Denver Broncos name Team Captains
by John Bena on Sep 9, 2009 11:54 AM MDT
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Denver took another step towards Sunday's opener in Cincinnati by naming seven player captain's today the team announced.
There is plenty of experience on this year's group which includes -
DEFENSE
CB Champ Bailey
S Brian Dawkins
ILB Mario Haggan
OFFENSE
QB Kyle Orton
C Casey Wiegmann
TE Daniel Graham
SPECIAL TEAMS
ILB Wesley Woodyard
A worthy group to be sure!
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Wow
It’s been a good day for Haggan huh? I guess he’s been doing something impressive on the practice field.
by ten_fiver on Sep 9, 2009 12:00 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Haggan
Wow, this guy has to be doing something right. Plus Woodyard.
Tis better not to throw it to the deep receiver but the open receiver.
by Kfustud on Sep 9, 2009 12:02 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
No complaints from me,
Solid Captains from top to Bottom
"Baseball players are smarter than football players. How often do you see a baseball team penalized for to many men on the field?" - Jim Bouton
by diviesti on Sep 9, 2009 12:03 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Great news
A few things stand out. Orton has the support of the team. Mario Haggan is a very good 3-4 OLB who was drafted by a 4-3 team who moved him around and didn’t match his strengths. It’s pretty common, but it explains a lot. I like the guy. And, good for Woodyard, who is being looked on as a young rising leader. Congratulations to each of them
Hillis/Moreno in '09
by Emmett Smith on Sep 9, 2009 12:05 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Bear, thanks for that point
…Haggan is having a pretty good day. I hope we found ourselves a guy who fits the system as good as you say. His preseason seems to indicate as much….along with his extension.
Smokey, my friend, you are entering a world of pain.
by TJ Johnson on Sep 9, 2009 12:13 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
A guy who rises that fast
must be team star in the making. Exciting!
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by broncosmontana on Sep 9, 2009 1:16 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Could be some hidden
leadership there with Haggan. Just might be what the D needs.
by papasteven on Sep 9, 2009 2:15 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
It only gets better for those who work hard huh?
Good for Haggan. He’s living right!
Wesley brings the wood on every play.
by prototype on Sep 9, 2009 12:07 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
How are the team captains chosen?
(Great group there, btw!)
by NedBronco on Sep 9, 2009 12:08 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
I think the team votes.
"FLAG! Fail on the field. Re-do." -Disco_Stu
by Joe Medina on Sep 9, 2009 12:09 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Great group of captains.
I love that BDawk, Champ and Haggan are running the gig on the defense. Orton a captain? Who said the team wouldn’t embrace him?!
I love this group.
"FLAG! Fail on the field. Re-do." -Disco_Stu
by Joe Medina on Sep 9, 2009 12:08 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
In case you were wondering...
1. Orton is going to be your QB..
2. Haggan is having a good day…
3. WW is fast
Smokey, my friend, you are entering a world of pain.
by TJ Johnson on Sep 9, 2009 12:11 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
4. D. Graham has a beard like a billy-goat
by ten_fiver on Sep 9, 2009 12:13 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
As long as he hits like one, I'm OK with that....
Hillis/Moreno in '09
by Emmett Smith on Sep 9, 2009 1:43 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
haha +1
"FLAG! Fail on the field. Re-do." -Disco_Stu
by Joe Medina on Sep 9, 2009 1:44 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Two Surprises
One was that Haggan was named a Team Captain and Two that DJ Williams was not.
by Endzone on Sep 9, 2009 12:11 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Me too EZ
…perhaps Haggan is more of a locker room leader than we all believe…
Smokey, my friend, you are entering a world of pain.
by TJ Johnson on Sep 9, 2009 12:12 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's probably more vocal
DJ is a quite type guy…more lead by example for sure.
