Broncos Training Camp (1 Viewer)

[Brewdude]

- People have assumed you'll be the starter on Sep 11th.  How do you handle that pressure in the face of Mike Anderson having a good camp?

- Would you be happy splitting carries with Mike and playing a role part in the offense?

- Have you changed anything this off-season to help your body hold up to the rigors of an NFL season?

- What are your personal goals this year?

- Do you have a mentor on the team and how has he helped you?

- What goes through your mind when you step through the hole and see Al Wilson coming at you?

Thanks for giving us the opportunity to have some input.

Good questions brewdude!

Thanks...I have a little experience with this...I'm a Public Affairs Officer for the AF Reserve. I've been on both sides of the interviewer/interviewee relationship.Now, how do I land that PR job for the Broncos?

 

[Righetti]

"There have been a ton of great Denver RB's, who do you see as resembling Tatum Bell the most?""what, if anything, can you learn from Q-Griffen's inability to keep the starting job last year""how did you take the drafting of Maurice Clarrett, drafting a running back seemed to affect Travis Henry negatively last year, how will it affect you this year?""do you think that the expectations are higher for Denver Running backs than for running backs on other NFL teams?""what makes you better prepared to take hold of the starting running back in 2005?"and a kicker"who are you taking as your #1 pick in your fantasy football league"

 

[CalBear]

"What the heck kind of name is 'Tatum', anyway?"

 

[SSOG]

Jerry Rice is one great route runner. Unfortunately, corners can still jump on his routes because he’s not as quick or fast anymore. Case in point, he setup Darrent Williams with a good move off the line of scrimmage. However, DW had enough speed to close and knock the pass away, despite being beat handily with that initial move.

Sounds like a QB issue more than a WR. Not saying you aren't accurate. But in this particular scenario if Rice had beaten him and the ball wasn't there until the CB recovered? That is a QB not getting rid of the ball.That being said, it has nothing to do with your point as I'm sure Rice has lost a step. Just jumped out at me.

Not necessarily. I don't know if you remember the absolute circus sideshow INT Bailey had against the Saints last season or not. Horn burned him bad with a move off the line and was all alone in the end zone. Brooks saw him there and threw a rocket right at him for what looked like the easiest score of the game when a blue and white blur flew across the screen and snatched the ball away. The ref originally ruled the pass incomplete, because he thought that there was no way any human could have actually made that play, gotten the ball, and gotten both feet down, but the Broncos challenged and the call was ruled an INT instead.Anyway, there's a point to the story, I promise you. Most DBs on Denver's roster aren't going to have the freakish athletic gifts that Bailey has, but if you're enough faster than the WR, a DB can make a play like that where they catch up after getting burned and still beat the WR to the ball.

Ed McCaffrey always had all sorts of funny stories surrounding him, because he was reasonably slow for an NFL WR. According to stories, he got his uniform custom made to reduce the number of seams, and he always wore the thinnest pads allowed by the NFL to try to get that extra step. I don't know if half of the tales were true or not, but they just added to the legend of Eddie Mac. He was a possession guy, but that was why he needed the extra bit of speed. To keep other DBs from recovering and jumping his routes.

 

[Cecil Lammey]

- People have assumed you'll be the starter on Sep 11th.  How do you handle that pressure in the face of Mike Anderson having a good camp?

- Would you be happy splitting carries with Mike and playing a role part in the offense?

- Have you changed anything this off-season to help your body hold up to the rigors of an NFL season?

- What are your personal goals this year?

- Do you have a mentor on the team and how has he helped you?

- What goes through your mind when you step through the hole and see Al Wilson coming at you?

Thanks for giving us the opportunity to have some input.

Good questions brewdude!

Thanks...I have a little experience with this...I'm a Public Affairs Officer for the AF Reserve. I've been on both sides of the interviewer/interviewee relationship.Now, how do I land that PR job for the Broncos?

PM sent.

