I don’t know how many games the Broncos will win this year, although next week I’ll offer a guess.
I don’t know what kind of season they’ll have.
But I know for certain I’m already a big fan of the man leading this football team.
John Fox is the right coach at the right time for the Denver Broncos.
I won’t pretend to know Coach Fox. But I really like what I see.
First off, I see a man who knows football. You simply cannot be as successful as he has been in the NFL, both as a head coach and as a defensive coordinator, by mistake. You don’t last in this league by being o.k. You last in the NFL by being really good. John Fox is a really good coach.
I also see a man who has an exceptional way of communicating with players. Against Dallas in the preseason opener, Coach Fox was the one patting Tim Tebow on the head and firmly yet enthusiastically getting a point across.
I see a man who isn’t afraid to put his arm around a player and love him up while also communicating a belief that the player can perform better.
I see players with more pep in their steps and more smiles on their faces. Feel free to chalk it up to the beginning of a new season. I’m not buying that. I think it goes deeper than that. I think it’s the freedom to have fun playing football. It’s there or it isn’t. It sure seems to be there for the Broncos.
I also sense the Broncos have a coach that people respect. No player, no reporter, no fan will like every decision any coach makes. Coach Fox seems to have a way of being likable even if you disagree with him.
People can talk about the quarterback situation all they want. They can talk about the return of Elvis Dumervil, the drafting of Von Miller or any other move the Broncos have made since last year. In my book, the Broncos’ hiring John Fox is hands down the number one story of this past offseason.
The amazing part is that it is such an easy move to overlook. Not one to be flashy or slick, Fox has simply rolled up his sleeves and set about earning the respect of a team that was in dire need of a leader who knows how to relate to them.
Apparently, many of the players like what they see in Coach Fox, too. One player told me in training camp that he treats them like men. There was both relief and sincere appreciation in his voice when he said it.
Coach Fox not only treats his players like men but he also expects them to perform like men on the field. That combination could make this season really interesting.
I know it’s easy to get excited in the preseason. I know it’s easy to be optimistic and think a team is better than it turns out to be. The Broncos will undoubtedly face more adversity than they already have. Their journey back to respectability and, hopefully, beyond likely won’t be complete overnight.
I believe, however, they are indeed on the right track. The conductor of the train is one of the big reasons why.
Thanks for reading,
Mike
Just give it up RSH..bay isn’t gonna change his opinion lol..that’s how much he hates the name McD..lol
Oh and bay I was thinking about 12-4 again..but imma simmer down… put me down for 11-5….yea I said it lol
Hey Bay, was gonna wait to the cut date to post season prediction. But regardless, the “core” is ready to go out there and compete with a much improved defense and running game.
9-7
Thanks!
Pro Bowl players are not a dime a dozen. Period. If you ship off a would be perennial tandem, it’s never good. Period. If you have the right coaching staff if place… you can deal with the bad that some players carry. When Dawk was asked right before Marshall was sent to Miami how things in the locker room and on the field compared to T.O. …. His response was immediate, and direct. He said, it’s not even close, not even. Media is great and taking something that isn’t really note-worthy, and blowing it up. Kind of like “you know who” being a 3rd string guy right now, and his jersey sales falling to 10th place. Who cares!.
Put me down for 7-9. I think the Broncos make solid strides, but after Week 3, that schedule gets brutal.
Rellentless, last year you had 13-3, you’re toning it down quite a bit, LOL.
RSH, I don’t like to get overly serious over any matter on this blog since I do it for fun, I come on say what I think other rebutes I respond once or twice then I move on before it becomes ranked, hope you understand, different folks, different opinions, all make the world go round and we’re all better for it, sensible record pick btw.
Wouldn’t 13-3 be great. That ain’t happening though.
bay,
In response to your earlier questions about how to get a media guide, check out this page:
http://media.denverbroncos.com/media+guide/
Anyway, just a little thing about Cutler and how Elway felt about him:
Like many Denver Broncos fans, John Elway wishes the team had not given up on Pro Bowl quarterback Jay Cutler. Elway acknowledged that a player with Cutler’s talent doesn’t come around that often and said that if he was running the Broncos football operations at the time Josh McDaniels traded Cutler to Chicago, “there’s a good possibility” Cutler would still be Denver. So it’s clear, Elway believes McDaniels made a colossal mistake in jettisoning Cutler for Kyle Orton and Tim Tebow.
