Draftee Quotes and Clips

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Cutler:

Quotes: http://www.denverbroncos.com/resourc...n_04_29_06.doc

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On]“I was a little bit surprised. I’m happy, I’m excited to get there. It’s an honor to be a part of the organization. But yes, this wasn’t part of the plan we saw coming. It’s going to be great. I can’t wait to get out there.”

On if he was surprised the Broncos drafted him considering they advanced to the AFC Championship Game in 2005
“It is a surprise (for Denver) to jump up there. We really didn’t have a warning. I think I knew about 15 seconds before everyone else did. It’s a surprise, and it’s going to be great to get on a winning team that has been there and is a game away from the Super Bowl. I’m excited to go out there and learn from Jake Plummer and Coach Shanahan.”

On how many conversations he had with the Broncos leading up to the draft
“Very few, very few.”

On if he anticipates playing behind Jake Plummer in 2006 and then becoming a starting quarterback the following year
“Jake Plummer, I think he’s got a lot of years left. He’s a great quarterback, and he’s been doing it in Denver the last couple of years. I’m just going to go in there and compete and learn as much as I can from Jake and Coach and everyone else there. We’re just going to have to wait and see what happens.”

On if the Broncos had not spoken with him since the combine
“I literally hadn’t heard from the Broncos in the last couple of months.”

On how long he would like to wait behind Plummer before becoming a starting quarterback
“I don’t want to put a time limit on it. I think it’s good for a quarterback to wait coming in as a rookie—learn the system, watch someone successful in front of them do it. But I’m a competitor. I want to play. I’m just going to go in there and compete and try to learn as quickly as possible.”

On who represents him
“(James) Bus Cook.”

On his win-loss record at Vanderbilt
“We didn’t have some of the talent that some other teams do. We were playing in the SEC against extremely stiff competition. I think the SEC is the best conference in the nation. I came in and got a new coaching staff my redshirt freshman year and (the team) has been building talent every since that point. This year, we were extremely close and we’re only going to get better here at Vandy. But I can’t really argue the win-loss record. It’s just part of playing at Vanderbilt. We tried to do the best we could, but sometimes we just couldn’t get it done.”

On his expectations leading into the draft
“I didn’t really have a lot of expectations. I knew the draft was going to be a little bit funny this year. There is a lot of top talent near the top of the first round. I just went into it with an open mind ready to go wherever, and this is the perfect situation to come to Denver and learn there and hopefully get a chance to play sometime.”


On if he fits the Broncos’ offensive scheme
“Yes, I think so. I think me and Jake are a little bit similar in the way that we play football. He gets out of the pocket, he likes to run and has a great arm and is a great leader. They’ve had John Elway in the past, and he is one of the best quarterbacks to ever play the game. There’s a lot of people there that have done it and done extremely well that I get to learn from.”

On what teams told him he needs to work on
“Everyone is all over my footwork and how I throw off my back foot, but I think at times that was the only option I had playing here (at Vanderbilt). I think footwork is easily corrected. I’ve already corrected a lot of it. Just getting into the system and getting used to the offense… I’m just excited and getting ready to go.”

On when he realized his arm strength
“I’ve always been able to throw a football with a lot of velocity and put a lot on it and fit it into tight windows. For a long time, I’ve know that I can throw.”

On the Broncos trading up from No. 15 to No. 11 in the first round to draft him
“It means a lot to me. They obviously wanted to get me, and it’s an honor for them to go ahead and jump to 11 to pick me. It says a lot about what they think about me, and hopefully I can go in there and compete and contribute to this team down the line.”

On the importance to his draft status of him leading Vanderbilt to a win against Tennessee
“I think the games prior to that kind of helped me out. I think I had a great second half of the season against Florida, Tennessee, obviously, Kentucky, Georgia. I think I finished up pretty well. Just to cap it off at the Tennessee game and get a lot of national exposure is obviously going to help. But the GMs, scouts and coaches—They’re not going to pay a lot of attention to that. They’re going to look at the whole season and see how productive I was.”

On being shown on TV during the draft eating quesadillas
“They were chicken quesadillas.”

