Mile High Report

I'll never forget the old Fire Marshal Bill skits that made him famous ;)

I love those!

KaptainKirk - January 27, 2012 reply

Let me tell you somthin!

MileHighPride - January 27, 2012 reply

YES! YES! YES! YES!

BOOOOOO YEEEEEAAAAAHHH!!!!!

CLUTCH! - January 27, 2012 reply

Let's face it

We upgraded at D-Coordinator this year…

Jacksonville’s defense has always been great (and played the Broncos tough), here’s to Del Rio’s game planning being infinitely better than Allen’s (Who I hate now that he works for the Raiders).

CombatChuk - January 27, 2012 reply

Hes a traitor!

CLUTCH! - January 27, 2012 reply

Allen might be a better Head Coach, but Del Rio is a better DC

Finally we get an experienced DC who has a great track record He was fox’s DC at carolina in 02, and his D was 2nd best in the land and only gave up 18.9 PPG.

Now he inherits, VonDoom, Champ and a young D. Lets hope this mans intensity carries over to the defensive side of the ball

Elway said he wants one side of the ball to be great, looks like we want a great defense.

Also Del Rio will be here for awhile. He wasnt great at Jax so i doubt many teams will pick him over some other candidates

Now lets hire Rico as OC and I would be pumped.....trade McCoy for Rico....and we will take Mario Williams too!

who is Rico?

brettden - January 27, 2012 reply

I believe Boydy is referring to Rick Dennison.

Affectionately known ’round these parts as Rico.

TheMorseFile - January 27, 2012 reply

As in "I can throw a football over them mountains" uncle Rico?

Trapped in O.C. - January 27, 2012 via Android app reply

Now that would be a move I could get behind.

And as an added bonus, he brings his own camera. We need all the help we can get! ;)

Love me some Rico Dennison

but I think we’re okay where we’re at with McCoy. There’s a lot of moving parts to an offense… they’ll eventually get it together.

It would be unfortunate if Allen turned out to be better HC. For Raiders

si_ice - January 27, 2012 reply

Hard to imagine anything working out for raiders....

Exhibit A: J Russell
Exhibit B: Tuck Rule
Exhibit C: Immaculate Reception

Did I already mention Jamarcus?

Trapped in O.C. - January 27, 2012 via Android app reply

Purple Drank is one helluva drug!

Love ya Chuk....suffer in your shorts Allen. All hail Del Rio!

the_prodigal_fan - January 27, 2012 reply

Suffer in your shorts... Lol, I love it.

And I couldn’t agree more. I don’t care who it is or what position they hold, any former Bronco player or coach who ends up in the Raiders organization is dead to me. May they, and the entire Oakland Coliseum Black Hole section take a slow trip to hell.

If Del Rio does a fantastic job...

we may be on to DC #8 next year… Though, there could be worse things than having a killer D… (the return of Wink)…

Love the hire!

J

Jezru - January 27, 2012 reply

I seriously doubt it

He wasn’t great as a HC, need some time for owners to forget about his lack of HC skills before they come calling again.

I doubt it. Did you hear his name come up at all this year?

Teams will look at the young upcoming OC’s and College coaches before Del Rio

exactly

we’ll eventually lose him but it won’t be next year and probably not for a few years.

and even if he isnt back after next season

It’s about next season. Not the future. We all look to far into the future sometimes

Or Slowik...yep...just threw up in my mouth a little bit!

If Del Rio does a fantastic job, we will be in the playoffs once again.

Sounds good to me regardless of whether we lose him or not.

Nick Cast - January 27, 2012 reply

My exact same thoughts...

Kumar_98 - January 28, 2012 reply

I approve

of this move

And I approve of you approving it.

the_prodigal_fan - January 27, 2012 reply

I approved all approvals of this move, retroactively and in perpetuity.

Thank you and goodnight.

Me too!

McGeorge - January 28, 2012 reply

Hope he sticks around for more than ONE season

Mike@4th&99 - January 27, 2012 via iPhone app reply

I think that should have been part of the job description

“If you choose to accept this position, you will not be allowed to quit for a minimum of 3 years, otherwise, the fans will be allowed to castrate you. (unless of course you suck at being a DC and then we’re allowed to fire you.)”

go4broncos - January 27, 2012 reply

Woo!!!!!

Pmoreno95 - January 27, 2012 via iPhone app reply

Wow, i was just about to post why i think we shouldn’t hire him. Oh well, he’s a great defensive mind who i think we’ll give the Broncos a top 10 Defense next year. But, we’ll be on DC #8 next year.

