Pryce Critical Of Broncos

[NYBronc]

From broncos.scout.com. You have to subscribe so I pasted it.

"I had to make all the plays. If I didn't, I was wrong, that type of thing. For the first time in a long time, I feel like I'm happy to be playing football.

"The way the coaches and everybody is the same here it's not an 'us versus them' mentality between the players and the coaches where you do something wrong and you know there's going to be hell to pay. The coaches, I think, want to help you and they feel part of it, too. They might feel pressure for their jobs like we do, so it's a little bit different."




TJ Edit: Sorry folks. I can't have Scout going after me for copyright infringement on their subscription stuff. I think a quote will probably pass, but pasting their entire subscription stuff is going to cause them concern.

[Atlas]

Pryce Critical Of Broncos

YAWN

[Man-Goblin]

Have fun losing 9 games; at least he'll be happier playing under Billick, until he gets fired, I mean.

[bronco militia]

lol...he's finally safe from the "little man upstairs"..

[bfoflcommish]

Pryce remains bitter about how he was utilized in his final season in Denver when he often dropped back into coverage on third downs instead of rushing the passer. He was limited to four sacks after recording 59 during his first eight seasons in Denver.

OH BOO WHOOO,

What was his excuse the other 2 downs?

[Popps]

"I had to make all the plays.

How about a play, Trev. God forbid we asked our gazillion dollar a second defensive "star" to show up once in a blue moon.

[alkemical]

lol - he got downsized and he's po'd.

they will win games this year (the ravens) - but they will be playing 3/4 and 4/3 - so he will have to occupy blockers anyway

[GreatBronco16]

"The way the coaches and everybody is the same here it's not an 'us versus them' mentality between the players and the coaches where you do something wrong and you know there's going to be hell to pay.

Oh heaven forbid that the coaches didn't give you a shoulder to cry on and buy you icecream when you messed up. Perhaps that is what they do in Raven land, and perhaps that is why their team sucks.

Thank God the pressure is off of you to have to actually do your damn job Pryce.

[SouthStndJunkie]

"The way the coaches and everybody is the same here it's not an 'us versus them' mentality between the players and the coaches where you do something wrong and you know there's going to be hell to pay.

I guess that is why guys like Gerard Warren and Courtney Brown wanted to stay with the club badly.

Pryce was the invisible man come playoff time. It is easy to run your mouth when you are out the door. Go make/produce some more bad music.

[Hotrod]

Pryce who.....pfft

[g00fyfoot]

The comments aren't those of a team player. He doesn't like the defensive scheme of a 13-3 division champion? Well, jeez, too bad, buddy. Perhaps he's better off now after all. And his final comment implies that he thinks he was released because of performance issues, even though everyone knows, and the article even states, that that isn't the case. I think somehow he doesn't "get it".

[(Jae)]

Eh, say what you want, I'd still like him to be here.
Just not for his "Pryce" tag.

[Dagmar]

:loser:

[Goobzilla]

A bitter former employee, now there's something you don't see every day.

[fountelway]

i think trevor still has a couple good years left. i don't understand how the broncos think they will be able to rush the passer any better this year with the d line. coyer stated last year they tried rushing the front four but it wasn't effective so they had to blitz. now this year he thinks its of the sudden going to work? they dumped their best lineman and drafted a fourth round de and a former practice squad player (corey jackson) is suppose to be the answer?? oh i forgot kenard lang also. i don't see how we will be anymore effective rushing the passer this year. i hope i'm wrong

[BroncoFiend]

Chalk this up as the least suprising news of the offseason, Pryce's penchant for whining and eagerness to have something to say to the media made this inevitable.

I guess his appreciation to Shanahan for making him the highest paid lineman in football has worn off. He's a good player, but what a jerk.

[sirhcyennek81]

Good luck in Baltimore, Trevor. I wish you future success...*snicker* with the Ratbirds.


:Broncos:

[shakenbake]

I liked Trevor Price for the most part while he was in Denver. His productivity defiantly dropped off over the past few years. Personally, I thought he was a much better Tackle than an End. Even in later years he seemed to make more plays from teh Tackle position. I don't see how he can bitch though he was the one that wanted to move to DE.

[Barry Ramey]

Good riddance to Pryce. He has chances to make plays and came up empty too often. Was he the only one? No, but he was the highest paid and that's the difference. Hard to feel sorry for anyone with that contract.

