Denver Broncos Training Camp 2010 started today (Wednesday) as only rookies, certain veterans, and players coming off injuries were required to report today. The rest of the team checks in on Sunday.

Fellows Broncos QB, #25 overall draft pick Tim Tebow, is still in contract negotiations, so the snaps were split between Kyle Orton and Brady.

Once all hands are on deck, we’re sure all eyes will continue to be focused on Denver QB competition. While it may get old for us Brady fans (having to go through yet another training camp QB battle), I’m sure it’s old hat for Brady. He has a great attitude and strong work ethic so we’re sure he’ll do just fine!

NFL Network has an exclusive interview w/ Brady after the first day of training camp. Click here to watch it.

A few more pics after the jump…

As reported a couple of days ago, Brady Quinn and his best friend since 7th grade, Chinedum Ndukwe, visited children at the Memorial Children’s Hospital in South Bend, IN. They also made their appearance at the College Football Hall of Fame Gridiron Legends Luncheon.

This article from WSBT, really showcases just how good of friends they really are.

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Former Notre Dame football players Brady Quinn & Chinedum Ndukwe share a laugh during Monday's College Football Hall of Fame Gridiron Legends Luncheon. (WSBT Photo)

About eight in every 10,000 high school football players make it to the NFL. Not only have Brady Quinn and Chinedum Ndukwe accomplished that, but they did it from the same high school, and forged a friendship in the process that is still going strong today.

During their time at Notre Dame, Quinn and Ndukwe were not just teammates, and not just roommates, but great friends.

Or, at least, friends.

“You know what kind of a friend he is? He’ll leave all his hair products in the bathroom when we were roommates,” Ndukwe said. “Just leave them all over, like the counter. Everywhere.”

“He’s got a lack of hair,” Quinn said. “So I don’t know what he’s going to do with any of that.”

Quinn and Ndukwe have been going back and forth like this since they were first teammates, in seventh grade. Last fall – 13 years later – they finally got to play against each other. Their recollections of that week 12 game are quite different.

Quinn had a rushing touchdown, but Ndukwe’s Bengals won the game. Either way, it was a great reunion.

Oh, don’t worry there’s more after the jump…

It’s only a few. But that’s ok, because there will eventually be more. Beggars can’t be choosy!

Watch a video, courtesy of the Denver Post, where Coach McDaniels addresses the competition. Also seen are some words from Orton and Tebow, as well as footage of all the QBs during today’s session.

Brady was 2nd to take snaps, behind Kyle Orton. Here’s what he had to say about today’s practice:

“I think it went pretty well. Obviously, we can always do better.”

So what about the QB competition? To be honest, none of the QB’s looked good. All 3 who played (Quinn, Anderson, and Ratliff) recorded at least 1 INT, with Ratliff turning the ball over 3 times. And failed to score points for the Browns. However, you can’t fault Brady for the penalty on a 1st quarter field goal that effectively cost the team 3 points. He wasn’t even on the field!

If you look at all 3 QBs “work” today, it’s easy to see that Brady performed the best; although that’s not saying that much. In Brady’s first possession, he moved the offense down the field. While the drive didn’t result in a TD, it did initially give the Browns a field goal before Hank Fraley’s penalty. Here’s what Mangini had to say about Brady’s limited action:

“I thought Brady did a nice job with the two drives he had,” Mangini said. “But with any drive, the ultimate objective is to score points.”

Brady’s final stats in 2 series was 7/11 for 68 yards and 1 INT. He had positive yardage and pass completions; something Derek Anderson can’t claim. He finished 0/2 for 0 yds and an INT. If memory serves me correctly, he was only on the field for 5 total plays. His first series was a 3 and out and the second series resulted in an INT on the 2nd play of that series. Not a good day for D.A. That’s a 0 QB rating, isn’t it?

Brett Ratliff played the entire second half, but didn’t accomplish much. The media seems to be the ones trumpeting the whole “Ratliff is a darkhorse to start” nonsense. I don’t see it. I see him as the 3rd QB and nothing more. I won’t judge him on his performance tonight (because everyone was bad), but Brady and D.A. need not look over their shoulders for him, regardless of what he does in training camp 2 minute drills.

I will say this, though. My boy, Mike Furrey had a great game. The bright spot for the Browns IMO. I also like Josh Cribbs as a WR. Braylon was Braylon, with his no pass catching self. The Browns desperately need to find a running game. Like, now.

Now, what happens next week? Mangini has already gone on record that whichever QB didn’t start today gets the start next week. So that means Derek will get the home start against Detroit. Even in preseason action, the Lions are much, much worse than Green bay. What if D.A. goes and plays lights out in that game while Brady just puts up ok numbers? Does the tide turn again? Will this roller coaster ever end?

It’s one thing to look good in training camp, but quite another to show it in game situations. I’m still waiting for Derek to do that. And I’m still waiting for Brady to get his chance without worrying if he’s going to get pulled.

Check out some pictures after the jump.

I already tweeted about Mangini saying that Brady has a slight edge thus far in “QB Competition 2009″. And yes, it is early, but we Brady fans should be all about any positive news we can get our hands on. And this, make no mistake, is good news! If you aren’t following me on Twitter (shame on you!), you can do so here.

Here’s the CliffsNotes version of the Mangini news:

“Brady will get the first reps today. He started with the first reps on Wednesday, and that’s because he’s done a really outstanding job in the offseason program. Not that Derek hasn’t done well, but [Quinn] gets the first reps.”

And if that wasn’t enough, then came new video of Brady talking to the media.

Also, pictures from minicamp is available from the official site.

Note: Yes, I am choosing to ignore the rest of the team for right now. I know there is Josh Cribbs drama, but there are quite a few fine Browns blogs you can visit for those updates.

Now that Brady got his birthday wish (and ours) it’s time for another comic. This is episode 7 of my, “It’s a Derek Life” series, entitled, “BRADY QUINN’S BLAME GAME.” As you may already know, Brady did a bang up job debuting as starting quarterback against the Denver Broncos. Unfortunately, the Browns couldn’t pull off a win. OH, it wasn’t Brady’s fault, but you wouldn’t know that from his interview. They could have won the Super Bowl and Brady still would have criticized himself for not doing more. Of course this is nothing new – I found this in our own archives.

*Clicking on comic brings up the full-sized version. Previous and forthcoming episodes will be in the message board.

I made a comic about Brady Quinn on the sidelines. I, and a few other Brady Bunch members, enjoy writing captions to pictures on the message board. Here’s my latest installment of a comic I call, “It’s a Derek Life.” This is episode 5, entitled. “What Brady REALLY does on the sidelines.” It’s all in good fun to pass the time away until he gets his chance. (Seriously, we are only asking for a starting chance!)

*Clicking on comic brings up the full-sized version.