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MHR University - Modern 3-4 Defense Systems
2008-05-08 00:08:00 Welcome to another edition of MHR University ! Today we'll look at the modern systems run in the 3-4 defense. We'll also clear up some common misperceptions about the formation, as well as look at the strengths and weaknesses of each sytem, and prefered player types. Over the next couple of days I will be moving archived University posts into the MHR University section. This means that if you want to look up older editions, you need only go to the left panel on the main page and click "MHR University". Read the rest of the story below the fold... What is the 3-4? In the 3-4, there are three defensive linemen on the field (DLs). We call the centermost DL a nose tackle (NT) and the other two defensive ends (DEs). We also have 4 linebackers (LBs). The centermost 2 are called inside linebackers (ILBs) and the outer two are called outside linebackers (OLBs). In the 4-3 we call the LBs nicknames... More About: Defense , Systems , Modern
Horse Tracks 5/7/08
2008-05-07 15:06:00 Here's a Wednesday edition of Horse Tracks . Enjoy! Mike Kils had some good responses to his mailbg. See here Jim Armstrong discusses what being a college free agent is like. See here Former Bronco D.D. Lewis hopes to fit with the Seachickens. See here AFC West Here's an article that thinks the conquered fader nation messed up in the draft. See here Our favorite former writer from the Denver Post writes about Phyllis and his merry men taking the next step. See here NFL News The NFL filed a FCC complaint against Comcast. I'm so happy I have a dish again! See here That's all for today folks!
MHR Tech Tips - Making your Fanpost Rock!
2008-05-06 22:00:00 A Fanpost is like a good meal. And what's important with a good meal? If you said taste, you're halfway there. A good chef not only makes food taste good, he makes it look good too. With a fanpost you can write great stuff, and people will like what you are doing. Use a little bit of MHR 2.0 Tech , and your fanpost becomes a work of art. Not only is the fan post easier to read, not only can you highlight certain points with certain tools, but the post just looks good. There are so many features you can use that we are only going to look at a few today. Look for the MHR Tech Tips series here to cover more features in the weeks ahead. For today we'll cover the following. The flag tool The bold feature The italic feature The link feature The blockquote feature FLAGS What can you do if someone is being innapropriate on the site? W... More About: Rock
Broncos Annouce Appointments To Front Office Personnel
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Broncos DB Jack Williams, LIVE, On MHR Radio Wednesday Night!
2008-05-06 04:04:00 If you have been waiting for a good reason to listen to MHR Radio your wait is over. Broncos 4th round draft pick(119) Jack Williams joins me on MHR Radio this Wednesday Night at 9PM est(7PM mst). In 44 games at Kent State, Williams started 37 contests. He recorded 245 tackles (167 solo), three sacks for minus-26 yards, 14 ½ stops for losses of 53 yards and a pair of quarterback pressures. He caused and recovered seven fumbles and also blocked one punt. He deflected 25 passes and gained 209 yards with two touchdowns on 13 pass thefts (16.1-yard average). He also returned twelve kickoffs for 252 yards (21.0-yard average). If there is something you'd like me to ask Jack, let me know in the comments. Can't make it live on Wednesday? Subscribe to MHR Radio NOW! Oh yea, how can I forget?!? MHR Radio is now part of the UBroadcast.com family. You can hear us every Wednesday Night on the Sports Channel at Ubroadcast, Channel 100!!! via ubroadcast.com More About: Live
Horse Tracks 5-5-08
2008-05-05 15:01:00 Here's a Monday "Cinco de Mayo" edition of Horse Tracks . Enjoy! Cutler's diabetes will not stop him and he will still have "game". See here Here are more links and articles about Cutler's diabetes. See here , here Wade Wilson gave Cutler advice on handling his diabetes. See here Cutler plans to use an insulin pump. See here AFC West Phyllis and his merry men held minicamp this past weekend. Looks like the "classy" LT would have played in the Super Bowl if they won despite the pain in the knee. Ok then, why didn't he play at Foxborough? See here Looks like the conquered fader nation will try to add a front office person to the Al Davis fun house. See here No news from the Missouri Indians. NFL News Even though the draft passed us a week ago, it's never too early to see who the top prospects are for 2009. See here Bottom of the Barrel Aren't you glad that we don't have Cedric Benson? See here
MHR Broncos History Lesson - 7th Ed. -- Broncomania
2008-05-03 14:00:00 I am of the biased opinion that there isn't a greater fan on this Earth than those who don the Orange & Blue of the Denver Broncos . The great thing about Broncomania is that it means something different to each and every fan. To me it’s the fanatism I have in defense of all things Bronco. I grew up being ridiculed and picked on for being a Bronco fan when every other Tom, Dick, or Harry person in my class were either 49er fans or Raider fans. I took my licks with pride and wore more orange than I probably ever should have. I mean I had Bronco hats, jackets, jerseys, shirts, sweaters, sweatpants, shoes, socks, and even underwear! I had to make sure I wore something from my team every single day. For me, every day was Orange Sunday. That experience doesn’t make me more of a Bronco fan than anyone else, it just changes my mentality a bit. For example, I look forward to talking smack to Raider fans more so than others, because I... More About: History , Lesson
Is Darrell Jackson better than Javon Walker?