Why do you think we shouldnt hire him?

probably due to his last sentence

But i think that sentence is wrong. He just wasn’t successful enough as HC to deserve another chance.

There’s been quite a few head coaches in history who have been given a second chance with a good performance as a coordinator (Romeo Crenell for instance). I do hope i’m wrong, because if he stays for a few years, i LOVE this hire. If he leaves like Allen did, i’m disappointed. Once again, i hope i’m wrong.

I doubt he'll get another chance anytime soon

He was pretty average in jax, so most GM’s/Owners know what they will get with him. They will look at the young upcoming coordinators or experienced coordinators before giving him a shot.

But hey lets not worry that far ahead. He’s our DC this season!

I didn't follow Jax very much

but they never struck me as a team with a lot of talent. They did however play some tough D for the most part….maybe I’m wrong though

No, you’re right.

You're correct. If the Jags offense was at least average, they might have made the playoffs with defense alone this year.

He didn't build some defense dynasty there

Jax was almost as bad on defense as we were in 2010. It improved because of massive money spent on FA’s. That is a really bad indicator for someone with an 8-year record as HC and coming from the defensive side

It's one thing to spend money on FAs and it's another thing to get them to play.

Just because he brought in FA for defense doesn’t detract from what he did. Dallas has done the samething as well as the eagles. If anything, that shows how good of a coach he is. Also if you look at his span of his HC career, his defense was usually tops in the league—not just on free agents either. So yes, he did build a good defensive team. That’s what you think of first when you usually think of the jags.

He didn't do much in Jax

The reality is that Jax did better on offense than on defense during the course of his entire tenure there. His DC there (Mike Smith) did a great job – and is now head coach of the Falcons – but JDR didn’t develop Mike Smith. Mike Smith was the DL asst coach on the Ravens in 2000 (a team which had a gob of coaches who are now head coaches) so JDR knew he was ready for a promo.

And Jax has not had a great defense since Mike Smith left. So JDR’s legacy on defense is really not much at all

I disagree. It was defense that he was known for throughout his tenure.

First you shoot him down because of FA and now your counter argument is that the sucess was on the DC? (I don’t believe in fairy tales) It’s like saying Bill Belichick doesn’t have anything to do with the defense with the pats or John Fox doesn’t have anything to do with the defense with the broncos or even the panthers. Also the Jags defense was top ten this year. That’s with a different DC which proves that Rio does in fact have something to do with the defense. Rio has always been a defensive minded coach. To say he didn’t have anything to do with those defenses is foolish. Also he had success under Fox in Carloina—on defense— before going to the Jags. Again, he has always been a defensive minded coach.

Look at the statistics

The Jax defense was good during Mike Smiths tenure as DC. When Smith left, the Jax defense went from #12 (Smith’s last year) to #23 (2008), #24 (2009), #28 (2010) before rebounding this year with monstrous amounts of FA additions. And 2011 Jax has less to do with JDR because he knew he was going to be fired the entire year (just as I don’t hold Fox at all responsible for his last season in Carolina)

And JDR was DC for ONE year.

yibberat - January 28, 2012 reply

which proves he wasn't a great HC but nothing about the kind of DC he is (Del Rio).

OrangeandBluesBros - January 28, 2012 reply

stats as 2002 Carolina DC

2002 Carolina Panthers

Record: 7-9-0, Finished 4th in NFC South Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 258 points (16.1/g), 30th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 302 points (18.9/g), 5th.
Differential of -44 points (-2.8/g), 23rd.
Expected W-L: 6.5-9.5.

Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -7 (-0.4/g), 23rd.

Simple Rating System: Total -3.3, Offense: -6.0, Defense: 2.8, SoS: -0.5, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by John Fox (7-9-0)
Offensive Coordinator: Dan Henning
Defensive Coordinator: Jack Del Rio

Hopefully Mike McCoy doesn't turn out to be another Dan Henning.

tiderfootball09 - January 28, 2012 reply

The reason why the defense took a turn for the worse was because of Stroud and Henderson got old.

Those two were the heart and soul of the defense for the whole time. Also like I said, the HC—with a defensive background—always has a hand in the defense. Bill Belichick went through the same process of trying to replace his defensive studs and guess what? It took him a while too. It’s not easy replacing those kind of guys right away. Also the samething happened to Fox in Carolina.

Still you’re overlooking the fact that it is one thing to spend on FA and it’s another to get them to play. Go look at the Cowboys and Eagles because it doesn’t always workout. Even look at the redskins. By getting them to play to a high level—which they did— just shows his coaching skills. It takes the right coach to get a lot of FA to play at a high level. In addition, Rio wouldn’t have been fired if Gabbert didn’t play like crap the whole time. Gabbert was terrible this year. If he was at least average with that defense, RIo would still be the headcoach.

