SoCalBronco
06-08-2007, 03:22 AM
Happy campers get early release
Shanahan: "We got a lot done"
By Mike Chambers
Denver Post Sports Writer
Article Last Updated: 06/07/2007 11:52:46 PM MDT
(hc) broncos_camp, Denver, CO., June 7, 2007-Denver Broncos defensive lineman Sam Adams smiles after the last day of the mini camp at the practice field on Thursday. (The Denver Post/ Hyoung Chang) ( | Hyoung Chang)
There were no dogs at Broncos practice Thursday, but coach Mike Shanahan tossed out a big bone by ending the final day of camp shortly after it began.
"He threw us a bone, and it was great," running back Travis Henry said after Shanahan released his players until next month's minicamp. "I don't think nobody knew it and we were surprised. We've been working hard, looking good as a team, so that's the important thing."
The early ending, which came just after the team stretch, capped a combined 14 days in two practice sessions in the last month. Minicamp begins July 9, and training camp starts later that month.
Shanahan said he released the players early because "we got a lot done."
"We had some big practices," he said. "They still have a few weeks of the offseason conditioning program, so they'll come back Monday ready to go."
Quarterback Jay Cutler said he would be golfing Monday, then try to take a trip at the end of the month. The second-year QB said the offense is in good shape.
"We put a lot of stuff in," he said. "I think we got a lot done, a lot more than we did last camp, I mean, just getting the new guys in here and putting plays in and repping and getting a good feel for everything."
Cutler also likes Denver's defense, although the unit is no fun to pass against. He said going against starting cornerbacks Champ Bailey and Dré Bly and safeties John Lynch and Nick Ferguson "makes things kind of unrealistic for us as quarterbacks."
"Last year was tough enough with Champ and John and Nick and those guys, and now you put Dré in the mix. It's tough," Cutler said. "They're so good at disguising. ... Other defenses aren't going to be able to do the thing our defense does."
Mike Chambers can be reached at 303-954-1357 or mchambers@denverpost.com.
http://www.denverpost.com/sports/ci_6088438
Shanahan: "We got a lot done"
By Mike Chambers
Denver Post Sports Writer
Article Last Updated: 06/07/2007 11:52:46 PM MDT
(hc) broncos_camp, Denver, CO., June 7, 2007-Denver Broncos defensive lineman Sam Adams smiles after the last day of the mini camp at the practice field on Thursday. (The Denver Post/ Hyoung Chang) ( | Hyoung Chang)
There were no dogs at Broncos practice Thursday, but coach Mike Shanahan tossed out a big bone by ending the final day of camp shortly after it began.
"He threw us a bone, and it was great," running back Travis Henry said after Shanahan released his players until next month's minicamp. "I don't think nobody knew it and we were surprised. We've been working hard, looking good as a team, so that's the important thing."
The early ending, which came just after the team stretch, capped a combined 14 days in two practice sessions in the last month. Minicamp begins July 9, and training camp starts later that month.
Shanahan said he released the players early because "we got a lot done."
"We had some big practices," he said. "They still have a few weeks of the offseason conditioning program, so they'll come back Monday ready to go."
Quarterback Jay Cutler said he would be golfing Monday, then try to take a trip at the end of the month. The second-year QB said the offense is in good shape.
"We put a lot of stuff in," he said. "I think we got a lot done, a lot more than we did last camp, I mean, just getting the new guys in here and putting plays in and repping and getting a good feel for everything."
Cutler also likes Denver's defense, although the unit is no fun to pass against. He said going against starting cornerbacks Champ Bailey and Dré Bly and safeties John Lynch and Nick Ferguson "makes things kind of unrealistic for us as quarterbacks."
"Last year was tough enough with Champ and John and Nick and those guys, and now you put Dré in the mix. It's tough," Cutler said. "They're so good at disguising. ... Other defenses aren't going to be able to do the thing our defense does."
Mike Chambers can be reached at 303-954-1357 or mchambers@denverpost.com.
http://www.denverpost.com/sports/ci_6088438