Haden: Out. Gipson: Out. Big test for the defense coming up. STORY: http://t.co/AfoaVVAE2B pic.twitter.com/bQ59GM3UKo
— Cleveland Browns (@Browns) October 16, 2015
Notable on #Broncos injury report vs. #Browns: Ware, Sambrailo out; Demaryius Thomas, Evan Mathis, Aqib Talib all questionable.
— Lindsay Jones (@bylindsayhjones) October 16, 2015
There are a few streaks regarding the Broncos that I always keep in mind. The proudest ones, of course, regard shutouts: the Broncos have never been shut out at home, and haven’t been shut out period since 1992, by far the longest active streak. For a while, I had also observed that the Broncos had never lost to the Cardinals–until 2010 (Josh McDaniels, you are not missed).
But for this week, it’s all about the Broncos’ historical dominance over the Browns.
Earlier today, Jason Fitzgerald at Over The Cap notified me of a salary cap charge that the Broncos incurred today. In doing the math and looking at some team history that I’ll explain beyond the fold, the best guess as to what this cap charge is all about is that former Bronco Tony Carter may have filed a grievance against the team. Continue reading Did Tony Carter File A Grievance Against The Broncos?
…the Broncos beat the Raiders, and the Chiefs and Chargers both lose in heartbreaking fashion in their own stadium. It’s always important to cherish moments like this:
Remind me again why Rice is considered persona non grata in the NFL, while Hardy will be welcomed back with open arms on Sunday.
For quite some time, I’ve been disturbed that Ray Rice has received the lion’s share of blame in this department. What Rice did was unquestionably wrong, but he has also done about everything that could be expected to show remorse for his actions and work on making himself a better man. In contrast, Hardy has continued to show no shred of such decency.
Christine Brennan’s closing question quoted above is a bit rhetorical, but I think it’s still deserves an answer:
It will be interesting to see how Hardy performs in Dallas, and what happens after his one-year deal there expires. Will memories of his past fade away? I’m not thrilled to discover what the answer will be.
A major scandal is erupting in the multibillion dollar industry of fantasy sports, the online and unregulated business in which players assemble their fantasy teams with real athletes. On Monday, the two major fantasy companies were forced to release statements defending their businesses’ integrity after what amounted to allegations of insider trading, that employees were placing bets on information not available to the public.
Last week, a DraftKings employee admitted to inadvertently releasing data before the start of the third week of N.F.L. games, a move akin to insider trading in the stock market. The employee – a midlevel content manager — won $350,000 at rival site FanDuel that same week.
The incident has raised questions about who at daily fantasy companies has access to valuable data, how it is protected and whether the industry can — or wants — to police itself.
The entire article is worth the read, and it will be curious to see if other media outlets follow up, especially those connected to a network broadcasting NFL games. When I first approached this topic, Yahmule had a good comment on how entities like the Nevada Gaming Commission root out scandals related to gambling, and how things could come “back to bite [FanDuel and DraftKings] in the ass”. Looks like that biting may come quicker than we anticipated.
If you take a look at the sack list this morning, you’ll be quite happy with who is up at the top. Unless Michael Bennett has a monster game tonight, DeMarcus Ware will likely hold the sack title for a full week. It’s evident that the Broncos and their fans are quite happy to have him in Denver right now.
But there has been a line of thought that suggests that, instead of sinking $10 million per year on a 32-34 year old Ware, the Broncos would have been better off if their misadventures between Elvis Dumervil and a fax machine never happened, as they could have had a pass rusher that was two years younger for somewhere around half the APY.
This morning, a recent quick take by Pro Football Focus contained an excellent point that compelled me to take a further look at this comparison.
Continue reading In The Matter Of DeMarcus Ware v. Elvis Dumervil
This likely is nothing out of the ordinary to our good friend LH Almeida, but I’d anticipate that for most of us this isn’t something we hear that often.