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Dre’Mont Jones could become versatile member of Denver’s D-line rotation...

The Broncos have hired a defensive coach to get the most out of a defense that fueled a championship four years ago. A third-round pick from Ohio State could quickly become a key part of the defensive line in Denver.

Third-rounder Dre’Mont Jones, the 71tst overall pick in the draft, will have a chance to contribute in various ways, as explained by Kyle Fredrickson of the Denver Post.

Coach Vic Fangio has said, via Fredrickson, that Jones is best suited to play defensive tackle in the nickel package, but that “the techniques in there are very similar to our base package also.” Fangio pointed out that Jones, who also will get snaps at defensive end during training camp, will “just be thrown in the mix with the other guys and let the competition play itself out.”

Undersized at 281 pounds, Jones finds motivation in the notion that he’s too little to make an impact from the inside.

“I feel I have a chip on my shoulder just being considered a small defensive tackle,” Jones said. “I feel I can be out there and just be raw and be faster and just play nasty.”

Jones’ father, Sanderline Williams, professional boxer in the 1980s, once claimed he was offered $30,000 to take a dive against Roberto Duran. Dre’Mont didn’t join the family business, but he sees similarities in his chosen career.

“Pass rushing and fitting the run is basically like boxing,” Jones said. “You’re punching, striking and being physical with your hands all the time. That definitely translated.”

Teammates have already noticed, during the offseason program.

“I see the hands and the feet of a pass rusher and he’s only going to get better,” defensive lineman Derek Wolke said, via Fredrickson. “That was a great pickup for us.”

Jones technically hasn’t even gotten started. Come September, he could be showing up plenty for the Broncos’ defensive line, and he could be wreaking havoc in Fangio’s defense.

 

Last week’s Southern California earthquakes affected Las Vegas. Not strong enough, however, to affect the football stadium that is being built there.

Via the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the COO of the company building the venue said Saturday that the earthquakes did no damage, and caused no injuries.

Don Webb explained that the building was “thoroughly inspected,” and that an independent testing firm had examined all critical structural elements of the stadium. Webb admitted that the incomplete status of the structure increases its vulnerability.

After Friday night’s 7.1-magnitude event, workers moved from the higher structures to ground level, continuing their efforts there.

Recently, the overall construction effort went out of sequence, due to the fact that some roof trusses don’t fit. None of these issues are expected to keep the stadium from opening as expected in time for the start of the 2020 season. (PFT)

 

I'm about 100 miles south of the epicenter of those quakes. It just rattled the windows a bit. Vegas is about the same distance east. Wouldn't expect any damage. But I'll bet it was swaying back and forth. If you were on top of that stadium, there's gonna be a pucker in your sphincter.

 

I'm in Vegas, think the report was a 2.5 quake here. Nothing to write home about. Honestly didn't feel it, but I also wasn't on top of the stadium either lol

 

The second quake. I was sitting in my computer chair watching TV. The chair started moving around. I thought my springer spaniel was leaning against it scratching herself. I look down,,, and,,, NO DOG !! Then I thought " Here we go again !!"

 

I used to know someone who went by the screen name "Ironmanbednarik".

I think maybe I still do.

 

I don’t think it’s the same person.

 

Must suck to be one of you fucking haters.

 

My team set the standard for SB victories. Must suck to play second fiddle.

 

LMAO THE SQUEALERS ARE A FUCKING JOKE

 

Bengals’ Carl Lawson says Aaron Rodgers is easy to sack...

Bengals defensive end Carl Lawson has 9.5 sacks in his two-year NFL career, of which 2.5 came in the third game of his career, against the Packers. He wishes every quarterback would be as easy to get to as Aaron Rodgers was that day.

Lawson said Rodgers has so much confidence in his abilities to make plays that he’ll hold onto the ball longer than most quarterbacks, giving the defense more time to get to him.

“Honestly, I think it’s easier to sack Aaron Rodgers than most quarterbacks,” Lawson said on NFL Network. “He sits there, and he pats the ball. At the same time, sacking him don’t mean nothing if you don’t do it for four quarters. You know, he came back against us. So, I mean, he’s an easier quarterback for me to sack personally, because he sits there, and he probably gets eight to 10 yards in the pocket. He’s got a great left tackle in [David Bakhtiari]. So, he just sits there, he waits, he waits, getting that read. When he gets sacked, he doesn’t get flustered. I only saw him get frustrated maybe one time when I did sack him, which was the third and a half sack that [was called off by a Bengals penalty].”

Statistically, Rodgers was around the league average in terms of his frequency of sacks last year: He was sacked 49 times in 597 attempts, meaning he threw about 12 passes for every time he was sacked. League-wide, there were about 14 passes thrown for each sack. So he typically isn’t a lot easier to sack for the rest of the NFL. Even if he is for Lawson.

 

It's not just my hate of Pittsburgh but New England is so much better it's not even close.

 

So the Patriots must be a even bigger joke seeing how they are the Steelers sidekick in the 6 SB rings club

 

Better coached. But what team has a coach that is half of what Belichick is?

 

Poor Judgement really c'mon man you make millons to play a game grow up please

 

Never played a down in the NFL and probably never will. Malik McDowell, scuffles with police...

https://www.tmz.com/2019/07/09/malik-mcdowell-fights-cop-after-being-tased-insane-video/

 

Must suck to be a lifeless troll.

 

Ezekiel Elliot did absolutely nothing wrong, besides going to a music festival in the first place. If this were you or I, we would've walked out of there and it never would've been brought up again - by you, me, the security guard, or anyone else. But because it's Elliot, he's gotta be raked over the coals.