NFL Network; Josh McDaniels respond to F-Bomb Heard 'Round the World'

by John Bena on Nov 26, 2009 10:41 PM MST in 2009 Denver Broncos Game Recap

If you haven't heard by now, perhaps you were at the game, Josh McDaniels dropped a F-Bomb, or, more specifically, a M-F-Bomb during the 1st Quarter of the Broncos 26-6 win over the Giants. Before going on, let me just say, in no way, shape or form do I blame Josh McDaniels for this. If anyone does they are 100% wrong and I won't waste my time with any other argument. This is his job, a job where he deals with men in an emotional environment. He is getting filmed in this element. It is the responsibility of the NFL Network to catch and bleep it out.

Now, if you don't know what I am talking about, here is the situation. After the offense committed 3 procedure penalties inside the Red Zone, forcing the Broncos to settle for yet another FG inside the 10, the NFL Network came back from a commercial to a scene involving McDaniels discussing the previous drive with his offense. During this discussion, McDaniels let his offense know, "We are trying to win a m*****F****** Game....." He proceeded to describe how the offense is making that tough with their mistakes.

Of course, how NFL Network let this through is a mystery to me. We all know that nothing is really live any more - not after the 'equipment malfunction' a few seasons ago. Some people still felt it was live, figuring there was no way it would have slipped through the cracks. Well, it did.

In an interview with The Associated Press and the Denver Post, Eric Weinberger, executive producer of the NFL Network, apologized to viewers and McDaniels for the "terrible mistake."

"It was on delay. We wish we would have caught it and bleeped it," Weinberger said. "We apologize for ever airing anything like that, absolutely, especially on Thanksgiving."

Weinberger added, "Everyone (watching on TV) thought it was live because it was in live speed and it looked live. It came out of the truck. Honestly, we would never go live and raise audio levels on anyone live. On the sidelines, we would never do that. We came out of break and rolled it. It's a mistake. We are sorry."

Yes, it was recorded, yes it should have been caught, and, as Weinberger says, it wasn't.

"We're not in this business to do that," Weinberger said of the network's blunder. "We're in this business to show sports and to show the most emotion that we can show. And the guy is an incredibly emotional, passionate guy."

Perhaps even better was McDaniels reaction when asked about it after the game -

"It's the NFL Network," McDaniels said with a shrug and a smile. "Doesn't surprise me."

After hearing McDaniels say this, Rich Eisen, host of NFL Network's studio shows, again apologized and stated that it was in no way intentional - implying that he felt McDaniels thought it might have been. Eisen also apologized to McDaniels.

It is clear to me that McDaniels remembers full well how he was treated by NFL Network after the Jay Cutler trade. Inexplicably, "experts" like Jamie Dukes and Marshall Faulk crucified McDaniels for his decision. McDaniels remembers this, and likely feels not a bit of guilt regarding the tight spot the NFL Network may find itself in with the FCC.

Case Closed.

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by Joe Medina on Nov 26, 2009 10:44 PM MST reply actions

Couldn't sum it up better than that.

by PredominantlyOrange on Nov 26, 2009 10:57 PM MST up reply actions

If you haven't heard it. Just do a yourube search for Josh McDaniels freakout or Josh McDaniels wants to win a MF game.

You should come across it pretty fast. lol

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by Troy Hufford on Nov 26, 2009 10:45 PM MST reply actions

"McDaniels remembers this, and likely feels not a bit of guilt regarding the tight spot the NFL Network may find itself in with the FCC."

LMFAO. HA ha hahahahaha.

by Gr3yStreet on Nov 26, 2009 10:46 PM MST reply actions

lol, if he loses a second of sleep over this because he feels bad about the NFLN being in trouble with the FCC, then something is seriously wrong.

There is no way this is McD’s fault.

Absurd. LOL.

If Taylor Swift were to try and tackle me, I'd let her.

by Troy Hufford on Nov 26, 2009 10:48 PM MST up reply actions

only the broadcast simulcasts have to worry..