 

[Cecil Lammey]

Maurice Clarett got a little "stretched out" (Shanny's words) today in practice and sat most of the morning session out.

 

[Cecil Lammey]

Courtney Brown also got hurt.Brown Injured in Morning PracticeBy Andrew MasonDenverBroncos.comENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- It was a with piercing, horrifying yelp from Courtney Brown that the Broncos' relatively tranquil training camp was shattered Thursday morning.The six-year veteran defensive end will miss at least three weeks with a dislocated left elbow incurred during team drills during a morning practice session at the South Suburban Sports Dome."The X-rays were negative," Head Coach Mike Shanahan said. "There were no breaks, so he should be out anywhere from optimistically three weeks to pessimistically four to six weeks."The injury was what defensive end Trevor Pryce termed a "freak accident.""I think a safety hit him in his elbow as he was running downfield," Pryce said. "It's one of those things that happens."Added defensive tackle Luther Elliss: "It looked like he was just going to help make the tackle and his arm just got caught between the ballcarrier and the tackler. He popped it out."Brown's teammates knew the nature of the injury immediately."It was (scary), but I think everybody knew what happened," Pryce said. "Gerard went and looked at it, and he said, 'He dislocated his elbow.' It was out of place."

 

[amnesiac]

Brown Injured in Morning Practice

Warren shouldn't be too far behind. (Bitter Browns fan channeling BGP)

 

[rzrback77]

waiting on quotes from Bell interview???

 

[B-Deep]

I, for one,simply cannot believe that Brown got hurt.It's a shocker!

 

[Nasty Nor'Easter]

Where's the "T Bell INterview?" Jumped on just to read it...

 

[Cecil Lammey]

I will post some quotes from the Bell interview here in the SP. I'm chasing interviews from Around The League and have a monster 3 days coming up. The full interview will be released to the website next week.

 

[Ditkaless Wonders]

Just got back from this mornings Bronco workout. Full pads and full contact. The only thing resembling full speed was the goal line drills.As the d-linemen were warming up on the sleds both Trevor Price and Raylee Johnson came away grabbing their backs. Both kept practicing but price took very few reps. That may be standard, I don't know. Price looks leaner than in years past.T.E.'s worked briefly to the side on blocking technique. Duke did very well. Very impressive technique, of course the sled doesn't fight back. Alexander worked as hard as anybody but the rookie. Duke runs like a hound. This project might just find a place on the team. His athletic skills were very apparent.Backs all took some throws. All caught with their hands. Dayne had his hands inverted. Anderson ran with the first team and was more effective that Bell in the open field. This worries me as a Bell owner (Caveat- From where I was sitting I could not see the goal line work) Dayne looked very fit and ran with more purpose than I saw in his time in New York (I know, that gets said about him every year in practice, but that was my take.) Clarett I never saw. Q. Griff got a fair amount of work but always with the second team.As fro Q.B.'s I would rate the arms at Mauck, Plummer, Friehauf- who has the skinniest legs I've ever seen on a pro, Van pelt, and then bringing up the rear with a rag arm Kannel.Tyson Clabo impressed me.

 

[P Boy]

Just got back from this mornings Bronco workout. Full pads and full contact. The only thing resembling full speed was the goal line drills.

As the d-linemen were warming up on the sleds both Trevor Price and Raylee Johnson came away grabbing their backs. Both kept practicing but price took very few reps. That may be standard, I don't know. Price looks leaner than in years past.

T.E.'s worked briefly to the side on blocking technique. Duke did very well. Very impressive technique, of course the sled doesn't fight back. Alexander worked as hard as anybody but the rookie. Duke runs like a hound. This project might just find a place on the team. His athletic skills were very apparent.

