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Fox on Proposed Rule Changes

March 19th, 2013 - 1:05pm by Stuart ZaasOther posts by

The NFL competition committee has proposed six rules changes for the upcoming season at the owner’s meetings in Scottsdale, Ariz.

The proposal that has generated the most discussion is the one aiming to eliminate players initiating contact with the crown of their helmets.

“I think even what they’ve tried to do on defense, they’ve tried to eliminate the crown of the head,” Head Coach John Fox said. “That’s in essence using the helmet as a weapon. Instead of just relegating it to the defense, now they are relegating it to the offense because they saw examples of it.”

Fox said it wasn’t a surprise that the NFL is looking into this rule change based on the recent emphasis on player safety.

“It’s just basically eliminating that crown-leading type of blow of the head,” he said. “They’ve been teaching that for years on defense to get away from that because it is very potentially dangerous, especially for the neck area.”

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Fox Joins Elite Coaching Company

December 26th, 2012 - 9:55am by Stuart ZaasOther posts by

With a win on Sunday against the Chiefs, Broncos Head Coach John Fox would become the seventh active coach to reach 100 career wins.

A win would also give the Broncos the best record of Fox’s coaching career – 13-3.

“It’s not one guy,” Fox said on Monday. “There are a lot of efforts and I appreciate all those efforts. A lot of different assistant coaches, owners, general managers, players, you name it. We’re just trying to worry about this week.”

When Fox took over as the Broncos’ head coach in 2011, he inherited a team that had gone 4-12 the year before. In his first season at the helm, the team posted a 4-win improvement to earn a division title with an 8-8 record in 2011. This year, the team has again improved by four wins and has guaranteed at least a 12-win season.

Only three coaches in NFL history have had their teams improve by four wins in each of their first two seasons – and Fox is the only one to do so with two teams. His Carolina Panthers team went from 1-15 the year before he got there to 7-9 in his first season and then 11-5 the next year.

Under Fox, the Broncos have earned back-to-back AFC West titles, making him just the 10th coach since the NFL merger to accomplish that feat in his first two seasons with a team. He became only the third coach to take over a team with a losing record and lead it to consecutive division championships.

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Fox Preparing for Return to Carolina

November 5th, 2012 - 3:14pm by Tyler EverettOther posts by

The 5-3 Broncos kick off the second half of their season in a familiar place for Head Coach John Fox.

This Sunday, the team travels to Carolina – where Fox was head coach from 2002 to 2010 – to take on the 2-6 Panthers in Week 10.
“I have a lot of great relationships there,” Fox said. “It was the place that gave me my first opportunity as a head coach, so I’ll always be indebted for that. I still own a home there. Some of my sons live that way, so it will be good to be back. But it’s, again, the NFL and this game’s only fun when you’re winning.”

During his nine seasons at the helm in Carolina, he led the team to 73 regular-season wins and three playoff appearances, including a trip to Super Bowl XXXVIII after the 2003 season and an appearance in the 2005 NFC Championship game. But fond memories aside, Fox said Sunday’s game is just like any other.

Fox said he won’t let his Carolina connection have an affect on preparations for Sunday’s game as the Broncos look for their fourth consecutive victory.

“It’s the most important game because it’s the next one,” Fox said. “You don’t get but 16 of these opportunities, and right now we’re 5-3. The only guarantee we have is 5-11. It’ll be just like any week, from the standpoint it’s the Denver Broncos versus the Carolina Panthers at their place. That’s the only real thing I know. How well we prepare will determine some of that outcome.”

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NFL Welcomes Back Officials

September 27th, 2012 - 3:34pm by Stuart ZaasOther posts by

Late Wednesday night, the NFL and NFL Referees Association agreed to terms on a new eight-year collective bargaining agreement that will return the officials to the field for Week 4 games.

“The long-term future of our game requires that we seek improvement in every area, including officiating,” Commissioner Roger Goodell said. “This agreement supports long-term reforms that will make officiating better. The teams, players and fans want and deserve both consistency and quality in officiating.

“We look forward to having the finest officials in sports back on the field, and I want to give a special thanks to NFL fans for their passion. Now it’s time to put the focus back on the teams and players where it belongs.”

The new deal runs through the 2019 season and is the longest with game officials in NFL history.

