Pioli and Kevin Kietzman of WHB got a little testy with each other as Kietzman pressed Pioli about why the Chiefs couldn’t have traded up in the draft, with Pioli at one point asking, "Are you going to let me answer?" when he felt Kietzman was interrupting him, and Pioli zinging Kietzman with, "I hope you become general manager of the Denver Broncos" when Kietzman told Pioli that he would have traded the Chiefs’ entire draft to move up and take Andrew Luck first overall. Pioli doesn’t seem to like the relentless questions from some in Kansas City about whether the Chiefs can win with Cassel.

Sounds like hounds are barking Pioli up s tree. O' the drama on the prairie...

"But I'm going out there saying if my man can't get open, he won't have no one to throw the ball to. So as long as I do my part, we're not too worried about Peyton Manning."

Really Brandon? I think Pittsburgh's Ike Taylor was saying the same thing when Thomas whipped his ass!

I know Ramzee has a long up-hill battle to even make the team ,but I sincerely hope he does...Go get 'em big guy.

This interview left me wondering if Klis even knows what the hell he doing!

Denver Broncos: I thought Denver would be the favorite in the division to land Routt, but the Broncos reportedly never had any interest. Carr could pair nicely with the aging Champ Bailey for the short term. The Broncos could then have Carr take over as the No.1 cornerback if Bailey is eventually moved to safety. The Broncos have cap room and I could see them looking at Carr.

There are quite a few prospects to watch in this game, and just maybe one or more of them make it to our roster at the end of April.

Has Von Miller's production slipped him out of the DROY?

We'll see big boy. And, by the way, enjoy your career in the frozen north. Or at least until you become a free agent...

While the relationship between coach and referee is rarely pleasant, Mike Carey and Ed Hochuli, two of the most familiar referees, commanded the most positive votes in a recent survey, writes Mike Sando.

Mike Carey and his crew will do the officiating honors Sunday in the Patriots vs Broncos in Denver.

Horviltiki's site...

Honestly, I thought the call should have been overturned at the time, but after reading this article Mike is right and I was dead wrong...Yeah, I admit it, so what? The ref's shouldn't be given a free pass just because they madea correct call Tebow' fumble, there were way too many other plays called or not called that need to be addressed by the NFL! It get's sickening watching the ref's week in and week out change the outcome of games or change momentum of it. I realize that nearly every infraction is a split second call-noncall, but when a novice (like me and others) can set here watching the game and make better decisions faster than these so-called professional officials, it waters down the integrity of the game...

The ref's have always been a burr under my saddle of wisdom...

Von Miller is an amazing athlete! I am so glad we have a front office that knows a little about talent and how to use them...

"They will be very focused and very motivated," quarterback Tim Tebow added. "So we will have to go in and try to execute early. I want to try to take the crowd out of it and also get that momentum going early for us."

The Special Teams player that deserves to be in the Hall...

"Game on," Tebow wrote at 10:15 a.m.

Brad Biuggs wrote a follow up of an original article from the Arizona Republis's columnist, Kent Somers. In the post Fitzgerald denies having any influence of who the Cardinals get to throw the ball his way...My take on this story is that he does have an impact of who they get, he is the premier wide receiver in the league if you haven't noticed. It may be a true fact that Larry hasn't had any communication with his coaches since the lockout began, but there are ways of communicating without really breaking the rules. Let me put it this way, if a team wants to get a message to a player there is a way to get it to him. Say for instance the GM has a friend (not affiliated with the team) of a friend 9that knows Larry) and the GM told the first friend to tell the second friend to tell Fitzgerald to practice with the guy you want to be our new quarterback. Larry Fitzgerald in turn has a media published workout with Kyle Orton. The GM confers with his head coach and they both return the message (received...It's done)...I could see this kind of thing happening all around the league with teams getting the word out to players on certain issues...Can't you?

BDawk knew all along that this would happen...He's going to be a Bronco this year! Yah...

I'm getting more and ,more disgusted with the labor dispute!

Just another "normal jargon" with the Fox...

"I want Orton," Sports 620 KTAR's Doug Franz said on Doug and Wolf. "I want Orton based on the price. If I have to give up a first round pick for Kolb when I could probably get Orton for a third rounder, I'm taking Orton."

I found this quote by Xanders very interesting and might give us some light on what we can expect when Free Agency starts...

What was interesting was having the draft before free agency, which changed the specific team needs. For example, if we draft three linebackers and we feel good about our group of nine linebackers for camp, it wouldn’t make sense to go out and sign a big-time money free agent at linebacker.

Way to go Mike Klis...the double-stroke back-peddle...Nice man!

Because of their confidence in Thomas, the Broncos are unlikely to pursue a front-line tight end in free agency.

Read more: Tight end Julius Thomas joins Broncos player workouts - The Denver Post http://www.denverpost.com/sports/ci_18370227#ixzz1QbtpJmTr
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James Brooks III gives you a comprehensive guide to the Denver Broncos 53 man roster...

"I think we're getting close to having to put this thing to bed so we don't miss any events," Kraft said at a team charity event, via the Boston Herald.Patriots owner Robert Kraft, left, with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell

"I know that's the intent on both sides. It would be misleading to say anything that would not make it crystal clear that there's still a lot of hard work to be done.

Thinking of retiring...

Ol' No. 7, an offensive player, values defense above all.

"We've got to get back to dominating at home, and the way you do that is with a great defense," Elway said. "Our fans want to be loud. But if the defense stays on the field for so many plays and can't stop anybody, after a while the crowd kind of gives up. You make some big plays, get a turnover or a punt, and the crowd will have an effect on us and the other team.

"We've got to go 6-2 or better at home."