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How Inexperienced is Your Team’s Offensive Skill Positions?
Closed Published July 12th, 2007 on FanHouse - BroncosFiled under: AZ Cardinals, Broncos, Browns, Chiefs, Cowboys, Raiders, Redskins, Texans, Titans, Vikings, Fantasy Football
I just got a new ride, and it has Sirius Satellite Radio in it. Sweet. I find that I listen a lot to Chill, Raw Dog Comedy and NFL Radio, not necessarily in that order. Anyway, yesterday on his NFL Radio program, Pat Kirwan mentioned his NFL.com article about how there could be 10 quarterbacks in the NFL this year who are starting the season for the first time as a 16 game starter. I hadn’t realized it could be that many. He stresses that expectations shouldn’t be too high for these quarterbacks because their learning curve is steep.
Stat stud, Doug Drinen at the always interesting Pro-Football-Reference.com blog, wrote an entry a while back about the difficulties of teams with inexperienced players at the offensive skill positions. He took a historical look at the greenest teams at quarterback, running back, tight end and 2 wide receivers, and then compared that to their final season records. Though there were a few success stories in the bunch, the data shows that the least experienced teams at the skill positions usually stunk. But since all quarterbacks have to start somewhere, a number of those quarterbacks helming those teams eventually went to the Super Bowl.
So, I have a few questions for you. Are you concerned about the inexperience of your team’s quarterback and/or the skill players around him? And, what other Sirius radio programs do I really need to check out?
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Filed under: Broncos, NFL Gossip, Denver
Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler is in a tough spot: He could make it to multiple Pro Bowls, lead his team to multiple Super Bowls, and still retire as just the second best quarterback they’ve had in Denver recently.
Writing in the Denver Post, Woody Paige has an interesting idea about how the best quarterback they’ve had in Denver should help Cutler.
Cutler should become John Elway’s protégé at this year’s training camp and exhibition games….
This is not to suggest that Elway be a permanent coach or replace assistant head coach Mike Heimerdinger, who is in charge of quarterbacks with wide receivers assistant Jeremy Bates, or interfere with Shanahan’s authority.
But Elway can provide Cutler with information, insight and intangibles they can’t.
It’s not a bad idea, especially considering that the Broncos still run the same offense they ran when Elway was there. And yet it strikes me as the type of idea that works a lot better in a newspaper column than it does on the football field. It would be hard to have Elway tutoring Cutler without him undermining assistant head coach Mike Heimerdinger, the coach who works most closely with Cutler on a daily basis. It would also be hard for Elway to go to practice without being a distraction. If Elway and Cutler chat every now and then, that’s probably a good thing, but giving Elway a formal role at Broncos practices probably wouldn’t work.
Broncos Will Open Up Playbook for Cutler
Closed Published May 17th, 2007 on The FanHouse - Denver BroncosFiled under: Broncos, AFC West, NFL Rumors
Sports Blog - The FanHouse: I’ve mentioned before that I thought Denver head coach Mike Shanahan panicked when he benched Jake Plummer for Jay Cutler last year. It’s not that I think Plummer is John Elway — or that Cutler is Kyle Boller — just that he was the best guy for the… Read more
Filed under: Broncos, AFC West, NFL Rumors
Sports Blog - The FanHouse: I’ve mentioned before that I thought Denver head coach Mike Shanahan panicked when he benched Jake Plummer for Jay Cutler last year. It’s not that I think Plummer is John Elway — or that Cutler is Kyle Boller — just that he was the best guy for the… Read more
Denver Post: Cutler Will Be a Pro Bowler in ‘07
Closed Published May 13th, 2007 on The FanHouse - Denver BroncosFiled under: Broncos, AFC West
Sports Blog - The FanHouse: The Denver Post’s Mark Kiszla wants you to remember where you heard this: Jay Cutler will be a Pro Bowl quarterback in 2007. Kiszla makes this grand pronouncement more because the city of Denver needs a sports hero than he thinks Cutler is ready to… Read more
Denver Post: Cutler Will Be a Pro Bowler in ‘07
Closed Published May 13th, 2007 on The FanHouse - Denver BroncosFiled under: Broncos, AFC West
Sports Blog - The FanHouse: The Denver Post’s Mark Kiszla wants you to remember where you heard this: Jay Cutler will be a Pro Bowl quarterback in 2007. Kiszla makes this grand pronouncement more because the city of Denver needs a sports hero than he thinks Cutler is ready to… Read more
Denver Post: Cutler Will Be a Pro Bowler in ‘07
Closed Published May 13th, 2007 on The FanHouse - BroncosFiled under: Broncos, AFC West
Sports Blog - The FanHouse: The Denver Post’s Mark Kiszla wants you to remember where you heard this: Jay Cutler will be a Pro Bowl quarterback in 2007. Kiszla makes this grand pronouncement more because the city of Denver needs a sports hero than he thinks Cutler is ready to… Read more
Broncos Season Starts and Ends With Defense
Closed Published January 2nd, 2007 on The FanHouse - Denver BroncosFiled under: Broncos, NFC East
The Fanhouse: I don’t want to distract anyone from the real news - Darrent Williams was shot and killed outside of a club in Denver at around 2 a.m on Monday. Our condolences to his family. But regardless of the tragedy, the Broncos will play next year. The show… Read more
Broncos Season Starts and Ends With Defense
Closed Published January 2nd, 2007 on The FanHouse - BroncosFiled under: Broncos, NFC East
The Fanhouse: I don’t want to distract anyone from the real news - Darrent Williams was shot and killed outside of a club in Denver at around 2 a.m on Monday. Our condolences to his family. But regardless of the tragedy, the Broncos will play next year. The show… Read more
Filed under: Broncos, AFC West
The Fanhouse: Cutler’s fourth week marked the rookie’s second win, bringing his career numbers to 2-2. Though the Broncos won the game against Cincinatti largely due to the Bengal’s own incompetence, Cutler played no small part in the victory. The rookie’s line on… Read more