‘Old school’ Broncos offense could lead to postseason under Keenum
Jun 25, 2018, 2:47 PM
While it may have a new feel for fans, the Denver Broncos revamped offense should look familiar.
“Pritchard and Cecil” host Cecil Lammey said on Monday while the “new-look” part of the Broncos offense may be what fans fixate upon, it’s actually “simply old school.”
“While they may have fixed it, it’s not because of a new look,” Lammey said. “This is old school. This is what they’re going back to. They’re going back to the Shanahan, Kubiak, Musgrave system.”
Coming from the mind of Bill Musgrave, who steps into his first full season in the Denver offensive coordinator role, Lammey said the Broncos offense “works,” specifically with a veteran quarterback under center.
“It’s effective, especially when you have a quarterback like Case Keenum who can run the show the right way, who can use his legs, extend plays, buy time, wait for the money throws to develop downfield.,” Lammey said. “It’s play-action passing. It’s bootlegs. And it’s running the football.”
Lammey championed what “Schlereth and Evans” host Mark Schlereth said earlier Monday, that with a “Billy Moose” offense featuring Keenum at quarterback, the Broncos appear to be poised for a postseason run.
“Knowing Billy Musgrave, having played with Billy Moose, understanding his ability to manipulate protection and put his quarterback in the best possible position to win makes me feel like this is a team that could become a playoff-caliber team with Case Keenum playing quarterback,” Schlereth said.
Schlereth said the biggest issue coming into the 2018 season for the Broncos offense is protection. But under Musgrave, with a Keenum-run unit, those “question marks” may be answered.
“If you eliminate the five steps where the quarterback has to hold the ball, you eliminate the seven-step drops, you have an absolutely great opportunity to create a better situation for your offensive linemen,” Schlereth said.
After that, you run the ball, Schlereth said, and utilize the play-action pass.
“What does Case Keenum do as well, if not better, than almost any quarterback in the league? The play-action stuff,” Schlereth said, “extending the play on the play-action.”
And with the requisite “weapons” and “tools,” Schlereth said it’s just up to Musgrave to “put his quarterback in the best possible situation.”
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