On his poise during the draft
“I was extremely calm. I was nervous before I got here, but once it started, I calmed down. It was out of my hands. Whoever was going to get me was going to get me, and I ended up in a perfect situation.”

On if he has had contact with Brett Favre, who is represented by Cutler’s agent (Bus Cook)
“Yes, I’ve talked to Brett. He (Cook) represents Brett Favre and Steve McNair both, so I’ve been able to talk with them and get some advice from them. They just say, ‘Be yourself, enjoy the process and your time will come. Keep working hard, and good things will happen.”

On if he could ask for a birthday present (born April 29, 1983) than being drafted by Denver at No. 11
“This is a pretty good one.”


Cutler Press Clippings: http://www.denverbroncos.com/resourc...ings/42506.pdf

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Tony Scheffler, TE Western Michigan

Quotes: http://www.denverbroncos.com/resourc...n_04_29_06.doc

TE Tony Scheffler teleconference
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Western Michigan (Rd. 2 – 61st overall)

On the feeling that he could be drafted in the second round

“It’s a good feeling, obviously. I think I have great ability and I’m going to prove to the Denver Broncos’ organization and fans that I was a great pick for the Broncos. I can’t wait to get in and get started.”

On if he thinks he can come in and be a good blocker right away for Denver

“I do, I do. I played baseball, and I had a number of things holding me back from becoming a dominant blocker. It has been a knock on me, and I’m ready to go in and prove that the Denver Broncos made a great decision drafting me and I’m a tough player. I am a tough football player.”

On his baseball career at Western Michigan

“I played for four years. This past year would have been my fifth year of eligibility, and I chose not to play.”

On whether he ever had a thought of pursuing professional baseball

“There was out of high school, actually. There was a lot of hype coming out and that is why I pursued it in college….for that reason. Basically, football was number one in my heart and I have always been a football fan. I can’t wait to continue that, (playing football) getting better and going from there.”

On how important his 40-yard time was he ran out the NFL Combine

“It was big, but that is what I always run (time). I told everyone that I interviewed with at the combine that I would be in the 4.5s. I think it was big but at the same time, I think other parts of my game merit the same respect.”

On his shoulder injury

“My sophomore year I broke my collarbone the first game of the season and missed the whole season. My junior and senior years, I started every game. That’s a non-issue.”

Scheffler Press Clippings: http://www.denverbroncos.com/resourc...ffler_tony.pdf

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[ludo21]

Wow, cool B-day and get into the NFL.

Cutler sounds like a real good person, and hopefully he does well.

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Chris Kuper, G

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On the difficulty of getting noticed by NFL scouts at a Division-II school
“It’s tougher than for another guy that maybe plays in the Big Ten or a school like that. I just went out and did my job and did everything I could for my team and for myself, and it ended up working out.”

On how he ended up playing at North Dakota after growing up in Alaska
“Just lack of recruiting. I didn’t really get recruited too much out of high school. I had really two options: go to Western Washington, North Dakota or possible go to a junior college.”

On if the Broncos visited him when he worked out at a local performance agency
“I saw some guys there at some point, but nothing that set a red light off in my head that told me that they were interested or how interested they were.”

On if he met Broncos C Tom Nalen and other Denver offensive linemen while training locally
“Yes. I trained with Nalen a little bit over there.”

On if he can long snap
“Yes, that’s something that I’ve been honing the past couple of years. I didn’t start as a long snapper here, but it’s going to be something that I’m going to work on just to try to make myself a little more versatile.”

On why he had a feeling the Broncos would draft him
“I think initially it was just a place that I wanted to go. They have a great program, a great franchise out there. I’ve heard nothing but great things about Coach (Mike) Shanahan. It just seemed like a great place to live and to play. When I was out there, I went and saw the AFC Championship (Game) out there, and the atmosphere was unbelievable.”

