Von having a game just keeps bringing accolades! Been phenomenal:)

With 2.5 sacks today, Broncos LB @Millerlite40 has set a club single-game playoff record.

— Patrick Smyth (@psmyth12) January 24, 2016

Number 8 for Broncos will be sweet for 18! Manning winning in SB50 appropriately for the sport and what both have done for one another!

AFC CHAMPIONS! GOT by, barely with safeties going down. Roby is the man this year! Never won in Denver, Brady!! Beautiful:) Not one mention of number 1 defense by Pettus and league sack leader! GO +Denver Broncos +BRONCOS CR3W believed the whole time! 

BROCK ON!! Mile High Magic is in the Air!

This week's regional cover: Brock Osweiler is two-for-two as the @Broncos' main man https://goo.gl/5iw0cm pic.twitter.com/prxsD5xhtI

— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) December 1, 2015

+Sports Illustrated
Magic happens on legendary seasons... This is the start of an absolutely beautiful relationship!! Even if it's gets #TheSherriff back on field, fully healthy and he rides off into sunset like the greatest QB ever, #DukeOfDenver #MrElway!! 

Goodell Appears to be Taking a Turn for the Better of the NFL and Commissioner's Office Perception (of Transparency)

GOODELL UPHOLDS TOM BRADY DEFLATEGATE 4 GAME SUSPENSION - (Brady Destroyed Phone after Suspension Recently Shed Light Upon, Making Him look even worse and more guilty than before)

Brady to Kraft, "I'm Innocent and had nothing to do with the AFC Championship Deflated Balls..."

+New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft continues to lash out against the +NFL for its Deflategate punishment because he has unwavering trust in his quarterback.

Kraft, who’s already in San Francisco for the NFL Spring Meeting -- where he’ll be face-to-face with commissioner Roger Goodell and the other 31 team owners -- told the MMQB.com’s +Peter King that he believes Patriots quarterback Tom Brady had no knowledge of deflated footballs.

“Yes. Because we had the discussion: 'If you did it, let’s just deal with it and take our hit and move on,'” Kraft said. “I’ve known Tommy 16 years, almost half his life. He’s a man, and he’s always been honest with me, and I trust him. I believed what he told me. He has never lied to me, and I have found no hard or conclusive evidence to the contrary.”

Click for Rest of the story by +Doug Kyed from NESN.com

Many Many issues with this whole dynamic Mr. Kraft?! If Kraft is so peeved and apparently what we would call, "... on the defensive," why would you restrain Ted Wells' investigation by not letting him speak to the ball boys. How come Kraft suspended them after the ruling. This is what PR experts for big kahunas like Kraft and companies like +Gillette and professional franchises like the Patriots' would do in circumstances to abuse the 'due process' by civil, criminal, and even the +NFL commissioner, Roger Goodell.

How come these ball boys were not made available to the appropriate people immediately? How come Tom Brady, if he were innocent, go against all sensibility and complete and utter logic (even by +University of Michigan standards) and give up access to his phone and email to prove his innocence beyond any shadow of a doubt immediately and lay it to rest?

Photo Courtesy: Simon Brunty +Sports Illustrated

Brady might be out of touch with a normal person's perspective, given his celebrity status and sense of 'entitlement' (something that is a very common theme amongst the Patriots franchise). Practically have earned the name "PatsGate" to be linked to every accomplishment Belichick has made, Brady's, and your own name, Kraft? Even a bigtime player such as yourself is not that untouchable.

Shall the members and fans that love the game of football, NFL, and +BRONCOS CR3W just stop there? The timing and your actions tell us that you are on the defensive over something that was committed and it was not utter innocence and coincidence that it was the Patriots that have come under fire for breaking and bending the rules several times. The only other team that committed similar acts, was the +Denver Broncos, who faced punishment and came clean with their own breaking of the rules. Broncos were under the lead and acumen of Josh McDaniels, who was the former Patriots Offensive Coordinator, prior to his position in Denver. Whom is back as the current Patriots Offensive Coordinator. Glad Bowlen said that was the last straw and kicked McDaniels to the curb!! Mile High will be ever so grateful to not be tarnished like their rival in New England.

