Author: Nick

Open Thread: Wild Card Weekend

Just as a reminder, today’s AFC games will determine who the Broncos will face in the Divisional Round next Sunday:

  • If the Steelers defeat the Bengals, Pittsburgh is guaranteed to travel to Denver.
  • If the Bengals defeat the Steelers, the winner of the Chiefs/Texans game will travel to Denver.

The Titans’ Ownership Future: Something For Broncos Fans To Watch?

Getting ready to enjoy wild card weekend, and to see who the Broncos’ next opponent will be? Good. But before we do, let’s be reminded briefly on a tough future subject.

Last weekend on Football Night In America, Mike Florio reported something that was quite the bombshell that’s not getting the type of attention and/or scrutiny that it probably should. Repeating on his website, Florio has alleged that in the aftermath of the death of Bud Adams, an ownership war could be on the horizon between the heirs of Adams and the league office, one that could result in litigation between the Titans in the NFL. This morning, Florio doubled down on that report by claiming there are “up to six potential buyers” interested in the Titans. Continue reading The Titans’ Ownership Future: Something For Broncos Fans To Watch?

Terrell Davis, Steve Atwater Among Hall Of Fame Finalists

The NFL just released the list of the 15 Hall of Fame finalists for 2016.  Here’s a simple list, with those who spent all or part of their career with the Broncos in bold:

  • Morten Andersen
  • Steve Atwater
  • Don Coryell
  • Terrell Davis
  • Tony Dungy
  • Alan Faneca
  • Brett Favre
  • Kevin Greene
  • Marvin Harrison
  • Joe Jacoby
  • Edgerrin James
  • John Lynch
  • Terrell Owens
  • Orlando Pace
  • Kurt Warner

In addition to these 15, Ken Stabler and Dick Stanfel will be considered as Seniors candidates, and Eddie DeBartolo Jr. will be considered as a Contributor candidate.

The 2016 Compensatory Picks Projection At OTC Is Finalized

You can find the details, all in their glory, at this link.  You know the big picture for the Broncos by now, but there are three Broncos-centric points that I’ll emphasize here:

  • Julius Thomas has been going back and forth on the 3rd/4th cutoff bubble, so it’s only fitting that he now is the cutoff bubble.  That’s literal: Thomas was the representative player as the 104th highest ranking player in the league in the regular season out of 2088 total, barely making the top 5%.  However, if my rankings are off by just one or two players, or my snap count adjustments are off, Thomas could just as easily be a 4th instead.  Prepare yourselves equally for either to happen.
  • Owen Daniels also barely squeezed his way above the 5th/6th cutoff, and he could go either way as well.  That doesn’t matter for the Broncos, as he’ll cancel out Rahim Moore no matter what he’s valued.  But it will improve the comp pick the Ravens are projected to get for Daniels up to a 5th rounder.
  • I did lay out one possible scenario in which the Broncos could get a fourth comp pick, a 7th for Jacob Tamme, but so much has to go right for them that I’d consider it a Lloyd Christmas type chance, akin to the Colts’ Week 17 playoff hopes.  Count on the Broncos getting just three comp picks for the 2016 NFL Draft.

Broncos Sign Four To Futures Contracts

Via Andrew Mason:

Four players the Broncos hosted for tryouts in December signed reserve-future contracts Monday as the team began cobbling together its roster for the coming year.

Wide receivers Jace Davis and DeVier Posey, running back Cyrus Gray and defensive back B.J. Lowery signed their deals with the Broncos. They will not officially join the team’s roster until after Super Bowl 50.

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The Broncos’ 2016 Opponents Are Set…We Think

Normally, I’d start off this post with the phrase “Along with the usual division rivals”, but thanks to the looming meetings on Los Angeles we don’t even know that for sure.  This is the rare year where the non-division rivals have been established first, thanks to the Broncos’ fifth straight AFC West title.  Here they are, beyond the fold:

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Broncos’ Divisional Playoff Date: The Late Game On Sunday, January 17

Good news for the Broncos on this front, as this means they will get the maximum amount of time possible to heal up, at almost exactly 14 days.  All three of the Broncos’ potential opponents, meanwhile, will play on Saturday, January 9.  Should the Steelers defeat the Bengals, they will face Denver next–if not, the Broncos will take on the winner of the Chiefs/Texans game.

Of the Texans, Chiefs, and Steelers, who would you like to face?