Brandon Lloyd News Archives

Denver Broncos coach Josh McDaniels brushed off the impact of Brandon Marshall`s suspension Friday, saying "we have good receivers, with or without him." That theory will be tested even further in the coming weeks.

DB - Opening the Doors - Gray Caldwell The Broncos are looking forward to playing in front of the home crowd.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. - It is starting to look like neither Jay Cutler nor Kyle Orton is going to have Brandon Marshall to throw to any time soon.

Kicker Matt Prater skipped today's practice, the final session of training camp, which began at 1 p.m., but was at the Broncos' Dove Valley facility.

Training Camp over; Will Marshall or Dawkins play tomorrow? DB - Day 21 Blog - Zach Eisendrath Matt Prater , Brandon Lloyd and Matt Prater didn't practice yesterday.

Brandon Marshall will have another week to learn the Broncos' playbook. Marshall, the team's top receiver who, besides health issues, has asked to be traded, did not make the trip here for the Broncos' preseason game Saturday night against the Seattle Seahawks.

Chris Simms, left, and Kyle Orton flank coach Josh McDaniels during the Broncos' preseason opener Friday night.

"I'm sure you guys will write a lot of articles and talk about it on talk radio and everything else," Simms said Friday night in San Francisco after the Broncos lost their preseason opener 17-16 to the 49ers .

This may be an old story, but it may be worth repeating given the first-half events here Friday night.

Kyle Orton threw interceptions in his first three series during a disastrous Denver debut, while San Francisco's two quarterback candidates were steady in the 49ers' 17-16 victory over the Broncos on Friday night.

They've had to sing and dive through mud for loose footballs before practice, but the Denver Broncos rookies hit a new low Tuesday.

New quarterback Kyle Orton, acquired from Chicago for Pro Bowl passer Jay Cutler in the biggest NFL trade of the offseason, was booed by the crowd of 13,402 at his unofficial debut at Invesco Field when he threw two interceptions and several bad passes during a structured scrimmage Thursday night.

The belief was Engram would be solid, but Booker could be better. Booker broke out with 100 receptions in his third season, and Engram went on to have a strong run in Seattle before landing in Kansas City this season.

Here are some observations, comments, quotes and quips from the first weekend of workouts here in Bourbonnais: New kid on the block Just how wild are Bears fans going over the Jay Cutler era? ... LAKE FOREST, IL - MAY 20: Jay Cutler #6 of the Chicago Bears meets with members of the media following an organized team activity practice on May 20, 2009 ...

Matt Forte and Garrett Wolfe looked like the perfect combination, at least for one night.