No such thing as coincidences from where we sit. Brady, whom apparently is above and worthy of bending the rules just like your Head Coach, is considered a role model by only 61% of avid NFL supporters. That is a daunting number. A number that is below even Charles Barkley when he spat on a fan playing in the +NBA for the +Phoenix Suns and said, "I am not a role model," blatantly, loud, and clear. It certainly is sufficient enough. How about Belichick? Who went on the complete offensive after the AFC Championship game versus the +Indianapolis Colts and said that he does everything to account for margin of error so that they do not fall under any fault of breaking the rulebook and the operation of NFL teams prior to, during, and after games??

There are more holes in all 3 of their stories and press conferences than the +PGA TOUR's US Open and +Augusta National Golf Club.events... Starting to acquaint this franchise and team to the likes of Lance Armstrong, Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire, and Floyd Landis. The question is do we place these guys amongst the likes of the previously mentioned athletes and competitors? Or does he go amongst perhaps a player like Nelson Cruz of the +Seattle Mariners in +MLB, Justin Gatlin, of the United States Olympic Track & Field team, that faced their punishment and came back to succeed by following the rules and not violating them? Appears the answer has already been served as you and your coach and QB will deny what appears to be utter obvious attempts at undermining the game and those that play within the lines and rules,,, 

Well Well Mr. T*m Br*dy - karma puddin?

Welcome to Mile High Post: Mr. Talib

Mixing and Matching and Posting Separately just for anyone's entertainment, use, or whatever. Go Broncos! Go Orange! +BRONCOS CR3W baby!!! +Denver Broncos +NFL twitter (og pic)

Broncos busy with the NFL Free Agency, Elway Effect

Elway Crossing off list of High Priorities

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- The +Denver Broncos and +New England Patriots series of moves and countermoves in the first week of free agency is reminiscent of the superpowers at the height of the Cold War.

The Broncos agree to terms with Aqib Talib, and the Patriots replace him a day later with Darrelle Revis, then follow with the signing of ex-Seahawk Brandon Browner. New England corrals wide receiver Brandon LaFell from the +Carolina Panthers, and then the Broncos strike by signing fellow 2010 draft pick Emmanuel Sanders from the Steelers; in both cases the wideouts are defined as much by their untapped potential as their accomplishments to date.

"Well, you always know you have to go through New England if you look at their track record the last 10 years," said Executive Vice President of Football Operations/General Manager John Elway on Sunday. "They're a team that you're going to have to deal with. For us to get done what we want to get done, you've got to be able to get done. It's kind of a fun arms race, and we'll see what happens next year."

Patriots have Improved, but Broncos Still Superior

As they go into the 2014 season, it's the Patriots who know they have to go through the Broncos, having fallen short in January's AFC Championship Game in Denver. And in spite of a humbling 43-8 loss in Super Bowl XLVIII and the release of 12-time Pro Bowler Champ Bailey, the free-agency losses of starter Eric Decker, Pro Bowler Zane Beadles and defensive captain Wesley Woodyard, the Broncos still appear to be the team to beat in the AFC.

The return of injured players such as Ryan Clady, Von Miller and Chris Harris Jr. helps that status, but so do the acquisitions of Talib, Sanders, safety T.J. Ward and defensive end DeMarcus Ware.

"You have your wish list. We're fortunate enough that we've gotten to 'X' off a lot of the guys on our wish list that were able to come here," said Elway.

And the Broncos have done this without risking a stint in salary-cap jail in two to three years' time.

"We had a bunch of cap space going into this year. Obviously with Champ's situation, and then with (Chris) Kuper retiring, it gave us more cap space, so we had plenty of cap space," Elway said. "That's why the misnomer of us winning now -- sure, we want to win now, but we've also set ourselves up -- we've got four football players for three-year-or-longer contracts, and they're all young except for DeMarcus."

