Denver Broncos 20 - New England Patriots 17 - Final Game Notes
by John Bena on Oct 12, 2009 8:39 AM MDT
in 2009 Denver Broncos Game Recap
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BRONCOS START 5-0 |
The Denver Broncos held the Boston Patriots scoreless after halftime and rallied for a 20-17 overtime victory to improve to 5-0 on the season for the fifth time in franchise history and first time in 11 seasons.
5-0 STARTS IN BRONCOS HISTORY
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Year |
Started |
Final Record |
Postseason |
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1977 |
6-0 |
12-2 |
Super Bowl XII |
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1986 |
6-0 |
11-5 |
Super Bowl XXI |
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1997 |
6-0 |
12-4 |
Super Bowl XXXII (W) |
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1998 |
13-0 |
14-2 |
Super Bowl XXXIII (W) |
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2009 |
5-0 |
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? |
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BRONCOS HALT IMPRESSIVE STREAK |
The Broncos beat the Patriots despite losing the turnover battle (1 takeaway, 2 giveaways), snapping Boston’s 53-game winning streak when forcing more turnovers than its opponent. The Patriots had not lost a game when winning the turnover battle since the 2002 season.
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ROYAL MAKES 100th CAREER RECEPTION |
With his 8-yard reception in the first quarter, WR Eddie Royal became the seventh player in NFL history to reach 100 career receptions in 20 games or less. The second-year wide receiver, who finished with the second-most catches in league history by a rookie (91) in 2008, ties WR Terry Glenn, TE Keith Jackson, TE Jeremy Shockey and TE Kellen Winslow II for the third-fastest player to reach 100 career receptions (20 games). He has 109 receptions for 1,120 yards in his career.
FASTEST TO 100 CAREER RECEPTIONS, NFL HISTORY
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Player |
Pos. |
Games |
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1. |
WR |
16 |
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2. |
RB |
19 |
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3. |
Eddie Royal |
WR |
20 |
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Terry Glenn |
WR |
20 |
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Keith Jackson |
TE |
20 |
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Jeremy Shockey |
TE |
20 |
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Kellen Winslow II |
TE |
20 |
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MARSHALL FINDS THE END ZONE FOR THIRD CONSECUTIVE GAME |
WR Brandon Marshall, who finished with a season-high eight catches for 64 yards and two touchdowns, has scored in each of Denver’s last three games. It marks the second time in his career Marshall has scored in three consecutive games. The fourth-year wide receiver had a touchdown reception in his first three starts in 2008.
His four touchdowns in the past three weeks mark the highest scoring total in a three-game stretch for Marshall’s career.
His eight catches are the most since he recorded 10 receptions vs. Buffalo on Dec. 21, 2008.
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ORTON SETS CAREER MARKS |
QB Kyle Orton, who completed 35-of-48 (72.9%) passes for 330 yards to go along with two touchdowns and one interception (96.7 rating), recorded his second 300-yard passing game of his career and came within four yards of tying his personal-best mark of 334 yards set at Detroit (10/5/08) last season when he was a member of the Chicago Bears.
His 48 pass attempts and 72.9% completion percentage both set career marks.
Orton had his string of 173 passing attempts without an interception broken when Patriots WR Randy Moss came up with Denver’s Hail Mary attempt on the final play of the first half. The streak, which dated to last season when Orton played for Chicago, was the longest active streak in the NFL and the longest streak by a Broncos player since QB Jake Plummer went 229 pass attempts without throwing an interception in a 10-game span in 2005.
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ORTON IMPRESSIVE IN FOURTH QUARTER |
With Denver’s 98-yard game-tying touchdown drive in the fourth quarter, Orton has now led a touchdown drive of 67 yards or more in the fourth quarter in four of Denver’s five games this season. Orton, who entered the game first in the AFC and second in the NFL with a 144.7 fourth-quarter passer rating, completed 8-of-13 passes for 78 yards and a touchdown in the final quarter.
This season, Orton has completed 25-of-36 passes for 440 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions (138.7 rating) in the fourth quarter.