2008-05-02 18:36:00 Who would you rather have? **Warning: This article contains opinions** In the grand scheme of things: no, Darrell Jackson is not better than Javon Walker . But, as of right now, Darrell Jackson is a better buy and a smaller risk for nearly the exact same production in extremely similar offenses. I wanted to put our old #2 WR up against what looks to be our new #2 WR. To do so, I'll run through some numbers and discuss where these players are and have been in their careers. The goal here is in hoping to find some proof that that Denver shouldn't have a dropoff in WR production. The general perception that the Denver Broncos had about a Javon Walker was that it "seemed" like he wanted out and (Walker) didn't think that he was a fit any longer. It's no wonder why. Well, there's the constant (and potential) knee problems. There were the r...
Submit Your Questions For DT Carlton Powell!
2008-05-02 15:58:00 I will be holding an e-mail Q & A session with new Broncos defensive tackle Carlton Powell and need YOUR HELP with some questions. Please submit them to me via email - milehighreport@gmail.com -- and I will forward them on to Carlton. Powell was the Broncos' 5th Round draft choice(#148 overall) and played his college ball at Virginia Tech. Powell should be able to come right in and compete for a spot in the DT rotation. Please have your questions to me by Sunday so I can get them out to Carlton early next week. More About: Questions , Submit
Jay Cutler has type 1 diabetes
2008-05-02 05:25:00 Below is the Jay Cutler article from 7 news . ****************************** Life as Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler once knew it has changed. Cutler was recently diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, a Broncos source confirmed. While this is the most serious type of diabetes, making Cutler insulin dependent, the Broncos are confident it will not negatively impact his career performance. Cutler, who could not be reached for comment, has been taking insulin shots since he was diagnosed and has been participating in the Broncos' offseason workout program. Several athletes have enjoyed long professional careers while playing with Type 1 diabetes, including former big-league baseball stars Ron Santo and Jackie Robinson and hockey's Bobby Clarke. Among the former NFL players who played despite Type 1 diabetes were center Jay Leeuwenburg, who starred at the University of Colorado, quarterback Wade Wilson, and defensive back Mike Echols. "People need to understand this is very tre... More About: Diabetes
Football University - Cover Two Systems
2008-05-02 02:36:00 A lot of folks know about the popular Cover Two system. At the same time, there is a lot of misunderstanding about this system. Some common myths: Cover Two is a formation. Cover Two and Tampa Two are the same thing. Cover Three is a system. Two deep safeties is what a Cover Two is primarily known for. The Cover Two is a 4-3 system. Let's take a deeper look at the Cover Two and it's major variant, the Tampa Two. Knowing how these defenses are set up is key to game planning and game prep for the upcoming season. See you below the fold! The C2 is not a new system. It has been around for decades. In its inception, the C2 was a zone system that was a balanced defense against the run and pass. The idea behind the C2 was to place the LBs in zones that divided the 2nd level of the field. The LBs could be of any type (fast/coverage or slow/big), but the OLBs were normaly faster than their MLB counterparts. The MLB played close to scrimmage, while the OLBs could vary... More About: Football , University , Systems
Horse Tracks 5/1/08
2008-05-01 15:04:00 Here's the return of Horse Tracks . Enjoy! Woody Page of the Denver Post had some replies in his mail bag. See here The Post also discusses what rating our 2005 draft is. See here AFC West Some kid at KU thought the Missouri Indians did very well at the draft. See here There are rumblings from the conquered fader nation that LaMont Jordan could be the next RB to leave. See here Well, looks like there was some change with Phyllis and his merry men's front office. One guy retires and who do you bring in? Randy Mueller, fromer GM of the 1-15 Dolphins. Hope he gives AJ Smith some "great" advice. See here NFL News Looks like the Bills will make $78 million (Canadian..almost same value as our $) for thier game played in Tornoto. See here Have a great day!
