MHR Poll of the Week for July 17, 2011: Strongest Squad of 2010
by Topher Doll on Jul 17, 2011 2:00 PM MDT
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Last weeks poll had the best turnout of any poll yet, and I was pretty excited about the results. I'm also excited that it sounds like the lockout will be coming to an end, then again I seem to say that every week. But anyways, last week I asked the first in a number of questions asking about what squads played well and poorly in 2010 and predicting what squads will do well or play poorly in 2011. Last week you identified the weakest link in 2010, and it was quite the landslide:
| Answer: | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks | 9 | 1% |
| Running Backs | 37 | 6% |
| Offensive Lineman | 26 | 4% |
| Wide Receivers | 28 | 4% |
| Tight Ends | 4 | 1% |
| Defensive Lineman | 427 | 64% |
| Linebackers | 56 | 8% |
| Defensive Backs | 7 | 1% |
| Special Teams | 5 | 1% |
| Coaching | 70 | 10% |
| Total: | 669 | 100% |
Defensive tackle was the clear winner (or loser, not sure which) with 64% of the votes. The defensive side of the ball took home 86% of the votes, while the offense came in with 16%. I think this is about where I saw the votes coming it at, with most of the offensive votes being directed at the offensive line, while the quarterbacks and tight ends received the fewest votes. Coaching was another big one that received a lot of votes, coming in a distant 2nd. Special teams and defensive backs also fared well, combining for 12 votes and less than 2%.
So with last weeks results shown, lets see how they compare to this weeks votes.
This week we are going to be asking the opposite question that I asked last week, what is the strongest squad of 2010? I could see a number of squads winning this, quarterback play, with Orton and Tebow was one of the bright spots. The same could be said for our wide receivers, who had a variety of skills, from Lloyd to Royal. Defensive backs, lead by Champ Bailey, could take a number of votes as well. So let's see who you think was the strongest squad from 2010.
And as I said last week, we are looking for the strongest squad from 2010, and while there were a number of good squads, pick the one you felt was the strongest, whomever that is.
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Oh my god who voted coaching?
"The problem with quotes in internet signatures is 90% of them are made up -Ghandi"
Haha. Please, someone step forward and claim it
luckily im a bronco and a blazer fan
So I'm not the only person that does that on other teams sites?
luckily im a bronco and a blazer fan
I think this site has shown
pretty clearly that if you tell us where, we will go vote LOL
Opinions are like......, Well anyway, this is mine.
Safeties
If there was an option with the young Safety corp separated from the Corners, I could even think about this poll.
WIDE RECEIVERS… we are very well served for many years. Let’s see the competition for the jobs.
I bleed Orange & Blue.
How can you look at that picture at the start of the article and not vote for the WR corp?
Swaying the vote there just a bit?
Just kidding. The WR are by far the most solid unit on the team right now.
We live in an age when instant gratification isn't fast enough
I've been known to do that
But if I put up a picture of Buck against the Chargers or Texans, I don’t think would change it much. But you are right, it would alter the results, but I still expect that WR would have won the vote, but maybe by a smaller margin.
I am a bear of very little brains and big words bother me.
If anyone votes for TE, he loses his MHR membership. Same with those that vote coaching, RBs and LBs.
The Lockout bores me.
Somehow I can't see you being part of a dictatorship
Unless you were in charge McG.
I am a bear of very little brains and big words bother me.
by Topher Doll on Jul 18, 2011 12:00 PM MDT up reply actions
Last week's poll....
Obviously, those that voted for WR are a little bit drunk, but how the heck was it so many? Did St. Patrick’s Day get move on the calendar without me having been notified? More importantly, though, why so few votes for linebacker? Only twice as many people think linebacker was the weak link as those that think it was WR? Seriously?
In a 3-4, the linebackers rush the passer and tackle the running back. That’s THEIR job. And those just happen to be the two areas that cost us game after game after game. The defensive line may not have been great, but they were pretty much all-pro’s in comparison to the utter incompetence at linebacker.
In fact, riddle me this: At defensive line, Kevin Vickerson has been retained to start at one DT position and half of the MHR crew wants two more of last year’s D-Linemen to be brought back at DT – Marcus Thomas and Justin Bannan.
