Just wanted to share two stories

The homer in me wants to agree with the view of the first one. But we’ll find out where we are as a team sunday. One thing I do know is that the team is headed in the right direction. All I want to see is progress from week to week, which, is one of the goals of the team. In just about all of the interviews I’ve seen, somewhere in it they mention that they have a long way to go and that they want to progress. Because it isn’t just one player saying that but the whole team has me excited for the season.

The second one just pisses me off..

As far as the other joke-of-a-literary-piece goes… well. It just wouldn’t be nice to say what is on my mind…

I am, of course, referring to the first. The second deserves no comment, as both of its authors were just regurgitating the expected; it may be proven to be right (as history unfolds, who knows what will happen). Even if that horrid prediction actually is the result of this season, the article contained no original thought and its authors shouldn’t get much credit for “being right”, just for saying what everyone believed.

The first article seems not so much a prediction, but an insight into how we as humans think, and how we remember the past. Popular opinion and analysis by the MSM has, over time, proved to be a fallible and fickle predictor of the future in our beloved sport…every time a new power-team emerges, it is initially a surprise to all but the fans of that team, who themselves were believers anyway. Maybe the MSM is not stupid, just human. Or, maybe I’m over-thinking it, and they are exactly that stupid. Oh well….. It so hard to tell from my admittedly “homer” viewpoint… which BTW is screaming that the article really IS a prediction. Its all so confusing.

un-rec’d for the second. jk jk.

But seriously, the second one sucks. I love that first one though.

Interesting way to put it… wonder if he plays ping pong?

Excellent post, tannji. Now there’s the contrast between MHR authors and the MSM. Thoughtful research and analysis vs. regurgitated (sp?) garbage.

but had to laugh when I saw the slightly pro-Cutler remarks of the CBS News guys characterized as “main-stream spew” and the strongly pro-Denver remarks of Denver Dudley as “a thoughtful comparison”. While I do think Dudley made a good case for his kool-aid comparison, I think we are all a little bit hard on the MSM. If we were in their shoes we’d probably see the Cutler-Orton comparison much the same way. Doesn’t mean they’re right. Just means it’s understandable that, lacking our motivated close-up view they see it as even many Denver fans see it.

Valid point Spock, but almost all of the mainstream under-achievements are understandable by that standard. Perhaps I was harsh, perhaps I allowed that picture and standard, conventional analysis get to me. Perhaps my standards tell me that you have to actually analyze something if you plan on putting a piece out there for people to read. Perhaps at the time the variance or gulf between the two pieces overwhelmed me. So I am a homer, but I still expect you to work at something before you throw it in the trough. I don’t mind criticism of the Broncos, just lead me to believe you actually did the required homework. I tend to label a lot of things as spew… I am borderline spewing right now! = )

Like everyone else, I loved the actual analysis of the first and literally couldn’t finish the second. There was nothing original in the second article. It looks like it took 5 minutes to throw together, whereas the first clearly had taken some time and some research.

However, I know that I am not only seeing this because I am the perfectly eternal Broncos optimist, heck – I put $90 on them in Vegas to win the SB THIS year! – but rather that this really is a travesty of the MSM around the country. How do I know that, well I was reading on Silver and Black Pride this week, Raiders equivalent of MHR, and reading their analysis of the Raiders and even of their upcoming matchup with the Broncos. And you know what, the same thing is happening for them. The MSM has the Raiders as “much improved but still the Raiders.” Lost to SD, of course, and barely beat the Chiefs. Well here’s the news, the Raiders dominated SD and should have won, and they played very poorly but still beat a mediocre KC team IN KC. The S+B Pride analysts know this. They see the truth of their team, not as a great team, but as a team that CAN compete.

So if I can see the MSM bias against a team that I HATE in the Raiders, then I know it is not the Homer in me finding fault b/c someone criticized my team.

So, though the MSM is “giving” this game to the Broncos as one of their 3-4 victories, we know that to go into Oakland and beat the Raiders will not be easy, but it should be doable with our team. If we dominate, we will learn that we just may be as good as we hope; and if we squeak by or lose, then will will have to take a hard look at our analysis, but at least we will be honest enough to do that and not ignore the truth if we are wrong.

I have printed and copied the link for the first article to give to every Bronco fan I know as it will at least show them that there is insightful and well thought out analysis of the NFL going on, you just can’t watch ESPN or NFLN to get it…

is exemplified perfectly in these 2 articles.

one was well researched, full of both history and opinion (but neither is conflated), and open to the idea that they might be wrong about the results, but still remain confident in the analysis.

the other is flash judgments taken from 60 rows up. opinion is history, and the tone is of a therapist talking a crazy person back from the edge.

one is geared toward a fan of the game of football, where the sum is greater than the individual parts.

another is geared toward ADHD having, cigarette-with-a-Rockstar-chaser feaning, tribal arm-band tattoo wearing, fantasy football type fan.

it just gets old, and reinforces why mhr is the first place i go.

Go Broncos!

I admit that there is a homerific viewpoint here on MHR to say “if the MSM doesn’t think we rock, then they’re idiots and spewing the same crap,” but that’s not entirely the case. We really did have a rocky offseason and we don’t have many big name talent players. So I can’t blame them all for thinking that way.
However, that being said, I don’t think the MSM are ALL idiots, I just think they’re all Chicken S***s. Last year, Miami was coming off a 1-15 season and picked up (gasp! what are they thinking!?) limp wristed Chad Pennington. Chad’s been known as a game manager but never really a Peyton Manning. Is it possible the Dolphins could be all right with him at the helm? Sure. But what a craaaazy thing to say! I don’t want to get laughed at or mocked for picking a questionable team to do well! Rather, I’ll stay with the common thread and when/if they DO start to do all right, just nod like it was always part of the plan.
As far as that second article, the worst response to picking Cutler they can get is really “Oh yeah?? We’ll show you!” Whereas the worst response to picking Orton(at the moment anyway) is “WHAT? ARE YOU AN IDIOT RETARD!?!” And they’re always scared of looking stupid, so they’ll never take the riskier(albeit probably not THAT risky at all) choice. Instead they’ll all pick the New England Patriots to go 14-2 in 2008 and the Dolphins to go 3-13. Who can win with that pasty pansy Chad Pennington? Really.

Er, I mean, Dude.

After these first 3 week “gimme” wins (where’s my rolling eyes icon?), I hope the Broncos kick the living snot out of the Cowboys. 1, because I hate the Cowboys. 2, because hopefully these biased, ignorant MSM tools will start to give the Broncos credit. You know, since the ’Boys are still such a dominant team and all, right? Right??

But even then, the Cowboys IMO are far from a dominant, playoff caliber team. They have some nice facets to their team, but many holes, as well. So even if Denver would start off 4-0, the media bias will continue. Maybe not as hard, but it will continue.