While some players were just getting to know Interim Head Coach Eric Studesville Wednesday morning, the running backs already knew what they would see.
After working with the coach all year, Correll Buckhalter said he observed no differences in the way Studesville addressed the team as the head coach and how he used to treat his position players.
“He was the same that he’s always been in the running backs room,” Buckhalter said. “He talked about how all he knew how to do was work. He wants everybody to come to work happy and just feel like you want to come here.”
Studesville’s exuberance for the game has been a common theme at Dove Valley during the past two days.
On Tuesday, in his first meeting with the press as head coach, Studesvillle explained that he wanted his players to share his affinity for the workplace.
“Positive energy always goes a long way,” Mario Haggan said. “That’s what you want to have, and in this game, if you don’t have positive energy, then you get negative results.”
Haggan’s history with Studesville goes beyond Denver. The linebacker’s time with the Bills coincided with the coach’s tenure in Buffalo.
Over the years, Haggan said he has come to know the coach as a man ready to go to work with a skip in his step. Now he said he’s excited to see Studesville bring that style to the head coaching position.
“I think that’s what he wants — to put his own stamp on it and the opportunity he has to lead this team,” Haggan said. “I think he’ll continue to be that way.”
Studesville projected confidence in the way he’ll handle his new position. When reporters asked him what coaches he would seek to emulate, he kept it simple.
He said he would stick to his own values, being upfront and honest with his players and encouraging a fun, hard-working atmosphere.
“I try to be the best me I can. I’m not going to try and be somebody else. I’m not going to try and be something I am not,” Studesville said. “I think this is just an enhanced version of what I have done with the running backs. I just now have the whole team.”
THREE FRESH FACES
The coach also announced two new members to the active roster and an addition to the practice squad.
Linebacker Lee Robinson earned a promotion up from the practice squad, and tight end Daniel Coats is back with the team after he was signed for a day earlier this year.
Robinson’s departure from the practice squad opened up a space for running back Jeremiah Johnson, a University of Oregon product who spent last year on injured reserve with the Texans. As a senior at Oregon in 2008, Johnson rushed for 1,201 yards, the sixth-highest total in school history.
WOODYARD’S TOY STORY
On Monday, Dec. 13, Wesley Woodyard and his 16 Ways Foundation will be hosting the their First Annual Toy Drive at the Denver Aquarium.
Each one of the 200 guests in attendance will bring a toy as admission to the event. Toys will be given to The Tennyson Center, Samaritan Homeless Shelter, Owens Boys & Girls Club and The Wilfley Boys and Girls Club.
NFL footballs, autographed player jerseys and game day shoes worn and signed by D.J. Williams will be available by auction.
Confirmed guests include Champ Bailey, D.J. Williams, Eddie Royal, Ryan Clady and many more.
Click here to purchase your tickets. The price of admission is $25 and a donation of one unwrapped toy.
-Gabe Hiatt, DenverBroncos.com
Below are photos from Wednesday’s practice:
Tags: 2010, Correll Buckhalter, Denver Broncos, Eric Studesville, Mario Haggan, Week 14
couldn’t agree more but its hard to say how his first year will go. I hope we use him like the jets used sanchez his first year and just rely on the run and pass when we need to. That will help build his confidence and keep the tebow haters off his back his first season as the starter. what do you think?
Also, a QB needs more than 4 games to make a determination on wheather he can play in the NFL or not. Lots of reps in practice also.
Good to know freak. Was wondering what was good with that. Just thought maybe he related to Marshall more because Smith had a few knucklehead moments himself even if many of us dont remember, DUI and even a domestic violence issue like Marshall. His situations however were just handled differently by the media i would imagine because he was hard work and a great teammate who would play and do whatever was needed for the team. All i know is when he was mentoring Marshall, marshall straightened out for a while and his game even elevated. Was just hoping he was still around cuz the young recievers could use it.
Sounds great. I`ll keep your # in my phone. Next year, Elvis will be in the houe. HaHa!!