WPIX in NY and whoever had the simulcast in Denver are the ones who would have to worry. NFLN is on cable, so the FCC would not fine them, but since the local markets had broadcast simulcasts, those affiliates may be fined. I believe there must be a complaint first, which will probably come from some family watchdog group.

by captain80 on Nov 27, 2009 2:21 PM MST up reply actions

LOVED that moment!

Showed me a coach who was sick and tired of dumb penalties letting his team know exactly how he felt. At exactly the time we needed it. Swung the game for us, IMO. Great job, Josh. Your passion clearly translates.

Sounds like this is gonna be overblown, which is ridiculous — the sound was low, it was clearly incidental, and I’ve heard worse things from fans off camera in at least 4-5 games a season.

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by broncosmontana on Nov 26, 2009 10:48 PM MST reply actions 2 recs

Love it too.

McDaniels need to make a point and he did. The players responed by getting a TD…. and the rout was on.

“It’s the NFL Network,” McDaniels said with a shrug and a smile. “Doesn’t surprise me.”

This says it all. I mean this is the first and last thing that will get by the production people.

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by weazel on Nov 26, 2009 10:54 PM MST up reply actions

LOL

I wonder how Eisen responded to that little zinger!

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by broncosmontana on Nov 26, 2009 11:02 PM MST up reply actions

I actually meant "this isn't" instead of "is"

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by weazel on Nov 26, 2009 11:04 PM MST up reply actions

+1

He talked about momentum in the last game and having driven down to the 5yd line and kick a field goal from the 25 is a joke. I’m glad he let the offensive line have it cuz I was cussing them out in my living room. Go McD!!!!

by tedwin on Nov 27, 2009 12:58 PM MST up reply actions

That was totally awesome

and LOL at all the people who are upset about it

by Bustafluff on Nov 26, 2009 10:51 PM MST reply actions

Rock on McD!

"The night is darkest just before the dawn."- Harvey Dent

by broncofan91 on Nov 26, 2009 10:56 PM MST reply actions

I was ready for some football!!

I didn’t know i should have been ready for some mutha f’n football!!

I love this guy!!!!

broncorat

by broncorat on Nov 26, 2009 10:59 PM MST reply actions

All this time we thought it was a Kern jinx

Maybe it was letting go of Jack MF Williams that started us down this road.

Tonight, we got our MF mojo back. Go Broncos!!

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by broncosmontana on Nov 26, 2009 11:00 PM MST reply actions

It seemed to be the word of the day...

…as Orton clearly said it repeatedly to Osenyanamora…or however you spell it. Except it looked like FU, FU, FU in that case…

by PredominantlyOrange on Nov 26, 2009 11:04 PM MST reply actions

Amen

I loved it, personally. Besides, let’s drop any Puritan pretenses we have about athletes. This is FAR from the worst thing you’ll hear in a locker room.

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by TheMastermind on Nov 26, 2009 11:06 PM MST via mobile reply actions

It's also far from...

…the worst thing you’ll hear on any elementary school playground. People need to get real. We had a saying in Vietnam: “This is nineteen f******g seventy!” Good Lord, how long ago was that?

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by bradley on Nov 27, 2009 10:19 AM MST up reply actions

full game at http://www.nfl.com/live/2009/app?gameId=2009112602

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by Troy Hufford on Nov 26, 2009 11:08 PM MST reply actions

It's still that stupid 'watch us talk while the game is going on' format.

That has to be one of the dumbest ideas I’ve ever seen for a broadcast. Tune in to watch a game and get … a studio of three guys talking about the game you can’t see.

by David Hooper on Nov 26, 2009 11:18 PM MST up reply actions

I agree. Their analysis is pretty weak, IMO.

I think it’s hilarious comedy, though, when Mayock decides to do his analysis during the play. It makes me chuckle when he says “okay, check out this matchup in the slot. This is probably where the ball will go” He’s then completely wrong.

It’s at least entertaining. You know. Entertaining like a car accident is entertaining. Sure, it’s sad, but it’s not like you are gonna look away because it’s still kinda fun to watch.