On how he got tickets to the AFC Championship Game in January
“I was training down at Velocity in Denver, and my agent kind of finagled a way to get me into the game. He had a friend that played for Pittsburgh.”

http://www.denverbroncos.com/resourc...s_04_30_06.doc

Kupe's Scouting Bio... including combine numbers:

http://www.denverbroncos.com/resourc...R,%20Chris.pdf

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Dominik Hixon, WR, Akron

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On how he found out he was drafted by the Broncos
“They had called me first just to talk to me and ask some questions, and they called me right before they were on the clock.”

On how he thinks he fits in with the Broncos and their situation at wide receiver
“Just from talking to my coach (Akron Head Coach J.D. Brookhart) from when he worked out there (1995), he said that they have kind of similar offense and that it would be a good fit for me. This was way back when.”

On being drafted as a receiver after playing safety his first two years of college
“I never even really though about it, to be honest with you. I just kind of rolled with the punches when they moved me to receiver and just worked as hard as I could and let it take its course.””

On when he came to the United States after growing up in Germany
“When I was 12-and-a-half.”

On if can he speak German
“Yes sir. My mother is German.”

On seeing himself as part of a tandem in a couple of years with Broncos first-round draft choice QB Jay Cutler
“I can. I’m looking forward to just meeting everybody and see what’s going to happen. But I definitely can see that.”

On if he has met Jay Cutler before
“No I haven’t.”

On what he knows about Broncos WR Rod Smith and his reputation
“I heard that he is one of the best receivers in the league, but he probably doesn’t get all of the publicity that everybody else gets. But I definitely heard that he is someone that you can learn off of and to just watch what he is doing because he is such a good example.”

On if he sees himself impacting the Broncos right away as a kick/punt returner
“Definitely, I would like to. Also, maybe on either punt team and kickoff team because I’ve done that before. Hopefully I can get an opportunity to do that also.”

On if he thinks being a returner is one of the strengths to his game
“Yes, I think it is. It’s something else you can do, so if you are not playing receiver you can also help on special teams in the return game. Teams can kind of utilize you as needed.”

http://www.denverbroncos.com/resourc...k_04_30_06.doc

Hixon at a glance:

http://www.denverbroncos.com/resourc...on_domenik.pdf

[SoCalBronco]

Thank you NPR.

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Shanahan on Day #2

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On WRs Brandon Marshall (UCF) and Domenik Hixon (Akron), whom the Broncos selected in the 2006 NFL Draft
“Brandon Marshall is 6-foot-4 and a half, almost 6-foot-5, 230 pounds. We think he has the flexibility to play on the outside and inside. He could be an H-back tight end, wide receiver… We think he’s a good athlete, and he has played defensive back one year and he led the team in tackles when one of his safeties went down. We feel like he has a lot of value. When you take a look at Domenik Hixon from Akron, we just liked the way he played. He’s another guy that started off on defense. J.D. Brookhart, the coach at Akron, felt like their quarterback needed some speed at the wide receiver position so they switched him over, and he had two great years of catching the football. He’s got great speed. he’s in that 4.3 range. He makes a lot of plays after the catch, and we thought he was a good value there in the fourth round. I don’t think he will be able to go until the end of May because he did break a bone in his leg, but he should be able to go on the first of June and kind of get started.”

On whether WR Domenik Hixon will contribute on special teams
“He’s a punt returner and kickoff returner, so it’s always a plus. But we brought him in here not strictly for special teams. We brought him in to compete with our wide receivers because we thought with his speed and some of the plays he made that there was a lot of value there at that pick.”

On why he thinks DE Elvis Dumervil was selected late in the draft despite a stellar collegiate career at Louisville
“You never know what people are looking for, but we are very happy to have him we think he is a player that can play both outside and inside. He could possibly be a nose tackle, three-technique. He obviously rushed from the outside in college. He has always been an overachiever. People have always said that he is too short and can’t make the plays and he seems to make the plays at every level, so he’s excited about being here and we’re excited about having him. He has those long arms, too. That always helps a lot of those defensive lineman.”

On the possibility of DE Elvis Dumervil playing different positions
“We just view them as football players and when they compete, we’ll figure where he plays.”

