December 26th, 2010 with 2 comments

Broncos 24, Texans 23: Three Observations

Tim Tebow flings a pass prior to Sunday's game. (PHOTO: MAXDENVER.COM)

DENVER – Three observations from the Broncos’ 24-23 win over the Houston Texans on Sunday.

1. THE COMEBACK.

Tim Tebow’s first half was what you might expect from a rookie making his second career start — it was dominated by screen passes, handoffs, checkdowns and inconsistency. [...]

November 10th, 2010 with Comments closed

Notes: Ball Up and Coats Out; Three Defenders Limited

BALL: "… I'm going to celebrate by practicing with the pain group."

DENVER – Through no fault of his own, Daniel Coats’s regular-season Broncos career might have been the shortest in team history — just 24 hours.

The ex-Bengals tight end found himself on the waiver wire once again after the Broncos opted to promote running [...]

September 21st, 2010 with 1 comment

RB Shuffle: Brown Promoted; Ball Waived

DENVER — Andre Brown’s ping-pong trip between the primary roster and practice squad continued Tuesday when the second-year running back and Sep. 5 waiver claim was promoted back to the 53-man roster.

Brown’s promotion came at the expense of Lance Ball, who was waived to make room after playing on special teams the last two [...]

September 17th, 2010 with Comments closed

Week 2 Under the Microscope: Kickoff Coverage

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The price of poor kickoff coverage is often paid on the scoreboard.

The Broncos were reminded of this once again at Jacksonville, when the Jaguars returned two third-quarter kickoffs to their 47-yard-line and turned the advantageous field position into 10 of their 24 points. But it wasn’t just field position, but the [...]

September 7th, 2010 with 1 comment

Moreno Still Working Past Being ‘Hesitant’

Knowshon Moreno warms up Sept. 2 at the Metrodome. (PHOTO: MAXDENVER.COM)

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – Knowshon Moreno wants desperately to play in the Broncos’ regular-season opener at Jacksonville on Sunday, but he doesn’t want to tip-toe into the assignment.

“I’ve got to get past that phase where I’m hesitant,” he said before taking the field for practice [...]