ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — After more than four decades coaching football, Jerry Rosburg has accepted a new role.
After assisting with game management since Week 3, Rosburg assumed interim head-coaching responsibilities this week — and he emphasized Wednesday that he believes he and the Broncos can find success over the final stretch of the year.
“I’m humbled by this opportunity that I’ve been given, and at the same time I’m very confident that I can do this job for the next two weeks,” Rosburg said Wednesday. “I think those two traits are really valuable. … If we can combine the humility we possess with the confidence we possess, we can do great things. I believe that’s the case right here. I’ve been asked to do this job, and I’m humbled by the opportunity. At the same time, I can do this.”
Over the course of more than 25 minutes, Rosburg touched on a variety of topics in his initial press conference, including his coaching philosophy, the Broncos’ impending matchup with the Chiefs and his interest in the Broncos’ head-coaching vacancy.
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After 11 years with the Ravens and 30 years of friendship with Baltimore head coach John Harbaugh, Rosburg said his coaching philosophies are shaped by the time he spent — and the success he enjoyed — with Harbaugh and with the Ravens.
“There’s going to be things that I believe in that you’ll probably see from Baltimore, just because that’s who I am,” Rosburg said. “The other part of that I think is there’s a certain way football, in my view, needs to be played.”
Rosburg said one of his major goals over the final two weeks will to be try to help implement that direction.
“This next two games, I want this team to play like I envision a football team playing,” Rosburg said. “I want us to be offensively, defensively and special teams the way I envision the NFL football [game] being played. I’m going to try to do that in a very short period of time. The good news…
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