Greg Knapp
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"As coach:"

*American Football Conference/AFC champion

*AFC South champion (2011 NFL season/2011)

*NFC South champion (2004 NFL season/2004)

*NCAA Division II Football Championship/NCAA Division II Championship semifinalist (1988 NCAA Division II football season#Postseason/1988)

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"Gregory Fishbeck "Greg" Knapp" (born March 5, 1963) is a football coach and the current quarterbacks coach for the Denver Broncos. He has previously held several other assistant coaching positions, including offensive coordinator for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League.

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It really starts with getting less third-and-long situations, and that's what we've gotten ourselves into early. Our short yardage has hurt us. We've missed on three third-and-ones and one third-and two. If you convert those, we're middle of the pack on third down. Now we've been great in short yardage (in the past). It hasn't been great to start out with, and we'll improve on that.

We're from two opposite backgrounds, but whatever's inside of him, from his core growing up, there's a quality I like in that he enjoys the game still as a kid. I think that's important at this level, because at this level the pressures are there. They will always be there, but as long as you see that core enjoyment of the game, I think that's important.

There's nothing particular - not one player or one protection, and they had the right blitz on - that's going to happen at times. But the quarterback not getting it out, the coach saying, 'Hey, I should have called this protection in that situation' - that all has an effect, and as soon as we minimize those, we'll be better off.

We'll do stuff that Matt is more comfortable with if [he starts]. Each week the quarterbacks will tell us their favorite passes in different situations, first, second and third downs, different situations.

He's definitely coming along now. Still, the coach in me wants to see consistency, game after game.

It doesn't happen overnight. We're delighted with Mike's progress.

When it's taken away from you like it was him, the feeling you have for the game grows a little bit inside you. You find out what it means to you, and that your tranquility, and your most enjoyment is between those lines.

Steve said it will take two to three years with the same coaching staff to be able to do things like that regularly.

That's one measuring stick, certainly, for quarterbacks. But of all those games, how many ended up as victories for that guy's team?