0xbt

Is Jeff Heuerman the cure for the Broncos tight end struggles? Good morning http://www.denverbroncosteamonline.com/bradley-chubb-jersey , Broncos Country!The Denver Broncos are in desperate need of a guy to take control of the tight end position.That is an evergreen lead given the last few seasons and lack of production from the position, but it’s still true. An effective tight end makes makes everyone better on offense, from Case Keenum and receivers to the running backs. It opens the field and makes the Broncos that much tougher to defend, especially with the emergence of Courtland Sutton and DaeSean Hamilton. Enter Jeff Heuerman. The last week was perhaps his best in the NFL, and he capped it off with a great showing on Saturday night against the Chicago Bears. The fourth-year tight end from Ohio State University finished with two catches for 21 yards. The biggest issue for Heuerman has been his health. Over his four years in Denver, he hasn’t been able to stay on the field. Heuerman has missed 26 of a possible 51 games played, and he missed the first two weeks of training camp. We saw a glimpse of the threat Heuerman could pose last season against the Indianapolis Colts, but we need to see more. The organization needs to see Heuerman can consistently stay on the field. When he is, you understand why the Broncos stick with him.If Heuerman is able to build on the last week and carry it over to Friday against the Washington Redskins and then the regular season, Denver has found its tight end. The other added benefit is it will force the other guys at the position to step up and match Heuerman’s production.The Broncos have been in desperate need for a guy to step up and take the tight end position. Heuerman may finally be their guy.Broncos TracksWhile playing imperfect football, Case Keenum and the Broncos' starting offense found ways to score pointsThe ability to score points when things aren't going your way is a key to success in the NFL, Keenum said.The Sideline: Top three Broncos rookie draft picks shine against BearsBradley Chubb recorded a safety, and Courtland Sutton and Royce Freeman both found the end zone.Mason's Mailbag: Keeping expectations reasonableHopes are high for Jake Butt, but the numbers posted by rookie and second-year tight ends in the last decade must be considered in creating expectations for 2018.Predicting breakout candidates for all 32 NFL teams - 2018For the Broncos, ESPN went with rookie Courtland Sutton.Paul Klee: Young-and-fun Broncos rookies shine again in preseason loss against Bears | Sports Coverage | gazette.comThey got here just in time.Denver Broncos fans boo QB Paxton Lynch during preseason gameBroncos QB Paxton Lynch was lustily booed by the team's fans in Denver on Saturday night when the quarterback entered a preseason game against the Bears late in the third quarter.Denver Broncos: Ray Crockett asks fans to stop booing Paxton LynchFormer Broncos defensive back Ray Crockett wants fans in Denver to "show some class" and stop booing quarterback Paxton Lynch.NFL Tracks 30 things we learned in Week 2 of the 2018 NFL preseasonWeek 2 of the NFL preseason is nearly complete. Here are 30 things we learned.The biggest injuries from NFL preseason Week 2 2018 - NFL Nation- ESPNThis week was tough on quarterbacks. Here are the most important injuries of Week 2, and what they mean moving forward.NFL: 49ers DB Richard Sherman sounds off on 'idiotic' helmet ruleRichard Sherman called the revised rule aimed at taking the use of the helmet out of tackling 'idiotic' and said the NFL 'will be flag football soon.'Cowboys' Ezekiel Elliott thinks NFL noticing value of running backsSomewhere, absent Pittsburgh Steelers RB Le’Veon Bell, yet to report to training camp while franchise-tagged for the second year, might beg to differWill the NFL’s new rules save the kickoff from extinction? The league sure hopes so. - The Washington PostNew rules take effect this season. If they don't have the immediate effect of making the play safer, the next step for the NFL's leaders could be to consider eliminating kickoffs entirely.Is It Time to Sell Your NFL Team? - WSJFootball is the biggest sport in the country, by far. But there are worries the party is beginning to wind down.From buckets of rice to blindfolds: Unique NFL drills - NFL Nation- ESPNFinding that extra edge is part of the job in the NFL. To that end, players are doing some interesting workouts.Bengals release veteran safety George Iloka - NFL.comAnother starting safety is on the market. The Cincinnati Bengals have released veteran George Iloka, NFL Network's Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo reported.Cowboys' Zack Martin (knee) avoids ligament damage - NFL.comThe Cowboys received good news Sunday when Zack Martin's MRI came back relatively clean. The All-Pro guard suffered no ligament damage, NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reported, and Dallas is optimistic he'll play Week 1.Redskins hosting Adrian Peterson, Darkwa, Charles - NFL.comTwo preseason games have left the Redskins with a suddenly shallow backfield. Washington will host Adrian Peterson, Orleans Darkwa and Jamaal Charles, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reports.Chiefs sign veteran CB Orlando Scandrick to 1-year deal - NFL.comOrlando Scandrick has found a new home. The veteran cornerback signed a one-year, $1.5 million deal with the Kansas City Chiefs, a source told NFL Network's Tom Pelissero.Injuries: Chargers lose S Jaylen Watkins to ACL injury - NFL.comThe Chargers' aberrant injury luck shows no signs of abating. The team learned Sunday that safety Jaylen Watkins' initial test results revealed a torn ACL, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported. The good news is that the Broncos can’t catch the Raiders for bottom of the barrel in the AFC West. The bad news is that the Broncos can’t catch the Raiders for the bottom of the barrel and thus get a Top 5 draft pick. Thanks for nothing! I wish we got a little bit of a reward for all this suffering.The Broncos are a dumpster fire and an embarrassment right now. And anyone who claims otherwise is simply refusing to face the harsh truth of reality. Take your orange-colored glasses off for a second and take a good look at this team. If you were a fan of any other team in the NFL, you’d be laughing at the ineptitude of the Broncos and the complete laughing stock this once proud franchise has become. The only reason you’ll disagree is because you’re a fan (as am I). But that’s all you’ve got, and that is NOT a valid argument against it. I know, “cut to the chase Pete”... well, hold on. I’m not there yet. For everyone who says we are three plays away from being a 9-win team, I retort with “we’re also a few plays away from being a one-win team.” Guess what? We ARE NOT GOOD ENOUGH to make those three or four plays to win games. We aren’t. So no, we aren’t three plays away because we couldn’t make those three plays away. That’s like me saying “I’m only 6 inches away from being Dwayne Johnson!” guess what? I’m not him! I got over it, so should you! I’ll never grow taller, and we’ll never have those “coulda/ woulda/ shoulda” plays.To Elway: Don’t hire a crappy re-tread of a head coach unless his name is Mike Shanahan. If you hire an offensive-minded head coach from college Womens Bradley Chubb Jersey , make sure to draft his quarterback and hire his staff so that he’s set up for success at the next level. And if that doesn’t work, then hire an offensive coordinator to be our coach. And no, I don’t want Eric Bieniemy. He’s not the architect behind the Chiefs offense. He needs to prove he can do more than stand next to the real mastermind of that offense before I trust him with a team. The same goes for Peter Carmichael in New Orleans. You’re a glorified water boy to make sure Sean Payton stays hydrated much like Bieniemy is a glorified sandwich boy to make sure Andy Reid’s blood sugar doesn’t get below 20,000. Get an offensive coordinator who is the actual architect of an offense.To those who want Herbert, Lock, or Haskins...NO! Stay away! Stay FAR AWAY! There is exactly one quarterback outside of the “Tom Brady was a 6th-round pick” complete lucky quarterback who’s worth drafting, and his name is Kyler Murray. But you’ll have to basically waste a draft pick for him as he’s going to play baseball. I THINK you get that draft pick back if he doesn’t go to the NFL, but it wouldn’t be until the next year. So SKIP the quarterback high in this draft. Draft yourself a Day 2 or Day 3 quarterback. The 2020 draft is the draft for a QB (like this draft was). And hey, if you’re stupid enough to want a first-round quarterback this year, then use your first round pick on Murray, because if you do get it back next year, then BAM, you have 2 first round draft picks. Lump them together and get Tua! Problem solved! But I swear, taking Haskins or Herbert this year or any Day 1 QB is as big of a mistake as taking Paxton Lynch. Only a true masochist would want that for our team. Don’t be that person!On to the picks.Last Week: 10-6Overall: 139-82-2Washington Redskins (7-7) at Tennessee Titans (8-6) 2:30 p.m. NFLN SATURDAYThis Saturday game is the NFL’s version of the Thursday Night game. You know, a stinker. I’m not even sure this looked good in the offseason when they decided who plays when. Anyways, both of these teams are basically “meh,” and it’ll be one of those games that are so compelling that you find yourself passed out on the couch with chip crumbs lying on your chest. Just make sure to wake up for the second game on Saturday. Prediction: Redskins 13, Titans 17Baltimore Ravens (8-6) at Los Angeles Chargers (11-3) 6:20 p.m. NFLN SATURDAYBoth of these teams have something to play for. The Chargers are playing for the potential #1 seed, and the Ravens are playing for the potential home game in the playoffs. Who do you trust more? Philip Rivers against the Raven’s defense? Or Lamar Jackson against the Chargers’ defense? Prediction: Ravens 23, Chargers 