Well what do ya know? Woodyard is in and instantly making plays all over the place. John Fox and JDR...you two are morons and deserve to lose this game.I noticed that too. Not good...
It will be really cool when/if DJ comes back. Maybe the only 3 down LB on the team will be Miller. A sucky 4 man rotation of Woodyard, Mays, Brooking, and DJ for us to deal with.Briefly discussed this in my column last week. Brooking rotated in last week before hamstring injury limited him for most of the last three quarters. John Fox suggested they'd do more rotation this week. I thought it was worth watching his snaps and cautioned against using Woodyard (and Mays) as more than LB3s. Also noted possible rotation in every-down linebacker list. Surprising that rotation has been this heavy though.
Woodyard played 89% of defensive snaps, Brooking played 11%, I don't think it is that big of a deal.Also keep in mind, Woodyard is the special teams Captain and plays a big role there, I imagine when covering a punt or kickoff, he may need a couple plays to catch his breath and judging by play counts that may add up here. He played 27% or 6 more plays on special teams which may have been kickoffs and punts.'Khy said:Woodyard seems to be having some solid production for not being in all that much...
This is what I noticed, as well. From what I could tell it was Mays/Brooking almost entirely in the 1st quarther and thereafter when it was an expected running down. Mays got injured for a series or two in the second half and Woodyard took his place. Woodyard played very well when he was in and showed good pursuit on both runs and passes. Brooking is mediocre at best and was slow (hamstring?) and missed tackles so have no idea why coaching staff would have him in that much.Wow I didnt think it was that much. Seems like 1st & 2nd downs all I saw was Brooking. What a sloppy game though. Now the question is, will he be a good start vs HOU? Since they like to pound the ball with 2 very good RBs will Brooking be in more?
Saw that too. Personally, I'm not trusting the ranking given how they rotated in ATL but maybe we'll get more insight on the Audible or RTD.Seems it would be a weak matchup given the run-heavy HOU offense and unlikely HOU will be playing from behind.FWIW, Norton has him highly ranked this week. He must not think Brooking is too much of a concern.
it's still early.I haven't ever seen the rankings, or know what his routine is, but sometimes those type of things are fairly automated early in the week, then they comb through them later.that's a lot of guys to keep track of.unless you find something different from the team, and I doubt you will, I most certainly wouldn't trust woodyard at this point.FWIW, Norton has him highly ranked this week. He must not think Brooking is too much of a concern.
Unless being demoted for an 85 year old LB isn't a big deal.Wow I didnt think it was that much. Seems like 1st & 2nd downs all I saw was Brooking. What a sloppy game though. Now the question is, will he be a good start vs HOU? Since they like to pound the ball with 2 very good RBs will Brooking be in more?
That's why I picked up Woodyard again.DJ Williams may not ever play another snap for the Broncos.
not sure it's much of a demotion. Brooking was signed for a reason and hadn't played a down during the preseason. From everything I have seen/read the Broncos haven't viewed Woodyard as an every-down player. That said, it's Keith Brooking we are talking about. I am going to start Woodyard with confidence this week and I'll probably roll with him until he is taken out of the lineup. I think rookie Danny Trevathan may be as much a threat to Wood's PT as Williams. Williams may very well have played his last down as a Bronco. We'll see...Unless being demoted for an 85 year old LB isn't a big deal.Wow I didnt think it was that much. Seems like 1st & 2nd downs all I saw was Brooking. What a sloppy game though. Now the question is, will he be a good start vs HOU? Since they like to pound the ball with 2 very good RBs will Brooking be in more?
It's DJ Smith, Barnett or him for me.You all rolling with him today?
I'm rolling with him today (although I am tentatively considering demoting him in favor of Miles Burris who will inherit nickle snaps if Rolando McClain is ruled out).You all rolling with him today?
Ok course not. John Fox has to play the (too) old vet in Brooking. Hopefully he hits the bench. I'm sure it will get muddier week 7 or 8 if/when DJ comes backI thought Woodyard was going to be a sleeper but he's not panning out.
http://m.nfl.com/news/0ap1000000077536/3 more games added to DJ Williams suspension.Ok course not. John Fox has to play the (too) old vet in Brooking. Hopefully he hits the bench. I'm sure it will get muddier week 7 or 8 if/when DJ comes backI thought Woodyard was going to be a sleeper but he's not panning out.
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- The Denver Broncos will be without linebacker D.J. Williams until mid-November after the NFL added three games to his suspension Friday. Williams, the team's leading tackler in four of the last five seasons, won't be eligible to return to the Broncos until Nov. 12.
Yeah...his stat line and Rahim Moore's were odd.
I thought Woodyard was going to be a sleeper but he's not panning out.
Stranger things have happened. It took several games and a Brooking concussion for Denver to start Woodyard and play him in base packages. Besides, DJ Williams earned what Woodyard has before Woodyard did. I see this potentially similar to the Indy Angerer/Freeman situation.I doubt they will reduce Woodyard's role. Why would anyone with a brain give DJ what Woodyard earned? I think Denver is smarter than that.
DJ?Woodyard is out this week, will AJ be an every down Linebacker?
Lot of people curious about that. Fox hasn't come out and said it one way or the other. I'd lean towards DJ getting a lot of snaps tonight, but some of it may be conditioning related, does Fox feel like DJ can handle going from sporadic snaps to a full load? I thought he looked good last week with the snaps he had.I hope he plays, I have him one league with playoffs this week and am leaning towards benching him due to safer options. If I knew DJ would play every-down, I'd roll with him, but I have other pretty good options.'UT_Chad said:Is DJ a good start this week? I'm very curious if he'll play every down.
You and me both. I was rolling along just fine until week 9. Now my team is struggling entering the playoffs... Why can't Fox just make things easier and say DJ will play every down? Is that too much to ask for?'flapgreen said:I'm cursed. Have many of my players can get hurt at once?