Like I said, different strokes for different folks…
Wow, thanks kearly, definitely getting me a copy, not so much for this season but for all the records it contains about our history, it may become my new refer to bible when on the blog.
Anyone know why the Broncos release the media guide so soon, e.g., before 27 to 30 players will be waived on Saturday and before some free agent signings and waiver pickups are made following such cuts?
It seems like the media guide should be released next week after such moves are made.
Nice Post Mike,
I am really happy with FOX as well and I know he has our team headed the right direction. I am also happy the the apparent TALENT DRAIN in Denver seems to have stopped.
We lost sooo many players durring McDaniels run that I stopped coming to games last season. I definately feel like the roster is stronger already and within another year or so we will have all the talent we need to make a run at the playoffs and hopefully more. We are still lacking in a few small areas, but overall we are putting back together a fine Defense, and an Offense that looks to be very improved. I especially like the signing of Willis Magahee (spelling?). I know we need more talent and more beef on the DT, and we may need to consider another DB or two as our really talented ones are getting up in years. As far as Offense goes we look solid, but I have no idea how the QB thing will play out. I also REALLY WANT TO KNOW if Demarious Thomas will ever be the big name WR he was projected to be!? He certainly has the talent & body type – but does he have the heart and work ethic of a Rod Smith??? I want to see BIG things from him this year – if he ever gets on the field!!!
One of our biggest strenths looks to be our O-line!!! They look solid and ready to make a good run. I’m really happy with the current line and hope we keep most if not all of them together for years to come and so they can become a true POWER UNIT. I also love our LB core and hope they can come up big in every game!!!
GO BRONCOS!!!
Bay, that’s a good point. 30 bones huh…. That’s actually a good question too, about the players that won’t make the roster. I’m guessing it’s for the same reason Michael Jordan was cut from his high school team. So the media can go back and say, man, these guys missed the boat on this guy. He was on their team, and they let him go….
7 players who need to shine tomorrow night vs. Cardinals.
Russ Hochstein #71-
He’s filled in for Chris Kuper this week.
With the emergence of Manny Ramirez as a utility guard and center, a role once filled by Hochstein, the team might not have room for two similar players.
Jeremy Beal #97 – Being the last pick of the draft for a team is tantamount to being that team’s Mr. Irrelevant.
Jeremy Jarmon moving inside could create more space, or at least less competition on the ends, and that might help Beal.
Still, Beal will have to help himself with a few good plays.
Darcel McBath #31 –
McBath has been outplayed thoroughly by Kyle McCarthy and Quinton Carter has gotten better with each game.
McBath has always been a solid special teams tackler but that talent alone may no longer be enough to keep him on the roster anymore.
Perrish Cox #32 -
There is really no doubt that the talent still exists in Perrish Cox. However, when all of the other NFL teams make their cuts there are going to be veteran cornerbacks ready for pick up.
What this means is that Cox needs to be very impressive in the game against Arizona to show the Broncos that his talent is worth keeping. Sadly, his off the field business may have created so much baggage that there is nothing he can do to remain a Bronco.
Brandon Minor #42 –
There is no doubt on Moreno and McGahee and even Lance Ball has been a familiar and steadying presence in the backfield. That leaves a competition with Jeremiah Johnson and Brandon Minor.
Johnson has already made a splash in Week 1 of the preseason and Minor has yet to make any kind of play that stands out.
Dan Gronkowski #82 –
The Broncos are not parting with new draft picks Virgil Green and Julius Thomas, just like they will be keeping Daniel Fells.
The race is between Rosario and Gronkowski, with Gronkowski way behind.
David Anderson #89 –
The Broncos really want this signing to work out and to have Anderson be a solid member of this team.
It would be nice for Anderson to have an impressive game and remind all the Colorado fans of the promise he showed at CSU. Anderson made great catch vs. Cowboys but also had big fumble on special Teams vs. Seahawks. Good thing Jeremiah Johnson was on the spot.
