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NFL Football Players Draft Injuries Rookies Season SuperbowlPublished: May 15, 2009
Well, here it comes.
Mike Shanahan was fired on December 30, 2008. His replacement, Josh McDaniels, was hired on January 12, 2009.
Shortly after taking over the new job, McDaniels shook up both sides of the ball. He brought in Mike Nolan to run the Broncos defense, and the scheme was changed from a 4-3 to a 3-4.
The Denver D was ranked 30th in points, 19th in yards, 26th in defending the pass, and 27th against the run.
There is plenty of room for improvement there. The problem comes when addressing the personnel. Six of the 11 defensive starters have changed and aside from Brian Dawkins, none of those changes scream improvement.
Ronald Fields, Darrell Reid, and Kenny Peterson will be the starters on the defensive line. Dumervil, Boss Bailey, Darrent Williams, and Andra Davis will be the backing c...
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