McDaniels caling the plays in Denver (1 Viewer)

[Beef Ravioli]

I saw a little note somewhere that McD will be calling the plays in Denver. Should I expect about the same production from Jay and Marshall or will there be a possibility of a more balanced attack?

 

[Ron_Mexico]

bye bye Scheffler.

 

[moleculo]

I saw a little note somewhere that McD will be calling the plays in Denver. Should I expect about the same production from Jay and Marshall or will there be a possibility of a more balanced attack?

in 2008 Jeremy Bates called the plays. He tried to mimic what the 2007 Pats were doing.Now that the 2007 Pat's playcaller is in charge, I'd expect similar results.

 

[Garts]

Look out for Eddie Royal...he could approach 100 catches.

 

[bicycle_seat_sniffer]

Look out for Eddie Royal...he could approach 100 catches.

didnt he have 91 this last season?

 

[Garts]

Look out for Eddie Royal...he could approach 100 catches.

didnt he have 91 this last season?

Yeah, I guess he did, but I also think he caught 5 balls on Denvers last drive of the season too...Cutler kept throwing to him over and over...but all things being equal, I guess I should have said he will go over 100 catches...my bad.

 

[SeniorVBDStudent]

I saw a little note somewhere that McD will be calling the plays in Denver. Should I expect about the same production from Jay and Marshall or will there be a possibility of a more balanced attack?

in 2008 Jeremy Bates called the plays. He tried to mimic what the 2007 Pats were doing.Now that the 2007 Pat's playcaller is in charge, I'd expect similar results.

With a couple exceptions, presumably:1. The original should outperform the imitation2. With Shanny gone, Cutler will be less of a golden boy and should throw fewer picks.3. Look for a really good PPR RB to emerge from the soup (screens, dumpoffs, etc.)

 

[Andy Dufresne]

So...don't expect much out of the Denver running game anymore?

 

[Garts]

Move Jamie Winborn and DJ Williams up your TD only leagues...(Vrabel in the goalline package..play-action pass top TE)

 

[moleculo]

So...don't expect much out of the Denver running game anymore?

unclear. McDaniels has retained Bobby Taylor (RB coach) and Rick Dennison (OL coach and run game coordinator) from Shanahan's staff.The pieces are still in place.Remember - Denver, as a team, averaged 4.8 YPC, 2nd in the league, and 1862 yards, good for 12th, despite the fact that they wend thru 7 backs and had at least two games where they completely abandoned the run due to injury. Should the D get any better (they've almost got to, right?) one could hope for a better run/pass ratio than we saw in 2008, which could make Denver a top 10 running team again.I'm not saying DENRB1 is gold like the old days, but still it's a situation that bears watching.

 

[travdogg]

bye bye Scheffler.

Not sure if that'll be the case.

 

[moleculo]

I saw a little note somewhere that McD will be calling the plays in Denver. Should I expect about the same production from Jay and Marshall or will there be a possibility of a more balanced attack?

in 2008 Jeremy Bates called the plays. He tried to mimic what the 2007 Pats were doing.Now that the 2007 Pat's playcaller is in charge, I'd expect similar results.

With a couple exceptions, presumably:1. The original should outperform the imitation2. With Shanny gone, Cutler will be less of a golden boy and should throw fewer picks.3. Look for a really good PPR RB to emerge from the soup (screens, dumpoffs, etc.)

1. maybe. Who knows. Bates adapted what McJosh did in NE to the Broncos personnel - who knows what McJosh will do.2. Cutler would throw fewer picks if he had a viable, consistent run game (i.e. healthy backs) and if he could learn to not force things so much. I would hope McJosh could help with that.3. agreed, and I'm gonna guess right now that Hillis is that guy.

 

[Mikey16x]

bye bye Scheffler.

Not sure if that'll be the case.

I agree with the bye bye schef... you must be a hopeful owner?Benjamin Watson and Daniel Graham both great hands and decent speed at the TE spot.. did nothing under McDaniels and his spread formation.. what makes schef any different?Especially given the fact that they have Marshall/Moss... Royal/Welker.. Stokley/Gaffney... the pieces are in place for a shefless Denver.

 

[BuckeyeArt]

bye bye Scheffler.

Not sure if that'll be the case.