I think Tebow is gonna be special. Theres nothing wrong with his throwing motion. Just some critiqueing is all. I believe Mr. Bowlen wants Tim as his future franchise QB. Elway also.
Oh man I sure hope so. never realy thought he would be with the Broncos but you gotta love routing for the under dog. Just funny how the media threw him under the bus after stroking his ego for four years.
I could be wrong, but I think they may be doing that because of what he stands for and the life style he lives. His intangibles are amazing. There`s no quit in him. Who in there right mind would want to get rid of a player like that. And a player of good integrity. That would be crazy.
just a 4 more weeks untill we get another piece of the puzzle
scratch the a its hard to work and type at the same time
Ya time will tell. I`m curious to know who will be our HC. I like Chucky.
If it’s let’s say Gruden or Cowher they want they will be able to sign them as soon as they terminate the interim coach after the last game since they can already be in negotiations with those kind of guys right now, but if they want somebody who is in the league now they will have to wait until the last game of the season to even start the negotiations with them and as in the case of McD two years even wait longer since they had to wait for the Pats to be out of the playoffs before they could even talk to McD… The quickness of the thing you want freak30 is directly related to who they want to go after, it’s not our choice, it’s league rules.
in the case of McD two years ago…
was just looking at the depth chart. Wow…even Lance Ball has surged past Maroney on the depth chart. What a waste of a 4th round pick.
If we want kubiak with the broncos (and dennison hopefully) I would say the first step would be to make sure we beat the texans. The worse their record, the more likely. I am honestly hoping for a New HC that runs the zone blocking scheme…and not just the zone blocking scheme, the legendary bronco version if possible, cuz lord knows we darn near made it famous lol
With John Elway herhaps coming in as GM, I know he is going to make every effort take make Tim Tebow succeed as the Denver Bronco`s franchise QB for years to come. I believe when Jonh looks at Tim, he`s see`s himself 25 years ago. A young and energetic QB with God gifted abilities that don`t come around to ofton.
Another thing…I am really interested in seeing this first game by our HC. How he calls the game and the game plan. Sure McCoy will call the plays but im sure they will go along with an overall game plan. Plus im hoping McCoy is not as predictable as McDaniels, lord knows when they lined up EVEN I knew what was coming…and I aint a DC lol
The problem with McD`s play calling was in the 4th quarter he didn`t have killer instincts. IMO
The Bronco`s zone blocking is there bread and butter. I`m sure it will come back. I hope.
Heck, against the chiefs, the only thing that was working was the running game and we abandonned it in the fourth when we needed it the most for what…ortons 1/100 84 yard game lol.
One of the many reasons he`s gone.
Bay,
can the same be said if we wanted a college coach?
Bay,good analyst of the HC hiring.
TRB,I would like Kubiak or Dennison as our OC,they know the Bronco way.
I’d like to have Kubiak as OC and Dennison Oline coach,that would be great.
I think Elway would make a good VP or GM.
BFE, I wonder if Houston will even let them go after the season is over?
strandoftds,our zoneblocking was probably the most famous in the NFL ever,what other team could plug any RB in and get over a 1000 yds garunteed?
word is he will probably be let go,but we’ll have to wait and see,hopefully we can get him.
Heck ya!! And what a way to finish off the clock with our zone blocking and a one cut RB.
I think if we can get our Offense flowing like it was with Shanny,and hire a good DC,and draft some good Defensive players and a pass catching TE,we can compete next year.
Like the old saying goe`s, if it`s not broke, don`t fix it. Tell that to our last HC. Geeesh!!
I don`t think we are far off from where we need to be.
I`d like to get a great catching TE like the Bronco`s of old going across the middle. Like Shannon Sharpe and Dwane Carswel.
Heck, we had that in Tony Scheffler.
Yea, we need to get Kyle Rudolph for a TE!! Dude is a beast and has great hands! I posted a good video of him earlier in this blog I believe.