Also to say the offense was better than the defense during his time is funny.

The reason why that is funny is because it was their offense that held them back. Everyone knows the jags were known for their defense…not their offense.

tiderfootball09 - January 28, 2012 reply

Keep saying it

Doesn’t make it true. The numbers say different.

yibberat - January 28, 2012 reply

I did look at the numbers. The offense only made the top ten twice--I'll give you three for being 12.

While the defense on the other hand was in the top ten or near the top ten 6 of his 9 years. Most of the time the jags offense was either 15 or in the 20s. Like you said, the numbers say different.

Here are the numbers just in case....

Offense: 2003-12 2004-21 2005-15 2006- 10 2007-7 2008-20 2009-18 2010-15 2011— 32…yes 32

Defense: 2003-6 2004-11 2005-6 2006-2 2007-12 2008-17 2009- 23 2010- 28 2011-6

So the offense had 4 top 15’s and two top tens. The highest they got was 7.

The defense had 6 top 15’s, 4 top 10’s, and ranked top 5 once. Not to mention they went from 28 to 6 in one year turnaround. You don’t see that every year.

Looking at those numbers, it was defense during his time. You can keep saying it was offense, but it doesn’t make it true.

tiderfootball09 - January 28, 2012 reply

Four times his defenses ranked in the top ten. Two teams they were either 11 or 12.

So 9 years with one team and he had essentially 6 top ten defenses. That’s pretty dang good. The lowest it got was 28, but that went up to 6th rated defense in the NFL the next year. Again, that’s pretty dang good reguardless of how many FAs he brought in.

Which is why some coordinators don't make good HCs

You have to balance both sides.

Even dominant defenses need some offense.

Yeah that's true. But Gabbert was just terrible though.

If Gabbert was average, I still think Rio would be coach still because the Jags would have done better.

You're right

they always kicked our ass

Good point. I don’t know why , but as soon as i heard this news i instantly thought about the future of the DC in Denver. I still think that if there is a HC vacancy in a team that was terrible on the Defensive side of the ball, they won’t hesitate to seek permission to speak with Del Rio. But, as far as this coming season goes, i’m stoked he’s our guy. I really am.

I think they'll look to other teams first like Giants, Ravens etc for a young up and coming Coordinator before looking a a retread.

Crenell is different

They are promoting within, they already know what he is capable of.

1 He already has a relationship with the chiefs
2 he had a trial run at the end of the year.
3 he has player support.

he wasn’t a candidate anywhere else though.

True, but he was hired pretty quickly. Maybe some teams would have been interested. But, seeing as how he did in Cleveland, i’m glad he’s the Chiefs HC. He might make a season sweep easier.

He also had a prior relationship in NE with Scott Pioli. That played a huge factor.

yep

chikndnnr - January 28, 2012 reply

Norv Turner

Wade Phillips
Dennis Green
Eric Mangini

The defense rests

Just don't let him hand out axes to the players,...

Might b a dumb move

Mike@4th&99 - January 27, 2012 via iPhone app reply

Heh

heh

It's weird because they are popular

but It seems as if Foxy’s goal is to go undefeated winning every game 3-0. Most popular teams put up a ton of points. But this team is going to ground and pound you into submission. Orange Crush is back on D, and the way they run it’s coming to the Offense. Love this gameplan, run and play great defense, and then… Tebow Time!

Tony Astorino - January 27, 2012 reply

Why i think Tebow is the perfect QB for this team.

He can pass and pound it, and showed that he win the close games. Let the D and run game dominate and let Tebow do his thing

Exactly...we can win now with tebow as he is...to think he wont improve does not make sense...

So win TOUGH games, let the D dominate and then the O will ferment and mature and BANG….perennial play off team!

all good points

except Tebow and the whole offense have to improve their pattern of 3s and outs all game, which can really, really tire a defense. That has to improve. But I think it will, as I think the D will improve.

underdog - January 27, 2012 reply

and McCoy....he's the one that called a 3 and out successful.

Sure Sure - like this, right?

MM: “Left Forward Harry 24 Gap… and Tim, make sure you are tackled before the first down. Our D is too hyper, so we need to get them back on the field!”

the new Bradfather - January 28, 2012 reply

Del Rio is perfect for what we plan to do, I concur

again, Dennis Allen, have fun with no draft

Talk about upgrading EFX, nicely done.

