The Broncos’ edge rush — featuring 2011 Rookie of the Year Von Miller and two-time Pro Bowler Elvis Dumervil — speaks for itself.
Champ Bailey is a perennial Pro Bowler at cornerback, a position at which the Broncos added two more talented players this offseason in Tracy Porter and Drayton Florence.
In other words, offenses this season might stay away from the perimeter of Denver’s defense and try to attack the heart of it up the middle.
That’s something middle linebacker Joe Mays is aware of — and excited about.
“They’re definitely going to try to attack the middle of the defense, whether it’s running up the middle or trying to get a couple of quick passes up the middle, trying to test us linebackers,” Mays said. “We’re looking forward to it. (Defensive Coordinator Jack) Del Rio definitely has a great plan for us when it comes to playing the run and the pass. I just say bring it on. We’re definitely going to be ready.”
Linebacker Wesley Woodyard agreed with Mays’ assessment, but said it’s no different than any other year — “linebackers always have a target on their back.”
He anticipates teams trying to get two blockers on Miller, and with Mays’ hitting power, he said it wouldn’t surprise him if teams try to double-team the middle linebacker at times as well.
But one advantage the Broncos could have this year are sizable defensive tackles in the middle of the front line.
“Its going to allow our linebackers to roam free,” Woodyard said. “And Del Rio, like I said, he wants his linebackers to go downfield and make plays. I think that’s something that’s going to help us out. With the bigger bodies, the (Kevin) Vickersons, the Justin Bannans — it’s good to have him back — it’s going to be pretty exciting to see.”
MAYS ON MILLER
Mays said that every player is using OTAs to cut down on mental mistakes and get used to the team’s new offensive and defensive schemes.
But one defender that has stood out to him in terms of improvement is Miller.
“He’s grown a lot,” Mays said. “He can just come out on the field and do things that other guys can’t do. There’s certain things that he does that you just can’t coach; it just comes natural to him. He just goes out there and does it naturally and I look for him to better this year. He’s definitely going to help our defense.”
“The way the guy can just spin, dip and rip — just do all types of things — I can’t even explain it,” he continued. “It’s amazing the type of things that he does naturally. And with the coaches continuing to coach him, he’s only going to get better. So I look forward to seeing him do some special things for us this year.”
WOODYARD TALKS TREVATHAN
When he was drafted in the sixth round, linebacker Danny Trevathan couldn’t hide his excitement to join fellow Kentucky Wildcat Woodyard on the Broncos.
Trevathan said he tried to model his game after Woodyard, a player he said was “just born to be a leader.”
On Tuesday, Woodyard talked about the player who is “kind of like (his) little brother.”
“I knew what we were going to be getting,” Woodyard said of the team drafting Trevathan. “Danny was a great player in college. Him coming here, getting a chance, and him watching me in college and coming in and stepping in my shoes—it’s a great opportunity for the both of us. We’re both going to compete. And I know what type of player he is. Coming from a school that I went to, I know he’s going to give it his all every time he’s on the field. So it’s an honor to have a guy like him on our team.”
Though the two never overlapped at Kentucky, Woodyard said he knew Trevathan and spoke to him often as the rookie rose through the ranks with the Wildcats.
While Woodyard never hesitated to give Trevathan advice and tips as a collegiate, the team captain knows now is the time to take a step back and let Trevathan learn on his own.
“I’m trying to let him learn the things he can do and he can’t do before I go in there and just try to tell him everything he needs to do,” Woodyard said. “He’s coming along real well. I think he’s had two interceptions throughout these OTAs — so he’s doing well.”
Tags: Danny Trevathan, Defensive Coordinator Jack Del Rio, Joe Mays, Von Miller, Wesley Woodyard
I know that, man! I just had to do it!! after convincing fake Wolfe and real Wolfe, I’m obsessed with correcting that.
Hey AB – you’ve been incognito. Welcome home!
The reason behind Broncos country is because when the Denver Broncos first came to be they showed games in Utah, Idaho, Montanan, Wyoming, North and South Dakota, Nebraska and New Mexico to get a fan base going. Because of that thats where most Denver fans are and was dubbed Broncos Country.
