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Medford Bronco
01-06-2009, 05:03 PM
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2009/jan/05/sam-adams-open-mic-defensive-mauling-treat/

I agree that was fun to watch as well :salute: Kind of the anti-Bronco defense of this season. I hope whomever comes in that we can get this type of defense someday or at least close to it.

Offense wins games. But watching the Baltimore Ravens play defense on Sunday against the Miami Dolphins sure was fun.

Wasn’t it?

What, you didn’t enjoy seeing guys like Ray Lewis, Terrell Suggs, Bart Scott, Ed Reed and Trevor Pryce maul and mug quarterback Chad Pennington and the Dolphins offense?

The visiting Ravens intercepted Pennington four times in Sunday’s 27-9 AFC wild-card game win. The Broncos finished the year with six interceptions — tied at third lowest in NFL history for a 16-game season.

Soon we’ll find out if a Steve Spagnuolo, Raheem Morris, Josh McDaniels, Rick Dennison or whoever gets Denver’s head coaching job can implement a more aggressive, intimidating, blood-smelling, fear-ringing, predatorlike, point-prevention scheme of defense.

Is it as simple as a new coaching staff converting the current group of players, or can the Broncos be savvy enough to draft immediate impact players?

Or will the Broncos have to spend in free agency — and do they have the money if a hefty sum is required to assemble new parts needed to repair the defense?

Until those questions are answered, keep watching the playoffs. More defense is on the way. ...

Last week, I was reminded that Dolphins coach Tony Sparano was head coach at New Haven (Conn.) in 1998. His team lost 51-0 to Northern Colorado in the Division II championship game. ...

Would it have been fun to watch a playoff game played in the cold and snow at Invesco Field at Mile High on Saturday night? Or would the cold weather (like that 17-degree chill for the home finale) have kept Bronco Fan seated inside by the fireplace? ...

Nine wild-card teams have reached the Super Bowl. Five — including the 1997 Broncos — have won it. Could this be the first year we see a Super Bowl played between two wild-card teams? Sunday’s winners — Baltimore and Philadelphia — would have to meet. Wild-card teams have won two of the past three titles.

GEM
01-06-2009, 05:31 PM
If I was able to build a defense in today's NFL around a certain NFL player, it would be Ed Reed all day long. The guy swarms the damn ball and is fun to watch.

Medford Bronco
01-06-2009, 05:37 PM
If I was able to build a defense in today's NFL around a certain NFL player, it would be Ed Reed all day long. The guy swarms the damn ball and is fun to watch.

I have never been a huge Ravens fan but for some reason this year I want them to win it all.

I enjoyed them smashing Miami so much and hope they do the same to Tennessee. Also I like Flacco. A little rough at times but will get better IMHO. Also has a gun and is very underrated IMHO. Did not come with too much hype either.

bcbronc
01-06-2009, 07:21 PM
just think, we could have had Ngata, Pryce, and Reed on our roster. all three looked pretty good against Miami. (Ngata would mean no Cutler though)

atwater27
01-06-2009, 07:34 PM
If I could build my defense around a player it would be Albert Haynesworth. I just hope we have the chance and the balls to sign him.

nj10
01-06-2009, 09:21 PM
I have never been a huge Ravens fan but for some reason this year I want them to win it all.


Me too...I'd win $60

My roomates and I are as follows

Nathan (me) - Broncos fan
Jarick - Cowboys fan
Johnny - Broncos fan
Cody - Texans fan

As you could assume we were all disappointed about the season. To keep the playoffs interesting we drew 3 teams each for the playoffs at random and everyone drew a team w/ a first round bye out of a hat. Everyone threw in $20. SB loser gets his money back and winner gets $60. I drew the Ravens, Cardinals, and Giants. I'm the only guy w/ all three of my teams left. anyway, it has made bronco-less playoff football...actually kinda fun.

Superchop 7
01-07-2009, 01:59 AM
I think with the players on defense that the Ravens and Giants have......any co-ordinator is bound to look good.

Think about it.

The only guy I know that has a top notch defense no matter who is on the team is..........(Yeah, I know, don't need to beat it to death)

But seriously, think about it.

Pupils look damn good with massive talent.

We don't have that and it will take a couple of drafts to get it.

I wanna win now.......with less.

And I know a specialist.

fcspikeit
01-07-2009, 02:25 AM
If I was able to build a defense in today's NFL around a certain NFL player, it would be Ed Reed all day long. The guy swarms the damn ball and is fun to watch.

That would be about like building a D around Bailey wouldn't it?

IMO the D has to be built from front to back, not from back to front. One of the reasons Reed gets so many Int's is because of all the pressure they get on the QB..