Looks like Chiefs signed Routt. To me this means they'll us the franchise tag on Bowe and let Carr go. I'd love to have Carr on the Broncos. Doubt it will happen but I'd love it.

I'm not advocating going after him because he'll probably be too expensive but this is good news if he leaves the division. I'm sure Phyllis won't be too happy to see him go.

Good locker room material. I hope we destroy them and serve them up some humble pie.

Mike Klis is dumb but I trust what Schefter says. If Orton is here he will most likely be the starter. The Tebow era will most likely have to wait until Orton walks or totally sucks. I see it being the former.

I know this isn't what a lot of us want but we need to support our QBs. I hope I hear more cheers for Orton (or whoever is starting) than boos for sure.

Darn, I was really hoping we'd grab him. Let the "EFX doesn't know what the hell they're doing" talk commence.

This is great news for us. If Vince joins the Eagles then Miami will really have Orton as their only option. Maybe they'll end up paying what we want.

The Broncos are playing this right. The more time he misses Dolphins camp the less time they have to get him up to speed. So if they are playing hardball let's at least let him continue to compete for the job.

Hopefully Miami will cave and make the trade. Orton is way more valuable than a 4th or 5th.

I know there were a lot of people who really wanted this guy on the Broncos. I'm glad we passed on him. I know DT was a big need but it reinforces to me that our FO wants to bring in the right players and not reach for need. I decided to post this just because there is a dearth on football news due to the lockout.

I love reading things like this

Interesting take from Schefter on the labor situation on Mike and Mike in the morning today.

He also outlines how he thinks the top 3 will fall. In all of his scenarios he has Newton, Miller and Dareus going top 3. He has Denver taking Miller all 3 times.

While I would scratch my head if the Broncos pick Miller at #2 it could see it happening. I give Schefter the benefit of the doubt on a lot of these types of things because he is usually more correct than most. Still, nobody really knows anything until Thurs at 6pm.

I'm excited to have something to look forward to.

They could definitely be a trade partner. I'm not sold on moving back to 11 but I think I would be open to it if the price is right. I really want Dareus but if we got their 1st, 3rd, 4th and maybe some picks next year (since they can't trade Okoye) I'd be down. We might still be in play for Robert Quinn at 11 and if not him maybe Prince who is just a very small step below Peterson.

The fact that trading Okoye is even mentioned in the article makes me think it is purely speculation and not based on any credible sources since a credible source would know that players can't be traded.

Of course he would say that publicly. What a dumb question to ask. Still it is concerning when he says he doesn't know if we have a franchise QB on the roster. The article makes a good point about possibly alienating the current QBs on the roster.

My question is this:
He says that he is looking to see if there is a franchise QB in the draft. How will he know if there is or not? What characteristics will this franchise QB have and how decide that the prospect is a franchise QB based on his college tape. And if college tape and interviews are all it takes to determine a franchise QB then did you already make up your mind that Orton, Tebow and Quinn are not franchise material since you have more than college tape to view of them?

That whole statement of Elways leads me to believe that it is surely either a smokescreen or that Elway and Fox are for sure non-believers in Tebow and Orton and looking for their replacements. I'm not sure there is a middle ground.

Discuss.

I thought it odd that none of the top teams had Dareus scheduled for a visit but it looks as if that is being rectified now. I'm excited for this prospect.

Man I wish more fans would do this. File lawsuits against the league and the NFLPA for misusing our tax dollars to get their stadiums built and then not delivering on the product. I bet if more and more fans joined in this a deal would really get done. Then they would have to stop fighting each other for a second and actually start listening to who matters....US.

I think many of us knew Bowlen is suffering from some health issues but nobody seems to know the extent.

While the tweet seems a tad disrespectful I hope it is nothing serious and I hope he can recover quickly. Keep Pat in your prayers.

This really shows the true colors of the NFLPA IMO. This was a good deal and they were dumb not to take it. I really hope this bites the union in the butt but that we still get a deal done and get to play football soon.

This is good news for a possible Fox Johnson reunion. I don't know how much money he would be but if we grabbed him then maybe we pass on Bowers and take the best DT available?

I thought this was great. Do I think it will happen? No but I sure as hell hope so.

I don't know if this got fanshotted already but it is a good read by MaxDenver. I hope this means Champ will resign with us and finish his career as a Bronco.

The quotes that stood out to me are these and I think they say it all.

Tebow had just one three-and-out series against Houston (Denver had 54 three-and-out series this season entering the game, averaging nearly four per contest).

Tebow’s third down passer rating of 139.1 (6-of-9 for 96 yards and one TD, with no interceptions) vs. Houston was the highest third-down passer rating by a rookie quarterback this year in the entire NFL (minimum nine attempts).

"I do not know necessarily what I showed, except I am someone that is going to play until the end and I love this game and I am going to play it with all my heart," Tebow said. "Any time I get the opportunity, I am going to play every second that I get, as hard as I possibly can."

Awesome to see Eric Decosta's name on that list. I hope hiring Elway doesn't take his name off of it. He's my #1 choice. Even still, there are some good names on that list.

Great article at the Broncos website showing how McD is preparing this team to face the Colts this week.

I am really surprised the Broncos didn't make this list. Considering the rank of our pass defense last year we should have made it. Oh well. Let's prove them dumb!

Now I know we all want a 1st rounder for Marshall but this could make a lot of sense. Getting the first pick in the 2nd round could give us a lot of power. Teams will be looking at players that slid out of round one and having this pick could be the ideal trading spot to move back and aquire more picks. Not saying if I would love it or not but it is a possible scenario that has recently emerged.

Looks like this may work out more in Denver's favor. I think the Seahawks would rather keep their 6th round pick and trade away the 14th and this gives the Broncos more leverage in the bargaining process. Smart move McX