Mike McCoy said earlier this offseason that he wants the offense to get back to its bruising roots — pounding the ball with the ground game.
But that’s not to say he’s not excited about the explosive options the team has in the passing game — particularly the two new tight ends the club picked up through the draft.
“These were two players that were very explosive — there are some things we want to do in the passing game with them,” McCoy told Broncos TV. “Julius (Thomas) obviously doesn’t have a whole lot of experience playing football, so there’s going to be a little bit of a learning curve for him. We’ll gradually work him into things and kind of find out what he can do. Then Virgil (Green) made a lot of plays up there in Nevada. Those are two explosive players that we’re looking forward to working with and kind of just molding them into our system. Gradually work them in, give them as much as they can handle and then as they pick up things, the more we’ll give them.”
Two players who didn’t have the luxury of gradually easing into the NFL are Zane Beadles and J.D. Walton, who started on the offensive line right away.
McCoy said he was impressed with their performances last season, and they’re only going to get better.
“You saw that last year — each week they got better and better as time went on,” he said. “Every game you play, you’re going to be that much better. They did a heck of a job for us last year, stepping into a tough situation as rookies, just jumping in there and playing right away.”
With the young talent the club has acquired in addition to talented veterans like Brandon Lloyd, Eddie Royal and Jabar Gaffney, McCoy said he expects “a fun, exciting offense for us” in 2011.
-Gray Caldwell, DenverBroncos.com
Mebane is the best FA DT in the league right now….don’t know if he would want to come here,or if we could afford him or not,but I think we could land him or Cofield,if we wanted too,IMO!!!
Let it happen.
I think…in my own personal opinion we need to spend what we have too,to get a great quality DT,I am sick of mediocre DTs,Hell we’ve had them forever,bout time we splurge a little in the trenches,jomho!!!
Alfred and his co-host said
1. 1 DT
2. 1 OL
3. 1 RB
I hear you on the DT`s spending spree.
The mocks are predicting that the Broncos will go DT big time next year,but didn’t they predict the same this year…..seems like no matter who is in charge we neglect the Dline….GoodGodAlmighty the war is won in the trenches,we need some Beasts to push people around,myGod is it that hard to understand we need some DTs????
Alfred mentioned if they got one really good OL in FA that`ll help the RB`s tremendously.
Yeah we definitely need a DT,RB,and an OL!!!!
And a FB too!!!!!!!!
Come on BFE, tell them how it is, DAD BURN IT!! LOL
Yes, a FB badly.
Well hopefully Franklin,the huge RT from Miami will help our Run game,but we need some depth there too…Hell we need depth everywhere except WR and DBs!!!
That sounds about right coach BFE HaHa!!
Well not to get off football,but I rode my 4 wheeler today,for the 1st time in 2 weeks,got a bulging disc in my back,my wife has been riding with her dad,brother,and a few others,while I been staying at home afraid I”ll rupture a disc,man that’s a bitch!!!!!!
Sorry to hear that bro. Can you get surgery on it some day?
Hey I wished I could get an assistant coaching job for the Broncos,I love Defense,especially the 4-3 or the 46!!!!
LMAO!!
Like the ole saying goes D wins CHAMPIONSHIPS!!
Ahhhh,the doctors have been wanting to do surgery on my Back,neck,and arm……I told them Hell no….I’ll suffer it out….I know way too many people that have wished they never had it done,so I guess I’ll suffer till it gets better,it usually does,but it’s never hurt this long before tho!!!
I played Poker again on Tuesday at Applebees. I got runner up again. There was 23 players. I feel like the Bronco`s going to their SB`s during the 80`s. You get to the SB and lose. HaHa!!!!
You know we won the 2 SBs with Defense bro…didn’t hurt to have a great Offense too.but we had some pretty Damn good Defenses also!!!!
Comes with age bro, once again I feel bad for you.
Count em. TWO SB`S. GRRRRRRREATTTTT!!!!!
I did get 2nd place though.
Went to Outback Steakhouse,got a deliscious steak dinner,and then went to Ruby Tuesdays and got some drinks,wonderful evening!!!!!
Awesome dude. Did you go with the wife?
Congrats bro…..2d place is pretty Damn good!!!!
especially outta 23 players!!!
Yeah went with the wife and a couple of good friends,had a blast!!!
Yeah 2 SB wins………never would’ve thunk it in the 80s and early 90s huh?