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MORENO LOGS FIRST CAREER START |
Rookie RB Knowshon Moreno made his first NFL start against the Patriots and finished with 21 rushes for 88 yards (4.2 avg.) and four receptions for 36 yards. Moreno leads the club as well as all NFL rookies with 81 carries and 337 rushing yards in 2009.
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DENVER’S DEFENSE STRONG ON THIRD DOWNS |
The Broncos held Boston to 0-of-7 on third downs in the second half, marking the third consecutive week the club has held its opponent without a third down conversion in the second half (Dallas was 0-for-7 last week and Oakland was 0-of-5 in Week 3).
Denver’s opponents are a combined 2-of-31 on third downs in the second half this season.
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PRATER BOOTS GAME WINNER |
K Matt Prater kicked a 41-yard field goal in overtime to send Denver to its fifth-straight win to start the 2009 season. It marked the first game-winning field goal of his career for Prater, who was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Month for September.
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MISCELLANEOUS GAME NOTES |
- Denver has scored 69 of its 99 points this season after its opponent’s last score of the game...
- The Patriots, who won the opening coin toss and deferred to the second half, had won 18 straight contests when winning the coin toss to start the game...
- Orton improved to 18-2 (.900) as a starter at home in his career—the best active mark in the league and the best mark since the 1970 NFL merger (min. 15 home starts)... P Brett Kern had a 64-yard punt in the first quarter that tied a career long.
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wait --
don’t we play SD with the throwbacks this week on Monday Night Football? Looks like we might have another week of the mud & mustard (which columnist did I steal that from?).
by BroncosBassist on Oct 12, 2009 10:12 AM MDT up reply actions
Yes we do
But they’ll be the road unis and so I don’t think there’s much “mustard” to them
It's "just" football
Thank heavens
Mustard is by far my least favorite color abomination.
"Surprised to see you, Captain, though pleased." — from Star Trek episode Space Seed.
You're right.
Brown & white. Even the socks lose the yeller. I’ve got mixed emotions about it. :)
by BroncosBassist on Oct 12, 2009 10:37 AM MDT up reply actions
As long as Gaffney
spirals his socks, I don’t care. That probably threw off the NE defender a few times.
It is amazing how many people mistake a certain hip snideness for sophistication. -- Thomas Sowell
They Probably Confused
all the players so that they lost concentration on his triple deflection pass.
When you can do the common things in life in a uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world.
- George Washington Carver
How do you keep the Broncos Humble?
"Just show them the film. Show them the film." - Josh McDaniels
Those uniforms were terrible and I hope they were burned after the game.
Bring back the ORANGE. We are an ORANGE town, not some ugly mix of Pittsburgh and Cleveland with mustard yellow and brown.
Love the Broncos. Mike Nolan is a genius.
Oh I dunno
They were fun for a lark. Wouldn’t want to live in them but nice to visit.
When you can do the common things in life in a uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world.
- George Washington Carver
How do you keep the Broncos Humble?
"Just show them the film. Show them the film." - Josh McDaniels
I think they were great and we're 1-0 in those unis
Quit your hatin’. It’s team history. It’s not like they’re new uniforms.
If we got shallacked yesterday, then yeah, bad karma. But we’re perfect in the Mustard so far.
IMO, it looks like they’re like from an old photograph from the Wild West with the sepia tones.
"We're 1-0 in those uni's"
This time around, lol.
If this be Hell, let us make the most of it!
by Trinidad Jack on Oct 12, 2009 2:21 PM MDT up reply actions
Ha...
…yeah, I meant this season….
Although, we were 1-0 in those uni’s to start as well with a 3-pt victory over the Patsies back in 1960.
Good point.
If this be Hell, let us make the most of it!
by Trinidad Jack on Oct 12, 2009 6:32 PM MDT up reply actions
If I recall my Broncos' history,
the original vertical socks WERE burned in the end zone of old Bears Stadium.
True, and rightfully so.