If Taylor Swift were to try and tackle me, I'd let her.

by Troy Hufford on Nov 26, 2009 11:26 PM MST up reply actions

Best part...

around 2:25:00 they just flim Dave Logan….awesome.

by Gr3yStreet on Nov 26, 2009 11:22 PM MST up reply actions

grey, thanks. I am skipping ahead. lol.

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by Troy Hufford on Nov 26, 2009 11:26 PM MST up reply actions

In that case..

About 2:48:10 is the Orton to Stokley TD pass.

by Gr3yStreet on Nov 26, 2009 11:32 PM MST up reply actions

Yeah. There's no McD cursing in this video. Instead, there's a piece with Thunder and his rider.

If Taylor Swift were to try and tackle me, I'd let her.

by Troy Hufford on Nov 26, 2009 11:36 PM MST up reply actions

Guess NFL Network found out that "paybacks are always hell".

It took our guys 3 shots at the endzone to make it in. McD was justified doing what he did. What he said helped.

by Blackknigh on Nov 26, 2009 11:16 PM MST reply actions

Why are we m* f** talking about this?

Chances are if you are watching NFL football you are not easily offended by the f bomb. I understand kiddos are watching but tv’s don’t teach kids right from wrong parents do. So I say relax and eff off FCC…accidents happen.

And it wasn’t heard round the world..the game was on NFL network.

by CastorTroy on Nov 26, 2009 11:24 PM MST via mobile reply actions 2 recs

lol to your last sentence. Maybe if they would allow NFL network to go to cable stations, more people could watch it.

I take that back. The wonders of the internet………

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by Troy Hufford on Nov 26, 2009 11:29 PM MST up reply actions

And by the way

the NFL is wasting USA based games going overseas in the name of promoting the game. But the free game on NFL.com was blocked to anyone outside the USA. I just don’t understand how on the one hand the NFL will remove a city’s home game (which I support BTW – in the name of promotion, I can at least understand it) but when it comes to accessing online content so an overseas fan can support the team, all streams are blocked. It’s craziness.

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by orange&blue_aussie on Nov 27, 2009 5:35 AM MST up reply actions

maximizing monetary streams

I’ve rarely seen such shortsided business acumen, and it reminds me of the (literary) Romantics during the Enlightenment. They think that success and growth are automatic, because it is all they have really ever seen, so they become so shortsighted that they actually are in danger of falling into another philosophical dark ages.

If we have a labor lockout, we’ll certainly be seeing an NFL version of a dark age, do doubt.

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by Jeremy Bolander on Nov 27, 2009 11:59 AM MST up reply actions

Agreed.

If it weren’t for Janet Jackson’s tit in 2004, this probably wouldn’t be a regular point of discussion because, meh, no one cares.

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by Donut King on Nov 27, 2009 8:57 AM MST up reply actions

Josh McDaniels

Regardless of whether McDaniels got heated, was trying to motivate his players, or whatever reason, as our family with young children staring at the TV watching the game saw and heard what happened, the adults in the room were appalled. Accident? Hardly. Unprofessional and a big slip-up on the part of the network. Somebody needs to take the blame for this. Keep the cameras off that part of the action. The coach has a right to freedom to say what he needs to, and there should be a boundary where cameras are allowed to “zoom in” with high-powered mikes. Enough already.

by Old Bronco Fan on Nov 26, 2009 11:28 PM MST reply actions

This one goes to the network.

Like they said, it wasn’t live. It passed through the truck and someone should have bleeped it and didn’t. You can’t relaly fault McD here. He was coaching with emotion and it ended up working. His offense scored on the next drive. So, he was doing his job.

However, whoever is in control of the bleep button wasn’t doing their job. It’s unfortunate that the young fans had to hear that and see coach McD in that light, but that’s how these pros are reached, sometimes.

The high-powered microphones and what not are good for the sport, IMO. But like spiderman says, “with great power comes great responsibility”. If you have the technology, you need to be able to keep it in check.

