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This thread will serve as both a reminder and a place to discuss a trio of shows the NFL Network will be airing tonight that will have much interest among the Broncos fanbase.  It should be a great way to enjoy the final night of an offseason where the Broncos are defending champions before it’s ready to get back to work.

Schedule

Show	PT	MT	CT	ET
Worth the Wait: Gary Kubiak and the 2015 Denver Broncos	5:00	6:00	7:00	8:00
America’s Game: 2015 Denver Broncos	6:00	7:00	8:00	9:00
Top 10: Peyton Manning Games	7:00	8:00	9:00	10:00

Good morning, Broncos fans! With tomorrow’s game dominating our thoughts, I thought it would be nice to post a preview of the game to generate some discussion. We’ve heard plenty about what the national pundits have to say, but let’s try to come to our own conclusions with a little deeper dive into personnel, key matchups and schemes. I’m going to split this preview into two parts, beginning with the Broncos’ offense vs. the Panthers’ defense.

Continue reading Week 1 Preview: Panthers at Broncos

In years past, one of our favorite writers, Mike Tanier, put together his Quarterback Nonsense Index, in which he evaluated the storylines that surrounded each team’s quarterback or QB situation and just how ridiculous the debates or narratives had become.

Tanier has not yet put one together this year, but fear not, my friends. I am going to attempt to put together my own version of Quarterback Nonsense, but I call mine the Quarterback Nonsense Rankings, because I need to make it look like I am doing things differently from the way Tanier does things, just in case he’s kept his own Index under wraps in preparation to unleash it upon everyone without a moment’s notice!

And while Tanier applies the best statistical science he can find to determine his rankings, I use my own version of statistical science (in other words, I just threw stuff together and hoped people agreed with it) to determine just how much Nonsense one has seen either generated or can expect to be generated. Among the factors I considered:
Continue reading The QB Nonsense Rankings (With Apologies to Mike Tanier)

Nick already shared the NFL Playoff Predictor earlier this week and I will roll out my predictions for the upcoming season, along with some thoughts about why I concluded that the teams would finish the way they would.
Continue reading A Quick NFL Season Preview

The offseason is now over.  Free agency, the draft, training camp, preseason, roster cuts…all seen clearer in the rearviewmirror.  It’s time to put all that work to the test and play some football.

So if you wish, it’s time to put your predictions on the table.  And I’ve found a handy tool to do it: the NFL Playoff Predictor.  Be forewarned that there are still some bugs in it that you may have to account for in your own writing.  However, there are three things that I like about this:

1. It allows you to pick all 256 games, forcing you to actually show how you got each team to the record you’ve predicted for them.
2. The usability is excellent: just click on winners and move on to the next week.
3. It generates a URL that you can share your prediction with easily.

So for those interested, pick the games and copy and paste your URL here before the Super Bowl champion Broncos take the field on Thursday!

Per the team, the following players have been named to the practice squad:

• C Dillon Day
• OLB Vontarrius Dora
• WR Mose Frazier
• TE Henry Kreiger-Coble
• S Ryan Murphy
• T Justin Murray
• CB Taurean Nixon
• RB/FB Juwan Thompson
• ILB Kyle Kragen (per Mike Klis)
• WR Kalif Raymond (per Mike Klis)

As always, this list is subject to more changes as further leaguewide roster churning continues.

In light of the moves today (particularly the Bibbs over Hillman move), I thought I’d take a stab at projecting who the Broncos special teams contributors might be this year.  I’ve never coached or played organized 11-11 football, so I’m probably not the most qualified to look into this niche topic.  But I’m armed with special teams snap counts from Pro Football Reference and going to give it a shot.

Continue reading A look at possible special teams contributors for the Broncos

Per the team, the final list of cuts has resulted in the following 53-player roster.  Remember that as cuts are finalized leaguewide, there may be more roster churning ahead in the next day or two, in addition to the creation of the 2016 practice squad.

• Quarterbacks (3): Trevor Siemian, Paxton Lynch, Austin Davis
• Running backs (3): CJ Anderson, Devontae Booker, Kapri Bibbs
• Fullbacks (1): Andy Janovich
• Wide receivers: (6): Demaryius Thomas, Emmanuel Sanders, Bennie Fowler, Cody Latimer, Jordan Norwood, Jordan Taylor
• Tight ends (3): Virgil Green, Jeff Heuerman, John Phillips
• Tackles (2): Russell Okung, Donald Stephenson
• Guards (5): Max Garcia, Ty Sambrailo, Michael Schofield, Connor McGovern, Darrion Weems
• Centers (2): Matt Paradis, James Ferentz
• Nose tackles (3): Sylvester Williams, Darius Kilgo, Kyle Peko
• Defensive ends (4): Derek Wolfe, Jared Crick, Adam Gotsis, Billy Winn
• Outside linebackers (5): Von Miller, DeMarcus Ware, Shane Ray, Shaquil Barrett, Dekota Watson
• Inside linebackers (4): Brandon Marshall, Todd Davis, Zaire Anderson, Corey Nelson
• Safeties (4): TJ Ward, Darian Stewart, Justin Simmons, Will Parks
• Cornerbacks (5): Chris Harris, Jr., Aqib Talib, Bradley Roby, Kayvon Webster, Lorenzo Doss
• Kicker (1): Brandon McManus
• Punter (1): Riley Dixon
• Long snapper (1): Casey Kreiter

Reserve players:

• IR: Vance Walker, Garrett Graham
• SUS: Shiloh Keo

Last night we witnessed what the quarterback of our future, Paxton Lynch, is capable of. We also witnessed why he isn’t our starting quarterback. He requires at least another full season to learn the system and all the parts of being a quarterback. A quarterback just doesn’t throw the ball; They have to read the defense and setup the offense to succeed. He is partially to blame for the poor play of the offensive line.

One person I’m not going to throw on the list of bad things is Punter Riley Dixon. After the game, head coach Kubiak stated that Dixon was requested to try some new techniques during the game. Here are the 10 things I liked and the the 10 things I didn’t:

Continue reading Broncos at Cardinals: The 10 Things I Liked and the 10 Things I Didn’t