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Published on 04/03/2008 at Thu Apr 03 14:30.
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Herm Edwards Embraces Rebuilding Mode

Posted Thu Apr 3rd by

[Herm Edwards]

I was listening to a sports talk radio show at work today when the hosts started comparing the situation with the Broncos to the situation with the Chiefs. Then I heard this (semi-quoting here): “Herm Edward embraces rebuilding mode.”

I can only take it that the hosts were trying to imply that the Broncos needed to embrace this same mode as well. Allow me to disagree.

For me, “rebuilding mode” has always been a big excuse. “Well, we would have won, but we were in rebuilding mode.” How in the hell do you expect your players to give it their all, coach? Are you planning on announcing when you’re suddenly going to try to win? “Alright everybody, we can go out and try now, it’s time to be competitive!”

Mike Shanahan isn’t the same way. It’s well known you’ll never hear him mutter the ‘R-word.’ And thank God for that. Like me, Shanahan has nothing short of the Lombardi Trophy in his sights every single season. I don’t care that we went 7-9 this season; the Giants and Eli freaking Manning just went from an 8-8 team to Super Bowl champs. Why can’t the Broncos do the same?

The draft can make a big impact on any team… we’ve already filled some holes in free agency. With a home run draft anything is possible.

Have fun rebuilding, Chiefs fans. I’m not giving up on 2008 just to prepare for ’09 and beyond.

  • http://www.broncotalk.net Josh Temple

    I hate the whole “rebuilding” theory in the NFL of the last few years. The whole you’re a coach, you have a 3-5yr plan and if it doesn’t end with a super bowl you’re out. Your GM and Owner have to be able to spot stagnation and take care of it, but this timeline attitude is very narrow minded. There’s 32 teams and only 1 Lombardi trophy.

    Denver has been able to put a high caliber team only a few steps away from the Super Bowl on the field every year since our last Super Bowl win. I would reserve the term rebuilding for teams like the Dolphins, Chiefs, Raiders, Rams, etc. These are teams still trying to find their direction, and don’t have solid players in the key positions needed, QB, RB, WR, Strong Lines. Then you have teams that seem to be in perpetual rebuilding like the Browns and the Cardinals even though it seems like the Brownies finally might be crawling out of the cellar. I would say the Panthers are a better example of a team that went from a few steps away to scrapping everything and starting fresh by “Rebuilding”.

  • azbronco7

    how can you rebuild when…

    “You play – to win – the game!”

  • MIKE SCOTT

    Denver has been able to put a high caliber team only a few steps away from the Super Bowl on the field every year since our last Super Bowl win. IS THAT WAHT YOU CALL LAST YEARS TEAM?
    YOUR SMOKING SOME FINE SH^^^T THERE BOY! YOUR ABOUT TO HAVE ONE OF YOUR WORST YEARS IN HISTORY ONCE THE RAIDERS SWEEP YOU THIS YEAR. YOU WERE A KNATS HAIR OF THAT HAPPENING THIS PAST SEASON BUT MAKE NO MISTAKE YOUR BOYS WILL TAKE A OTHER STEP BACK THIS YEAR.

  • donks suck big D

    why don’t you losers post my rebuttles to this rubbish?
    YOU CAN’T HANDEL THE TRUTH !

  • http://broncotalk.net Kyle

    Chill out. I have no problem posting your comments. You got pushed into moderation, just like every other first time commenter.

    I’ll let everyone else take it from here. Let’s show him how we handel him.

  • azbronco7

    omg are you serious mike scott? season sweep! hahahaha

    Come back to us once Jamarcus has attempted more passes than his weight. I guess that means we’ll see you in 2010 HAHA!