Oranges, I don’t know about how colleges approach that for sure, but common sense would lend me to believe it’s the same thing, it’s an ethical thing to do, until the season is over you can not enter into negotiations with a different team than the one you are on and I would think the same applies between College and the NFL. Anything else would shock me.
But let’s take the case of Urban Meyer, he has one more Bowl game to play in quite a few weeks from now but he has already informed the school that he will not return, in essence he has already resigned, so could he actually talk to the Broncos now if he wanted to? Maybe someone here knows college rules better than me and cares to answer that… Anyone?
Great all around TE with awesome hands.
New blog.
One thing is for sure my friends. And this goes for the haters too. There won’t be any cussing and screaming at practice or games on the sidelines. Where did Mc Douchbag get that crap from? I don’t know anything about coaching in the NFL, but I don’t believe his style is how you get across to players. He may be a good coach in some peoples eyes, but I thought he was way in over his head from the git go. big deal if he worked with Tom Brady and Matt Cassel. He drove Cutler and Marshall out of town, brought in Quinn (wtf?) and blew top picks on Tebow. Maybe he’ll turn out who knows. But now our season is in the toilet and we have to deal with it. SO!! if you want to point fingers, point one in Mr. Bowlens direction. I believe he started this whole mess. Ya ok fire Shanny. But Josh Mc Daniels? The guys an I.D.I.O.T. !!!!
go broncos finish 4-0 under studesville!!!!!!
Myle Hi… Bay has explained that in a great way. As one of the few McDaniels supporters, I agreed with 90% of it. McDaniels made a lot of people believe that he was the right person for the job. He read straight from the Belichick coaching playbook (literally). McDaniels knew what to say, he just did not know how to execute.
Hello everyone long time no see! I’m sure you guys thought I jumped ship because McDaniels is gone haha. I went to Missouri for a week for thanksgiving break. Came back and immediatley devoted what time wasn’t being spent getting ready for finals to moving (which sucked) and then we haven’t had the internet until yesterday. Needless to say I’ve been trying to catch up on everything but I opted for all the post-Mcd firing stuff.
You’re right about one thing, Bay, it is fun to think of all the possibilities. And yes – I was grinning from ear to ear after reading about Elway. That’s where it starts. I will stick to my guns and say I wouldn’t have fired McD, but I certainly understand Pat doing and I fully apreciate his motivations. He has a legacy of not tolerating losing in Denver and bless him for it. I wish McDaniel’s success in his future endeavors and I think he’ll winning HC somewhere down the line.
I haven’t had to throw in my picks for office personnel, but I won’t really focus on that because I won’t mention anybody you guys haven’t already. You’ve heard me talk about Gruden before so I’ll say this: brilliant football mind + hates the Raiders + loves Tim Tebow = Gruden would do well here in Denver.
In conclusion I can say it’s a relief to have the McD debating behind us. I can honestly say it does my heart good to see guys like Bay typing with renewed hope. Of course things aren’t going to change overnight, but I have a good feeling about all this.
Much love, my fellow Broncos fans!
I haven’t really been involved much with the messageboard but I have a new sense of vigor and hope for the next chapter in Bronco football.
I never really had a good feeling about the hiring of McDaniels. I was excited to see what he could do, and for the most part he stayed true to himself and the offense was clicking right along. Even with the departures of Cutler, Marshall, Scheffler, and Hillis, he somehow managed to field an explosive offense. However, the defense was overlooked after the collapse of last year! The defense was not focused on in the draft as much as we needed and McDaniels made some poor choices personnel-wise. Put that together with the scandals about trading Jay, Brandon’s antics, and the videotaping, and it was doomed. I suggested to my dad that He would get 2 years and he would be gone. Unfortunately, he could not handle all that the front office put on his shoulders and it showed. Better luck next time Josh.
