24champ
07-28-2008, 03:21 PM
2008 Broncos Training Camp
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Practice time: 8:15 AM
Location: Dove Valley Training Facility
Weather: Warm and then got really hot. Sunny.
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Greetings my fellow training Camp junkies,
This might be my last report, I don't know if they are holding training camp on the 8th and 9th which is when I get back into Denver. At any rate, I had a lot of fun doing these and interacting with Montrose, Oskie, Apa and Kaylore. Disco actually made it in today with his kid...they both sported orange afros. Pretty funny and cute.
I also greatly appreciate the fan mail I get. Even getting some PMs from people from Vandy checking in on Cutler and Winborne. I learned a lot about our team these past 3-4 days and what to expect about the team. Which I will get into later. I hope Montrose continues to do reports this week and also looking forward to hearing from Oskie, Apa, Kahn about this team next weekend. I want to hear about who is making progress.
Anyway here is my report and some pics to follow later when I upload them from Photobucket...
Offense
Quarterbacks
Jay Cutler- Didn't look too good, needs to work on his decision making a little more. Once he gets some more repetition throwing to his receivers, he'll be fine. He threw a great pass to Marshall who ran it in for a TD.
Darrel Hackney- Consistent as a QB, makes several good decisions when throwing the ball. We were discussing about Hackney, and while he did good. I don't know if I would be comfortable with him as our 2nd. Doesn't have the experience like Ramsey has.
Patrick Ramsey- Flat out sucked today. Montrose is right, he looks like Preston Parsons out there. He had ONE good throw to Scheff I think, but that was it. Disappointing to see.
Running Backs-
Selvin Young- Looks consistent to me, he doesn't make many mistakes. He wasn't out on the field a lot today, but I feel comfortable with him as our number one guy.
Michael Pittman- He did alright, played in some fullback sets in for Hillis I assume. I do not see Pittman making this team. Too much talent to compete with and the other guys are clearly getting up to speed and learning the system.
Ryan Torain- Followed up yesterday with another brilliant performance. I really love how he cuts back, he seems to get a better feel of the offense everyday. I could see a RBBC coming back with Torain/Young.
Andre Hall- Did well yesterday, but wasn't noticeable much today thought I saw. Much of the attention went to Young/Torain/Aldridge, which brings me to...
Aldridge- Seems like every so often that he carries the rock, he can take off like a rocket. He has a problem going up the middle and isn't effective there. Which leads me to believe that Aldridge will be our Darren Sproles, frankly because he isn't going to be an every down running back and the fact that yesterday and today he did some kick returns. He has a good chance to make the team, needs to continue to improve.
Payton Hillis- Didn't notice him out there, apparently he was out. Hope he isn't injured bad.
Cecil Sapp- After yesterday's good showing, Sapp looked pretty average on the block and in receiving. Needs to hurry up and do well before Hillis comes back and takes the job.
Wide Receivers
Brandon Marshall- Looked very good today, I believe he is rounding back into form. He wasn't perfect, but he was close. Took a nice pass from Cutler for 80 yards.
Glenn Martinez- See him as a 4 or 5 on the team. He does the small things well, and blocks adequately too.
Eddie Royal- Still needs to get the timing down with Jay Cutler. They missed a great opportunity to hook up on a long throw by
Darrell Jackson- D-Jack did alright today. Is most likely the #2 guy on WR. I don't see anyone else challenging for that #2 spot.
Keary Colbert- Was a lot better than yesterday. Made a few catches, however on one play he should have gripped the ball a lot better than he should have. He bobbled the ball and if he was tackled in a real game, he would have lost it. Not a good thing to see, and he was disappointed about that catch.
Brandon Stokely- Didn't see him much today, he made a couple catches from I saw by beating JMFW on one play.
Clifford Russell- Was more noticeable than he was the entire camp. Made some solid catches, and did some special team work. Not a bad day, but I doubt he makes the squad.
Marquay McDaniel- Third day in a row where he wasn't noticeable.
Taylor Jacobs- Was nowhere to be seen, once again.
Tight Ends
Tony Scheffler- Continues to roll! I wouldn't put it past Scheff to have a Pro-Bowl season if he stays healthy. He makes the routes and catching the ball SO EASY. He has unbelievable hands.
