November 15th, 2010 with 1 comment

OL’s Best Game Came By Getting Back Where It Started

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – Finally, the Broncos found an offensive-line combination that worked. As it turned out, it was the one they wanted all along.

Better health and a bye week to rest and reset the season gave Josh McDaniels the opportunity to restore the line to the team’s original plan going into training camp, [...]

November 11th, 2010 with 3 comments

Will Health, Youth Fix What Ails O-Line?

DENVER – If Josh McDaniels gets his wish, his starting offensive-line quintet for Sunday’s game with the Chiefs will stick for the rest of the season.

That would be a pleasant change for the Broncos, who have started 10 different offensive-line combinations the last two seasons. That will become 11 on Sunday afternoon, when Ryan [...]

November 9th, 2010 with 1 comment

Barring Injury, Broncos’ OL Wheel Might Stop Spinning

DENVER – Josh McDaniels craves stability on his team’s offensive line, but there might be some more shuffling before it can get to that point — and it might start with the return of Ryan Harris to right tackle and Zane Beadles at left guard.

Both were seen working at those spots with the first team [...]

October 18th, 2010 with 1 comment

Broncos-Jets Notes: Anything But a Snap

Kyle Orton can't recover the errant snap from J.D. Walton late Sunday, dooming the Broncos' hopes of a last-minute comeback. (PHOTO: ERIC LARS BAKKE / DENVER BRONCOS)

DENVER – The Broncos’ 24-20 loss to the Jets was bookended by two bad snaps.

One cost them three points. The other cost them a chance to win.

Lonie [...]

October 4th, 2010 with 3 comments

Broncos-Titans Notes: ‘D’ Takes a Stand

Defensive coordinator Don "Wink" Martindale and Josh McDaniels embrace after the Broncos' 26-20 win Sunday. Martindale's defense held the Titans to just 46 yards after halftime and didn't allow Chris Johnson a run longer than eight yards all day. (PHOTO: ERIC LARS BAKKE / DENVER BRONCOS)

NASHVILLE — Denver’s defense was exquisite in the [...]