Here's a back to work edtion of Horse Tracks.  Enjoy!

While no one likes the weekend to end, Mondays are always better with a Broncos win.  See here, here and here

Looks like the Broncos will be without both Tony Scheffler and Eddie Royal.  See here

Even though Denver is 4-1, there are still doubters.  See here

Matt Prater kicked very well.  See here

Denver's defense was well played.  See here and here

Marcus Thomas hopefully will learn how to keep the ball secure next time.  See here

The offense made plays that they needed, but there was no fireworks.  See here

Denver will look for more chances to run.  See here

The Broncos are enjoying the hard running of Michael Pittman.  See here

Brian Griese did not have a happy homecoming.  See here

Former Bronco WR Domenik Hixon had a great day Sunday.  It's a shame things didn't work out with him in Denver.  See here

AFC West

Tony Gonzalez got his precious record, but the Missouri Indians were smoked by the Panthers.  See here

Phyllis and his merry men are not so merry today.  The went to Miami and lost.  See here

Thankfully, the conquered fader nation did not play this week.  More losses by them are sure to come soon.

That's all I have today.  Enjoy the rest of your week!

Here's a sleep-in late, take a break and grab one last cup of coffee edition of Horse Tracks.  Enjoy!

Jay Cutler raves about Brandon Marshall and it's obvious that he is Jay's favorite target.  Time to spread the wealth.  See here

This story talks about the numbers of safeties the Broncos have used.  See here

Denver's team ownership dispute has finally come to an end.  See here

Jay Cutler has become the poster child of Vanderbilt football.  See here

Despite former Bronco Brian Griese's return to Denver, the Broncos must win this game.  See here

Eddie Royal isn't just special as a WR, but he is also electric on punt returns.  See here

Here's quite a story on fromer Bronco Marlin Briscoe.  See here

As for Sunday's game, Cutler has to be patient with what Tampa's defense gives him.  See here

The Rocky Mountain News gives five keys as well as match-ups for a Broncos win.  See here and here

Dave Kreiger talks about the offense having to carry the defense.  See here

Denver's running game has to get in gear.  See here

There seems to be an eerie similarity between Jack "MF" Williams and the late Darrent Williams.  See here

The Colorado Springs Gazette had a story on Matt Prater.  See here

Fresh attitudes are paying off for Denver this year.  See here

Denver is quite happy with Dewayne Robertson.  See here

Bottom of the barrel:  Travis Henry edition

Shanny commented on Travis Henry's recent arrest.  See here and here

Mike Klis has an article about Henry running with wrong eithcs.  Sorry Mike, my definition of ethics is making good decisions when you have a set of good moral values.  Henry had NO moral values to start with.  It's hard to be "ethical" when there are no morals.  See here

Sorry for the rant at the end folks!  Have a great rest of the weekend!

Here's a Thursday edition of Horse Tracks.  Enjoy!

Jay Cutler talked about what Brian Griese went through following John Elway.  See here

Cutler also talked about limiting turnovers.  See here

This story talked about Champ Bailey's aggressiveness.  See here

Michael Pittman still has a Bucs record.  See here

The Broncos have quite a connection to Virginia.  See here

Let's hope the Broncos can get back to running the ball more often.  See here

John Gruden talked about the conquered fader nation, Brian Griese and Michael Pittman.  See here

Denver must prepare for a tough defense.  See here

This story mentioned that the Bucs could have drafted Brandon Marshall.  Better us than them.  See here

Here's another story about Brian Griese.  See here and here

Former Bronco Rod Smith was involved in a political rally.  See here

Another former Bronco, Dominique Foxworth, is not playing much in Atlanta.  See here

Shanny is more than content with letting Al Davis talk.  See here

The Sporting News gave some keys to Sunday's game.  See here

Bottom of the Barrel

Shanny feels Lane Kiffin's pain from being fired by Al Davis.  See here

Former Bronco Travis Henry is arrested.  Not much more to say.  See here and here

That's all I have.  Have a good one!

Here's a Tuesday edition of Horse Tracks.  Enjoy!

Clifford Russell is hoping to play soon.  He should be thankful he is able to walk.  See here

Looks like the critics are letting the Broncos have it this week.  See here

Tony Gonzalez was upset that he couldn't get his precious yardage record this past Sunday.  See here

Sam Adams wonders who will Denver stop this season.  See here

Shanny told the media yesterday that the offense was the main culprit in the loss.  See here and here

Maybe the defense will improve with age.  See here

The Rocky Mountain News gave an overview of the first quarter of the season.  See here

A writer gave a list of some books for us to read about our beloved Broncos.  See here

Denver's rushing attack is ranked 14th.  They haven't been that way since Wade Phillips was coaching there.  See here

Mike Klis answered some angry letters.  See here

The Bucs are winning despite the turnovers.  See here

NFL News/Bottom of the Barrel

Looks like Ed Hochuli blew another call Sunday.  See here

Here we go again folks!  The conquered fader nation is firing Lane Kiffin (maybe?).  Even Shanny didn't get treated like this!  See here

At least the Rams did it quickly.  See here

Some sad news.  Jaguars lineman Richard Collier is paralyzed and lost a leg from a shooting earlier this month.  See here

That's all I have.  Enjoy your day!