Pretty intimidating night too. I had one dude haggling me all night, total punk. He made 3rd. Darn idiot. You go there and have a good time and someone thinks thats there`s millions at stake. Geesh!
It`s good to go out with friends like that. Gotta get out at times.
Well buddy..hate to leave ya hanging,but I’m awfully tired,think I’ll hit the hay…it’s 1:37 A.M. here bro…I’ll Bronc atcha later dude,friends till the end!
Later Bronco bro.
THE END
Thankfully not.
About Bannan, it’s Woody who says no way Bannan will re-sign, not me, just following up on his inside information which may I add is way better than mine, heck he gets to interview Fox for two and a half hours, I don’t, LOL.
Klis through Kuper is telling us what I always anticipated is that we are going to become a team who runs first under Fox, running to set up the pass instead of the other way around as it’s been ever since Cutler and Orton came in town:
From the time Chris Kuper became a starting right guard, he has blocked for a Broncos team that has passed so much, it often passed on first-down rushing attempts.
As virtually every offensive lineman prefers the aggression of run blocking versus than comparatively passive approach to pass protection, Kuper is pleased that John Fox is his new coach.
“Even when Mike (Shanahan) was here and Jay (Cutler) started playing we threw the heck out of the ball,” Kuper said this week following a players’ workout in south Denver. “Running the ball will be great.”
Josh McDaniels’ bashers might be surprised to know the 2008 Broncos under Shanahan and quarterback Cutler threw the ball more (62 percent of total plays) than McDaniels and quarterback Kyle Orton did (58 percent) in 2009-10.
Either way, the Broncos had gone away from a running game that was once so vaunted it led the NFL from 1995-2007 in virtually every rushing statistic.
Whether the Broncos can improve their running game under Fox is still to be determined. But it’s a cinch they’ll try.
While coaching Carolina in 2008-09, Fox’s offense was 54 percent run; 46 percent pass. Even with the Panthers frequently trailing during a 2-14 season in 2010, they only attempted 56 more passes than runs.
If the raw, passing Tim Tebow becomes the starting quarterback, don’t be surprised if the Broncos run two out of every three plays says Klis…
A bit of a stretch there but run oriented we will be for sure, better shore up that running game in FA is all I can say about that now, or we’ll be forced to throw once again, haha.
Klis’ take on the court ruling resulting in Republicans 2, Democrats 1 score so far:
For all you sports fans out there who don’t read much other than the sports pages, Democrats are generally pro-union and Republicans are stereotypically pro-management. Judge Nelson’s fame was immense, if predictably short-lived.
The predictability of these rulings is why the strategic maneuver of Players union boss DeMaurice Smith to hurl this labor proceedings into the courts was so maddening. Yes, the players received a favorable ruling on the TV “strike fund” from Minnesota judge Bob Doty. But guess what? The owners can appeal Doty’s decision, too.
No doubt, Smith is in a tough spot. The players can’t win in this CBA negotiation; they can only minimize defeat. I have no sympathy for the owners. But when everything is resolved, it will be fair to question Smith’s decision to drag the process through the courts.
The latest ruling would seemingly give bargaining leverage to the owners in this ongoing labor dispute. Then again, it’s the preseason schedule that is propelling the current rush to get a CBA resolution by next week. Because the preseason represents 20 percent of a team’s annual gate receipts, the exhibitions would mean more to the owners than the players. So the possibility of losing preseason games gives some bargaining leverage to the players.
That is the biggest factor of them all at this point, the preseason is a major point of income for the owners while it represents zero zilch nada for the players since their pay is based on a paycheck per each regular season game, in essence they play preseason for free. And the vet players are absolutely extatic at this juncture that they have missed nearly all off season activities, make no doubt about it, they hate the off season work, even Bailey, in fact a lot of players retire because they say they can’t take the off season regimen no more, they love to play but their bodies can’t do the work to get ready to do so no more.
That’s the reality of it all and probably a much bigger factor in these negotiations taking so long to get anywhere than anyone is willing to accept.
All that being said I have no clue as if an agreement is in the offing anytime soon. Anyone who says they do is doing so purely out of hope not out of facts.
This is a little more in depth info by La Canfora about what we were taking about here yesterday with guys like henryac and TRB:
According to legal sources who have read Friday’s ruling, the language from the 8th U.S. Circuit Court creates an opportunity for the NFL Players Association to file another expedited injunction seeking additional rights for rookies and free agents not under contract. And, according to a high-placed source within the NFLPA, the players would file that injunction if a labor agreement is not struck in short order.
