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Broncos vs. Ravens: Quotables

January 12th, 2013 - 10:18pm by Tyler EverettOther posts by

HEAD COACH JOHN FOX

On the season ending too soon
“Yeah, I think you always feel that way. Unless you’re hoisting that Lombardi Trophy at the end, yeah it is disappointing. So is that game, this game, next week’s game, that has been my experience. We had plenty of opportunities in this game. We just came up short. I think turnovers led to 17 points. I think that was pretty key and critical and has been all season and will be moving forward. I told our guys they battled, they fought a very experienced, tough team. To come here on the road, credit goes to Baltimore. I thought they did a superb job with some adversity and fighting back. You know we did too, but we just came up short.”

On it being a tough day to gain momentum
“Yeah, I think only to the very end, almost the end of regulation to be up seven, it is a pretty good situation to be in. We just came up short. I think right before half, that was a real turning point. We had a chance to go up 10, and didn’t hit a field goal very well. They got the ball back and had a big play. I think big plays were a big part of this game. They are a big reason why they were able to put up some of those scores, with explosive passes.”

On if he is in shock they lost
“There is no shock. You get to playoff season and everybody is good. My hat is off to Ravens Head Coach John Harbaugh and his staff. His players played well enough to win a tough game on the road. This is a tough place to play.”

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Broncos vs. Chiefs: Quotables

December 30th, 2012 - 7:02pm by Tyler EverettOther posts by

HEAD COACH JOHN FOX

On what it means to be the No. 1 seed
“Well, that means we are the No. 1 seed. We get a week off, which is nice. We got a lot of things to work on and we will take full advantage of that this next week. We will find out who we play officially at the end of the week. We will have it narrowed down starting tomorrow, and so we will start working on whoever it may be. We start this second season, tournament, playoff season, whatever you want to call it. You know, they had people picked to win last year and it didn’t work out that way. So it doesn’t change much when they start doing playoff seedings in my experience.”

On his 100th victory
“Yeah, I think any time you can reach any kind of pinnacle in anything. Our owner thought I was a hundred years old, and I said no just a hundred wins. No, I’m teasing. It is an accomplishment but it’s something of a lot of people’s work. It wasn’t one guy. I have a great staff. I have been with great players and it is a proud mark. I think three more would make it even better. This playoff year, I don’t want to say this year because it is ambiguous, but the next three games.”

On the running game today
“Yeah, we started emphasizing that about a month ago. We put our guys in pads and challenged them, they responded. You know when you get to this time of year, there is a certain mental toughness it takes and you could run into weather and just to close a game, all the situational things we worked on, you need that. We are a work in progress; we are not a finished product by any stretch. But I think we have gotten better over the last month.”

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Pro Bowl: Quotables

December 26th, 2012 - 5:48pm by Stuart ZaasOther posts by

Five Broncos were named to the 2013 Pro Bowl, the league announced on Wednesday.

Below are what the players had to say about the honor:

CORNERBACK CHAMP BAILEY (12th Career Selection)
“I do my thing and I’ve done my thing over the years, but when you’re on a team like this and you play well, people are going to notice. It’s really just part of my team and what we’ve done. That’s pretty much why I’m in there. It’s definitely a team thing. At some point I want to be able to tell the people at the Pro Bowl that I’m not coming because I’m playing in the Big Game. That’s really what my eyes are on, just making sure we keep winning and get to that Big Game.”

QUARTERBACK PEYTON MANNING (12th Career Selection)
“It’s a tremendous honor and I am very humbled to receive this recognition. Being voted to the Pro Bowl by your opponents, their coaches and of course the fans means a great deal to me, especially when you consider how many other quarterbacks in the AFC are having outstanding seasons. This recognition shows that our offensive line did a great job with protection. It shows that our wide receivers and tight ends made a lot of plays. My goal has always been to go out and help the team win and play at a high level. Anything that comes along with that, like being honored as a Pro Bowl selection, is very humbling.”

On if this year’s Pro Bowl selection means more to him
“Well it’s certainly very humbling anytime you’re voted for something special like the Pro Bowl by your peers, by your fellow opponents and coaches, and then of course by the fans. It really means a great deal. It’s certainly been a unique year for me with a ton of change and transition so I’m very humbled and honored to receive this recognition.”