Adding that when Alaska first got TV it was all Denver stations and we got all Denver games. Many places in South East Alaska still get Denver stations. So even though its not combined to the rest of the states we are part of Broncos Country.
Hey guys – thanks for tolerating me.
Sorry for backing you into a corner Freak – I hope you understand now that my Manningphobia is derived from a long term passion for Bronco success.
Daddy out – gotta go be a family man!!!
GOD BLESS BRONCO COUNTY!!! (You’re welcome Cat!!!)
DB I havnt been able to post. Didnt realize one of my keys was stuck and not typing when pressed. I thought I was banned lol
I can’t believe I just did that %#$&*@@@???
GOD BLESS BRONCO COUNTrY!!! (You’re welcome Cat!!!)
LOL. Thanks for sharing DB!
Glad you’re not banned, AB. That would be brutal. Great info on Broncos COUNTRY!!!!!! (-;
How about those Seahawks? LOL
Good night people!
The Seachickens are shown a lot now. We get at least 10 Seachickens games a year now in most areas which sucks. I hate the seachickens.
Haha TIcat… How bout dem seachickens?!
Maybe baylin was right about the need to man up. What’s wrong with a few hits in practice in June?
Oh yeah, some stuff about player safety. Bleh!
Good night Broncos Country.
Earlier saw an article on NFL.com saying that the Raiders are always a tough and talented team.
My thought is even from 2003-2009 when they went 29-83? Where their best record was 5-11. Talented during that time? Really? How can anyone say that they are always a talented team when they have that showing they arnt LOL
Im out for now. Going to go finish making seaweed popcorn. Such good stuff!!!!
Seaweed popcorn? Curious…
I liked this link. Looked for it because people were discrediting Manning’s SB, thought I’d share it:
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1047834-ranking-all-29-quarterbacks-to-win-a-super-bowl
You didn’t back me into a corner DB…
Just wanted to let you know I was targeting you mainly…I just didn’t understand why any Bronco fan could dislike Manning but I understand. Like I said, I disliked him for a while too just because of how bad he’s beaten us over the years and knocked us out of the playoffs and such. But in reality, I knew he did that because he was sooo talented and skilled and now HE’S IN A BRONCO UNIFORM!!! I STILL CAN’T BELIEVE IT!!! You will understand as well when you see him take the field in week 1 against the Steelers!! His will to win is just like Tebow’s but thing is his skill matches his will to win!
I might not know much LP… but I do know that anybody that wants to question the validity of my post about you being a Bay parrot needs to simply go back and read the blog from last fall (but you were not the only one, so don’t get so defensive, it’s hard to think for yourself man)… You my friend can hide behind whatever words you like, but the fact that you said you’d rather ‘Look good while losing’ as opposed to ‘Suffering through’ a win while pounding the rock down someone’s throat is really all the validation I need for what I say to you… and you would have better luck explaining the principles of zero mass particles to the blog than you would have trying to ‘put me in time out’!
I want to be excited like you guys but that’s just not part of my make up… I’m getting more excited for football everyday, and like the rest I am literally counting the seconds until our season kicks off… it,s 8,282,400 seconds from right now until Our first Peyton Manning Kickoff (11:20PM blog time) and I’ll be there at Sports Authority to show my true support of our team!!!