I agree with the bye bye schef... you must be a hopeful owner?Benjamin Watson and Daniel Graham both great hands and decent speed at the TE spot.. did nothing under McDaniels and his spread formation.. what makes schef any different?

When did Watson develop great hands and Graham develop decent speed? Watson catches a little more than 50% of the passes and Graham ran a 4.64 coming out of college. Seven years ago. He's now 31. Scheffler, on the other hand, has both decent speed and hands. And he's 3 inches taller at 6'6". He seems like the perfect guy to send over the middle. Also, Watson did have 92 targets in 13 games in 2006 under McDaniels, a full season pace of 113. Maybe if he had caught more than 53% of Brady's passes that year, the trend would have continued.

 

[Buffaloes]

I don't see why people would automatically eliminate Scheefler as an option in this offense. I would argue he is a better receiver than Watson or Graham. I'm sure McDaniels can realize what talent he has at the position and will use it accordingly. I don't think that there is a distinct formula that will come directly from the Pats to the Broncos. I'm sure McDaniels will adjust his scheme and gameplan and will find a role for Scheffler.

 

[mozzy84]

bye bye Scheffler.

Not sure if that'll be the case.

I agree with the bye bye schef... you must be a hopeful owner?Benjamin Watson and Daniel Graham both great hands and decent speed at the TE spot.. did nothing under McDaniels and his spread formation.. what makes schef any different?

When did Watson develop great hands and Graham develop decent speed? Watson catches a little more than 50% of the passes and Graham ran a 4.64 coming out of college. Seven years ago. He's now 31. Scheffler, on the other hand, has both decent speed and hands. And he's 3 inches taller at 6'6". He seems like the perfect guy to send over the middle. Also, Watson did have 92 targets in 13 games in 2006 under McDaniels, a full season pace of 113. Maybe if he had caught more than 53% of Brady's passes that year, the trend would have continued.

when healthy (which hasn;t been alot) scheffler is alot better receiver than those two guys. I would be surprised if they phased him out if he is full speed.

 

[Ramblin Wreck]

So...don't expect much out of the Denver running game anymore?

What?They were 12th in rushing this year, 9th in 2007, 8th in 2006, and 2nd in 2005.

 

[travdogg]

bye bye Scheffler.

Not sure if that'll be the case.

I agree with the bye bye schef... you must be a hopeful owner?Benjamin Watson and Daniel Graham both great hands and decent speed at the TE spot.. did nothing under McDaniels and his spread formation.. what makes schef any different?

When did Watson develop great hands and Graham develop decent speed? Watson catches a little more than 50% of the passes and Graham ran a 4.64 coming out of college. Seven years ago. He's now 31. Scheffler, on the other hand, has both decent speed and hands. And he's 3 inches taller at 6'6". He seems like the perfect guy to send over the middle. Also, Watson did have 92 targets in 13 games in 2006 under McDaniels, a full season pace of 113. Maybe if he had caught more than 53% of Brady's passes that year, the trend would have continued.

when healthy (which hasn;t been alot) scheffler is alot better receiver than those two guys. I would be surprised if they phased him out if he is full speed.

I think Scheffler will be the 3rd option in the passing game, I'd be shocked if Stokley outproduced him, hell Stokley might not even be a Bronco next year.That was a good point about Watson's hands. If he had as good of hands as Scheffler has, he may have been a 1,000 yard TE one of those years. Also, in 07' alone Watson had at least 5 dropped TD passes, although I'm not exactly expecting a 50-TD year out of Cutler.I'm not saying Scheffler will become a top notch TE, but I wouldn't be surprised if the switch from Shanny to McDaniels helps more than it hurts. I'd be comfortable with him as my TE1 if I missed on on a top-5 guy. He'll probably stop losing snaps to the Nate Jacksons of the world with Shanny gone.

 

[Beef Ravioli]

I am a Cutler / Marshall owner and would love to see Marshall rise a little higher. Could we see a possible Brady/Moss combo in Denver or do you think Cutler will spread it around, especially with the emergence of Royal?

 

[Andy Dufresne]

So...don't expect much out of the Denver running game anymore?

What?They were 12th in rushing this year, 9th in 2007, 8th in 2006, and 2nd in 2005.

Um. I was referring to the new coaching staff, which hasn't exactly featured the RB in their scheme. Whether or not that has to do with available talent is up for debate.