Elevation inc
08-31-2009, 04:18 AM
QB- LOL at Kyle orton im sorry but the guy looks freaked everytime in the pocket the minute even a little pressure comes...check downs and dumpoffs are boring and very easy to key in on....if you dont open up down field the d plays close and that effects the run game as well. Simms is out but i already like him far more than Orton. I have no doubt orton got the nod becasue of memorizing the playbook quicker and being MCD's "Selection" and not physical talent.
I really like Tom brandstater. everyone talks about last week but he was playing behind the 3rd string OL and they Defense was literally in his face on every snap last week. this week he played a good quarter and a half against chicagos first string defense, and many times he looke poised in the pocket. he had good pocket awareness and he he has good mobility loved the rollouts, and his arm is much better than simms and orton. also his physical abilty opens the playbook up much more, with teh defense having to respect deeper stuff allowing underneath stuff to open up more...
I like this pick and i think he may be that guy down the road, i actually would love for him to start game 1 just to see what happens.
Overall i see promise in this unit for the future withg simms and brandstater, but i certainly dont see immedieate success based off what we have seen so far, at the same time to be fair it is all new stuff and injuires are playing a bit of a role....
RB- very lethargic it seems like our interior OL has not grasped the new blocking scheme and weigman and hamilton are getting blown up....that has got to change, also the short passing stuff crimps our run game as defenses dont respect anything and just stack the box....i like buckhalter, moreno and hillis, but its clear we could use some waiver wire guys....Tatum bell??? lol at least he has speed for outside stuff and big play ability...lol
TE- love the blocking and sheff seems to be much better blocking this year, would like to see these guys utilized a bit more in the passing game, but its clear we still have a top notch TE core...
OL- they have got to fix this interior run blocking problem, they are getting blown up, hamilton and weigman look very slow and old.....not worried about clady, harris or kuper(though kuper did struggle a bit so far in pre-season with run blocking) like the pass protection still overall, but this unit needs to keep working hard to get the kinks out.
DE- outside of peterson i dont see to much to get excited about....the otehr guys just seem like dpeth guys and im not sure why thomas and powell cant crack the line-up opposite peterson....mcbean and clemons are just ordinary....really like peterson in that role though...
NT- chris baker owned olin kreutz, and while raw is making a strong case for rotational playing time with fields this year. Fields is servicable, yet unspectacular, a rotation of him and baker seems solid at this point. and they bothe clog well. i really belive baker will be our NT in the future.
OLB- Elvis rocks and this change did wonders for making him a more well rounded defender, he still has some coverage issues but he is primed for a good year. i like what reid and haggan bring but both are somewhat inconsistent, i chalk it up to a new role at this point, but i really want crowder and ayers to step up....ayers still seems a bit lost and i didnt even see crowder lately...Moss is a bust and wont make the team......
ILB- Dj should have a very good year, and i like davis against the run, but our underneath LB coverage is lacking, davis is a bit of a liability in coverage and with the OLBs being new and learning covearge this could be our 3rd down achilles heal all season unless we get the kinks worked out.
Safties- Love dawkins, good to see a safety strike some fear for a change. not sure about hill yet, but mcbath looks like a rookie still. i think we are better than last year, but i still think we have a ways to go outside of dawkins.
CB's- champ looks off a bit not sure what it is, i like goodman he should be solid, he has good closing speed and range. also like alphonso smith, but he is still raw and inconsistent, i would like to see jack williams get some time....as i think the broncos are trying to justify the smith pick by leaving him out there...he still has work to do.
Special teams- our coverage units look a bit better, but our gunners need to keep there heads up and fight blocks better, our returners were better but we still got work to do. Colquitt is a beast right now.
Anyways i really like the progress our defense is making and if we can make it through the first 4 games with a even record i think we have a chance to battle and be at least very comeptetive during our tough stretch....our offense however needs work and while many want to make all the excues for kyle right now the fact is he just isnt playing good ball, looks scared and tenative and he wont win us games with 3 yd dumpoffs all game...our run game needs to get going and the playcalling needs to amp up. our offense has potential, but right now we are a injury plagued tenative unit, that strikes no fear in anyone....hopefully this changes by reg season.
overall i still like where we are headed especially with the improved defense, but our offesne has a ways to go period!!! i still stand by my 7-9 or 8-8 record, the good news is we will be competitive, the bad news is unless moreno is the next adrian peterson and orton has a epiphany on how to play Qb in a spread our offense will be mediocre all year......
fear not though broncomaniacs its not as dire as some believe, and i do belive this team will be close to playoff ready in the next year and half......especially with brandstater as our next tom brady.....LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!
and yes kyle lovers i wait with eager anticipation for your excuses....:lol:
I really like Tom brandstater. everyone talks about last week but he was playing behind the 3rd string OL and they Defense was literally in his face on every snap last week. this week he played a good quarter and a half against chicagos first string defense, and many times he looke poised in the pocket. he had good pocket awareness and he he has good mobility loved the rollouts, and his arm is much better than simms and orton. also his physical abilty opens the playbook up much more, with teh defense having to respect deeper stuff allowing underneath stuff to open up more...
