Ball Outplays Hillman and Moreno...

Montee Ball - RB - Broncos
According to the Denver Post, rookie Montee Ball was the "best" performer of the Broncos' top three running backs in Saturday's intrasquad scrimmage.
Of note, Ball ripped off a nine-yard run with the first-team offense that got Denver a first-and-goal at the four-yard line. Ronnie Hillman "started," but Ball was mixed in with the ones, while Knowshon Moreno served as the No. 3 back. Ball could begin to separate himself from Hillman and Moreno in live action this preseason. Hillman has better quickness and projects as the change-of-pace back.
Source: Denver Post Aug 4 - 6:10 PM

Ronnie Hillman is listed atop the Broncos' first training camp depth chart at tailback.

The full depth chart can be read at the link below. It's worth noting no rookie is listed on Denver's first team, either on offense or defense. First-round pick Sylvester Williams is listed behind Terrance Knighton and Kevin Vickerson at defensive tackle. Montee Ball is the Broncos' No. 2 tailback, with Knowshon Moreno on the third string. The backfield camp battle remains "wide open."

How did they switch their mind so fast? LOL

Nasty RBBC folks

Training camp reports are a joke.. I put no value into any of it

I want no part of this mess.

Lacy over Ball for me.

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footballjunkie said:

Montee Ball - RB - Broncos
According to the Denver Post, rookie Montee Ball was the "best" performer of the Broncos' top three running backs in Saturday's intrasquad scrimmage.
Of note, Ball ripped off a nine-yard run with the first-team offense that got Denver a first-and-goal at the four-yard line. Ronnie Hillman "started," but Ball was mixed in with the ones, while Knowshon Moreno served as the No. 3 back. Ball could begin to separate himself from Hillman and Moreno in live action this preseason. Hillman has better quickness and projects as the change-of-pace back.
Source: Denver Post Aug 4 - 6:10 PM

haters are going to hate!!! I'm with you Junkie.

So rotoworld has been telling everyone for 2 weeks now including this morning that Ronnie Hillman has been looking outstanding in camp, we get the first positive feedback by Ball from apparently the greatest source on the internet today... And there's a new Monte Ball is god every other back is trash thread. (That's sarcasm for those who will now quote me) Yay!

Loyal educated readers of this site will read what members are posting, and it mirrors the sentiment of JR and Gary.

The Denver backfield looks like a dirty 2 cent whore that has been passed around ten times over. If you want to take her home, go right ahead. Everyone else seems to be proceeding with caution.

Wutthecrapman said:

So rotoworld has been telling everyone for 2 weeks now including this morning that Ronnie Hillman has been looking outstanding in camp, we get the first positive feedback by Ball from apparently the greatest source on the internet today... And there's a new Monte Ball is god every other back is trash thread. (That's sarcasm for those who will now quote me) Yay!

Loyal educated readers of this site will read what members are posting, and it mirrors the sentiment of JR and Gary.

The Denver backfield looks like a dirty 2 cent whore that has been passed around ten times over. If you want to take her home, go right ahead. Everyone else seems to be proceeding with caution.

Like I said, haters are going to hate. Believers are going to believe with this guy. Only time will tell.

I'm not a hater, I have absolutely nothing against Monte Ball actually. I hate his situation. I hate coach John Fox. Hell I'd even believe he'd put Adrian Peterson in a timeshare if he could. Its mind boggling how everyone looks past this. There is no concrete reasoning to believe Fox will not continue this trend.

^ this is entirely possible...but imho ball is the back for the future ..

bddavidson said:

^ this is entirely possible...but imho ball is the back for the future ..

Lead back in a timeshare, sure.

Wutthecrapman said:

I'm not a hater, I have absolutely nothing against Monte Ball actually. I hate his situation. I hate coach John Fox. Hell I'd even believe he'd put Adrian Peterson in a timeshare if he could. Its mind boggling how everyone looks past this. There is no concrete reasoning to believe Fox will not continue this trend.

Have you read Smitty's past articles about Fox? He hasn't always been a rbbc guy. He has turned out some stud rbs. Why couldn't this be one of those situations? With that said, I drafted Ball as my rb for next year, not this. I think he will slowly climb the hill and become the guy I think he will be.

Stephen Davis was the last full time back I can think of in Fox's tenor that had a lot of carries that was what 2003? D-Will did it in 2007 but that included Stewy half the time. There's nothing consistent about him. They're not going to just keep Hillman at bay either. They have no reason too honestly. To me, its 2009 all over again, pending injuries or fumbles.

Wutthecrapman said:

Stephen Davis was the last full time back I can think of in Fox's tenor that had a lot of carries that was what 2003? D-Will did it in 2007 but that included Stewy half the time. There's nothing consistent about him. They're not going to just keep Hillman at bay either. They have no reason too honestly. To me, its 2009 all over again, pending injuries or fumbles.

Didn't McGahee carry the load until he got hurt?

IMO Ball is just not gifted enough to keep everyone else off the field and/or make a RBBC coach go with one back. Guys like AP do that. AP went to Minn who just had Taylor go for like 1200 yards and people thought that was a bad situation. But AP was too talented and too physically gifted for a bad situation to be bad.

tmoney said:

Wutthecrapman said:

Stephen Davis was the last full time back I can think of in Fox's tenor that had a lot of carries that was what 2003? D-Will did it in 2007 but that included Stewy half the time. There's nothing consistent about him. They're not going to just keep Hillman at bay either. They have no reason too honestly. To me, its 2009 all over again, pending injuries or fumbles.

Didn't McGahee carry the load until he got hurt?

Valid point, were they really a lot of carries?

tmoney said:

Wutthecrapman said:

Stephen Davis was the last full time back I can think of in Fox's tenor that had a lot of carries that was what 2003? D-Will did it in 2007 but that included Stewy half the time. There's nothing consistent about him. They're not going to just keep Hillman at bay either. They have no reason too honestly. To me, its 2009 all over again, pending injuries or fumbles.

Didn't McGahee carry the load until he got hurt?

Yeah...hes a vet and Fox loves to play his vets. Young guys should be RBBC but I wouldnt be surprised at all if Moreno started the season with the most carries as the vet on that team.

Monte Ball list on the depth chart as the primary.........backup. Its early though.

(KFFL) The Denver Broncos list RB Montee Ball as the primary backup behind starting RB Ronnie Hillman on the first unofficial depth chart of training camp. RB Knowshon Moreno is listed as the third running back on the chart.

Would there be anything wrong with this out of a rookie rb with fox? 184/836/10 This is around what I am expecting this year out of Ball. Nothing APish, but very respectable numbers. This is not a true workhorse rb, but a very respectable fantasy rb. This is exactly what Stewart did Fox. There will be 400 plus carries to go around in denver this year. To me that is plenty to see Ball produce very solid fantasy numbers.

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