I don’t want to argue with anyone anymore, but I’m sure I brought it on myself by defending Tebow when he was here… I won’t apologize for that, and there is a huge difference between defending a guy that is winning us ball games during the season than simply debating what ‘Might Happen’ in the upcoming season…
I will not be engaging in another hypothetical debate about what could happen… Someone please hand me some Pom Poms so I can join the cheerleaders section and I’ll sit back and wait for the fun that starts 8,281,120 seconds from right now…
a zero mass particle sometimes referred to often as a ‘God Particle’ is literally something that is less than something but more than nothing… It is the foundational building block of all ‘Realized Energy’ in the Universe and is thought to exist on multiple dimensional levels… There is something called LHC or Large Hadron Collider that was built to accelerate energy-particles and bombard them against one another in the attempt to creat mini-black holes in which it is theorized the ‘God Particle’ will be able to be observed for brief instances… there are reports that these experiments near the French/Swiss Border have been successful but the information available to the general public is not very clear as to what/why/how these particles go from being a ‘zero mass’ more than nothing/less than something to becoming a realized energy… fun stuff, and on the level it is very interesting to read and theorize about
I promise to behave, to play nice and to bite my tongue so long as no one takes anymore cheap shots at Tebow’s talent… it’s not fair to him or to yourselves as the guy is 9-7 as a starter, with a Division Title and a Playoff win under his belt after only one season’s worth of starts… The point of Football is to win Games and if you win more than you lose then you deserve a little credit… teams win games, and teams lose games so if you leave Tebow out of your statements, and leave my name out of your posts you will find I’m quite pleasant to be around and converse with… this is my truce offering and I will abide by it until I see someone try to make themselves look good or bolster their own position by cheaply attacking a guy that by all rights deserves to admired and not ridiculed…
PUM PUM PUM
VON MANNING FOOTBALL 2012… It is till it isn’t!!!
and Happy 30th Birthday Little Brother!!!
“sometimes referred to often as a ‘God Particle” … great writing there huh… the word sometimes should be omitted… Please forgive me Grammar police
8,275,080 seconds… and counting! it’s not like sheep and doesn’t help me to sleep
Technically it should say “often referred to as a ‘god particle” as opposed to “referred to often as a ‘god particle”….
But don’t worry, you are forgiven! Lol….
This is a blog, not an English class…
As a Denver Broncos fan, how could you not LOVE the below quote from our young WR?
“The more (Manning) stays on you, the better football player you become. I like it. When somebody stays on me, sure, it might bother me. But, at the same time, it makes me better.”
-Demaryius Thomas
no turtle. i said i want to win and IF we were to lose i dont want to get smashed and embarrassed, i want our team to have at least fought hard. thats what i said and you know that. you are so full of it man. i was once told by bay i need to start putting lol and jk in my posts because he was taking offense to what i said because when we argued it seemed i was out of line in my comments. go back to the fall, huh. ya that proves your point, typical throw out something that proves nothing but sounds good. i dont have to go back to the fall i was there genious. i remember long arguments and the back and forths. of course there were things we agreed on and i liked bay so we may have even had long conversations about something we agreed on. just like anyone else. and i was here years before you were and was never any kind of parrot for anyone. if anyone on here parrots its you and db. i think everyone here knows me by my hundreds of comments on here and battling the likes of you and others constantly that i’m no parrot for anyone. i have proven adnaseum i think for myself plenty. they don’t have to go back to the fall. you, sir are full of s$&% and its getting plain stupid now. you can say what you like about me but you have no truth anywhere in it and i know why you do it. one lie was bad and two was aggravating and now you come out with something even more retarded. i cant wait to see your next complete fabrication. and dont think its gonna deter me from calling you out everytime you shove moronic stuff down everyones throat. cuz i know youre trying to shut me up with all of that but it wont work.
Yeah, just don’t get to a point where he has nothing nice to say about you.
And you dont have to worry about me explaining ‘zero mass particle’ because I’m secure in myself and dont have to copy and paste stuff to sound smarter than i am nor do i have to make stuff up to seem superior. You are very typical turtle. Oh and u started it.
OT, where did you get the quote from DT?
Morning OT and LBF…………….
OT………….have you been following the Cup since the Rangers were ousted? LA looks like they just might sweep it tonight……….they’re impressive. Not sure if the blue shirts would’ve been able to handle them either, considering the grind they went through the first 3 rounds. LA is a solid TEAM………which is what I’m looking forward to in our Broncos this season.
i’m not following cat. you talkin about loof saying nice things to me?
Cat…………it was in an article in the DP. I read it as well this morning. Great to see………I think a guy like DT needs that sort of influence on him………some tough love will make him a better player and make him accountable. If he can stay healthy and skake off the injury bug that’s followed him, he’s set to have an explosive year.