If Taylor Swift were to try and tackle me, I'd let her.

by Troy Hufford on Nov 26, 2009 11:35 PM MST up reply actions

-1. Not because I disagree with you on the Network screwing up. They did, big time.

But football is violent. If kids are allowed to watch that level of violence, the swearing is just a fraction of naughty things they will take away from an NFL game.

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by McGeorge on Nov 27, 2009 6:21 AM MST up reply actions 2 recs

McGeorge just said naughty ;-)

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by dmitchell624 on Nov 27, 2009 10:37 AM MST up reply actions

ummmmmmmmmmmmmm. I'm tellin'.

If Taylor Swift were to try and tackle me, I'd let her.

by Troy Hufford on Nov 27, 2009 10:38 AM MST up reply actions

Dang McG, well said!

I think as parents, we need to be able to moderate the effect of the television by discussing it with our kids. Many times, you can ask the kid who has been watching football for 5 years if he has heard that often, and does she think it is a mistake? They most certainly will. then you can talk about how it may have happened, how do the TV people feel about that, etc etc.

In short, it could be a great learning moment. Furthermore, it could also be a wakeup call to parents that if they don’t want to subject their kids to this, then maybe they ought to pay closer attention to what the kids are watching. Trying to show football as some pure, angelic sport that has been purged of all of its “zits and all” is not giving our children a very realistic picture here…

by Mhantra on Nov 27, 2009 9:09 PM MST up reply actions

(and a reply to myself to contrast)

And if the kids are centered, and understand “efficient and non-efficient” times to curse, watch violence and such, and understand the difference (classroom MFers are not a good idea, football watching as a family is where we can let it out), then I have no problem with that.

This is aimed at a post just below me. Brought to my attention that we don’t all have the same methods.

by Mhantra on Nov 27, 2009 9:11 PM MST up reply actions

Couldn't agree more.

I rankled some feathers with my low opinion of Ray Lewis as a beacon for all that’s right with the NFL. Yet to me, I can abide and explain colorful language to my children much more than I can abide a ‘hero’ that taunts opponents and acts like he liberated Europe every time he does a job he’s paid very nicely to do. I’m much more concerned with how my children behave towards other human beings than by what they say. Now if McD was saying “You stupid, worthless MFer punks….” Then that’s crossing a line between saying words and attacking the dignity of another human being. Much worse things happen on the field than an animated coach using colorful language.

by PredominantlyOrange on Nov 28, 2009 2:02 PM MST up reply actions

How many fans out there don't understand how emotional football works?

If he gets any heat, and I mean ANY heat, it’s an absolute joke. I’ll pitch to the fund if he gets fined, because let’s be honest, this is how a pressure filled job works. Who hasn’t pulled a midnight office session without multiple F bombs?

by legendarywalton on Nov 26, 2009 11:30 PM MST reply actions

By the way, I had six kids under five in the room when this went down.

The family’s reaction? This is the greatest mother f——- coach ever!

by legendarywalton on Nov 26, 2009 11:31 PM MST up reply actions

LOL

Glorious.

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by broncosmontana on Nov 26, 2009 11:37 PM MST up reply actions

I don't know what all the fuss is about. It's said in every game for crying out loud.

[Putting my hand over my mouth]. Good game, and as a manner of fact the best darn football we have played in a while.

by bfree2bronc on Nov 26, 2009 11:38 PM MST reply actions

He could say "doggonit" like BDawk. It seems like Dawkins still earns respect with every word he says and he never curses.

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by Troy Hufford on Nov 26, 2009 11:43 PM MST up reply actions

Is this a serious comment?

I don’t want to be insulting, I apologize.

by legendarywalton on Nov 26, 2009 11:51 PM MST up reply actions

haha partially.

Obviously, Dawkins has a bravado and swagger that demands respect without really trying to earn it or anything. He doesn’t curse to emphasize points or show his disdain. I do realize that it is unrealistic to expect others to be able to do the same, though, and often cursing can release frustration that otherwise would be bottled up inside.