Nate Jackson- Wasn't noticeable much, ran plays with the third team, was next to Polumbus and did well for blocking.
Brett Pierce- He had a fumble after catching the ball. Wasn't even a hard hit, not a good sign for a TE.
Chad Mustard- Didn't see him, actually if you go back to my previous reports. I haven't seen him all camp.
Daniel Graham- Was on the field a lot, didn't see any spectacular plays or catches from him. I suspect it was because Graham was helping out Harris and Polumbus on plays.
Offensive Line
Ryan Clady- Total beast. I am not worried about the LT position this season.
Erik Pears- Had a false start, was the only time I noticed him really. Like with most lineman during a game, you only see them when they commit a mistake.
Tom Nalen- Not much to report here. Someone get him a new pair of shorts that fit him. Thanks.
Montrae Holland- TFTP...and I didn't see him doing the sled at all. Might be doing that this afternoon, but really didn't see Holland anywhere.
Chris Kuper- Did pretty well today, he held his ground despite his injury. He does well on the running plays.
Ryan Harris- He was better today positionally, I focused on the RT spot a lot today, kept pointing out and making sure people were focused on Harris. He is getting better as far as Position goes, but as Requiem noted yesterday in my report. He is probably not strong enough for the position yet. He wasn't great or good today, but he wasn't junk either.
Ben Hamilton- Didn't notice him on the line much.
Polumbus- Had help from Nate Jackson and Graham. My opinion of this Puff is that he is good actually in the run game. I have never read his scouting reports, but he seems to be a road grader type of player. As far as pass protection, he needs to work on getting in better position in passing situations. He is an interesting player on the line thats for sure.
That's about it for the offense......defense next.
http://web1.denverbroncos.com/resources/custom/Images/08%20Training%20Camp/tc_main_080728.jpg
Practice time: 8:15 AM
Location: Dove Valley Training Facility
Weather: Warm and then got really hot. Sunny.
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a198/24champbailey/news.jpg
Orange Mane (http://www.orangemane.com)
Bronco Talk (http://broncotalk.net/)
Mile High Report (http://www.milehighreport.com/)
Denver Post (http://www.denverpost.com/broncos)
Rocky Mountain News (http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/nfl/)
DenverBroncos.com Top Stories (http://www.denverbroncos.com/page.php?id=346)
CBS 4 Denver (http://cbs4denver.com/broncos)
ABC 7 Denver (http://www.thedenverchannel.com/denverbroncos/index.html)
Fox 11/31 Denver (http://www.myfoxcolorado.com/myfox/pages/Sports/Index;jsessionid=8FB7C7855AE125705644B3C148946314? pageId=6.3.2)
NBC 9 Denver (http://www.9news.com/sports/pro_football/nfl/denver_broncos/default.aspx)
Greetings my fellow training Camp junkies,
This might be my last report, I don't know if they are holding training camp on the 8th and 9th which is when I get back into Denver. At any rate, I had a lot of fun doing these and interacting with Montrose, Oskie, Apa and Kaylore. Disco actually made it in today with his kid...they both sported orange afros. Pretty funny and cute.
I also greatly appreciate the fan mail I get. Even getting some PMs from people from Vandy checking in on Cutler and Winborne. I learned a lot about our team these past 3-4 days and what to expect about the team. Which I will get into later. I hope Montrose continues to do reports this week and also looking forward to hearing from Oskie, Apa, Kahn about this team next weekend. I want to hear about who is making progress.
Anyway here is my report and some pics to follow later when I upload them from Photobucket...
Offense
Quarterbacks
Jay Cutler- Didn't look too good, needs to work on his decision making a little more. Once he gets some more repetition throwing to his receivers, he'll be fine. He threw a great pass to Marshall who ran it in for a TD.
Darrel Hackney- Consistent as a QB, makes several good decisions when throwing the ball. We were discussing about Hackney, and while he did good. I don't know if I would be comfortable with him as our 2nd. Doesn't have the experience like Ramsey has.
Patrick Ramsey- Flat out sucked today. Montrose is right, he looks like Preston Parsons out there. He had ONE good throw to Scheff I think, but that was it. Disappointing to see.
Running Backs-
Selvin Young- Looks consistent to me, he doesn't make many mistakes. He wasn't out on the field a lot today, but I feel comfortable with him as our number one guy.