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Broncos vs. Browns: Quotables

December 23rd, 2012 - 7:13pm by Stuart ZaasOther posts by

HEAD COACH JOHN FOX

On injuries
“Update on the injuries in the game: [CB] Tracy Porter left the game and did not return with a concussion. [WR] Trindon Holliday also left the game I believe later in the game with a sprained ankle.”

On the overall performance of the game
“It’s a win and that’s the most important stat. There’s ups and downs in every game. You look around the league and you’ve got to show up every Sunday and part of being good and doing the things you’re trying to do every year, you’ve got to be consistent. That’s not letting down and I think our team’s done a pretty good job of that of late.”

On QB Peyton Manning’s competitiveness
“It’s tremendous. This team’s been a fun team. I’ve liked this team when we were 2-2 and I said that publicly. They’ve gotten better. They’ve taken ownership. It’s a tribute to all of those guys in that locker room and the hard work they’ve put in. It’s not been just one guy. Obviously, he’s been an important cog, no doubt, but we’ve had a lot of guys that have put everything into this and we’ll see where it takes us.”

QB PEYTON MANNING

On the two red zone touchdowns on third down
“They were both man-to-man coverages both on third down which was good to see. We finished the rest of those drives with touchdowns in the red zone. But pretty tight coverage. I though [WR] Demaryius [Thomas] made a great catch on his … just to take it right out of the air. I think [WR] Eric [Decker] made a heck of a catch on his. I will tell on the one to Eric, it really is a luxury both he and Demaryius give you the opportunity to throw that ball high in the back of the end zone. You know, people call that the Dwight Clark throws—our ball or nobody’s ball. You can throw it high because of the height and their ability to jump, you can make that throw. That was really a good play but especially because they were third down touchdowns. I thought that was really impressive.”

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Broncos at Ravens: Quotables

December 16th, 2012 - 4:36pm by Sam DavisOther posts by

HEAD COACH JOHN FOX

On CB Chris Harris’ interception being a turning point in the game
“It was a huge play. They’re down knocking on the door and they threw an old diagonal route outside to 81, Anquan Boldin, and Chris did a good job kind of hanging back there and then stepped in front and it was right in front of our bench so he had a lot of direction on the way down that sideline.”

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Broncos at Raiders: Quotables

December 6th, 2012 - 11:18pm by Tyler EverettOther posts by

HEAD COACH JOHN FOX

On playing the game on a short week
“Not bad. Both teams had to deal with it. We were the road team, but any time you can go on the road against a division rival and get a victory, I’m pleased.”

On the run game
“I think you do what it takes to win. This is a timed game and we were trying to run some time off the clock. I think that will help us moving forward, you develop a little bit of a mindset. I think it was good for our offensive line. The blocking elements as well as the running backs to be able to do that to close out a game.”

On the win streak
“I think you need to get on a roll. To wrap up the division and get into the tournament, teams I’ve been associated with, you have to string some victories together. This team has stuck together and been able to do that.”

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Broncos at Chiefs: Quotables

November 25th, 2012 - 5:48pm by Tyler EverettOther posts by

Head Coach John Fox

On whether the game was tougher than expected
“No, they’re all tough. When you’ve been doing this as long as I have, 24-years worth, you know they’re always tough. We knew this was going to be a tough game. We talked all week – our guys knew. Again, we watched the tape. We knew they were a very talented defense. They played us very tough and we expected it.”

On not forcing any turnovers and not allowing touchdowns
“Well, we did get one there at the end, but that was kind of garbage time. We did get the one interception. But, hats off to our defense. We struggled a little bit on the run, but they’re a very good run team. That back combo is as good as there is in the lead. (Jamaal) Charles came into the game as the fourth-leading rusher in the AFC, so we knew they were going to try to play keepaway and run the ball. I thought our defense did a great job on third down. I think the stats were about 3-of-14, which is going to be critical to get it back and eliminate those touchdowns. They had three trips and again, it’s something we work really hard on – the red area. Holding them to three field goals was key in the game.”

