Steelers receiver Antonio Brown isfeeling confident he can break a kick return for a touchdownagainst the Houston Texans on Sunday. He wouldn't say how or why,but he's feeling it."I have to be patient, then take advantage of my opportunities,"Brown said. "Some teams give you better shots than others."The Texans are ninth in the AFC in punt (9.0 yards) and kickoff(25.5) coverage. Brown is third in the AFC with 31.5 yards perkickoff return and averages Brandon Jacobs Jersey Blue 12.8 yards on Permier Brandon Jacobs Jersey punt returns.The Texans have two electrifying returners in Danieal Manningand Jacoby Jones. Manning leads the AFC with 34.3 kickoff returnaverage, and Jones is second in punt returns with 18.9 yards.>> Defensive end Ziggy Hood is eager to prove the Steelers' run defense is better thanits last outing against the Colts when it gave up 97 yards. Withrunning back Arian Foster back in the Texans' lineup, the Steelers are likely to face a morebalance offense."We have to be prepared for the run," Hood said. "They do a lotof things to catch you off balance, and Foster adds a differentdimension. I expect them to give him a lot of touches.">> Cornerback Ike Taylor will try to keep Houston receiverAndre Johnson from beating him deep. But linebacker LawrenceTimmons expects quarterback Matt Schaub to get Johnson the ballwith screen passes."He's one of the best wide receivers, hands down," Timmons said."He's difficult to get down on those screen plays."Defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau is largely concerned withJohnson dictating wholesale jerseys the game with big plays."When you play the great players, you're not going to shut themout," he said. "It's like defending a great scorer in basketball.You've got Replica Brandon Jacobs Jersey to keep them from dominating the game.">> Running back Rashard Mendenhall isn't lobbying for Brandon Jacobs Authentic Jersey afullback or H-back, but he said an extra blocker would help the Steelers' paltry run game."It helps to have a fullback or H-back because they read and seethings the way I do," Mendenhall said.>> Guard Ramon Foster will replace the ailing DougLegursky in the starting lineup against the Texans. Outsidelinebacker Mario Williams has drawn plenty of attention in the filmroom, but Foster has been impressed with rookie defensive end J.J.Watt, the 11th overall pick in this year's draft. "If we're solidtechnique-wise, we'll have some success running the ball," Fostersaid. The Texans, with new defensive coordinator Wade Phillips, areadjusting from 4-3 defense to a 3-4.>> Legursky (shoulder), receiver Arnaz Battle (knee),defensive end Brett Keisel (knee), defensive tackle Steve McLendon(illness) and offensive tackle Jonathan Scott (ankle) didn'tpractice yesterday. Mike Wallace said he'll be ready to go Sundaydespite a minor rib injury.After spending his entire nine-year NFL playing career with the Bears and then five years as anassistant coach in the organization, Panthers first-year head Giants Brandon Jacobs Jersey coachRon Rivera hopes for a warm reception Sunday at Soldier Field whenhe leads his team against the Bears.But he won't be shocked if that doesn't happen."At some point, I just hope to get a nice little applause,"Rivera said. "If not, I understand, because they are Bearsfans."There's no doubt that Rivera will be well received by his formerplayers."He was Official Brandon Jacobs Jersey just the ultimate player's coach," said Brian Urlacher,who made two of his seven Pro Bowls in his three seasons underRivera. "You could talk to him about anything. He wasn't a (jerk)coach."He didn't yell at you. He would relay his message to you, notin a manner where it was demeaning, but you definitely got hismessage. He was always fun to be around. He was very knowledgeable.He knew the game — still knows it, obviously. Justa great coach."Lance Briggs went to two of his six Pro Bowls playing inRivera's defense, and he appreciated the way Rivera conveyed why hewanted things done a certain way."He had a way of explaining things to a player to inspire him,"Briggs said. "He'll tell you, ‘That's not an easyplay for anybody to make. But if you can make that play, you'llshut this play down.' That helped in a lot of ways because I'vegone through life with a lot of coaches who've just said,‘Do it this way because I told you to doit.'?"Rivera was not rehired as Lovie Smith's defensive coordinatorafter the 2006 Super Bowl season. It was awkward, especiallyconsidering that Authentic Brandon Jacobs Jersey it was the defense that carried the team.But Rivera has moved on."It's a business, and you take it for what it is and you go on,"he said. "That's what I've done. I've talked with coach Smith onseveral occasions, at the (scouting) combine and at the owners'meeting and he's been terrific. I guess some people are surprisedthat that's how I feel about it, but it was nobody's fault. Thatwas just the circumstance, so we moved on.'That was one situation where "creative differences," wasn't aeuphemism but an accurate portrayal of two coaches with differentbeliefs. Smith, of course, was a Cover-2 advocate who wantedpass-rush pressure to come from the linemen alone, while Riverafavored a scheme heavy on blitzing to get to the quarterback."The one thing I'll always say is I learned a tremendous amountof football from coach Smith in my three seasons with him, and Iwill never deny that," Rivera said. "People have to understand thatit was business, and we just went forward. As coach says,‘It's about the players playing on the field onSunday.'