MHR's Forgotten Broncos -- Floyd Little
2008-05-01 15:00:00 Welcome to the newest segement of Broncos History. A special thank you to TrinidadJack for coming up with the name of Forgotten Broncos. I decided the best way to kick off a topic like this was to feature an article written by someone who lived through the experience. Floyd Little was thee Franchise while John Elway was making the difficult transition from running back to quarterback in pop warner. I understand many of you would take offense to Floyd Little being considered a Forgotten Bronco, but the point of this series to keep the memories of these past Broncos alive and well in the Bronco consciousness. Simple stats or awards does not do justice to what Floyd Little meant to the fans and the city of Denver, so I hope you enjoy this article written by firstfan as much as I did. Floyd Little by firstfan Let’s begin this story of Floyd Little and the Denver Broncos in 1965. For in that year the mos...
AFC Draft In Review
2008-05-01 07:20:00 Baltimore Ravens Picks: QB Joe Flacco(1), RB Ray Rice(2), ILB Tavares Gooden(3), S Tom Zbikowski(3), OG Oniel Cousins(3), WR Marcus Smith(4), OT David Hale(4), S Haruki Nakamura(6), WR Justin Harper(7), RB Allen Patrick(7) Best Pick: QB Joe Flacco Analysis: B: Some may question whether or not the Ravens paniced a bit when the Falcons sleected Matt Ryan #3. The move down with Jacksonville was a shred one for Ozzie Newsome, but to give most of it away to get back in the Top-20 for Flacco had some scratching their heads. It is obvious the Ravens had Flacco graded significantly higher than Brian Brohm and Chad Henne. Flacco does possess the best "NFL-Arm" in the draft, but time will tell whether or not playing at Delaware prepared him for the rigors of the AFC North. The Ravens also took advantage of having 7 total picks in the Top 4 rounds, with Rice, Gooden and Zbikowski set to play significant roles as early as 2008. For a team desparate for a shot in th... More About: Review , Draft
The Character of our Football Team
2008-04-30 21:35:00 It’s really shocking to me how irrelevant the Broncos currently seem to the national media. Their draft picks got almost no discussion this past weekend, and they’re getting graded consistently at a C level for their rookie class. For the most part, the graders are fools who don’t know what they’re talking about, but it still speaks to this ho-hum feeling around the team. I saw two 2009 mock drafts (by Andrew Perloff of SI and Todd McShay of ESPN) which project the Broncos to be picking in the low teens again next year. We’re irrelevant, and we have no chance for improvement. Viva la Broncos fanhood! National football writers tend to know football to the same extent that Target sells books. Target has all of the bestsellers, and some romance novels to boot, but not much else, because they’re only concerned with stocking the inventory which a broad section of its customer base wants to buy.&n... More About: Football , Team , Character
MHR Tech Tips - "Tags" and "Recommended" Defined
2008-04-30 19:00:00 A quick word on MHR Tech help and tips before we get to using the "Tags " and "Recommend" features... There are a lot of features at MHR that a member can use to make his or her fanposts look better. There are also tools to help make your work easier to use by others. Many of these are "easy" to figure out, and many feautures are explained by clicking for help on the right side of the page when you are putting your fanpost together (by clicking on the question mark). But I'm an older guy who didn't grow up around computers, and I understand the frustration that can come from not understanding computers. In fact, I'm the only editor at MHR that doesn't have an impressive background in computer technology. No fear my friends. If I can learn it, we all can learn it. If you ever need help, here are some tips: 1. You can comment under someone's story or fanpost to ask for help. Almost every MHR member is friendly, helpful, and patient. You won't find a lot of the negative... More About: Tips , Defined
A Royal Suprise
