Certainly not sold that trading Kern for Berger worked out so well either.

bummer

I think they simply got outplayed.

Baltimore came today fired up and ready to dominate. Our D matched their intensity for 3 quarters. But our O couldn’t match the emotion and intensity of their D. That is the best that Baltimore’s D played all year. They listened for 2 weeks about how they weren’t the same and today they played like the Baltimore of old. Props to them.

many have wondered how the fickle and edgy fans around here would react to a loss, and that was old fashioned getting your asses handed to ya.

me, im looking forward to rewatching and seeing what insight the great minds here have to say about the game.

1. Moreno: I am not a fan. I really was coming out of college, but he dances too much, has poor ball security, and even when he has holes, struggles to fall forward.

1. Running game: WHY are we running between tackles all the time. Was never going to work today…and it did not. I scouted the Ravens for gods sake and the only plays that worked were off tackle and toss.

1. Ben Hamilton: He needs to go. He got blown up…..easily and often. They bull rushed him constantly and he had NO answer.

1. McD’s game planning: I DONT want to hear anyone bag Orton.,This was a terrible game plan, and is the first time we were out schemed and made BAD adjustments. McD needs to let Kyle throw the ball, and it should have been from the start of the game. Foxworth and Washington were never challenged, we never took on the seem where we could get DG and Sheffler, and never played the middle. Very poor.

1. Eddie Royal: Apart from aberration fo the SD game, hes is not playing well in the return game. He is trying too hard and being caught in 2 minds.

1. Special Teams: They are god awful and Berger sucked. I mentioned in the threads from a purely karmic point of view why change a winning team. Nail in this teams coffin was the return after half time. BLOOD AWFUL!!!!

D was stellar again! Orton did all he could. Polumbus played solidly, especially when they went after him.

Thanks crew!

As much as I’m not typically a “look at the bright side” type of guys, this could be a “good loss”.

This was a game where Baltimore was pretty much in a must win situation and the Broncos were riding high and maybe a little too confident.

It’s good to get this one out of the way with the upcoming schedule and get back to doing what we were doing to win football games.

a risk of INTs as long as we win more often than not.

 replacing the punter appears to have been a giant step backwards. We all knew an eventual loss was inevitable and to have it happen on the road against Baltimore is no reason to feel ashamed. Scoring just 7 points is. With the possible exception of Orton, whom I didn’t notice committing any major mistakes, the entire offensive unit fell woefully short.

“Could this be the beginning of the end for the Denver Broncos?”

it’s not lucky.

that is what I am going to do. Next week against the Steelers will tell us alot. Todays game was concerning in many ways. Offensive line was owned, Defense seemed to fold up the longer into the game we went, Running game is not happening, Passing game never showed up and I could go on and on.
Not to forget many missed tackles that gave up crucial yards to the Ravens.

But this is just one game and all teams get their butts handed to them every year, sometimes more than once (look at the Giants, what is going on there?)
So, I am not going to go into panic mode at this point in the season but I may hold my breathe a bit more than usual.

This team needs to really take a long look at todays game and get back to work. I am sure they are doing this as I type.
This is going to be a very good test to the strength and pride of this team , and for what I have seen up to this point we do have those qualitiies.
Many things to chew on and fix so lets wait and see how we respond to next weeks game and then we can all get back to yelling how good this team is. I love this team no matter what happens from here on out, we will fix it we will get better and we will also have our problems….
In reality I never dreamed we would be going to the superbowl this year anyway, not until we were 6-0 that is, now maybe I should become very real about this also.
You have to be pretty damn good to get to the big dance and we are on our way……Go -Bronco’s…..

Offensive line stunk. Play calling was uninspiring. Defense ran out of gas. Special teams breakdown. Etc.

and wow…… Orton had noooo time. but what worries me is that even when he did have time, no WR could get seperation and we ended it up for a 2 yard dump to a RB. We musta had under 5 plays over 10 yards. We needed rythem but it was never there. Maybe for only that 1 td drive

I wish they would manifest it in a differnt way, but oh, well.

How far we have to go in terms of physicality before we play Pittsburgh next sunday. O-line needs to be retooled and figure out how to properly slow down quick rushes. Orton didn’t play great, but between constant pressure and the down field coverage he wasn’t given much of a chance. Hopefully the secondary figures it out before Ben and Hines can shred us up.

That said, tell me that Moreno isn’t getting the reputation around the NFL that if you hit him, and hit him hard, he’ll drop the football. The hit by Reed isn’t the point. The point is Moreno is on the cusp of being branded a fumbler. That’s not a good thing – especially early in a career.

This fumble didn’t look like his other ones, although I’ll have to see it again in super-slowmo. It appeared that he didn’t have the ball tucked away yet or was exposed with the ball facing Reed as Reed hit the ball. He was turned away from the oncoming tackler and caught by surprise. The replay appeared to show that he hadn’t gripped the ball tightly yet and — unfortunately — a well timed hit can loosen a ball under those circumstances.

You can look at in regular speed or slightly slowed motion and get an idea of how quickly it unfolded.

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-game-highlights/09000d5d813dbd32/Ravens-30-Broncos-7

Regarding reputation — it’s more a question of mechanics in my mind. Teams are going to try anything that works and a physical strategy is going to occur to many because of this game. I think the Ravens were simply far more motivated. They’re also a physical team that should give Denver problems, especially under these circumstances.

I see the problems somewhat differently, but I’ll post on that later.

