Thread: Vance Joseph outlines current priorities as head coach

Vance Joseph’s third priority right now is football, but that shouldn’t concern Broncos fans.

As Denver’s new head coach told KOA News Radio on Tuesday afternoon, his first and second priorities lie with the managerial responsibilities that accompany a head-coaching gig.

“My first thing is [finding] what kind of players can we acquire to help our team get better,” Joseph said. “That’s always the first priority each morning coming into work. My second priority is probably scheduling for training camp and mini camps and all those things. And my third, is football. That’s the order of business. It’s pretty standard in the NFL.”

Joseph’s list doesn’t end there. Since he was announced as head coach on Jan. 12, he’s buried himself in film study of the Broncos’ 2016-17 season.

“I’ve watched most of the offensive tape the last couple weeks,” Joseph said. “It’s been fun to watch. Defensively, I’ve kind of watched a little bit, but I’m really familiar being with [former defensive coordinator] Wade [Phillips] and watching those guys play over the years. The offensive side, that’s where I spend most of my time as far as film study.”

And while Denver finished 21st in the league with 20.8 points per game, Joseph said he’s encouraged by the signs he saw from Trevor Siemian, Demaryius Thomas, Emmanuel Sanders and the rest of the Denver offense.

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Did you see that King? Joseph thinks Trevor will be in the pro bowl next year!!

I don't understand why his first priority is finding players to acquire.

Isn't that Elway's job?

Originally Posted by slim

I don't understand why his first priority is finding players to acquire.

Isn't that Elway's job?

All I can think of is if he thought that a player(s) who did not grade out well, by changing things up a little would make them a better player, or by replacing, let's say, the OL coach, would make the existing players better, then they would not need to be replaced, via free agency or the draft.

Originally Posted by slim

I don't understand why his first priority is finding players to acquire.

Isn't that Elway's job?

To be fair, he said "what kind of players we can acquire to help our team get better." So I take that to mean that he will give input on his preferences at different positions, playing styles, overall philosophies moreso than individual player targets.

I see. That makes sense.

He is prob working with elway and his coordinators to find out where they can improve. Types of players to look for.

Its the offseason. He has no contact with players so of course thats the focus now.

Originally Posted by slim

I don't understand why his first priority is finding players to acquire.

Isn't that Elway's job?

NO: Our coaches ALL have "input" in that process; Elway just rubber stamps whatever they tell him. If we draft a bunch of scrubs and sign a bunch of gimpy has-beens, that's the coaches' fault for hand-picking "their" guys and failing to "coach them up." It's also Josephs fault if our RB stable sucks next year, because "he" retained Studesville and even promoted him to Assistant Head Coach. Is this your first time posting here?

Originally Posted by Joel

NO: Our coaches ALL have "input" in that process; Elway just rubber stamps whatever they tell him. If we draft a bunch of scrubs and sign a bunch of gimpy has-beens, that's the coaches' fault for hand-picking "their" guys and failing to "coach them up." It's also Josephs fault if our RB stable sucks next year, because "he" retained Studesville and even promoted him to Assistant Head Coach. Is this your first time posting here?

I know this a ******* shocker to you, but the head coach is ultimately responsible for everything on the team, not just the things that you consider good.

Originally Posted by MOtorboat

I know this a ******* shocker to you, but the head coach is ultimately responsible for everything on the team, not just the things that you consider good.

When the HC starts signing contracts, he'll be responsible for which draft picks and FAs sign with him. There's a reason someone asked, "Isn't that Elways job"?

Elway has the draw to players of high regard and will target players any coach wpuld want like ware ward and talib. Juat flat out great players. But when it comes to value guys. I think the coaches will tell elway who they think is a good fit or who they thing they could coach up. And elway will go aftwr if price is right if he agrees. Elway has pro scouts that help evaluate as well.