If this be Hell, let us make the most of it!
by Trinidad Jack on Oct 12, 2009 6:32 PM MDT up reply actions
Woot!
This is so awesome! I am so pumped up today, can’t wait for monday night in San Diego! And yet, somehow, against all odds, there are those that still don’t believe. Colin Cowherd(turd?) this morning still REFUSES to admit he was wrong and give credit where credit is due. His take? McDaniels knows all about Tom Brady and Bill B., so the reason we won isn’t our talent or heart, but because we had the inside scoop. Guess we just have to keep on winning. He’s gotta run out of excuses at some point, don’t ya think???
by 3RingsHeProbablyKnowsSomething on Oct 12, 2009 8:51 AM MDT reply actions
I no longer listen to the man.
He gives opinions with no logic or fact to support them. His arrogance is disgusting and the best way to react to this display of ignorance is the off button.
It all starts in the trenches - HT 11/11/08
Leave the hateful vitriol to the uninformed - HT 3/16/09
I would much rather...
someone be consistent than change their mind 5 or 10 times like some….
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agreed, except
in a situation like this, someone should really be able to reflect on and admit their errors. He is wrong, but he lies to avoid having to say so.
by BroncosBassist on Oct 12, 2009 10:13 AM MDT up reply actions
Why do you have to single me out here in public...sheesh!
Verbose in style, dispersion of thought, procrastination in life.
btw, I've never heard of Cowterd...he/she/it no longer exists to me.
Verbose in style, dispersion of thought, procrastination in life.
"He's got to run out of excuses" or...
… end up looking like a complete idiot.
Oh, wait…
If this be Hell, let us make the most of it!
by Trinidad Jack on Oct 12, 2009 10:01 AM MDT up reply actions
He also said
That except for one change in the secondary (BDawk), that our defense is the same set of players as last year. I sent him an email stating that couldn’t be further from the truth and he did change a bit, to state that we have a lot of castoffs on the D-Line. He didn’t address my fact that in the starting secondary, only Champ played with the team last year….
For The Record
The announcers during the game were marveling that we had 5 new starters on defense. This week it was 8 new starters on defense.
They have no idea, heck they probably couldn’t name tree players from last years defense….wait…I am not sure even I can!
When you can do the common things in life in a uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world.
- George Washington Carver
How do you keep the Broncos Humble?
"Just show them the film. Show them the film." - Josh McDaniels
Announcers Last Week vs This Week
When you can do the common things in life in a uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world.
- George Washington Carver
How do you keep the Broncos Humble?
"Just show them the film. Show them the film." - Josh McDaniels
and Doom
is playing a new position, so even though he played last year, it’s yet another change for the better.
It is amazing how many people mistake a certain hip snideness for sophistication. -- Thomas Sowell
DJ led the team in tackles - again
Has the season lead, too. He’s playing his heart out — 40 tackles so far and it isn’t half way through October. He’ll be over 100 easy.
Hillis/Moreno in '09
Turnver battle
was really tied 1 and 1. The INT was on the hail mary at the end of the half. Not a “real” TO.
It is amazing how many people mistake a certain hip snideness for sophistication. -- Thomas Sowell
Yeah, kind of a bummer it was Orton's first of the year.
Funny Dog to Make Life Worthwhile
by frightened inmate #2 on Oct 12, 2009 9:00 AM MDT up reply actions
Oh, I don't know.
Now he doesn’t have to worry about it and can start a new run.
If this be Hell, let us make the most of it!
by Trinidad Jack on Oct 12, 2009 10:03 AM MDT up reply actions
He has yet to throw a ball to a defensive player
Plus, that pick cancels out the one that Tony Scheffler got. (for the team anyways)
Oh, I don't know
He has thrown the ball to the opposition a few times – they just haven’t caught it. And if not for a very heads up play by Marshall yesterday, he might have had one more.
It's "just" football
There is always an element of luck in any streak that long.
But a streak is still a streak.
If this be Hell, let us make the most of it!
by Trinidad Jack on Oct 12, 2009 10:35 AM MDT up reply actions
Who'd have thought
we’d hear heads up play and Marshall in the same sentence.
