Thoughts of a Broncos Fan

[LandrySlice]

I think I can play better zone blocking then Heyer, and I am 6 ft, 200 lbs! Now thats funny!

[Beemnseven]

From Les Carpenter's piece in the Post, I thought this was interesting:

In the days after he was fired as the coach and executive vice president of the Denver Broncos last winter, Mike Shanahan took an office not far from the team's complex. He staffed it with his longtime personal assistant and set up the room as if he was still a coach, installing television screens and a tape machine ... He devised a way to have piles of coaching-quality game films delivered to the office and dedicated five to six hours of each day to evaluating players, breaking down offenses and searching for new ways to respond to the latest defensive trends ... Shanahan instead acted as if he never left, traveling to Florida to study Urban Meyer's spread offense and to New England to watch how Patriots Coach Bill Belichick ran his operation.

Without a doubt, offenses in both college and the pros are going through an evolution of sorts. Glad to see Shanahan is on to this, apparently looking to incorporate new ideas into his offense. You also have to wonder if his study of the Florida Gators means anything with regard to the possibility of drafting Tim Tebow. Shanny's been known to take chances and go against conventional wisdom -- sometimes to his detriment.

In any case, it'll be nice to see creative, innovative offense in Washington again.

[Zorn on the 4th of July]

Originally Posted by Beemnseven

From Les Carpenter's piece in the Post, I thought this was interesting:



Without a doubt, offenses in both college and the pros are going through an evolution of sorts. Glad to see Shanahan is on to this, apparently looking to incorporate new ideas into his offense. You also have to wonder if his study of the Florida Gators means anything with regard to the possibility of drafting Tim Tebow. Shanny's been known to take chances and go against conventional wisdom -- sometimes to his detriment.

In any case, it'll be nice to see creative, innovative offense in Washington again.

I think his visit had more to do with learning about the spread offense/hanging out in Gainesville with Urban Meyer than scouting Tebow. I'm a huge Gator fan, but my whole draft strategy is based on the presumption that 2010 will NOT be a "rebuilding year," but rather legitimate competition for the NFC East. We can always rebuild in 2011. I mean, even if we go 8-8 this season, it's not like Dan Snyder would fire a veteran head coach after ONE season, right?

Ugh. I feel sick.

If we take ONE thing from the spread, we could switch our base setup to the shotgun. That might actually solve a few problems. Everything else in the spread pretty much relies on pure speed. We don't need a creative, innovative offense in Washington, we need an offense that executes to the maximum of their ability.

Steve Spurrier brought a creative, innovative offense to D.C., so excuse me if I say (even as a UF grad), that I never want to see a Gator offense in this city again.

[Beemnseven]

Originally Posted by Zorn on the 4th of July

I think his visit had more to do with learning about the spread offense/hanging out in Gainesville with Urban Meyer than scouting Tebow. I'm a huge Gator fan, but my whole draft strategy is based on the presumption that 2010 will NOT be a "rebuilding year," but rather legitimate competition for the NFC East. We can always rebuild in 2011. I mean, even if we go 8-8 this season, it's not like Dan Snyder would fire a veteran head coach after ONE season, right?

Ugh. I feel sick.

If we take ONE thing from the spread, we could switch our base setup to the shotgun. That might actually solve a few problems. Everything else in the spread pretty much relies on pure speed. We don't need a creative, innovative offense in Washington, we need an offense that executes to the maximum of their ability.

Steve Spurrier brought a creative, innovative offense to D.C., so excuse me if I say (even as a UF grad), that I never want to see a Gator offense in this city again.

I hear you. I'd rather not see Tebow here, either. Creativity and innovation isn't a bad thing, as long as the one bringing it here knows what he's doing. Shanahan fits that bill.

One thing I think we can agree on, is that stagnant, predictable offense is gone with our new coach.