Wade Phillips, Texans bringing NFL’s No. 1 overall defense to Denver - Sunday’s Texans-Broncos game will be a bit of a benchmark for both teams as they try to make their way through the 2012 season. The Texans defense, currently No. 1 overall, No. 1 in scoring defense and No. 1 in pass defense, will present the best group the Broncos will have faced thus far. And when all is said and done this year, it may still be the best group the Broncos will have faced. And the Texans, having simply overpowered the Jaguars and Dolphins to this point, will face their biggest offensive challenge in the Broncos. Read more from the Denver Post >>>>
Leap from coordinator to NFL head coach not always easy to land - Q: What makes some coaches spectacular coordinators, but mediocre head coaches? See: Wade Phillips, Norv Turner. A: Ted, team executives will always say one of the most difficult things about trying to identify quality candidates to be head coaches in the league is first trying to make that list of coordinators who would be ready to make the transition. Read more from the Denver Post >>>>
Broncos DE Elvis Dumervil doesn’t have a sack yet but is making plays - Even though he’s one of the NFL’s premier pass rushers, Elvis Dumervil has had more games without a quarterback drop (42) than with at least half a sack (35). So why all the angst about Dumervil not having a sack through the Broncos’ first two games? ”You guys put too much into sacks,” Broncos coach John Fox said. “That’s about 30 percent of their job. When his whole body of work’s done, then … ” Read more from the Denver Post >>>>
Texans ‘Tough Across the Board’ - The Broncos will face a major test on Sunday afternoon as the 2-0 Houston Texans visit Sports Authority Field at Mile High. Priority No. 1, according to Broncos defenders, will be to contain Houston’s rushing attack, which cornerback Champ Bailey called “the best run game in football.” The Denver defense will be tasked with limiting not only Pro Bowl running back Arian Foster — the second-leading rusher in the NFL in 2011 — but also his very capable backup, Ben Tate. Read more from Denver Broncos >>>>
Denver Broncos: Seven Keys to Victory - When the Denver Broncos take on the Houston Texans on Sunday in Denver, the game will have a playoff feel. The Texans are trying to prove that they are the best team in the AFC early in the season, and the Broncos are trying to establish themselves as one of the teams mentioned among the AFC’s elite. For the Broncos to come out with a huge win, a few things have to happen. Score first: The Broncos have been playing from behind for a majority of time over the first two weeks of the season. Their defense is built to play with a lead, allowing Von Miller and Elvis Dumervil to pin their ears back and rush the quarterback. Scoring first would also take away some of what the Texans want to do, which is run the football. Read more from Rant Sports >>>>
Texans vs. Broncos: 5 Ways Houston Can Attack Denver - The pushovers have been pushed aside. Now it’s time to see what the Houston Texans are made of. Houston is slightly favored on the road against the Denver Broncos in Week 3, a testament to just how dominant they have been early in 2012. The Texans have been clicking both offensively and defensively, but the Broncos are made of sterner stuff than the Jaguars and Dolphins. If Houston wants to run their record to 3-0 for the first time in franchise history, here’s how they’ll attack Denver. Read more from Bleacher Report >>>>
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