Webster said that when the Broncos signed Niko it forced him to play harder-and win the job.
Coach Shanny said it was a "nip and tuck," battle. "We play the best player and we've been doing it that way for 14 years," Shanny basically admitted that he paid Niko to big of a contract and wont start him just because if it. "It doesn't matter if it's a draft choice, free agents. If you start playing people based on money, you won't have a very good chance of becoming a special team."-Shanahan
"I was doing my job. I just wasn't making a lot of plays out there," Koutouvides said. "I felt like if I could have made more plays it probably would have helped me out more. I'm not going to sit here and give you a bunch of excuses. You've got two guys competing and one guy wins, you've got to deal with it."
The following is from:
DenverPost.com
Lindsay H. Jones, The Denver Post
Broncos' starting linebackers
D.J. Williams
6-1, 240, weakside, in 5th year
After a failed one-year experiment at middle linebacker, Williams moves back to the position where he was so effective in his rookie season. He will call the plays in the defensive huddle.
Nate Webster
6-0, 232, middle, in 9th year
The natural middle LB excels at stopping the run and feels more "at home" here than on the strong side, where he played in 2007.
Boss Bailey
6-3, 232, strongside, in 6th year
Bailey had a career-high 3 1/2 sacks last season with Detroit and, when healthy, should be the Broncos' best linebacker in pass coverage.
Lindsay H. Jones, The Denver Post
Nate Webster (John Leyba, The Denver Post)
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