I’m not insulted, walton. It’s cool.

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by Troy Hufford on Nov 26, 2009 11:55 PM MST up reply actions

I totally understand.

I think Dawkins has such a different personality. I don’t mean this to be a stereotype, but he’s like a deep southern preacher— The guy has walked the walk and made the determination that cursing is not part of his vocabulary. I honestly think it’s impossible for a young white coach to get fire up and say doggonit. I had a coach when I was younger that would make up ridiculous comments like, “Montgomery Fudger!” and that just made us laugh, it didn’t get the point across!

by legendarywalton on Nov 26, 2009 11:59 PM MST up reply actions

I don't think Dawk would object to that comparison.

His faith is a huge part of his personality, so that is an understandable comparison.

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by Troy Hufford on Nov 27, 2009 12:09 AM MST up reply actions

Ahhh, America. Where you can smash people to a bloody pulp on a network tv show but you can’t say the word “f*ck”.

by thekingofjoy on Nov 27, 2009 12:07 AM MST reply actions

Jaime Dukes

Prior to the game, he repeated some of the same talk prior to the beginning of the season. He dismissed the Broncos players only meeting as similar to his team when he played in Atlanta. He said back then, he and his team-mates could meet until they were blue in the face and it did not matter. They were simply a bad team.

Sorry Jaime, your comparison does not apply to the 2009 Denver Broncos!

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by Horsepower on Nov 27, 2009 12:09 AM MST reply actions

Once Again Jaime is a Tool

Waddle owns him so much on Saturday night’s NFL Total Access that it’s not even funny

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by the Bradfather on Nov 27, 2009 12:13 AM MST up reply actions

He was making excuses for the Giants’ running game, saying that Jacobs was being used incorrectly. He was constantly saying that he should have been used as a downhill runner. Despite rooting for them, the Gaints lost, and so did Dukes.

"All credibility, all good conscience, all evidence of truth come only from the senses." Friedrich Nietzsche

by Horsepower on Nov 27, 2009 12:16 AM MST up reply actions

I've heard a lot of this Jamie Dukes locker room theory

And it’s left me thinking that this guy must have been one grade-A douche bag of a team mate.

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by orange&blue_aussie on Nov 27, 2009 5:37 AM MST up reply actions

That team .... like Jaime......Sucked

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by dmitchell624 on Nov 27, 2009 10:38 AM MST up reply actions

I'm sure doc is going to love this comment thread............

We’re throwing out MFs and sucks, all over the place.

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by Troy Hufford on Nov 27, 2009 10:39 AM MST up reply actions

Personally, I think that sucks

but that’s just one Bear’s approach ;-)

Moreno/Buckhalter in '09

by Doc Bear on Nov 27, 2009 11:10 AM MST up reply actions 1 recs

hahahahaha

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by Troy Hufford on Nov 27, 2009 11:35 AM MST up reply actions

atlanta sucked then

Jaime was a big part of that.

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by Jeremy Bolander on Nov 27, 2009 12:02 PM MST up reply actions

Ouch

lol

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by Horsepower on Nov 27, 2009 12:18 PM MST up reply actions

Jamie Dukes

The original “giant sucking sound.”

"We just want to win a *********** game!" -- Josh MF McDaniels tearing into his offensive line after three false starts in the red zone. The tirade turned the tide of the game, and the Broncos dominated from that point on.

by broncosmontana on Nov 27, 2009 12:42 PM MST up reply actions

I believe that's 'flushing sound'

Given the quality of many of Mr. Duke’s remarks, that seems fairly appropriate, too.

Moreno/Buckhalter in '09

by Doc Bear on Nov 27, 2009 3:16 PM MST up reply actions

I Don't Use the F Word

but I’ve heard it enough that I realize it’s part of many people’s repertories. The important thing is the win and while I’d prefer there be no profanity, I don’t condemn McDaniels. His actions which are mostly good speak for themselves and his integrity has led us to 7-4 and greater heights than this.

