Punters - The Unappreciated Position

I have to admit it, the only position I have never thought too much about until last year is the Punter. Denver has always had a decent Punting crew with great players such as Mike Horan and Tom Rouen. Heck, even Todd Sauerbrun had a good punt, he just had other problems. Up until last year, we have always been at least decent.

The last few years though, it seems as if our punting crew fell off the face of the planet. I liked Colquitt and Kern for their preseason job, but when it came to the real season, Kern could not hold up to his prior performance. That is when they brought in Mitch Berger, which wasn't any better than the others. In my opinion, Berger is past his prime and is in serious need of retirement.

I am not saying Mitch Berger is a horrible punter, but after seeing how this has affected the Denver Broncos last year, this has become a bigger concern to me. Berger is not bad, but I want better. I am not saying I want Shane Lechler (Stupid Raiders), but I want a better punter than is current, so I need to look at who is available and what we need to do to get any of these punters.

The only punter in free agency that is worth anything whatsoever is Daniel Sepulveda and his stats are about the same as Berger’s. I think the only route the broncos could possibly go would be to draft a young fresh punter that is going to be the punter of the future. I know, nobody ever calls a punter the punter of the future, but give me some credit, I mean I am writing an article on punters......

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 Ok, after my fake post the other day with the Magic 8-Ball, I decided to get in on all the FA fun and post a real article regarding my views on whether or not we should keep Brandon Marshall. This is my first true post, so please don't scour me too much. These are just my opinions and can be taken for what they are worth.

There are advantages and disadvantages to Brandon Marshall, on one hand you have an amazing Wide Receiver that has had at least 100 receptions and 1100 yards 3 seasons straight. We know he can play and we know he can make the big plays when we need it. The other side of that is his attitude towards the club, his attitude off the field and his injuries. The reason he is upset is he believes he deserves a top 5 WR salary (consult the chart below).

Player	Team	Base Salary	Sign Bonus	Other Bonus	Total Salary	Cap Value
Fitzgerald, Larry	Cardinals	$ 1,600,000	$ 0	$ 3,154,290	$ 4,754,290	$ 10,897,622
Bryant, Antonio	Buccaneers	$ 9,884,000	$ 0	$ 6,760	$ 9,890,760	$ 9,890,760
Moss, Randy	Patriots	$ 4,900,000	$ 1,500,000	$ 107,280	$ 6,507,280	$ 9,757,280
Smith, Steve L. (Stevonne, WR)	Panthers	$ 3,400,000	$ 0	$ 1,026,560	$ 4,426,560	$ 8,999,087
Johnson, Calvin	Lions	$ 2,580,125	$ 0	$ 6,370	$ 2,586,495	$ 8,186,495

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Will Tim Tebow be the starting QB in Denver?

I honestly wish there was a chance of this happening, but it is doubtful. I am okay with Orton though.

Sorry for the fake post, just trying to have some fun, keep up the good writing MHR, I love reading it and can't wait for another great season. I am very excited about the draft and FA again this year. Hadnot looks like a good pickup if we can get him and Edwards as well.

Toonafeesh

I thought I would try my hand at doing a preview for this game for a couple of reasons. One reason is I am going to this game tonight and the other is nobody else has done a preview as of yet.

Denver is 3-3 since losing Carmelo Anthony to a fractured right hand. They have managed, but have also shown they are not the same team without Melo. Tonight, the Nuggets are looking for a win after a bad call in the final seconds of last nights game when Linas Kleiza got called for a charge that obviously should not have been called. Even after that thought, the Nuggets still had a chance to win (or at least tie) when Kenyon missed a layup.

The Nuggets have been playing well at home (16-6), but have been slowly declining without Carmelo in the game. The Kings have a horrendous record on the road (3-17) and have played in overtime on 3 occasions. The Kings have only won 10 games so far this season and are looking at gaining some head room, but they probably won't find any against the Nuggets tonight.

Advantage - Nuggets

Hey Everyone,

I have been a fan of SBNation blogs for a whil and just recently started posting on a few of them. I found Male Pattern Fitness and thought I would ask for a little help and maybe some accountability with weight loss.

I am 27 years old, 6'0" and I weigh 312 lbs. I love playing sports but being this weight and having asthma, it is hard. I do play basketball and softball and I think I am decent at both, but the issue is reliability. My body does not handle the running very well. I love to run but again, I can't run far before my asthma kicks in.

Anyway, I have sleep apnea, I am constantly depressed and I know this is all attributed to my my weight. I am taking meds and I do have a CPAP machine, so the symptoms are treated for now and I do have energy as well. Enough of the problems though.

I have a gym membership and I am on Weight Watchers, but again, it is tough to follow these. I am going to start up again today and I am going to follow it but I guess my questions are, what types of foods should I avoid? What type of exercise regimen should I be on? It seems like no matter what I do, I have a hard time losing weight and because of the lack of progress, I get extremely de-motivated.

Any help or advice you have for me, I would appreciate it.

Thank you,

Toonafeesh