[Phantom]

That's what happens when you win two rings your first two years in the league. Winning is no longer important. The coaches being nice to you is important and producing rap albums.

[Garcia Bronco]

didn't this jackass punch our QB one year? Team player all the way.

[Steve Sewell]

Trevor was a great player for the Broncos. He also had a tendency to only think about himself. I can't believe that a guy who played somewhere for 9 years, and made bucketloads of cash, would not be grateful of his time there.

Most guys would just handle their release with class and dignity.

I thought Trevor had a great season last year and yes, he didn't have a lot to show for it in terms of stats. However, if he doesn't realize that his release was money and age related, the NFL should test him for whatever he was smoking. Shanahan was always very complimentary of Trevor (except for a few instances that I can remember).

[Broncoman13]

Actually, what he's biatching about is the same thing that several of us biatched about last year as well. Our best player on the DL wasn't allowed to rush the passer much last year. When turned loose (Remember Coyer's halftime speach during the Chargers game and then the subsequent Chef game) he was dominant. Then we returned to the zone blitz and he was relegated to occupying blockers and allowing the LB's to have clear lanes. I understand the scheme, but don't like it and several people here had the same complaints.

[NYBronc]

"The way the coaches and everybody is the same here it's not an 'us versus them' mentality between the players and the coaches where you do something wrong and you know there's going to be hell to pay. The coaches, I think, want to help you and they feel part of it, too. They might feel pressure for their jobs like we do, so it's a little bit different."

Yeah, T and they're such a well coached team they had one of the worst <A HREF=http://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/article.jsp?id=4558>meltdown's</A> of all time against Detroit last year.

They call Billick and Boller <A HREF="http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/football/bal-preston02,0,1654618.story?coll=bal-specials-headlines">Barnum and Bailey</A> over at the Baltimore Sun! LMAO!

[Steve Sewell]

i think trevor still has a couple good years left. i don't understand how the broncos think they will be able to rush the passer any better this year with the d line. coyer stated last year they tried rushing the front four but it wasn't effective so they had to blitz. now this year he thinks its of the sudden going to work? they dumped their best lineman and drafted a fourth round de and a former practice squad player (corey jackson) is suppose to be the answer?? oh i forgot kenard lang also. i don't see how we will be anymore effective rushing the passer this year. i hope i'm wrong

People seem to forget that Pryce was once a linebacker in college. He started his college career at Michigan as a linebacker and eventually blossomed into a DE at Clemson. Pryce, even though he was a high draft pick, kind of came out of nowhere and became a star in the NFL.

If you look at Jackson, he has the same sort of build and he appears to have a tremendous amount of athletic ability. He needs some time to develop, and if he does everything right, he has the raw athletic ability to become a player like Pryce was. They are basically the same size/frame players...

That's my homer opinion of the day...

[Tredici]

where you do something wrong and you know there's going to be hell to pay

As it should be.

'nuff said.

[Steve Sewell]

"The way the coaches and everybody is the same here it's not an 'us versus them' mentality between the players and the coaches where you do something wrong and you know there's going to be hell to pay. The coaches, I think, want to help you and they feel part of it, too. They might feel pressure for their jobs like we do, so it's a little bit different."

Yeah, T and they're such a well coached team they had one of the worst <A HREF=http://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/article.jsp?id=4558>meltdown's</A> of all time against Detroit last year.

They call Billick and Boller <A HREF="http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/football/bal-preston02,0,1654618.story?coll=bal-specials-headlines">Barnum and Bailey</A> over at the Baltimore Sun! LMAO!

You're right. I just can't see Billick as someone that a guy like Pryce would get along with. He comes off as one of the most arrogant pricks in the NFL...wait, come to think of it, maybe they will get along.

[Jason in LA]

I always find it funny how a player can leave a team, bad mouth them, and then act like their new team is just so great. How many times have we seen a player come to the Broncos and just sing the praises of the team, while bad mouthing their former team. Then every player who gets the boot from the Broncos always has something bad to say. I'd say it's like that with every team. It's kind of funny how these guys act like they moved on from some crappy organaztion to some first class organaztion.

[Old Dude]

This article also appeared in USA Today, and it was captioned something like "Pryce Rips Broncos."