Backs all took some throws. All caught with their hands. Dayne had his hands inverted. Anderson ran with the first team and was more effective that Bell in the open field. This worries me as a Bell owner (Caveat- From where I was sitting I could not see the goal line work)

Dayne looked very fit and ran with more purpose than I saw in his time in New York (I know, that gets said about him every year in practice, but that was my take.) Clarett I never saw. Q. Griff got a fair amount of work but always with the second team.

As fro Q.B.'s I would rate the arms at Mauck, Plummer, Friehauf- who has the skinniest legs I've ever seen on a pro, Van pelt, and then bringing up the rear with a rag arm Kannel.

Tyson Clabo impressed me.

They let you smoke cigars out there? I know you had to have snuck in a couple of adult beverages.

 

[P Boy]

BTW, how did Watts look? I read in the RMN this morning that he was dropping passes all over the place yesterday, including some sure TDs where he was wide open & the ball bounced off his hands.

 

[Ditkaless Wonders]

Just got back from this mornings Bronco workout.  Full pads and full contact.  The only thing resembling full speed was the goal line drills.

As the d-linemen were warming up on the sleds both Trevor Price and Raylee Johnson came away grabbing their backs.  Both kept practicing but price took very few reps.  That may be standard, I don't know.  Price looks leaner than in years past.

T.E.'s worked briefly to the side on blocking technique.  Duke did very well.  Very impressive technique, of course the sled doesn't fight back.  Alexander worked as hard as anybody but the rookie.  Duke runs like a hound.  This project might just find a place on the team.  His athletic skills were very apparent.

Backs all took some throws.  All caught with their hands.  Dayne had his hands inverted.  Anderson ran with the first team and was more effective that Bell in the open field.  This worries me as a Bell owner (Caveat- From where I was sitting I could not see the goal line work) 

Dayne looked very fit and ran with more purpose than I saw in his time in New York (I know, that gets said about him every year in practice, but that was my take.)  Clarett I never saw.  Q. Griff got a fair amount of work but always with the second team.

As fro Q.B.'s I would rate the arms at Mauck, Plummer, Friehauf- who has the skinniest legs I've ever seen on a pro, Van pelt, and then bringing up the rear with a rag arm Kannel.

Tyson Clabo impressed me.

They let you smoke cigars out there? I know you had to have snuck in a couple of adult beverages.

Ken had some nice maduros. Smoked and drank at his house. Be there next time. Would have liked to see your impressions on anderson, Dayne and Bell.

 

[Weiner Dog]

Tyson Clabo impressed me.

Impressed you enough as a candidate to replace Carlisle and Spikes at RG??

 

[popeye]

Just got back from this mornings Bronco workout. Full pads and full contact. The only thing resembling full speed was the goal line drills.

As the d-linemen were warming up on the sleds both Trevor Price and Raylee Johnson came away grabbing their backs. Both kept practicing but price took very few reps. That may be standard, I don't know. Price looks leaner than in years past.

T.E.'s worked briefly to the side on blocking technique. Duke did very well. Very impressive technique, of course the sled doesn't fight back. Alexander worked as hard as anybody but the rookie. Duke runs like a hound. This project might just find a place on the team. His athletic skills were very apparent.

Backs all took some throws. All caught with their hands. Dayne had his hands inverted. Anderson ran with the first team and was more effective that Bell in the open field. This worries me as a Bell owner (Caveat- From where I was sitting I could not see the goal line work)

Dayne looked very fit and ran with more purpose than I saw in his time in New York (I know, that gets said about him every year in practice, but that was my take.) Clarett I never saw. Q. Griff got a fair amount of work but always with the second team.

As fro Q.B.'s I would rate the arms at Mauck, Plummer, Friehauf- who has the skinniest legs I've ever seen on a pro, Van pelt, and then bringing up the rear with a rag arm Kannel.

Tyson Clabo impressed me.

I was there too and Van Pelt is a total scrub. For anyone interested, I have posted pictures from today's workouts over at the cage

 

[Superdbs]

Just got back from this mornings Bronco workout.  Full pads and full contact.  The only thing resembling full speed was the goal line drills.

