When Things Don't Make Sense

Thanks!

We don’t know it all. My question is how steep a price was it to dump a bright young player for someone who, from his style of play, has maybe at the most one or two years left?

Very nice article – thank you!

My only comment is that this is the first time that I’ve had a clear picture of a defensive area that the Broncos will be drafting in. Sure, they might even believe that this buys them a couple of years – he could. But with a secondary that’s older and Bruton and McBath working out so well on STs, I’m betting on another CB in the first three rounds of the upcoming draft (time is relative – to me, it’s upcoming :D) O-line and CB seem like locks.

I’ve touched on this before, but letting it take a bit of time and trying to see why this was done rather than just reacting to it is a great way to gain perspective. Rec’d on that alone!

He was drafted by Shannahan, and the new staff had no loyalty to him. I thought he played great in training camp coming into the year, but hadn’t seen anything from him recently, getting burned for a td against San Diego, and 3rd down conversions in the Baltimore game.

Regardless of our knowledge level, we are fans. The Broncos staff may make mistakes, but their perspective for decision making is far superior to ours.. though some on this site might take issue with that. There is much more to this decision than we have been made aware of.. or may ever know.

Thanks and rec’d.

One Camp: focusing the Law vs Williams aspect. For 15% of the snaps a Dime Cornerback might see in a game I would rather have a consistant preformer over a hit or miss guy (Andre Davis vs. Webster).

Second Camp: Focusing on future of CB position. At the end of the Day does Jack Williams have more or less potential then D.J Johnson or Tony Carter? Who you ask? The two Rookie corners on the Practise Squad. Josh Bell out performed Williams last year what is to say they those two guys aren’t as good just more unheard of?

to assume McD totally knows what he is doing and to then look for reasons why he makes the decisions he does rather than spend time wondering why he would be wrong.

broncobear (Emmett Smith) made the statement above that I was thinking and it hits right at home. We can start looking at the college prospects for the draft at Center, Guard and Corner Back. Their should be some very good players coming out next year and Center is one where I hope we draft a beast. Also a Guard. I would like to see us get a Corner that has a little more height not that it necessarily means anything, but I like them to be around 6’1 with great speed, mobility and arm strength. Any ideas who would be a good pick at those spots?

Having coached, I know that the local press, parents, and fans are always second guessing the moves a team makes. The “outsiders” rarely, if ever, had a clue as to why we did what we did.

I still voice my opinions, but always with the complete confidence that the Broncos staff knows a heck of a lot more about what is really happening.

You hit the nail on the head. We can wonder, question, speculate, and conjecture….but we ain’t them, and we ain’t there, we’re on the outside looking in. Me, how can I not be on board with this decision, these guys have had the midas touch with about every move they’ve made. Nice post, and congrats on the newest fan when arrival happens!

Wire down Kos.

If you don’t like what you see, it’s a free country, change the channel. Personally, I enjoy this program and will keep drinking my Kool-Aid.

Like HT above, I too am a coach. Not everything I do personnel-wise or otherwise works out, but I have a very specific reason for why I do it. I am constantly amazed at the level of vitriol that many “outsiders” (OK, parents) throw at the coaching staff, even when we win.

I’ll tell you a little story. Earlier this season, I went to home plate to give my lineup card to the umpires prior to a game. Since we were the home team, I also handed them their game checks, as is the custom. One of them laughed and said, “You sure you want to give us these before the game?” Jokingly, I said that maybe I should wait and deduct money for every call that I didn’t like.

The other umpire apparently thought that I was being serious, and he said something to the effect of, “You can do that when we can question your calls.” I just looked at him and said, “You can question any call of mine that you’d like to question, and I’ll answer you.”

That’s the beauty of it, and that’s the way it should be.

A great reminder for all of us we fans that really, we don’t know what’s REALLY going on with the team. THINKING we know, is not the same as actually knowing. Having an opinion doesn’t mean you’re correct.

I’m happy to let the paid professional coaches do their jobs, and remember I’m just a guy that thinks he knows some stuff about football but hasn’t ever collected one thin dime for my football knowledge. Therefore, when the people that actually get PAID to make decisions re the team do something that I find confusing, I’ll try to figure out WHY they made the choice that they did, vs saying “I don’t agree, so those guys ’r idjits!”.

Excellent post.

I can’t begin to evaluate Jack Williams— I’m niether a paid talent evaluator, and even if I was, the TV camera angle leaves much to be desired. But when I do the math on this move, it seems to me to be a clear indication that the Broncos think they are built to contend right now. They aren’t acting like a team trying to prepare for winning down the road. Whether they are right or not— I can’t say— but it sure makes me even more excited. So far they’ve done a really good job of knowing who and what they are. Tweek moves are done by confident teams, and I think McD has thus far proved that he knows exactly what he is doing.

I’ve noted this before, but he wrote the Pats manual for CBs. He seems to have very specific ideas on the schemes and personnel that he/we need to defend the way the Broncos want. If Jack didn’t work out and there’s a chance that Law will, making the team stronger is always a good idea.