The Grain of Salt

So we are 2-0! Whoo hoo! We have the #1 scoring defense in the league! We are at the top of the division as well! The MSM is not giving us too much respect, as is their custom. But then again why should they? We only beat the Browns and the Bengals....But the Bengals looked much better against the Packers, who were beat by the Bears, who were beat by the Steelers, who were the Superbowl Champs last year!

So what?

We all seem to forget that a few years ago the Broncos Defense was breaking records that had been around for a long time by giving up so few points throughout the sixth week. And well, after the sixth week things just kinda fell apart.

Last year the offense had a similar great span of games near the start of the season. Jay Cutler was set to break Tom Brady's touchdown record as long as he continued at the pace he had set....and then of course our schemes became transparent and we fell into the laughingstocks by losing 3 straight games and eventually allowing the Chargers to slip ahead of us.

On the other hand, it seems as though this team is feeling something similar. They are not satisfied with only two wins either, they are not satisfied with the way they played. They all seem to believe they can improve more and more, with the exception of one player. Did anyone else catch Brandon's "press conference" from today on db.com? A few times he refers to the two mistakes he made in the game, which appear to be the reason he was on the sidelines during the second quarter. But he claims he a human and to err is normal and expected. I have both him and Eddie Royal in a dynasty league in fantasy football. Neither have been of much help but I have to start one of them every week, it has been Eddie every time.

I am impressed by how the team has come together and jelled relatively quickly. And McDaniel's game planning and amoeba style of game preparation have me feeling comfortable with our chances of winning the next few games, including the Dallas Cowboys in week 4. After that we will begin our real test...we will definitely be playing a few possible playoff contenders through the regular season. This is an exciting time to be a Bronco fan....let's just make sure we take these two victories and the number one ranking defense stat with a grain of salt :)

Go Doncs!