I like this especially for Von Miller and Nate Irving. He’ll turn Miller into more of a complete LB. Also maybe he’ll get Matt Roth to come over as well. That would be a nice rotation of Dumervil/Ayers/Roth at DE.

Yeah im excited to see what he can do with our Linebackers

Heck of an upgrade

He will be a great coach to our linebackers.

Nice always to have a coach that was a great player that knows what it is to be good.

Kosty - January 27, 2012 reply

Hope he can stay 3 years

Del Rio’s record looks like he can focus on one thing for three years before it falls apart while he’s focusing on something else. His record in Jax was switching his focus from defense to offense to defense to offense

Zoltan from Budapest - January 27, 2012 reply

Love it!

Absolutely love it. Think we are headed for a top 10 D. Fox gives us continuity for the defense. Look the overall makeup change Ove the last year. We will be tougher on D and we will run the ball with power. Can’t wait for the draft!!

yallas - January 27, 2012 via mobile reply

Good move!

He and Fox coached together in 2002 in Carolina. As a Panthers DC, he turned the 31st ranked defense, and changed into the 2nd D overall in 1 season. Then he became our HC:

Why do I remember him

having something to do with Baltimore?

he was the LB coach during their Super Bowl win.

thanks

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ze2oypVfVME&feature=related

Nuff said!

NYCBronx - January 28, 2012 reply

Lloyd the Cone of Silence please ...

Thank you Brandin Spano.

We madr a movement on twitter and a crap load of people (including myself) put #wewantdelrio as our posts. Im curious on how much of an influence that was.
#greathire.

broncs27 - January 27, 2012 via mobile reply

It did work

we should start the IWantMarioWilliams Movement

+1

Tony Astorino - January 27, 2012 reply

That would be insane.

#probablynothing

Stoked to see this post right after the other post that the LB coach was the likely candidate.

woooooot.

Matt In Canada - January 27, 2012 reply

Brandon*

broncs27 - January 27, 2012 via mobile reply

I am super stoked about the hire. Buuuuuut....

As others have mentioned, he will again some day be a HC candidate. I was hoping we’d hire someone that may want to stick around for a while, and I’m afraid JDR won’t want to do that should another team come calling. I hope I’m wrong, as I would love JDR to be our guy going forward at DC.

I see it similar to Romeo Crennel

He was an average HC, so no team will be in a rush to give him a job again.

Allen was a up and coming type.

AND THEN.... Allen got demoted to HC of the Raiders...how the mighty have fallen! JDR brings smash mouth attitude...LOVING IT!

the new Bradfather - January 27, 2012 reply

got demoted to head coach of the Raiders, nice boydy!

Isn't the official title

Head Warden of Waste Control?

I hope you're right, bro.

If any coach is successful

they may be a HC candidate and they will probably take that job because they will make more money. Allen was only a coordinator for a year and apparently he became a HC candidate. If you want your team to be successful you might lose a few coaches and coordinators. I think what is important is who your head coach is.

BigskyBronco - January 27, 2012 reply

LOVE IT!!!

bronco4ever15 - January 27, 2012 reply

One of our best coaching hires in years.

neumdaddy - January 27, 2012 reply

Del Rio is a Bronco coach now so he will get my support.

I really hope I am wrong about him and he goes back to being the DC he was in the past.

cyngato - January 27, 2012 reply

I am worried about this hire too

Why?

whens the last time the jags defense sucked as a unit?? Plus Fox is still HC.

Triz06 - January 27, 2012 reply

Because this hire is now a management pattern

Fox is hiring fallers not risers. Coaches who he is already familiar with. But two other defensive coaches who he brought over from Carolina – Smith and Milus – are not ready to be promoted to a DC job with Fox?

And Jags defense sucked in 2010 (ranked #28), 2009 (#24), 2008 (#23). Ever since Mike Smith left as Jags DC. Countered in 2011 only thru $90 million of FA signings.

DA was a faller?

He's gone

My point is that Fox is not a coach who is creating a coaching tree. He is not someone who is hiring people who he promotes. He is hiring Peter Principle type of people.

This is NOT a good management sign. Even if everyone is whooping it up because JDR is a celebrity hire

What?

Kubes hired Wade Phillips (an absolutely attrocious HC, but a FINE DC). Even with several stars out, that D was fantastic. Mike Nolan was a “faller” when we hired him, but I think most agree that while his tenure as HC was tenuous, his command of a Defense is superb. Just because a guy did not make it as an HC, means nothing regarding their ability to run a D or an O. HC is a very different skill set that some just do not possess and/or it comes late (let’s not forget that Shanny and BB was very UNSUCCESSFUL the first go around as an HCs). Fox may not be ready to promote from within, especially when there is a guy he believes is great and is available and is willing. That combo is not common… it may also have a lot to do with Elway’s input.

