Weekly Pressers
Potent Quotables - The Wednesday Media Gathering
by John Bena on Nov 4, 2009 9:55 PM MST
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**Courtesy of the Denver Broncos P.R. Staff
HEAD COACH JOSH McDANIELS
Opening remarks
"We are excited to get back at work, getting ready to play a great football team, the defending Super Bowl champion, on Monday Night Football. It will be a great challenge ahead of us this week to prepare and get ready to play a game against a team that has very, very few, if any, weaknesses. We are going to have to play our best football in order to have an opportunity to beat them on Monday night."
On if Baltimore presented physical mismatches for the Broncos
"We didn't play the way that we are capable of playing, and that is not an excuse. Baltimore forced us to play the way we played. They deserve credit. We talked about it the other day. We have got to do much better, but it is not about matchups. We have enough players out there that can match up physically with anybody in this league. We didn't play as well as we can."
On Pittsburgh's physical style of play
"(Pittsburgh) is a very physical team in every phase. To me, that is where it starts with the Steelers. If you are going to get out-physicaled offensively, defensively (and) in the kicking game, you are going to have a hard time winning. They are definitely going to challenge you in every area. Every one of their players plays like that. I don't care if it is the kickoff returner, the kicker, the tight ends, the lines, whomever it is, (Pittsburgh QB Ben) Roethlisberger, they are all physical players that play tough and are going to present that challenge to us individually and as a team collectively."
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Potent Quotables - Josh McDaniels Monday Media Gathering
by John Bena on Nov 2, 2009 6:17 PM MST
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Opening remarks
"As we said yesterday, we felt after the game they (Ravens) were coached better, played better, (were) more physical (and) played faster basically in every area of the game. We certainly didn't do nearly enough in any phase to win the game. It is a hard lesson to learn. We have got a week now to get ready for Pittsburgh and try to make a lot of progress and improve significantly off of this game yesterday."
On responding to a loss
"We always learn things that we need to do better no matter if we win or lose. That is true for the preseason and the regular season, any game we play. Obviously, losing a game really makes the mistakes that much more glaring and the need to fix things more urgent. It will be easy for us to see what we didn't do well. There are so many things that we could do better and it would have made the game much more competitive in the second half had we done it."
On the Ravens' defense
"It is a good defense. There is no doubt about it. (They are) very physical, fast, did some different things but by and large just lined up and played. We made some significant mistakes, obviously, in the game and missed some opportunities that we had to maybe make some explosive plays in the game that could have maybe changed either the first half or the second half. Our plan didn't come together as we thought it would, whether that would be something we would change in terms of what we did and how we tried to attack them or just simply the way we executed some things held us back from gaining more yards and ultimately, scoring more points. Again, give them credit. They played well. We knew they were a good defense going in there. (They) have got a lot of great football players, and they played much better than we did yesterday."
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Potent Quotables - Chargers Week Wednesday Presser - McDaniels, Orton and Dawkins
by John Bena on Oct 14, 2009 6:07 PM MDT
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**Courtesy of the Broncos P.R. Staff
HEAD COACH JOSH McDANIELS
On if QB Kyle Orton’s performance was his most impressive this season
"He didn’t play perfectly, certainly, but I think that (New England) is a defense that gives you a lot of different looks to prepare for. (They) certainly gave us some things during the course of the game that Kyle adjusted to pretty well. Some things we didn’t practice because you couldn’t practice them. Going against a defense like that, (New England Head Coach) Bill (Belichick) always challenges you with different things. Kyle did a nice job of when he did get new things, he limited his mistakes, got us into some good situations and stayed ahead on the down and distance, for the most part, for the whole game."
On what he observed about Orton before acquiring him in a trade this offseason
"Kyle has always been a smart guy. You could see that very clearly on the film, any film. Put on any film of Kyle Orton and you will see a smart football player that has always had a lot of responsibility at the line of scrimmage identifying the defense, getting his team into the right situations. That is what we ask him to do here, and he has done a nice job of it."
