September 3rd, 2010 with 1 comment

White to IR

LenDale White changed numbers Thursday night, but didn't get to wear it long. (PHOTO: MAXDENVER.COM)

Broncos running back LenDale White hoped for the best, but got the worst news Friday — a torn Achilles tendon that ended his season before it began.

White suffered the injury at the end of a nine-yard run during Thursday’s 31-24 [...]

August 30th, 2010 with Comments closed

Emergence of Younger Players Helped Doom Carter, Fargas

Tony Carter started once last year, but bolstered cornerback depth left no room for him in 2010. (PHOTO: MAXDENVER.COM)

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – Tony Carter’s place on the roster appeared so tenuous that when he was absent from practice last week, speculation immediately rose that he’d been waived — which was the case for Tyler Polumbus [...]

August 30th, 2010 with 2 comments

Broncos-Steelers: White’s Happy Homecoming

LenDale White gestures to the fans after his first-quarter touchdown run. (PHOTO: ERIC LARS BAKKE / DENVER BRONCOS)

DENVER – On third-and-goal in the first quarter Sunday night, there wasn’t a hole to run through. But the beauty of an effective goal-line back like LenDale White is that he doesn’t need one.

Seven Steelers defenders [...]

August 30th, 2010 with 3 comments

Number Crunching: Broncos-Steelers

Pressure from Robert Ayers helped the Broncos' red-zone defense flourish Sunday. (PHOTO: ERIC LARS BAKKE / DENVER BRONCOS)

DENVER – Submitted for your approval, a few post-game numbers from a game partially played in the twilight, a 34-17 Broncos win over the Steelers:

45-19: The cumulative score from the five quarters in which the Broncos’ first-teamers [...]

August 29th, 2010 with Comments closed

Broncos-Steelers: Three First-Half Observations

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DENVER — Three players who caught my eyes during the first half of the Broncos’ preseason clash with the Steelers.

KYLE ORTON: The Broncos’ quarterback didn’t need to improve his locker-room cred; he’s already well-regarded by teammates, who in many on-the-record comments the last three months have reminded inquisitors [...]