordinator who had the gumption to do it. The success of the Broncos' read-option offense with quarterback Tim Tebow helped make McCoy a finalist for the Miami Dolphins' head coaching position. But it appears ingenuity lost out to production as the Dolphins on Friday night gave the job to Joe Philbin, the offensive coordinator of the high-powered Green Bay Packers. "I appreciate the opportunity Mr. Ross and the Miami Dolphins gave me," McCoy said. "I am very fortunate to work for the Denver Broncos. We have a great job here. Our family loves living in Denver." McCoy interviewed 16 hours"
Chung, Miller fined for actions in Pats-Broncos game
January 21
Boston Globe
 
"The NFL fined Patriots safety Patrick Chung and Broncos linebacker Von Miller $7,500 each for actions during last week's divisional playoff game at Gillette Stadium. Both were fined for unnecessary roughness. Via a league spokesman, Chung's fine came when "specifically, on a run play he struck an opponent late.""
Tide cornerback Kirkpatrick could be on Broncos' radar in draft
January 20
Denver Post
 
"The NFL made it official Thursday when it gave the league-endorsed thumbs-up to 65 underclassmen who will be in the talent pool for the April 26-28 draft. The group of 65 represents the most over the last decade, nine more than the previous high over that span (56) which entered last year's draft. For the Broncos, the list may be of particular interest at running back, where coach John Fox is likely on the hunt for another big back to pair with Willis McGahee, who will be in his 10th season when training camp opens next summer."
Broncos' McCoy, Dolphins meet for second time
January 20
Denver Post
 
"Broncos offensive coordinator Mike McCoy met with Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross and other team officials in Ross' New York offices for several hours Thursday. Even before the interview wrapped up, Drew Rosenhaus, a prominent agent who represents several Dolphins players, used an appearance on WQAM radio in Miami to say he believes McCoy will be the team's next head coach. However, as of Thursday evening, neither the Broncos nor McCoy's agent, Bob LaMonte, had been notified of any decision by Ross."
Broncos' Brian Dawkins added to NFL Pro Bowl roster for ninth time
January 20
Denver Post
 
"Broncos veteran safety Brian Dawkins has been added to the AFC Pro Bowl roster. Dawkins brings the Broncos' total of 2011 Pro Bowlers to six, the team's highest total since 2001. But it seems unlikely Dawkins, who was a first-alternate in Pro Bowl voting, will be able to play in Hawaii. A neck injury kept Dawkins out of most or all of the team's last six games, including both playoff games. He last practiced in late December, and played the first quarter of the team's loss at Buffalo on Dec. 24."
Tebow must do his part to help Broncos' tight ends be productive
January 20
Denver Post
 columnist Jeff Legwold
"Q: The Broncos' production at tight end seemed especially dismal this year. I think that a good tight end target would help Tim Tebow quite a bit. Was their production below average, and are there any big names available in free agency or in the upcoming draft? A: Jim, there is no question folks have watched what the likes of Rob Gronkowski, Aaron Hernandez, Jimmy Graham and Vernon Davis have done in the playoffs and wonder if the Broncos can join that parade. As defenses have been forced to go smaller, with more nickel and dime packages to adjust to the current pass-happy times, offensive play-callers have found the right player at the tight end position gives them a matchup they can"