As the d-linemen were warming up on the sleds both Trevor Price and Raylee Johnson came away grabbing their backs.  Both kept practicing but price took very few reps.  That may be standard, I don't know.  Price looks leaner than in years past.

T.E.'s worked briefly to the side on blocking technique.  Duke did very well.  Very impressive technique, of course the sled doesn't fight back.  Alexander worked as hard as anybody but the rookie.  Duke runs like a hound.  This project might just find a place on the team.  His athletic skills were very apparent.

Backs all took some throws.  All caught with their hands.  Dayne had his hands inverted.  Anderson ran with the first team and was more effective that Bell in the open field.  This worries me as a Bell owner (Caveat- From where I was sitting I could not see the goal line work) 

Dayne looked very fit and ran with more purpose than I saw in his time in New York (I know, that gets said about him every year in practice, but that was my take.)  Clarett I never saw.  Q. Griff got a fair amount of work but always with the second team.

As fro Q.B.'s I would rate the arms at Mauck, Plummer, Friehauf- who has the skinniest legs I've ever seen on a pro, Van pelt, and then bringing up the rear with a rag arm Kannel.

Tyson Clabo impressed me.

I was there too and Van Pelt is a total scrub. For anyone interested, I have posted pictures from today's workouts over at the cage

I was there also, right at the goal line, and as a Bell owner, I'm getting a little worried. They started the goal line drill at the 3, and gave the offense three shots each series, alternating 1st/2nd/3rd strings. Bell got stood up on his first series once, got stuffed on 3 straight downs on his next turn, and never did score. Anderson got in twice and Dayne got in once as well. Bell is just not hitting it up hard between the tackles in goal-to-go. They also ran some 9-on-7 befoe the goal line drills, and John Lynch was just killing Bell every time he carried the ball, like Tatum owed him money or something, just drilling the guy. Not Bell's best showing. Anderson ran better in those drills too, and even Dayne looked pretty decent, although summer is always when he peaks anyway.Getting really concerned about Bell--

 

[Cecil Lammey]

The Broncos must've been looking forward to having Sunday off. Coach Shanahan liked what he saw early in the day so he let the Broncos take their shoulder pads off. The level of play declined significantly, so 15 minutes later, the pads were right back on.Here's some day 9 snippets:Mike Anderson had a good day catching the ball. He took a big shot from “Smoke Dog” Al Wilson on a screen pass, but got up and delivered his own blow on the goal line. He was stopped a couple of times in short yardage drills, but he did manage to lower his head and punch a couple in. He even ran over Nick Ferguson on a dive up the middle. Mike Marine knew why the Broncos looked rusty, "We've been out here I don't know how many days going day in and day out, and to know that after practice we don't have meetings and we're taking off for a day, you can kind of get ahead of yourself and lose focus on the job at hand. That's the purpose of training camp -- to keep that focus and stay locked in on what you're doing until the job is done."Jerry also answered a question about how he would feel if he didn’t make the team, “It’s OK. If I don’t make it, I gave it everything I had. My approach over the years has been that I have always had to make the team, even in the glory days. I don’t want anything given to me. I want to earn everything. If it doesn’t work out then I will just move on. At least I came here and gave it my best shot.”Jake Plummer made some ill advised throws and was picked off a couple of times. Including an out pass intended for Rod Smith that was intercepted by Lenny Walls and he took it back for a TD. He did have some nice passes to Rod Smith, but underthrew Ashley Lelie on a deep pass that, had it been on the mark, would’ve been a TD. He endured a knee injury and had this to say after camp, “On one of the pass plays, I set my feet and went to throw the ball to the wide receiver and my feet got caught. I think it was (tackle Matt) Lepsis and (defensive tackle) Luther (Elliss) on the ground, and I got locked in on them. In a game, I probably would have taken off and jump over them, but I think I just locked my knee a little bit.”