2008-04-30 02:09:00 The NFL Draft has always been a holiday for me. I can't remember a time in the past 5 years that I haven't at least watched the first round. (The last two years I've watched the entire day one which was previously 3 rounds.) I was hoping to attempt to watch the entire thing "buzzer to buzzer" for the first time this year until I realized a scheduling conflict would mean I was at the bottom of the Grand Canyon on the day of the draft. I would have backed out but I had already paid the money and was already 5 weeks into my "training hikes". I like to think a little part of me died that day. But this isn't meant to be a emotional rollercoaster so let me get to the point. At the bottom of the Canyon there is a payphone which I used to call my family to get all the updates. I called around 4:00 pacific time to get the update for the first round. I was very pleased to hear that our blueprint for world domination had gone so far as planned. We got our franchise LT just like... More About: Royal
2008 NFL Draft - Quick Thoughts
2008-04-29 03:06:00 Random thoughts from the weekend. I watched almost the entire draft. It's harder to watch the draft buzzer to buzzer than it is not to. I really liked the 10 minute clock switch this year. More than in years past, I felt like I had an idea when a team was scrambling to make a trade, come to a consensus on one guy, or when they knew exactly who they wanted. On that note, Denver got their man at pick 12. You had to feel good that Denver was able to pick their top guy of everyone that they could have hoped would be available. Clady, Williams, Albert, Stewart, and Mendenhall were all available at 12. Denver did their homework on this pick, and they seemed to pick fairly quickly, which tells me that they had no second thoughts about Ryan Clady. Anytime Coach Shanahan tells the media he's starting a rookie offensive lineman the same day he drafted him and guaranteed him $11 Million dollars, it's obvious that this is the most confident... More About: Thoughts , Quick , Draft , 2008
More On The Undrafted Free-Agent Signees, As Well As Who They Replace
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2008 NFL Draft -- Denver Signs 6(7?) CFAs
2008-04-28 08:51:00 A quick introduction to some of the newest Broncos! Anthony Alridge (WR - Houston) RB/WR Don't tell Anthony that he is a dreaded 'tweener. Reportedly responded to not being drafted by swearing vengeance on every team in the league, except for the Broncos of course, who nabbed him right up. Alridge is an electrifying player, a north south one-cut runner with a massive chip on his shoulder and experience at multiple positions. Should compete at KR/PR, but needs to bulk up a little to really push either of our current "change-up" specialists K Garrett Hartley (Oklahoma) Denver is taking a flyer that Hartley will show the consistency and range he had his first three years, before inexplicably losing both his accuracy and some of his power. Hits into the endzone at about a 33% rate, and is(was) exceptionally accurate inside of 50 yds. Has enough power to hit longer ones and has gotten better about getting lift into his... More About: Signs , Draft , 2008
NFL Draft 2008 - Broncos Reloading Thoughts
2008-04-28 08:46:00 Go easy on me, this is my first diary on MHR :) First, a change in philosophy:When we won back to back Championships, we had a lot of high character guys - Rod & Easy Ed, Elway, Davis, Neil Smith, just about the entire offensive line, Steve Atwater, and, for all of his talking, Shannon Sharpe. For most of the post Superbowl Mike Shanahan era, it seems that as long as someone could play technically sound football, they had a place on our team. Character traits were overlooked for numbers (Dale Carter, Daryl Gardener, Travis Henry – though he seems to be making a good effort to turn it around). Guys with attitude problems were welcomed if they could put up the stats (Javon). Sure, we'd like the guys who were leaders and had high character, and we'd have them on the team, but it wasn't a priority compared to their play. As those guys left, we didn't replace them with enough outspoken high character players. We weren't prepared for the leadership vacuum last year w... More About: Thoughts , Draft , Broncos , 2008
2008 NFL Draft -- Denver Selects FB, Peyton Hillis