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Potent Quotables - Victory Monday Edition - Josh McDaniels
by John Bena on Oct 12, 2009 4:44 PM MDT
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***COURTESY of BRONCOS P.R. STAFF***
On the Broncos not practicing today
"That is normally part of the year as the year goes on. You try to give them a little bit of extra rest and also give them a little reward for playing a tough game, physical game. (We are) just trying to give them a little bit of a bone as we head into a long week because we are going to have a long week: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday practice (Monday night game). As the season wears on, you don't want to give (the day off) to them right away. Obviously, there are plenty of things to correct. In fact, we have an extra day this week which will give us the chance to look at the film on Wednesday from this game without putting us too far behind the eight ball in our preparation for San Diego."
On if Denver's training camp style is similar to New England's and if it helped the club with conditioning
"I don't know the answer to that question because I don't know if they have changed (their training camp). I think they changed what they did. I think they went two-a-days-I don't want to speak on that. I am not really educated enough on what they did this year, but I thought our players played hard. I didn't feel like our players were tired in the second half. I felt like our conditioning, certainly, has played a role in our ability to play better football in the second half than what we have played in the first half. (The Patriots) were playing hard. I didn't see a huge drop off in terms of their conditioning level or the fact that they were tired or anything like that. They were playing a lot of people and so were we. We were running guys in and out of the huddle on defense as were they. They used a lot of people on offense, (which was) the same kind of thing as what we did. I think there were a lot of people that played, and we executed our game plan better in the second half than what we did in the first half. I don't think it had a huge thing to do with conditioning and training camp and that stuff. We just did a better job of trying to execute our game plan."
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Potent Quotables - Patriots Week -- Josh McDaniels, Kyle Orton and Brian Dawkins
by John Bena on Oct 7, 2009 5:22 PM MDT
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**Courtesy of the Broncos P.R. Staff**
HEAD COACH JOSH McDANIELS
On changing his approach now that the Broncos have won four games
"We never played up the underdog role, anyways. We are just preparing the same way we have prepared for every game this year from the preseason through the first four and are going to continue to prepare that way this week. Nothing is really going to change. (We will) just get really into the opponent and talk about how we have to play to win."
On if his plan changes since New England prepares in a similar manner
"The number one thing is just trying to understand how they try to play to win. We may try to go about winning the same way, but I do not think we have the same team. We are not the same team they are. They are not the same team we are. We don't play the same defense they do. We do run the same offense in some way, shape or form. There are some things that we obviously are going to know about them, and we they know about us. I think that is the difference. The fact that we are going to have to execute extremely well against a very good football team in every phase, that is the number one thing. I know they are going to prepare hard. They are going to be very well prepared. Hopefully, we are going to be the same, and then ultimately, it will come down to whose players play better on Sunday with the information that we have given them all week long. It will be a great challenge for us. We are looking forward to it. It is a great football team coming in here on Sunday."
On handling the success of a 4-0 start
"You have got to handle adversity when you face that, and you handle prosperity the same way. You have got to deal with it and move on. The biggest game is the next one, and that is how we are approaching this. This is our fifth game of the year and we feel... We are happy to be 4-0 but are certainly far from satisfied."
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Potant Quotables - Broncos 17 - Cowboys 10 - Monday Media Spectacular - Josh McDaniels
by John Bena on Oct 5, 2009 4:30 PM MDT
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**Courtesy of the Denver Broncos P.R. Staff
On if he senses that the Broncos are the most talked about team in the NFL at this time
"No, I don't. Whether that is the case or not, there are plenty of things that we need to do a lot better than what we did yesterday moving forward. (It was a) very sloppy first half offensively. (We) couldn't get into any rhythm. We were in so many long-yardage situations, whether it was penalties or sacks or negative plays. Start the second half with a turnover and then defensively, gave up some big plays. We talked about tackling all week and gave up over 100 yards after we had contact with somebody. Then, we had an opportunity a few times to hopefully end the game and gave them another life there on the fourth-down play. The guys played hard for 60 minutes, and that is what it took yesterday, certainly 59 minutes and 59 seconds until the game was really decided. There is a lot of evidence of things that we need to do better."
On his involvement with the defensive game plan
"There is quite a bit of back and forth. Certainly, I communicate with (Defensive Coordinator) Mike Nolan and the defensive staff, same thing with the special teams. I watch and try to go through and see what I feel are real important aspects of our game in any phase of our game and try to really communicate the importance of all those things to our players. Each day we meet and we go through what we feel like we are going to do in each situation: third down, what are we going to call on first and second down, red zone, two minute and those kinds of things. I am very aware of what is going on in all of those situations and have great faith and trust in our staff to do their jobs."
