Jim Leonard - DB coach and Pass Defense Coordinator

[Mingo]

Jim Leonhard excited to make NFL coaching debut with Broncos

Sean Payton tried to hire Jim Leonhard last year, but he took a year off coaching due to hip surgery. Now recovered, Leonhard is on board.

broncoswire.usatoday.com

Jim Leonard is a very cool addition to the coaching staff. I'd also say - based on Sean Payton's past behavior - VJ has his replacement in waiting. The article says Jim Leonard turned down DC jobs before. Anyway, Leonard has some Denver Bronco blood in him too.

I think Sean Payton is an interesting study in management. He thinks if he can build an organization that carries out his vision - cares about the outcome as much as he does - and does those things at the right time and right place - he can win a championship. To accomplish this, he builds redundancy in the organization where his handpicked guys are mentored to take over in a period of time. Everyone is working for the exact same goal, and everyone knows their role in the process. It creates an organization focus the drives the efficiency of the effort towards the goal.

 

[Draft Crazy]

Yeah. Leonhard is a great add. I am guessing he will only be here one year but I will embrace his year here.

 

[Mingo]

Yeah. Leonhard is a great add. I am guessing he will only be here one year but I will embrace his year here.

My sense of things is he is the next DC (not Draft Crazy)

 

[58crash]

My sense of things is he is the next DC (not Draft Crazy)

I sure hope so I still say the one we got is to blitz happy meaning he probably fits our no name players better than I like

 

[58crash]

The problem with no name D's is when you get to SB's that seems to get you beat . It seemed that way when we lost to other teams during Elway years.

 

[Draft Crazy]

My sense of things is he is the next DC (not Draft Crazy)

Nearly edited my post to say "unless he is our next DC", true story though, I said nah, I will let Mingo point that out.


and you did.

 

[Draft Crazy]

I always figured Leonhard would become the next Wisconsin HC but appears it was a bit too early for him. Fickell was too hard to pass on.

 

[Mingo]

Nearly edited my post to say "unless he is our next DC", true story though, I said nah, I will let Mingo point that out.


and you did.

I'm waiting for you to predict my next move.

 

[Duffman]

I'm waiting for you to predict my next move.

To the fridge.

 

[Mingo]

To the fridge.

I'm being spied upon. Why does fridge have a "d" and refrigerator does not?

 

[Duffman]

I'm being spied upon. Why does fridge have a "d" and refrigerator does not?

 

[Draft Crazy]

I'm waiting for you to predict my next move.

I see a nap with a lovely lady.

 

[Mingo]

Andrew Mason did a nice job analyzing the Safety room for the Broncos:

Can P.J. Locke assume leadership mantle from Justin Simmons?

Much is being asked of P.J. Locke -- not only as a player on the field, but as a leader in the wake of the release of Justin Simmons.

denversports.com