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by the Bradfather on Nov 27, 2009 12:11 AM MST reply actions

This has got to be his new slogan! LOL "Do your Mother-F****N Job!!!!!"

by Calibroncoboy on Nov 27, 2009 12:29 AM MST reply actions

LOL We need some MHR Ts that say that!

by broncosmontana on Nov 27, 2009 12:52 PM MST up reply actions

If you make it,........ people will buy it.

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by Troy Hufford on Nov 27, 2009 12:53 PM MST up reply actions

All we're trying to do is win a Mother F#@$&N game!

Click to see a YouTube clip

Love it!

Not just the passion. Not just the quote. But also the fact that it obviously worked (did the O-line even have another penalty the rest of the game?).

Love this coach, love these players, love this team! This only the beginning of what I’m sure will be many years of classic quotes and YouTube clips from McDaniels and our team. Great stuff.

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by RockyMtnHigh on Nov 27, 2009 1:10 AM MST reply actions

That is sooo funny. What a great way to start my morning.

AWESOME…

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by McGeorge on Nov 27, 2009 6:16 AM MST up reply actions

He has cussed at them before. That clip makes me laugh out loud, but not one Bronco cracks a smile. Actually, they look a little scared at how angry he is. Even a monster sized person like Clady.

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by McGeorge on Nov 27, 2009 6:27 AM MST up reply actions

love the mother f’n remix

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by Todd Jewell on Nov 27, 2009 9:07 AM MST up reply actions

I really connected with McDaniels when that Mother F-bomb rained down.

That is pretty much exactly the way I look/behave when I watch Bronco games. Flailing my arms about, cheering, cussing and jumping around like a crazy person. It’s great fun and McDaniel knows it too. I LOVED IT. F-bombs away coach. (Side note, McDaniels took off his belt and beat Coughlin like Tom stole something).

Josh will probably be embarrassed, but everyone here knows professional football is a violent and dangerous sport. The game is not intended to be wholesome family entertainment.

The NFL Network blew it with the bush league audio. But seriously, if you are appalled by swearing, football is NOT for you or your kids. That was just a verbal arrow. If you watched the game, you saw real pain when it looked like Dawkins was trying to murder a few of the Giants.

Football is a glorious sport.

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by McGeorge on Nov 27, 2009 6:14 AM MST reply actions

All I know is...

…I had a good feeling going into last night’s game. Orton doesn’t get enough credit for playing on that bum ankle, but the fact of the matter is, without that injury at the end of the half against Washington, the Broncos win that Redskins game — and who knows how the Chargers game here plays out.

It’s amazing how a season can swing on one play like that, but it may have, had Orton not been able to start again on Thursday.

Kudos to Kyle, and kudos to the o-line for manning up recently. Replacing Hamilton was really all the Broncos needed to do to fix the offense; unfortunately, the Orton injury made things look more dire than they actually were.

When they can run the ball effectively, this Broncos team can control the clock, work off the play action game (and so take shots down field), keep its defense fresh, and move the ball pretty much at will.

Now, they just have to turn those drives into TDs. It’s time to begin clicking on all cylinders. Last night’s game was a decent start. But both KC and Oakland are playing a lot better now, so there can be no let downs.

If we run the ball well, we can win any game remaining on the schedule.

Thanks again, Jamie Dukes, for your preternaturally awful sense of timing. Your constant beclowning of yourself makes for a delightful holiday treat in my household.

by JeffG on Nov 27, 2009 6:58 AM MST reply actions 1 recs

The audio last night was great

You know, I really enjoyed the NFL networks audio coverage last night. Throughout the game we could hear Orton calling audibles, directing the offense, pointing out the MIKE. It was really great. No one was miked but the sideline and overhead audio was able to pick that stuff up and I think it really added to the game overall.

I guess it was unfortunate that NFL network didn’t catch the F bomb and bleep it out, but overall their audio coverage made watching the game that much better.

by GreatOrtonsNeckbeard on Nov 27, 2009 8:15 AM MST reply actions

Totally agree. The way that NFLN covers games is clearly aligned with the way NFL Films approaches documenting them. Not crazy about Matt Millen, but I think (with the exception of that first down we didn’t pick up because the camera was not on Kyle at the snap of the ball ;) LOL) overall they do a fine job.