Honestly, it didn't sound all that bitter or "ripping" to me. Basically, he said that his job in Denver, over the past season, (along with the other DLs) was mainly to tie up the O-Line so that LBs could make the plays. That is true. Coyer and Shanny have already said the same thing, several times.


Doesn't surprise me that Pryce didn't enjoy that role. And most DEs probably feel their paychecks are closely related to sack numbers.

[Mile High Shack]

what sucks about this whole thing

Trevor is good for one game a year

that one game will be against us I'm sure of it

[-Slap-]

didn't this jackass punch our QB one year? Team player all the way.
He should go into the Ring of Fame for that.

[jmz313]

Pryce is just happy to be in greener pastures. In Baltimore he can get busted for high stakes poker games, thrown in jail for Federal drug charges or be an accessory to murder, yet still be welcomed back with open arms. He's been holding back in Denver and is realy for a spree like the rest of the ravens.

[12th man]

"I'm actually going to be put in a position to try to make a play instead of the blocking dummies of a defensive line that we became last year in Denver," Pryce said. "Somebody said I had 10 tackles for losses and 50-some pressures. It doesn't matter. I was released anyway."
He was released because he was asking for way too much money. Maybe we would have paid him if he would have gotten more than four sacks.

I can't believe he was complaining about the coaches telling him to make plays. I mean the guy had one good game (against kc) and then he fvckin' dissapeard! What the hell does he suspect is going to happen when he's supposed to be one of the best DE's in the game, and he only has one good game, and sh1ts out 4 sacks! He's a POS. Forgett about him. I realy think dummerville and even jackson can match or even out perform the season that trev had last year.

[Tredici]

what sucks about this whole thing

Trevor is good for one game a year

that one game will be against us I'm sure of it

Maybe they'll play Chicago with SOB behind center.

:~ohyah!:

[GonzoLays]

There is a lot of truth to what he is saying. He was our most dominant lineman last year and was promptly cut in the offseason. What more does a fella have to do? It wasn't his fault that he didn't have 15 sacks, it was the scheme we were playing. Can't blame him on that one.

As far as players not getting along with the coaches? Who knows. Nobody here has a lockerroom pass so all we can go by is what players tell us in the media. If you remember last year, there was a near mutiny in the lockerroom over Coyer's schemes. Suffice to say, the players were not happy with what was going on.

But the fact of the matter is, you don't have to get along to perform. That has been proven over and over in sports. Rarely, if ever, will you find a lockerroom of players and coaches gayingly loving and praising each other. Its sports. Its emotion. Its fire. Its egos. That's a combustible mix on any level.

[Garcia Bronco]

He should go into the Ring of Fame for that.


At the time...I thought so too. And maybe Griese deserved it....but he was wrong to do that.

[alkemical]

At the time...I thought so too. And maybe Griese deserved it....but he was wrong to do that.


sometimes karma takes the shape of a 300lb DL

[Kid A]

what sucks about this whole thing

Trevor is good for one game a year

that one game will be against us I'm sure of it

If last year is any indication, it will be December 10, against the Chiefs.

[Smiling Assassin27]

wow, i guess trev has a problem with being held accountable. he'll love brian 'it could NEVER be my fault' billick, then.

[bendog]

Actually, what he's biatching about is the same thing that several of us biatched about last year as well. Our best player on the DL wasn't allowed to rush the passer much last year. When turned loose (Remember Coyer's halftime speach during the Chargers game and then the subsequent Chef game) he was dominant. Then we returned to the zone blitz and he was relegated to occupying blockers and allowing the LB's to have clear lanes. I understand the scheme, but don't like it and several people here had the same complaints.
Yeah, but when Coyer tried to rush just four, teams picked them apart. I dunno that the no sacks came before the zone blitz everybody and their mama, or whether it was the other way around. He really only had one dominant game last year. But, I also don't see where the rush is coming from the RDE now either.

Balt's the mystery team, imo. Is Pryce done? Can their rook DT keep the Blade free to run down runners? Can they get production from the QB position? Is Jamal so punked that MA is their best runner?

[defenseman]

From broncos.scout.com. You have to subscribe so I pasted it.

