Really?

I am so eager I might not make it through work!

Our boys have played smart football and beaten a lot of good football teams. Lots of them. But after one loss, it’s like we’re in a time warp: Kyle Orton has a noddle arm. The players lack talent. The coach has been lucky. I even read one infuriating analysis that went like this:

Take away Stokely’s tip reception.
What if Tony Romo doesn’t throw the INT to Champ?
The ST play against San Diego was an abberation
The Patriots should have won the overtime coin toss.
Beating the Raiders and Browns? Doesn’t even count.

That’s right. Take away everything they’ve done well, and they haven’t done well. On a related note, if I were stronger, taller, younger, harder-working and a great football player, I’d be Ben Hamilton’s ideal replacement.

I think the Broncos read their press clipping last week. They finally got big ups from around the league, and played with a sense of entitlement that a team in year one of re-scheming can’t afford. That’s not going to happen this week. They’re being treated like the Village Idiot who stumbled across an investment banker’s wallet. If they don’t come out violent and angry, something is wrong.

Are we wearing the orange alt.s tonight? I know we’re going to bust them out pretty soon for a primetime game, but I can’t remember if it’s tonight or against the Gints on Thanksgiving. Man, imagine if it WAS tonight. That combined with the Steelers’ yellow pants would be, um… bright.

Excerpt from the PPG – Head to Head: Steelers LT Max Starks vs. Broncos LB Elvis Dumervil – Gerry Dulac article:

Dumervil has had two or more sacks in four games this season, including four against the Cleveland Browns in Week 2. None of those sacks, however, came against Browns Pro Bowl tackle Joe Thomas. After getting shut down by Thomas in the first half, Dumervil was moved to the left side in the second half and got all four sacks against right tackle John St. Cl

My recollection was that DOOM did get 1 of his 4 sacks against Thomas. So I went back and watched the game again (gotta love DVR!) and sure enough on the first play of the 3rd quarter DOOM got the first of his 4 sacks. That sack came against Pro Bowl tackle Joe Thomas.

Good attempt at trying to discredit DOOM’s 4 sack day performance though. Too bad that statement was not the truth.

Thanks NYC for the links. Well KC fans should be happy that LJ was released because now he won’t be the all-time KC rushing leader.

I am pumped today. Come on Broncos, let’s get back on the right track.

I think its funny KC cut Johnson, he didnt want to be there any way. My 2 keys to the game, we must throw more to the TE and we have to cover there TE

The Broncos and Steelers have had some great games over the years and both are traditionally successful AFC franchises, but isn’t calling their series a “feud” a bit much? It’s not exactly Patriots v Jets…

This kind of statement annoys me. I know The Broncos has played one game less and that this is then called a half game as it can go either way. If they win the half is turned to a whole and if they lose it turns into a zero. A game not played is not a game half won. The Broncos are ONE game ahead of The Chargers. Period. There are no half games in football any more than there are half strokes in golf. If Phil Mickelson is in the clubhouse at 8 under par and Tiger Woods is on the course at 6 under with four holes to go, do you then say that because of Tiger’s four half holes, (i.e. two points) potentiel, they are actually tied? Of course not. Tiger is 2 strokes back regardless of how many holes he has yet to play and San Diego is ONE game behind Denver regardless of how many games each club has played.