On an offensive coach aiding his defense based on his experience
"I think that is how you want to work together as a staff if you can. If you can look at it a different way than somebody else on your staff, it gives you two ways to look at things. Ultimately, you want to come up with the best way to play each team. I don't know the exact percentage that we are blitzing, but we have created pressure without blitzing. We did yesterday, too, which is a combination of good coverage and great effort up front. It isn't every time we have a free run to the quarterback because we brought one more guy than they could block. That really hasn't happened much all year. (S Renaldo) Hill's play yesterday, obviously, it did. We got him free to the quarterback, but (OLB/DE) Elvis (Dumervil) made a few plays yesterday where he just made good effort and there was good coverage in the back end, and (Dallas QB) Tony (Romo) was looking for somebody to throw it to and held the ball long enough for us to get there."
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Potent Quotables - Cowboys Week -- Josh McDaniels, Kyle Orton and Brian Dawkins
by Emmett Smith on Sep 30, 2009 7:32 PM MDT
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BRONCOS QUOTES (9/30/09): HEAD COACH JOSH McDANIELS; QB KYLE ORTON;S BRIAN DAWKINS
**Prepared by the Denver Broncos P.R. Staff
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30, 2009
HEAD COACH JOSH McDANIELS
On if hard work builds confidence
"I think that is how I have always approached pretty much everything, whether it be school, being a father or a husband or a coach. You put in a lot of hard work and time and effort. Usually, you get results to show for it."
On if he pays attention to media criticism
"I don’t read it. (Assistant to the Head Coach) Mark (Thewes) reads it. I don’t really pay much attention to it. We all get judged in this business with wins and losses. Any criticism that comes within the course of the offseason for any team, any coach, any player, there is a simple answer to it and that is do your job when it comes to playing games and win. If you win, that usually handles all of the criticism that you receive."
On breaking down opponents to find their weaknesses
"That is my favorite part of the year. This is the most competitive league with the most competitive players and the most competitive coaches. To be able to try to help your team win with some kind of a game plan or preparation or some kind of a tip that you get through your study and your work, that is rewarding on Sundays. There is no greater challenge than trying to beat a really talented football team that is really well coached like we are playing this week. Our guys are excited to be here today and get started on it. You put in a lot of hard work, and hopefully it pays off on Sundays."
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Potent Quotables - Raider Week -- Josh McDaniels, Kyle Orton, Brian Dawkins
by John Bena on Sep 23, 2009 4:36 PM MDT
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HEAD COACH JOSH McDANIELS
On his first Broncos-Raiders game
"It is our first division game. We are excited about starting that process here. Against the Raiders, there certainly have been a lot of great games over the course of the years. I have watched them from afar, but it will be great to be a part of that. (Oakland) is a great atmosphere to play in. I have played there a few times in my career here in the NFL. The fans are phenomenal there-loud-and they make life tough. It will be fun. It will be a fun challenge. It is an exciting place to play. It certainly is a challenge to go there and win against a good football team. We will be hard at work at it this week."
On the Broncos-Raiders rivalry
"It means a lot to us. They are our-if you want to call them archrival or what you want to categorize them as-but we get to play them twice a year. I think there are a lot of players on our team that are very familiar with their players. Sure, that is the same on their sideline and then their coaching staff. We have got a guy or two from that organization here now. It is special when you get to play these division games early in the year on the road against a team that historically, you are no supposed to like. We know that, and they know it. It will be exciting for us to go there and meet the challenge."
On Raiders QB JaMarcus Russell
"The big thing is he leads the league in yards per completion, which has always been kind of a trademark in Oakland. When they complete them, they are deep. They have got a lot of big-play players and a ton of speed. The one thing, too, that he has done a good job of last year is he hasn't turned the ball over that much. Eight interceptions in 370 attempts last year, I think it was. He takes care of the football for them. They run the ball well. He understands that part of their game plan is going to be getting the ball down the field. He is a younger player who is getting better and played really, really good football late last year. I am sure that he will be ready to go on Sunday."
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