I sooo hope you are wrong. Regardless of who is one the field we still need to step up and play. We really need a win Sunday.

Hall: with the two fumbles vs. the Pats, unless he does something sick, I wouldn’t be surprised if he is limited, that’s if he plays

Stokley: He had a concussion several weeks ago so as much as I want him to play, I don’t want him to risk his health.

Scheffler: This is the only one I want Guru to be wrong on. He is a vital key to our offense and creates a lot of mismatches.

Young: I really would like him to play because we really don’t know how Torain will do in his first game in over a year. Young would take some pressure off of him.

We could really use him at this point, not to be a workhorse back, but to give us a body. Pittman and Torain are both banged up, and they’re all that we’re carrying into next week’s game. We might have to resort to giving Hillis or Larsen some time at RB.

A question about Aldridge: does anyone else think he could replace Selvin Young next year? He has the same type of home run ability, and hopefully is less injury-prone.

It is more about who is going to pick up the pieces.

Whoever shows up, for the game, will need to “be the man”. I don’t care who is out, or who is in, what I care about is what the players do as a team.

When we, as a team, fall down on our collective faces, then there is definately a need for some one, no, everyone, to step up! All that we really need, is for this team, to come together on all fronts.

Stop thinking that everyting will work itself out!

It is the “Big Boy” network, and until those big boys produce, we r in trouble!

We could even do without Scheffler, but Stokely is who is really gonna hurt us.

He’s a 4th string quality RB and terrible kick returner.

…for sure. I think we need either one or the other to win this game and I think Shanahan knows that too.

One will be in and one will be out.

The GIRR theory is one of the more valuable things I have learned from MHR. Guru’s point about determining who is going to play (or not) is an excellent guide.

If Torain can come out and play well in his first game, I think the Torain/Pittman duo would be fine. A speedy RB is a fan favorite concept, but if a team can just grind the defense all day with two power runners, the game is all but won. The catch is for Denver to run the ball more. If Stokely and Scheff are out, two power runners could win the game by limiting Cutler’s passes, which would make each pass more unexpected and effective.

If Torain doesn’t play (and Shanahan’s comments do sound ominous to me) then we really need either Stokley or Scheff. I agree with Styg on this point, and also agree that Scheff is the important of the two to have back.

Hall had a terrible game with fumbles, but unless he screws up again he really needs to be out there. As Guru says, we need him for returns. Either he or Young would be great for rotation with Pittman.

These guys took a week off and spent one week in practice. I wonder if it would have been better for some of the injured guys to show up at the facility for both weeks to get rehab from the trainers for their injuries?

If Hall and Young are out, and Pittman has sore ribs and Torain isn’t ready for a full load, i sure hope they have Peyton Hillis in uniform.

I wasn’t counting on the possibility of both Scheffler and Stokley both being out and Pittman playing less than 100%.

You know, the excessive optimism on injuries is beginning to piss me off. I wasn’t aware even of the nature of Marshall’s injury until the last couple days. If injuries are bringing the Broncos back to an “average” offensive team, then they will be lucky to win this game . . . a game they should otherwise win by a blowout.