dragondawg
08-15-2007, 11:20 PM
Although they got a taste of some new competition during Monday's preseason opener in San Francisco, many of the Broncos were excited to be in Dallas to practice against the Cowboys rather than return home to continue pounding on each other.
Lynch said that even more important than getting to hit someone new was the opportunity to improve by seeing various looks from an entirely different offense.
"I think it's good (because) going against your own offense, you see the same looks over and over. Believe me, (assistant head coach/quarterbacks) Mike Heimerdinger and Coach Shanahan come up with enough looks to keep us busy, but this league's about adjusting from week to week," Lynch said. "Seeing different schemes, going to San Francisco and now seeing the Cowboys, different wrinkles, different looks, and realizing that if you just play your fundamentals, things typically go well. But that's a process and guys have got to go through it, and with a new scheme we've got to go through that."
Marshall said that while some of the older players weren't as excited about making the trek to Texas, he and some of the younger players were excited about their first trip to practice against another team.
"This is my second year in the league and first time practicing against a team in preseason, so it's exciting," Marshall said. "Some of the vets are moping around, but for us young guys we're excited to be out here."
Foxworth said going against the Cowboys increased the intensity at practice.
"I think it's a great idea as far as getting more out of us for practice," Foxworth said. "Going against each other day after day, week after week is difficult. But getting out here, your competitive pride just won't allow you to put out anything but your best effort."
Lynch said the upcoming preseason game against the Cowboys would be interesting considering the teams will have seen each other during practice beforehand.
"This is where you rely on fundamentals and technique. They aren't showing their hand, we aren't showing our hand a whole lot I'm sure," Lynch said. "You run fairly basic things so it comes down to 'mano a mano' battles, who's going to play their techniques the best. Even more so when you scrimmage for two days because we've seen their plays, they've seen what we're running. So it's no secrets, it's just who's going to play the best and we're looking forward to it. This is good work for both sides."
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Lynch said that even more important than getting to hit someone new was the opportunity to improve by seeing various looks from an entirely different offense.
"I think it's good (because) going against your own offense, you see the same looks over and over. Believe me, (assistant head coach/quarterbacks) Mike Heimerdinger and Coach Shanahan come up with enough looks to keep us busy, but this league's about adjusting from week to week," Lynch said. "Seeing different schemes, going to San Francisco and now seeing the Cowboys, different wrinkles, different looks, and realizing that if you just play your fundamentals, things typically go well. But that's a process and guys have got to go through it, and with a new scheme we've got to go through that."
Marshall said that while some of the older players weren't as excited about making the trek to Texas, he and some of the younger players were excited about their first trip to practice against another team.
"This is my second year in the league and first time practicing against a team in preseason, so it's exciting," Marshall said. "Some of the vets are moping around, but for us young guys we're excited to be out here."
Foxworth said going against the Cowboys increased the intensity at practice.
"I think it's a great idea as far as getting more out of us for practice," Foxworth said. "Going against each other day after day, week after week is difficult. But getting out here, your competitive pride just won't allow you to put out anything but your best effort."
Lynch said the upcoming preseason game against the Cowboys would be interesting considering the teams will have seen each other during practice beforehand.
"This is where you rely on fundamentals and technique. They aren't showing their hand, we aren't showing our hand a whole lot I'm sure," Lynch said. "You run fairly basic things so it comes down to 'mano a mano' battles, who's going to play their techniques the best. Even more so when you scrimmage for two days because we've seen their plays, they've seen what we're running. So it's no secrets, it's just who's going to play the best and we're looking forward to it. This is good work for both sides."
http://www.denverbroncos.com/page.php?id=334&storyID=7055