Happy Birthday Zappa!

From the Pat’s website

Josh McDaniels Conference Call – 10/7/09
 You can read the transcript and Download the conversation. It is 13:56 long.

 Here is a nugget.

Q: On offense, [Eddie] Royal hasn’t had production at the same rate he did last year. What do you attribute that to?

JM: I think production comes and goes sometimes in this system because I don’t think anybody really just tries to force the ball into one player. And, there have been some teams that discourage us from throwing that way sometimes. Other times, there may be a player who is more open or pressure, what have you. So, Eddie Royal’s playing fine. Eddie Royal’s going to have a good season and we know that. I just think it’s a matter of time before Eddie has a number of catches in a game or some big plays that will help us win. He’s a patient guy. He understands our system. We do a lot of different things. A lot of people touch the ball and that’s how we’ve always run the offense there in New England and that’s how we’re running it here. We want our quarterback to get it to the guys that are most open based on the way the defense plays.

Outstanding job again. I’m really excited about where Marshall is now, but I’m even more excited to Marshall. If he can continue to get it together, I think he’s going to be fantastic for us. You could see the emotion on his face after his 51 yard TD last week and you can see that he’s into it now.

I’m going to tape the show on Sunday so that I can watch it later.

The excerpt about Marshall and BDawk brought tears to my eyes. What a story!! THAT’S why I love this game so much.
BDawk is more than a great football player, he’s a great man. To be so tough, and yet have such a big heart, is incredible. We need more Brian Dawkins’ out there, not just in the NFL, but on the streets.
Thanks Nyc! Go Broncos!!

Him getting fined 5K for the facemask on Orton is BS. C’mon, the guy got penalized in the game, that’s enough.

So many goodies today, I dont know where to start. =P

The Pats are one beat-up football team. If Mayo and/or Wilfork can’t play Sunday, I expect their backups will get a healthy dose of Denver’s ground game.

If the weather is bad during the game, I think Brady’s effectiveness and for that matter the Pats’ potential pass-heavy game plan could be in serious jeopardy. With Fred Taylor out (btw, couldn’t find the article that says that), this could be a serious leg-up for our Broncos.

That means Brady’s knee will be hurting in the cold weather.

I haven’t posted in 3 months….I always tell my brother (who loves the broncos like I do) I always loved what McDaniels was doing with the defense and even the Patriot offense and that I HATED trading Cutler. Just 2 days ago talking to my brother I said we would be a Super Bowl threat with Cutler still here and that it was a shame he wasn’t here. No matter what Orton tastes like cold chicken soup to me. I hate watching him be our QB. (I do like the wins though)

The difference between me and Whitlock is I think that McDaniels can mold another QB so I don’t give up hope. I think Kevin O’Connell from the Jets would still be a good target. He is from my hometown San Diego and he is a freak athlete. I admit that McDaniels might be a special type of coach so that is super encouraging.

I haven’t had time to post but still follow your incredible work….appreciate the links bro

at practice. Sleeveless, while everybody else is bundled. Gotta love it!

Legwold has good articles from time to time. I have to disagree with this one. Brady does get rattled under pressure. We will be able to rattle him. Don’t you think?

You have to go through their picture gallery article Week 5’s premium NFL matchups Preview&photo=10179632 before you find these:

Patriots-Broncos Preview

Patriots at Broncos (Fox Sports Fantasy)

The Preview writeup is not bad. But I take issue with the Fantasy one. It states that Orton is “…never going to be a top-notch QB, but at least he’s a serviceable one if your regular starter is sitting this week out.” Cripes! Orton is getting better every week. Maybe he just isn’t as sexy as that stoner brown leather couch Whitlock. (How you doin baby?)

Quarterbacks now back in vogue

Denver — Brian Griese vs. Kyle Orton. I hate this matchup. No real distinctions emerge. Griese looked like he’d develop but never came around. Orton looks like he can’t develop but what about the 25-12 record as a starter? 7-Up or Sprite, kids? Another joyless tie.

To say that Orton looks like he can’t develop is just plain wrong. At least Danyluk points to his win record.

is claiming she ‘sqaushed a beeef’ between an unnamed player (presumably Marshall) and McDaniels. Says “McD owes me one”.

She pretty famously overrates her own impact on the Denver sports scene, so have your wheelbarrow of salt grains ready.

HAPPY B DAY ZAPPA

Two guys I keep liking the more I hear from/of them. Dawkins and McDaniels. Wow! The Bell Article in USAToday was a great read. He summed up the whole Cutler thing in very different terms than I’ve read anywhere else in the MSM or even local media.

He traded Jay Cutler to the Chicago Bears after the Pro Bowl quarterback balked at coaching pointers and the relationship quickly turned to ashes. In exchange, McDaniels got the unspectacular Kyle Orton from the Bears (and two first-round picks, and a third-round pick).

No Cassel. No non-returned phone calls. Just a balking QB who didn’t want to play. Later in the article McDaniels is asked why he didn’t just trade away the headache that was Marshall the same way Cutler was traded. “Yesterday,” was Josh’s response – referring to Brandon’s TD.

"That’s a great example of ‘why not trade him,’ " McDaniels said. “He’s a great football player and a good kid, and I felt like we would get to this point.”

Huh. Well glad Marshall is starting to buy in! I know Champ is sold!

“Just being under Josh McDaniels for a few months now, he’s a guy that is going to have you as prepared as you can be for a game and that’s something that throughout my 11 years I haven’t had a lot of,” Bailey told New England reporters during a conference call this week. “I’ve had some great coaches, including Shanahan, but he’s definitely one of a kind in the way he approaches the game.”

One-of-a-kind special coach. What more is there to say? Yes, sir. Thank you, sir!