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 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 [...]

September 14th, 2010 with 2 comments

‘Room for Improvement’ Up Front

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – Three offensive linemen played their first NFL snaps and made their first career starts for the Broncos on Sunday, but only Zane Beadles did so after playing three different positions during the preseason.

“It’s been a little bit of a transition, but you can’t use that as an excuse,” said Beadles, who ended [...]

September 13th, 2010 with Comments closed

Broncos-Jaguars: By the Numbers

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A few key numbers and the notes behind them from the Broncos’ 24-17 Week 1 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars …

3: Number of first-time starters who received their first regular-season snaps on the offensive line Sunday. As expected, J.D. Walton started at center, Stanley Daniels at left guard and Zane Beadles [...]