I don’t want breakaway speed. I want break-some-poor-fool-as-I-bowl-you-over power getting 6 yards off a play that should have been stopped for 2 at most.
by sadaraine on Sep 9, 2009 2:48 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not too surprised
with DJ. I don’t think he’s the take charge kind of guy, from what I’ve seen. He performs on the field, but it’s not his personality to teach or drive others, it seems.
by BroncosBassist on Sep 9, 2009 12:15 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
DJ might be alittle relieved?
Now he can just go out and play his nuts off
by BroncoSense72 on Sep 9, 2009 5:34 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, but that makes it hard to call plays
The high voice doesn’t carry for spit
Hillis/Moreno in '09
by Emmett Smith on Sep 10, 2009 12:37 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
lol
You have a point there, bear, there’s no denying it.
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by broncosmontana on Sep 10, 2009 5:24 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
agree
I’m surprised Haggan was chosen over Andra Davis also, who’s suppose to provide veteran leadership. Looks like Haggan has developed quite a bit under the radar.
by BuckarooBanzai on Sep 9, 2009 12:24 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
very good point
I didn’t think about this ‘til you mentioned it, but I’m surprised too. But it must be a good sign about Haggan.
by oneline on Sep 9, 2009 3:42 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm suprised Elvis was not named as well...
He is an extremely hard worker with a great motor. No quit in that guy.
That being said I like our captains. Some interesting veteran players. Mario is definitely having a hell of a week.
I wonder if DJ will still be making the D calls.
by DBronx777 on Sep 9, 2009 1:14 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think he will
I saw DJ in during the Nickel packages. I’ve got to believe he’ll have the green dot.
by dr.mort on Sep 9, 2009 1:44 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Woodyard
So cool. As someone on twitter just pointed out, he went from undrafted rookie to team captain in just one year+. Amazing.
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by underdog on Sep 9, 2009 12:16 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Excellent point!
Love it! Nice group. I bet Haggan couldn’t be more thrilled with our D restructure, eh?
"When a new coach comes in and expects hard work, a team attitude and personal accountability over a personal thirst for glory, I won’t fault him for the reactions of a few selfish individual." ~Hunter Ansley, InDenverTimes.com
by Colorado_Kitten on Sep 9, 2009 12:17 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Two Types of Leaders
If you break down the Captains as either emotive or intellectual:
DEFENSE
CB Champ Bailey – intellectual
S Brian Dawkins – emotive
ILB Mario Haggan – (I don’t know! )
OFFENSE
QB Kyle Orton – intellectual
C Casey Wiegmann – emotive
TE Daniel Graham – intellectual
SPECIAL TEAMS
ILB Wesley Woodyard – Again I don’t know, but I’m guessing emotive.
BTW Congrats also to Woodyard!
by Endzone on Sep 9, 2009 12:18 PM MDT reply actions 1 recs
Emotive....hmmmm. Was Webster a captain?
Sorry, couldn’t resist.
by MakeCents on Sep 9, 2009 12:40 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not sure of your point, but I sure hope not!
I just think on the spectrum of intellectual leadership to emotional leadership, WW is on the emotive end. That is outside of his excellent play on the field, which one would hope all team captains would exhibit.
by NedBronco on Sep 9, 2009 12:48 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOCO -Motive
"You give 100 percent in the first half of the game, and if that isn't enough, in the second half you give what's left." – Yogi Berra
"We don't stop playing because we grow old; We grow old because we stop playing." -- George Bernard Shaw
Breaking jaws or the NFL in Oakland who cares? Fall on your pirate’s sword - Ponderosa
by KaptainKirk on Sep 9, 2009 2:27 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Definitely good day for Haggan
As people have noted…
It took James Harrison several years to develop into the player he is today. Hopefully, Haggan in on that path too.
by BuckarooBanzai on Sep 9, 2009 12:21 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Buck
Awesome analogy. I think you could be on to something. I had forgotten about Harrison. I hope you are right.
Smokey, my friend, you are entering a world of pain.
by TJ Johnson on Sep 9, 2009 12:27 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed
Good point Banzai B. But I think being named captain doesn’t necessarily mean his teammates thinks he’s one of the best players on the team, just a good leader (not to diminish that title at all). I still think Haggan is second-string this year, but much credit to him for earning his teammates’ respect. That’s huge.
