Broncos Coach John Fox Takes Issue With Chiefs Silent Cadence

Denver Broncos head coach is having the league look at some of the offside penalties called against his defense after their 24-17 win over the Chiefs last Sunday. Fox notes there were some issues with the silent cadence the Chiefs were using that he wants an explanation from the NFL about.

Fox:

"“Our fans, albeit great fans, make a lot of noise so they had to be on silent cadence… It’s something that we’re going to turn in [to the league]. We’ll see what happens. I can’t speak about it but we’ll turn it in.”"

He did note that maybe after one or two penalties the defense should adjusted a little better. Duh.

Fox is essentially accusing Chiefs center Rodney Hudson of moving the ball or flinching before the snap in an effort to earn a defensive penalty. The Broncos ended up committing four offsides penalties, one of which nullified a pick-six by Aqib Talb. Denver, through various other penalties, gave the Chiefs five free first downs on Sunday.

DeMarcus Ware is not buying into any shenanigans from Hudson, though. He blamed himself for not watching the ball.

"“They had a really good snap count. There’s no excuse. It’s watching the ball, but when there’s a lot of movement before the snap of the ball, sometimes you get a little antsy. That’s what a lot of guys did.”"

I did not notice Hudson doing anything screwy Sunday afternoon but this will be something to watch next weekend in Miami.