Before Cutler we were top ten in scoring every year but John Clayton wouldnt dream of going ga ga over Plummer or Griese but with Cutler and our 16th ranked in points offense he thinks Cutlers unstopable

He was less than stellar in his days at Wake Forest. I will admit he has some pretty tremendous tools to work with, but he as head coach as just as much to prove as McDaniels IMHO. BTW your points are received and acknowledged.

I’ve not seen anyone say that McD was HIGHLY over-rated. There are those that assert it, but can’t back it up. My impression is that most people thought highly of McD with reservations about his transition to HC. Similar to the impression most people have of Caldwell.

A lot of intangibles go into every game. The Giants’ defense outplayed the Patriots’ in the superbowl to end McDaniel’s Patriots PERFECT SEASON.

Your team and ours both have new HC’s. I hope they both do very well (of course except for when our two teams meet and then, of course, your HC sucks). As for McD, I prefer hopeful yet watchful optimism over paranoid wariness.

McD bashers and MSM “journalists” tend to conjure an image of McDaniels walking into Bowlen’s office, adjusting his diapers, putting down his pacifier, and then throwing a tantrum until he was hired as the head coach.

I mean, c’mon already…

Bowlen is acknowledged around the league (even by former players and coaches – yes that means Shanahan, too) as “one of the best owners in football.” (geez… even Brandon Marshall said it when he was/is trying to force a trade). Bowlen didn’t all of a sudden become senile when McDaniels arrived for his interview.

As a result of Bowlen’s excellent reputation around the NFL, I had a baseline amount of respect for McDaniels from the start, an amount that allowed me to wait and dig a little deeper into his decisions to see what was behind them before throwing a hissy-fit and pronouncing him a “fool.”

I was originally pulling for Spags to get the job here, but if Bowlen was blown away by McDaniels, who am I to say he didn’t know what he was doing? I am more than willing to say Bowlen has forgotten more about football and running a NFL franchise than I will ever learn.

By the way, Bear, I rec’d your response. Just loved the reminder and logical progression of detail, yet again.

How many days until the season starts?

Was that article here or elsewhere? I really would like to read it and hope nyc jumps in and gives us a link. Obviously McDaniels had an idea of what kind of team and players he wanted in place long before his interviews, and no doubt this was part of his presentation. But I don’t think a generic description of “how I would turn a team around” would have impressed Bowlen and Ellis as much as a detailed presentation based on the actual situation he’d be inheriting if hired. I suspect what is most remarkable about his presentation is how rapidly he analyzed our existing personnel and came up with a plan to fix this team.

Sorry i did’nt get to read it till today. Am very busy most days and squeek in a few moments to get my bronco fix. No better place than right here taking in what all you knowledgable fellow fans have to say. I wasn’t sure what criteria Bowlen had to decide on McDaniels. Thanks again Broncobear!

Great job. I am in awe of your clear thinking and concise writing.

Thank you.

The reports I heard is that Dennison had a better than expected interview. i think it was for the same reasons in that he has an understanding of defense being a former LB. An understanding of offense being OC and OL coach and he had understanding of ST by his former responsibility as ST coordinator. I appreciate your insight.

I think that Denver’s offense was too predictable last year. All that we could do was throw the ball. I mean, once in a while, we would have a great day running the ball, but we need to run the ball more effectively and keep the defense on their heels. I think with the addition of Moreno, our backfield has finally reached the level of elite.

I think its misrepresentative to imply that Moss and Welker made McD. Before the Pats traded for him, Moss was known as a massive character risk who festered on a bad team and then quit on them. As I recall the Pats only had to give up a fourth rounder for him (Now that’s getting some value out of your pick) because no one else wanted him. His talent was prodigious, but he was far from a sure thing at that time. And in the same vein, no one expected that kind of production out of Welker either. He was a good return man but as a receiver, he only caught 1 TD in three years with the Dolphins. Its not like anyone expected back to back 100 catch years. The Pats were smart enough to find under-utilized receivers and squeeze as much out of them as they could, and McD was an essential part of that. Keep in mind, Moss didn’t break the receiving TD’s record and Welker didn’t catch over 100 passes in two years before they were in McD’s offense. I’d say, given the pair’s production with their previous teams when they were picked up, McD had a profound effect on how they are now viewed in the football world. He helped them as much as they might have helped him.