Bronco’s Beat Texans in Pre-Season
The Broncos beat Houston 17-14 on Sunday night, spoiling the return of the Texans’ first-year coach who spent nearly two decades in Denver, first as John Elway’s backup and then as Shanahan’s assistant.
"Coming back doesn’t feel real good right now," Kubiak said.
Although Houston’s front seven thoroughly impressed Shanahan, it was Denver’s defense that had an answer for just about everything Kubiak tried.
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The Broncos beat Houston 17-14 on Sunday night, spoiling the return of the Texans’ first-year coach who spent nearly two decades in Denver, first as John Elway’s backup and then as Shanahan’s assistant.
"Coming back doesn’t feel real good right now," Kubiak said.
Although Houston’s front seven thoroughly impressed Shanahan, it was Denver’s defense that had an answer for just about everything Kubiak tried.
"It was like practice," Broncos linebacker Al Wilson said. "We saw so many things that were so similar to what we do, which was expected. But at the same time, Kub put a twist on a few things and had us guessing and thinking a little bit. But it was like practice all over again."
After covering a deep pass that fell incomplete along the Texans’ sideline, Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams smiled and wagged his finger at Kubiak.
"What we saw, we see every day in practice," Williams said. "It wasn’t anything new to us."
And what the Texans saw wasn’t anything new to them, either.
Kubiak took five members of the Broncos’ coaching staff with him to Houston, and they were soon joined by general manager Rick Smith, who had been an assistant GM in Denver. Plus, the Texans signed tight end Jeb Putzier, who had been cut by the Broncos in a salary cap purge over the winter, along with former Broncos tight end Patrick Hape and tackle Ephraim Salaam.
"That entire organization is becoming a mirror image of this organization," Broncos wide receiver Rod Smith said. "Which I think is a good thing for them because we set a standard a long time ago and he’s been a part of that for 20-plus years and you can see those guys are playing a lot better football than they played the last couple years. They’re going to win a lot of football games."
By: David Michaels – theSpread.com – Email Us
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