Smith to Oakland Not Happening
by IanHenson on Jan 31, 2012 12:04 AM MST
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PrintApparently unless you are applying for a head coaching position during the divisional week of the AFC Playoffs the only way you are getting to Oakland through Denver is the next time the Broncos visit the Raiders at O.co Coliseum.
Former Denver defensive coordinator Dennis Allen turned current Oakland head coach was today denied permission to speak to current Broncos' linebacker coach Richard Smith according to ESPN.com.
You will remember that Smith was amongst the few candidates to replace Allen at defensive coordinator, a job that eventually went to former Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Jack Del Rio.
I am assuming that the Raiders were seeking Smith to interview as the defensive coordinator in Oakland. A position that he could be next in line for if Del Rio were to skip town as quickly as the last six defensive coordinators Denver has employed.
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Good, Allen left us don’t let him gut our coaching staff to help the damn Raiders now.
by UTBroncofan on Jan 31, 2012 12:06 AM MST via mobile reply actions
Lol did Allen really think that was going to happen?
"I'm going to be a Bronco forever" -Rahim Moore
Just one more reason to boo Allen
I don’t begrudge a guy getting a chance to fulfill his dream and become a head coach but when you go to a division rival do you really think you are going to get a chance to cherry pick the staff you came from? Either Allen is naive or extremely ill prepared and egotistical. Unfortunately I think he’ll be a good coach at least initially especially with the talent on the Raiders roster. Regardless Allen doesn’t understand the Broncos Raiders rivalry. I’m sure he will soon!
I think that he was just seeing what he could get.
I mean, wouldn’t you if you were in his situation?
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Get well soon Juan.
I wouldn't
Of course it is easy to say when not in a man’s shoes, but I don’t understand how some of these guys do what they do. Wasn’t like the Raiders would be the only place he would ever be able to be a HC. The man is dead to me, because I hate the faiders and everything they and their fans stand for.
There are a lot of things I don’t like in this world, but there are only 2 things I hate: faiders and the giant N. I hope they lose every game and he gets fired . . .
by brettden on Jan 31, 2012 7:38 AM MST up reply actions 1 recs
The guy has no ties to Denver. This is a business to them. Finding a guy like Rick Dennison who bleeds Broncos blue and orange is rare in business.
Tim Tebow wears 3WM and drinks Tuscan whole milk.
by BroncoMath101 on Jan 31, 2012 10:15 AM MST up reply actions
You cant expect to get demoted to HC of the Raiders and then expect favors!
Foxy...you WERE on the hot seat, but you fooled me you rascally old deveil...keep building that team mate!
"Tebow is a special player. I have never seen a player quite like him in my whole career! I’m gonna play all out for the guy! I know he will be out there giving 110% every play every week, so I’m gonna give 120%!:
Champ Bailey.
by boydy2669 on Jan 31, 2012 12:22 AM MST reply actions 6 recs
Question
I thought a team couldn’t deny permission for a member of the coaching staff to interview if the interview as for a promotion?
by LiteUpThatHalo on Jan 31, 2012 12:43 AM MST reply actions
Only for HC jobs.
Foxy...you WERE on the hot seat, but you fooled me you rascally old deveil...keep building that team mate!
"Tebow is a special player. I have never seen a player quite like him in my whole career! I’m gonna play all out for the guy! I know he will be out there giving 110% every play every week, so I’m gonna give 120%!:
Champ Bailey.
Oh okay I had always thought it was for all promotions, good to know though
That said, I wouldn’t have really much cared if we lost Richard Smith to the Raiders… Nobody really wanted him for DC here, would it really be so bad if he was the DC of our arch rival?
But I think it’s nice to see some continuity at least on the defensive side of the ball. That’s always good. And I definitely don’t want to see Allen gutting our coaching staff to help the Raiders, yuck.
by LiteUpThatHalo on Jan 31, 2012 1:28 AM MST up reply actions
Yeah mate....it may NOT be just for HC, but believe thats a courtesy normally given...
My gut is Richard will be promoted to Asst Head Coach or have contract extended by the broncos.
Foxy...you WERE on the hot seat, but you fooled me you rascally old deveil...keep building that team mate!