How can 64% of voters think the DL was the weak link, and yet a large majority also want to bring half that roster back? I don’t get it. Bannan, J-Wall, Vickerson and Thomas were not all-pros. But they weren’t the weak link, either. They occupied blockers, as is their job. The linebackers just couldn’t get to the QB to apply pressure. That made it easy to pass against us, and it made it harder to create turnovers without disruption in the back field. The linebackers also couldn’t tackle running backs in a timely manor. That, too, is a pretty big problem.
This week I think I’ll vote that running backs are the strongest link, even before we add one in free agency.
I think Bannan isn't coming back, Nate Irving will start at MLB and Tim Tebow starts at QB. Oh, and VonDoom should combine for 20-25 sacks.
by Rodney A on Jul 17, 2011 6:20 PM MDT reply actions 1 recs
You make a point
That these polls were meant to show, I like it. These polls were created to get a feel for how fans feel about a situation, but you are making good use of them showing how often times we think one thing, but when phrasing the question differently, say something else.
I am a bear of very little brains and big words bother me.
by Topher Doll on Jul 17, 2011 11:29 PM MDT up reply actions
I voted for LB'ers last week as well....they struggled all year
"Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence."
John Adams
Wide Receivers and it's not even close.
First of all, Brandon Lloyd was unbelievable. End of story.
On top of Lloyd, Jabar Gaffney continues to be one of the most underrated receivers in this league. The last 2 years in Denver, he has had 732 and 875 yards, respectively. Last year, he was just 125 yards away from a 1,000 yard season, yet many people think of him as an average to below average receiver. He has made some pretty amazing catches in his two years in Denver.
Eddie Royal had a bounce back year last year. Granted, it wasn’t quite the bounce back we expected, but he almost doubled his yardage from 09 and he had 3 touchdowns in 2010. He is entering a contract year so I would hope he improves on those numbers and get an extension.
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Eddie Royal also ranked in the top 3 in yards after the catch
So he has his job.
I am a bear of very little brains and big words bother me.
by Topher Doll on Jul 17, 2011 11:30 PM MDT up reply actions
We by far have the deepest depth at quarterback in the nfl easily.
Orton is a starter
Quinn was a starter and possibly could start for some teams out there
Tebow well he’s Tebow
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by Pmoreno95 on Jul 17, 2011 7:55 PM MDT reply actions 1 recs
Depth is borderline irrelevant with QB's
We have more depth than the Patriots do at QB, but I’d trade our QB’s for their QB’s in a heartbeat.
running backs
The games I could watch I saw running backs rush through the dline, through the linebackers, through the corners,and safeties. I think it was the dline mostly but Dawkins, although he was hurt, wiffed on quite a few running plays. Champ was the only guy I saw consistently making solid tackles. I saw very little pressure on the quarterback. The Ravens dline go after the running back and make tackles all the time, and I hate them and OJ oh I mean Ray Lewis with a passion
WR corps without a doubt....
QB would probably be 2nd
"Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence."
John Adams
Sorry, but...
Why would QB play even be considered a probability? Orton choked more than a porn star and padded his numbers with garbage/screen plays, which were essentially running plays.
Tebow was brand new and showed some promise, but was still a rookie in many ways. He’s slow on his reads (common to rookies) and has accuracy issues.
There were numbers and promise, but I don’t see anything there to suggest strongest squad.
WR’s hands down. We have guys deactivated who could start. One good side affect of the McDaniel’s system – you need WRs like Shanny needed RBs.
Does anybody else remember the hand-wringing
about our WR collection when BM was traded? Rather astounding in retrospect.
by idahobronc on Jul 18, 2011 12:27 PM MDT reply actions 1 recs
Yea, but I doubt anyone predicted Brandon Lloyd would have had that kind of year
I’d give anything to see that prediction in writing.
I am a bear of very little brains and big words bother me.
by Topher Doll on Jul 18, 2011 12:35 PM MDT up reply actions
His mom
Probably has it in writing somewhere! lol
by Brian Conrad on Jul 18, 2011 12:42 PM MDT up reply actions
Haha true
I am a bear of very little brains and big words bother me.
by Topher Doll on Jul 18, 2011 12:53 PM MDT up reply actions
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