Any thoughts on Ric Dennison?

[justasportsfan]

Just like Jauron and Rex , McD will be dependent on his OC to know what they are doing .

Dennison who is pretty much a 1st time coordinator will be playing chess with BB.


Heres an article that doesn't sound positive

Bills Q&A: Break down of Bills offensive coordinator Rick Dennison from Denver


Q: Having mentioned Kubiak, he called the plays, so what did Dennison exactly do? And do you think he'd be a suitable play caller?

Honestly, that has been a running joke in Broncos Country this year; "What does Dennison do exactly?" This looks like his first chance to be a real offensive coordinator, so its hard to judge whether or not he'll succeed.The only hint we got at his role on the Broncos was in early 2015 when Kubiak revealed that he was comfortable with Dennison calling the plays, but that it was something he also preferred to do. In 2016, Kubiak revealed more when he said Dennison called the plays early and Kubiak would take over the playcalling as the game went on. If that is true, then that does not actually bode well for Dennison's ability to run an offense as the Broncos were dead last in points scored in the first quarter.

http://www.thedailynewsonline.com/bdn02/bills-qampa-break-down-of-bills-offensive-coordinator-rick-dennison-from-denver-20170123

[Mr. Miyagi]

Rick Dennison is not "pretty much a first time coordinator"

1992 34 High School Suffield (CT) Academy Asst. Coach
1993 35 High School Suffield (CT) Academy Asst. Coach
1994 36 High School Suffield (CT) Academy Asst. Coach
1995 37 NFL Denver Broncos Offensive Asst.
1996 38 NFL Denver Broncos Offensive Asst.
1997 39 NFL Denver Broncos Special Teams
1998 40 NFL Denver Broncos Special Teams
1999 41 NFL Denver Broncos Special Teams
2000 42 NFL Denver Broncos Special Teams
2001 43 NFL Denver Broncos Offensive Line
2002 44 NFL Denver Broncos Offensive Line
2003 45 NFL Denver Broncos Offensive Line
2004 46 NFL Denver Broncos Offensive Line
2005 47 NFL Denver Broncos Offensive Line
2006 48 NFL Denver Broncos Offensive Coordinator
2007 49 NFL Denver Broncos Offensive Coordinator
2008 50 NFL Denver Broncos Offensive Coordinator
2009 51 NFL Denver Broncos Offensive Line
2010 52 NFL Houston Texans Offensive Coordinator
2011 53 NFL Houston Texans Offensive Coordinator
2012 54 NFL Houston Texans Offensive Coordinator
2013 55 NFL Houston Texans Offensive Coordinator
2014 56 NFL Baltimore Ravens Quarterbacks
2015 57 NFL Denver Broncos Offensive Coordinator
2016 58 NFL Denver Broncos Offensive Coordinator

[Novacane]

My thoughts are he's probably not going to look very good because Tyrod Taylor is his QB!

[justasportsfan]

Rick Dennison is not "pretty much a first time coordinator"

1992 34 High School Suffield (CT) Academy Asst. Coach
1993 35 High School Suffield (CT) Academy Asst. Coach
1994 36 High School Suffield (CT) Academy Asst. Coach
1995 37 NFL Denver Broncos Offensive Asst.
1996 38 NFL Denver Broncos Offensive Asst.
1997 39 NFL Denver Broncos Special Teams
1998 40 NFL Denver Broncos Special Teams
1999 41 NFL Denver Broncos Special Teams
2000 42 NFL Denver Broncos Special Teams
2001 43 NFL Denver Broncos Offensive Line
2002 44 NFL Denver Broncos Offensive Line
2003 45 NFL Denver Broncos Offensive Line
2004 46 NFL Denver Broncos Offensive Line
2005 47 NFL Denver Broncos Offensive Line
2006 48 NFL Denver Broncos Offensive Coordinator
2007 49 NFL Denver Broncos Offensive Coordinator
2008 50 NFL Denver Broncos Offensive Coordinator
2009 51 NFL Denver Broncos Offensive Line
2010 52 NFL Houston Texans Offensive Coordinator
2011 53 NFL Houston Texans Offensive Coordinator
2012 54 NFL Houston Texans Offensive Coordinator
2013 55 NFL Houston Texans Offensive Coordinator
2014 56 NFL Baltimore Ravens Quarterbacks
2015 57 NFL Denver Broncos Offensive Coordinator
2016 58 NFL Denver Broncos Offensive Coordinator


Did he call plays under Kubiak or was he an OC only by title?

