Giving great defenses a historical name

by broncosfaninphilly on Jan 16, 2009 7:57 PM MST

ORANGE CRUSH !.........PURPLE PEOPLE EATERS !...... STEEL CURTAIN !.......

THE NO NAME DEFENSE !.......

They were named a long long time ago ! The recent fan post about the

orange crush defense got me wondering Why didnt anybody come up with

some new names lately ? I dont think its because people lost there creative

thinking do you ? Mabey its some defenses didnt have the longevity to stay

together as a power house unit ? Dont know ? Some defenses were great

but were never named The NY Giants D that beat the broncos in the 1986 SB.

They got a SB ring but never got a name ! The 49ers .. 1980s D also got

mutiple rings .no names here either ! dallas cowboys nothing ! oakland raiders

1990s Buffalo bills SB teams washington redskins Recent history teams

Baltimore ravens superbowl winning team Tampa bays SB team were dam good

Yet they never got the notority of getting that everlasting nickname to be proud of !

The broncos are on the short list of teams to earn a name ! How did they do that ?

The ORANGE CRUSH Defense as great as they were for the short time spent

together never won a superbowl But will be revered in the minds of all fans

whenever the subject of historical defenses arises. Our broncos SB team

from the late 1990s probably can live off of the proudness of the orange crushes

achievements 20 years before them Why ? because they were so special enough

to earn the name ! So now i ask all of you whats the criteria for a great defense

to earn that aweinspiring nickname that will last throught the ages ?

Are there any teams today that you guys like that should deserve a nickname?

put it out there ! type them into the replys after reading this post have fun .

If baltimore ravens win this years SB should there Defense be named ?

I tried to think of some snappy clever names for them but seem to draw a blank

I must say its quite hard to invent something so good that it will last the test of

time ! Mabye no defenses In todays NFL deserves a name !

But i am sure pruod that we have the ORANGE CRUSH !

BRONCOSFANINPHILLY

Side note almost forgot to mention the 1985 BEARS SB team !

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Interesting questions

1) whats the criteria for a great defense to earn that awe inspiring nickname that will last through the ages ?

Normally winning and having passionate fans to start. Second is something catchy.
For example: The Broncos had a great defense this year (for the other teams). Perhaps something like “Orange Ole!” because they are like bullfighters. The only have the illusion of a defense.

2) Are there any teams today that you guys like that should deserve a nickname?

Not sure if any of them are cool enough to get a nickname. Perhaps the Giants that took down the Pats could be called “The Woodshed”.

3) If baltimore ravens win this years SB should there Defense be named? I would say no. The 2000 Ravens defense was more impressive and didn’t get a nickname. As far as a possible name “Nevermore Yards” springs to mind. Has and Edger Allen Poe ring to it.

Victor Frankl:

What man actually needs is not a tensionless state but rather the striving and struggling for some goal worthy of him. What he needs is not the discharge of tension at any cost, but the call of a potential meaning waiting to be fulfilled by him.

Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms – to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.

by wyoeng on Jan 16, 2009 9:05 PM MST reply actions

2008 D was the "Orange Mush"

Owning the Patriots since September 9, 1960

by Darin H on Jan 16, 2009 11:07 PM MST up reply actions

Wow thats funny ! thats the reverse kind of name to be proud of.

by broncosfaninphilly on Jan 17, 2009 11:22 AM MST up reply actions

My dad was calling it

The orange slush

by robbo650 on Jan 17, 2009 12:10 PM MST up reply actions

how bout

“The Orange Blush”

Concision in style, precision in thought, decision in life.

by Jeremy Bolander on Jan 17, 2009 3:40 PM MST up reply actions

"Orange Flush"?

Owning the Patriots since September 9, 1960

by Darin H on Jan 17, 2009 4:56 PM MST up reply actions

"Orange Plush"

Concision in style, precision in thought, decision in life.

by Jeremy Bolander on Jan 17, 2009 7:01 PM MST up reply actions

"orange gush"

by robbo650 on Jan 17, 2009 7:08 PM MST up reply actions

Orange Hush (puppies!)

Owning the Patriots since September 9, 1960

by Darin H on Jan 17, 2009 7:55 PM MST up reply actions

"orange shush"

Be quiet or you might wake up the D

by robbo650 on Jan 17, 2009 8:12 PM MST up reply actions

"Orange Lush"

staggering around drunk and flirting with everyone insteadof tackling them…

Concision in style, precision in thought, decision in life.

by Jeremy Bolander on Jan 17, 2009 8:21 PM MST up reply actions

Orange bush

George is almost gone.Yay(ran out of -ush words)

by robbo650 on Jan 17, 2009 9:22 PM MST up reply actions

You could have replace the "b" with a "t"

Victor Frankl:

Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms – to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.

by wyoeng on Jan 17, 2009 9:31 PM MST up reply actions

Orange tush?

Sounds a little kinky to me

by robbo650 on Jan 17, 2009 9:49 PM MST up reply actions

But then we could play ZZ Top

by SlowWhiteGuy on Jan 17, 2009 10:15 PM MST up reply actions

I for one believe the 2009 Denver Bronco Defense (and years beyond,)

Here & Now from MHR became one of the most feared and hardest to defend
Defenses in the entire National Football League, and henceforth shall be known as

THE ORANGE EXPRESS

I see said the Blind man to the Deaf man who was near.
What is it you hear when I speak in your ear.

by UB3 on Jan 16, 2009 9:25 PM MST reply actions

Good names the wood shed sounds cool !

UB3 what you said will probably come true

by broncosfaninphilly on Jan 16, 2009 9:47 PM MST reply actions

I truly hope so....

I see said the Blind man to the Deaf man who was near.
What is it you hear when I speak in your ear.

by UB3 on Jan 16, 2009 9:58 PM MST up reply actions

The NFL has become a culture of individuals

In the 60s and 70s football was mostly watched by fans who had also played they game. There was a realization that defense is a team game so they thought about the defense as a unit: Purple People Eaters, Steel Curtain, Doomsday, No-Name. With the advent of video games, free agency, and fantasy football, it has become a culture of individuals. Look at the whole concept of fantasy football – the idea that you can take individuals and isolate their performance completely outside the context of their team, and that someone has some meaning. Fantasy football and Madden are just games though. The problem is the MSM that panders to this whole concept. You constantly hear them babble on about how some team needs a particular player. History has shown again and again that a good team will be a collection of great players who don’t play as a team almost every time. Sorry about the rant!

by SlowWhiteGuy on Jan 17, 2009 8:32 AM MST reply actions