Source: Bleacher Report
Looks like a few more McD players could be gone.
You’re most welcome, baylin.
Personally, I think I’ll stick to the electronic version – my wife already thinks I have too much Broncos-related stuff around the house (is that even possible?). Besides, I like using “Find” on the PC.
To top it all it has Sharpe on the cover, just called the media extension and he told me to mail them the money and they will mail me a copy and they don’t care if I am media or not. Be careful though, when I first called the main number the receptionist said they were not selling the media guide this year…
11-5, 5-11 if injuries continue This is easy!
I can’t believe what I’m hearing from all of you…..are yall really doubting the Broncos. This is are team we’re talking about. Let’s have there back and believe that they might get to 13-3. I know its a new team and Fox’s is doing his best. Now I’m a believer and I feel they will go to the playoffs with a 10-6 record this year 2011 and next year 13-3.
GO BRONCOS!!!!!!
At least we’re not Bronco thugs or proud of it, someone already brought to your attention that after Darrent’s death your handle is not appropriate, I second that.
I like Fox’s track record. He does seem to be a players coach and let’s face it..he’s running an organization of men not boys. If the players can respond to that, it’s worth a few extra wins. As the son of a USN Seal, he obviously knows a little bit about loyalty,discipline and hard work so it would be easy to buy into his philosophy. I’m sticking by the 11-5 season and a wild card.
Yeah bay – I remember reading about Elways thoughts on Cutler. Wasn’t that in DP back in Jan or Feb?
Man I just thought about how bad our season would be if we had danny kanell (*sp) still on our team…or darrell hackey…maybe even gus fero….however you spell it…this is by far one of the best qb depth we had in a minute
But for some odd reason I was a fan of Bradley Van Pelt…don’t know why tho
I do believe all of the people involved in Darrent’s death are no longer in the city. Those attitudes breed that type of trouble. Darrent was just in the right crowd at the right time. If you really care….he’s not the first or last to die in that world. Get involved in the community, it was tragic yes..but it doesn’t impress me when a professional football player dies and everyone is all of a sudden acting like they care . That stuff existed long before that incident and it still thrives right under the noses of people choosing to ignore it because an athlete isn’t involved??? Hypocrites? perhaps..just saying. This is a sports section, not a soap box on crime.
Actually it originated out of a Chicago paper:
It’s not quite clear how new Broncos front office boss John Elway feels about the quarterbacks he inherited, Tim Tebow and Kyle Orton. But based on Elway’s comments this week, it sounds like he wishes he had inherited Jay Cutler.
Sean Jensen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports that Elway isn’t so sure the Broncos made the right move when they traded Cutler to the Bears two years ago.
Asked in a radio interview if Cutler would still be in Denver if Elway had been in charge of the Broncos in 2009, Elway answered, “There’s a good possibility, yeah. I would say that.”
Elway tried to make clear that he’s not second-guessing the decision-making process that led to the Broncos sending Cutler packing. But he does think he would have tried to make things work for Cutler in Denver.
“I don’t know. I wasn’t in the middle of that. I didn’t know Jay real well,” Elway said. “But I would have done everything I can, especially when you have a talent like you have in Jay. Those guys don’t come around very often.”
Elway seems to believe that former Broncos coach Josh McDaniels and Broncos owner Pat Bowlen were too quick to cave in to Cutler’s request to go elsewhere, and that things could have been smoothed over between the Broncos brass and Cutler.
“I would say, to be honest,” Elway said, “he’s the type of player you don’t give up on as easily as we gave up on.”
Thanks for clarification bay… as always you’re the man!
Well i’m sorry baylinorcrush that you and another person feel that way about my username(handle). But its not meant to hurt anyone but it seem like you judge people by there name not there character. The name Broncothuggin is meant for the team to be thugs on the feild. If you remember in pass interviews that coach John Fox said he wanted his team to be wild on the field and remember new defense cordinator said he wants his denfense to be wild man forcing fumbles and getting to the ball, also Fox said he wanted the team to be monsters out there on the field. so how is my musername inappropriate. You have the sorry raiders that means the same thing. so calm down and lets be a team and talk about team stuff instead of nonsense like usernames. ok GO BRONCOS!!!!!!!
