Mile High Report

Elway - "Timmy has earned the starting quarterback spot and will be the starter moving forward. Up to him to keep it."

Is he talking from

a space shuttle?

T.Dot_Bronco - January 16, 2012 reply

Teboner rec'ing "just the tip" being in...

…I have a feeling things are about to get a little bit weird.

GrizBronc - January 16, 2012 reply

Griz,

Im just doing my job as a member

gabriel suarez moreno - January 16, 2012 reply

come guys

get a room, lol just kidding….NOT, i love you guys, this has been and amazing season

thanks.. just got it to connect!

iP_OnB - January 16, 2012 reply

Elway: "When you look at the season as a whole, the experience that we gained being in the playoffs will definitely help us in the future."

He is wise!

Fabio Broncos - January 16, 2012 reply

of course

that’s exactly how Elway appertained to greatness, he took lumps against the G-Men, Redskins and Niners and was better for it!

Xanders: "Signing our own free agents...that are free"

Xanders should take some pubic speaking classes

he’s pretty weak in that department

T.Dot_Bronco - January 16, 2012 reply

Yeah.. not the most well spoken guy out there.

Matt In Canada - January 16, 2012 reply

cracks me up.

he’s always glancing over at elway or fox, like,“right, guys, or…?”

oxmouth - January 16, 2012 reply

Hahahaha

My thoughts exactly. Xanders opinions are the equivalent of a forwarded email containing Elway’s and Fox’s take on things. Tempted to change EFX to EF(x-ish)…oh Brian Brian Brian

I really don't care about it

If he does a good work as GM, that’s great for me.

Fabio Broncos - January 16, 2012 reply

I dont really think he does

I think he’s more of a yes man and Elway is the real GM behind the scenes, with Foxy putting in input on the defense side of drafting

I tend to agree with you Cali...

But we’ll never know it.

I just like the salary cap space he made… This we must admit was an awesome job “cleaning the house”.

Fabio Broncos - January 16, 2012 reply

Alright, I'll give the Devil his due there

But I think he does more of the dirty work of the GM, while Elway and Fox have much more input on drafting.

I loved public speaking in college

all the male and female athletes were the cool kids until they had to get up in front of the class and then they felt like they were three feet tall.

Elway: The bandwagon's full again.. was pretty empty last year.

Matt In Canada - January 16, 2012 reply

Yeah that struck me as weird

“Bandwagons” are typically stereotyped as bad things aren’t they? If someone told me I was on the Broncos bandwagon then there is a chance I would punch them in the face. According to John I’d be wrong to do that…James Harrison was right…I don’t understand this game anymore either. :-P

Well

I’ve always been a real fan, like all of you guys, so I don’t see it as anything to be upset about, I’m in the permanent Bronco fan camp!

Translate... ticket sales and stadium seats being full

Da Bum - January 17, 2012 reply

Elway: "I want to be able to be involved with Tim (Tebow), give him my advice, what I see."

I love hearing that

Elway: "I believe your release is timed to your feet and drops ... accuracy/timing/rhythm all timed together."

Has anyone asked them a question

re adjustments (O-line, TE, etc) for Tebow being left-handed

Broncos boss John Elway says there will be film session with Tim Tebow as well.

Jphn o

John in Castle Rock - January 16, 2012 via mobile reply

Elway - "The Pittsburgh showed he can make those throws, now it has to be consistent - doing it time and time again.. #Broncos

Has anyone asked a question not related to Tebow? It’d be nice to know their plan for the other 52 players on the team…

jbbroncosfan27 - January 16, 2012 via mobile reply

Von Miller is a badass, Champ Bailey still has it, Rahim Moore underachieved.

There.

Lol

jbbroncosfan27 - January 16, 2012 via mobile reply

Rahim gets another chance next year

don’t disappoint me, preseason Atwater….

Went through last year's draft picks

Seems to like them still. Maybe too optimistic on some.

John in Castle Rock - January 16, 2012 via mobile reply

Did they say anything specific about Irving or J. Thomas? They just seemed to disappear.

jbbroncosfan27 - January 16, 2012 via mobile reply

He said Irving played well on special teams. Nothing beyond that.

And he mentioned that Thomas may have “had a hard time rebounding” form his ankle sprain against the Bungles

Anything on Nate Irving?

Best line

“No, I intend to yell from the balcony” when asked if he will coach Tim from field

John in Castle Rock - January 16, 2012 via mobile reply

Yeah that cracked me up

Elway is a sarcastic smartass and I love it

yelling from the balcony sounds dope

guess I should do that at Church next Sunday!

Elway: "I'm so dirty rich I could buy up all your contracts and pay my own staff to ask better questions."

not really though.

oxmouth - January 16, 2012 reply

Is it streaming smooth for you guys?

Pretty choppy on my end

Well if we’re still looking for pass rush, I like Dont’a Hightower out of Alabama…he plays ILB and can move to the DE position to pass rush

There's no way he's getting past the Steelers

Unless they make a mistake

But the Steelers are loaded at the LB position

They always are

Because they don’t pass up on talented LBs. Too important to their system.

Ah, point taken…if Denver can’t get a MLB or DT of good value at their position in the first round, maybe they could take Mark Barron…there’s a lot of options right now

I'm a little (a lot) ignorant on draft prospects

What do you like about Mark Barron?

Well, he is good in run support…hits hard. It looks like he has some ball skills too. To me, it looks like he flies to the ball. Just from my limited analysis haha

He's good

But a strong safety is not really a 1st round position – even if he is a 1st round talent.

AvalancheRescueDog - January 16, 2012 reply

I would be thrilled to see Barron in Denver. Travis Lewis could be there in the 2nd for us.