"Surprised to see you, Captain, though pleased." — from Star Trek episode Space Seed.
I know! What a turnaround!
"Take what you can. Give nothing back!"
by Colorado_Kitten on Oct 12, 2009 1:50 PM MDT up reply actions
Hey...
That technically makes TWO catches for Randy Moss yesterday.
Don't argue with fools. It's how they reproduce.
by TheMastermind on Oct 12, 2009 1:43 PM MDT up reply actions
This "giving no points in the 2nd half" thing is something I could get used to.
Funny Dog to Make Life Worthwhile
by frightened inmate #2 on Oct 12, 2009 9:36 AM MDT reply actions
no points, no yards, no 3rd down conversions.
7 points, 2 third down conversions, and about half (don’t remember the exact numbers) the yards so far this year in the second half of games.
Those numbers make my hair stand on end every time I read them.
by BroncosBassist on Oct 12, 2009 10:14 AM MDT up reply actions
And the 7 that were given up were in a game where they pitched a shutout for the first half.
Pretty stinkin impressive.
Funny Dog to Make Life Worthwhile
by frightened inmate #2 on Oct 12, 2009 10:55 AM MDT up reply actions
haha Funke....
lovin the Tobias reference….wonder if there is a Confidence man around anywhere
by T.Dot_Bronco on Oct 12, 2009 10:24 AM MDT up reply actions
Do you have anything that says “daddy likes leather”?
Funny Dog to Make Life Worthwhile
by frightened inmate #2 on Oct 12, 2009 10:52 AM MDT up reply actions
KO was very impressive yesterday...
his passes were crisp and on target all day. How about the confidence McD showed in his QB and resident beast on the third down shot to the end zone in OT? That says a lot about how far those two players and the offense in general have come along.
One of my only concerns with this offense over the first five games is short yardage. We may have a problem all year, especially against teams with huge defensive fronts (most teams). Vince Wilfork looked like he could eat Ben Hamilton and Casey Wiegmann with fava beans and a nice Chianti. The fourth quarter third and one quick slant to Eddie is key. If we can hit that play with regularity, then LBs may back off a little.
Hillis did great in short yardage last year, but can’t seem to get out of his own way this year. What’s up with Peyton? One of the only plays I saw him in there he appeared to motion incorrectly forcing a timeout.
Won't McD and Co. figure out a way to go around the big fronts?
Going up the middle is such a low risk, mano-a-mano play but there must be a slightly higher risk but more assured of sucess way to get one yard without going up the middle. McD will learn that this OL does not run up the middle on mountains like Wilfork in the same way that other Coaches don’t throw at Bailey!
broncorat
QB Sneak???
Orton should have checked into a QB sneak on that play, the center was uncovered and all they needed was an inch!
Look, about the short yardage thing
After all he’s done, even making the kool-aid drinkers look like pessimists, is there any reason to doubt that McD is working on this and will fix it?
"Surprised to see you, Captain, though pleased." — from Star Trek episode Space Seed.
Yep
If a bunch of amateurs like us are aware of it, you KNOW McJunior is. He’s on it. He’ll get it done. I have faith.
Don't argue with fools. It's how they reproduce.
by TheMastermind on Oct 12, 2009 1:45 PM MDT up reply actions
Time to Start the
“In McD we trust” references.
When you can do the common things in life in a uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world.
- George Washington Carver
How do you keep the Broncos Humble?
"Just show them the film. Show them the film." - Josh McDaniels
I'm with you,
but with the monsters plugging the middle in a lot of NFL Ds— guys like Rodgers, Wilfork, Jenkins, Hampton— and the lack of pure girth in the middle of our line may make it difficult to run up the middle on 3-1, or 4th-1. It may simply be out of our coach’s control against certain teams.
The coach just needs to figure out other ways to convert. As you said, I’m sure he will.
How much of the issue is McD calling plays for a power-blocking line when he’s working with a group of zone-blockers?