All in all, I think we have a shot at a great D with JDR as the DC. It is not any more a lock than when Shanny hired bid daddy Bates to run the D, but there is a track record of success there that looks attractive.

So Wade Phillips shouldnt have been hired as DC?

How about Nolan? Crennel? The whole “he was a bad HC so he’ll be a bad coordinator” mantra doesnt make sense

I'm not saying anything like that

It is a FACT however that our coaching staff is now almost completely full of coaches who have failed at doing bigger jobs than they are doing. This is not a good sign. And I’m really surprised that people can’t see this. Our coaching staff is now, basically, constipated – excuse my French – after a little over one year.

And what doesn’t make sense is the 99.9% of posters here who are prattling on about Jax great defense as a reason for why JDR is a great hire. Jax great defenses were coincident to Mike Smith’s tenure as DC there – not JDR tenure as HC there.

I really hope I’m wrong. I hope this is the best coaching staff we can assemble and that the stuff I’m worried about is just entirely coincidental.

We have a much better structure than weve ever had

as long as the drafts continue to be solid, we will be ok. Its only been one year. Weve doubled our wins from 2010. The Broncos are trending up, not down. For the 1st time in a long time I feel good about the direction this team is headed. And Fox wasnt a failure at Carolina. He’s the 3rd winningest coach since he entered the league.

Wouldn't it be great if we doubled our wins again next year! LOL

bill2975 - January 27, 2012 reply

Considering we will be playing

Many of the best teams in the league next year, two more wins next year would be amazing. Here’s hoping for the best. Love this hire ! GO BRONCO’s. … Btw … Was 02 the year the Panthers went to the SB ?

Bronco79 - January 27, 2012 reply

It was 03

O3, Thank You sir

Bronco79 - January 28, 2012 reply

16 and 0 til were not baby!!!

shouldn't it be 19-0

I mean 16-0 means nothing without the SB.

trumanj - January 28, 2012 reply

True

Just ask New England

the new Bradfather - January 28, 2012 reply

this time the Giants will pummel the Pats

one guy was getting interviewed on the Dave Logan Show Friday who said everyone is jumping off the Pats’ bandwagon because of the Ravens game. By his admission, the Patriots will dominate the Giants. Well, the Giants are just like the Ravens, except they have better weapons. It’s ridiculous how many media types actually think NE is the better team

They've been the darlings of the NFL since their 3rd tainted Super Bowl.

And that is why BB didn’t get fired for cheating, and why the spygate scandal has been swept way under the rug. They are to the NFL what Barry Bonds is to baseball.

And they haven't won anything since they got caught.

And I don’t see that trend changing.

Fox is not creating a coaching organization

This has nothing to do with wins-losses. It has everything to do with building a structure/organization.

If Fox is fired (fingers crossed it doesn’t happen)/retires/dies/decides to join a monastery; then the only serious internal candidate to replace him would be Mike McCoy. But he was already undermined for a HC job here when Eric Studesville was promoted over him on an interim basis. Now we’ve brought in someone on the DC side who’s not an internal candidate either.

And underneath that, we don’t seem to have any coaches who are being interviewed for other bigger jobs. And a lot of them are here because they are “friends of Fox”. This isn’t to say they aren’t good coaches. It is simply very very insular management. If Fox is fired, most of the coaching staff will also have to be fired. And until then, there will not be even minor coaching turnover (which is usually the only way to bring in new ideas).

That is not “structure”. It is comfort zone decision-making that will create huge disruption in the future if things don’t go as planned.

Every time theres a coaching change at HC

a lot of the staff goes too. McCoy was interviewed for the Raiders, Phins, and Jags. So this statement goes out the window.

And underneath that, we don’t seem to have any coaches who are being interviewed for other bigger jobs.

Im not too sure what you’re fretting about, so we’ll just have to agree to disagree

This is way too nitpicky

our coach has been here for one year and your complaining about not grooming our own coaches? Not to mention we didnt even have a full off-season. This is extremely nit-picky and 5 years too pre-mature imo.

ShyandObese - January 28, 2012 reply

I don't think its nitpicky

Teams are attractive to coaches who think they can get promoted there. This is now the second year in a row (same coach) on the defensive side where we have gone outside and thus cut off implicit promotions. Fox brought Smith and Milus over from Carolina and has now implicitly told them twice that they aren’t going anywhere. The only DC who worked for him for more than a year and the only coordinator (offense or defense) Fox has ever promoted internally (Mike Trgovac) quit in 2008 and took a lower level job in Green Bay. Now we’ve hired a celebrity who has one year’s experience as a DC.