Here's a Thursday edition of Horse Tracks.  Enjoy!

Matt Prater is doing quite well replacing Jason Elam.  See here

Jay Cutler plans to enjoy his trip to Arrowhead.  See here

Shanny raved over his young players' efforts.  See here

Speaking of youth, KC makes Denver look old.  See here and here

Looks like Denver had some DTs banged up.  See here

Hopefully this defense can get some sacks on Sunday.  See here

Right now the defense is not hitting the panic button.  See here

While fantasy owners hate this situation, the Denver RBs are content with sharing the carries.  See here

The Missouri Indians have decided that Damon Huard will be thier starting QB.  See here

Several Broncos talked about losing Tom Nalen for the season (and maybe for good).  See here

Michael Pittman has been a huge help to Jay Cutler.  See here

Brandon Marshall keeps giving opposing defenses nightmares.  See here

Lady Luck has smiled on the Broncos so far.  See here

A former Bronco is speaking at Gardner-Webb University.  See here

Another former Bronco, Karl Mecklenburg, is speaking at another event.  See here

Good news folks, there are still tickets available for the game at Arrowhead.  See here

That's all I have today.  Have a good day!

Here's a Tuesday edition of Horse Tracks.  Enjoy!

Jim Armstrong seems to think that the Broncos are the team to beat in the AFC.  Haven't heard that thinking for a while.  See here

Quick scoring offense is paying off quite well.  See here

Apparently miscommunication is causing problems on defense.  Do you need to send smoke signals to fix it?  See here

Defense is taking hits from all places.  See here

Dave Kreiger seems to think that going to a 3-4 may be a better fit for this team.  See here

While fixing the defense is  critical, starting a win streak in Kansas City is just as important.  See here

Mike Klis has some answers in his mailbag.  See here

Mark Kiszla thinks Jay Cutler can be MVP.  See here 

While it is sometimes fun to see a shootout, how about some dominant defense?  See here

There are some people throwing out predictions for the Broncos as well as the rest of the undefeated teams left in the NFL this year.  See here

What is going on here?  A coach competing against his former player in one of the most competitive businesses in Denver....a Steakhouse!  See here

That's all I have.  Have a great day!

Hello folks!

My apologies for not getting Horse Tracks today.  I went to visit family in Raton, New Mexico (just 20 miles south of where Trinidad Jack lives).  The wife and I didn't get home till late.

Some impressions that I have of the win yesterday and the way the Broncos have won to last couple of weeks this season harkens me to a memory of another team with the same issues.

Five years ago, we witnessed another team in the AFC West with a great offense and a suspect defense.  The 2003 Kansas City Chiefs keep coming to mind with how the 2008 Broncos team is playing.  They had Priest Holmes, Trent Green, Tony Gonzalez and a very good offensive line.  How ironic is it that Denver has Casey Weigmann, who was the KC starting center.  Thier defense was very suspect and was easy to pick apart.

I know as a fan in 2003, I felt like some Chargers fans did after last week's game.  Denver went into Arrowhead had lead and we all witnessed one of the biggest flukes ever.  Denver punted to Dante Hall, who scored a punt return with the help of three illegal blocks scored a touchdown.  Fortunately the Broncos paid the Chiefs back with a huge beatdown in December 2003.  The rout was so bad, the offensive huddle argued about how quick they wanted to score.

The 2003 Chiefs finished 13-3 with home field advantage in the playoffs.  Peyton Manning and the Colts went in and knocked out the Chiefs that year.  Thier defense was exposed for the faulty unit it was.

Of all the items that are similar is the defense.  Neither unit was special and many games were shoot-outs.

Thankfully, while these teams are similar, there is a difference.  Jay Cutler is a young and constantly improving QB, compared to an older and fragile Trent Green.  We don't have a feature RB like Priest Holmes, but we may have something in Ryan Torain if he can get healthy.  We have two TE than can equal the output of Tony Gonzalez with Daniel Graham and Tony Scheffler.  Denver's O-line is a mix of youth and experience unlike KC's 2003 line with nothing but experience.  A huge advantage that Denver has that KC didn't have was a strong WR.  Brandon Marshall tips the scale in that area.