2008-04-28 07:15:00 The final pick in a nine pick draft. KC will get a lot of credit for getting a lot of solid picks in this draft, but what else is to be expected of six picks on day one? Whe it comes right down to it, this pick for Denver is the "Mike Shanahan Approved" stamp that packages up this draft neatly and sends it off to training camp. Shanny wants nothing more than to score TDs. He knows he has the most important ingredient for success, a young QB with limitless talent and a drive to be the best. At this point it is all about building around Cutler. From LT to insurance on Henry to arguably the best center in the draft to a dynamic player who can single-handedly improve the Broncos starting field position by leaps and bounds, the Broncos are closer right now to scoring in the red zone than they were in over 25 trips insde the 20 last year. FB is a bit of a misnomer as recent new member hooper recently pointed out: Part of Hillis's job will be to protect Cutler. Hi... More About: Draft , 2008
2008 NFL Draft -- Denver Selects SS, Josh Barrett
2008-04-28 06:51:00 I'm not much for giving grades, but I would say that so far the draft has stacked up in the A-B range. But this pick is the first that I really want to like but just can't get too enthusiastic about. Its a shame too, because like HT I really like the safety position and would love to see Denver take it very seriously. First off, this is the second pick that seems more suitable to a cover-2 type of defense. I suppose if Denver feels like the Jack Williams pick and this pick can outlive Champ and Bly's stay in Denver that they migh find more value instituting a cover-2 scheme. But this is a question for HT to address. I would just like to look at some of the things I like about Barrett and some of the things that bother me. I like that he is a safety that can play well in the box, since I'm with Shanny that you need one safety up to stop the run (especailly with our great man corners) and that will free you up to back him off later and get after the QB once... More About: Draft , Josh , 2008
2008 Draft - "Upon Further Review in the Booth..."
2008-04-28 04:15:00 A companion to the in depth review of players taken in the 2008 draft that have been written by Styg50... There comes a time during a good Broncos game when a play goes horribly wrong. We all groan, kick the dog, throw a brick at the tv, or go out and drink our Zappa Juice. And then (like Death and Dying author Dr. Kubler-Ross says) we hit the next stage of grief and get depressed. BUT WAIT! Coach Shanahan throws the red flag onto the field, and thousands of eyes shoot up to the replay screen in the sky! "All, all forsook the friendless guilty mind. All... but HOPE. HOPE lingered yet behind!" We've gone through a draft with our eyes on the ball, many have felt kicked in the gut, but I'm about to make the argument that upon further review the Denver War Room had their eyes on the entire field and saw some things we missed. I'm throwing out the red flag, and asking for us to consider the following facts. For starters, we have to get out of the woods to see the forest. Th... More About: Review , Draft
2008 NFL Draft -- Denver Selects ILB, Spencer Larsen
2008-04-28 01:51:00 The first thing I did when I got ready to do this write-up on Larsen , was to go backand read everything I had on Wake Forest C, Steve Justice. Say what? I did that because I like the Larsen pick. He is a great ST addition who will be an immediate upgrade over many of our veteran journeymen who currently under-occupy the positions, and unlike them, he will have something to prove. Plus, I like the idea that we can challenge K2 without making a huge vote of "no confidence" in him, as a Lofton pick may have done. We are paying him after all. My reasoning for looking at Justice, is that of all the players still on the board who stood to be gone by the time denver selected again, he was the one who I had always assumed would be a solid choice for Denver . The question wasn't whether he should have been selected instead of Larsen, but whether we should have passed on K-Lic (if you guys want me to stop using this nick for him, you better suggest something fast,... More About: Draft , Spencer , 2008
2008 NFL Draft -- Denver Selects DT, Carlton Powell
2008-04-28 00:52:00 Regardless of how you rank our offseason needs, there is no doubt we had three critical issues to this teams success: Score TDs in the redzone Stop the run Improve STs As I peruse our 2008 draft class, I see just how deeply complex football is, as on the surface we seem to putting a lot of effort into #3 above, when I would probably rate it as a distant second to #2. But that is where the complexity lies. By addressing 3 you indirectly optimize 1 which in turn has an effect on 2 which improves 3 which... I think you get the point. And not to be overlooked in the drafting or non-drafting of a DT is the fundamentally flawed stature of this years DT class. Outside of Ellis and Dorsey (who I wil leave out of the discussion from here on out) there simply wasn't anyone that I felt the Bronco's absolutely must get. I have looked at more DTs this year than in any year of the draft, and I have extensie notes on 27 (!!!) DTs alone, making up almost a fif... More About: Draft , Denver , Powell
