Irish Stout
08-11-2009, 08:28 PM
Again, good stuff, check out the link for the pics - McKinley surfing the crowd!
http://blog.denverbroncos.com/denverbroncos/day-12-pm-blog/
Day 12: P.M. Blog
August 11th, 2009 - 8:24pm by Gray Caldwell
This was a practice dominated by the defense. Whether it was in one-on-one drills or 11-on-11 scrimmages, there seemed to constantly be a defender making a play.
That’s not to say the offense didn’t have its moments — but Tuesday evening’s practice belonged to the defense.
Here are some quick hits from the session.
ROLL CALL: A number of veterans who missed this morning’s practice were back on the field for the evening session. Brandon Stokley, Champ Bailey, Jabar Gaffney and Wesley Woodyard were all back at practice.
A few veterans who didn’t participate in the session were LaMont Jordan, Ryan Torain, Brian Dawkins, Brandon Marshall, Casey Wiegmann, Eddie Royal and Daniel Graham.
POSITIONING: The base defense remained fairly true to the depth chart, which was released yesterday. But Robert Ayers was among the players not listed as starters who saw some time with the first unit defense this evening, along with Wesley Woodyard, Darrell Reid, Darcel McBath, Alphonso Smith and Jack Williams in various packages.
DRILLS: The defensive line and outside linebackers showed up today in one-on-ones against the offensive line. First it was Carlton Powell who got a “good push,” according to defensive line coach Wayne Nunnely. Then Rulon Davis put on a quick move and immediately got past his blocker to the quarterback, receiving high-fives from assistant linebackers coach Roman Phifer, Ryan McBean and Robert Ayers. Then it was Darrell Reid’s turn, and he again put on a quick move to blow past his blocker. Ayers was up next, and did the same thing, getting to the inside of his blocker and straight to the quarterback.
The offensive line wasn’t totally outdone, however. Ryan Clady stood strong against a variety of rushers, and Ben Hamilton did the same, keeping his feet in front of the linemen and linebackers.
There were several special teams drills today, including one that had Josh Barrett, David Bruton, Kenny McKinley and Jack Williams practice getting away from a blocker and making the tackle on a dummy. Another was for punters and gunners, as the team worked on downing punts inside the 10-yard line. McKinley ran down one punt and batted it away from the end zone before it could be called a touchback, and it was downed inside the five. Bruton ran down another punt, catching it at the two.
PLAYMAKERS: Before practice, Jarvis Moss worked with Nunnely one-on-one, focusing on how to use his hands to fight off blockers. Apparently the tutoring was a success, because Moss was all over the place during practice. During one-on-one drills with the offensive line, Moss thought he had a sack, but Nunnely said he went too far past the quarterback, who would’ve simply stepped up in the pocket and thrown the ball. So on the next rep, Moss ripped past his blocker and got to the quarterback, drawing a “There you go! Good!” from Nunnely.
But Moss wasn’t done. In 11-on-11s, Moss sprinted into the backfield and wrapped up Darius Walker for a loss, bringing loud encouragement from the defense on the sideline. Finally, with the offense and defense practicing the two-minute drill, Moss blitzed and notched a sack on Kyle Orton.
Brandon Lloyd had several catches this evening that drew double takes from the sideline. One one play he leaped to catch a pass from Chris Simms, leaning backwards over the defender with his arms all the way outstretched to haul it in. Later in practice he streaked down the field and caught a long bomb from Orton, running past the attempted tackle of a diving defender and sprinting into the end zone as the crowd cheered.
Knowshon Moreno had an impressive play with the ball in his hand when he broke through to the second wave of defenders, turned on the jets and was gone all the way to the end zone. He had another impressive play without the ball. In a scenario set up by Head Coach Josh McDaniels, the offense had the ball on the two-yard line with three seconds to go in the game, down five points. After a false start on the offense moved the unit back five yards, Orton dropped back, bought some time and fired the ball to Brandon Stokley for the score. Stokley spiked the ball, then Moreno came sprinting up behind him and leap-frogged all the way over the 6-foot receiver before turning around and giving him a big pat on the helmet.
During the two-minute drill, Josh Barrett came sprinting into the backfield on a blitz right into Orton’s face, notching the hypothetical sack and loud cheers from the defense on the sideline.
QUICK HITS: It was a hot practice at the start of the session before the sun fell behind some clouds. Defensive coordinator Mike Nolan stepped outside in a sweatshirt, only to turn around and go back inside to change, joking, “Man, perfect day for a sweatshirt.”
A few more rookies sported some new haircuts this afternoon, courtesy of their veteran teammates. McKinley, Nate Swift, Moreno, Smith and Seth Olsen were some of the victims. Meanwhile, Britton Colquitt — who sported a new ‘do this morning — came out to practice with a shaved head.
DAILY JUKEBOX: Just a few songs played this evening, and one was a repeat from this morning. Young Jeezy’s “Bottom of the Map” still drew the same excited reaction from some of the defensive players, though. Here is the rest of the playlist.
Bruce Springsteen - “Badlands”
Jay-Z - “Heart of the City (Ain’t No Love)”
MGMT - “Electric Feel”
The team will be back on the field at 1 p.m. MDT tomorrow for an approximately two-hour session.