Talib is 28. Ward is 27. Sanders turns 27 on Monday. That leaves only the 32-year-old Ware as a player who isn't in what is usually considered the prime years at most positions.

Talib, Chris Harris, Comrades Again (former +Kansas Jayhawks) 

"That just goes to show you that it's not for 'now.' We want young football players that are going to be here for a long time, and they're still young in their career and continue to get better," said Elway. "I think that, yeah, obviously the age thing is big, and that's one thing we've been in -- we've had some success with, is being able to plug in the right guys that are older guys in the right spots, but that's usually been around training camp, where something would happen. There's still the basis to get as young as we can with the best football players we can."

But it's no use getting younger for a team with a quarterback going into his 17th season unless it's accompanied by improvement, which Elway believes to be the case.

T.J. Ward Presser after signing contract. Photo Courtesy +Denver Broncos (AP)

"I really feel like we got better," Elway said. "There's no question we're trying to win this year, but we're also trying to get a good base for a good football team for a long time."

Beyond Ware, who already has a candidacy that will bring him into discussions for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Ward and Talib have already earned plaudits; each has been to the Pro Bowl and was a second-team All-Pro last season. Sanders, on the other hand, is more of a projection; he has yet to post a 1,000-yard season, although his playing time has steadily increased.

"With Decker leaving, to be able to get another wideout -- especially a guy of this caliber, we're extremely excited about it," Elway said. "He was the guy that we had targeted from the very get-go, and we were fortunate enough to land him."

But the key will be to use Sanders -- and every new arrival -- properly. For example, Sanders has the ability to return kickoffs and punts; he did both in Pittsburgh, although more than half (29 of 57) career returns came as a rookie in 2010. He expressed a willingness to handle those chores again. However …

"A lot of times you don't want a guy that valuable back there returning," Elway said. "But right now he's the one that we have on our roster."

Right now, yes. But not necessarily "from now on," as Elway often says of his team-building plans.

Patriots have improved, but Broncos still Superior

Contributed by Adam Kaufman (@adamkaufman) from:
+Boston Globe

+New England Patriots

+Denver Broncos 

Fair warning: this column won’t play well with the “In Bill We Trust” crowd.

This isn’t for the sake of pessimism or to be accused of trolling. Instead, I’m hoping to inject some realism and slow down the strolling.

NFL free agency is nearly a week old and New England’s off to a good start. But that’s all it is; a start. It's not "loading up," a term seemingly thrown around when only one big name is added to the fold.

In talking to and hearing from Patriots fans and even some talking heads since the Patriots’ business-model defying signing of Darrelle Revis, there’s been this notion of, “We got Revis! Aqib Talib wasn’t that good anyhow. See you in Arizona!”

That’s preposterous on numerous counts.

"There’s no reason, on paper, to think the Broncos won’t have their horses putting up those crazy numbers again."

To start with the obvious, Talib was first on the fans’ wish list – and quite possibly that of the team – until the moment he signed with Denver. Durability was an undeniable issue in the corner’s short time in Foxborough, but he was a game-changer who absolutely altered the success of the secondary and the Pats’ ability to shut down other club’s top receivers when healthy. For the 24 hours or so before Revis Island centered in the Commonwealth, Talib’s loss was monumental.

Second, as good as Revis is – and he’s regarded as a future Hall of Famer and the best cornerback in the game, no matter what Richard Sherman thinks – there’s no way to know what to expect from him in 2014. He’ll be 29 in July and a full season removed from ACL surgery. Yes, he played a healthy 16 times for the Bucs, but he wasn’t 100 percent and certainly wasn’t the man who earned such a catchy nickname in the Meadowlands. Perhaps he blended in more to Tampa’s zone defense – lousy, though it improved from 2013 with his addition – or maybe he was still just working his way back to form. The fact remains, this belief that he’ll step in and instantly be a savior seems a bit overblown. Is he really that much better than a healthy Talib? +BRONCOS CR3W will answer this with a big, NO! He might get back to some of the form that he had with the Jets, but it will not be better than Talib at his best. Truthfully, Patriots will be fortunate if he is the same as Talib at his best. Talib moved to any spot on the defense and covered WR to TE's. Revis normally stays at one spot, just like Sherman with the +Seattle Seahawks, reigning Super Bowl Champions.

