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the wet blanket

When I was in college, I used to work at Ball Aerospace in Boulder as a janitor so I could eat more than ramen. The engineers there used to keep signs on their cubicles that read, "Screw reality; Think positive."

I always thought that was an interesting perspective and I could never tell tell if they were being ironic.

I believe that many of MHR's denizens tend toward optimism - at least as far as the Broncos are concerned.

Normally, I'm a positive person. But I worry about the upcoming Bronco season. Not about the offense. But about the defense, specifically the front seven.

Consider the group that I'm projecting as the starters (granted, it's May):

NT: Ron Fields - Couldn't start for the 49ers last season.

DE: Ryan McBean - Played in one game for the Steelers last season. Spent 3/4 of the season on the Steelers' practice squad. Having said that, I kind of like McBean. But we can't expect miracles, right? Last time I checked, the Steelers weren't too shabby at evaluating talent.

DE: Kenny Peterson - Folks here seem excited about this kid. I'm not sure why. I watched every Broncos game last season and can't remember him making a single play. But my memory isn't what it used to be. Is it fair to say, he's no Richard Seymour?

OLB: Elvis Dumervil - Converting from 4-3 DE. Learning a new position.

MLB: DJ Williams - Learning his fourth position in 6 seasons.

MLB: Andra Davis - The Browns were comfortable letting him leave in free agency.

OLB: Robert Ayers - A rookie.

Tons of question marks. And I know I took the most negative perspective on each of these players. I didn't do it to tick anyone off, but I just hadn't seen anyone else point out that most of these players are unproven.

Originally, I intended this to be a comment on the schedule post, but my fingers got loose, so I decided to start a new one.

I know we have no choice but to trust that Mr. Bowlen made the right choice in firing Shanahan, hiring McDaniels and then firing the Goodmans. Now we have to trust that McDaniels is making the right choices.

And I'm happy to do it. I thought it was time for a change and have been thus far impressed by Coach McDaniels. But Rome wasn't built in a day.

Given my concerns about the front seven, this is the way I forecast the upcoming season's results:

@ Bengals - W - (1-0)

Browns - W - (2-0)

@ Raiders - L - (2-1)

Cowboys - W - (3-1)

Patriots - L (3-2)

@ Chargers - L - (3-3)

@ Ravens - L - (3-4)

Steelers - L - (3-5)

@ Redskins - W - (4-5)

Chargers - W - (5-5)

Giants - L - (5-6)

@ Chiefs - W - (6-6)

@ Colts - L - (6-7)

Raiders - W - (7-7)

@ Eagles - L - (7-8)

Chiefs - W -(8-8)

I guess I don't believe that the Giants, Colts and Ravens are going to fade as much as some here do. And I'd feel more confident about the Bengals and Redskins games if they were at home.

Wow, this schedule presents several challenges.

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