Ryan McBean News

Denver defensive lineman Ryan McBean and safety Josh Barrett will miss the Broncos' game at Washington.

Horse Tracks 11/14/09 - Ryan Harris out; LK Smith starting in place of McBean, who is listed as questionable by Douglas A. Lee on Nov 14, 2009 7:21 AM MST in Horse Tracks 9 comments Good Morning, MHR Friends! My brother-in-law Brock asked me an interesting question the other day, about whether I thought Mike Shanahan could end up coaching Green Bay ...

Denver Broncos wide receiver Brandon Marshall was back at practice Thursday. Marshall was nursing a back injury on Wednesday and sat out Denver's first practice session following Monday night's 28-10 loss to Pittsburgh.

As expected, the Denver Broncos will be without starting RT Ryan Harris against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday night.

The Broncos tried to beef up things in their nickel package - five defensive backs - Monday night, but still might find it a target of opposing running games over the second half of the season.

Matt Prater connected on a 40-yard field goal on Denver's opening drive, helping the Broncos to a 3-0 lead over the Pittsburgh Steelers after one quarter Monday night.

After the San Francisco 49ers fired Mike Nolan last year, he had time to study teams around the league and decide what he would bring to his next job.

ENGLEWOOD While most of the injury attention surrounding the Denver Broncos this week has gone to offensive tackle Ryan Harris, who is out with a toe injury, another Ryan is in danger of missing Monday's game against the Steelers.

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Defensive end Ryan McBean, who has started every game thus far this season, tackle Ryan Harris and safety Josh Barrett did not take part in Thursday's practice.

There were times during the offseason when first-year Denver Broncos head coach Josh McDaniels appeared to be out of his mind.

As for NFL seasons, very few can argue the fact that this year's has been one of the most outrageous.

Now that the NFL world at large has agreed that the Denver Broncos' defense is for real, there's another question to ask: just how are they doing it?' The Broncos' defense was not just so-so last year, it was plain bad.

Dom Capers has had to change the Packers from a 4-3 to a 3-4 defense with basically the same personnel they had last season.

The first four weeks of the NFL regular season are in the rear view mirror, which makes this a good time to look at some compelling stories.

Broncos defensive lineman Ryan McBean, right, applies pressure to Browns quarterback Brady Quinn in the first quarter at Invesco Field at Mile High on Sunday.

Still a work in progress. For those of us that engage in the country's unofficial second national past-time of fantasy football, it's no secret that the Broncos defense is one to avoid in fantasy drafts.

But there wasn't anything normal about the Broncos ' offseason. As new coach Josh McDaniels and general manager Brian Xanders decided to release, trade or not re-sign 21 players who were on the active roster in the team's final game of 2008, players like Fox could hardly get comfortable.

Josh McDaniels went back to his roots to try to find some help for his inexperienced defensive line.

The Denver Broncos needed more muscle and hustle in their defensive line, and they knew right where to go to get it, acquiring versatile end Le Kevin Smith from New England for a draft pick on Monday.