Denver Native (Carol)
06-13-2014, 05:30 PM
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- A carpenter is only as good as his tools. A good carpenter never blames his tools.
There's a wisp of contradiction in those cliches. But it was clear by Super Bowl XLVIII that Defensive Coordinator Jack Del Rio's toolbox was missing a claw hammer, a socket wrench and maybe a pair of needle nose pliers and a vise grip.
Without Von Miller … and Kevin Vickerson … and Derek Wolfe … and Chris Harris Jr. … and Rahim Moore … the Broncos was game and capable in the two previous playoff games, and held its own early in the Super Bowl before the dam burst. To this day, Del Rio will not use their absences as excuses.
"You do what you can," said Del Rio. "I would suggest if you go back and review last year, that we were very good down the stretch when it mattered. That didn’t help our rank for the regular season but we were effective in the home win against San Diego and we were effective in the home win against the Patriots.
rest, plus Del Rio video
http://www.denverbroncos.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Plenty-of-Creativity-in-Defenses-Plans/45472ff7-99b6-43aa-808e-202816509514
There's a wisp of contradiction in those cliches. But it was clear by Super Bowl XLVIII that Defensive Coordinator Jack Del Rio's toolbox was missing a claw hammer, a socket wrench and maybe a pair of needle nose pliers and a vise grip.
Without Von Miller … and Kevin Vickerson … and Derek Wolfe … and Chris Harris Jr. … and Rahim Moore … the Broncos was game and capable in the two previous playoff games, and held its own early in the Super Bowl before the dam burst. To this day, Del Rio will not use their absences as excuses.
"You do what you can," said Del Rio. "I would suggest if you go back and review last year, that we were very good down the stretch when it mattered. That didn’t help our rank for the regular season but we were effective in the home win against San Diego and we were effective in the home win against the Patriots.
rest, plus Del Rio video
http://www.denverbroncos.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Plenty-of-Creativity-in-Defenses-Plans/45472ff7-99b6-43aa-808e-202816509514