Targeted tight end back in the Denver Broncos’ playbook - For Broncos fans getting adjusted to the Peyton Manning era, here’s a tip.  That first player who caught the first pass from Manning in Thursday’s preseason opener at Chicago, that’s Jacob Tamme. And he plays tight end, a position that last year often seemed to be an afterthought in the spread-option Tim Tebow offense.  Read more from the Denver Post >>>>

Ronnie Hillman’s injuries giving Ball, Omon chance at RB for Broncos - It’s been a tough start for Denver Broncos rookie Ronnie Hillman to show he’s ready to be the team’s No. 2 running back.  Hillman has flashed plenty of outside speed to go with elusiveness in traffic when’s he run the ball, but he has injured his hamstring twice already in training camp.  That has allowed Lance Ball, in particular, and Xavier Omon to showcase their potential contributions.  Read more from the Denver Post >>>>

Broncos’ Chris Kuper to miss six weeks with broken forearm - Broncos right guard Chris Kuper broke one of the bones in his left forearm and will miss six weeks, which would include the team’s first three regular-season games.  Kuper suffered the injury early in Tuesday’s practice during a team drill. He carried his helmet in his right hand and appeared extremely frustrated as he immediately left the field with a trainer and went inside to get X-Rays.  Read more from the Denver Post >>>>

Training Camp 2012: Day 20 – The trivia question from the 20th day of training camp comes from the final drill of practice. The offense was faced with a tough situation — having just scored a touchdown with no time on the clock, the group needed a successful two-point conversion to tie the game. More on that drill in the “quick hits” section of the blog, but the question is this: On the final play of the drill, quarterback Adam Weber hit a wide receiver in the end zone for a successful two-point conversion to tie the game and give the offense the win in the drill. Who caught the pass?  Read more from Denver Broncos >>>>

Omon All In - After an impressive showing during the Broncos’ first preseason game to complement a solid three weeks of training camp, the feeling at Tuesday’s practice was a bit different for running back Xavier Omon.  “A little bit more attention, just a little bit,” Omon said. “I’m not used to all these cameras in front of my face.”  But the recent spike in attention means nothing to Omon if it doesn’t help him achieve his one, simple goal.  Read more from Denver Broncos >>>>

Positional Analysis: Denver Broncos’ Linebackers - If the defense for the Denver Broncos is going to make the jump that it needs to, then the linebackers are going have to step up. A lot of people point to the defensive line as the weak spot in the defense but I disagree, the defensive line is better than people think. We’ll get into that more on Wednesday, but today we take a look at the linebackers.  Just as the the cornerback position starts with, Champ Bailey the linebacker position starts with Von Miller. The 2011 defensive rookie of the year is on his way to being a star in the NFL. Miller has all ready proven that he can rush the quarterback with 11.5 sacks in his rookie season. Those numbers should increase, especially with the middle of the defensive line providing pressure up the middle. Miller needs to improve versus the run and he will.  Read more from Rant Sports >>>>

Justin Bannan Returns For Duty On Broncos Defensive Line - Denver Broncos nose tackle Justin Bannan is happy it’s 2012 and not 2010.  “The camp in 2010 I though was probably the hardest camp I ever had,” Bannan said following Monday’s practice. “It was two-a-day, every day, full pads, with conditioning afterwards with your pads on…This camp, because of the new CBA, isn’t quite as physically demanding, and as an older player, I think it’s smart.”  Bannan returned to the practice field Monday after a calf injury forced him to sit out or limit him in many practices. Bannan hurt his calf while doing wind sprints two week prior to the start of training camp. He heard a pop in his calf on his last sprint.  Read more from Predominantly Orange >>>>

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