On running back Knowshon Moreno
“We kind of knew that – we didn’t want to tell a lot of people, but Knowshon has had a great attitude. Things haven’t gone perfect for him. I knew he would perform well, his teammates knew he would perform well and he did. We’re proud of his effort.”

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Broncos vs. Chargers: Quotables

November 18th, 2012 - 9:08pm by Tyler EverettOther posts by

Head Coach John Fox

On if he feels like the Broncos control the division
“In this league you’re two games away from disaster. All that we’re doing is looking one week at a time and if we continue to win, when the season’s over, we’ll know.”

On linebacker D.J. Williams
“Yeah, I thought he had a great week of preparation. The guy obviously worked diligently while he was away from us so we were very happy to have him back. He made a mistake, paid his dues and without looking at the tape, I know he made a good play on a run through on a run over towards their bench. That comes to mind from field level but again, until I look at the tape I won’t be able to totally evaluate, but it seemed good.”

On linebacker Von Miller
“It’s a long list. He’s a very talented guy. Last year, I thought he made a big splash as a rookie. He probably played seven or eight games with one hand and I think he’s just gotten better. Richard Smith, our linebackers coach, has done a terrific job with him. They have a great relationship. We’ve got a good bunch of guys in that locker room, in particular with the linebacker position.”

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Broncos at Panthers: Quotables

November 11th, 2012 - 7:26pm by Stuart ZaasOther posts by

Head Coach John Fox

On returning to Carolina
“Well it was strange. I’ve never been in this visitor’s locker room. Prior to even coming here as a head coach I had never been here as an assistant coach. That part was strange for sure. But, it was great getting back. My sons are still out here going to school. It was neat to see family – we came out Friday, so I was able to at least see them. I have a home here that we had in our tenure here so it was nice getting home and sleep in my bed Friday night. It was good.”

On defense recovering after giving up an early drive
“We tend to do this, I don’t know if it’s jitters or what, but we left a couple guys free and a tribute to their team, they executed well. We made some adjustments but I thought all-in-all, our defensive staff did a terrific job. It’s an explosive offense, you have a pretty good stable of backs there, you have a quarterback that has unique abilities, so we knew it was going to be tough coming in and we knew that they would be very inspired.”

On Von Miller
“Well, he’s a dynamic guy. I think this kind of meant something to him. Sometimes where you are in the draft and that kind of stuff kind of motivates guys. You’ll have to ask Von, but he definitely came to play today, that’s for sure.”

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Broncos at Bengals: Quotables

November 4th, 2012 - 3:48pm by Sam DavisOther posts by

HEAD COACH JOHN FOX

On if he’s proud of how the team persevered
“Yeah, we knew this was going to be a tough game and a team that is (coming in) on three losses in a row and had a bye week. You’re kind of coming into a hornets nest, and they’re a talented football team. You saw examples of that out there today. (They are) well-coached, I think Marvin (Lewis) had them ready to play. I was proud of our guys just to hang in there and find a way to get that score at the end.”

On Manning keeping his composure despite two interceptions
“He’s special. As far as having a guy under center in that fourth quarter when a lot of games are won and lost in this league, he finishes the race pretty well.”

On using Miller creatively leading to success
“He does a lot of it on his own too. He is a very gifted player. We’re proud to have him here with the Denver Broncos. He came up big. We had our moments defensively as well, and he was part of those positive moments, along with Champ getting that big interception late.”

QUARTERBACK PEYTON MANNING

On keeping his composure
“I’ve certainly been there before. My dad always talked about, ‘You have to get back to level 0. You have to erase the play from your mind – a good play or a bad play – and move on to the next one. Not the scenario that we wanted. Any time that you’re on the road and you have a chance to put a team away, you’d like to. You hate to give them a little life, which we did, and give credit to them for responding. But, when we had to, our team responded as well and that was important.”

On common traits that good fourth-quarter QBs have
“I don’t know. I think all football players, when the fourth quarter comes around, the pressure is on – that’s when you want to rely on your fundamentals and techniques. I had an old coach tell me, ‘That’s why you treat practice like a game. Put yourself in those pressure situations during the week, so when those fourth quarters come around, you feel like you’re prepared.’ I think we can draw on this type of game today. We knew it was going to be tough and we have another tough road game next week, so it was good to come out with a win today.”

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