All that said, I REALLY hope you’re right!
by oneline on Sep 9, 2009 3:49 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mississippi State
My wife’s alma mater, so not only is MHR finding new love for Haggan, but my ears will perk up more on his name too.
by Trogdoor on Sep 9, 2009 12:35 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Cheers for WW!
And:
ILB Mario Haggan – (I don’t know! )
No kidding! But congrats to you Mario!
by MakeCents on Sep 9, 2009 12:41 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Haggan
Interesting choice. I figured it would be D.J. Williams
by alacy9513 on Sep 9, 2009 12:58 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Great for Haggan, but what about D.J.?
I really hope D.J. is okay with not being named captain. Something like this might hurt a player mentally if he considered himself the leader of the linebacker corps.
by ACKW1227 on Sep 9, 2009 1:18 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Can't remember the exact quote
but I remember Shanny once saying that if you have to worry about a guy’s psyche, he probably isn’t going to last long in the NFL. ; )
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by broncosmontana on Sep 9, 2009 1:26 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
DJ will be fine
unleash him on the field and he will bring the heads back to the captains.
He likes it better that way, like a silent assassin…
Precision in thought, concision in style, decision in life.
by Jeremy Bolander on Sep 9, 2009 3:43 PM MDT up reply actions 2 recs
Off topic but
ESPN football columnists 2009 predictions, as linked by Adam Schefter.
It’s fine that no one picks Denver to do anything, not surprising and who cares. But only 1 out of 16 of them think Knowshon can/will win offensive rookie of the year? I understand a lot of them picking Sanchez, since he’ll be starting (tho rookie QBs often struggle) but LeSean over Knowshon? Cool. More motivational fodder for the Know!
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by underdog on Sep 9, 2009 1:26 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
maybe expectations would be higher for Know
if he’d gotten his butt to camp with the rest of the players instead of holding out so long. He’s a special talent, so I don’t expect that will hold him back for long, but early on (first few games) it could have an impact as he adjusts to the NFL game.
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by broncosmontana on Sep 9, 2009 1:29 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good point
Probably slowed his progress a little and a fair reason to not pick him for that. Still… LeSean?
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by underdog on Sep 9, 2009 2:05 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Moreno's holdout
I don’t blame Moreno nor Ayers for the what happened. Contract numbers are arrived at through a comparison to other players’ contracts and there were numerous problems with the contracts in that range. In fact, Crabtree is still unsigned. Moreno’s numbers indicated that he wasn’t pressing the issue on salary. It’s far more likely that his agent was unwilling to settle for a lower number when there was a likely prospect of a higher number. And I can’t blame the agent for that, since it’s his job to get a reasonable salary, but circumstances prevented an early agreement. And many of the players in that range were still unsigned after Moreno signed, so “lateness” is relative here.
"If people define situations as real, they are real in their consequences". W. I. Thomas
by Colinski on Sep 9, 2009 2:29 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
totally agree
But the holdout may explain why others have lowered their expectations, at least initially.
I, for one, expect the man to come alive when he gets his first carry!
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by broncosmontana on Sep 9, 2009 6:17 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
In every criticism I read of KnowMo's chances
the holdout and the missed practice and games are mentioned. ITs as good of a reason as any, but it won’t hold up to the scrutiny of almost a hundred hours of predraft scouting and interviews, and it certainly won’t stand the test of time through this season.
Knowshon for OROTY!!
Precision in thought, concision in style, decision in life.
by Jeremy Bolander on Sep 9, 2009 7:32 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
DJ for DPOTY
Precision in thought, concision in style, decision in life.
by Jeremy Bolander on Sep 9, 2009 7:32 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
A great honor from Teammates but what else?
I have heard of captaincy for years but what, if any, are the official functions of a Captian during a game? I see they all get a C on their jersey and TV facetime at coin flips but what do they do? Is it just ceremonial?