The league announced the following crew for Denver’s game vs. Oakland on Sunday: Referee Pete Morelli, Umpire Darrell Jenkins, Head Linesman Dana Mckenzie, Line Judge John Hussey, Field Judge Jon Lucivansky, Side Judge Don Carlsen and Back Judge Rob Vernatchi.

Fourteenth-year cornerback Champ Bailey said he’s most looking forward to being able to resume the type of communication that he has grown accustomed to with the veteran officiating crews.

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Broncos vs. Seahawks: Quotables

August 19th, 2012 - 12:42am by Stuart ZaasOther posts by

Head Coach John Fox

On QB Peyton Manning’s performance
“I was pretty pleased with the first half. Other than the 0-3 turnover margin, I thought we did pretty good to take the lead 10-9 before the half. You would have liked it to be better as far as the points because we dropped a couple points off with filed position. Again, something to build on and something to get better from.”

On contemplating going on fourth down before the end of the half
“We thought about it but in these games, kind of based on first, you like to have the lead and you like to win when your ones are out there so the more sure thing was the field goal.”

On the defense in the first half
“I thought we were a little shoddier. We came in the game a little light on defense as well and that kind of showed as the game progressed but I think it’s fairly evident we have a lot of work to do in that area.”

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Fox, Elway Talk Schedule

April 17th, 2012 - 6:13pm by Gray CaldwellOther posts by

Minutes after the schedule was released, Head Coach John Fox went on NFL Network and Executive Vice President of Football Operations John Elway spoke with 850 KOA about the Broncos’ slate of games.

Below are the transcripts from those interviews.

HEAD COACH JOHN FOX:
On the schedule
“We just saw the schedule about 20 minutes ago. We were able to look at it just a little bit, then we’re still in the middle of grading defensive backs.”

On five primetime games
“Any time you stare at a first-place schedule, it’s going to be a tough schedule. There are no cupcakes in this league regardless of who ranks where, because it was all based on last year and every year is a new year.”

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Ready to Run in Round 2

November 3rd, 2011 - 4:30pm by Max HensonOther posts by

Things didn’t go according to plan for the Denver rushing attack in Week 1.

After working to establish balance offensively throughout training camp and the preseason, the Broncos opened the season against the Raiders and ran for just 38 yards total – the team’s lowest rushing output of the season.

“That was the one game looking back the entire year that we really struggled running the football,” Offensive Coordinator Mike McCoy said. “It was just one of those deals where we came out and they beat us up front.”

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Quotable: Denver vs. Detroit

October 30th, 2011 - 8:34pm by Stuart ZaasOther posts by

Here’s what was said following Detroit’s 45-10 victory over Denver:

Head Coach John Fox: “We’ve got a ways to go. We’ve been good at times. Today wasn’t good enough. That is a good football team coming off two losses. Two or three years ago, they were 0-16, so it’s doable. I think they’ve improved, and they’ve got some good players to help them do that.”

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Schwartz Impressed with Broncos

October 26th, 2011 - 4:06pm by Max HensonOther posts by

Anyone who follows the NFL has seen the highlights of Denver’s come-from-behind win over the Dolphins by now.

They’ve also probably seen Detroit Head Coach Jim Schwartz and San Francisco Head Coach Jim Harbaugh’s “handshake” in Week 6.

Schwartz addressed both topics earlier today in a conference call with the Denver media.

“I got back on track last week with (Atlanta Head Coach) Mike Smith,” Schwartz joked about his postgame handshake. “And I’ve had a lot of handshakes with (Head Coach) John Fox throughout the years.”

As the head coach of the Broncos’ next opponent, Schwartz has closely reviewed the Miami-Denver game film in preparation for Sunday’s matchup at Sports Authority Field at Mile High.

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Success After the Bye

October 18th, 2011 - 12:21pm by Stuart ZaasOther posts by

Fresh off the bye week, the Broncos travel to South Florida this weekend to take on the Miami Dolphins.

Historically, Denver has fared well after the bye week with a 16-6 (.727) all-time record, which ranks third among all NFL teams since the league instituted the bye week in 1990.

Head Coach John Fox is 6-3 in his career following the bye, including a current three-game win streak.

Last season, Denver came off the bye week and beat Kansas City 49-29 in Denver.

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