Elway and Bowlen don't know how to do it any other way

I had a Patriots’ reporter tell me that Revis’s addition will not only reinvent the secondary and improve the pass-rush because he can cover an entire side of the field, but he’ll also make the Pats’ offense better because it will have to face him in practice. To me, that’s asinine. I hope to be wrong, obviously, but it feels an awful lot like an unrealistic amount is being expected from one guy. He’s not Bill Brasky.

Brandon Browner is a helpful and physical addition on defense as well, but there’s already skepticism over whether he can play safety. That’s fine if he can’t – it only makes the depth at corner more impressive – but Steve Gregory still needs to be replaced by a viable option and those are scarce.

DRC signs with Giants but Missed on similar offer that Broncos got Talib for

The pass-rush, if Revis isn’t all-powerful, remains a grave concern. Chandler Jones and Rob Ninkovich need help. Jared Allen would be a perfect fit, but would cost a pretty penny to add. Julius Peppers is off the market to the +Green Bay Packers.

Tommy Kelly’s back on a restructured deal and the finds-tackles-everywhere Jerod Mayo should be healthy, but Vince Wilfork may be leaving. If the senior member of the defense is indeed unwilling to restructure his deal and granted his release, that would create not only a leadership void but also, more important, a sizeable absence when it comes to stuffing the run. The Patriots thrived at stopping the rush early last season before the 10-year pro ruptured his Achilles and looked like turnstiles on the defensive line after he went down. The Pats don’t require an All Pro tackle if Wilfork goes, but a vet would be ideal.

Moreover, Brandon Spikes (now with +Buffalo Bills) and Dane Fletcher have already departed from the linebacker corps, and they’ve yet to be replaced by suitable depth.

On offense, fortunately Tom Brady has his binky back in Julian Edelman. Had he left, it’s as difficult to know if Danny Amendola could have filled that need as it is to determine whether Rob Gronkowski will be healthy enough to play a full season – or at least the end of it.

Brady needs more targets beyond three guys with lengthy injury histories and another three entering three sophomore seasons. Brandon LaFell may be a nice addition coming to a passing offense from a run-heavy system in Carolina, and hopefully he can replicate Brandon Lloyd type numbers. But he isn’tEmmanuel Sanders who, like Talib, went to the Mile High City. Will Lance Moore or Kenny Britt swoop in next? The Pats were unable to lure Steve Smith or Hakeem Nicks to Gillette, as both wound up elsewhere in the AFC with the +Indianapolis Colts (Nicks) and the +Baltimore Ravens (Smith from the +University of Utah, ( +UTES CR3W )

Another tight end would be desirable, all respect to Michael Hoomanawanui. The offensive line needs help at the guard position, too.

Elway reportedly (never confirmed) made a comparison of free agency to dating

Some of the above needs will obviously be addressed in the draft, but the Patriots can’t take a slew of top players with one or two high picks. Prioritizing won’t be easy.

And, the most prevalent need to pump the brakes is this: While the Pats have improved, the Broncos have done more.

Denver’s bolstered its previously putrid defense with Talib, DeMarcus Ware (+Dallas Cowboys) and T.J. Ward (+Cleveland Browns)  and added Sanders (+Pittsburgh Steelers) to a record-setting offense. Sure, they lost Eric Decker to the +New York Jets, but that will prove far more insignificant once people see how much better Peyton Manning made him look when walk-on-by-comparison talent is throwing to him in New York. There’s no reason, on paper, to think the Broncos won’t have their horses putting up those crazy numbers again.