Must one always be on the field?
Are they the single point of contact that deals with the REF for opposing team penalty decisions?
Are they the only ones, beside the coach, that can officially request a time-out?
Are these customs and traditions or actual rules for game conduct?
Thanks in advance for the info…
broncorat
by broncorat on Sep 9, 2009 1:41 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Team Captains' Responsibilities
Good link here.www.bills.clubs.nfl.com/team/team-captains.html
"Team captains are a key element in building team leadership and enhancing communication between players, coaches and management," said Ray Anderson, the NFL’s executive vice president of football operations. "A perfect example of the benefit of this kind of communication is that the players themselves suggested the concept of reemphasizing the team captains."
ps: Any player on the field of play or the head coach of the team may call a timeout.
by Endzone on Sep 9, 2009 1:50 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
A great group of leaders.
The surprise obviously being Haggan. We don’t know what goes on in the locker room, but this is a telling story to us as fans. Leadership comes in many guises and this group looks pretty formidible to me. Congrats to them all on a team with plenty of choices to be captains.
Imagination is more important than knowledge. A. Einstein
by Ponderosa on Sep 9, 2009 2:31 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Who Has the Guts!
To buy a Haggan jersey!
Tis better not to throw it to the deep receiver but the open receiver.
by Kfustud on Sep 9, 2009 2:50 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Nice Point
..If I didn’t just drop $75 on a Royal jersey, I might have been game. Of course, once could buy a Cutler jersey for $5, and spend $40 turning it into a Haggan Jersey!
Smokey, my friend, you are entering a world of pain.
by TJ Johnson on Sep 9, 2009 3:11 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good one!
Though at $75, I think they’ll all have to wait. Still, Haggan would be behind (in no particular order) Royal, Champ, or Hillis. Actually, maybe Dawkins, since I live around Philly now. Heh, that might be worth it just for the reactions up here.
by MakeCents on Sep 9, 2009 6:37 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
They rewarded Haggan with an extension
I hope this shows the rest of the team that you can get an extension by showing up early, leaving late, being a role model to your teammates, and working hard outside of the facility.
Bam guys a captain I want him for longer.
by GreasyQtip on Sep 9, 2009 3:25 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
love the comment, GQT
Hillis/Moreno in '09
by Emmett Smith on Sep 10, 2009 12:38 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Love Woodyard
"Really, I'm a high-motor guy. Tough, hard-nosed, a hard runner, can make you miss at times. And just competitive. I love to play the game and I bring that energy to my team. So, we'll see how that goes." - Knowshon Moreno
Knowshon Moreno=ROY
by stedtfeld on Sep 9, 2009 4:12 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Loves me some WW
Congrats to Haggan. Like most, I’m surprised but pleased at what this suggests- a good player that none of us expected.
by AllBroncsallday on Sep 9, 2009 5:09 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
GREAT TO SEE EVERYBODY SO PUMPED!!!
Been out working on the ranch…Just trying to catch up but y’all are gettin’ after it today…I absolutely loveit!!!
by BroncoSense72 on Sep 9, 2009 5:38 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
DJ may flourish without Captaincy
I think being a captain may have hurt DJ a bit – he’s not a vocal leader and it did show last year, especially with very little other leadership (John Lynch) to help him out on the field. The extra responsibility is often a burden unless you can handle it…we all know DJ isn’t the Al Wilson field general type. He’s always been more of an instinctive player and it would’ve been pretty tough on him (especially in last year’s non scheme) not having guys to help him out on pre-snap reads etc which may have affected his game overall.
A similar thing sometimes happens in cricket where captains have lower batting averages after taking the captaincy of a team; since batting requires a lot of mental stamina (as a note the longest innings ever recorded by a single batsmen is 970 minutes), the added stress of being a captain – which requires a huge amount of thought, tactical nous etc. – can be a distraction. I wouldn’t be surprised if DJ suffered from that.
by Muse_Cubed on Sep 10, 2009 5:44 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs
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