On DE Elvis Dumervil’s height (5-foot-11)
“Obviously, height helps so you would rather be 6’6” than 5’6”. There’s not a lot of 5’6” players in the National Football League. Height is a factor, but a guy like this has longer arms. His arms are long, so it helps in the pass rush. One of the reasons why there is not a lot of short defensive lineman is because it goes with arm length. His arm length is of a guy about 6’4” or 6’5 and probably one of the reasons he has had so much success getting to the quarterback through his high school and collegiate days.”

On how he feels about the wide receiver position after the new acquisitions
“There will be a lot of competition. Any time you bring in a Pro Bowl player (WR Javon Walker) that we have a lot of confidence in, obviously, that brings a lot to the table not only the way he plays but the way he has handled himself… really a class guy. We are very happy to have Javon with us. And then you have some competition. We have lot of young guys coming in that will get a chance to compete with the guys that are here. I believe we have a lot more depth at that position than we have had in a long time, so that’s a big positive right there.”

On the two offensive lineman drafted: Chris Kuper (North Dakota) and Greg Eslinger (Minnesota)
“We liked both of them. We were hoping both of them would be there with that pick, but you never know. Both Kuper and Eslinger are two guys that we were hoping would be there with our pick, and very seldom does that happen. A lot of times, you are hoping for a guy to be there and he’s not there and you have to go with your second third ort fourth pick. We were hoping that one would be there in the fifth round and the other would be there in the sixth round and fortunately, both were there. They are our style offensive lineman, and I think they bring good value. Kuper was a guy that played both tackle and guard. He has some flexibility there. Eslinger was a four-year starter at Minnesota and team captain and then they run the zone-blocking scheme, which is very similar to what we do, so they should fit in well.”

On meeting with first-round pick QB Jay Cutler and second-round pick TE Tony Scheffler on Sunday
“I had a chance to spend a little time with Jay and Tony. Two great guys, two class guys. We were in the draft room the whole time, so I didn’t get a chance to spend as much time as I would like. I got a chance to spend about 15 minutes with each guy, got a chance to talk, but with all of those draft choices going on…. One of the bad parts of bringing them in this early is you are consumed with the draft. They already took off, but they will be back in a couple of weeks and I’m sure they will get tired of seeing me very quickly (smiling).”

On if he thinks QB Jay Cutler will be able to pick up the offense fairly quickly
“It’s a learning experience for everybody, but he’s an extremely bright guy and he’s going to work at it. There’s always a learning curve, but he will do whatever he can to prepare to learn it. Things come fairly quickly to him, so I don’t think it will take too long. But there is nothing like the experience of going against an NFL defense. That will take some time.”

On how he feels about the 2006 NFL Draft
“I feel very good about our weekend. Like we talked about yesterday, we had a couple of extra picks, and any time you have low picks in the first round or multiple picks, you should feel good about your draft. Sometimes later on in the draft, you don’t get some of your needs but with the number of picks we had we felt we addressed a lot of areas and we felt very good about it.”

On when the Broncos expect to have WR Javon Walker at their facility
“He’s going to come in a week from tomorrow. He’ll come in and start some of his rehab on the ACL, start picking up our system and be a part of our off-season program.”

On whether drafting two receivers was planned
“Like I said, it’s not necessarily two receivers. It could be. One guy can play receiver and can play tight end, H-back. Any time you have a guy almost 6-foot-5, 230 pounds, you get the flexibility to play him at a lot of different positions. Those are the players that have been to the Pro Bowl for us came in as wide receivers like Shannon Sharpe, Billy Smith, Byron Chamberlain and Desmond Clark. We have had a lot of success with wide receivers converting over to tight ends. Not saying that’s where we’ll be, but when you get guys like Brandon (Marshall) you get an opportunity to play him at a lot of different positions.”

On drafting tall receivers
“You want receivers that can do everything, obviously. You want receivers that have a chance to be bump-covered that are big that can play the game. If you had your pick you would rather have a tall receiver than a short receiver you would rather have a tall guy. But that tall receiver has to be productive. There is a lot of things we ask our receivers to do, and hopefully this will pick up the competition at this position.”