Food for thought by Broncos CR3W

People should be excited about the Patriots’ offseason so far and there’s plenty of time to go. But, for now, slow down the talks of another banner because there’s still much work to be done for Bill Belichick's group and one major obstacle to overcome in their own conference, let alone a loaded NFC.

You know, unless of course Revis Island proves to be as hospitably suffocating to opposing offenses as the tropical vacation spot it’s been in everyone’s minds over the last few days.

Contirbution to original - +Clinton Haws (@ClintonHaws) 

One Thing Broncos CR3W would point out to homie in New England, Patriots beat writer, Mike Reiss

PLEASE, we will continue to point it out - the mention of +Pro Football Focus rankings, which is run by 'cough cough' +ESPN, trying to trademark their stats for profit is the sole reason for +Disney. Just like "Total QBR" it has some big holes in it. An average player (based on their opinion) can get a higher rating for doing their normal job on each play. So the higher ranked players tend to not be on the top.because their job on that play was more difficult or very little information input for defensive players on the line. Total QBR rewards a gunslinger that gets down for his own one or two turnovers and comes back to win over a QB that throws for 3 TD 0 INT and leads the whole game. ?? They should trim it down and rank QB's that come back from their own deficit created and lower they're rankings for doing so.

This is the one thing, +BRONCOS CR3W does have a request for networks, writes, and in general, +New England Patriots supporters. If this is the way the franchise runs in the way we hear so often, prudently but so brilliantly and they have a number and won't go beyond it so the have players that leave. Because of this, please stop praising Brady for doing what he does which has been on a downward trend and even real Pats followers are aware of the recent pattern. No more praising Brady for doing what he does with the team the front office chooses to go with. And point the finger at the cause and for Brady putting up with a bit of a hard line as of late. Elway did more with less and it was entirely because he got solid weapons around him and he won back to back and in all likelihood a feasible first three'peat' in Super Bowl history. Anyway, a bit of a tangent there. Point is, no more hyping "CryBrady" for doing what he does with the cast. Keep it real. suddenly Revis is the best CB in the league. 

Double Coverage: Patriots vs. Broncos

By Jeff Legwold and Mike Reiss | ESPN.com

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Both the Patriots and Broncos bolstered their defense by signing Darrelle Revis and Aqib Talib.Since the start of the 2005 season, the +Denver Broncos and the New England Patriots have played 10 times, with three of those postseason games, including a 26-16 Denver win in the AFC Championship Game in January. 

The two are so familiar with each other that even Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning has joked, "The league says the schedule is random, like where you play, but that doesn't feel random. We're always facing them and it always feels like it's at their place."

In 2014, the Broncos play the Patriots again -- and it will be in Foxborough, Mass., for the second consecutive year (as part of the NFL's rotating schedule formula).

As two franchises with five Super Bowl wins between them race to make the most of what's left in the careers of their respective future Hall of Fame quarterbacks, they almost appear to be answering the other's signings.

Key Offseason Additions

CB Darrelle Revis
WR Julian Edelman
WR Brandon LaFell
CB Brandon Browner

DE DeMarcus Ware
CB Aqib Talib
S T.J. Ward
WR Emmanuel Sanders

Broncos CR3W wants to point out, don't overlook Bubba Caldwell if he gets more snaps. He should be listed here.

So much so that Broncos executive vice president of football operations/general manager John Elway was even asked this past weekend if he felt like he was in an "arms race" with the Patriots during the free-agency period.

"You always know you have to go through New England," Elway said. "If you look at their track record the last 10 years, they're a team you're going to have to be able to deal with, and for us to get done what we want to get done, you've got to be able to beat them. It's kind of a fun type of arms race, and we'll see what happens next year."

ESPN.com Patriots reporter Mike Reiss and Broncos reporter Jeff Legwold take a closer look at both teams' moves over the past week.