Steelers are addicted to linebackers

and Giants lust after pass rushers, so i can see Hightower in black and gold :(

The Mike LB isn't the key to pass rush

although the middle of the defense is the place to focus. A good penetrating 3-tech DT is what the Broncos need to disrupt the pocket from the middle. We already have good outside pass rushers.

Broncologist - January 16, 2012 reply

That’s true…

rubincarterrocks - January 16, 2012 reply

The 2012 Denver Broncos...

… now with 25% more penetration up the middle.

Tezcatlipoca - January 16, 2012 reply

Absolutely. The two biggest deficiencies on our D, even over our need at CB and FS.

Too many runs up the middle that found Mays out of position, unable to make a play. And the teams began to figure out how to let our rushers (Doom and Miller) go wide and have the QB step up, we need that penetration, that push up the middle. It will make Doom and Miller look better not to mention our defensive backfield, push up the middle, push up the middle…let’s all chant together please…“push up the middle”.

push up the middle

and sorry Joe, you’ve got a big heart, but you make too many mistakes so you probably belong with the Saskatchewan Roughriders…

We already have a lindebacker that occasionally fills in for DE

we need a MLB

No better way to supplement this news than with a MOCK DRAFT

Sayre Bedinger - January 16, 2012 reply

Oh no...

It begins!

AvalancheRescueDog - January 16, 2012 reply

David Wilson in the 2nd?

And so it begins...

moondoggie12 - January 16, 2012 reply

BRING IT, SAYRE!!!

Sorry, just started another round of P90X….

pubkeeper - January 16, 2012 reply

1st Round LT??

I am thinking best LT available at 25 and then move Orlando to Guard and have Beadles as a back up T/G. Thoughts?

FtCoNative - January 16, 2012 reply

LT is Clady we're set there

Franklin is RT but yeah he would make a better guard. I suppose it depends on how confident the coaches are in their ability to make a good RT out of him.

MrFNSunshine - January 16, 2012 reply

Meant College LT

Would move new guy to RT. Look at good teams in league. They have been emphasizing edge rushers from both sides and stockpiling good pass protecting tackles to counter rush from both edges. Depends on what else is available at 25, but it may be worth looking into.

FtCoNative - January 16, 2012 reply

100% agree

And it is more necessary for us because Tebow is lefthanded and that is his blindside

rubincarterrocks - January 16, 2012 reply

I thought Franklin did well for a rookie. You could see his footwork in pass protection improve as the year went

on, he looks very athletic for a guy his size. It’s harder to find a tackle than it is a guard. Keep him there I say, I think we have a keeper, even, dare I say… a pro-bowler at some point in time at RT.

Franklin’s too tall to be a guard. At 6’7" Tebow wouldnt be able to see over him. And its not that easy to get someone to switch from LT to RT. Thats like asking a right handed batter to learn to bat left handed

This ^

This has been discussed on numerous other posts and threads.

Actually virtually every college o-line forces players to play at multiple positions

Franklin mostly played at LG in college, RT for part of a year, LT as a senior. Clady is probably too old to change positions. Kuper definitely. But anyone else – Beadles, Franklin, etc is pretty easy to switch them.

Yo Sayre

I plan to watch the East-West Shrine Game and the Senior Bowl!

For those of us not on Twitter

Will there be a transcript of the press conference posted here?

rubincarterrocks - January 16, 2012 reply

Best line of the presser!

after asked if he would be on the field to help Tebow……Naw I’m just going to yell at him from my office window! LOVED IT

Scottey15 - January 16, 2012 reply

I for one, hoping EFX stay the course and not spend a lot of money on FA’s….(like shanahan). Let’s build thru the draft.

Kronis - January 16, 2012 reply

With 22 mil under the cap

we can’t pass up any opportunity to improve an area of weakness on the team. We need to get Bailey and Dawkins SB rings before they retire :)

Disturbed70 - January 16, 2012 reply

It would be a shame if we didn't get at least Champ his.

it may be too late for Dawkins depending on how bad that neck of his is.

MrFNSunshine - January 16, 2012 reply

Hopefully then we can get Dawkins his

as a coach.

Yeah, the NFL isn't MLB.

There’s a hard cap and pretty much every team has the money to use that space. The Broncos need help at FS, SS, CB, MLB, DT, OT, OG, RB, WR, and TE. There’s only so many draft picks. Fill half with the draft and pick up FAs to cover the rest.

Tezcatlipoca - January 16, 2012 reply

Not to mention a FA is going to be a guy who knows the ropes already

Rookies straight outta college need time to develop in most cases.

MrFNSunshine - January 16, 2012 reply

place more emphasis

on draft picks than free agents, especially since the new CBA dictates that rookies are cheaper

Biggest issue:

Tie up Prater and Colquit. Then Bunkley and Thomas. Others may be replaceable….

Gulbrand - January 16, 2012 reply

+ 1000

Bunkey Thomas prayer woodyard need to be resigned. I’d like hunter as a back up and Eddie if he’s real cheap otherwise other guys can be replaced if not resigned cheaply.

Definitely seems we want pass rushers and guys that can cover on D. Love it.

BroncofanfromBoston - January 16, 2012 via mobile reply

Prayer? Would that be Tebow? He's already signed.

JohnCalvinKnox - January 16, 2012 reply

I'd like to see Mario Haggan back as a backup also

the Giants' methodology works

because every time they get into the playoffs they go far. John Fox is just as good of a coach as Tom Coughlin

Eddie Royal is done as a Bronco, IMO

We need taller receivers and he wants a QB who throws more than 15-20 times per game.

Schwerepunkt - January 16, 2012 reply

hey thanks u guys.

I’m not able to participate so I’m getin the low down from yall. Haha I said yall.

CenCalBronco - January 16, 2012 via mobile reply

Change your name

to Central Texas Bronco!