On whether the Broncos looked to draft a running back in the 2006 NFL Draft
“No, we did not. We weren’t planning on picking up a running back. Like we said yesterday, Maroney (Lawrence, Minnesota RB) was a guy that we thought a lot of, a guy we probably would have taken because of his value and how good we thought he would fit into any zone-blocking scheme. Obviously, we stepped up and went a different direction, but he is quality back and obviously going to New England. We will get chance to play against him.”

On whether the Broncos had a goal of adding more players on the team
“We have a lot of bodies right now, probably have more bodies right now than we have had in a while. When we go into free agency, we will probably pick up five guys, which is all we have room for. We’ve got most of the depth on our football team and most of our squad in tact right now. So we will wait until after the draft after the seventh round and try to sign a few free agents and hopefully they are the guys that we want and some of those free agents will have the opportunity to make our football team. We used to have 12 rounds, 16 rounds and now it’s down to seven. There are still some quality players that are out there at the end of the day.”

On the Broncos’ running back situation
“We have some depth at the running back position, and we have three guys; Ron Dayne—we all know what Ron has done throughout his career, Tatum Bell, who was very productive for us last year and is going to have chance to compete. Cedric Cobbs, a guy that we thought a lot of that went to New England and we were fortunate enough to get late in the season and you still have a guy like Cecil Sapp who can play the fullback and the tailback position, so we do feel like we have some depth there.”

On drafting primarily defense last year and primarily offense this year
“Sometimes you address your needs. I thought we needed some more speed, and I think we were able to do that. I felt we needed obviously, a quarterback that could come in here and compete. Very seldom are you able to get the quality quarterback that we think we got. We were able to add a few other positions. Any time you bring in a Pro Bowl player to your team that has proven himself and you are able to get a tight end that you think can run with the best of them, you feel like you added some quality depth and playmakers. Hopefully, it works out that way.”

http://www.denverbroncos.com/resourc...n_04_30_06.doc

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Elvis:

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On why he thinks he was taken in the fourth round of the 2006 NFL Draft
“A lot of teams had questions about my height situation (5-foot-11), and I didn’t work out to the best of my abilities at the combine. I think that is the reason why I fell a little, but I’m very excited to where I dropped to in Denver. It is such a first-class organization and will allow me to come in and try to contribute to a winning program.”

On where he expected to be drafted and if he was disappointed at the end of Saturday when a team had yet to select him
“I wanted to get off the board and go somewhere, but at the same time, there were a lot of people that wish they were in my position. I just tried to keep a positive mindset, and I’m just excited that I got off the board and land in Denver. I really don’t feel bad anymore.”

On what kind of conversations he had with the Broncos before he was picked
“I met them once at the combine, but honestly I didn’t think Denver was really interested because I only spoke to them once. It kind of caught me off guard.”

On what went wrong for him at the 2006 combine
“I kind of had an aggravated hamstring prior to the combine, so I wasn’t able to run my type of time. I ran like a 4.65 (40-yard dash). I know I am faster, but things happen and I wasn’t able to perform up to my abilities so I had to sit out all of the individual workouts.”

On where he sees himself fitting in with the Broncos
“I’ll play whatever the team asks me to play, but I think my position is rushing the passer, getting off the edge and creating some turnovers. I’m just a big momentum guy. That is such a great defense that Denver has already, and if I can help in any way, that’s just my goal.”

On things that critics say he needs to improve on
“I think I have to play the run a lot better. You are always working on your technique. You can never have too much technique.”

On if he thinks he can come in and have an impact on pass rush right away
“Definitely. I’m a hard worker and I bring energy to the defense. I’ve been watching Denver’s defense, and I like their style of play and I think I have the ability to contribute. I can learn from some guys, come in and play my role and help the team the best that I can.”

http://www.denverbroncos.com/resourc...l_04_30_06.doc

E. Dum's Scouting Bio/Agility numbers:

http://www.denverbroncos.com/resourc...RVIL,Elvis.pdf

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Elvis Dumervil Press clips:

http://www.denverbroncos.com/resourc...rvil_elvis.pdf

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Greg Eslinger:

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On if he was surprised he was drafted late in the draft after a stellar collegiate career at Minnesota
“To tell you the truth, I really hadn’t thought too much about it. I kind of had the mentality the whole time of, ‘I don’t care where I go or when I go.’ I just wanted to get a shot at the NFL and get a shot to prove myself at the next level.”