?"Both teams come in at 1-2 and in need of a victory, and Smith isfocusing on that rather than renewing acquaintances."A lot's been said about Ron," the Bears' coach said. "I've seen Ron afew times since then, but it's always good to see guys that you'veworked with. It's just not Ron for us this week. There are sevenguys on the other side of the field that I've worked on a staffwith."But it's not family reunion time or anything like that thisweekend. We see an opponent on the other side of the field, andit's business."Rivera admits that Sunday isn't like every other game."Personally, it means a lot because it's Chicago," he said."It's a great city, and the city has been very good to me. Theorganization has been outstanding. It's kind of a homecoming. I wasthere for 17 years and it's Brandon Jacobs Jersey Red been outstanding. I told the players,‘Chicago's a great city, and it's been good to me,and I'm really looking forward to getting back and being at SoldierField.'?"*?Follow Bob's Bears reports via Twitter @BobLeGereand check out our Bears Essentials blog at dailyherald.com.

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- Minnesota Vikings safety Tyrell Johnson apologized a day after he was arrested on suspicion of driving while impaired.       A Football Life: Bill Belichick    The NFL Network series, "A Football Life", continues on Thursday, Sept. 22 at 10 p.m. ET with second installment of Bill Belichick wired by NFL Films for sound for an entire season. » Watch a preview   » Percy Harvin Jersey Black Watch: Memories of Belichick  » Director's notes: A decade with Belichick » Director's notes: The glamorous life        Johnson was arrested early Tuesday morning. Police said his blood alcohol content was 0.12 percent, which is over the state's legal limit of 0.08 percent. Johnson Percy Harvin Jersey White was contrite on Authentic Donovan McNabb Jersey Wednesday. The team has a car service that players can call if they've been out on the town and are too impaired to drive, Authentic Percy Harvin Jersey Purple and Johnson said he should have used it. He said he's "blessed and fortunate" that no one got hurt. Coach Leslie Frazier indicated Johnson would play for the Vikings on Sunday against the DetroitLions. He also said he was disappointed to learn of Johnson's arrest, but added that any discipline will be handled internally.  Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press When is taking three points when you need 13 to tie with time running out in the fourth quarter a good idea? It happened Sunday in Tennessee. With 7:03 left in Authentic Adrian Peterson Jersey the game, down 13 on the road to the Titans, facing a 4th-and-11 at the Tennessee 12-yard line, Ravens coach John Harbaugh chose to kick a field goal to cut the margin to 10. At the time Permier Percy Harvin Jersey it seemed like a strange decision: Harbaugh still had his three timeouts, Percy Harvin Jersey Purple plus the two-minute warning in his arsenal, but still, many Ravens fans must have thought it was the wrong move to shave a mere three points off a two-score lead with so little time remaining. But was it? Converting 4th-and-11 at any point during the game is hard, but even harder when the game is on the line. Last season there were 126 4th-down attempts greater than six yards, and the conversion rate was just 33 percent. Baltimore's offense was not moving the ball effectively against the Titans for most of the game. To make matters worse, they were just three of 10 on third down prior to this decision. Just gaining yards in this game was difficult for the Ravens. So gaining 11 yards on just one down might have been a reach.    Conventional thinking would have you believe that if the Ravens convert the 4th down and eventually score they are just one possession away from tying or possibly winning the game. However if the Ravens failed to convert, essentially the game is over, in part because the Ravens will need two touchdowns to win, which would require recovering an onside kick -- really long odds. What Harbaugh did by kicking the field goal was keep his team in the game and hope he could play a field-position game (with help from the new kickoff rules) thus putting his team in position to kick the tying field goal. Here was Harbaugh's thought process: By cutting the lead to 10, Harbaugh hopes his defense holds the Titans to a three-and-out so he can get the ball back without burning a timeout. Then he wants to drive down the field and score a touchdown, cutting the lead to three. Harbaugh hopes he can accomplish this before the two-minute warning, thus gaining an extra timeout. (Remember, timeouts when a team is trailing are reserved for a sack or long passing plays, not just randomly stopping the clock -- that's what spiking the ball is for.) After the Ravens score, his kicker must kick the ball out of the back of the end zone, eliminating any return. With time running out, every yard is vital. If the Ravens hold the Titans to another three-and-out, forcing a punt, they now only need to move the ball into field-goal range for a shot at sending the game into overtime.    