lostknight
10-26-2010, 08:49 AM
So, there are a lot of speculation floating back and forth where things are going. The reality of it is that winning - even when it's a extreme far shot to get to the postseason - cures all ills (unless your name is Schottenheimer).
Let's be real and honest. Both Bowlen and Ellis where given the choice to comment on the record this weekend - typically done to measure the support for a coach. Neither of them opted too. If we lose next week, and josh doesn't make some major change, then the major change might be him out on the street. McDaniels has (wisely for him) gotten rid of any competition for the job inside of the lockerroom, so chances are slim that he will be on his way out, but I could easily see the OC responsibilities stripped. I could also see Xanders given the boot, or Parcell brought in ala Miami to evaluate things.
1st and 10: Don't let Tebow on the field.
Really. Don't do it. Don't think about doing it. Tebow has such freak abilities that you want to use wherever you can. His play where he outran the linebackers and safeties to the end zone a few weeks ago was great. But in the games that Tebow has been in, Orton has shown a huge regression on the field. No trick plays, no gimmicks. If Tebow is in there, it's because he is the quarterback. No one is going to bite on him running the ball. If Orton is in there, no one in their right mind believes that he will catch a ball from Tebow. Getting Orton out of the tailspin he has been in the last two games - 41.5% average completion and 6 YPA has to be the first order of the day.
2nd and 7: Don't switch between 4-3 and 3-4. This team no longer has the players to effectively play a 3-4 scheme. Denver could crowd the line of scrimmage with additional linebackers, but without Dawkins, the safeties need all the help from the linebackers that they can get.
3rd and 3: Get some short yardage. Use Eddie as a screen and short slot threat. Bring in Decker if Eddie alone isn't getting it done.
4th and 1: Run Game
There have been signs of improvement here the last few weeks. Continue it. Script the first 10 plays, and force your offense to know thoose plays like the back of their hands.
Other ideas:
Simplify the look the for D.T. He has the most sheer ability of the three big receivers. Just because Orton can juggle two different schemes in his head, doesn't mean DT or Decker can. Go simple.
Finally, let your o-coordinator call plays. Josh should have been screaming at the o-coordinator last week, instead of sitting there, all by his lonesome.
Let's be real and honest. Both Bowlen and Ellis where given the choice to comment on the record this weekend - typically done to measure the support for a coach. Neither of them opted too. If we lose next week, and josh doesn't make some major change, then the major change might be him out on the street. McDaniels has (wisely for him) gotten rid of any competition for the job inside of the lockerroom, so chances are slim that he will be on his way out, but I could easily see the OC responsibilities stripped. I could also see Xanders given the boot, or Parcell brought in ala Miami to evaluate things.
1st and 10: Don't let Tebow on the field.
Really. Don't do it. Don't think about doing it. Tebow has such freak abilities that you want to use wherever you can. His play where he outran the linebackers and safeties to the end zone a few weeks ago was great. But in the games that Tebow has been in, Orton has shown a huge regression on the field. No trick plays, no gimmicks. If Tebow is in there, it's because he is the quarterback. No one is going to bite on him running the ball. If Orton is in there, no one in their right mind believes that he will catch a ball from Tebow. Getting Orton out of the tailspin he has been in the last two games - 41.5% average completion and 6 YPA has to be the first order of the day.
2nd and 7: Don't switch between 4-3 and 3-4. This team no longer has the players to effectively play a 3-4 scheme. Denver could crowd the line of scrimmage with additional linebackers, but without Dawkins, the safeties need all the help from the linebackers that they can get.
3rd and 3: Get some short yardage. Use Eddie as a screen and short slot threat. Bring in Decker if Eddie alone isn't getting it done.
4th and 1: Run Game
There have been signs of improvement here the last few weeks. Continue it. Script the first 10 plays, and force your offense to know thoose plays like the back of their hands.
Other ideas:
Simplify the look the for D.T. He has the most sheer ability of the three big receivers. Just because Orton can juggle two different schemes in his head, doesn't mean DT or Decker can. Go simple.
Finally, let your o-coordinator call plays. Josh should have been screaming at the o-coordinator last week, instead of sitting there, all by his lonesome.