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Lonestar
11-01-2008, 08:47 AM
Broncos WR facing double, sometimes triple coverage
Associated Press
Saturday, November 1, 2008

ENGLEWOOD -- Brandon Marshall does not shy away from being in the spotlight. Even to the point of wearing eye-catching sweat pants while teammates wore conventional blue shorts in Friday's practices.


The third-year Denver Broncos wide receiver welcomes extra attention at every opportunity that life allows. Except when it interferes with what he enjoys doing the most -- catching footballs.

After sitting out Denver's season opener at Oakland to serve a one-game suspension, the 24-year-old had a breakout game in Week 2, catching 18 passes for 166 yards and a touchdown. Opposing teams have paid greater attention to him since, escorting Marshall with double coverage and even a third defender on his pass routes.

The greater attention has limited him to 31 catches and two touchdowns in the five subsequent games.

"It is definitely frustrating when you are used to getting the ball nine or 10 times a game," Marshall said. "That is part of the process of being an elite receiver."

"Yeah, he is getting a lot of double coverage," quarterback Jay Cutler said. "We just have to find ways to get him the ball."

Cutler suggested picking up the running game when opponents choose to roll a safety over to help a cornerback deal with Marshall.

Marshall agrees.

“If they want to go Cover-2 to stop our passing game, then we should be able to run the ball to get them out of that Cover-2,” Marshall said. “It is imperative to get our running game going week in and week out.”

Marshall would also like to see foes punished by having Eddie Royal catch nine or 10 balls a game against single coverage.

Stokley update

Brandon Stokley maintained a poker face when asked about the possibility of playing Sunday against Miami.

“You have to show up and see for yourself,” Stokley said after Friday’s practice.

He suffered a concussion on Oct. 12 while making his first of three catches against Jacksonville. Stokley was inactive a week later in a 41-7 loss at New England.

“I did get in a good week of work,” Stokley said. “I think the team is ready to go and it will be a good game, a tough game.”

Stokley complained that the rehab process to overcome a concussion was anything but enjoyable.

“You ice it, you get rest and that’s all you can do,” Stokley said. “You can’t really do anything in the training room or in any kind of rehab to help you aside from just having to rest.”

Torain getting closer

Running back Ryan Torain took off a device that protects his left elbow and said the elbow feels better — but he had nothing to say about his playing status.

“I don’t know what all is going on,” Torain said. “All I can do is wait for them to come to me.”

Torain hasn’t been active at all this year. He suffered the elbow injury in training camp.

“I went through the same waiting my last year at college,” said Torain, who missed the final seven games of his senior year at Arizona State with a broken toe. “I’ve gotten to know everybody on the training staff there and here.”

Cutler said he was eager to see Torain contribute.

“I’m excited for him and I think he is going to help us out a lot,” Cutler said. “He adds a little juice to the backfield.”

Tight end Tony Scheffler, who has been inactive the last two games with a groin injury, remains a question mark.

“I do more and more each day,” Scheffler said. “I feel better and hopefully I can get back out there on Sunday.”



Getting to 400

Denver will be seeking its 400th franchise win since the team began play in 1960. The milestone has eluded the Broncos in the team’s last two games as they fell to Jacksonville and New England.

It’s escaped the players’ attention as well.

“I didn’t know anything about it,” defensive end Elvis Dumervil said. “It isn’t something that we talked about.”

Safety Marquand Manuel had the quote of the day on the subject.

“I wasn’t around for the first win,” Manuel said. “If I was and I am still playing, you might need to give me a drug test.”

The Broncos, one of six charter members of the American Football League, defeated the Boston Patriots 13-10 on Sept. 9, 1960, for their first win.

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ApaOps5
11-01-2008, 10:01 AM
If they can finally run the ball consistently and not fumble those double covers will stop and if they catch it in the right play call Marshall will torch them.

They key is to methodically move the ball and score using all phases. Denver is great at that on the first drive of the game. All 3 losses they owned the field the first drive. Then a turnover happened and killed all momentum. Protect the ball!

jlarsiii
11-01-2008, 10:27 AM
I think the article makes some interesting points. All of us would like to see the running game become a little more consistent. Personally I would really like to see us stop turning over the ball so d*** much.

What slays me though is that Marshall and Cutler know that they are rolling coverage to Marshall meaning that somewhere else there has to be someone wide open, and yet Cutler still tries to force the ball into Marshall instead of looking for that open man. I would hope that if Cutler could recognize this that he would continue to let the coverage be rolled to Marshall to actively look for the other receivers every time. There is nothing like toching a secondary with evey other receiver to get them to change up their coverage. Of course running the ball would only help this to happen as well. Then Marshall would get his opportunities to make some plays. How hard is it for them to understand this concept? It seems pretty simple to me.

hamrob
11-01-2008, 11:37 AM
If they can finally run the ball consistently and not fumble those double covers will stop and if they catch it in the right play call Marshall will torch them.

They key is to methodically move the ball and score using all phases. Denver is great at that on the first drive of the game. All 3 losses they owned the field the first drive. Then a turnover happened and killed all momentum. Protect the ball!Excellent point about Denver being great on their first drive. Part of that may be because they are mixing the run and pass well...but it also might be...because Cutler has had time to study the script.

It's almost amazing that they can look so good when they are scripted and so poor when they are off script.

You're correct...if they can run the ball effectively...the defense wil have to break out of the zone which means less double teams for Marshall. Great.

What I don't understand...is, if Marshall is consistently drawing double teams, why doesn't Jay find the guy who is single covered? I mean, there should be a pretty ample list to draw from...Royal, Jackson, Jackson etc. etc. Jay should be licking his chops with those guys in single coverage...but he CHOOSES to throw to Marshall anyway....and argues that he'll continue to do so. This kid has a long ways to go.

Marshall's problems are in part...due to his QB...not fully understanding how to run an offense. IMO.

hamrob
11-01-2008, 11:40 AM
I think the article makes some interesting points. All of us would like to see the running game become a little more consistent. Personally I would really like to see us stop turning over the ball so d*** much.

What slays me though is that Marshall and Cutler know that they are rolling coverage to Marshall meaning that somewhere else there has to be someone wide open, and yet Cutler still tries to force the ball into Marshall instead of looking for that open man. I would hope that if Cutler could recognize this that he would continue to let the coverage be rolled to Marshall to actively look for the other receivers every time. There is nothing like toching a secondary with evey other receiver to get them to change up their coverage. Of course running the ball would only help this to happen as well. Then Marshall would get his opportunities to make some plays. How hard is it for them to understand this concept? It seems pretty simple to me.My thoughts exactly! Great post. At the end of the day, this has much to do with Cutler's growth cycle then anything else. He has to learn how to spread the field and go to the guys with single coverage....regardless of who they are.

56crash
11-01-2008, 12:31 PM
FB's can make a Team's O really take off with short the pass !

nevcraw
11-01-2008, 08:08 PM
It is apparent the Broncos are sorely missing the ablility of ball control. With a struggling defense the running game must be able to grind to keep the other offense off the field. What's also troubling is there no use of the FB. I had high hopes for Hillis in a dump off capacity. The guy is gifted after the catch. If he's not ready to be a blocker at least build some packages where he can be Cutty's outlet when others are covered.

I am hoping the broncos defense was specifically crafted to stop the "wild cat" because it cannot stop anything else..

56crash
11-02-2008, 07:51 PM
FB's can make a Team's O really take off with short the pass !


bump lol this could of been there all season...:welcome: