Denver Broncos News: Horse Tracks - 12/30/11

let’s do it!

I’m really looking forward to Our team executing to their fullest potential. Here’s to the entire team firing on all cylinders from here on out! I mean, I will be fine if We don’t blow them out, or shut them out this weekend. We might just be saving that/those performances for the post-season. ( ;

I just continue to be amazed by the fact that I can be more and more excited to see Broncos games. I thought there’d be a peak. But it seems, it can indeed, just increasingly keep building and building. Super stoked ova hea! GO BRONCOS!!!

But this year for the first time in 6 years the Denver Broncos have a good chance of retaining their Defensive Coordinator for a 2nd year. The Broncos defensive coordinator position has been a revolving door with coach moves every year going back to 2006. 2007 Larry Coyer was let go and the Broncos hired Jim Bates to the position who lasted but one year and the Broncos hired Bob Slowik to run the defense of 2008. Bob Slowik was fired along with head coach Mike Shanahan after the 2008 season. 2009 Mike Nolan who had been fired as head coach of the San Francisco 49ers was brought on board and immediately switched schemes from the 4/3 to the 3/4. 2010 Don “Wink” Martindale went from Linebackers coach to take Nolan’s place as DC and promised the fan faithful a faster, more physical defense, but in the end all he could muster was a 4-12 record and the 2nd worst team out of 32. 2011 brought a whole new look to Dove Valley with a brand new head coach and partly new staff. Well some of the positions were replaced and quicker than you could sneeze and Wink was out the door.

Head coach John Fox hired Dennis Allen who was the defensive backs coach under the Saints DC Greg Williams and Head Coach Sean Peyton. Along with the help of the defensive minded new head coach Allen was able to piece together and start rebuilding a fledgling 3/4 defense into a brand new 4/3 fast attack defense. The transition wasn’t easy by any means since there was no contact with the players during the lockout to abide by league rules. But, he was able to piece together a unit in time to play football. IMO that was an outstanding feat and I applaud him for the many hours he put in to make the Broncos defense what it is. It also gives us a pretty good idea of where we’ll be going in the future, up…Now with all accolades aside, I sincerely hope we can retain this young man and let him finish his rebuilding project. It should be exciting to watch, and, coheisiveness is what makes for a successful unit.

So be proud Broncos fans whether we win this Sunday and change the course of history or not, whether we back-door into the playoffs or not, we still are encouraged by the fact that we now have a continuity that might last for years. Playing beyond next Sunday is just a small picture of where we’re headed, buckle up, sit back and relax, and enjoy the greatest show on earth ~ The Denver Broncos!