Relive every game this season online and on-demand with enhanced viewing features. Get NFL Game Rewind.    Under this Official Percy Harvin Jersey scenario, Harbaugh kept his team alive -- albeit barely. By kicking the field goal, his players then had to execute every scenario perfectly -- which they failed to do. However by kicking the field goal, he spared his team from having to recover an onside kick. And assuming his defense played well, he also removed the need to move the ball down the field and find the end zone twice when his offense had been stagnant all day. I really liked the call, because his offense was not playing well and he desperately needed any kind of points. On the ensuing drive Tennessee actually made a mistake by throwing an incomplete pass, but Matt Hasselbeck made a great throw on third down, and then pleaded to the bench to run the ball the next few plays. The Titans kept the ball away from the Ravens and eventually added an insurance field goal of their own for the final winning margin of 26-13. I really wish the Harbaugh scenario could have played out to show everyone that taking the three under the right conditions is not a bad idea.  Follow Michael Lombardi on Twitter @michaelombardi

 PITTSBURGH (AP) - James Harrison has spent all training camp trying to answer questions on whether the Pittsburgh Steelers defense is veteran or - with eight starters past their 30th birthday heading into Sunday's season opener at Baltimore - just plain old.The former NFL Defensive Player of the Year is quickly running out of patience."How many times have you heard that a defense is just right? Never,'' Harrison said. "You never hear that a defense is just the right Customized Vikings Jersey age to be playing good ball. It's either too young or too old, and I've been hearing that for the last few years.''He's going to have to endure it for at least one more.The defending AFC champions had the league's top scoring defense last season and the Defensive Player of the Year in safety Troy Polamalu. In a rare sign of continuity, all 11 starters return.Whether they return to the same level of dominance remains unclear. The Steelers took it easy on the 33-year-old Harrison, who played only sparingly in the preseason while recovering from a pair of procedures on his back. He still endures occasional shooting pain in his legs he says will never truly go away and has taken to acupuncture, posting pictures of needles spread across his body on his Facebook page."It lasts maybe 4-5 hours,'' Harrison said. "I started doing that last year, and I think that's really the thing that got me through (the season) with my back the way it was.''It's a new-age treatment for an old school player, which is why coach Mike Tomlin isn't worried whether Harrison will be ready to play on Sunday. Though Harrison claims he's 80-85 percent, his coach isn't buying it."I'd imagine he is sandbagging,'' Tomlin said. "James Harrison likes to play and we expect James Harrison-like play.''The Steelers will likely need it if they want to beat the Ravens for the seventh time in last nine meetings. They'll also need their banged up secondary to get up to speed quickly.Cornerback Ike Taylor hasn't played in a month after breaking his left thumb in the preseason opener against Washington. Taylor, who had a pin removed from his thumb on Tuesday, missed only two days of practice while playing with a bright green cast on the busted digit, Vikings Jersey Shop Online a color selected by his son, Official Brett Favre Jersey Ike Jr.Taylor, who signed a four-year contract with the Steelers just before camp started rather than test the free agent market, doesn't expect NFL Brett Favre Jersey his thumb to be back to normal for awhile. The way he figures it, he's so rarely been completely healthy during his career he doesn't really notice the pain."Guys really aren't 100 percent during the season anyway,'' Taylor said. "So, I had to get in the right mindset.''He'll wear some sort of protective gear on Sunday and is still a little uncertain as to how it will Personalized Minnesota Vikings Jersey affect his ability to tackle."This is a different obstacle for me, so learning to adjust to this obstacle is a lot different Vikings Brett Favre Authentic Jersey for me,'' Taylor said. "I've had to adjust my training and everything, but it's made me more mentally tough, I think.''Fellow cornerback Bryant McFadden, bothered by a nagging hamstring all camp, will also start. So will Polamalu, who showed flashes of his old self in a victory over Philadelphia three weeks Authentic Brett Favre Jersey White ago but otherwise took it easy - by his standards anyway - while recuperating from a strained Achilles that slowed him toward the end of last season.Tomlin believes his defense is as close to healthy as it can get. He's well aware his defensive stars are closer to the end of their careers than the beginning. He also doesn't care."I know that the age has been something of