Horse Tracks 1/6/10 - Shanahan deal in D.C. saves Denver $7 million over two years; Broncos add punter Trapasso
by Douglas A. Lee on Jan 6, 2010 5:34 AM MST
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DB - Sounds from the Locker Room - Broncos TV
DPP - Broncos owner Bowlen saves $7 million as Shanahan completes deal with Redskins - Mike Klis
DPP - Q&A: Frustration leads to benchings - Jeff Legwold
DPP - Analysis: Changes to Broncos' coaching staff likely on the way - Jeff Legwold
DPP - Briefs: Look for changes on Broncos' offensive line - Lindsay Jones
DP - Broncos sign punter Trapasso - Mike Klis
KDVR - The New Marshall Plan - Zubin Mehenti
DPP - Broncos coach McDaniels strays from Belichickian roots - Dave Krieger
DPP - Broncos', Rockies', Nuggets' bosses handle player conflict in own ways - Anthony Cotton
DB - Tough Ending in K.C. - Mark Cooper
"Sorry Woody and everyone that bought that garbage, professional athletes and coaches don’t quit. QUIT is a 4 letter word that ISN’T, NEVER WAS, or NEVER WILL BE in the vocabulary of a professional athlete or coach."
AFC West News
SDUT - He’s got Chargers going all the way - Kevin Acee
KCS - Chiefs have work cut out for them with contracts - Adam Teicher
SFC - Anger management in Raidersville - Scott Ostler
SFC - Not so fast on Cable - David White
OT - Raiders coach Tom Cable's a good football man -- and he should go - Monte Poole
OT - Oakland Raiders, coach Tom Cable foresee better days ahead - Steve Corkran
Shanny & The 'Skins
ESPN - Mike Shanahan signs five-year contract with Washington Redskins - Adam Schefter
ESPN - Expect big Denver influence in D.C. - Bill Williamson
SI - Mike Shanahan will have hands full rebuilding Redskins - Peter King
Y! - Most important Redskins hire? Not Shanahan - Jason Cole
CBS - Snyder picks Shanahan to take pressure off - Clark Judge
CBS - The food is rotten - Pete Prisco
ESPN - Five things Shanahan must address - Matt Mosley
Whack-a-Coach
NFL - New Browns boss Holmgren plans Wednesday meeting with Mangini
NFL - Smith stays, but Bears fire coordinator Turner, five other assistants
Why bother? Guy's a lame duck now...
CBS - Firings signal Bears moving forward with Cutler in mind - Gene Chamberlain
NFL - Tomlin: 'Appropriate changes' to follow Steelers' playoff-less season
NFL - Cowher still actively weighing coaching options
NFL - 'Time for me to move on': Bills assistant April opts out of contract
My first thought is that April would be a great hire in Denver, but the ST play did improve over the course of the year (I put Mitch Berger's inconsistency on him, not Mike Priefer).
NFP - Need a special teams coach? Call Bobby April - Matt Bowen
NFP - A busy Black Monday - Robert Boland
NFL News
FH - Lockout in 2011 Looks Likely as NFL Labor Talks Stall - Dan Graziano
NFL - Jaguars, Bills will be first targets of L.A. stadium builder
NFL - Texans LB Cushing is runaway winner as NFL's top defensive rookie
AP - Minnesota Vikings Percy Harvin wins AP Offensive Rookie Award
"Also receiving votes this season were Philadelphia receiver Jeremy Maclin, Denver running back Knowshon Moreno and Pittsburgh receiver Mike Wallace, each with one."
NFL - Time on game clock will be reviewable in playoffs
NFL - Saints put starter Grant on IR, replace him with veteran DE Spicer
NFL - Seahawks trim GM search to four candidates
NFL - Cardinals sign two from Giants' practice squad, drop LB Togafau
NFL Opinion
NFP - NFL forges ahead on concussion issue - Andrew Brandt
NYT - The Decade in Quarterbacks - Luis DeLoureiro
NFL - The good, bad and ugly for NFC's non-playoff teams - Bucky Brooks
FH - Integrity vs. Tanking? NFL Has a Problem - Jay Mariotti
NFP - Diner morning news: Mara puts Giants on alert - Mike Lombardi
Y! - 12 Questions: Harbaugh has successful follow-up - Mike Silver
Y! - Eagles' Jackson honors dad in breakout season - Jason Cole
FOX - Same old Jets? Not with Rex Ryan running the show - Adam Schein
NYT - Cold, Hard Fact: Packers Rule as Defensive Hogs - Toni Monkovic
NYT - Cleveland’s Incomplete Guide to Winning - Chase Stuart
Playoffs?!?!?!?!?!
PFW - Wild-card round matchup tidbits
SI - Bill Polian, Bill Belichick under NFL playoffs microscope - Ross Tucker
NFL - Multitude of rematches make for interesting Wild-Card Weekend - Vic Carucci
SN - Week 17 Checkdown: Ingredients for NFL playoff survival - Vinnie Iyer
FH - Cowboys' 1-2 Punch Churning Out Yards - Nancy Gay
SI - Brett Favre, Tony Romo have much to prove in NFL playoffs - Jerome Bettis
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Yep
Woody has mailed it in for more than a decade. Hearing him call anyone out for anything is hilarious. There are probably posters on this site who went to more training camp practices, and certainly more who engaged in actual research.
by Remember Keith Kartz! on Jan 6, 2010 6:05 AM MST up reply actions
Woody's
Writing style.
Especially his over-reliance on quirky phrases and short puns.