This management style sends a message to position coaches. Has nothing to do with Fox as a coach or a person. Just a management style that afaik has never ended happily. At a minimum, it means that one of our better veteran FA QB’s to backup Tebow next year (David Garrard) is no longer an option.

yibberat - January 28, 2012 reply

He didn't deny anyone who was offered an interview somewhere a chance to do it.

Most teams are allowed to deny interviews when the moves are lateral. Green Bay has denied interviews from some of their candidates this year because they don’t want to lose their coaches either. No big deal. We aren’t the only team to do it. They are under contract after all so it is reasonable when the move is lateral.

Not getting where you are coming from Yibber....Fox's job is to build a winner and that starts with staff...

Del Rio was a natural hire.
Lets move on.

boydy2669 - January 28, 2012 reply

Lets see. Whe have Clancy Barone who coached Antonio Gates,

Nunnely who coached a great D-line in SD. What have they done since he left btw? We have Adam Gase who was a good WR coach and a decent QB coach. Eric Studesville RB coach who has had a pretty successful career doing what he is doing. Fox didn’t know any of those guys but kept them on.

The guys he did bring over:

Jay Rodgers, ST, made our ST better in one year. Dave Magazu, incredible O-line coach. Look what he did with a below average (talent wise) line this year (referring to franklin, Walton and Beadles). And Richard Smith. So even if they are “friends of Fox” they are fantastic and have done a stellar job. Any of these guys have potential to step up. The only retread on that list is Smith who wasn’t very good as DC (but was actually still better than Allen re pts per game 22.8). I don’t get that they are building a bad coaching organization just because of this hire.

"Our coaching staff is now almost completely full of coaches who have failed at doing bigger jobs" ? Are you serious yibberat?

I guess I’d like at least one example other than Studesville and I ojnly say that because he was an interim coach, but stayed on.

Do you remember the DTs he took in the draft early on and how stout they were against the run? I’m sorry I forgot one of their names but one of them was Marcus Stroud…an absolute stud!

I’m just saying between that and his familiarity with LB play at the pro level…I am absolutely stoked!! IMO his strength is the middle of the defense and what do most people here at MHR say we need? Improvement up the middle.

Wow, nice hire!!

Go Broncos!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

broncofaninIL - January 27, 2012 reply

A stud MLB and our big guys back at DT

I like this picture a lot. Combined with our DBs with a couple key talent additions…

Hmm shoulda read this before I posted above.

Smith was already a DC twice and he was terrible. Maybe that's why he wasn't ready to be promoted

Thank you Fox for not doing what yibberat is claiming and promoting a mediocre DC just because you are familiar with him. Thank you for hiring Del Rio who was a very good DC when he was one. Similar to Mike Nolan

Awwwww Yeahhh!!!

I can’t wait til next season.

docescobar07 - January 27, 2012 reply

I leave town for work for a few days, and come back to this.

We lose the “hope of the defensive future”, and then quite possibly upgrade that position.

Go JDR and Go Broncos!

nice move

i give it a 10 but we need bigger DT to make his D work someone should look at if they are any fa on jax def side of the ball

j-man - January 27, 2012 reply

maybe

we can get r Mathis from jax he is a conerback

j-man - January 27, 2012 reply

ding ding ding we have a winner

boanst - January 27, 2012 reply

if he's healthy maybe.

I really like Mathis and have a 27 Mathis jersey hanging in my closet.

He is a local JAX guy but he has had major injury issues. The comments that poster make about Goodman are similar to what I heard week after week at JAG games. You would be trading one guy on the down side of his career for another one. The Jags and Broncos have similar secondary issues with ether guys on the wrong side of 30 or very young players with potential but little experience.

cyngato - January 28, 2012 reply

YES

YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES.

broncos7life - January 27, 2012 reply

Awesome news!! Also, heh. Tweet from BDawk:

RT @BrianDawkins Love the hire , just hope we can keep him around :)

underdog - January 27, 2012 reply

del rio

will definitely be a bronco longer than dawkins.

e_saites - January 27, 2012 via Android app reply

john fox, jack del rio, …mike mccoy, we need an oc with a better name.

e_saites - January 27, 2012 via Android app reply

It doesn't get much better than

Mike “the real” McCoy.