noteworthy, something to talk about,'' Tomlin said. "But when I look at them I don't see age and I don't see dollar signs. I look at guys that put their head in the pile and are committed to doing their job to the standards we hold them to.''Baltimore's defense has its own share of guys with more than a few gray hairs, namely 36-year-old Ray Lewis and safety Ed Reed, who turns 33 on Sunday. Yet the Ravens have also bolstered their roster with youngsters like 23-year-old nose tackle Terrence Cody.Pittsburgh's true youth movement is probably a year or two away, though third-year defensive end Ziggy Hood and rookie Cam Heyward have shown signs of picking up where the likes of Harrison and Polamalu leave off.Their time will Authentic Minnesota Vikings Jersey come, but just not yet.The window on the current group may be closing - it's uncertain how many more seasons Harrison, 36-year-old linebacker James Farrior, 35-year-old defensive end Aaron Smith Brett Favre Jersey White and 34-year-old nose tackle Casey Hampton can keep playing. Smith and Hampton were both slowed with nagging injuries during camp, though Farrior looked just Premier Brett Favre Jersey White fine, perhaps because Tomlin says the 15-year veteran is "genetically blessed.''It takes more than good genes, however, to survive what the Steelers hope will be a season that lasts until February. The defense will be one step closer to Replica Brett Favre Jersey White AARP cards by then. Don't expect age to be an excuse if Pittsburgh doesn't make it to the Super Bowl in Indianapolis.And while Harrison is growing weary of the questions, his coach is not. Tomlin would rather they keep coming."We are not fighting any stereotypes or darts Reebok Brett Favre Jersey being thrown our way, usually they provide a positive energy for us,'' Tomlin said. "So keep talking about how old they are. I appreciate that.  You make my job easy.''

 NEW YORK (AP) - The Jets have announced several plans to commemorate the 10-year anniversary of the terrorist attacks during the season opener against the Dallas Cowboys, including Grammy-winning artist Mary J. Blige singing the national anthem.Each fan will receive an American flag as they enter MetLife Stadium on Sunday night, and children of first responders will serve as honorary team captains. Bagpipers representing the FDNY, NYPD and PAPD will also perform "Amazing Grace.''At halftime, Academy Award-winning actor Robert De Niro will narrate during a moment honoring family members of 9/11 victims. John Ondrasik of Five For Fighting will also perform an acoustic, piano version of "Superman (It's Not Easy),'' which became an anthem for many after the terrorist attacks. Authentic Brett Favre Jersey METAIRIE, La. (AP) - No one has to remind Sean Payton how poorly visiting teams have fared in Thursday night NFL regular season openers since defending champions began hosting them in 2004.Payton is not only well aware that road teams are 0-7 in such matchups, he has experienced both sides, losing 41-10 at Indianapolis in 2007 and winning 14-9 over visiting Minnesota last season.Now his New Orleans Saints are in a Thursday-night opener for the third time in five seasons, and for the second time on the road, when they play at Green Bay this week.While Payton figures playing the Packers in a charged-up Lambeau Field will be a "tremendous challenge,'' he says he appreciates that prime-time games on Thursday, Sunday and Monday nights come with success. NEW YORK (AP) - The image on the television screen is still vividly etched in Vinny Testaverde's mind.The former New York Jets quarterback was in the trainer's room on Sept. 11, 2001, and had trouble making sense of the gaping, smoke-spewing hole in one of the Twin Towers. As a guy who grew up on Long Island, Testaverde had seen the mighty and massive towers of the World Trade Center punctuate the New York City skyline all his life."We all thought it was a terrible accident, maybe a plane got out of control,'' Testaverde recalled Tuesday.But then punter Tom Tupa yelled over to him: "There's another plane coming at the building!''They were words Testaverde will never forget."That's when you kind of started to realize,'' he said, "that it was something more serious that was taking place.''Herman Edwards, the Jets' coach at the time, was in his office at the team's facility at Hofstra University. He had gotten there early in the morning, as he always did, and was watching film when he realized something wasn't right.Even though it was his first season with the Jets, he had already noticed that he could see the flight patterns from nearby airports outside his office window. The skies had been silent for at least an hour that morning."It was puzzling to me, so I turned the television on,'' Edwards said. "I saw the Trade Center and all of the sudden you see smoke coming Personalized Minnesota Vikings Jersey out of them and I saw the second plane run into it.''That was the beginning of a series of life-changing events for members of the Jets - and the entire country."It was one of those moments where you know exactly what you were doing and at exactly what time,'' former center Kevin Mawae said. "It was a pretty surreal moment.''As