Broncos camp countdown: Can Denver survive McDaniels’ my-way-or-highway mentality?
Article By Unknown on 6th July, 2010
Lee Rasizer, Sporting News correspondent
This is the 25th in a series of team breakdowns to be published before the start of training camp.
Josh McDaniels knows how to make an entrance. A personality clash ushered franchise QB Jay Cutler out of town just weeks into McDaniels' head-coaching tenure. Once training camp began last summer, a petulant Brandon Marshall tested the organization's patience and, again, McDaniels put his foot down in the form of a suspension.
The Broncos will expect more from Knowshon Moreno after an up-and-down rookie year. But the flashiest entrance was Denver beginning '09 as one of the league's hottest teams.
Then everything crashed. Denver became the third team ever to open 6-0 and fail to make the playoffs and the first not to finish with a winning record. At the same time, an adequate defensive line fizzled; Orton went back to being solid instead of spectacular; and running back Knowshon Moreno hit the rookie wall.
Though McDaniels was more calm this offseason, the rest of the front office was busy replacing a defensive coordinator and revamping a conditioning program in hopes of avoiding another late-season slide. The Broncos also traded Marshall to Miami and tight end Tony Scheffler to Detroit. Then Tim Tebow was drafted in the first round, putting McDaniels in the crosshairs of media and fans.
What's new Offense: McDaniels and coordinator Mike McCoy want a more power-based rushing attack, and they have tweaked the personnel up front to accommodate that style. With Marshall gone, the passing game will feature a spread-it-around approach. But it remains unclear whether McDaniels can capture the magic with Orton that he once did with New England quarterbacks. If not, he won't hesitate to turn to newcomer Brady Quinn or Tebow.
After the departure of Marshall, the Broncos used their other first-round pick on ...
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Josh McDaniels knows how to make an entrance. A personality clash ushered franchise QB Jay Cutler out of town just weeks into McDaniels' head-coaching tenure. Once training camp began last summer, a petulant Brandon Marshall tested the organization's patience and, again, McDaniels put his foot down in the form of a suspension.
The Broncos will expect more from Knowshon Moreno after an up-and-down rookie year. But the flashiest entrance was Denver beginning '09 as one of the league's hottest teams.
Then everything crashed. Denver became the third team ever to open 6-0 and fail to make the playoffs and the first not to finish with a winning record. At the same time, an adequate defensive line fizzled; Orton went back to being solid instead of spectacular; and running back Knowshon Moreno hit the rookie wall.
Though McDaniels was more calm this offseason, the rest of the front office was busy replacing a defensive coordinator and revamping a conditioning program in hopes of avoiding another late-season slide. The Broncos also traded Marshall to Miami and tight end Tony Scheffler to Detroit. Then Tim Tebow was drafted in the first round, putting McDaniels in the crosshairs of media and fans.
What's new Offense: McDaniels and coordinator Mike McCoy want a more power-based rushing attack, and they have tweaked the personnel up front to accommodate that style. With Marshall gone, the passing game will feature a spread-it-around approach. But it remains unclear whether McDaniels can capture the magic with Orton that he once did with New England quarterbacks. If not, he won't hesitate to turn to newcomer Brady Quinn or Tebow.
After the departure of Marshall, the Broncos used their other first-round pick on ...
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