<B>The Denver Broncos cut defensive tackle Trevor Pryce in the off-season. Now with the Baltimore Ravens, Pryce recently spoke out about his final year with Denver. </B>

Trevor Pryce definitely doesn't miss the Denver Broncos, who cut the four-time Pro Bowl defensive end after last season because of salary-cap reasons. Pryce often clashed with Broncos coach Mike Shanahan toward the end of his nine-year tenure in Denver.
"I came from something that could get pretty hairy at times," said Pryce, who signed a five-year, $25 million contract with Baltimore in March.

"I had to make all the plays. If I didn't, I was wrong, that type of thing. For the first time in a long time, I feel like I'm happy to be playing football.

"The way the coaches and everybody is the same here it's not an 'us versus them' mentality between the players and the coaches where you do something wrong and you know there's going to be hell to pay. The coaches, I think, want to help you and they feel part of it, too. They might feel pressure for their jobs like we do, so it's a little bit different."

Pryce remains bitter about how he was utilized in his final season in Denver when he often dropped back into coverage on third downs instead of rushing the passer. He was limited to four sacks after recording 59 during his first eight seasons in Denver.

"I'm actually going to be put in a position to try to make a play instead of the blocking dummies of a defensive line that we became last year in Denver," Pryce said. "Somebody said I had 10 tackles for losses and 50-some pressures. It doesn't matter. I was released anyway."

The Shorter version, "Hi, I'm Pryce and I don't like being held accountable to get my job done. Definitely don't like being yelled at, it hurts my delicate ears. I like to make music and have fun, and sometimes I actully play football." Stuff it up you *** Trevor, what a damn primadonna..dman

[-Slap-]

At the time...I thought so too. And maybe Griese deserved it....but he was wrong to do that.
Hmm, you're the guy who operates under the motto: "If someone is asking for a beating, they deserve to get a beating", right?

What's different here? Do you think Trevor just Dry Gulched our starting quarterback completely unprovoked?

[baja]

Like Old Dude said, Pryce didn't rip the Broncos just complaining about his roll mostly.

Coyer said it best, " This is a good move for Trevor and a good move for the Broncos, we expected too much from Trevor so the move is a good one."

This came from the Coyer interview on the Broncos web site

[Broncoman13]

There is a lot of truth to what he is saying. He was our most dominant lineman last year and was promptly cut in the offseason. What more does a fella have to do? It wasn't his fault that he didn't have 15 sacks, it was the scheme we were playing. Can't blame him on that one.

As far as players not getting along with the coaches? Who knows. Nobody here has a lockerroom pass so all we can go by is what players tell us in the media. If you remember last year, there was a near mutiny in the lockerroom over Coyer's schemes. Suffice to say, the players were not happy with what was going on.

But the fact of the matter is, you don't have to get along to perform. That has been proven over and over in sports. Rarely, if ever, will you find a lockerroom of players and coaches gayingly loving and praising each other. Its sports. Its emotion. Its fire. Its egos. That's a combustible mix on any level.



Uh-oh... I don't like this post!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Steve Sewell]

Off topic of this thread...but does anyone know off hand how MA is doing in camp with the Ravens? I always like MA and I hope he does well, just not against the Broncos.

[HEAV]

The way the coaches and everybody is the same here it's not an 'us versus them' mentality between the players and the coaches where you do something wrong and you know there's going to be hell to pay

Oey Vey!

Trevor get a real job! Then you can bitch!

[Steve Sewell]

Like Old Dude said, Pryce didn't rip the Broncos just complaining about his roll mostly.

Coyer said it best, " This is a good move for Trevor and a good move for the Broncos, we expected too much from Trevor so the move is a good one."

This came from the Coyer interview on the Broncos web site

I can't believe he said that! Either Coyer needs a PR lesson, or it was a sneaky way of taking a shot at Trevor. I'd like to think it's the latter but Coyer seems to be kind of a bumpkin when dealing with an interview.

[Orange_Beard]

May be you could show RAYRAy 2 superbowl. You might want to do it in the shower, to be sure he does not have a blade.

What ever Pryce, move on and have a fine year.

[bronco militia]

Pryce didn't rip the Broncos just complaining about his roll mostly.




that's a bunch of crap.....you old farts need to read the article again..... the last two paragraphs were 'devoted' to the way he was used...the rest was the way the he was treated and the environment in Denver.

thank god the Ravens 'rescued' (gave him $10 million bonus) big ol' trevor pryce from the little man upstairs.

