I have a few thoughts on the matter that I’ve stewed over for the last 18 hours or so. I’m all for people expressing their pleasure or displeasure with regards to the team. What annoys me and some others is people reacting unreasonably. For example there were more than a few yesterday claiming to be done with this team and such. Then be done with it, go. If we went 0-16 I would still not be done with this team, nor would I ever say that. This is my team. This is our team.

But I realize that we’re all different. We react differently. I’m more of a laid back even keel person. I get annoyed when we’re 6-0 and people are planning the parade route and I get annoyed when we are 6-3 and people are saying we suck and they’re done. I’m the guy in the corner saying “Chill man, relax” to both of the above scenarios. Here’s what I figured out just now. I can’t change someone no matter how many times I say “easy big fella.” So why am I bitching about it. It annoys me yes but what can I do. To each his own. I wish people could look at things with a little more perspective but not everybody will do that. Like you said thats part of being a fan emotionally invested. You get high (hehe Lebowski) and you get low.

So I’ll tell you what I’m going to do. I’m going to keep coming here (why not, it’s the best site for Broncos fans) and I’m going to keep going to the game threads and surrounding myself with highs and lows and I’ll stay in the middle if anyone wants to join me. But one thing I’m not going to do is bitch about others anymore. We’re fans of the same team here, so let’s just remember that if things start to get a little hostile.

I’m the guy in the corner saying "Chill man, relax" to both of the above scenarios. Here’s what I figured out just now. I can’t change someone no matter how many times I say "easy big fella." So why am I bitching about it. It annoys me yes but what can I do.

this is where i don’t think you are being honest…as you say, it annoys you. (me too!)

once someone has annoyed you, it becomes nearly impossible not to judge them or evaluate them as ‘annoying’

and how many annoying people do you count as friends ?

how many annoying people do you invite into your home to watch the game with you ?

how many people that either refuse to or cannot control their emotions would you invite to your dinner table, after the game ?

the prevailing MHR philosophy with regards to the gameday threads is completely backwards in my opinion.

‘what goes on on the gameday threads stays on the gameday threads’
‘vent away’
‘say your piece’

its a happy place for troglodytes that like to punch drywall and throw things when things don’t go their way…its a crappy place for a Broncos fan.

the fact that MHR regulars who are able to control their gameday emotions have to stay away from those threads is a damning indictment of said threads, and of MHR management therein.

its like saying the only MHR community we will cater to are the loudmouths, because loudmouths bring ratings.

oh well. one less site hit on gameday.

5 more loudmouths will be along to replace you.

I expected the team, at the beginning of the season to be 8-8. We’re still well on pace for that or better. However, I expected that we would beat the Redskins. To have lost to that terrible team, coached by Jim “Frickin” Zorn in a game in which we gave up 4th and 20 for a TD, turns my stomach. I was so mad. And I think it is because I expected to win the game.

For the record, I think that we would have won the game with Orton behind center, that injury screwed us.

Anyways, I’m going to go into every game from now on expecting a loss and will be over joyed if they win. I believe it’s called managing expectations. :)

Yes, the last time we won folks, was against who? – You guessed it – the Chargers…
Can we pull a fast one on SD with a Sweep at Mile High? Something tells me that the “We need to play 60 minutes” response from everyone is finally seeping into their subconscious… I going to look for a new broom today:

Nice therapeutic rant! All we need to do is figure out how to channel all of your intensity back into the defense and we’ll be back on track. My take: it’s the NFL. All kinds of crazy stuff happens (the Titans lost six straight, the Giants have lost four straight, etc.) and it’s a long season. Your prescription regarding “enjoy the game of football” is spot on. We don’t have to spend a minimum of seventeen weeks a year pulling “all-nighters” trying to come up with game plans, or hours on end in the training facility trying to duct tape our bodies together and wondering whether the pain will ever subside over the second half of the season. All we can do is cheer and try to transfer all the positive karma we can muster – and right now is when the team needs it like never before – at least for this season. Relax and enjoy! Go Broncs!

how we’ve played the last 3 weeks. Like you, it usually takes about a day or two to get over a loss, then on to next week. Well this feeling I have today is too familiar, the feeling of impending mediocrity. There’s alot of time left in the season, but if we don’t fix it soon it will be another season of 8-8 or 9-7.