 

[amnesiac]

BTW, how did Watts look? I read in the RMN this morning that he was dropping passes all over the place yesterday, including some sure TDs where he was wide open & the ball bounced off his hands.

 

[Ditkaless Wonders]

Tyson Clabo impressed me.

Impressed you enough as a candidate to replace Carlisle and Spikes at RG??

When those around you are going 80% it is easy to stand out if you wish. I know some here make bold predictions, I do not have the expertise nor a sufficiently large sample size from which to make such a judgment.

 

[zamboni]

Getting really concerned about Bell--

As am I as a fellow Bell owner.That said, Kubiak seems to thnk Bell is doing just fine thus far. Still a long way to go.

Broncos offensive coordinator Gary Kubiak said he's been happy with Bell in camp, that his status as the team's second tailback isn't because he has done poorly. Kubiak was especially pleased Bell has been in every practice; Bell suffered finger, rib, hamstring and shoulder injuries as a rookie last year.

"I'm real pleased with his work and I'm real pleased he's been on the field every day, no nicks or bumps," Kubiak said. "He's doing great."

Bell's problem is that Anderson has not given an inch in the competition. Anderson, who rushed for 1,487 yards in 2000, has waited patiently for another chance to start at tailback and he won't fade away quietly.

"He's looking good right now," Bell said.

"Mike Anderson is making everybody raise their level of play, and Tatum is in there battling," Kubiak said. "The whole camp will tell (who starts)."

http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews...ts/12315960.htm

 

[Preacher 1]

Jake Plummer made some ill advised throws and was picked off a couple of times. Including an out pass intended for Rod Smith that was intercepted by Lenny Walls and he took it back for a TD. He did have some nice passes to Rod Smith, but underthrew Ashley Lelie on a deep pass that, had it been on the mark, would’ve been a TD. He endured a knee injury and had this to say after camp, “On one of the pass plays, I set my feet and went to throw the ball to the wide receiver and my feet got caught. I think it was (tackle Matt) Lepsis and (defensive tackle) Luther (Elliss) on the ground, and I got locked in on them. In a game, I probably would have taken off and jump over them, but I think I just locked my knee a little bit.”

As a lifelong Plummer basher, i'm very pleased to see that he's already in mid-season form...

 

[Cecil Lammey]

Jake Plummer made some ill advised throws and was picked off a couple of times.  Including an out pass intended for Rod Smith that was intercepted by Lenny Walls and he took it back for a TD.    He did have some nice passes to Rod Smith, but underthrew Ashley Lelie on a deep pass that, had it been on the mark, would’ve been a TD.  He endured a knee injury and had this to say after camp, “On one of the pass plays, I set my feet and went to throw the ball to the wide receiver and my feet got caught. I think it was (tackle Matt) Lepsis and (defensive tackle) Luther (Elliss) on the ground, and I got locked in on them. In a game, I probably would have taken off and jump over them, but I think I just locked my knee a little bit.”

As a lifelong Plummer basher, i'm very pleased to see that he's already in mid-season form...

"The PREACHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"sorry

It's an old Testament song, Clayton will probably be the only one to get this.

 

[bicycle_seat_sniffer]

Jake Plummer made some ill advised throws and was picked off a couple of times.  Including an out pass intended for Rod Smith that was intercepted by Lenny Walls and he took it back for a TD.    He did have some nice passes to Rod Smith, but underthrew Ashley Lelie on a deep pass that, had it been on the mark, would’ve been a TD.  He endured a knee injury and had this to say after camp, “On one of the pass plays, I set my feet and went to throw the ball to the wide receiver and my feet got caught. I think it was (tackle Matt) Lepsis and (defensive tackle) Luther (Elliss) on the ground, and I got locked in on them. In a game, I probably would have taken off and jump over them, but I think I just locked my knee a little bit.”

As a lifelong Plummer basher, i'm very pleased to see that he's already in mid-season form...