Bones. I'm a doctor not a coach!!

you forgot "Dammit Jim"

Clompy - January 28, 2012 reply

I jumped from joy when I saw this

Welcome to Denver, Mr. Del Rio. Hope your stay is long and successful

si_ice - January 27, 2012 reply

i yelled YES!!!! haha

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-films-sound-efx/09000d5d80cace16/Live-Wire-Jack-the-Viking

Me too

My wife was very confused.

jshaw546 - January 27, 2012 via mobile reply

Excited about the hire. Denver will become a place where coaches will want t o come !

sfkelway - January 27, 2012 reply

sweet. and then… sweeeeet.

oxmouth - January 27, 2012 reply

Simply Awesome!

I had great hopes for the future of Denis Allen in Bronco land….but now that he has defected to the Raiders, I hope he fails badly..

Getting Del Rio is an upgrade indeed. Now get us a MLB defensive leader!

Brazenwood - January 27, 2012 reply

Video of Del Rio as linebacker player for the Vikings and as coach

Kosty - January 27, 2012 reply

Awesome Video

Thanks for sharing.

RSH089 - January 27, 2012 reply

it's incumbent for us to make upgrades, this certainly fits the bill!

the new Bradfather - January 27, 2012 reply

Great news; Great defensive coach

Rodney A - January 27, 2012 reply

Just wish someday we could get rid of the ridiculous memory consuming ads here...

I’d pay 5 bucks to get it off the screen.

orange&blue_aussie - January 27, 2012 reply

Is it the ads?

Man I didn’t know what it was but MHR takes longer to load than basically any other site i visit. Often is loads with all the formats weird and you have to refresh two or three times. I just persevere but at least I know what it is now.

Awesome. I knew it

Man... old Foxy boy is a sly one

what was all this, “we’re in no hurry… we’re going to evaluate it and take our time.” The only thing that sucks about this, and I mean the ONLY thing, is it seems our veterans are getting pissed. Champ and B Dawk must be getting sick of this defensive coordinator version of musical chairs. I know I would if I were in their shoes.

Oh well… I believe we got a good one. Very rarely does a DC turned HC, go back to DC and suck. We will have continued success on the defensive side of the ball. Question is, will everyone buy in?

I guarantee it. Dawk already tweeted that he loved the hire. These guys may be sick of the changes, I would be too..

but this guys is a good defensive coach and I bet they are excited about that.

Im sure theyre pissed

Champ alluded to it in a recent interview. The good news is, Del Rio was pretty mediocre as a HC so I dont think anyone will be calling him up to take over anytime soon. Also, some of the defensive players said that it was really Fox’s D, and Allen was just the voice. So its not as bad as when we lost Nolan back in ’10 and promoted Wink (shudder)

Bentley.Ketchum - January 27, 2012 reply

Other coaching news

Denver is also close to hiring strength and conditioning coach Luke Richesson, who spent the past three seasons on Del Rio’s staff in Jacksonville. Richesson would replace Rich Tuten, whose contract was not renewed after 17 seasons with the Broncos.

Per the Denver Post

YEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

SUPERBOWL

Teboner - January 27, 2012 reply

Yibberait time to support Del Rio no remember you are a Broncos fan I think

always broncs - January 27, 2012 via mobile reply

I luv's me sum Del Rio!!

Go pound sand Allen! Learn first hand the diff between a 1st class run organization and halloween costume wearing wannabe’s!

AZ.Orange&Blue - January 27, 2012 reply

I hope we knock that silly lookin mole off his nose

Holy moley moley moley!!!

Let's just hope we get the good Del Rio who led the Jags to a couple playoffs

and not the lazy Jack of the past couple years.

AlbertaBronc - January 27, 2012 reply

As a HC... I don't know about lazy, but incompetent... yes.

Was it him, was it Gene Smith? Prolly a bit of both. He will be invigorated here.

According to a lot reports out of Jacksonville

Del Rio became lazy and quit caring. He was always the last person to show up to the building and did little actual game planning. Now I don’t know how much of that is true but to me Del Rio was one of the best HC’s in the league a couple years ago. I think he’s a good HC when he tries but I just don’t think he tried that hard over the past couple years.

Like I said before, this is all based off media reports so it could be false and it could’ve been just because of the massive lack of talent on Jacksonville over the past couple of years so take what I’m saying for a grain of salt.

AlbertaBronc - January 28, 2012 reply

Well the team was sold

the same time they fired him so maybe that had something to do with it.

Digger24 - January 28, 2012 reply

He got fired because people were refusing to buy tickets until Del Rio was fired

same thing happened in Jacksonville that is happening in San Diego. When new ownership saw this, they realized to get people into seats, first thing they need to do is get rid of Del Rio. The previous owner had always been incredibly supportive of Jack.

AlbertaBronc - January 28, 2012 reply

Who else got a semi?