That my man was a wonderful post. I’m with you, if you spend money buying products of your team, jerseys, posters, tickets to the games then you have every right as a fan to vent, or praise your team respectfully.I love your passion ,I’m the exact same way win or lose. To many people questioning others FANDOM because of serving up a little criticism. Criticism by no way means you have any less love for your team. That was a horrible loss yesterday ,hopefully coach can get it fixed. I know I cant stand to see Phylissss beat us, more so that anyone else. You know he’ll be bringing it this week .

Vent all you want, man!

I just hope that this team and its fans rally this week for the chargers game. This one will tell us exactly what we have with this team.

Do we take what’s ours, or do we roll over and give it up in our own house?

We came out in the 9th rd yesterday with a flurry uppercuts and haymakers that staggered and bloodied our opponent temporarily. We got our foot stepped on and then we changed our tactic which proved to be a mistake. We eventually lost the rd but we haven’t lost the fight. The judges have us 6 rds to 3 so far and it is a long way to the ending bell. Our team will sit in the corner while the cut man stops the blood and our manager will give us some great advice on how we will win the next rd. It’s a long fight fans.

Being 6-3 is GREAT! Being 0-3 in the last three games is HORRIBLE.

You can be happy and angry at the same time you know. :)

However, I wanted to make a point and my point is as follows.
I am embarrased about the negative things I say and how brash I am about my players and coaches in the heat of the moment during a game. I look over at my wife and her expression says, “you’re crazy for starters and why are you screaming for that player to pull his head out of his butt when four plays ago you were saying how much you loved him?” I tend to just look away at that point…, but I have NEVER let that emotion lead me to post something here, you my brethren are already hurting with me, and don’t need me to remind you of the bad play, call or whaterever….
My point is that the in-game thread should be scraped, it’s creating division amongst a great group of fans and if someone wants to express their emotion during the game let them do it somewhere else.!

Surely your Manly Sea Eagles fandom from the 90’s allows you to deal with disappointment… :)

I feel your frustration brother, I would be Ok competing hard and losing to the elites of the NFL if we consistantly beat the teams we should beat or at least didn’t play down to them.

I just want good quality consistant effort and product from my players & my coaches and if thats there i can feel ok after a loss.

But losing to the 2009 Redskins!! geez its like getting bowled out at backyard cricket by your misses!

I dislike the calling out of each other too. We don’t need to divide a fan base that is still trying to recover from losing a “FRANCHISE” QB and a Mastermind HC. Lol.

I am curious about something? Some of the guys who were asking for Simms last week and defending him today because he didn’t get enough reps to play well yesterday made me wonder………………………….how many reps did the kicker Hunter Smith from the Redskins get this week, cause his one pass for 43 yards looked better than all of Chris Simms’ passes looked?

I do not want to get down on Simms either because he is a Bronco and i am a Bronco fan, but we need to be real.

LOSING TO THE REDSKINS YESTERDAY IS THE MOST UNACCEPTABLE LOSS (IN MY MIND) THAT I HAVE SEEN THIS TEAM SUFFER!

The Chuckfest in Chicago (Brother Hester, wherefore art thou?) or the Disaster in Detroit (Shaun “Rabbit” Rogers dashed like Devon) or the Horror show in Houston (Ron Dayne shredded a Denver D that didn’t know how to play against a Zone Blocking offense?).

Sorry to bring up such forgettable games, but my memory hasn’t completely purged these putrid performances. Thanks for putting up with my rant.

I was going to do a post like this, but I will just comment on yours and leave a link to my blog if you are anyone wants to read it. I hope it is okay if I post a link to this on my blog becasue I couldn’t agree more. The loss enraged me, especially the gadget play, the Simms interception, and the sucky run defense.

Maybe some of the critics will lay off of Kyle Orton a bit because of Sims’s awful performance.