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The coaching lineage in Adam Gase suggests he's ready to call plays for Peyton Manning. Gase is 34 and a first-time offensive coordinator after he was promoted Thursday by the Broncos from quarterbacks coach. Manning is 36 and has been calling plays in audible fashion for the past 14 seasons. "I'm not nervous about calling plays," Gase said in a conference call Thursday. "You have one of the greatest quarterbacks of all-time as your quarterback — I'm excited. I'm thrilled to be able to have that opportunity. We're looking to go pedal to the metal, and play as fast as possible and be aggressive."
Reported by the Denver Post
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
That's what Fantasy owners want to hear. ... During the past season, Mike McCoy as Broncos offensive coordinator allowed Gase to call a few series, especially late in the season. "He felt like it helped us as far as changing up what we were doing tendency-wise," Gase said. "We experimented with that a little bit and it went well." Gase replaces McCoy, who on Tuesday
became head coach of the AFC West rival San Diego Chargers. Gase, 34, becomes the NFL's fourth youngest offensive coordinator, but he has considerable NFL experience. "Adam was an integral part of the success we had offensively this season and was heavily involved in all aspects of our game plan, both during the week and on game day," HC John Fox said in a statement. "Maintaining that continuity with our offense was very important in this decision. ..." The Broncos also held discussions with Ken Whisenhunt and Pat Shurmur, who had success in the offensive coordinator role previously.
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