The NFL's Collective Bargaining Agreement: A New Plan of Action

                It's time for a solution to the problem. There are a lot of things going into this but here is my take. I know that it will not be popular and it may incite riots but this is how it needs to be done for both sides to be responsible. Some will say there are many sides but for my arguments sake there are really only two, the NFL (owners included) and the NFLPA. Here are the issues and the resolutions...

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Dear Denver Broncos Fans,

Our team has now lost two games in a row. Yet there is no need to panic. There are still 8 games left with at minimum of 4 games that are fairly winnable. That doesn't mean gimme-games but they can be won. The other four are a little tougher but some of them are winnable too after watching the last few weeks. The other thing to remember is as of right now we own the tie breakers. #1 Indianapolis we have not played yet and they are undefeated. Right after that however is Denver #2 because we beat the #1 in the AFC East (New England) and the AFC North (Cincinnati) and we are #1 in the AFC West. Currently Pittsburgh is the #5 and San Diego is #6.  That in itself is a lot to be excited about when the majority of us (myself included) saw us maybe making a shot at the Wild Card. So what do we have to do? As a Team the Broncos have to win the winnable  games, Kansas City twice one more at Oakland and Washington. We also have to be competitive and play in the last four games. Philadelphia, Indianapolis, San Diego and The New York Giants, all have flaws that can be exploited. As fans, we need to surround our team with support, sell out Mile High to a Blue and Orange Crowd ONLY, and re-commit ourselves to the Mile High Team. Follow me to explore how...

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Write it down, I am not a sycophant! The Broncos made a move I am a little confused about. Signing Ty Law is not a bad move. Law will bring some added knowledge to the defensive secondary. The move I question is releasing Jack Williams. I have a few reasons for this...

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            In Collaboration with my good friends Jeremy Bolander and EJ Ruiz, I bring you a little piece to help your BYE Week Blues. It took some time and some effort to get all the data needed for this hence the second half of the Bye week posting time. We have a few players coming up on the end of their contracts this year. What we are going to attempt to do in this little series is look at draft prospects that could replace potential Free Agents. I will also give my opinion on the cost of retaining and if I think the player will be retained. I get the privilege of presenting you with our defensive contracts in this post. We only have a very few defensive players up for contract this year despite what your Madden video game may say.

• Josh Barrett (Restricted Free Agent)
• Ryan McBean
• Elvis Dumervil

The list isn't too long but the players are a bit of an enigma to me. This is how I think it should be dealt with:

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As you can probably tell by my avtar I am a Broncos fan. First off the title is true, I am not here to rip on Cutler or say "we won the trade." I am here to support your Quarterback.

Jay has the ability to be the best QB in the league. He is more physically gifted than Manning or Brady. He lacks concentration at times and relies on his abilities rather than his brains to make the play . Some times that can be disastrous. Other times His decision making, internal clock and all that Jazz are what need to be fixed. The options out there as QB coach are relatively think anymore so I wanted to bring a few of those guys to light as possible hires as OC/HC options next year.

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We have heard countless "experts" and "analysts" give their opinions on how to build a team. It doesn't really matter who it is, they have said that Coach Josh McDaniels went about it the wrong way, then they are "surprised" by our 5-0 start and have to ask the question "Are the Denver Broncos for real?" There are many things that can be said about this, from saying these guys are idiots to saying they are just saying it to get ratings. Whatever you believe, I personally believe that What Josh McDaniels did was not a new concept, but "shocked" the pundits because at their very core, they have no concept of how to build a team. I have no fact to support this thoery only ones to support the fact that McDaniels does know how to build a team and dare I say it...a Dynasty. Let's jump into this...

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One of the many things that excite me about football is the intense play week in and week out. One of the down sides to the intensity however, is injuries. Last season the Broncos like many teams were hit with a slew of injuries. This year we are having a few here and there but they are small and limited in their time span with the lone exception being Spencer Larsen (FB/LB). This is called the Not For Long league for a reason. The question has become, not if your favorite football team is far superior to other football teams but rather, "Is my team deep enough to win the war of attrition?" Just like the war on terrorism it is a constant battle. Each team has to be vigilant at practice (Homeland Security), during games (Operation Enduring Freedom), and many other areas (note to those who read this, I am not politicizing this just noticing a similarity). So how do the Broncos stack up? Can we win a skirmish with attrition for 2009? Can we make it 16 games? Let's find out:

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So I was wondering earlier today on twitter (Follow me @JTollerud) how Kyle Orton and Jake Plummer compare. Jake Plummer wasnt a superstar bu the guy won games for us.

I took Jake's first 38 games and compared them to Kyle's 36 (yeah shocked me when I realized he has only played 36 games). Interesting comparisons

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