Today was Peyton Manning’s first “practice” with his new teammates and coaches, since joining the Denver Broncos, now that OTA’s have officially taken off. Broncos head coach John Fox said that he’s really encouraged by Manning’s progress, per the Denver Post. “He’s getting better every day. His progress has been outstanding. We’re excited where he [...]
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Report: Broncos, Ryan Clady talking about an extension
According to Mike Klis of the Denver Post, the Broncos have started to talk with offensive tackle Ryan Clady’s representatives about getting a contract extension done. Clady is going into the final year of his current contract and he’s certainly been a valuable part of the Broncos’ offense since coming into the NFL. Clady will [...]
READ MORE »Clint’s fantasy football preview: the wide receivers
So far, I have offered my predictions on the breakouts and busts among quarterbacks and running backs for the 2012 NFL season. Now, let’s turn our attention to the wide receivers. Here are my choices for the top 25 fantasy wide receivers for the upcoming season. 1. Hakeem Nicks, New York Giants Call it a [...]
READ MORE »John Elway: Brock Osweiler is the quarterback of the future
During a conference call with Denver Broncos season ticket holders, Executive Vice President of Football Operations John Elway was asked to explain his thinking behind drafting former Arizona State quarterback Brock Osweiler. “It’s always tough to pick a quarterback that you know is not going to play for you for a while,” Elway said according to [...]
READ MORE »Brandon Flowers: “We’re not too worried about Peyton Manning”
With the addition of quarterback Peyton Manning to the Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Brandon Flowers has made it clear that they’re not worried about facing off against Manning twice a year in the AFC West. “We’ve got the mindset we’re going to win the AFC West,” Flowers said. “Peyton Manning, he’s a quarterback [...]
READ MORE »Clint’s fantasy football preview: Quarterbacks
Well, folks, it’s that time of the year when number-crunching, stat-obsessed football enthusiasts get their geek on and try to forecast the fantasy successes and flops for the 2012 NFL season. Here is my projected list of the top 25 quarterbacks for this coming season, according to standard fantasy league scoring. In parenthesis next to [...]
READ MORE »Picture of Peyton Manning in his Broncos uniform
We wanted to post Peyton Manning’s first picture (that we know of) in a Denver Broncos uniform. The picture is from DirecTV.com, where they posted an interview with Deion Sanders, Peyton Manning and Eli Manning on their website in order to promote the NFL Sunday Ticket for the upcoming season. When I clicked on the [...]
READ MORE »Broncos draft Brock Osweiler to develop behind Peyton Manning
The Denver Broncos drafted their quarterback of the future this weekend, when they took Brock Osweiler of Arizona State. Broncos head coach John Fox feels like he’s the guy they can develop to take over when Manning retires. “I don’t think it’s one of those things where Peyton Manning feels threatened by any stretch,” Broncos [...]
READ MORE »Peyton Manning banner removed from Lucas Oil Stadium
According to the Indianapolis Star, today the Indianapolis Colts took down the banner of Peyton Manning that was hanging on the side of Lucas Oil Stadium. Since we now know the Colts will draft Andrew Luck with the first overall pick tomorrow night, this truly symbolizes a new beginning for the Colts and their organization. [...]
READ MORE »John Elway: “Peyton is not involved in the draft process.”
According to Lindsay Jones of the Denver Post, during Monday’s pre-draft press conference, Denver Broncos executive vice president of football operations John Elway stated that quarterback Peyton Manning “is not involved in the draft process.” Elway’s statement only tells me that Manning hasn’t been involved with the draft process that the guys in the front office [...]
READ MORE »Peyton Manning “leading everything” during OTA’s
Denver Broncos wide receiver Andre Caldwell has been very impressed with how quarterback Peyton Manning has been “leading everything” so far during OTA’s. “He’s literally leading everything. He’s setting us up, putting us in the right positions. He’s not running the drills — definitely he and [Eric] Decker go hand-in-hand with that — but he’s pretty [...]
READ MORE »Peyton Manning’s arm looks good to Eric Decker
Like every other NFL team that hasn’t already started their offseason workouts, the Denver Broncos came together at their team facility on Monday and started to get ready for the 2012 season. Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning took advantage of the time to be at the facility and took some of his receivers to a field [...]
READ MORE »Peyton Manning encouraged by offseason work with receivers
Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning sat down with DenverBroncos.com and told them that his workouts with his teammates have been very rewarding so far this offseason and he likes the progress he sees. “These workouts, they’re so rewarding,” Manning said. “You don’t feel it, necessarily, right now, but you know it’s going to pay dividends [...]
READ MORE »Eric Decker doesn’t see any problems with Peyton Manning’s arm strength
Denver Broncos wide receiver Eric Decker was a guest on ”The Herd with Colin Cowherd” on Monday and he indicated that there’s nothing that he’s seen to lead him to believe that Peyton Manning’s arm strength has been affected at all by the four neck procedures he’s undergone. “The guy’s still throwing the ball a long [...]
READ MORE »Broncos will likely draft a quarterback within the first few rounds
According to ProFootballWeekly.com, the Denver Broncos will likely draft a quarterback within the first four rounds of this year’s draft. It makes a lot of sense for the Broncos to target their future franchise quarterback, since they’re going to likely have Peyton Manning around for the next few seasons and whoever they draft can sit [...]
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