Richard Seymour is a girl.
That is the problem.
Shanny always used misdirection or tried to hit the FB in the flat off of play action. Then, once that becomes your M.O., the defense plays you differently and suddenly you can get a few power running plays here and there. I’m confident it will all come together.
It’s amazing how well these games are called and managed under this 32 year old first time head coach. That said, short yardage may be an area where you can tell that he’s only called plays for this group for five games. Shanny worked with a small line for ten years.
"calling plays for power-blocking . . . with a group of zone-blockers"
Somehow I think he’s smarter than that. Is it really credible that—doh!—it just didn’t occur to him? Given that fantastically detailed preparation is his trademark, does he seem like the kind of guy who overlooks things?
"Surprised to see you, Captain, though pleased." — from Star Trek episode Space Seed.
Your words sting of truth.
That area of the line seems to be where the push comes.
by precisiontint on Oct 12, 2009 12:20 PM MDT up reply actions
As much as it pains me...
I think we’re seeing the end of Hamilton. I love the guy, he’s a Gopher after all, but McD likes his interior linemen big and Hamilton seems to be the weak link on the line right now. All that means is he’s only slightly better than average.
Richard Seymour is a girl.
Those stats are really amazing.
KO’s 4thQ QB rating, his home record, and his long interception-free streak (which is essentially still alive) are just phenomenal. I know he’s a good QB, but it seems that he gets his fair share of positive football karma. That tip pass to Gaff on 3rd and 14 was something you may never see again.
No 2nd half 3rd down conversions for three weeks! That’s better than those Ravens of the early 2000’s.
Scoring 69 points so far to close out games when the other team had already put up points is not just outstanding, it’s hard to believe.
It’s so fun to have been behind this team since the offseason and see them achieve what they wanted to. And it is pretty cool to have ‘watched’ the team with all you MHR’s even though we were in different living rooms.
Orton's luck
That play reminded me of Dennis Rodman, an offensively challenged basketball player for the Detroit Pistons who had a knack for big plays. Once he was shooting a foul shot in a crucial situation. One of the announcers remarked about what a poor foul shooter he was. The other responded, half jokingly, that Dennis was such a clutch player that they shouldn’t sell him short. Rodman shot-putted the ball towards the basket, it clanged off the rim, went straight up . . . and dropped cleanly through the basket. Is this sort of thing totally luck? When the great scientist Johannes Kepler, a preternaturally gifted mathematician, was studying Tycho Brahe’s observational data on Mars, which ultimately led him to the discovery that planetary orbits are ellipses, he made a subtle computational error that could have derailed his efforts. But a little further on he made another error, one which it so happened exactly canceled out the earlier one. Maybe people who have a knack for “big plays”, who are totally focussed on the outcome rather than their own ego, have such an uncanny feel for what they’re doing that even when they they screw up they do it in just the right way to somehow get the result they’re after.
"Surprised to see you, Captain, though pleased." — from Star Trek episode Space Seed.
What goes around comes around spock
In Chicago, our receivers constantly dropped passes, failed to break up interceptions, fumbled the ball at the one yard line, or deflected good passes to DBs instead of catching the frigin ball. These great plays by the Broncos’ receivers are nothing more than the cancelling out of the bad breaks Orton received in 2008.
That look on Orton's face...
After Gaffney’s catch said it all. Not only is he in the good karma zone, he’s having a blast and keeping his perspective. Or like McD said “he was at peace with the plan”
"as in football so in life"
I'd love to take Orton to Vegas
and ride that Karma to the bank!
Hard Work = Success
Spock,
I read your comment kept going, thought about it and had to come back. I agree with your premise, but I think the basis of the entire thing is, “You make your own luck”. How many times has it been said McD is super prepared and works hard? He is bringing that out in his team as well. If Stokely had quit on the play in Cinci when he thought he wasn’t getting the ball or if Gaffney had conceded the drop as soon as the LB stuck a hand in there they wouldn’t have been there physically or mentally to make those catches. Same with Stokley (?) late in the game when the CB jumped the route and they passed the ball back and forth before he made the catch.