Legwold: Mike, the Broncos certainly see the Patriots as the chief hurdle in any attempt to get to another Super Bowl title, and whether they would admit it or not, the thought of having to beat Tom Brady and Bill Belichick in a game that matters influences the decisions the Broncos make. How do the Patriots see this?

Reiss: Jeff, that will be atop the list of questions to ask Belichick the next time he meets with the press. As you might have noticed, unlike the Broncos, the Patriots haven't had any news conferences to trumpet their offseason moves, so we're left to answer this question for them based on their actions. And the answer, from this view, is the Broncos are a significant factor in the Patriots' decision-making process, specifically in what they're trying to put together defensively with physical press corners in Darrelle Revis and Brandon Browner. It's hard to get to Manning with the pass rush (what the Seahawks accomplished in the Super Bowl is the exception), so another way to disrupt that high-powered attack is getting physical in the secondary. I don't think building a team to beat the Broncos is their sole focus and would imagine Belichick will dismiss most of this line of thinking, but to me the actions speak loudly that it's at least part of the thought process.

One of the big questions I've heard from Patriots followers: "How are the Broncos signing all these players -- Aqib Talib, T.J. Ward, DeMarcus Ware, Emmanuel Sanders -- to such big-money contracts?" Along those lines, what is the Broncos' cap situation and could this be the type of thing that comes back to haunt them in future years?

Legwold: The short answer is the Broncos' cap situation was far better than many reported as free agency opened. They weren't on the list of teams that had no room to work with, and circumstances helped them as well. They had about $28.7 million worth of room when free agency was set to open -- that total was among the league's top 10 -- and gained another $10 million when they released Champ Bailey and another $4.1 million when guard Chris Kuper retired last week. They also structured most of the deals, including Talib's, with several kinds of bonuses in different years of the contract. Talib's deal is six years, $57 million on paper, but in reality, it's a three-year, $27 million contract that the Broncos could escape with limited cap implications after the 2014 season. They do not have any of the deals heavily front-loaded, essentially eliminating salary-cap implications down the road if they have to release the players after one or two years. They are selling the chance to play for a Super Bowl contender, and the players they signed were willing to work with them on deals that pay well if the player does well but make sense to the Broncos down the road, too. They simply bypassed the players who weren't willing to play ball that way. Also, they have made age a priority, with Talib, T.J. Ward and Sanders all just 27 or 28 years old. They have tried to limit their exposure with long-term contracts for 30-somethings.

With +Wes Welker's signing last season and Talib's last week, there is an element of not only signing a free agent the Broncos want but also weakening a rival.

Mike, how do you think the Patriots saw those signings? Just business, or their players being targeted?

Also, Talib talked about the Patriots' injury-reporting procedures in his introductory news conference. How do you think those remarks were received in New England?

AP Photo/Gail Burton

Tom Brady has said he wants to play until he's 40 years old.Reiss: More in the "just business” category. There is a pretty strong resolve among the team's decision-makers in how they want to build their team and what they view as the most responsible financial decisions. So, right or wrong, they often set a price and don't budge too far off it, knowing that could mean a player winds up on a top competitor. That's basically what happened with Welker and Talib. As for Talib's remarks, I don't think it was anything inflammatory in the eyes of the Patriots. Talib was very well-liked here, and I don't think what he said changes anything along those lines. 

We remember from all the talk about the Eagles' "Dream Team” a few years ago that assembling talent is only part of the equation. It's how it comes together.

Jeff, can you shed some insight on the Broncos' locker room, the leadership, and if there should be any concern on how all the impressive individual parts come together as a team?

Legwold: The Broncos have a little different structure than most teams in that they are the only one with a Hall of Fame quarterback who is a sports icon in the same city where he also happens to run the team. Elway is the ultimate Alpha Dog in terms of how things go here, even with Manning in the locker room. But the Broncos like the makeup of their locker room, but it will be a year of transition in that regard given three former captains -- Bailey, Kuper and Wesley Woodyard -- have all departed. At the roster level, Manning's presence is all over the offense, and on defense they see youngsters such as Danny Trevathan and Chris Harris Jr. as future captains. They also believe they've been careful in the players they've signed -- Elway makes it clear who is, or isn't, what they are looking for. That said of the new arrivals, there certainly is the hope that Ware can be a mentor to Von Miller, both on and off the field, after Miller's rocky ride in 2013 that included a six-game suspension for violating the league's substance abuse policy.

