http://www.yardbarker.com/content/player/2719 Recent articles about Glenn Martinez en-us This post is dedicated to the dude wearing the Colts t-shirt at Broncos camp today. A few sideline observations from today's first practice: - Players that impressed me the most - 1. WR Glenn Martinez - impressed the crowd with some tough catches from Cutler. 2. Eddie Royal - believe me when I tell you that this guy is fast. He had a couple of solid catches against Hamza Abdullah when the offense and defense went up against each other. He's still got a lot to learn about protecting the ball though. 3. ALL of the backs - I'm convinced Michael Pittman is a vet in a rookie's body. Selvin Young had some swift cuts and explosive speed fifteen yards past the line of scrimmage. Andre Hall left John Lynch standing in the dust. Ryan Torain proved that he can compete with the vets for playing time. It's a true battle at this spot.    4. Ryan Clady - the sheer size of him on the offensive line is a sight to behold. No question why he went as the Broncos #1 pick (12th overall). Our backs should have a great year because of "Sweet Feet." Living up to his nickname, Clady even did a little gig before team stretches. - Other observations - 1. Brandon Marshall - made some spectacular catches, but also dropped some easy stuff from Cutler. Maybe Marshall was a little winded. 2. Niko Koutouvides - looked like he was ready to start at middle linebacker. 3. Marcus Thomas - after a false start during drills, DT Thomas got an ear-full from defensive line coach, Bill Johnson. The team must be focusing on decreasing the number stupid penalties this year.  4. Mike Shanahan - still looks lean and mean, but that didn't stop him from inviting a 3 year-old out onto the field to catch a few balls. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:18:20 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/295754 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/295754 This post is dedicated to the dude wearing the Colts t-shirt at Broncos camp today. A few sideline observations from today's first practice: - Players that impressed me the most - 1. WR Glenn Martinez - impressed the crowd with some tough catches from Cutler. 2. Eddie Royal - believe me when I tell you that this guy is fast. He had a couple of solid catches against Hamza Abdullah when the offense and defense went up against each other. He's still got a lot to learn about protecting the ball though. 3. ALL of the backs - I'm convinced Michael Pittman is a vet in a rookie's body. Selvin Young had some swift cuts and explosive speed fifteen yards past the line of scrimmage. Andre Hall left John Lynch standing in the dust. Ryan Torain proved that he can compete with the vets for playing time. It's a true battle at this spot.    4. Ryan Clady - the sheer size of him on the offensive line is a sight to behold. No question why he went as the Broncos #1 pick (12th overall). Our backs should have a great year because of "Sweet Feet." Living up to his nickname, Clady even did a little gig before team stretches. - Other observations - 1. Brandon Marshall - made some spectacular catches, but also dropped some easy stuff from Cutler. Maybe Marshall was a little winded. 2. Niko Koutouvides - looked like he was ready to start at middle linebacker. 3. Marcus Thomas - after a false start during drills, DT Thomas got an ear-full from defensive line coach, Bill Johnson. The team must be focusing on decreasing the number stupid penalties this year.  4. Mike Shanahan - still looks lean and mean, but that didn't stop him from inviting a 3 year-old out onto the field to catch a few balls. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:18:20 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/295754 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/295754 this ones for you babygurl i know how you love your give back gigs actually its a good read. one of these times i'd like to be able to make it to one of these events Several NFL players are expected in Lakeland this weekend to offer instruction, sign autographs and mingle with fans during the Ronnie Ghent Youth Achievement Camp, sponsored by The County Buzz. Ghent, a New Orleans Saints tight end and former Lakeland High School star, will be joined by teammates Marvin Mitchell and Tyler Palko; Antonio Chatman and Quincy Wilson of the Cincinnati Bengals; Keiwan Ratliff of the Indianapolis Colts; Glenn Martinez of the Denver Broncos; Desmond Clark of the Chicago Bears; and the Atlanta Falcons' Chauncey Davis, County Buzz president Leo Etienne said. rest of the article at the link. knuckle up Thu, 10 Apr 2008 07:44:36 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/234243 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/234243 Everyone knows that having an explosive returner, whether on kickoffs or on punts, is very important in today's game. A returned TD can change the whole face of a game and maybe a season. In the Broncos case, it did. The Broncos had just won a key AFC game against the Titans, where a Glenn Martinez punt return TD sparked the Broncos to that victory. Yes, that one play help Denver get on track and play a great game. But then next week, the Broncos got that same thing handed to them when Devin Hester returned a kick and a punt for TDs. Denver never recovered from that and went on to lose 4 of the last 5 games because of two returns. And that's how important it is for Denver to draft a player like that, one who can change a whole season with returns for TDs. This is not the Broncos first priority in the draft, but it would help a lot if they did draft one player of this type. Two players that come to my mind are Chris Johnson of ECU and Eddie Royal of Virginia Tech. Both can change the course of a game in an instant. Johnson is figured to be a 2nd to 3rd round pick, while Royal is figured somewhere in the 5th to 6th. If Denver has a shot at either player in a round other than the first, I think it should be a position that they should address because of the athletic ability of these two players. In addition to helping the special teams, Johnson as a RB and Royal as a WR can contribute in those aspect and give the offense that extra factor that teams need to account for. So in all ways, this would be a definite win-win for the Broncos if they decide to go this way. Go Broncos! Sat, 26 Jan 2008 02:07:13 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/93830 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/93830