In my experience, a person is a lot more lucky when they are working hard, not quitting and keeping the right attitude. Denver is doing that in spades! (or maybe its just the mustard and brown?)
Yep
There is no such thing as luck. There is only hard work and preparation.
Don't argue with fools. It's how they reproduce.
by TheMastermind on Oct 12, 2009 1:47 PM MDT up reply actions
Luck is when preparation meets opportunity
Vince Lombardie (I think)
by azbroncomaniac on Oct 12, 2009 3:23 PM MDT up reply actions
dr mort (or Anyone)
Do we have the updated stats on Orton’s 4th quarter QB rating? It’s got to be through the roof.
Hillis/Moreno in '09
That's a grocery bill, not a rating!
He looked awesome yesterday. Stupid glove… we could have put 44 on the raiders, too!
by legendarywalton on Oct 12, 2009 11:51 AM MDT up reply actions
Haha - we'll have another chance in December...at home! :-D
"Take what you can. Give nothing back!"
by Colorado_Kitten on Oct 12, 2009 2:03 PM MDT up reply actions
BTW, love your avatar CK.
That would be Captain Jack McDaniels. There has got to be some liqour in that name somewhere.
If this be Hell, let us make the most of it!
by Trinidad Jack on Oct 13, 2009 1:04 PM MDT up reply actions
Cold weather?
I’d probably be wearing them, too, if my job didn’t require hanging on to the ball. :)
by BroncosBassist on Oct 12, 2009 10:36 AM MDT up reply actions
he could rock
a scarf and earmuffs, too. As long as he can make the game winning kick!
Conversation nonstarters: hoping McDaniels fails, comparing Bears to Broncos, Cutler to Orton, apples to oranges, and casual drinkers to Raiders fans.
by broncosmontana on Oct 12, 2009 10:53 AM MDT up reply actions
Me, too, McG
I cried a lot and wet the bed….no, really: How great a game was that!
Hillis/Moreno in '09
I will have to admit
If the Broncos had not changed their color scheme back in 62 I dont know if the Broncos would have been my favorite team.Part of the reason that I fell in love with the Broncos during the Orange Crush years was the awesomeness of the Orange jerseys.I cant say that I would have the same feelings about mustard and brown
by OrangeCrush4082 on Oct 12, 2009 9:53 AM MDT reply actions
The Mustard Plaster? Nope, I see what you mean.
If this be Hell, let us make the most of it!
by Trinidad Jack on Oct 12, 2009 10:06 AM MDT up reply actions
Are we wearing them against the Chargers?
I think we are, and they will be wearing the really gay looking powder blue. lol.
by BroncoFanInLakewood on Oct 12, 2009 10:08 AM MDT reply actions
Awesome stats, Guru
and isn’t it appropriate that a team that consistently rises to the challenge when the chips are down is being led by a quarterback who is the ultimate in that respect? Is McDaniels a genius, or what?
"Surprised to see you, Captain, though pleased." — from Star Trek episode Space Seed.
Yes he is.
Wait, was that rhetorical? :-P
"Take what you can. Give nothing back!"
by Colorado_Kitten on Oct 12, 2009 2:06 PM MDT up reply actions
The key to the Super Bowl for the Broncos is to start 6-0. :)
Chargers….welcome to your new reality.
Verbose in style, dispersion of thought, procrastination in life.
I really really dislike
Rivers.
It is amazing how many people mistake a certain hip snideness for sophistication. -- Thomas Sowell
i still don't expect
an undefeated season, but it’s great fun watching McD & Co prove all the doubters and haters wrong time and time again. I especially enjoyed hearing McD say, “there is no team that can’t be beat” with preparation and practice, because preparation and practice seem to be his hallmarks. Just one other thing: I appreciated McD chewing out the special teams coach rather than Darrell Reid for that first ST penalty that kept the Pats driving. One of the trademarks of a fairly successful coach — Bill Walsh — was that he would do the same thing; he would put the onus for mistakes on coaches rather than on players, at least in public, and we all know what sort of resume he had!