[alkemical]

Maybe i will make a voodoo doll out of trevor.....


PS - I never would - so don't sue me trevor.

[Bob's your Information Minister]

I'm just glad that Pryce was KC's biatch the last time he faced 'em. :)

[bendog]

Maybe i will make a voodoo doll out of trevor.....


PS - I never would - so don't sue me trevor.
A needle to his lower back ... an epidural and make him numb below the waist

[Play2win]

I wonder how long it is until Pryce beats up **Whoever** their Quarterback is...

[alkemical]

A needle to his lower back ... an epidural and make him numb below the waist


That will happen when he lifts his next crate of LP's

[bpc]

"WAAAAAH WAAAAAAAH WAAAAAAH! They expected me to do something after they paid me 10 million per season!"

Obviously Pryce wasn't playing to maximum efficiency or he wouldn't have been wacked after last season.

Do you think Reggie White would have got wacked like that? Hell no because he always produced. Some players can handle the pressure... some cannot.

Pryce will be shopping for a new team after this season and even one of the media reporters from ESPN or CNNSI reported that it looked like Pryce was washed up at Ravens camp. Reality can hurt sometimes.

[Garcia Bronco]

Hmm, you're the guy who operates under the motto: "If someone is asking for a beating, they deserve to get a beating", right?

What's different here? Do you think Trevor just Dry Gulched our starting quarterback completely unprovoked?


The point of that argument was don't be surprised when somebody cracks you over the head when provoked. Doesn't mean that the provoked person was right to crack them over the head. It would be optimal for cooler heads to prevail....The simple answer is...neither one is right.

[bronco militia]

The point of that argument was don't be surprised when somebody cracks you over the head when provoked. Doesn't mean that the provoked person was right to crack them over the head. It would be optimal for cooler heads to prevail....The simple answer is...neither one is right.

all that goes out the window when alcohol is involved...

some QB's errrrrrrrr drunks (is there a difference? ha ha) deserved to get knocked the **** out.

[alkemical]

The point of that argument was don't be surprised when somebody cracks you over the head when provoked. Doesn't mean that the provoked person was right to crack them over the head. It would be optimal for cooler heads to prevail....The simple answer is...neither one is right.


Well when griese hit the driveway, who was there to tell him the driveway was defensless?

[bendog]

speaking of alcohol ...... oh God thank you.

[bronco militia]

speaking of alcohol ...... oh God thank you.


bwahaha! amen!

[Old Dude]

that's a bunch of crap.....you old farts need to read the article again..... the last two paragraphs were 'devoted' to the way he was used...the rest was the way the he was treated and the environment in Denver.

thank god the Ravens 'rescued' (gave him $10 million bonus) big ol' trevor pryce from the little man upstairs.

Well, I read it again and you are correct that he made some comparisons in which he impliedly accused the Denver staff of being more critical than supportive. And that they expected too much out him.

But that's pretty minor compared to what you usually see out of jilted lovers.

[bronco militia]

Well, I read it again and you are correct that he made some comparisons in which he impliedly accused the Denver staff of being more critical than supportive. And that they expected too much out him.

But that's pretty minor compared to what you usually see out of jilted lovers.


yep..imagine if Trevor Pryce was a woman? Hell, what about T.O....holly crap!:giggle:

[Orange_Beard]

"WAAAAAH WAAAAAAAH WAAAAAAH! They expected me to do something after they paid me 10 million per season!"

Obviously Pryce wasn't playing to maximum efficiency or he wouldn't have been wacked after last season.

Do you think Reggie White would have got wacked like that? Hell no because he always produced. Some players can handle the pressure... some cannot.

Pryce will be shopping for a new team after this season and even one of the media reporters from ESPN or CNNSI reported that it looked like Pryce was washed up at Ravens camp. Reality can hurt sometimes.

Dude, was that Artie "waaaah"?

[Gort]

was kinda bummed to see this...

http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/football/bal-pryce0802,0,4490942.story?coll=bal-sports-headlines

seems he was unhappy in Denver, didn't agree with the defensive role he was filling, and only now that he's in Baltimore is he enjoying playing football again.

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oops! tha above article is a different article, but this thread is still redundant.

http://www.orangemane.com/BB/showthread.php?t=44625

[Old Dude]

Threads merged.

[bronco militia]

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