Mike, there is a sense in Denver that Manning's career is winding down and that 2014 could be it. But what is the feeling about Brady and how much longer he intends to play?

Reiss: Brady is signed through 2017, and there is every expectation he will play to the end of that contract, and play at a high level. Brady has previously said he'd like to play into his 40s, and I don't think anyone would be wise to bet against that after what we've seen from him since he was selected 199th overall in the 2000 draft. He keeps himself in excellent physical condition and basically lives football year-round. So assuming good health, I'd put '17 as the earliest marker to when we might close the book on his career. He'd be 40 at that point.

Jeff, with the moves the Broncos have made, where do you see them as better than last year, and where is there work still to be done?

Legwold: We asked Elway that question Sunday when Sanders arrived as the latest signing. Elway's response was: "I do think we're better, especially when you consider we had five starters on defense on injured reserve last year. When I could move those names off IR, back onto our roster board, I felt a lot better about our team even before free agency opened. And now we added some guys who we think are the right kind of guys and who fill some big needs for us."

The Broncos' goal has been to use free agency to fill what Elway has called "glaring needs" so they can continue to draft the best available guys, no matter the position. They still need some depth on the offensive line, a middle linebacker who would play only in the base, and they will look at wide receiver and cornerback in the draft as well.

Broncos sign former Patriots CB, Aqib Talib, to 6 year contract: Withdraw offer from DRC

+Denver Broncos sign Aqib Talib to 6 year deal, DRC offer Withdrawn

Aqib Talib, suited up for the Patriots in 2013, signs with AFC Rival, Denver Broncos. Big wave signing in
+NFL 2014 free agency. Appears that DRC will not be back with Denver. 

DRC apparently took his time, an afternoon, and John Elway, the Denver Broncos snatch up another big addition to their defensive backfield, Aqib Talib, an unrestricted free agent that was on the +New England Patriots roster and key cog in Head Coach Bill Belichick scheme. The length or size of the offer may be what was withdrawn from their own standout Pro-Bowl CB, Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and perhaps they're still talking. It reunites former +Kansas Jayhawks' college teammates, Chris Harris and Aqib Talib also. Love the corner DRC was for the Broncos, but with the addition of a viable top CB, Talib, and SS, T.J. Ward immediately bolsters the AFC Champions backfield and what was the most inconsistent aspects of their defense, the pass defense. They can be great corners but without a pass rush, it won't matter. The one aspect that cannot be overlooked, both of these players create havoc and turnovers. An aspect the Broncos defense had issues with last season, creating turnovers. This is an absolute great first 8 hours for the 2014 off season of the Broncos. And it also is a big right hook or Elway dart to the Patriots too!! Go :D! 

The #Broncos have agreed to terms with UFA CB Aqib Talib on a six-year contract.
— Denver Broncos (@Broncos) March 12, 2014

Broncos team sources tell me the team has withdrawn it's offer to DRC.

— Vic Lombardi (@VicLombardi) March 12, 2014

AFC Championship Pictures from Denver Broncos (AP) Victory over New England (Compilation)

Boston Mayor Wears Broncos Jersey

LOOK: Boston Mayor Marty Walsh loses bet, wears Broncos jersey

By Will Brinson | NFL Writer - January 27, 2014 7:02 pm ET

The Broncos defeated the Patriots and, like any fan worth his salt, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh had to pay up.

Walsh made a bet with Denver mayor Michael B. Hancock that involved the loser sporting a jersey of the opposing team.