I like this pick and i think he may be that guy down the road, i actually would love for him to start game 1 just to see what happens.
Overall i see promise in this unit for the future withg simms and brandstater, but i certainly dont see immedieate success based off what we have seen so far, at the same time to be fair it is all new stuff and injuires are playing a bit of a role....
RB- very lethargic it seems like our interior OL has not grasped the new blocking scheme and weigman and hamilton are getting blown up....that has got to change, also the short passing stuff crimps our run game as defenses dont respect anything and just stack the box....i like buckhalter, moreno and hillis, but its clear we could use some waiver wire guys....Tatum bell??? lol at least he has speed for outside stuff and big play ability...lol
TE- love the blocking and sheff seems to be much better blocking this year, would like to see these guys utilized a bit more in the passing game, but its clear we still have a top notch TE core...
OL- they have got to fix this interior run blocking problem, they are getting blown up, hamilton and weigman look very slow and old.....not worried about clady, harris or kuper(though kuper did struggle a bit so far in pre-season with run blocking) like the pass protection still overall, but this unit needs to keep working hard to get the kinks out.
DE- outside of peterson i dont see to much to get excited about....the otehr guys just seem like dpeth guys and im not sure why thomas and powell cant crack the line-up opposite peterson....mcbean and clemons are just ordinary....really like peterson in that role though...
NT- chris baker owned olin kreutz, and while raw is making a strong case for rotational playing time with fields this year. Fields is servicable, yet unspectacular, a rotation of him and baker seems solid at this point. and they bothe clog well. i really belive baker will be our NT in the future.
OLB- Elvis rocks and this change did wonders for making him a more well rounded defender, he still has some coverage issues but he is primed for a good year. i like what reid and haggan bring but both are somewhat inconsistent, i chalk it up to a new role at this point, but i really want crowder and ayers to step up....ayers still seems a bit lost and i didnt even see crowder lately...Moss is a bust and wont make the team......
ILB- Dj should have a very good year, and i like davis against the run, but our underneath LB coverage is lacking, davis is a bit of a liability in coverage and with the OLBs being new and learning covearge this could be our 3rd down achilles heal all season unless we get the kinks worked out.
Safties- Love dawkins, good to see a safety strike some fear for a change. not sure about hill yet, but mcbath looks like a rookie still. i think we are better than last year, but i still think we have a ways to go outside of dawkins.
CB's- champ looks off a bit not sure what it is, i like goodman he should be solid, he has good closing speed and range. also like alphonso smith, but he is still raw and inconsistent, i would like to see jack williams get some time....as i think the broncos are trying to justify the smith pick by leaving him out there...he still has work to do.
Special teams- our coverage units look a bit better, but our gunners need to keep there heads up and fight blocks better, our returners were better but we still got work to do. Colquitt is a beast right now.
Anyways i really like the progress our defense is making and if we can make it through the first 4 games with a even record i think we have a chance to battle and be at least very comeptetive during our tough stretch....our offense however needs work and while many want to make all the excues for kyle right now the fact is he just isnt playing good ball, looks scared and tenative and he wont win us games with 3 yd dumpoffs all game...our run game needs to get going and the playcalling needs to amp up. our offense has potential, but right now we are a injury plagued tenative unit, that strikes no fear in anyone....hopefully this changes by reg season.
overall i still like where we are headed especially with the improved defense, but our offesne has a ways to go period!!! i still stand by my 7-9 or 8-8 record, the good news is we will be competitive, the bad news is unless moreno is the next adrian peterson and orton has a epiphany on how to play Qb in a spread our offense will be mediocre all year......
fear not though broncomaniacs its not as dire as some believe, and i do belive this team will be close to playoff ready in the next year and half......especially with brandstater as our next tom brady.....LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!
and yes kyle lovers i wait with eager anticipation for your excuses....:lol: