Dreadnought
12-07-2011, 09:32 AM
Have I mentioned I am developing a man-crush on John Fox? Exactly the right guy for us in 2011
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – When the Broncos hired John Fox, they didn’t just hire a coach whose résumé was defined by turning a 1-15 side to a conference champion in two years.
They hired someone whose teams usually improve as the season progresses — an unfamiliar notion to the Broncos in recent years.
All you have to do is compare Fox’s career record over quarters of the season to see the pattern.
* Games 1-4: 19-21
* Games 5-8: 18-22
* Games 9-12: 22-18
* Games 13-16 and playoffs: 26-18
Then contrast that to the Broncos’ record in those portions under Mike Shanahan and Josh McDaniels from 2002-10:
* Games 1-4: 27-9
* Games 5-8: 16-20
* Games 9-12: 17-19
* Games 13-16 and playoffs: 19-21
Fox’s teams had four winning records in the last quarter of the season and just one losing mark; in that same span the Broncos had three winning records in the last quarter –but none since 2005 — and three losing records, with a collective 2-10 record in the last quarters of the ’08, ’09 and ’10 seasons...
http://www.maxdenver.com/news/2011/12/07/for-fox-late-season-surges-are-nothing-new/
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – When the Broncos hired John Fox, they didn’t just hire a coach whose résumé was defined by turning a 1-15 side to a conference champion in two years.
They hired someone whose teams usually improve as the season progresses — an unfamiliar notion to the Broncos in recent years.
All you have to do is compare Fox’s career record over quarters of the season to see the pattern.
* Games 1-4: 19-21
* Games 5-8: 18-22
* Games 9-12: 22-18
* Games 13-16 and playoffs: 26-18
Then contrast that to the Broncos’ record in those portions under Mike Shanahan and Josh McDaniels from 2002-10:
* Games 1-4: 27-9
* Games 5-8: 16-20
* Games 9-12: 17-19
* Games 13-16 and playoffs: 19-21
Fox’s teams had four winning records in the last quarter of the season and just one losing mark; in that same span the Broncos had three winning records in the last quarter –but none since 2005 — and three losing records, with a collective 2-10 record in the last quarters of the ’08, ’09 and ’10 seasons...
http://www.maxdenver.com/news/2011/12/07/for-fox-late-season-surges-are-nothing-new/