This was the result:

I'm a man of my word, even when it stings. Here you go, @mayorhancock: pic.twitter.com/YwAKSMtHc6
— Mayor Marty Walsh (@marty_walsh) January 27, 2014

Kudos to Walsh for not welching on the bet and having some fun with it.

On the phone congratulating @mayorhancock for the @broncos win & holding up my side of our bet: pic.twitter.com/d5rk9SRFrZ
— Mayor Marty Walsh (@marty_walsh) January 27, 2014

H/T to +CBS Sports Network writer Will Brinson

Original Link Found Here:

Broncos legend TE, Shannon Sharpe, Classic Video "We are Killing the Patriots..." :p

It might be a bit late after becoming AFC Champions, but definitely worth posting and putting in the archives. +Denver Broncos great TE, #ShannonSharpe with one of the greatest caught on air lines to be produced from a +NFL sideline.

Sound FX of the Broncos clinching Super Bowl berth vs Patriots

Watch the video ‘Sound FX’: Denver Broncos clinch Super Bowl berth on Yahoo Sports . Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos put on a football clinic to defeat the New England Patriots and advance to the Super Bowl. Get an inside look at all the best sights and sounds from the AFC Championship Game.

'Sound FX': Denver Broncos clinch Super Bowl berth | Watch the video - +Yahoo Sports 

"POT ROAST" was the Special of the AFC Championship

MILE HIGH OWNS THE LAMAR HUNT TROPHY: AFC CHAMPIONS

+NFL's AFC CHAMPIONS: The +Denver Broncos  

Lamr Hunt Trophy for the AFC Champions.
Going to be the last step before the +Lombardi Trophy
for the Denver Broncos

LET'S GET THIS STARTED +Seattle Seahawks ! This is not #Kaep this time around :D

AFC Championship Preview: Denver Broncos Five to Watch (Links) vs New England Patriots

+BRONCOS CR3W Lucky #7 - Elway Keys to the Game

+Denver Broncos vs +New England Patriots Graphic Preview of the AFC Championship at +Sports Authority Field at Mile High 

* TAKEAWAYS

* Line of Scrimmage - How the lines play vs the run but also pick up blitz schemes.

* Third Down and Redzone Efficiency on defense. Followed up by offense. They really both intertwine, but dissecting why is like talking to time travel.

* Physicality on the edges  - Be physical on their cornerbacks. Contain and do not allow bigger plays and no special teams gaffs.

Limit the first downs on their first downs. Patriots like to speed the game up and after a big gain, they like to go right after another quickly. "1 minute drill tempo."

LASTLY: MAKE SOME NOISE and LET'S GO BRONCOS!!!

Del Rio has Broncos D Primed for Patriots

Del Rio has Broncos primed for Patriots

Jeremy Mincey has no bitter feelings toward Jacksonville for dumping him late in the season, only big thanks. After being jettisoned from the Jaguars for chronic tardiness, the defensive end wound up with the Denver Broncos. He's making the most of his fresh, baggage-free start, playing a big role in getting his new team to the AFC championship game against the New England Patriots (13-4) on Sunday. There's also defensive lineman Terrance ''Pot Roast'' Knighton, who signed with Denver as a free agent, and, of course, defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio, fired after nearly nine seasons as head coach in Jacksonville. 

(Continue to read from +Yahoo Sports) Broncos Defense playing its best and with an explosive offense, their objectives are a formula to winning football games. 

NFL Network Preview and ESPN Preview of Patriots vs Broncos: AFC Championship Game

+NFL Network Previews the +New England Patriots visiting +Sports Authority Field at Mile High and the host, +Denver Broncos for rights to represent the AFC in the +NFL Super Bowl New York

NFL Films Preview: Broncos vs. Patriots

This week is why +BRONCOS CR3W loves to cheer every single snap and play for. The chance to watch them achieve the near impossible. It's been a blessing to witness their success, but the ultimate achievement is even savored more. Fully aware of how difficult it is to get to where they stand right now, CR3W members are enjoying this entire thing!