MileHighPride - January 27, 2012 reply

im happy, but your happier than me

chikndnnr - January 28, 2012 reply

Shooter McGavin

Coaches football?

ChristianL - January 27, 2012 reply

haha nice!

THIS IS SHOOTER'S TOUR.

the new Bradfather - January 27, 2012 reply

development of talent

What may be overlooked is the ability del Rio has to develop talent, and not just on the field. This is a classic best player available kind of move, and it creates an environment of high end talent, where the assistants glean from their superiors and elders the wealth of experience they bring.

I love this hire, and believe it makes the Broncos better.

Jay Fin Anderson - January 27, 2012 via mobile reply

and...

Even if del Rio should leave, he will leave well trained coaches in his wake to hopefully take up his mantle.

Oh, and suck it, Allen.

Jay Fin Anderson - January 27, 2012 via mobile reply

I will not shed any tears for Allen

Yea

When I read that rumor the Allen wanted the Faiderette job " Baaad " my heart kinda sunk. I was thinking, if true, I didn’t like him so much any more.

Bronco79 - January 27, 2012 reply

JDR not long as a Bronco?

I don’t understand the sentiment that JDR will leave soon for another HC gig. I just have to look at Mike Nolan for my counter argument. How many teams have been lining up to give Nolan another shot as head coach?

ten_fiver - January 27, 2012 reply

right

We will most likely get at least 2 or 3 years out of him. Thats all you can hope for in this league. The Lebeau’s and Johnson’s of the world are very rare. Lets have a ton of success and need to replace him in a couple of years.

chikndnnr - January 28, 2012 reply

The Dapper Dan of the NFL?

Mr. Andersonnnn......

HarvJNep2n - January 28, 2012 reply

His daughters aren't bad looking either

Love the cow print pants. Very 90's

Yeah... Dennis Allen played some college ball... but Del Rio... he's been here before

Sorry - had to

HAHAHAHAHA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTwfUrcrKq8&feature=related

Great video segment of Jack Del Rio as a Minn Viking linebacker in action against the Wash Redskins

Video starts off with Vikings on offense but when they switch to defense you can see Del Rio as #55 all over the field as a wide ranging linebacker.

That kind of real experience as a player has to benefit a real good coach.

Kosty - January 28, 2012 reply

Well, it didn't help Mike Singletary as HC, but I guess maybe everyone's different.

Orange Rush - January 28, 2012 reply

Good thing is

he’s the D coordinator

NewEraNugg - January 28, 2012 reply

Singletary

Singletary isn’t just intense, he’s psychotic.Which isn’t always a good teaching tool for every player

Baghdad - January 28, 2012 reply

Great hire

Jbronc - January 28, 2012 reply

Tears

There are going to be tears aplenty when there is a new quarterback in town. In football and in life change is constant

Baghdad - January 28, 2012 reply

Del Rio

I wonder if Jack Del Rio might get on this site just to get a feel for the fans, only to discover the fans are already drooling over his young daughters . It might make him a little uneasy

Baghdad - January 28, 2012 reply

Good hire but lets not go overboard- JDR only had one season as a defensive co-ordinator and did very well

He was also LB coach for the Ravens 2000 SB season, one of the best defences of all time.

But a DC can only do so much to disguise lack of talent and to get back to Orange Crush we probably need 2 more defensive orientated drafts.

Expect to JDR to be solid – teach fundamentals like tackling and provide consistency.

Good hire and I hope he stays..

British Bronco - January 28, 2012 reply

This is great

For anyone to thing he did poorly as HC wouldn’t understand how difficult that franchise made things. To follow up Coughlin was no easy task (he overachieved there w/the limited resources in personnel management) but lets not forget it was Manning’s division. Garrard v Manning? Leftwich v Manning? I’m sorry but that will only get a team so far but Stroud was a beast in the middle of that line.

I’m excited for this addition though!

dcrespo7 - January 28, 2012 reply

Priority number 1 for Mr Del Rio: turn Nate Irving into Al Wilson 2.0

boanst - January 28, 2012 reply

^^This^^

You beat me to it. Hopefully, JDR will remind us that Irving is on the roster.

pubkeeper - January 28, 2012 reply

I'm so excited for his hire. So So So happy EFX didn't settle for less in the name of continuity.

They are proving that they really want to get this team back to its winning ways and are serious about the defense. I love it!

He will be great with our LBers and especially the development of Von and Irving. I can’t wait to see a top 10 defense in the short years to come.

I am curious though… How did this guy come to have a last name like Del Rio? I don’t see a speck of spanish in the guy.