Comments on: Defense Preps for Cassel

By: hrdnokd

hrdnokd — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 23:24:34 +0000

It’s one thing to be high caliber or average, it’s another to be piss poor. Our safeties really are a joke so far and if anyone, AND I MEAN ANYONE has taped the losses we’ve had please take a look at Thomas. The man gets lit like a Xmas tree on almost every play!

By: AtwaterHITS27

AtwaterHITS27 — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 10:20:25 +0000

I think we all can agree that Manuel is posing a problem within our defensive structure. Many of you say that our problems are coming up front (Which they are) but you can also argue that our corners are getting beat in deep coverage because of the lack of speed and “good reads” from the safeties, particularly Manuel. Moving DJ to the OLB position has helped but I still see Webster getting hammered on short run plays and I can’t stress enough how badly our defensive line needs to improve on the pass rush. We’re 28th overall and last against the pass in the league- Absolutely horrible. There is no excuse as to why our defense is struggling so badly this year. I believe Dumervil will get better and our pass rush will eventually improve, but how much longer can we wait guys? What we truly need is a strong defensive leader. Say what you want about Baltimore’s Ray Lewis but he’s one hell of a leader on the field and when we’re getting pounded by the run or seeing Bly get beat deep while Manuel runs around lost, we need that leader to build momentum.

I think our best options are to explore the 3-4 defense, try out other options at SS and improve the pass rush. With 4 LBs, we can protect against the 5-6 yard run gains better and have some help with coverage in case Manuel does not improve.

On to offense. Obviously the turnovers were bad last game, but other than that I don’t see us struggling as badly as people are saying we will. Cutler’s only thrown 5 INT’s so far if I’m correct and Marshall’s been a beast. Having Stokley as questionable will hurt but hopefully Royal will be ready to play on Monday. I like Pittman carrying the ball while Young has been injured. He’s really surprised me and I think he will do a good job on MNF. I heard Jamie Dukes saying something on NFL Network about us establishing a ‘running game.’ Although I’d have to disagree with him in the sense that we have been running the ball more than usual, I think that mixing up the offensive play calling will help a lot more too. With Stokley being out, the Pats will probably be expecting us to be hitting Marshall the entire game. Belichick’s not an idiot. Pittman’s got good speed and we can use to that our advantage. I recall the game last year when Andre Hall filled in for Young one week and had around 154 yards. A lot of those plays were pitches; I can see Pittman excelling on the pitch plays and the strong stretch runs.

But what we really just need to understand is that all of these things are going to take time. I think a lot of people are writing us off because our defense is not as high caliber as our offense. This is a good thing. It gives us something to work on and improve. If you’re too good in every aspect of the game, teams tend to get a little cocky and overlook teams on the long stretch. Case a point: The Lions start out 6-2 and end 7-9 last year. Let’s not be that team. GO BRONCOS!

By: r8r h8rdude

r8r h8rdude — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 22:53:19 +0000

I believe in Dre, yall need to have faith in the man. He and the rest of this defense will come through, just give them time to figure out this new defense and to gel with the other players. I believe we will have a dominant defense by the end of this season…..I love this team and think they can go far. Go Broncos, and to all you haters out there….chill out!!

By: broncos20

broncos20 — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 21:44:37 +0000

I dont know 2champ4PICKSIX, try hard, but I think 07elway still has the longest and best analytical blogs here..lol…giv her a run for her money..lol..keep writing guys

ok,,trade deadlines over, doesnt necessarily mean we cant sign free agents or players from our “practice squad” right??..hint..hint..”barrett”…
i’m jst glad royal and scheffler (probable) are coming bak soon,,by end of BYE week,,the team should be healthy,,including Torain…YAY!!
cant wait to see Bailey up against Moss on MNF…

By: broncosfrance

broncosfrance — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:44:36 +0000

No matter how good are your corners if the opposing QB has a year long to throw !!! It all start upfront , the front seven need to improve and the offense need to take care of the ball , period .

By: Rodsmithforprez

Rodsmithforprez — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:26:40 +0000

What happened to Cecil Sapp? Go Broncos!!!!

By: D~J~C~#24is#1

D~J~C~#24is#1 — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:59:06 +0000

I agree ssc bly is a very good corner the problem is he’s getting no help from manuel. but theres not much we can do now but pray that those guys improve and believe me they ARE! But we DEFINATLLEY need to invest in the safety position.

By: ssc

ssc — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 14:55:10 +0000

anyone know what that tape is on bmarsh’s arms? so much tape that if it’s for protecting skin, why not just wear sleeves? so is it decorative? do they reflect the light and mesmerize the opposing CB with flashing patterns?

By: ssc

ssc — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 14:50:51 +0000

agree with 47rocks and brian_schneider et al that (i) dre is a very good CB and (ii) we need better safeties. i’m actually ok with mccree for now, but manuel is a real problem. at SS he’s often overmatched in man against TEs. need a better athlete there.

By: brian_schneider

brian_schneider — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 13:50:06 +0000

I think that we need better safeties. I still think that even with Lynch’s age we should have kept him and we should have also kept Foxworth. Our safeties are not providing any kind of run support or over the top coverages which is why I think we are getting beat deep sometimes. I don’t think they are physical enough like Lynch was. A lot of teams are beating us in the middle of the field with dump offs and drags. At least with Lynch back there they would think twice before they sacrificed their wideout to a bone jarring hit by #47, but that is past. But I read an article that Lynch is staying in shape in case anyone gives him a call. Maybe we should…