More pictures from practice below.
-Gray Caldwell, DenverBroncos.com
http://blog.denverbroncos.com/denverbroncos/day-12-pm-blog/
Day 12: P.M. Blog
August 11th, 2009 - 8:24pm by Gray Caldwell
This was a practice dominated by the defense. Whether it was in one-on-one drills or 11-on-11 scrimmages, there seemed to constantly be a defender making a play.
That’s not to say the offense didn’t have its moments — but Tuesday evening’s practice belonged to the defense.
Here are some quick hits from the session.
ROLL CALL: A number of veterans who missed this morning’s practice were back on the field for the evening session. Brandon Stokley, Champ Bailey, Jabar Gaffney and Wesley Woodyard were all back at practice.
A few veterans who didn’t participate in the session were LaMont Jordan, Ryan Torain, Brian Dawkins, Brandon Marshall, Casey Wiegmann, Eddie Royal and Daniel Graham.
POSITIONING: The base defense remained fairly true to the depth chart, which was released yesterday. But Robert Ayers was among the players not listed as starters who saw some time with the first unit defense this evening, along with Wesley Woodyard, Darrell Reid, Darcel McBath, Alphonso Smith and Jack Williams in various packages.
DRILLS: The defensive line and outside linebackers showed up today in one-on-ones against the offensive line. First it was Carlton Powell who got a “good push,” according to defensive line coach Wayne Nunnely. Then Rulon Davis put on a quick move and immediately got past his blocker to the quarterback, receiving high-fives from assistant linebackers coach Roman Phifer, Ryan McBean and Robert Ayers. Then it was Darrell Reid’s turn, and he again put on a quick move to blow past his blocker. Ayers was up next, and did the same thing, getting to the inside of his blocker and straight to the quarterback.
The offensive line wasn’t totally outdone, however. Ryan Clady stood strong against a variety of rushers, and Ben Hamilton did the same, keeping his feet in front of the linemen and linebackers.
There were several special teams drills today, including one that had Josh Barrett, David Bruton, Kenny McKinley and Jack Williams practice getting away from a blocker and making the tackle on a dummy. Another was for punters and gunners, as the team worked on downing punts inside the 10-yard line. McKinley ran down one punt and batted it away from the end zone before it could be called a touchback, and it was downed inside the five. Bruton ran down another punt, catching it at the two.
PLAYMAKERS: Before practice, Jarvis Moss worked with Nunnely one-on-one, focusing on how to use his hands to fight off blockers. Apparently the tutoring was a success, because Moss was all over the place during practice. During one-on-one drills with the offensive line, Moss thought he had a sack, but Nunnely said he went too far past the quarterback, who would’ve simply stepped up in the pocket and thrown the ball. So on the next rep, Moss ripped past his blocker and got to the quarterback, drawing a “There you go! Good!” from Nunnely.
But Moss wasn’t done. In 11-on-11s, Moss sprinted into the backfield and wrapped up Darius Walker for a loss, bringing loud encouragement from the defense on the sideline. Finally, with the offense and defense practicing the two-minute drill, Moss blitzed and notched a sack on Kyle Orton.
Brandon Lloyd had several catches this evening that drew double takes from the sideline. One one play he leaped to catch a pass from Chris Simms, leaning backwards over the defender with his arms all the way outstretched to haul it in. Later in practice he streaked down the field and caught a long bomb from Orton, running past the attempted tackle of a diving defender and sprinting into the end zone as the crowd cheered.
Knowshon Moreno had an impressive play with the ball in his hand when he broke through to the second wave of defenders, turned on the jets and was gone all the way to the end zone. He had another impressive play without the ball. In a scenario set up by Head Coach Josh McDaniels, the offense had the ball on the two-yard line with three seconds to go in the game, down five points. After a false start on the offense moved the unit back five yards, Orton dropped back, bought some time and fired the ball to Brandon Stokley for the score. Stokley spiked the ball, then Moreno came sprinting up behind him and leap-frogged all the way over the 6-foot receiver before turning around and giving him a big pat on the helmet.
During the two-minute drill, Josh Barrett came sprinting into the backfield on a blitz right into Orton’s face, notching the hypothetical sack and loud cheers from the defense on the sideline.
QUICK HITS: It was a hot practice at the start of the session before the sun fell behind some clouds. Defensive coordinator Mike Nolan stepped outside in a sweatshirt, only to turn around and go back inside to change, joking, “Man, perfect day for a sweatshirt.”
A few more rookies sported some new haircuts this afternoon, courtesy of their veteran teammates. McKinley, Nate Swift, Moreno, Smith and Seth Olsen were some of the victims. Meanwhile, Britton Colquitt — who sported a new ‘do this morning — came out to practice with a shaved head.
DAILY JUKEBOX: Just a few songs played this evening, and one was a repeat from this morning. Young Jeezy’s “Bottom of the Map” still drew the same excited reaction from some of the defensive players, though. Here is the rest of the playlist.
Bruce Springsteen - “Badlands”
Jay-Z - “Heart of the City (Ain’t No Love)”
MGMT - “Electric Feel”
The team will be back on the field at 1 p.m. MDT tomorrow for an approximately two-hour session.
More pictures from practice below.
-Gray Caldwell, DenverBroncos.com