Don’t worry LBF. This is just a ruse for him to look like he’s with the majority, but when Peyton hurts himself (which won’t happen) he’ll be back on a rant with how horrible a decision it was and throw we should’ve kept Tebow. It’s very much how children act when they’re trying to get back at somebody. Seeing as how I’m the Mother Hen and all… Learned about that when I got my Masters.
LBF………turtle posted a couple days ago that he’s no longer saying anything to cat cause, although nothing personal, he doesn’t have anything nice to say to her……….lol…….but nothing personal though! haha
No, he doesn’t have nice things to say about me so no matter what I do, he won’t talk to me. I’m mother hen, remember. Sorry, I was talking about me.
*that not throw. Oops!
I am soooo going to go read that article! Sweet!
Morning Kod LBF OT!!!!
Kod if DT goes down im not all worried (I hope he doesnt) I think we have some good depth at WR just in case. Decker could become the #1 WR and Caldwell step up with Stokes in the slot. Im not worried about it. I love the depth at WR!!!!
I was reading something last night that Denver should try to trade for RB Felix Jones. What do yall think?
Daddy, here’s that article about DT:
http://www.denverpost.com/kiszla/ci_20791234/mark-kiszla-manning-throws-out-broncos-comfort-zone
Hey AB……………
I’m so glad we have some depth at WR as well. I’m just really hoping DT has finally shaken the injury bug. He’s working really hard and deserves to have success………and I can see him going into beast mode for us. Just watched the NFL replay of the Vikings game the other day and to watch that TD catch and run off the scramble was awesome. He dragged like 3 guys into the endzone with him. He plays the game like Marshall and can really rack up the YAC!
I think we can roll with what we have at RB right now. I like the mix of players we have……..although that being said, you can never be too stacked at RB. So it’s an interesting debate. What would we have to give up for him?
ya well your not missing much cat! i used to have fun with turtle but now he’s gone off the deep end. and yes he gets to me and i know that means he wins but i cant help it. his distortions are so blatent i cant stand it! but your masters degree is impressive cat. i wonder why you dont post about zero mass particles? oh wait cuz youre not an arrogant boob! haha i cant help it. i’ll stop tho.
hey ab you’ve been posting slower lately. but i think thomas or decker could be the #1 but with manning throwing the ball the #1 and #2 will have #1 type stats. its really 2 #1′s out there when he’s throwing. its gonna be great to see. the enemy has become the friend!
Killer, Manning noticed that about DT. I remember how “excited” he was about getting to play with such a big versatile receiver.
I too hope DT has gotten over the injury bug Kod.
I wouldnt know what we would have to give up. He wouldnt be a starter in Denver and in Dallas hes their main backup RB and I havnt heard really anything about them wanting to trade him. So it may cost a lot. I think it would just be safer to go after Benson as a FA if we need another RB.
Part of me hopes too that Moreno can get over his injury bug and finally be who we hoped/thought. But the odds arnt in my favor for that LOL
LBF, he gets to me too. Don’t worry, you’re not the only one.
Hey LBF yea ive been posting slower. I was trying to get on yesterday before I did when you were on but I didnt realize one of my keys were stuck and thought I was banned but I realized it and fixed it.
DT will be the #1 I was just throwing out thoughts about what would happen if he hasnt shaken the injury bug.
I’ve been one of NoShows harshest critics here on the blog since the guy started………cause well, his flashes of awesomeness have been far over-shadowed by his injuries and inability to get the job done consistently.
That being said……….I’m interested to see what he brings this season. Can he stay healthy? Can he get the job done? How will he be used? I’m willing to give him another chance but he’s on a short leash in my books.
LBF……..he gets to me three……….lol
He told me once that I was “on bay’s lap” suggesting I don’t have my own opinions. That statement still kinda irks me…..
I’m not a Knowshon fan. I haven’t been since we picked him in the first round when I thought we needed defense and less offense, but I’m willing to wait it out to see what happens this season. I like Hillman.
Kod Ive been very harsh on Moreno. Calling for him to be cut/traded. But he has had flashes. He has two years left doesnt make much. Give him a year if he can increase value then trade him if he does cut if he doesnt.