the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks approaches, several Jets players, coaches and executives have found themselves reflecting on what happened that day and during the weeks that followed."I can't believe it happened,'' former wide receiver Wayne Chrebet said. "We went through Authentic Minnesota Vikings Jersey that time together and we kind of helped each other through it.''Chrebet grew up in nearby Garfield, N.J., and later found out that the husband of one of his wife's best friends was killed that day when one of the towers collapsed."To see what she went through was tough,'' Chrebet said. "I Vikings Jersey Shop Online know a lot of people went through that, but to have someone so close made it harder.''Testaverde is from Elmont, N.Y., and he knew friends of friends and people from his family's church who died. Later that week, he found out that a former high school teammate was among the victims."Being a New York guy and growing up on Long Island and having what I would say is just maybe a little bit closer connection than most of my teammates that were there at the time with me,'' Testaverde said, "it just hit home a little bit more with me.''When the team gathered for work again the day after the attacks, Edwards recognized that his players' minds weren't on football."Within 45 minutes of the practice, you knew it wasn't going the right Vikings Adrian Peterson Jersey way, so we basically canceled practice and brought the players back in and told them that we had some options,'' Edwards said. "There was really no way that this team, emotionally, was going to be able to play. And, I felt that way as a coach, too. I just felt it was too fast, too soon and we needed to reflect.''That's why Testaverde got in front of his teammates and told them that if the NFL decided that the games would go on that Sunday, he would not be joining the Jets on their flight to Oakland to play the Raiders."I think I recall the NFL commissioner saying that we should just go about our lives in a normal process,'' Testaverde said. "For me, the normal process when you lose loved ones is you take time to grieve and take time away from some of the Replica Brett Favre Jersey things you do on a daily basis and you pay tribute to those people that lost their lives. To me, that meant Vikings Adrian Peterson Authentic Jersey not playing football that week.''Testaverde had discussed his decision with Edwards and then-general manager Terry Bradway, and Edwards gave the team the option of voting to play or not. So they took a secret ballot vote that morning."It was unanimous that we wouldn't play,'' Mawae said. "It was a decision that we felt was right. A lot of guys lived in the Garden City and Long Island area and a lot of those guys had neighbors that were affected or were killed.''Bradway told owner Woody Johnson of the players' decision and that they would forfeit the game if it was still going to be played. He then contacted then-Commissioner Paul Tagliabue's office and let them know where the team stood. The NFL later postponed every Replica Adrian Peterson Jersey White game scheduled for that week.About four days after the attacks, Testaverde Adrian Peterson Jersey Free Shipping went to the World Trade Center site and slowly made it past the Premier Brett Favre Jersey armed guards and blockades, a grim setting he compared to "a war zone.''"I just walked around and talked with the rescue workers and to see the sadness in their hearts and their voices - I'm getting chills just talking about it - Premier Adrian Peterson Jersey White it was a sad time,'' Testaverde said. "It's still obviously a very sad, very emotional thing that a lot of people have gone through.''The rest of the team went to the site a week after the attacks and visited the firehouses, went to the World Trade Center site, spoke to police officers and went into Salvation Army tents to speak to some of the widows and children of people who lost loved ones.Later that week - 12 days after the attacks - the Jets turned their minds back to football and beat the New England Patriots 10-3 in Foxborough, Mass."I know that Herm was the right guy dealing with that football team, Customized Vikings Jersey in terms of their mental approach because it was very difficult for us to have any focus early on, especially the first week after and even the second week after,'' Bradway said. "It was an unbelievable time and I was very proud of how our players responded from the beginning and all the way through. ... We did feel a responsibility and a loyalty to the people of New York.''That echoes what current coach Rex Ryan said Monday about feeling pressure to beat the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, the 10th anniversary of the attacks. It will be a moment of reflection for both the players and coaches who were with the team at the time, and those who represent the organization now."This tragic event never leaves me,'' Edwards said. "For the rest of my life, I'll always remember it. It's the 10th year and we're going to have a celebration of where we've come from and the things we've learned from it, but there are some people that never came back. I think that's important. We need to always be solemn on that day.''

