I ALWAYS CLAIMED , SING WOULD INTERVIEW "WINNERS " FROM WINNING ORGANIZATIONS. DENISSON IS FAMOUS FOR ZONE BLOCKING THE RUN GAME WITH SMALLER ATHELETIC LINEMAN.THIS FITS OUR PERSONELL.

SING COULD HIRE A YOUNG,LONG TERM COACH TO RUN THE PASSING GAME WHILE GROOMING HIM TO REPLACE DENNISSON DOWN THE ROAD IF GETS A HC JOB. THIS BRINGS LONG TERM STABILITY AND CONTINUITY WITH THE OFFENCE.

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Not bad - three candidates I like, and I can see why they'd interview CC as well. I wonder who else they have lined up on the docket - perhaps an interview with Denver's Jeremy Bates as well?

Matt,
Do you think the eventual OC has already been interviewed? Do you get the impression that Singletary doesn't like what he's seen so far or that he's given everyone their chance?

I like this candidate. The Broncos style has been to run to open up the passing game which seems to compliment Sing's style.

how does a zone blocking scheme fit our personnel? Baas, Heitmann and Rachal are all on the larger end of centers/guards, and only Staley has the combination of athleticism and size that would allow him to play in the broncos system.

we've been drafting for a power running game for years. switching now would all but send us back to rebuilding mode.

Unfortunately, the 49er's committed to Singletary before Shannahan became available, but Dennison was Shannahan's right hand guy for years. He not only has a great knowledge of the running game--how many years did the Broncos come up with great no-name running backs?--he also has been coaching and learning at the side of a truly great coach in Shannahan. On a staff with very little senior experience, as well as a weak front office, he would be a GREAT addition.

The exalted status given by many to Shanahan is undeserved, IMO. He has had only two successful stints in his entire career. One as OC of the Niners with a great QB and team to work with, and a two year run with Elway at QB in Denver. Elway retired ten years ago and Shanahan's teams have done zero since. The past three years his teams have folded miserably in December and missed the playoffs as a result. Losing to Buffalo, at home, with the playoffs on the line, was pathetic. Many here would say losing to Nolan and Smith in 2006 in the last game of the year was even more pathetic. I don't know that he's much better as a HC than Norv Turner. They're both good OCs and not much more. In ten years, Shanahan has not developed a reliable QB (see Brian Billick) or even an average defense. Singletary will prove to be a far superior HC than Shanahan ever will.

I don't know if Sing will be better than Shanahan but I do agree with your point. Shanahan is unquestionably an incredibly gifted offensive coordinator. His failings were in selecting talent, and putting a decent defense on the field. Anyone who learned offensive philosophy from Shanahan is worth a look at OC IMHO.

STEELEMAN, how exactly does small, zone blocking linemen fir our personnel? It fits exactly one of our starting 5 linemen. Our entire interior line has been built on power.

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I do not agree that our line is better suited for a power-running game than a zone-blocking scheme. I think that our team has been in the habit of acquiring lighter, more athletic linemen and bulking them up to play in a scheme for which they are not well suited. Staley, Baas, Heitmann, and Rachal were all noted for their athleticism when they were coming out of college (though Baas, who played most of his career at Michigan at less than 300 pounds, bulked up to 315 in his senior year). These guys are not Larry Allen, Nate Newton, and Erik Williams. I think all four of them (with the possible exception of Baas) would be better off playing in a zone-blocking scheme that emphasizes movement and athleticism. All we need to do is add an athletic right tackle to the mix, and we're good to go!

I came across this when reading an article about the Panthers.

Jordan Gross has missed ONE start in 5 years. That's phenomenal. He's the anti-JJ. Just thought I'd post this since we're interested in his services.

I'm not sure about Dennison as an OC. Oddly, he was the Denver OC but he didn't call plays for the Broncos. QB/WR coach Jeremy Bates held that duty last season. I'm not saying Dennison wouldn't be good . . .I don't know . . . it's just odd. I do like that he's the first guy cut from WCO cloth will be interviewed. Keep em' comin.

Any chance Norv "don't call me Ike" Turner is on the chopping block?

If Carolina neither signs Gross or Peppers to a new contract one will be available in FA. The other should be franchised. Deadline to use the franchise tag is in mid-February.

Per NFPost: Carolina took care of one of its big priorities, signing cornerback Chris Gamble to a mega-deal late in the season, with over $20M guaranteed, but now has some serious issues. Its two premier players at premier positions – tackle Jordan Gross (who has missed one start in five years) and defensive end Julius Peppers (with 14.5 sacks this year) – will no longer be under contract at the end of February unless something happens. That something can be a franchise tag for one of them, but obviously not both. Whom to tag? That depends on how negotiations progress with each as we head toward the mid-February tag date.

Two things... One, the Broncos have turned out 1,000 yard backs like they were going out of style for a long time now, and it appears as though this guy has been a part of it for over a decade... Imagine how Frank Gore would do?

Second, I understand that things are over and done with Martz, but I am not 100% sold that having everyone of the same thought pattern is the right way to go. Differing opinions and thoughts are what drive innovation. Oh, and unless we do get a long term guy with this hire, we have just committed ourselves to ANOTHER new offense, so that we would not (potentially) have to have another new offense next year.

Matt could you please do me a favor. My brothers and I would love to see Michael Robinson switch his number back to 35. For one reason or another, that number suited him. Both of my brothers and I agree that he just appeared to smaller on the screen with the number 35, and because of that he would suprirse DBs, and he was blowing people up left and right. We watched him as a rookie in practice and preseason and have watched in similar venues (including games) since, both live and on tv. Sorry if that was a bit off topic, but I promised my brothers that I would ask you to pass that on to Michael.

Martz must be laughing his ass off right now. None of these candidates carry half his credentials on offense. Linehan maybe, the rest of these bums? Get real! We better not get a no name experimental OC who cant even call his own passing plays!