Mike McCoy is a hot coaching commodity for all those teams looking for a Head Coach after 9 teams cut ties with their HC on Black Monday. The front is much more quiet on Jack Del Rio. I say thank goodness. The Broncos Defense is the best I have seen it... ever (at least in my life). The Broncos defensive team speed and playmaking ability is off the charts (or at least at the top). Having a HC and DC (that is a former HC) that are defensive minded sure doesn't hurt.
The Broncos Defense were:
- 2nd in YPG Allowed with 3rd in both Passing & Rushing YPG
- 1st-T with 52 sacks
- 2nd-T with 5 Int Return for TDs
- 3rd-T for Forced Fumbles
They are the best team in the playoffs on defense. Del Rio is a huge reason for this. Dennis Allen did the Broncos a favor by taking the worse HC job in the NFL with Oakland. The NFL is doing a favor to the Broncos by currently ignoring Del Rio and being enamored with offensive minded HCs. Del Rio was a solid coach for Jacksonville, just as John Fox was for Carolina. They both got let go at their old jobs because their GMs and owners refused to do what it took to win and did not put the right talent around them. Fox had the immortal Jake Delhomme as his best QB and no REC other than Steve Smith and a boring defense that he helped be solid. The only playmaker was not shown the money and the team took a huge hit. Same goes for Del Rio, they neglected their defense and drafted poorly. The only player worth keeping during his tenure there was MJD. They were awful drafting RECs.
McCoy has been a solid OC, but let's be honest, he looks way more attractive because he has Peyton Manning. People say he adjusted his offense to Tebow last year for the Broncos to have success. Yes, but it was like watching a cowboy break in a wild stallion. Put him on a rope and only let him go so far. I will always believe Tebow could have been even more successful if the Broncos had thrown in more misdirection and opened up the playbook instead of slamming McGahee up the gut every first down. I digress. McCoy is solid, I believe he'll have success elsewhere but the Broncos are so successful right now because they have a HOF QB and two of the best defensive minds in the NFL. The hope is we can have the same DC for two consecutive seasons finally and keep Del Rio.
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