[swiper]

Rick Dennison is not "pretty much a first time coordinator"

1992 34 High School Suffield (CT) Academy Asst. Coach
1993 35 High School Suffield (CT) Academy Asst. Coach
1994 36 High School Suffield (CT) Academy Asst. Coach
1995 37 NFL Denver Broncos Offensive Asst.
1996 38 NFL Denver Broncos Offensive Asst.
1997 39 NFL Denver Broncos Special Teams
1998 40 NFL Denver Broncos Special Teams
1999 41 NFL Denver Broncos Special Teams
2000 42 NFL Denver Broncos Special Teams
2001 43 NFL Denver Broncos Offensive Line
2002 44 NFL Denver Broncos Offensive Line
2003 45 NFL Denver Broncos Offensive Line
2004 46 NFL Denver Broncos Offensive Line
2005 47 NFL Denver Broncos Offensive Line
2006 48 NFL Denver Broncos Offensive Coordinator
2007 49 NFL Denver Broncos Offensive Coordinator
2008 50 NFL Denver Broncos Offensive Coordinator
2009 51 NFL Denver Broncos Offensive Line
2010 52 NFL Houston Texans Offensive Coordinator
2011 53 NFL Houston Texans Offensive Coordinator
2012 54 NFL Houston Texans Offensive Coordinator
2013 55 NFL Houston Texans Offensive Coordinator
2014 56 NFL Baltimore Ravens Quarterbacks
2015 57 NFL Denver Broncos Offensive Coordinator
2016 58 NFL Denver Broncos Offensive Coordinator

But he's pretty much a first time coordinator, damn it!

Besides this article has been posted before.

[justasportsfan]

My thoughts are he's probably not going to look very good because Tyrod Taylor is his QB!

Tyrod supposedly fits his scheme because they can run bootlegs or move him around which they couldn't do with Peyton. :idunno:

[justasportsfan]

But he's pretty much a first time coordinator, damn it!

Besides this article has been posted before.
sorry if I didn't see this before. Just trying to get something going. I don't recall a more boring BZ football forum ever .

[swiper]

sorry if I didn't see this before. Just trying to get something going. I don't recall a more boring BZ football forum ever .

It's alright. I love you even though your a Republican.

[justasportsfan]

It's alright. I love you even though your a Republican.

no I'm not. "you're" ;)

[HHURRICANE]

It's irrelevant. If the Bills struggle this year, which they will, it will be blamed on the previous regime.

I'm feeling Dick Jauron 2.0 and not Andy Reid.

[Mace]

I'm kind off iffy on Dennison and his staff, but Kubiak and his migraines left Dennison some empowerment in the schemes and Kubiak had some success against Belichick with Dennison right there. Dennison has had a front row seat for Belichick encounters.

I think the teams that have had success against the Pats, don't try and play chess with Bill, they take him away from his strengths to out think them and simply outplay him with solid mistake free football and competent defense to keep him overthinking and reaching for decisive action. Belichick craves those acts of supremacy and gets erratic if they are denied.

Is that Dennison and this squad ? Well, I don't think so, but nothing happened yet for me to say the potential isn't there. I still think Taylor is the weak link in the plan though.

[BillsImpossible]

One of the things about Dennison's offensive system is how he likes to use zone blocking to run the football.

The Denver Broncos made zone blocking famous, and that's what the Bills offensive line is going to be running in 2017.

Here's a funny article about LeSean McCoy from 2013:

http://gcobb.com/2013/08/06/lesean-mccoy-must-adjust-to-zone-blocking-scheme-more-than-his-backups/

"Eagles Pro Bowl running back LeSean McCoy is the starter and the best running back on the football team, but the running styles of Bryce Brown and Chris Polk fit the zone blocking running scheme better than McCoy’s style of carrying the football."

Bryce Brown? Yeh....

McCoy only ran for 1,607 yards in 2013.

http://www.nfl.com/player/leseanmccoy/79607/gamelogs?season=2013

I can see why a zone blocking scheme would be a better fit for LeSean McCoy. It gives him more space to run in.

[BillsImpossible]

I'm kind off iffy on Dennison and his staff, but Kubiak and his migraines left Dennison some empowerment in the schemes and Kubiak had some success against Belichick with Dennison right there. Dennison has had a front row seat for Belichick encounters.

I think the teams that have had success against the Pats, don't try and play chess with Bill, they take him away from his strengths to out think them and simply outplay him with solid mistake free football and competent defense to keep him overthinking and reaching for decisive action. Belichick craves those acts of supremacy and gets erratic if they are denied.

Is that Dennison and this squad ? Well, I don't think so, but nothing happened yet for me to say the potential isn't there. I still think Taylor is the weak link in the plan though.

Taylor could be the weak link. All depends on his ability or inability to learn Dennison's West Coast system and its intricacies. That should all come out in training camp.

Some people are saying that Nathan Peterman is a perfect fit for Dennison's offense.

There's going to be a competition for the starting QB, but the Bills staff would never say that publicly.