The NFL would not be permitted to appeal any ruling by U.S. District Judge Susan Richard Nelson regarding a new injunction for rookies and free agents, according to lawyers who have read Friday’s decision. The wording of Friday’s decision says that injunction, if sought, would be legal.
Friday’s ruling contains language that leaves open the specific rights “free agents and rookies” possess under the lockout. Rules of the NFL lockout prohibit any contact between players and teams regarding virtually all matters and explicitly contract negotiations are deemed illegal. According to the 8th U.S. Circuit Court’s ruling, those issues “should be addressed by the district court in the first instance.”
According to the NFLPA source, the potential injunction on rookies and free agents that would be filed with Judge Nelson would be for the right for those players to immediately negotiate and sign deals.
If the NFLPA actually goes there I say sayonara to the entire season, the owners would be livid, having to risk paying rookies with no team to place them on, talk about dead money! Bottom line is that NFLPA high-placed source is saying they might hold that against the owners as a tool to force the owners’ hands to get a deal done soon. Nasty!
But as La Canfora says:
The only chance to start a preseason and regular season on time continues to come from the bargaining table, and nowhere else.
No kidding! The court’s way is kamikaze suicide and that’s what the players like….Go figure…. Dumber than a bag of hammers, LOL.
Forgot an important fact about that nightmare scenario:
It’s the NFLPA lawyer’s interpretation of Friday’s decision by the 8th U.S. Circuit Court, based on the wording of the ruling, that such an injunction would be legal and not subject to appeal.
Hence it would stay on Judge Nelson’s lap, the NFLPA’S “buddy” and never go the the 8th circuit court (the owners’ “buddies) for appeal.
Bay the players are not dumber than a bag of hammers. A hammer knows which end the head is on.
They said last night that the negotiations would not convene again until Monday, but, the lawyers would be meeting over the weekend to work out wording of the new CBA. What they are at disagreement over now is the rookie salary cap is what was reported. (meaning how much it should be)
I am trying to figure out what wording thw lawyers are working on for the new CBA if they are still in discussion of some of the matters of it?
Bay, I wouldn’t be surprised to see the owners all refuse to negotiate with rookies if they try that! They might even write off the season rather than submit to that kind of pressure. It would cost the owners billions but it could cost them billions either way so what is the difference? It would also cost the players billions, money they would never get back no matter what happens. About all they would do is kill the golden goose with that move so I wonder if they are really dumb enough to do it. Just because she issues an injunction to lift the restriction on rookies, that does not obligate the teams to pursue negotiations and, without a CBA in effect stating Salary Cap numbers, how could you proceed? You don’t know if your contracts will exceed the cap number. The owners have an instant out on negotiations until a cap number is agreed upon at the very least and the NFLPA should realiize that up front.
Then Nelson would issue an order to force the teams to negociate and sign the players and set the cap herself, haha.
This is all soooo stupid….
That she might but that could probably be appealed under the same rule that got her last time. For the players, this is a situation that I once heard called podiacide. Trying to decide what caliber of pistol you want to shoot yourself in the foot with! Best to just work out a deal before anyone else screws it up and not muddy the waters any more.
I call it asinine.
10-4 on that!!!
Got to love everything that Fox has came out and said, about us having more of a Buddy Ryan 46 defense, switching back to our orginal running scheme, getting a RB being our main priority and McCoy and Allen running both the offense and defense!!! I am filled with sooo much excitement right now that it is very hard to contain!! Get the deal worked out with the whole CBA and watch as all the pieces all fall into place!!
Here’s to getting Mebane and Williams in Free Agency!! Those two players alone will make our team sooo much better! Moreno needs a more experienced proven back to learn from and you can’t really get much better than DeAngelo!
I LOVE ME SOME BRONCOS COUNTRY!!!
Pray that the players aren`t that stupid. They don`t want to go back to sqaure one now do they? If they do this negociations will be all for not. They must continue to negociate, it`s the only way. If the players don`t, then their all greedier than I thought. Talk about shooting themselves in the foot, dummy`s.
Has anyone heard of any interest from Seattle for Orton?
Half the folks say Orton would not be a good fit for the Seahawks since their system will require a bit of a mobile QB, the other half says he would be ok there but at the cost of a second or third round draft pick they would be better off re-signing Hasselbeck, long odds there.