Nope, nope, nope: HCs make all draft and FA decisions, because the GM's just there to sign their checks (presumably while signing the HCs.) That's why Kubiak lost his job for refusing to play the QB Elway hand-picked. And even if we blame the ACTUAL line coach instead of the HC who's NEVER coached a line, it's STILL Kubiaks fault for not firing him. And for Fox not firing him. And for McDumbass hiring him. Do you even logic?
*sigh* If only all those guys Kubiak and Dennison failed to coach up weren't OUT OF THE LEAGUE, McCoy'd surely make something of them. After all, remember how great our line was the LAST time McCoy was our OC (but that was Kubiaks fault for not firing Barone in between coaching Texans games.) Just wait: Sambrailo and Schofield are guaranteed All Pros now. Or, if not, it's because Kubiak/Dennison cluelessly hand-picked them: EVERYONE knows HCs make all roster decisions, except when they don't.
Bolles is no guarantee either, but the odds are much better with a drafts FIRST OT than its ninth (i.e. Sambrailo) or eleventh (i.e. Schofield.) All picks are crap shoots, but I'd rather bet the QBotFs health on the #20 overall pick than the #59 or #95. For whatever it's worth, I do think Garcia will stick at RG, because it suits his deep but narrow abilities, yet I wouldn't be shocked if Stephenson beats him out (can't see a one-armed Sambrailo winning a strength position.)
Oh, valid point. I thought you meant all starters, you should take the time to be more descriptive, don't be shy. —Jaded
Never confuse frustrated candor and disloyal malice.
Love can't be coerced. —Me
Oh, valid point. I thought you meant all starters, you should take the time to be more descriptive, don't be shy. —Jaded
Never confuse frustrated candor and disloyal malice.
Love can't be coerced. —Me
It's just absurd to think that the Broncos could have won more games with Lynch last year - or this year either.
John Elway wants his first round pick to play. They want him to succeed. He's not doing it so far. He's not ready, which is why they are not starting him. Vance Joseph has a SB caliber defense which means if the Broncos make the playoffs, it will be hard to defeat them. They need their offense to play better.
And that can't happen if they start Paxton and he can't manage his progressions properly. So, good, bad, or ugly, Trevor is the guy. For now. We'll see what happens when the season gets started.
Elway took a look at coaching and scheme from last year and decided both need to be better. So, Gary Kubiak is not the coach, and they shit-canned the scheme from last year - along with most of the offensive coaches.Quote Originally Posted by MOtorboat View Post
Couldn't disagree more. If one player, or maybe even one offseason of players doesn't work out, then you might be able to pin that on a poor GM. Three years worth of poor offensive lines with different players, you have to start looking at coaching and scheme.
But, obviously, one big problem for the Broncos in past years is that they were trying to get by with cast-offs and scrubs on the OL. Russell Okung for instance was a cast-off.
His team, the Seahawks declined to exercise his fifth year option and let him walk. Much the same was true of Donald Stephenson. Neither player worked out as planned. Paradis is the only success story so far in terms of Elway drafting OL.
And he's tried a bunch of times, but zero joy with players like: Max Garcia (4th round), Michael Schofield (3rd round), Connor McGovern (5th round), etc. We'll see how this works out this season. But, Schofield and Garcia might both get cut, which isn't a great testimonial to John Elway's drafting.
Though He slay me, I will trust in Him . . . (Job 13:15)
"Tuning ... into each other ... lift all higher”
“I’m just different!”
Sign Garbage Minshew.
Draft
1st round— Cooper Dejean CB
2nd round— Jack Sawyer OLB
3rd round— Will Shipley RB
4th round— Ricky Pearsall WR
5th round— Ladd McKonkey WR
6th round— Cash Jones RB
7th round— Carson Steele RB
McGovern should stick. . . as a backup. Schofield and Garcia had chances to start, and sucked. Bolles is a rookie who has never started a regular season game, so we have no idea how he will do when it counts.
But, it looks like neither Schofield and Garcia will make the team. I could be wrong about that of course, but that's my prediction. If they do make it that does not say good things about this Broncos OL. They should have better players on the 53 man roster than either of those stiffs.
Stats don't tell the entire tale. (which I know is borderline hypocritical because I've used them to defend my stance on paxton) Both games Paxton looked like a deer in the headlights, the game seemed too fast for him and he just didn't seem to get it. He doesn't look better yet this year. We're going to have to wait until Sunday to see if playing with the 1's will make the difference, maybe it will. I won't be as apposed to it as you assumed when responding to me on the other boards. But he's gotta win me over, he's never once done that...I have no trust in his abilities, until he shows otherwise he's never been anything special in my eyes.
My lack in confidence towards paxton has nothing to do with the numbers he puts up, it's the way he carries himself on the field. If you don't agree with that, I can respect that, but bottom line. You can cherry pick stats and disregard that the very next game for Trevor he had one of the best games of his career, the difference between Paxton and Trevor is one is calm and collected under pressure, the other looks completely and totally lost.
I don't think "Deer in the headlights" means what you think it means, Frey.
"Tuning ... into each other ... lift all higher”
“I’m just different!”
Sign Garbage Minshew.
Draft
1st round— Cooper Dejean CB
2nd round— Jack Sawyer OLB
3rd round— Will Shipley RB
4th round— Ricky Pearsall WR
5th round— Ladd McKonkey WR
6th round— Cash Jones RB
7th round— Carson Steele RB
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