"The PREACHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"sorry

It's an old Testament song, Clayton will probably be the only one to get this.

No I get it.The new order album.

song about nostradomius.

absolutely rocks

 

[Sonny Lubick Blowup Doll]

Just got back from this mornings Bronco workout.  Full pads and full contact.  The only thing resembling full speed was the goal line drills.

As the d-linemen were warming up on the sleds both Trevor Price and Raylee Johnson came away grabbing their backs.  Both kept practicing but price took very few reps.  That may be standard, I don't know.  Price looks leaner than in years past.

T.E.'s worked briefly to the side on blocking technique.  Duke did very well.  Very impressive technique, of course the sled doesn't fight back.  Alexander worked as hard as anybody but the rookie.  Duke runs like a hound.  This project might just find a place on the team.  His athletic skills were very apparent.

Backs all took some throws.  All caught with their hands.  Dayne had his hands inverted.  Anderson ran with the first team and was more effective that Bell in the open field.  This worries me as a Bell owner (Caveat- From where I was sitting I could not see the goal line work) 

Dayne looked very fit and ran with more purpose than I saw in his time in New York (I know, that gets said about him every year in practice, but that was my take.)  Clarett I never saw.  Q. Griff got a fair amount of work but always with the second team.

As fro Q.B.'s I would rate the arms at Mauck, Plummer, Friehauf- who has the skinniest legs I've ever seen on a pro, Van pelt, and then bringing up the rear with a rag arm Kannel.

Tyson Clabo impressed me.

I was there too and Van Pelt is a total scrub. For anyone interested, I have posted pictures from today's workouts over at the cage

Care to elaborate?

 

[popeye]

Just got back from this mornings Bronco workout.  Full pads and full contact.  The only thing resembling full speed was the goal line drills.

As the d-linemen were warming up on the sleds both Trevor Price and Raylee Johnson came away grabbing their backs.  Both kept practicing but price took very few reps.  That may be standard, I don't know.  Price looks leaner than in years past.

T.E.'s worked briefly to the side on blocking technique.  Duke did very well.  Very impressive technique, of course the sled doesn't fight back.  Alexander worked as hard as anybody but the rookie.  Duke runs like a hound.  This project might just find a place on the team.  His athletic skills were very apparent.

Backs all took some throws.  All caught with their hands.  Dayne had his hands inverted.  Anderson ran with the first team and was more effective that Bell in the open field.  This worries me as a Bell owner (Caveat- From where I was sitting I could not see the goal line work) 

Dayne looked very fit and ran with more purpose than I saw in his time in New York (I know, that gets said about him every year in practice, but that was my take.)  Clarett I never saw.  Q. Griff got a fair amount of work but always with the second team.

As fro Q.B.'s I would rate the arms at Mauck, Plummer, Friehauf- who has the skinniest legs I've ever seen on a pro, Van pelt, and then bringing up the rear with a rag arm Kannel.

Tyson Clabo impressed me.

I was there too and Van Pelt is a total scrub. For anyone interested, I have posted pictures from today's workouts over at the cage

Care to elaborate?

Haha. Sure.I have actually been hearing rave reviews from others about Van Pelt thus far and even have seen him listed as the #2 QB for the Broncos but when I saw him last Saturday, he was horrible. He fumbled a couple of snaps, skip passed the ball, routinely over or underthrew receivers and just looked nervous as hell in general. He was absolutely horrible. I cannot recall seeing him complete a single pass although I'm sure he had to have done so. I know you're a big fan and I've been hearing good things about the guy but he looked like total #### to me.

Matt Mauck, on the other hand, looked like a stud

 

[Sonny Lubick Blowup Doll]

Just got back from this mornings Bronco workout.  Full pads and full contact.  The only thing resembling full speed was the goal line drills.

As the d-linemen were warming up on the sleds both Trevor Price and Raylee Johnson came away grabbing their backs.  Both kept practicing but price took very few reps.  That may be standard, I don't know.  Price looks leaner than in years past.

