Posted by Knowshon Zone | Posted in NFL | Posted on 25-04-2009
With the 12th pick in the 2009 NFL Draft the Denver Broncos selected RB Knowshon Moreno. Traditionally Denver has been a dream team for running backs. I’m a little surprised Knowshon went this high, but that’s great for him. Denver needed a running back and Knowshon was the best at his position.
It will take some getting used to that mile-high air, but really there aren’t many better options for Moreno to go to. This is a great pick and I’m excited for his future in Denver. He could be the next Clinton Portis.
The Colorado Dawgs, the Colorado Chapter of the UGA Alumni Association, want to welcome Knowshon to Colorado!
The Broncos fans have some exciting games ahead of them. I hope that Knowshon does well and gets some early playing time this season. UGA made a mistake red-shirting him. Hopefully, Denver won’t repeat the same mistake. Good luck to Knowshon!
denver’s got a great offensive line. on so many carries last year, knowshon did the impossible to turn a loss of yards into a 2 or 3 yard gain. open holes for him, and watch him go. with a line like denver’s i think he can have a fantastic first season. go knowshon!
With all do respects to
Stafford,J.Smith,
Jackson, Curry,
Sanchez, A. Smith, Heyward-Bey,
Monroe, Raji, Crabtree
and Maybin. Picks 1-11.
For me, this was a one player
draft…and that was #12 at
Denver. Knowshon Moreno was
that one player. Every year it
seems the first round generally
produces one great player, and
Denver has a gem in their pocket.
Many teams, like the Lions, Jets,
Browns, Chiefs, Seahawks, 49ers,
and Bengals will remember this
time that passed them by.
It is astonishing that Crabtree,
Sanchez and Heyward-Bey would
go ahead of Moreno. But the
Broncos will make their franchise
great again with this acquisition.
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP)—The complexity of the Denver Broncos’ offense is confounding Knowshon Moreno.
“Running around like my head’s cut off,” he said.
Don’t worry, rookie. You’re far from alone.
New coach Josh McDaniels’ intricate offense is making many heads spin as players try to tackle the terminology. The Broncos received a small sampling of what’s in store as they finished a three-day voluntary minicamp Sunday.
The errors were abundant over the three days—just as McDaniels expected.
“They’re going to make mistakes for a little while,” he said. “That’s what these practices are for, to get those kinks out and hopefully come to training camp and not have to iron them all out.”
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For Moreno, it was an eye-opening minicamp. He came away with the realization that he needs to bury himself in the books.
“You’ve got to really study, you’ve got to be in the playbook at night when you get home, even though it’s late,” said Moreno, who was taken with the 12th pick in last weekend’s draft. “It’s tough.”
LaMont Jordan can vouch for that. He’s already quite versed in McDaniels’ schemes after playing last season with New England. Yet even he feels swamped.
“I’m still learning,” Jordan said. “Just when you think you know it all, you don’t … That’s why we’re all helping one another out. The more (Moreno) studies, the more he’s around, the more he hears the verbiage, the quicker he’ll pick it up.”
So far, Jordan has been impressed with the rookie out of Georgia. Not so much for Moreno’s play-making ability as his ability to listen and learn.
“I like his energy,” Jordan said. “He’s having fun, he’s trying to learn. As a player, that’s what you want to see. He’s learning on the run.”
But why draft another tailback? After all, the team brought in J.J. Arrington, Correll Buckhalter and Jordan in the offseason to compete with holdovers Peyton Hillis and Ryan Torain.
Wasn’t that enough?
“I’ve been in this business enough to know that’s something you have to do,” Jordan said. “Look at our backfield. Every back that we have here—with the exception of our rookies—is coming off some type of injury from last year. Of course it makes sense to go out and get a running back … I thought he was the best running back in the draft anyway.”
A crowded backfield, though, means fewer carries for everyone.
“I don’t concern myself with that,” Jordan said. “One thing about this offense is that one week we might beat you throwing the ball 50 or 60 times, the next week we might beat you running the ball 40 or 50 times. There’s plenty to go around, especially in this offense.”
Especially once it’s fully digested.
Moreno has a few months to absorb the complicated schemes.
“You can’t make the mistakes over and over again,” Moreno said. “Once (McDaniels) teaches you what to do, you’ve got to make the right call after that. … It’s tough, but that’s the challenge you look for.”