Became irritating awhile ago.
A LONG while ago.
(Lame, I know. I just couldn’t help myself…)
- Nick
"We got 'em right where we want 'em!" - Keith Bishop, right before John Elway orchestrated The Drive. 'Nuff said.
Good Morning and thanks Doug
-Richee
-Stick to the fight when you are hardest hit - it's when things seem worst that you must not quit!
Thanks Doug!
Those that cant coach, compete!
Failing to plan is planning to fail.
All I want is 53 Rod Smiths. Is that asking too much????
"Peyton Hillis didn’t rip the sleeves off his jersey, they flew off out of fear."
Calijoefornia.
Thanks, Doug
Football Outsiders has the Broncos’ special teams ranked as the 18th best in the league. Replace Berger with a league-average punter, and they’re considerably higher. Last year, the Broncos were 31st. Those of you on the fire-Priefer bandwagon (maybe it’s just one of you) had better brace for disappointment.
I was on the fire Preifer bandwagon
I haven’t really thought about it. There were positives this year. But we also added some talented special teamers to the mix. Our returns were still poor on average and our punting was a mess. FG’s were up and the coverage turned out to be ok. Question now is was it coaching or superior talent over last year’s ST squads?
Thanks Doug.
Real Power, comes with the realization that One cannot change the Moment;
only ones perception of it: Atitude! JQM
Good Morning Doug,
Wow, I’m kind of suprised DB allowed Coopers rant on their site for his blog. Not that I disagree with it, but these are usually extremely “vanilla” posts.
I played hurt, shot up whatever was needed to win. Call me stupid, maybe,
Kudos to him for calling out Paige for the tool he truly is, gotta love it. =)
Sports writers use it because they either haven’t ever played or never played at a high enough level to know there is no such word or action when you reach the NFL.
Denver rookie head coach Josh McDaniels doesn't have a grasp on how to build a team." - John Clayton, April 23rd, 2009
Agreed
Although I winced when I saw that second part you quoted. Statements like that are just ridiculous. So, only former players and coaches are allowed to share opinions?
formerly known around these parts as nycbroncosfan
by Douglas A. Lee on Jan 6, 2010 7:54 AM MST up reply actions
I think he has a little anger built up
Coop is usually pretty level headed so I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt that he’s just tired of articles with little substance aimed to stir emotion with fans.
"I played hurt, shot up whatever was needed to win. Call me stupid, maybe, but I wanted to win regardless of the cost to me personally."- Mark Cooper
Why do the Broncos still have to pay Shanahan anything?
I suppose it’s part of his contract but I don’t get it.
War is behavior with its roots in the primal sea - eat whatever you touch, or it will eat you. John Fowles
I've heard no concrete details yet
But my guess is that the way Shanahan’s contract is structured, he’s only getting paid 3.5M the first two years. Bowlen’s contract with Shanny makes Bowlen pay the difference between 7M and whatever he gets paid.
"Precipitation, which side are you on?
Are you on the rise? Are you falling down?
Let me know, Come on let's go, yeah
Got some if you need it!" -EV
If Shanahan and Snyder
tried something funny like that, I bet it ends up in Court.
War is behavior with its roots in the primal sea - eat whatever you touch, or it will eat you. John Fowles
It isn't funny...actually typical
Much like the players, the coaches contracts are typically back-heavy. It’s like the dangling carrot….do your job well and you get the big bucks.
"Precipitation, which side are you on?
Are you on the rise? Are you falling down?
Let me know, Come on let's go, yeah
Got some if you need it!" -EV
That would make sense
War is behavior with its roots in the primal sea - eat whatever you touch, or it will eat you. John Fowles
Thanks Doug
Character may be manifested in the great moments but it is made in the small ones -- Philip Brooks
Speaking of which, this made me laugh for some reason
From Adam Schefter via Twitter:
Bears contact USC offensive coordinator Jeremy Bates about becoming their offensive coordinator. Bates worked in Denver with Jay Cutler.
Bears also could reach out to Univ. of Minn. OC Jedd Fisch, who also worked with Cutler in Denver. Bates and Fisch would make Cutler happy.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants country, and damned proud of it.
And thanks as always
Douglas!
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants country, and damned proud of it.
I guess the fact that
Bates kind of sucked in Denver and kind of sucked at USC (just ask some of my friends who are USC fans) shouldn’t deter them!
Cutler’s starting to remind me of Veruca Salt in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. “Daddy I want him!”
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants country, and damned proud of it.
by underdog on Jan 6, 2010 9:17 AM MST up reply actions 1 recs
Thanks for the news
Around now I even have time to read most of them… Appriciate the effort.
Special Teams
They started out improved from the past, seemed to stall and crash, then steadily improved towards the end. Don’t know where to lay the blame or credit, and obviously we’ll see if Prieffer survives the review. Buffalo – despite being pretty lousy for a long time – seemed to have consistently above-average special teams, so it would be tempting to interview April. And in that vein, if we don’t hit on a punter, mark the calendar for the 2011 draft, or whenever Kevin Butler’s kid comes out of Georgia. If he translates well to the NFL (as his dad did), someone will have a “franchise punter”. After this year, it would be great if that someone were us. (That, or score every possession instead.)
Anybody hear Champs comments on Marshall?
Just what we need, a soon to retire star taking locker-room business to the press just like the coach did!! And driving more talent out of town!! Freaking brilliant.
I love Champ but after the performance our defense posted when it mattered…. I’d be dead silent.s. #$%$#
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