Originally Posted by NightTerror218

Elway has the draw to players of high regard and will target players any coach wpuld want like ware ward and talib. Juat flat out great players. But when it comes to value guys. I think the coaches will tell elway who they think is a good fit or who they thing they could coach up. And elway will go aftwr if price is right if he agrees. Elway has pro scouts that help evaluate as well.

I think that's probably fairly accurate, but also means Elways coordinating and synthesizing input from ALL our coaches. All defensive assistants have someone a preferred best fit in the 1st (not necessarily the same someone) and so do all offensive and ST assistants (DEFINITELY not the same someone.) Only ONE of them can get "their guy," and ELWAY decides which one that'll be, precisely because there's so much disagreement among the many coaches.

So I'm sure Sambrailo was ON someones list (though probably Barones or Dennisons, not Kubiaks) and Schofield too (probably Barones or Gases, not Foxs) but not near the TOP: The guys who WERE got picked by other teams while Elway picked guys our OTHER coaches wanted: A 1st round OLB and CB plus a 2nd round WR (I'm very curious which of Foxs offensive assistants wanted Latimer so badly in the 2nd that Elway was willing to settle for Schofield on the next to last 3rd round pick.)

That brings up another interesting point: The coach who's been annually lobbying Elway for each lineman class to integrate into what Elway helped him build in previous years was Barone. When McCoy left, Gase was promoted to OC, but had never been an OL coach (before coaching QBs he was our WR coach, which may explain the Latimer pick.) Barone had, and moved back there from TE coach; when Foxs staff left and Dennison came on as OC, Barone was the incumbent OL coach.

In fact, the last Broncos OC to last >2 seasons was: Mike McCoy the LAST time he replaced Dennison.

Point being, I don't dispute our head and other coaches have "input" in drafting and FA, but precisely BECAUSE they ALL do, the final call's Elways.

Gotsis = Kollar's pick.

Sampro = Kubiak's pick.

Terrell Davis = Kubiak's pick.

Originally Posted by Joel

I think that's probably fairly accurate, but also means Elways coordinating and synthesizing input from ALL our coaches. All defensive assistants have someone a preferred best fit in the 1st (not necessarily the same someone) and so do all offensive and ST assistants (DEFINITELY not the same someone.) Only ONE of them can get "their guy," and ELWAY decides which one that'll be, precisely because there's so much disagreement among the many coaches.

So I'm sure Sambrailo was ON someones list (though probably Barones or Dennisons, not Kubiaks) and Schofield too (probably Barones or Gases, not Foxs) but not near the TOP: The guys who WERE got picked by other teams while Elway picked guys our OTHER coaches wanted: A 1st round OLB and CB plus a 2nd round WR (I'm very curious which of Foxs offensive assistants wanted Latimer so badly in the 2nd that Elway was willing to settle for Schofield on the next to last 3rd round pick.)

That brings up another interesting point: The coach who's been annually lobbying Elway for each lineman class to integrate into what Elway helped him build in previous years was Barone. When McCoy left, Gase was promoted to OC, but had never been an OL coach (before coaching QBs he was our WR coach, which may explain the Latimer pick.) Barone had, and moved back there from TE coach; when Foxs staff left and Dennison came on as OC, Barone was the incumbent OL coach.

In fact, the last Broncos OC to last >2 seasons was: Mike McCoy the LAST time he replaced Dennison.

Point being, I don't dispute our head and other coaches have "input" in drafting and FA, but precisely BECAUSE they ALL do, the final call's Elways.

I believe elway does fa like the draft and rank players. They make a board with priority and where elway does his magic to get players.

Originally Posted by NightTerror218

I believe elway does fa like the draft and rank players. They make a board with priority and where elway does his magic to get players.

Likely, but he probably meets with ALL the coaches and scouts to compile that board, or at least meets with the coordinators after they integrate and summarize everyone elses recommendations and rationales. I doubt it's as simple as the HC walking into Elways office and saying, "Get these guys." I mean, if MY OC were a successful former OL coach and I had ANOTHER current OL coach, I'd get OL suggestions from them and scouts, not a HC who'd NEVER directly coached ANY linemen.