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by broncosmontana on Nov 27, 2009 8:48 AM MST up reply actions

If we didn't have Matt Millen to bitch about . . .

our world wouldn’t be worth living, right?

He’s still incompetent though.

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by Donut King on Nov 27, 2009 8:58 AM MST up reply actions

You know that saying

“Some coaches are better off as coordinators”

well, the same could be said about some GM’s being better off as broadcasters. Matt Millen knows his stuff as far as X’s and O’s, and his commentary was some of the better broadcasting I’ve heard all year. Would you all rather have Cris Collinsworthless instead? How about some Dan Fouts?

My personal broadcasting dream team is Millen and Aikman. Troy has his little slant to the Cowboys, but overall he is a very straight up announcer. One thing is for sure, he doesn’t make the excuses for the losing team if the winning team is playing better. Also what’s nice about Aikman is that in the one game he announced for us (Den vs. Dal), he didn’t really make much mention of the trade. That is a welcome change. Also, I appreciate Millen and Papa for (finally) letting that go last night too. I don’t recall one mention of Cutler’s name throughout the entire game.

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by Joe Medina on Nov 27, 2009 11:43 AM MST up reply actions

I, for one, actually like Cris Collinsworth.

Dan Fouts . . . meh, I’m neutral. Aikman always sounds to me like he actually HAS been concussed too many times, so I’m not huge on him.

A co-worker of mine is a Lions fan (bless his heart), and he says every time he sees Matt Millen on TV, he gets angry . . . a wealth of knowledge! Knows all the ins-and-outs of the game! At which point he says . . . WHY DID YOU HAVE TO RUIN MY F***ING FRANCHISE?!?!?! And I can’t say he’s wrong to be that way.

While that’s all well and good . . . I honestly didn’t think much of Millen as a TV guy before he knife-shredded the Lions. I dunno, I guess it’s just personal preference.

One day, David Backes and Albert Pujols will combine forces to become the most awesome piece of violent force known to man.

by Donut King on Nov 28, 2009 5:55 PM MST up reply actions

the refs were mic'ed

that is why we picked up so much onfield audio.

Precision in thought, concision in style, decision in life.

"That's MR.Styg..."

by Jeremy Bolander on Nov 27, 2009 12:03 PM MST up reply actions

They usually have theirs switched off

Probably one of those boom mics that patrols the sidelines with the camera crew.

by broncosmontana on Nov 27, 2009 12:49 PM MST up reply actions

what I mean is that they had special mic's on last nght

attached to some of their hats.

Precision in thought, concision in style, decision in life.

"That's MR.Styg..."

by Jeremy Bolander on Nov 27, 2009 11:19 PM MST up reply actions

This is the McD we saw in the first 6 weeks

I was glad to see he was reborn last night. Now don’t lose that edge, we are very much in the hunt!

"All credibility, all good conscience, all evidence of truth come only from the senses." Friedrich Nietzsche

by Horsepower on Nov 27, 2009 9:58 AM MST reply actions

Who give a fck about swearing, they're broadcasting our coach during a motherfcking game!!!

I care very little about the typical prudish American viewer who gets their panties in a bunch over some salty words on TV that they’re heard a zillion times before…

… but I care a lot more about the fact that the NFLN is broadcasting to the public what our coach is telling his players on the sideline DURING A FREAKIN’ GAME!

When do we get to eavesdrop on what our opponents’ head coaches are telling their teams during games? Where there no camera shots of the playsheet available?

NFLN should spend less time whining during the broadcast about being shut out of certain cable offerings, and more time learning how to broadcast like professionals.

And my god, what was that “Halftime Show”? Commercials and network bumpers? Holy Jeebus, that was one lame broadcast.

by jvill on Nov 27, 2009 10:25 AM MST reply actions