T.E.'s worked briefly to the side on blocking technique.  Duke did very well.  Very impressive technique, of course the sled doesn't fight back.  Alexander worked as hard as anybody but the rookie.  Duke runs like a hound.  This project might just find a place on the team.  His athletic skills were very apparent.

Backs all took some throws.  All caught with their hands.  Dayne had his hands inverted.  Anderson ran with the first team and was more effective that Bell in the open field.  This worries me as a Bell owner (Caveat- From where I was sitting I could not see the goal line work) 

Dayne looked very fit and ran with more purpose than I saw in his time in New York (I know, that gets said about him every year in practice, but that was my take.)  Clarett I never saw.  Q. Griff got a fair amount of work but always with the second team.

As fro Q.B.'s I would rate the arms at Mauck, Plummer, Friehauf- who has the skinniest legs I've ever seen on a pro, Van pelt, and then bringing up the rear with a rag arm Kannel.

Tyson Clabo impressed me.

I was there too and Van Pelt is a total scrub. For anyone interested, I have posted pictures from today's workouts over at the cage

Care to elaborate?

Haha. Sure.I have actually been hearing rave reviews from others about Van Pelt thus far and even have seen him listed as the #2 QB for the Broncos but when I saw him last Saturday, he was horrible. He fumbled a couple of snaps, skip passed the ball, routinely over or underthrew receivers and just looked nervous as hell in general. He was absolutely horrible. I cannot recall seeing him complete a single pass although I'm sure he had to have done so. I know you're a big fan and I've been hearing good things about the guy but he looked like total #### to me.

Matt Mauck, on the other hand, looked like a stud

Above, you will find reports of Plummer looking terrible, as well. Look, QB's across the league have crappy days, especially young ones, and especially early. Now, I have not seen a lot of Van Pelt yet this season either, but I have read reports that are good...and I am hard-pressed to think that that many people could be so wrong about him.Truth be told, he was hanging by a string going into the year last season, or so it was said. There were even murmurs that the only reason Shanny put him in that pre-season game was to prove once and for all, that he shouldn't be kept. Then, Van Pelt leads them 84 yards for a touch, engineering arguably the most impressive drive of the pre-season for the Broncos. It got him a spot on the practice squad, as silly as all this sounds.

You might say, then, that one drive is nothing. If that's the case, why are you putting so much weight on your glimpse of him during an early pre-season practice? You could not have seen that much of him.

So, reports this year are very different. People have been claiming on here that it's the delusional Denver media rooting for a local boy. Well, where were they last year, then? Because that was not the case.

Anyway, you sound biased, although I don't know if you are. I know I am, sure, but I've been realistic too. Am I to believe your account, and some of the others on here that have barely seen the kid, if at all? Or, should I listen to the more positive reports that must have seen much more, including coaches?

We'll see. I love following it.

 

[popeye]

Just got back from this mornings Bronco workout.  Full pads and full contact.  The only thing resembling full speed was the goal line drills.

As the d-linemen were warming up on the sleds both Trevor Price and Raylee Johnson came away grabbing their backs.  Both kept practicing but price took very few reps.  That may be standard, I don't know.  Price looks leaner than in years past.

T.E.'s worked briefly to the side on blocking technique.  Duke did very well.  Very impressive technique, of course the sled doesn't fight back.  Alexander worked as hard as anybody but the rookie.  Duke runs like a hound.  This project might just find a place on the team.  His athletic skills were very apparent.

Backs all took some throws.  All caught with their hands.  Dayne had his hands inverted.  Anderson ran with the first team and was more effective that Bell in the open field.  This worries me as a Bell owner (Caveat- From where I was sitting I could not see the goal line work) 

Dayne looked very fit and ran with more purpose than I saw in his time in New York (I know, that gets said about him every year in practice, but that was my take.)  Clarett I never saw.  Q. Griff got a fair amount of work but always with the second team.

