June 4th, 2010 with 2 comments

‘Dwindling’ Reps Led to Brandstater Release

OTAs proved to be the end of Tom Brandstater's Broncos career. (PHOTO: MAXDENVER.COM)

As it turned out, the writing was on the wall for Tom Brandstater on May 27, when he was dropped to the fourth quarterback in the rotation and threw only one pass against a defense during the team and seven-on-seven periods.

But Friday’s [...]

June 4th, 2010 with Comments closed

Report: Brandstater Released

As Friday’s OTA gets under way, the buzz is about the reported release of Tom Brandstater, first posted via reports from KCNC and KDVR via Twitter.

If true, it certainly shows that there was more to the QB depth chart chatter last week, which hit a fever pitch when we saw Tim Tebow as the third [...]

May 28th, 2010 with Comments closed

The “Other” QB, Brandstater Learns What He Can

Tom Brandstater follows through on a pass during Thursday's OTA at Dove Valley. (PHOTO: MAXDENVER.COM)

According to a Google search, there are 13,200 Web pages containing the exact word combinations “Tom Brandstater” and “Tom Brady.” It was an easy connection to make last summer, and as I watched Brandstater settle down during the the [...]

May 27th, 2010 with 9 comments

Thursday OTA Notes: All About the QBs

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Tim Tebow was the third quarterback up on Thursday. Understandably, that drew the attention of all outside observers on hand. (PHOTO: MAXDENVER.COM)

When in doubt, talk quarterbacks. So that’s where we’ll begin.

Kyle Orton was the busiest passer on the field at Thursday’s practice, throwing more times in team and [...]

May 24th, 2010 with 7 comments

Practice Report: Wind Wreaks Havoc

High winds caused Eddie Royal fits, but he was still a focal point of the day. At one point QBs Brady Quinn and Kyle Orton targeted him on five consecutive passes. (PHOTO: MAXDENVER.COM)

The 45-mph breezes that buffeted Dove Valley during Monday’s practice were enough to topple one of the trees beside the field, which [...]