"Tebow is a special player. I have never seen a player quite like him in my whole career! I’m gonna play all out for the guy! I know he will be out there giving 110% every play every week, so I’m gonna give 120%!:
Champ Bailey.
Nice
So we block the Raiders from interviewing Richard Smith but we let them interview and hire Dennis Allen.
facepalm
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Cant block interviews for HC jobs.
Foxy...you WERE on the hot seat, but you fooled me you rascally old deveil...keep building that team mate!
"Tebow is a special player. I have never seen a player quite like him in my whole career! I’m gonna play all out for the guy! I know he will be out there giving 110% every play every week, so I’m gonna give 120%!:
Champ Bailey.
And also we ended upgrading the DC spot imo.
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by Fabio Broncos on Jan 31, 2012 7:28 AM MST up reply actions 4 recs
on a sidenote...
I’m watching the Denver/Pittsburgh game right now. The intro production was EPIC! I remember how I felt watching it live!
by Donkeylover on Jan 31, 2012 12:56 AM MST via mobile reply actions
Boydy wins MVP of this thread
That is all…
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by IanHenson on Jan 31, 2012 2:24 AM MST reply actions 1 recs
Thanks mate!
Foxy...you WERE on the hot seat, but you fooled me you rascally old deveil...keep building that team mate!
"Tebow is a special player. I have never seen a player quite like him in my whole career! I’m gonna play all out for the guy! I know he will be out there giving 110% every play every week, so I’m gonna give 120%!:
Champ Bailey.
Sweet Deal!
LOL. The guy has balls…Ya gotta give him that! He must be a bit naive to think he could get away with that one though. The biggest deal for an HC is choosing his staff, if I’m not mistaken, and it sure is nice that we aren’t making his job easy for him.
It is better to keep silent, and appear to be wise, then to ramble on aimlessly and remove all doubt! The Wisest Man, Solomon.
not only that, we sucked up Del Rio before he could go after him
thankfully!!!
Fox was all over Del Rio at the senior bowl, not only that, they have history together. I’m sure they talked about it while scouting players together for a bit, but something tells me it was a very short conversation… something like:
Fox: “Hey Jack”
Del Rio: “Hey John, how’s it going?”
Fox: “Good! I’m sorry you lost your job with Jacksonville”
Del Rio: “That’s okay, I’m looking forward to some change”
Fox: “Speaking of change, we just lost our defensive coordinator. You know you and I were a great team down in Carolina”
Del Rio: “I accept your proposal John!”
Fox (thinking to himself): “I never asked him”
Fox: “Sounds good”
--Dead Silence the rest of the game——
The Definition of an optimist: A Buffalo Bills fan waiting at Buffalo Niagara International Airport for the Bills to return from winning the Super Bowl.
Not where I thought you were going with that
With your intro line, I thought it would unfold like this:
Fox: “Speaking of change, we just lost our DC to Oakland.”
Del Rio: “Yeah, I heard. You know he called me about being his DC in Oakland.”
Fox: “Oh yeah? Why don’t you just take over his old spot in Denver?”
Del Rio: Sounds like a plan."
If I can't have high expectations that succeed, I''d rather have high expectations and be disappointed than have low expectations and be resigned to losing.
by OrangeandBluesBros on Jan 31, 2012 8:58 AM MST up reply actions
You know why our defense got better?
‘Cause the guy running it crosses his T’s and dots his i’s…… Even if he knew he would not get to interview his choices it is smart to ask anyway. You never know and you don’t end up with people asking why you didn’t try.
I am not surprised.
Go Broncos!
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Del Rio is a better coach than Allen as Defensive Coordinator
Our defense will only get better. We thought we had a good defense and they were only like #20th in rank…
Get some consistent pressure up the middle by a DT and we’ll go from 20th to 15th real fast. Throw in a corner opposite of Champ who can cover and we’ll get to #10. Throw in a middle linebacker who doesn’t get out of position, can shed blocks and has a good nose for the ball, then we’ll be within the top 10 imo
The Definition of an optimist: A Buffalo Bills fan waiting at Buffalo Niagara International Airport for the Bills to return from winning the Super Bowl.
