January 14th, 2011 with
FOX: … unlike technocrats Shanahan and McDaniels, is a people-first pragmatist.
DENVER – Five things to expect from the Broncos with John Fox in charge:
1. He’ll re-emphasize meat-and-potatoes football.
It’s easy to say that Foxball means running, running, running. But know this: John Fox will play to his team’s strengths; in 2004, when injuries sent [...]
January 2nd, 2011 with
TEBOW: … surged in the second half, just like last week.
DENVER – Three final observations from the Broncos’ season-ending 33-28 loss to the San Diego Chargers at Invesco Field on Sunday:
1. TEBOW UP; TEBOW DOWN.
As expected, Tebow’s statistics took a hit Sunday against the league’s top-rated defense (and top-ranked pass defense); he finished with [...]
December 23rd, 2010 with
DENVER – As the Broncos begin a rebuilding process, their starting point must be stability on defense.
Starting at the top.
Much has been made of the Broncos’ revolving door at defensive coordinator, a rotation that began in January 2007, when Larry Coyer was dismissed after four seasons on the job. But the Broncos are now [...]
December 2nd, 2010 with
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – No Elvis Dumervil. No Brian Dawkins. No Andre Goodman.
This is hardly the way that defensive coordinator Don “Wink” Martindale expected to cobble together his defense in his first season as the Broncos’ defensive coordinator — being forced to assemble a pass defense for an opponent suddenly throwing with authority without [...]
September 4th, 2010 with
With Elvis Dumervil announcing via Twitter that he will go on injured reserve, the Broncos’ efforts to cultivate replacements for the Pro Bowler must soon bear fruit.
Obviously, this starts with outside linebackers Robert Ayers and Jarvis Moss, but could also include offseason pickup Baraka Atkins and recent signee Jason Hunter, who started against Minnesota on [...]