Quinn Says “Sorry” for Comments Made About Tebow GQ Story

February 22nd, 2012 Matt Loede Posted in News, Opinions

Broncos backup QB Brady Quinn is apologizing to Tim Tebow for unflattering comments that he made about the Broncos’ starting quarterback in a GQ article.

The article on Tebowmania was written by Michael Silver and titled “The year of Magical Stinking: An Oral History of Tebow Time.”

In it, Quinn was quoted as saying, “We’ve had a lot of, I guess, luck, to put it simply.” He also said he felt the fans were the reason Tebow leapfrogged him on the depth chart when supplanting Kyle Orton as the starter after a 1-4 start.

“I felt like the fans had a lot to do with that,” Quinn said in the article. “Just ’cause they were chanting his name. There was a big calling for him. No, I don’t have any billboards. That would have been nice.”

Quinn also said in the article that the way Tebow expresses his faith doesn’t “seem very humble to me.” Both men are Christians.

Quinn took to Twitter after the article’s release Tuesday, saying the comments attributed to him did not reflect his opinion of Tebow.

Tebow “deserves a lot of credit for our success and I’m happy for him and what he accomplished. Most importantly, he is a great teammate,” Quinn wrote.

Quinn said he’s reached out to Tebow directly “to clear this up,” adding, “I apologize to anyone who feels I was trying to take anything away from our team’s or Tim’s success this season.”

Quinn is an unrestricted free agent whom the Broncos are considering bringing back to Denver.

He was Orton’s primary backup when the season started but when Orton struggled, the Broncos’ brain trust wanted to see what they had in Tebow, a 2010 first-round draft pick who made more than $7 million last season, including a big bonus that was paid before the season.

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Fox Wants Two QB’s to Come in and Challenge Tebow

February 21st, 2012 Matt Loede Posted in News

Broncos head coach John Fox wants to add two quarterbacks to provide competition for Tim Tebow next season.

“Numbers wise that’s accurate,” Broncos coach John Fox said Monday. “Who, what, where, when, what market — it’s still way too early how we get those quarterbacks.”

Tebow completed 46.5 percent of 271 pass attempts for 1,729 yards with 12 touchdowns and six interceptions in 11 starts last season. Tebow’s completion percentage dropped to 40.4 percent in the post-season and the 2010 first-round pick is working with UCLA quarterbacks coach Noel Mazzone before the team’s off-season program.

Undrafted rookie Adam Weber is the only the other quarterback on the Broncos’ roster. Whoever is added, Tebow will open up the 2012 league year as the starter.

“He’s going to come into our camp as the starting quarterback,” Fox said of Tebow. “He’s young. He can get better.”

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Broncos Free Agents for 2012 – Who Should Stay and Who Should Go?

February 20th, 2012 Matt Loede Posted in 2012 Free Agency, News, Opinions

Now that the 2011 season is officially over following the Super Bowl, now we can all look ahead to free agency.

The Broncos have a number of players that will be unrestricted come March 13th when they can sign with other teams. You can see the complete list below, and give your thoughts about what players the team should keep, and what ones they could let go.

Exclusive Rights Free Agents (3)

RB Lance Ball
OT Chris Clark
P Britton Colquitt

Restricted Free Agents (2)

WR Matt Willis
DT Ryan McBean

Unrestricted Free Agents (17)

QB Brady Quinn
FB Spencer Larsen
WR Eddie Royal
TE Daniel Fells
TE Dante Rosario
OL Russ Hochstein
OL Manny Ramirez
DE Derrick Harvey
DE Jason Hunter
DT Brodrick Bunkley
DT Marcus Thomas
LB Mario Haggan
LB Joe Mays
LB Wesley Woodyard
CB Jonathan Wilhite
S Brian Dawkins
K Matt Prater

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Video: Should the Broncos replace Tim Tebow at quarterback?

February 17th, 2012 Matt Loede Posted in Opinions, Video

No matter how magical the Broncos season was with Tim Tebow under center in ’11, he was one of the worst statistical QBs in the NFL. How long can he stay at the top of the depth chart?

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A View on How the Broncos Will Deal with the Salary Cap Issues in 2012

February 17th, 2012 Matt Loede Posted in 2012 Free Agency, News, Opinions

Football Outsiders is out and doing Division by Division looks at the salary cap and how it affects each team around the league.

To see about the entire AFC West – click HERE

Here’s the Broncos breakdown, and some of the background on how they think things will play out for the team.