How things have changed when someone can write those words:
“I still don’t expect an undefeated season . . .”
"Surprised to see you, Captain, though pleased." — from Star Trek episode Space Seed.
indeed
sure beats “I sure hope we don’t go 0-16” : )
Conversation nonstarters: hoping McDaniels fails, comparing Bears to Broncos, Cutler to Orton, apples to oranges, and casual drinkers to Raiders fans.
by broncosmontana on Oct 13, 2009 4:43 PM MDT up reply actions
Did we suffer any injuries yesterday? I heard Scheff was hurt, but I didn’t see this.
Love the Broncos. Mike Nolan is a genius.
Looked like he might have an upper extremity injury
From when he hurdled that dude.
"as in football so in life"
that was awesome
love Scheff in this offense! I suspect we’ll see more of him in the coming weeks.
Conversation nonstarters: hoping McDaniels fails, comparing Bears to Broncos, Cutler to Orton, apples to oranges, and casual drinkers to Raiders fans.
by broncosmontana on Oct 13, 2009 4:44 PM MDT up reply actions
Things I liked/disliked
LIked:
McDaniels. He promised us we’d see things we’ve never seen before. Motioning the QB back to the center in a wild cat is certainly something I’d never seen before. Show us more!
Orton. “Game manager” becomes “franchise QB”!
Secondary. I didn’t think it was possible to make Brady throw incompletions even with minimal pressure from the pass rush.
Billichick. His affection for Josh surprised me. The Tin Man has a heart. Who’da thunk it?
Disliked:
Uniform. There’s a good reason that uniform hasn’t been seen in 40+ years.
Hamilton/Wiegman. It’ll be interesting to see whether Hamilton replaces Wiegman next year or gets released.
Andre Goodman’s tackling. Good thing he keeps his man from catching the ball most of the time.
by BuckarooBanzai on Oct 12, 2009 12:20 PM MDT reply actions
Wiegmann
I think Casey will be back next year but look for us to draft high next year for his position Probably in the 2nd or 3rd round I would suspect. Hamilton might be pushed by Seth Olsen for the starting job next year, but I’m not sure about his talent level.
I liked the Wild Horse, the funky uniforms, and the way the Broncos play!
by RockyMountainThunder on Oct 12, 2009 12:26 PM MDT up reply actions
Great point!
I just posted above about Hamilton, but I did not consider the move to center. That’s what he played in college and he’s been groomed to replace Nalen for years. I’d love to see that move, growing pains with a new center are not fun and it’d be easier to fit a new guard in.
Richard Seymour is a girl.
Andre Goodman had two pathetic oh-lay tackle attempts yesterday that won’t look good in film study.
But I can’t remember one pass that went his way vs New England. He must be great in man-to-man coverage because he is invisible most games.
Love the Broncos. Mike Nolan is a genius.
Indeed
His tackling is lackluster but I have noticed at least he missed to the outside often forcing the guy to go the middle where there is help.
When you can do the common things in life in a uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world.
- George Washington Carver
How do you keep the Broncos Humble?
"Just show them the film. Show them the film." - Josh McDaniels
HIs tackling technique
consists of distracting the guy until somebody else comes along to make a tackle. I don’t know why offenses don’t run more bubble screens and slants his way and make him tackle.
by BuckarooBanzai on Oct 12, 2009 2:17 PM MDT up reply actions
Typical CB play
Don’t get lost on the fact that most CB’s play that way. Champ and the Vikes’ Antoine Winfield are the exception to the rule.
Richard Seymour is a girl.
You just reminded me...
I liked Jack Williams’ play in the game. Good coverage and good tackling.
by BuckarooBanzai on Oct 12, 2009 3:27 PM MDT up reply actions
Kiszla
BTW, no retraction or apology from Kiszla today. I’m not holding my breath there will ever be one. I don’t think he realizes that he penned a paragraph that did not say what he intended to say.
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