On why teams may have underestimated what he has to offer
“I’m not sure. I really couldn’t tell you. I think they may have limited me to more of a zone scheme, like we do at Minnesota, but I really have no idea. They might have many reasons.”

On if he knows Broncos starting G Ben Hamilton, who played at Minnesota
“No, he graduated two years before I came to Minnesota. But it’s funny because early in my college career, I used to watch a lot of Ben Hamilton film from his earlier days at Minnesota to try to incorporate a lot of what he did into my game.”

http://www.denverbroncos.com/resourc...g_04_30_06.doc


Greg's Bio PDF, including combine numbers:
http://www.denverbroncos.com/resourc...ER,%20Greg.pdf

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Forgive the bold text all over the place. I was just cutting and pasting from a word doc and it seems to have some glitches. Hope there is something new to see here. Some of the players had press clippings compiled on them. If you follow the links you'll see that.

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Bonus:

Some sort of Javon Walker media time capsule. Keep an eye on the dates.

http://www.denverbroncos.com/resourc...lker_javon.pdf

[Billy Clyde Puckett]

Thanks NPR Great stuff.

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Brandon Marshall at a glance:

http://www.denverbroncos.com/resourc...ll_brandon.pdf

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T. Scheff's Scouting bio/Agility numbers:

http://www.denverbroncos.com/resourc...ER,%20Tony.pdf

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J. Cut's Scouting Bio and Agility numbers:

http://www.denverbroncos.com/resourc...y%20Cutler.pdf

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On whether WR Domenik Hixon will contribute on special teams

“He’s a punt returner and kickoff returner, so it’s always a plus. But we brought him in here not strictly for special teams. We brought him in to compete with our wide receivers because we thought with his speed and some of the plays he made that there was a lot of value there at that pick.”


"...He’s got great speed. he’s in that 4.3 range."



Maybe he can catch a TD pass this year and replace Lelie.

[minibronco]

Thanks very much Needa. Very informative.

For some reason, my RealOne player isn't working so I can't watch any of the videos on www.DenverBroncos.com, so this is really helping.

Seems like they're all giving the "glad to be here, anywhere" answer. Alls well.

[2KBack]

All these guys seem very bright and mature. Hixon went as far as to call the interviewer "sir." They picked up some ver hard working high character players. I love what I hear, even if they were just well coached in what to say.

[KillerBronco#76]

On DE Elvis Dumervil’s height (5-foot-11)
“Obviously, height helps so you would rather be 6’6” than 5’6”. There’s not a lot of 5’6” players in the National Football League. Height is a factor, but a guy like this has longer arms. His arms are long, so it helps in the pass rush. One of the reasons why there is not a lot of short defensive lineman is because it goes with arm length. His arm length is of a guy about 6’4” or 6’5 and probably one of the reasons he has had so much success getting to the quarterback through his high school and collegiate days.”

Anyone remember what i was trying to say about how arm strength didnt matter that much for a D-lineman cause all you do with your arms is creat seperation. Sorry but it just satisfied my ego to hear the coach make the same point it did a while back...

[Clockwork Orange]

Someone had better tell Kuper and Eslinger to enjoy their interview time now. Once they get to camp, they go into the cone of silence with the rest of the O-line.

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Originally Posted by minibronco

Thanks very much Needa. Very informative.

For some reason, my RealOne player isn't working so I can't watch any of the videos on www.DenverBroncos.com, so this is really helping.

Seems like they're all giving the "glad to be here, anywhere" answer. Alls well.

Here is a lot of great video, Mini. May be better then what DB.com is running.

http://cbs4denver.com/sports/local_story_121080826.html

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One more look.

[Rascal]

How in the heck can Dumerville play DT at 258?

[GSRelyea]

Watching the Sceffler press conferance, he also spoke about long snapping. Said he did it a good amount in college and is looking forward to doing more of it at the next level. Always a good thing.