I think you're right on, 55
Now just put some names to those three positions. Who is available for FA, draft, or trade that will make that prediction a reality?
If I can't have high expectations that succeed, I''d rather have high expectations and be disappointed than have low expectations and be resigned to losing.
by OrangeandBluesBros on Jan 31, 2012 9:05 AM MST up reply actions
Is it me, or does Allen look like a young Al Davis in that picture?!?
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yes
very rat faced if u ask me. And that mole…. holy MOLEY!!!
"If you went to the Fair with this guy and you played that game where you have to throw the ball through the hole..... he may never get it through the hole, but he's still gonna be walking away with all the stuffed animals!" Prime's commentary on our very own Tim Tebow!!!
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YES! I just posted the same comment below before even reading the article and comments. Scary.
Tim Tebow wears 3WM and drinks Tuscan whole milk.
by BroncoMath101 on Jan 31, 2012 10:18 AM MST up reply actions
He better leave Wayne Nunnely alone too!
"If you went to the Fair with this guy and you played that game where you have to throw the ball through the hole..... he may never get it through the hole, but he's still gonna be walking away with all the stuffed animals!" Prime's commentary on our very own Tim Tebow!!!
"As iron sharpens iron, so will one man sharpen another." The Bible, by way of Tim Tebow.
"If I had to choose between an abundance of football intelligence, or football wisdom, I'd choose wisdom every single time...... John Fox has enough football wisdom to be carried in a dump truck." Me!
I feel bad for his kids. Now they'll have to grow up Raider fans.
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Can you find the 'W' in this mess? Tebow can.
terms like retard will be thrown around rather casually
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by the new Bradfather on Jan 31, 2012 9:22 AM MST up reply actions
so that's what Satan looks like
thanks for the picture
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With Coach Zorro on our side, we will slice opponents to ribbons. Tim Tebow gives me hope and I already have faith and charity in my heart! I see a propitious future rife with Lombardis for our Broncos!
by the new Bradfather on Jan 31, 2012 8:57 AM MST reply actions
Just a demon Brad, just a demon...He hasn't earned his pitch fork yet and pointed tail...
Win, lose or draw, we are the Denver Broncos! 13-3 Baby!!! Until we ain't!
by bfree2bronc on Jan 31, 2012 10:16 AM MST up reply actions
only a matter of time
unless he repents
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With Coach Zorro on our side, we will slice opponents to ribbons. Tim Tebow gives me hope and I already have faith and charity in my heart! I see a propitious future rife with Lombardis for our Broncos!
by the new Bradfather on Jan 31, 2012 10:30 AM MST up reply actions
Wow, looking at that picture DA almost reminds me of a young Al Davis. Eerie
Tim Tebow wears 3WM and drinks Tuscan whole milk.
oh yea...
Looks like being possessed by the young Al :)
In a world where only the strong survives... we just double our strength.
Coach Fox brought the little snot out of the puss-gut they call New Orleans to the beautiful front range of Mile High and he leaves at the first note of promotion?
To the butt-hole of America no less in Choketown? There is a referrence to this story…“Even a dog returns to his volmit”…
Win, lose or draw, we are the Denver Broncos! 13-3 Baby!!! Until we ain't!
I'd like to punch him in his smug face
Not sure why, but that pic rubs me the wrong way. Might be the wallpaper
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it's like he's looking at me and celebrating his defection.
What happens to love when you can’t use it?
It turns to hate.
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Can you find the 'W' in this mess? Tebow can.
or he could be celebrating his defecation
Raiders don’t go to the toilet, they just leave it on the floor
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With Coach Zorro on our side, we will slice opponents to ribbons. Tim Tebow gives me hope and I already have faith and charity in my heart! I see a propitious future rife with Lombardis for our Broncos!
by the new Bradfather on Jan 31, 2012 3:01 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
There's a thin line between love and hate...
"It's all over fat man!"
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Maybe it's because he sort of looks like a young Al Davis.
IWait, that’s an oxymoron.
by SoCalBroncsFan on Feb 1, 2012 8:21 AM MST up reply actions
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