Now to the business of a new h.c. How quickly are they going to be looking with the cba not in place and up in the air as to when it will be? I have heard rumors of several names that Denver would like to have in charge. Some are high profile and some are not so much. I do like Gruden and he is the defensive mind that our team needs right now! He absolutely said he would want Tim on his team before the season started. The offense is in place, barring a little tweaking and possibly a few more reliable offensive linemen, so that doesn’t need to be changed much and the defense has some pro bowlers on it just on a bad unit overall. Wink could not handle being the defensive coordinator! It was ugly and that position would need to be addressed immediately.
I also have heard rumors of Urban Meyer possibly becoming the new h.c. I am very leary of hiring a head coach from college because college coaches generally do not do well. Here is why this excites me a little…… Urban obviously has the resume. He is a champion and has coached many good players at a high profile program. He has coached Tim Tebow and several other Florida players currently on the Broncos squad. So the transition would be easier. He has coached in the weather in Utah and that program thrived under him as well. Unfortunately, his program would not translate over to the pros because of the heavy option plays. John Fox will more than likely be let go after the season and he is a defensive wizard! He may possibly become the Denver coordinator and bring an attitude and a meanness that Denver has lacked since the Orange Crush!
I do not not know what will happen but the Broncos need to do something and make sure Pat hires someone that has proven himself this time! No more high risk options because fans and players are getting frustrated and they are the ones the players play for.
I found this rather humorous, so I figured I would share it with this blog. I was perusing the Texans blog sites, and the Texans fans are screaming for Kubes head on the chopping block. So being the Broncos fan that I am, and still having a place in my heart for Kubes, I felt I had to chime up. They are tired of being 8-8 or 9-7, and it is all Kubiak’s fault. Of course I pointed out that Kubiak traded for a franchise QB, kept their franchise WR in town, established a running game with Foster, took the heat in drafting Mario Williams over Reggie Bush (who has turned into an overpaid kick returner in NO), and turned that franchise around into something respectable instead of the speed bump of the AFC.
I also chimed in and said, McDaniels is now available, so you can see your Pro Bowl QB, Pro Bowl WR, and Pro Bowl RB be traded away for less than value, and the Texans can go back to being the laughing stock of the NFL, like they were before Kubiak got there.
Now with that being said, for the first time in several weeks, I am actually interested in watching the Broncos this week. I am also very torn about seeing how the rest of this season plays out. Part of me wants to see the Broncos not win another game, and then get a top 5 pick in next year’s draft for the next head coach. Then there is a part of me that hopes Studs does very well, and that they at least split the last 4 games, with wins over AZ and Oakland. Whenever I used to watch McDaniels in his press conferences, it always appeared as if he was hiding something, as if he didn’t trust his players, his staff, the press, or even the fans. He never seemed to want to look directly at people, and wasn’t very straight forward. In the little time I have seen Studs, he seems very open and genuine, and that he is someone the players and the staff can trust. As some of us can attest, it is very difficult to work somewhere, when you can’t trust the boss. I wonder if the reason why McDaniels had such a large exodus of coaches this past off season, was because he wouldn’t allow them to do the things they felt was in the best interest of the team, and putting the team in the best possible situation to win. I even feel the same way about Wink, and maybe the reason why the defense looks so vanilla all the time, is because he was always getting overridden by McDaniels in game preparations.
I am only going to kick this horse one more time, but McDaniels really screwed up from the beginning of his tenure. When he got hired, the first call he should have made was to Jay Cutler, and say “Hey, I know you’re upset that coach Shanahan was fired, but can we sit down and go over my offense and see if it is something you can work with?” He should have been salivating at the offensive weapons he inherited from Shanahan, which were far better than what he had in NE (Brady not included). The only thing he had to do offensively was help Cutler cut down on the mistakes. I won’t disagree that he has made Orton a better QB, but imagine what he could have done with Cutler? There is no reason why this team should be in the state of disarray it is in now, if McDaniels would have checked his ego at the door.
I think McDaniels would”ve if cutler could answer his phone. not josh’s fault. bus cooks fault.