Estimated Cap Space: Around $50 million

Unrestricted Free Agents (18): David Binn, Brodrick Bunkley, Brian Dawkins, Daniel Fells, Mario Haggan, Derrick Harvey, Russ Hochstein, Jason Hunter, Spencer Larsen, Joe Mays, Matt Prater, Brady Quinn, Manny Ramirez, Dante Rosario, Eddie Royal, Marcus Thomas, Jonathan Wilhite, Wesley Woodyard

Restricted Free Agents (2): Ryan McBean, Matt Willis

Ryan McBean started three of 16 games in 2011 and was second among the team’s defensive linemen with four sacks. A fourth-round pick out of Oklahoma State by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2007, an “original round” tender for McBean would cost the Broncos $1.26 million in non-guaranteed base salary in 2012.

Franchise Tag Candidate: Brodrick Bunkley adds little in terms of pass rush –- he has just six sacks in 92 career games -– but his acquisition after the lockout played a role in the Broncos improving from 29th in run defense DVOA (5.2 %) in 2010 to 13th and -4.1 % in 2011. The franchise tender for defensive tackles is projected to be worth around $8 million in 2012. The other premium name on the Broncos unrestricted free agent list is kicker Matt Prater, who had seven field goals in either the fourth quarter or overtime in four of the Broncos’ eight wins in 2011. The 27-year-old is 12-of-16 on field goal attempts from beyond 50 yards in his career, wants to remain in Denver (what kicker doesn’t?), and would cost around $2.7 million if franchised. That’s about the same as a “first round” restricted free agent tender. With the amount of cap room at their disposal, using the franchise tag would be an easy decision if a multi-year extension cannot be worked out by March 5.

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Tebow Works on Throwing with New UCLA OC Noel Mazzone

February 17th, 2012 Matt Loede Posted in News

Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow has been in Los Angeles working on his throwing mechanics with new UCLA offensive coordinator Noel Mazzone.

Mazzone and his son, Taylor, have been working out with Tebow twice a day for a couple of hours at a time since last weekend, Noel Mazzone said Wednesday, hoping to improve upon Tebow’s heavily-scrutinized passing ability

“He just came out here to throw and work on a few things and see if we can just become a little more efficient in what he’s doing,” Noel Mazzone said, noting that the sessions will last through the weekend and maybe longer. “Throwing motion, footwork, everything I work on with all my quarterbacks.”

NFL teams are limited in the amount of practice time they are allowed with players during the offseason, but there is nothing preventing players from working with non-affiliated coaches. Mazzone said the Broncos are aware that he is working with Tebow and that he regularly communicates with Broncos quarterbacks coach Adam Gase.

“Obviously I wouldn’t do anything that would go against what their beliefs are,” Mazzone said. “I know after coaching quarterbacks for a long time, they’re like girlfriends. You don’t like other guys messing with them.”

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Broncos Ink WR Jason Hill

February 16th, 2012 Matt Loede Posted in Roster Moves

The Broncos have signed free agent wide receiver Jason Hill.

A 2007 third-round pick out of Washington State by the 49ers, Hill has 76 receptions for 1,028 yards and eight touchdowns during his 50-game career with the 49ers (2007-10) and Jaguars (2010-11).

Despite being signed to a two-year, $3.5 million contract last March, and starting the first 10 games of the season, and posting career-highs with 367 yards and three touchdowns, the Jaguars abruptly waived Hill on November 30.

Jones confirmed the signing with Hill’s agent, Peter Schaffer. Hill was previously represented by Drew Rosenhaus.

Hill had a workout with the Oakland Raiders on December 27 and worked out for the Broncos on January 4th.

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Elways Says Broncos Will Not Be Afraid to Spend in Offseason

February 15th, 2012 Matt Loede Posted in 2012 Free Agency, News

John Elway, Broncos Executive Vice President of Football Operations, says his club will be spenders this offseason, more so than last offseason.

“Cash-wise we’ll spend more than cap this year,” said Elway. “But that’s where it comes down to how everybody accounts and how the numbers get skewed. Whether you’re over the cap or under the cap it just comes down to the accounting.”

The Broncos spent a few million under their $120.375 million salary cap in 2011.

With a roll over amount in excess of $20 million, the Broncos are expected to have a salary cap number north of $140 million in 2012.

Right now, the Broncos have somewhere about $85 million in cash committed to 2012, so based on Elway’s comments today, the Broncos appear poised to be heavy spenders when free agency opens on March 13th.

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