As fro Q.B.'s I would rate the arms at Mauck, Plummer, Friehauf- who has the skinniest legs I've ever seen on a pro, Van pelt, and then bringing up the rear with a rag arm Kannel.

Tyson Clabo impressed me.

I was there too and Van Pelt is a total scrub. For anyone interested, I have posted pictures from today's workouts over at the cage

Care to elaborate?

Haha. Sure.I have actually been hearing rave reviews from others about Van Pelt thus far and even have seen him listed as the #2 QB for the Broncos but when I saw him last Saturday, he was horrible. He fumbled a couple of snaps, skip passed the ball, routinely over or underthrew receivers and just looked nervous as hell in general. He was absolutely horrible. I cannot recall seeing him complete a single pass although I'm sure he had to have done so. I know you're a big fan and I've been hearing good things about the guy but he looked like total #### to me.

Matt Mauck, on the other hand, looked like a stud

Above, you will find reports of Plummer looking terrible, as well. Look, QB's across the league have crappy days, especially young ones, and especially early. Now, I have not seen a lot of Van Pelt yet this season either, but I have read reports that are good...and I am hard-pressed to think that that many people could be so wrong about him.Truth be told, he was hanging by a string going into the year last season, or so it was said. There were even murmurs that the only reason Shanny put him in that pre-season game was to prove once and for all, that he shouldn't be kept. Then, Van Pelt leads them 84 yards for a touch, engineering arguably the most impressive drive of the pre-season for the Broncos. It got him a spot on the practice squad, as silly as all this sounds.

You might say, then, that one drive is nothing. If that's the case, why are you putting so much weight on your glimpse of him during an early pre-season practice? You could not have seen that much of him.

So, reports this year are very different. People have been claiming on here that it's the delusional Denver media rooting for a local boy. Well, where were they last year, then? Because that was not the case.

Anyway, you sound biased, although I don't know if you are. I know I am, sure, but I've been realistic too. Am I to believe your account, and some of the others on here that have barely seen the kid, if at all? Or, should I listen to the more positive reports that must have seen much more, including coaches?

We'll see. I love following it.

I'm not sure what my bias would be. I tend to believe what I personally see vs. what I read from others. I was at training camp from about 8:30 am until 11:00 that day so it wasn't that long. I also realize that I'm not an NFL scout and that I'm not a well known poster like Slash or LHucks. All I'm saying is that your boy looked like #### for the three hours or so that I was watching. I'm sure he's normally a solid playerIf anything, I'm a big fan of Tatum Bell and was saddened by the fact that Mike Anderson looked a LOT better that day

 

[popeye]

SLBD>I'll give you this. Your boy admittedly looked pretty damn good last night

 

[Sonny Lubick Blowup Doll]

SLBD>I'll give you this. Your boy admittedly looked pretty damn good last night

 

[Cecil Lammey]

Well training camp has wrapped up here in Denver. I hope everyone enjoyed the reports, I know it was a blast for me.

Tatum Bell interview should post to the site this week (along with a few other big name interviews). I also have several other players/coaches lined up for interviews in the coming month.

Here's a pic of me, my friend (& high school scout) Sean Baca, and the guys from Orange Force One, the Broncos premiere tailgaters.

 

[Spanky24]

Well training camp has wrapped up here in Denver. I hope everyone enjoyed the reports, I know it was a blast for me.

Tatum Bell interview should post to the site this week (along with a few other big name interviews). I also have several other players/coaches lined up for interviews in the coming month.

Here's a pic of me, my friend (& high school scout) Sean Baca, and the guys from Orange Force One, the Broncos premiere tailgaters.

That is a sweet as* jersey As a Bronco fan this has been great, thanks for all you did!

 

[brakeyawself]

This is the 2005 Camp Reports.

After reading this years, and going back to last years. Well, it's pretty hysterical.