Climbing the Broncos' depth chart a big challenge for Brandstater

Legwold responds to a reader wondering why we haven't heard more about Brandstater. Some highlights: "As far as ever becoming a starter, that will likely hinge on his ability to shorten the time between when he sees something on the field in terms of coverages, etc., and when he can process that and release the ball. . . . Guys become starters when they can make the decisions and get the ball out. . . . Some players simply take too long to see it, process it and let go of the ball. The hesitation costs them what little open space there is on the field to make a play . . . If he speeds up his decisions, that that will give him the best chance to play. But that's true for many young quarterbacks." I've previously discussed "information processing speed" as one of the most important factors that determines whether or not a player is successful in the NFL.

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Well,

Finally we can get some closure as to why we haven’t seen this guy in the news much.

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- Thomas Alva Edison

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by DenBronx on May 26, 2010 1:36 PM MDT reply actions

That's why I enjoyed the piece

I’ve been wondering about his status, how he’s progressing, etc., and while it didn’t fully answer those questions at least it was nice to have his situation addressed. I’ve enjoyed a number of your comments, by the way, especially your wonderfully clever reply to the Philly fan who “hated” us for having BDawk.

"Surprised to see you, Captain, though pleased." — from Star Trek episode Space Seed.

by spock on May 26, 2010 2:40 PM MDT up reply actions

IPS is worth dusting off and reposting

We have multiple position battles this year that will probably hinge on IPS…

Bear Claw Chris Lapp: You've come far pilgrim.
Jeremiah Johnson: Feels like far.
Bear Claw Chris Lapp: Were it worth the trouble?
Jeremiah Johnson: What trouble?

by Jeremy Bolander on May 26, 2010 2:26 PM MDT reply actions

Really?

How exactly would I go about doing that? Just do a new FanPost and drag and drop the content from the original?

"Surprised to see you, Captain, though pleased." — from Star Trek episode Space Seed.

by spock on May 26, 2010 2:35 PM MDT up reply actions

Hm, I remember there being a toggle asking whether you wanted to update the date when editing a fanpost.

Can’t seem to find it now, though. :-/

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by Tempestuous Binary on May 26, 2010 4:39 PM MDT up reply actions

The earlier two posts on IPS

are dated in some respects, so I think I’ll start fresh and use that concept as an organizing theme in discussing the development of our rookies and second year players.

"Surprised to see you, Captain, though pleased." — from Star Trek episode Space Seed.

by spock on May 26, 2010 5:24 PM MDT up reply actions 2 recs

yes, please!

by DoubleJay on May 26, 2010 9:10 PM MDT up reply actions

I concur.

"The never-ending search for a truth never told."

"God I'm excited for those two to fail miserably." - SBNation writer Andrew Sharp on Josh McDaniels and Tim Tebow.

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by Tempestuous Binary on May 28, 2010 7:05 PM MDT up reply actions

If anyone missed them

IPS

and IPS Revisited

by SlowWhiteGuy on May 26, 2010 7:06 PM MDT up reply actions

Thanks for the links. These predate my tenure here at MHR so it is good to go back and read them.

by DoubleJay on May 26, 2010 9:09 PM MDT up reply actions

24 comments 10 recs

that was big time back then. You knew you had made it. :)

Bear Claw Chris Lapp: You've come far pilgrim.
Jeremiah Johnson: Feels like far.
Bear Claw Chris Lapp: Were it worth the trouble?
Jeremiah Johnson: What trouble?

by Jeremy Bolander on May 27, 2010 5:07 PM MDT up reply actions

Hello Spock

How would you rate the IPS of each quarterback on the roster (Kyle O, Brady Q, Tom B, Tim T)? Can you apply a number 1-100 on your opinion of the IPS each possesses? Nice Fanshot.

Victor Frankl:

What man actually needs is not a tensionless state but rather the striving and struggling for some goal worthy of him. What he needs is not the discharge of tension at any cost, but the call of a potential meaning waiting to be fulfilled by him.

Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms – to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.

by wyoeng on May 26, 2010 3:27 PM MDT reply actions

I don't have the expertise to do that

but I’ll take a wild stab anyway. I’d rate Orton about 80, Tebow (since he’s a rookie) potentially 85-95, Quinn about 70 or 75, and Brandstater I have absolutely no idea. If his improvement from his first to his second preseason appearance is any indication, he could be as high as 90 or even better, but that is a totally uninformed opinion. But it’s an answer.

"Surprised to see you, Captain, though pleased." — from Star Trek episode Space Seed.

by spock on May 26, 2010 5:22 PM MDT up reply actions

Information Processing Speed...

Is what I work with for a living doing Cognitive Skills Training. We’re trying to get into the pro-athelete ring and get the word to these players about what we do. The training we give would seriously help them sharpen their minds. I keep trying to wiggle my way closer to the Broncos FO so I can drop a line, but its a tough feat.

"I have no right, by anything I do or say, to demean a human being in his own eyes. What matters is not what I think of him; it is what he thinks of himself." - Antoine de Exupery

by Alexander Wall on May 27, 2010 12:33 PM MDT reply actions

I think about doing training with ANY Broncos player and almost melt.

Mostly because theres a little bit of downtime between exercises that I could pick their brain about football. And then of course there’s autographs and possible free tickets. Who knows. .

"I have no right, by anything I do or say, to demean a human being in his own eyes. What matters is not what I think of him; it is what he thinks of himself." - Antoine de Exupery

by Alexander Wall on May 27, 2010 12:36 PM MDT up reply actions