50 Years. Will the Broncos Ever Figure Out the AFC West?

1993 and 1994. During his first year he did the unthinkable and lost to the hated Raiders 3 times, including a playoff game. I’m not sure why he was given another year after that. But I don’t ever remember a Phillips team laying down and quitting like this team has done way too often over the past 17 games. My first thought as I watched the implosion yesterday was, “Wow, this is worse than the Phillips era.”

Please, keep in mind that we didn’t lose 59-14 yesterday to the 1989 San Francisco 49ers. We lost 59-14 to the same team that gave the 2010 49ers their only win just one week ago. This was a loss of mind bogglingly epic proportions of failure. The very definition of a team not being mentally, physically, or emotionally prepared for a game. And that, imo, is all on the coaching staff.

The Raiders are the team for me and the Broncos, if we went 14-2 and our two losses were to the Raiders, then we failed. But I agree, Red and Mike understood what these AFC west rivalry games meant.

I feared that the Broncos would look past the Raiders the week before their trip to London. This team is not good enough YET to look past anyone, let alone the hated Raiders.

The McDaniels hatres will be out in full force this week but I for one will not listen to them. I still think you have let the season play out before you can make a full judgement on where the team is. How many did that last year at this time. We all knew the SB was not in the cards this year but a better record and improved play was and is.

I do give a pass (small one) to a defense that is beyond decimated with injuries. Rookies and practice squad players in place of proven vets all seemingly in the same game is a recipe for disaster. Well we got it. Let some of these guys get back, root through thick and thin, and see where we are at the end if the season.

All the injuries, all the depletion of morale, all the could have beens… something had to happen to make this team WAKE THE FUGGZ UP! If this doesn’t do it, I don’t know what will.

This team lost something like 12 of the last 16 games or something ridiculous like that. Sometimes, hitting a new low is just what the doctor orders.

That’s really the only silver lining I could find. Oh and Knowshon looked like he wanted to prove something. That was nice.

1984 – 1998 (didn’t count his rookie year because I didn’t want to look up the games when he started that year, and not looking up any injury games either, I’m lazy like that)

We were 56-36 in that time. +20 for Elway

Isn’t it interesting to note that the only times we have dominated the division (other than 2003 and 2005) were our Super Bowl years.

Or to look at it another way, in the years we dominated the division, we went to the Super Bowl.

But what does the arm crossing thing that Seymour is doing to the crown mean? Isn’t it something disrespectful? And if so, would it be possible that someone on the Broncos breaks both of his fricken arms when we play again in Oakland?

even now, but if we’ve learned not to overlook ANYONE and we beat the trash out of the 40 Whiners as we should then there’s still hope. We’re running out of chances though…..

The only post I’ve allowed myself to read since the loss, and you pretty much nailed it.

We have not been an elite team for a long time, and yesterday exposed us for who we are, IMO. Somewhere, something went completely off the rails, and I can really only blame the game preparation which was clearly completely outstrategized. Not sure I subscribe to the idea that our players caved, but they certainly effed up time and time again. Man, if Oakland is the new SD, I’m gonna hate the new Oak.

But I feel you on this — it shouldn’t take an elite team to understand that there is something “special” about Broncos/Raiders. This is as proud a tradition as any, as fierce a rivalry as any, and anyone that doesn’t get that… well, frankly, they deserve to have their Broncos credentials questioned.

KNEE JERK KNEE JERK BAHHHH

Oh wait, last night is over? Thank God.

Great stuff Tim.

I’ll never forget some of the crap the Raiders pulled yesterday. Revenge is sweet. I hope we give such a savage beating to them at their house that they don’t have enough players to finish the game.

BRING BACK RED MILLER!!!!!!!!! haha

great post, tim. today kind of feels like it did the day after we had our last hurricane cause lots of damage to our area. you just get up and get movin, cleaning things up, fixing things, replacing what needs to be replaced. it’s not going to happen overnight, but eventually if everyone pitches in and does their part things will start to get better.