Michael Pittman- He did alright, played in some fullback sets in for Hillis I assume. I do not see Pittman making this team. Too much talent to compete with and the other guys are clearly getting up to speed and learning the system.
Ryan Torain- Followed up yesterday with another brilliant performance. I really love how he cuts back, he seems to get a better feel of the offense everyday. I could see a RBBC coming back with Torain/Young.
Andre Hall- Did well yesterday, but wasn't noticeable much today thought I saw. Much of the attention went to Young/Torain/Aldridge, which brings me to...
Aldridge- Seems like every so often that he carries the rock, he can take off like a rocket. He has a problem going up the middle and isn't effective there. Which leads me to believe that Aldridge will be our Darren Sproles, frankly because he isn't going to be an every down running back and the fact that yesterday and today he did some kick returns. He has a good chance to make the team, needs to continue to improve.
Payton Hillis- Didn't notice him out there, apparently he was out. Hope he isn't injured bad.
Cecil Sapp- After yesterday's good showing, Sapp looked pretty average on the block and in receiving. Needs to hurry up and do well before Hillis comes back and takes the job.
Wide Receivers
Brandon Marshall- Looked very good today, I believe he is rounding back into form. He wasn't perfect, but he was close. Took a nice pass from Cutler for 80 yards.
Glenn Martinez- See him as a 4 or 5 on the team. He does the small things well, and blocks adequately too.
Eddie Royal- Still needs to get the timing down with Jay Cutler. They missed a great opportunity to hook up on a long throw by
Darrell Jackson- D-Jack did alright today. Is most likely the #2 guy on WR. I don't see anyone else challenging for that #2 spot.
Keary Colbert- Was a lot better than yesterday. Made a few catches, however on one play he should have gripped the ball a lot better than he should have. He bobbled the ball and if he was tackled in a real game, he would have lost it. Not a good thing to see, and he was disappointed about that catch.
Brandon Stokely- Didn't see him much today, he made a couple catches from I saw by beating JMFW on one play.
Clifford Russell- Was more noticeable than he was the entire camp. Made some solid catches, and did some special team work. Not a bad day, but I doubt he makes the squad.
Marquay McDaniel- Third day in a row where he wasn't noticeable.
Taylor Jacobs- Was nowhere to be seen, once again.
Tight Ends
Tony Scheffler- Continues to roll! I wouldn't put it past Scheff to have a Pro-Bowl season if he stays healthy. He makes the routes and catching the ball SO EASY. He has unbelievable hands.
Nate Jackson- Wasn't noticeable much, ran plays with the third team, was next to Polumbus and did well for blocking.
Brett Pierce- He had a fumble after catching the ball. Wasn't even a hard hit, not a good sign for a TE.
Chad Mustard- Didn't see him, actually if you go back to my previous reports. I haven't seen him all camp.
Daniel Graham- Was on the field a lot, didn't see any spectacular plays or catches from him. I suspect it was because Graham was helping out Harris and Polumbus on plays.
Offensive Line
Ryan Clady- Total beast. I am not worried about the LT position this season.
Erik Pears- Had a false start, was the only time I noticed him really. Like with most lineman during a game, you only see them when they commit a mistake.
Tom Nalen- Not much to report here. Someone get him a new pair of shorts that fit him. Thanks.
Montrae Holland- TFTP...and I didn't see him doing the sled at all. Might be doing that this afternoon, but really didn't see Holland anywhere.
Chris Kuper- Did pretty well today, he held his ground despite his injury. He does well on the running plays.
Ryan Harris- He was better today positionally, I focused on the RT spot a lot today, kept pointing out and making sure people were focused on Harris. He is getting better as far as Position goes, but as Requiem noted yesterday in my report. He is probably not strong enough for the position yet. He wasn't great or good today, but he wasn't junk either.
Ben Hamilton- Didn't notice him on the line much.
Polumbus- Had help from Nate Jackson and Graham. My opinion of this Puff is that he is good actually in the run game. I have never read his scouting reports, but he seems to be a road grader type of player. As far as pass protection, he needs to work on getting in better position in passing situations. He is an interesting player on the line thats for sure.
That's about it for the offense......defense next.