RSH, I see where you are comong from with the good players that McD got us you can aslo include B Lloyd, P Cox, D Thomas, B Colquitt, Mc bath, and Vickerson and more. we as a people remember first the bad then the good. OK now you all can jump all over me. read this again……. it is just what RSH said he got us some good players and that is all he said, he did some good things that others will never see or admit it if they could see them.
bay I will hold with my 9-7 record this year
who is this?
• Owns a 52-to-3 career touchdown-to-interception ratio (17.3) in the red zone for his career that ranks fourth in the league among active players.
• Holds the NFL’s fourth-best interception percentage (2.0% / 21 INTs in 1,039 att.) during his last two seasons including his 2010 output that set a franchise record (1.8% / 9 INTs in 498 att.).
I argee Oznerol………we are all a team
Vickerson and Dawk are practicing today. Good sign.
Please people its only a username relax hes a BRONCO fan. We are all one team, these blogs may as well be our LOCKER ROOM rt lol. Like you said bay we all have Ideas and opions thats why we have debate, Everyone has their own thoughts on how the team should be ran. I wasnt a big Carolyna fan, but I like the way our new broncos are swarming like bees on fresh honey. Cant wait for the raider game, now everyone lets be a team in our locker room
http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/tim-almighty.jpg
Something I thought was quite funny…
Bronco you know what, thanks for clarifying, still won’t write it down though.
I know how I’ll address you, Broncohuggin.
Trivia answer:
Kyle Orton
Klis gives us the dollar breakdown on our undrafted rookie class:
With the new collective bargaining agreement drastically reducing a team’s undrafted rookie pool funds, the Broncos did not have any $20,000 bonus babies, as they often did during the Mike Shanahan era.
The undrafted rookie the Broncos pursued the most: Adam Grant, a 6-foot-6, 320-pound tackle from Arizona. He must have been in demand because he got a $12,000 signing bonus.
The Broncos haven’t had much luck, though, with their other prized undrafted rookies. The Broncos gave their next-highest signing bonus of $10,000 to receivers Mark Dell and Jamel Hamler, running back Mario Fannin and quarterback Adam Weber. After that, offensive lineman Curt Porter received a $5,000 bonus.
From that group, only Weber is still standing. Dell and Fannin have already suffered season-ending injuries, Hamler has been out more than a week with back spasms and Porter was cut Monday.
Weber is the Broncos’ No. 4 quarterback who figures to throw his first pass Thursday in the final preseason game at Arizona.
Other Bronco undrafted rookies who received signing bonuses: Cornerback Brandon Bing ($3,000), Linebacker Derek Domino ($3,000), defensive back Chris Harris ($2,000). Domino is also out for the season.
Most of those guys are definitely going to need a regular job somewhere…
Can someone tell me what happened to Bing? Wasnt he doing good in camp? Havnt heared anything sense..
I see RSH has been trying to get under bay’s skin,he’s good for that,now he has a follower papapete!
Seems to me he gets mad everytime anyone calls McDufus a name or talk about how he tore this team to shreds……is he really McD???????
Or McD’s agent? LOL.
LOL.
Bing saw some action in the preseason games too, he is just way down the food chain.
That’s the big disadvantage of a short training camp!
Did we cut Fannin or put him on IR?
IR
Dell, Domino and Fannin are all on IR.
Thanks,bay,I liked what I seen from Fannin and Dell,don’t know much about Domino tho!
A word of advise RHS, ignore the ignorant.
Silence…..
Well, if some fans on this medium want to resort to name-calling and threats, so be it. I just try to make rational arguments and see both sides to any issue.
My goal is not to get under anyone’s skin. Furthermore, I am not Josh McDaniels or his agent. As I have stated repeatedly, I am a Denver Broncos fan first and foremost, and have been a fan since I was a small child in the early 1980s. My Denver Broncos’ fanhood is why I have entered the discussion on this blog–dating back to the days when Andrew Mason was running it in 2006 and 2007.