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Broncos Focus on Running Game in '09

Josh McDaniels' honeymoon as the Broncos new head coach was a short one. As soon as Pro Bowl quarterback Jay Cutler commenced with the whinging, fans, for the most part, blamed the 32-year-old McDaniels. He has no prior head coaching experience, and obviously inherited his people-person skills from mentor Bill Belichick....

Like Rest of Us, Broncos Owner Pat Bowlen Was Surprised by Draft

It's been more than four months since Pat Bowlen fired close friend Mike Shanahan. The subsequent search to replace the man who gave Denver 14 years and two Super Bowls was, at times, bumpy. It got bumpier after Bowlen settled on 32-year-old Josh McDaniels. A fresh-faced Bill Belichick protégé, McDaniels had coordinated up...

Broncos Ignore Biggest Need During 2009 Draft

Who moved to the head of the NFL class during the draft? Find out with FanHouse's team-by-team 2009 Draft Grades."You go into this thing understanding that you're not going to fix everything that you may want to fix."That's Broncos coach Josh McDaniels speaking, likely about the team's failure to improve their awful run...

McDaniels, Broncos Have Dismal 1st Day

Just after the first round ended, FanHouse's Will Brinson worked up a list of the five biggest mistakes of the first 32 picks. Number two with a bullet was the Broncos' decision to choose Georgia running back Knowshon Moreno with the 12th overall pick. Moreno is talented, but he went too early and he failed to address the...

Denver REALLY Likes Alphonso Smith

NEW YORK -- The Broncos just made a deal with Seattle to get Wake Forest defensive back Alphonso Smith with the 37th overall pick. In exchange for the pick, Denver gave Seattle its first-round pick in next year's draft.The Broncos were one of the biggest pre-draft stories because of the personality conflict that led new...