Wake Up, Bronco Nation: PFF All-MWC Defensive team; 2010 Boise State: they were good; Turnover stuff

By Damien Alambra Aug 21, 2019, 6:00am PDT

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I regret rubbing ketchup in my eyes.

But that’s Heinz sight for you.

Pro Football Focus has an All-MWC defensive team

Two Broncos are on this list. Probably the two you are thinking of. Not nearly enough of them in my opinion.

2010 Boise State: still pretty good

I mean, according to math anyway.

Best explosive drive rate (percentage of non-garbage drives that averaged at least 10 yards per play) since 2007:

42.0% 2018 Oklahoma
35.5% 2017 Oklahoma
31.9% 2016 Western Kentucky
31.2% 2018 Alabama
31.0% 2010 Boise State
— Brian Fremeau (@bcfremeau) August 21, 2019

I would assume this would have been higher if it weren’t for all the times The Chosen One had to sit the fourth quarter. I’m joking but also not really.

Leighton Vander Esch: Also still good

This twitter thread isn’t about him, as it was Jaylon Smith that got the extension. But LVE is mentioned so it goes here.

Newly-extended Jaylon Smith & Leighton Vander Esch represent THE LEAGUE'S BEST LB tandem heading into 2019.
https://t.co/azAMC3BFOT pic.twitter.com/bBrY7NNDbX
— PFF (@PFF) August 20, 2019

Florida State not bringing back the ‘Turnover Backpack’

A lot of people these are gimmicks—and they are! But they can be something fun and motivational. Folks may not like it, which is fine, but having something tangible to enjoy is ok too.

Also: Boise State’s turnover throne is still around.

Guys have been coy about if the Turnover Throne will be back, but it’s definitely still around... https://t.co/6aNWdU6whb
— Dave Southorn (@davesouthorn) August 18, 2019

Miscellinkeous

You guys want to start learning how to make Gifs?