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The Curious Case of Cody Latimer
The Associated Press: Cody Latimer says he learned his lesson from feeble 2014
Looking back, (Cody) Latimer said he just didn’t prepare properly for the pros and tried too hard to please Peyton Manning.
“I’ve got to accept the fact I messed up,” Latimer said. “I wasn’t on my Ps and Qs. I can’t let that happen again. It’s like when you touch a hot stove when you’re a little kid. I’m not going to do that again.”
Latimer would regularly wow everyone as a member of the scout team. But he couldn’t translate that into games because he couldn’t always decipher Manning’s many changes in the play call at the line.
When the season was over, Latimer hit the playbook, the game film, the weight room and the football field with a renewed vigor.
The results are a more chiseled physique, more confidence, and, he insists, a better brain for the game.
“I’m more mentally into it this year,” Latimer said. “I go home and study a lot now. I spend extra time with coaches after practice. In meeting rooms, actually paying attention. Last year, just a mess-up on my part. But this year, I’m making sure I don’t have that same downfall.”
As Latimer alluded to, there may be more reasons why he did not see the field and was often a game day inactive, beyond John Fox’s reluctance to play rookies. Latimer’s sophomore campaign will be an intriguing storyline to follow.
What’s Lost in the Who’s Cheatin’ Who Saga
So here we go again with yet another NFL offseason filled with controversy surrounding a successful NFL franchise. This time, it’s Patriots quarterback Tom Brady wanting to have his footballs prepared a certain way, some of the footballs were under-inflated, and everyone picks a side.
The great Deflategate debate
Does the punishment fit the crime? Should Brady appeal? Are we all happy to see New England engulfed in yet another scandal?
Jeff Heuerman tears ACL in rookie camp
Rookie TE Jeff Heuerman (3rd-Rd pick) tore his ACL in Saturday afternoon practice & is expected to miss season: [http://t.co/BBVPC8vD6l]
— Denver Broncos (@Broncos) May 10, 2015
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Cowboys sign La’el Collins; where does that leave Denver?
File this under “the rich get richer.” After a meeting with Jerruh, La’el Collins has signed with the Cowpokes. Doesn’t seem fair, does it, folks, especially given the flux in which the Broncos find their offensive line.
Continue reading Cowboys sign La’el Collins; where does that leave Denver?
Andrew Mason: Broncos’ D-linemen adjust to new roles on 3-4 line
Broncos’ D-linemen adjust to new roles on 3-4 line
At this point, the Broncos are mixing and matching and learning about potential combinations among (Sylvester) Williams, (Malik) Jackson, Derek Wolfe, Marvin Austin and newcomers Vance Walker and Antonio Smith.
“Right now, we’re really just playing all over. I’ve been playing the nose and end spot, really both spots,” Williams said. “They’re kind of moving us all around right now and seeing where we all fit in.”
Denver’s defensive line play will be a much talked about issue heading into training camp and the start of the 2015 season. Mainly, do the Broncos have a viable option at nose tackle? Was letting Terrance Knighton leave via free agency the right decision? New Broncos’ defensive line coach, Bill Kollar, can help answer these questions with solid play from 2013 first round draft pick Williams, Austin and rookie Darius Kilgo.