UpdatedAug 22, 2011 7:30 PM ETENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP)Denver Broncos coach John Fox has seen enough to name Kyle Orton his starting quarterback.What he hasn't determined is who's No. 2.FOOTBALL IS BACK!FOX Sports has everything you need to kick off the season.Play FOX Fantasy Football Fox said Tim Tebow and Brady Quinn have two more preseason games to win the Raiders Jacoby Ford Replica Jersey job as Orton's primary backup.Because the league's new rules don't mandate teams designate Authentic Jacoby Ford Jersey Black their Jacoby Ford Jersey Authentic quarterback rotation Jacoby Ford Authentic Jersey on game day any more, the winner Replica Jacoby Ford Jersey of that QB competition might remain a mystery, however, barring an injury to Orton.The Broncos began training camp trying to trade Orton but when no teams made an offer, they opened the competition and Orton quickly showed he was the best of the bunch.He's gotten almost all the work with the starters.''Well, we've talked to the quarterbacks, in particular Kyle,'' Fox said after practice Monday. ''We're going to name him the starter for the opener against the Raiders (on Sept. 12). We've not really reached a conclusion on 2 or 3 yet, and won't, probably, until after the preseason games.''Orton's starting status hasn't really been in doubt since the first day of training camp, when he showed the gulf between him and the others was still enormous.''He's played very well. He has great command of the offense, I think he has the most experience in this offense, and I think that's Authentic Jacoby Ford Jersey been evident,'' Fox said.Tebow, who started the final three games last season and thought he'd be coming into camp as the incumbent, might slip to the No. 3 job as he continues to struggle with accuracy and mechanics while Quinn shows vast improvement from last year, when former coach Josh McDaniels didn't play him at all during the regular season.Here's how the QB competition breaks down:-Orton has a 110.0 passer rating in the preseason. He drove Jacoby Ford Jersey Premier Denver to two touchdowns in three drives Saturday night and has completed 12 of 19 Jacoby Ford Replica Jersey passes for 172 yards and a touchdown with no interceptions.-Quinn has a 95.1 QB rating. He's completed 18 of 30 passes for 250 yards, two TDs and an interception against Buffalo that Jacoby Ford Premier Jersey looked like it hit the ground and should have been ruled an incompletion. The play ended the half and wasn't reviewed, however. He drove Denver to a field goal Premier Darren McFadden Jersey White and a touchdown after that.-Tebow has the best passer rating of the three at 113.4, completing 7 of 9 passes for 101 yards with no TDs and no interceptions. He's been sacked twice and was relegated to mop-up duty Saturday night when the Bills' ground Premier Darren McFadden Jersey Black game chewed up the clock in the fourth quarter.During practice Monday, Orton spent a good deal of time tutoring Tebow on what looked to be mechanics and motion.  Fantasy buzzFor the latest MLB and NFL fantasy news and notes keep up with the Fantasy Buzz Blog.Rookie quarterback Adam Weber, who hasn't taken a preseason snap, said that wasn't surprising.''I think it just goes to show that there's a lot of respect in the quarterback room for each other,'' Weber said. ''We're all professionals. We're all trying to just get better at our own game and I think everyone understands that each person brings something different and it's all about the team, the focus, and that's what Coach Fox is all about.''And I think Kyle has taken on that role as a leader and saying, `It's not about this quarterback competition and this controversy; it's about helping out another player, another Bronco.'''Weber, an undrafted rookie from the University of Minnesota, has a unique perspective on the Broncos' quarterback competition that seems to make national news on a daily basis even though Orton weeks ago squashed any drama about who would start.Weber said the popular notion that Orton gives Tebow the cold shoulder is actually fictional.''I think it's just a lot of hype, trying to feed this QB controversy,'' Weber said. ''I think all the quarterbacks take on the mindset of: `I'm going to control what I can but I'm also going to help the team out so we can be the best team possible.'''Notes: Among the no-shows at practice Monday were S David Bruton (concussion) and LB Mario Haggan (shoulder sprain), both of whom were hurt Saturday night against the Bills. ... TE Daniel Fells (lower leg) and S Brian Dawkins (ankle tendinitis) were limited. ... Defensive coordinator Dennis Allen on rookie S Rahim Moore's vicious hit on Bills WR Donald Jones' chin that drew a flag and might ultimately result in a hefty fine: ''Player safety is at a premium and the NFL is really cracking down on that and so we've got to understand that the strike zone has got to be a little lower. I love his aggressiveness, I love the way that he went after it, but we've got to be smart about where we're hitting Premier Jacoby Ford Jersey guys.''