We didn’t see neckbeard hang his head, did we? No, and you can also say they kept playing till the whistle was blown. That’s and encouraging sign isn’t it? I’m sure McD already knows what to fix and is looking at Pittsburgh on the flight home.

are likely in for a beat down next Monday night. What is it with all the negativity- we’re gonna be fine. The loss was good for the team.

Sorry if this was covered earlier, but I only caught a bit less than half the game… Did Larsen play? Have any impact? Just curious.

And thanks for this recap!

As I said earlier, I kind of expected a loss today. Didn’t expect them to lose by that bad of a score, but I thought this would be a tough one and I also don’t think it’s one to dwell on too long. I expect them to come back out and play a lot better next Monday night.

Bad day for the Broncos.

Goodman and Buckhalter both played their worst games as members of the team.

Elvis had two offsides in succession turning a punt into a TD drive. He was dominated today.

Ben Hamilton had another bad game.

Alphonso Smith has shown me nothing over the past four games.

Mitch Berger…. Really????

Special teams were little yellow school bus special today. Was Scott O’Brien coaching that unit?

Where the heck is Eddie Royal in our offense?

Why didn’t we attach Foxworth and Washington with more deep passes?

Why can’t Prater kick the ball with distance after September 30th?

Still, we are 6-1 and in great shape. You can’t play well every week and hopefully Denver picked a game where several guys mailed it in before opening kickoff. Today reminded me of the 2008 team. A win vs Pitt and I’m stoked for big big things for this Bronco team.

A win vs Pitt and I’m stoked for big big things for this Bronco team.

but all teams have some issues. I’m not worried at all.

The Broncos had some things going against them today.
1. it’s tough to go across country and play on the road, in the morning, especially against a very emotional, defense-oriented team.
2. the Ravens needed this game, as its division is tough and they are in danger of slipping out of contention.
3. the Broncos did not need this game, it’s division is terrible and they may have been a little complacent.
3. the Broncos were coming off a bye week that they entered on a roll. They may have lost some momentum.

Others like Boydy and McGeorge have done a good job outlining concerns, and as I said, all teams have them. This team is in great shape. If anything, this win will have the club even more pumped up and ready to go for Steeler week. The remaining schedule just isn’t that tough, and if they pull out a win on Monday night, it’s going to take a complete collapse to keep this team from the playoffs.

and say the chargers will win the AFC West now……ya because we lose 1 game

JaMarcus Russell continues to look like the worst QB in the history of football.

Perspective check people, perspective!

This doesn’t sound promising (from Lindsay Jones of DP on Twitter:)

Ryan Harris was on crutches, with right foot heavily wrapped and in one of those soft, flat-bottom shoes

They basically lost on all sides of the ball, offense, defense, and special teams.

My biggest question is why didn’t we have Hillis in there more, this was the type of game that he was built for, he can take and deliver the punishment and is a weapon out of the backfield.

I agree with Moreno assessemnt in that he has had way too many fumbles for a team that can ill afford them.

But I will also say that Joe Flacco is definately for real, the guy can play and showed why he will be a very good QB for a long time, he can function with pressure and make plays where there are none.

the QB is not going to have a good day . . . no matter who the QB is.

He doesn’t have enough time for patterns to develop, he doesn’t have time to check down properly, and he’s not as accurate because he cannot set up and throw. That is any QB.

You want to see Orton do a good job? PROTECT HIM! Then he will do a good job.

Give credit to the Ravens, they play opposite of how I thought they would and just about exactly how you have to play to beat Denver, especially going with the “no huddle”. Denver played horribly between the tackles, couldn’t run, Orton seems scared the whole game and the defense stopped doing what’s made them great all season, BLITZING. It’s was Shanahan football all day. There’s a reason the Broncos were undefeated and they came into the game forgetful of that and it cost them. Time to move on, Denver needs to let Berger know if he doesn’t stop three step punting and get the ball away he’s gone, and simply get back to basics. Next week is another good test, we need tough games to get better, Denver will pick up the pieces next week, and still move forward with momentum coming home to face San Diego.

The Broncos have had two terrible offensive games this year (vs. Cincinnati and Baltimore). The common thread in each is that pressure was brought, early, often and to great effect, by sending defenders and blitzers towards the middle of the O-line. Hamilton is a weak link. Teams with 30 fronts that can vary the rush now have a working template for shutting down the Broncos’ O.

The question is how they respond.

While the Broncos were able to score a TD after that, cutting the lead to 13-7, there was a feeling that I had that the Broncos just weren’t going to get it done.

I had the same feeling Guru and a statement was made on the first play of the game. While I am pissed like the rest of you guys about the loss, I figured we were going to lose so it sunk in before it was over.

We are 6-1 and I’ll take that any day of the week. Time to rebound. See what we are made of now.

A team worthy of respect; no one-trick pretty SD or something like that.

I think Berger will prove to be a good decision in the end – give the guy >1 game to get back in football shape: we got him to make the accurate placement… Not to bail us out on 3-out!

I think this was more of a chess game: their plan nailed us, and their players truly brought it.

So we got schooled.

The fantastic thing about a young coach though is, well, the ability to learn. I have deep faith that this loss will still be paying dividends in how McD’s Broncos plan for, and execute a game for YEARS to come.

School indeed.

Melo putting a 40 Berger on Memphis feels better than Berger grossing 40( netting what??30?)

I will be shocked if these Broncos lose 2 in a row all year. So shake it off Bronco fans and continue to be positive. And relish the fact ESPN and MSM will take aim again.

Thinking you could win against the Ravens. What were you thinking? Where’s your coach fist pumping now?