2008 NFL Draft -- Denver Selects RB Ryan Torain
2008-04-28 00:11:00 Denver's most recent late round RB selection seems to be getting a bit of a cold shoulder from the faithful. For shame. If you have learned anyhting about these Denver Broncos it is that they don't mess up the RB picks. I could very easily file this one away under success without pulling out my notes to corroborate what they are doing here, but I enjoy checking up on the Broncos, so it is my pleasure to introduce you to the newest 1000 yd rusher for the Broncos. But first, let's get something out of the way. We all get a little too caught up in "this guy should go here" and "that guy should go there". Here is a mental exercise: take all of the currently active NFL players and throw them in a pot and then draw lots and draft to build a team (not a fantasy team here, guys. An actual team.) There will be a top fifty or so (around 3 rds) that everyone will be vying for. But after that, the players you want will differ drastically from the pla... More About: Draft , Denver , Ryan , 2008
2008 Draft Class -- Denver Broncos
2008-04-27 23:38:00 Here is an official introduction to nine of our newest Broncos . It appears we went to Virginia and Arizona to do most of our scouting. Click Here SI's Grade of the Broncos Draft Welcome to the Denver Broncos #12 OT-Ryan Clady, Boise State #43 WR-Eddie Royal, Virginia Tech #108 OG-Kory Lichtensteiger, Bowling Green This pick is so unsexy that I could find no highlight reels. There is a video of him at the combine if you follow the link above. #119 CB-Jack Williams, Kent State #139 RB-Ryan Torain, Arizona State #148 DT-Carlton Powell, Virginia Tech #183 OLB-Spencer Larsen, Arizona #220 S-Josh Barrett, Arizona State #227 FB-Peyton Hillis, Arkansas Poll How would you grade our draft? A+ A or A- B+ B or B- C+ C or C- D F ... More About: Class
2008 NFL Draft -- Denver Selects CB Jack Williams
2008-04-27 23:18:00 You don't know Jack . And it is fairly debatable about whether you want to or not. First, let's get the obvious out of the way. The guy is too small. At 5' 9" (generously) he comes to a team that won't draft elite safety help if their lives depended on it, and is guaranteed to be mismatched 9 times out of 10 in one on one coverages. I love D-Will, but I remember him being burned a lot in one on one scenarios against precise passers. He was at his best when the opposing QB was screwing up, where his tenaciousness made teams pay for their mistakes. Which is something you see in J-Will as well. Tenaciousness. Fire. Competitiveness. You WILL see him in the mix at KR/PR. You WILL see him fly down the field with some of the best timed speed in the draft. You WILL see his willingness to work and his great team attitude. You WILL see a combination of strength and speed that is rare in a CB. And you WILL see a p... More About: Draft , Williams , Denver , 2008
2008 NFL Draft -- Broncos Select C, Korey Lichtensteiger
More articles from this author:2008-04-27 22:49:00 I didn't see this coming but I definitely love this pick. This is another nasty Olineman with good instincts and versatility, and what really excites me is what he can bring to Denver's running game down the line: as a guard he had 184 knockdowns, 27 resulting in TDs. That's what I'm talking about. When you factor in his effortless move to center, where he graded the highest among NCAA centers for his blocking (92 knockdowns in first year, 10 for TDs), you can understand why he was the highest ranked center going into 2007, but that leads you to ask: Why didn't he stay at the top? He began 2007 by recording 96 knockdowns, and 16 were for TDs, and he did this through only nine games. He also added 6 other knockdowns that resulted in big plays (over 25 yards) and gave up only 1 sack through that time period. But unbeknownst to him he was playing through pain that would ultimately prove to be a torn labrum, which was repaired via arthroscopic surgery,... More About: Draft , Broncos , Select , 2008 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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