24New York Giants (5-9) at Indianapolis Colts (8-6) 11 a.m. CBSComing off a shutout should have the Giants seething and ready to play, which again, will help the Broncos out in draft position. But the Colts are also coming off of a shutout. But they were the one shutting the Cowboys out. If Andrew Luck doesn’t win Comeback Player of the Year, it’s a rigged system. Well, it already is, but it’ll make it even more apparent. Prediction: Giants 17, Colts 27Jacksonville Jaguars (4-10) at Miami Dolphins (7-7) 11 a.m. CBSIf the Giants win out and the Broncos lose out (Prediction: one of them will happen), then the Broncos move up the draft. So fingers crossed the Jags win. But they suck something fierce. Then again, the Dolphins aren’t exactly world beaters, but hey, I can’t talk much smack seeing my team (Broncos) are dead last in my Power Rankings. Prediction: Jaguars 13, Dolphins 16Atlanta Falcons (5-9) at Carolina Panthers (6-8) 11 a.m. FOXI’ve crunched the numbers on this game. The Falcons hate to actually win, and the Panthers are incapable of winning. They both lose a lot as well. When you carry the 7 and divide by the specific gravity or air between Ron Rivera’s ears when he tries to lead the team, and multiply by the “resting stupid face” that Matt Ryan has, you get the only logical outcome. Cam Newton is shutting it down. Kidding, the logical outcome is Prediction: Falcons 17, Panthers 10Cincinnati Bengals (6-8) at Cleveland Browns (6-7-1) 11 a.m. CBSThe Browns are soaring high post Hue Jackson firing, and they don’t look like they’re slowing down. However, this is a divisional game, so anything can go down, like your... Bengals if you’re a Bengal fan. I swear that wasn’t censored. Prediction: Bengals 16 Authentic Phillip Lindsay Jersey , Browns 20Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-9) at Dallas Cowboys (8-6) 11 a.m. FOXWe need the Bucs to win. But the Cowboys are surely pissed and don’t want to let this rare playoff position slip through their delicate flower fingers. Prediction: Bucs 23, Cowboys 27Minnesota Vikings (7-6-1) at Detroit Lions (5-9) 11 a.m. FOXWell, the Vikings win this game. They play a team with a losing record, so this is virtually automatic. Prediction: Vikings 27, Lions 20Buffalo Bills (5-9) at New England Patriots (9-5) 11 a.m. CBSThe Patriots haven’t lost back to back December games since 2002. Will they make it three in a row? The Bills want to say yes, the Broncos fans want to say yes (helps with our draft positioning), but ultimately this is played in Foxboro, which is worth a 17th 10+ win season in the Brady/Belichick era. Prediction: Bills 15, Patriots 32Green Bay Packers (5-8-1) at New York Jets (4-10) 11 a.m.FOXThis game should be a laugher with Green Bay winning by like, 50, but the Packers kinda suck. Looks like firing McCarthy might not have been the answer. But it’s the Jets, and the Jets will do Jet things, like lose. Prediction: Packers 20, Jets 17Houston Texans (10-4) at Philadelphia Eagles (7-7) 11 a.m. CBSDecember in Philly. Hell, a few days before Christmas in Philly. Over/Under how many battery packed snowballs get thrown at the Texans? I’m setting it at 45, which is almost the combined score of this game. Prediction: Texans 23, Eagles 20Los Angeles Rams (11-3) at Arizona Cardinals (3-11) 2:05 p.m. FOXI know this is a divisional game, but if this isn’t a 30-point victory by the Rams, they’re in serious trouble come January. Prediction: Rams 42, Cardinals 10Chicago Bears (10-4) at San Francisco 49ers (4-10) 2:05 p.m. Maybe it’s because I’m slamming Captain Morgan right now (I’m not), but I’m about to sound like a freaking parrot (you know, pirates have parrots) because I’m about to repeat myself on the Rams game. But if the Bears don’t win by 20, they’re a joke and need to just stay home come playoff time. Prediction: Bears 33, Niners 9Pittsburgh Steelers (8-5-1) at New Orleans Saints (12-2) 2:25 p.m. Who They Say Gonna Beat Dem Saints? Not the Steelers. Not at home. Not in the dome. Prediction: Steelers 27, Saints 33Kansas City Chiefs (11-3) at Seattle Seahawks (8-6) 6:20 p.m. NBC SNFPatrick Mahomes is the NFL version of Serral, my favorite Starcraft player. Yes, I’m speaking English, I swear! Anyway, its time to cement his MVP legitimacy by marching into Seattle with a banged up supporting cast and shutting that annoying franchise and its head coach up. Or the Chiefs can lose yet again and prove that history does repeat itself as the playoffs (i.e. death row for Kansas City) loom near. Prediction: Chiefs 34, Seahawks 33Denver Broncos (6-8) at Oakland Raiders (3-11) 6:15 p.m. ESPN MNFOh yeah, there’s a game to be played in Oakland, right? Let’s get to that. This is likely the Raiders last home game in their stadium. That means something. The Broncos have given up on the season and their coach, and that means something too. If the Broncos only lose by 10 points, I’m going to be impressed. Yes Santa Clause, there is a Hell, and the Broncos are living in it. Prediction: Broncos 17, Raiders 24