The overlooked aspect of last night’s game..
by AlanC11 on Aug 30, 2010 3:12 PM MDT
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PrintThe pluses and minuses of the game last night are all being discussed and cussed in other posts. But I saw something that I loved and that I believe will carry this team a long ways this season. To me our down fall last year happened in the Baltimore game and then got repeated in the loss to Pittsburgh. In both of those games our Broncos allowed themselves to be intimidated when they got out played physically. In both games you could see the energy go out of the team as a whole. They just wore down physically and weren't up to the challenge that a nasty team presented.
But last night, that wasn't the case. Pittsburgh tried from the opening series to pull that crap with cheap shots and a lot of trash talking. It was their intent from the get go to get inside the Broncos heads and flat out intimidate them. They tried to use hits out of bounds, slamming the QB into the ground, mugging our receivers, and doing their best to be as nasty as they could be. They tried doing it as a team but they also had a few select players who were the hit men.
But this time, far from folding, the Broncos responded with clean hard smash mouth football of their own. And they capped It off by scoring their touchdown on a running play right through the middle of the Steeler's defense. No wonder Harris was so pissed. The Broncos took it and gave it back in greater and better portion. It was THEIR linebacker who had to leave with a gash on his head. It was their safety knocked out of the game with a shoulder injury.
McDaniels wanted bigger, tougher, and stronger and he's getting it. The only starter from last year on the offensive line was Harris. Kuper was out, rookies at center and left tackle and FAs at both guard positions. And yet the vaunted Steeler defense did NOT look impregnable. In fact just the opposite happened. When did you hear Palomalu's name mentioned? How many sacks did they have? Did you see White destroy Palomalu on his one blitz attempt that I saw.
The Broncos are building a team that is tough and plays with attitude. They will do nothing but get better as the season goes along. Opening up the defensive play book will make a huge difference once we get to the regular season and we saw only a glimpse of that last night.
I don't think this team will be intimidated by anyone this year. Moreover, because of that I don't see them wearing down through the season either. This is just my take but its why I loved this game!
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I was ecstatic seeing
White stop Troy in his tracks!!!! I had to rewind that excitedly and show my dad as if he didn’t just witness it too…. Okay, maybe it was just to see it again.
I really dig how there were so many points in the game where I wanted to watch them again. And again…. I could get used to that. ( =
That's quite a long handle there, G Funk. - That's what she said.
First (and only, in our lifetimes) team to three consecutive SB wins!!!! ( =
by PearlJamBroncoGFunk on Aug 30, 2010 3:22 PM MDT reply actions
I rewatched quite a few plays myself.
Though I was left with as many questions as were answered. The mantra, “Nobody runs on the Denver Broncos” holds about as much weight as runway model with a finger stuck down her throat after a big meal.
I was quite down – pleased with the big plays – but down on the gashing in the run game. Pittsburg’s offensive line is supposed to suck. 30 carrys for 180 yards? One thing I am certain of, the Broncos won’t be able to count on those game changing plays week in and week out when every team and their grandma is putting up 200 yards rushing on us.
We’ll be 2-8 by Week 10 is where we’ll be. With those two wins being the two games our D came up with some big plays. Hopefully I’m just being pessimistic, but there are aspects of this defense that are eerily similar to the defense fielded in the final 10 games of last season.
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by Tim Lynch on Aug 30, 2010 3:29 PM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
whew
thought I was going insane feeling like the only one discouraged after last night’s game. so many frothy good points covering up some real cause for concern in the basics.
The basics is what wins Championships...
Still…there is much to be excited about. ;-)
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I'm optimistic
that you’re being pessimistic.
If that makes any sense.
But I do get your point. Besides the run D, which is a BIG besides to ignore…. I definitely say Alphonso isn’t earning his role…. That’s two games in a row, where he could have stopped the QB, and missed by a hare (pun intended, y’know, cause he used to chase rabbits to work on his agility)….. Not to mention the other portions where he just seems to be nonexistent, or is being brought to attention for the wrong reasons. I hate to admit it, but it seems Alphonso has a bit more to improve than I had hoped.
That's quite a long handle there, G Funk. - That's what she said.
First (and only, in our lifetimes) team to three consecutive SB wins!!!! ( =
by PearlJamBroncoGFunk on Aug 30, 2010 3:54 PM MDT up reply actions
I kept saying Phonz is gonna get cut, but not many think that will happen
because of his draft position. If that is the case, then he’ll be on the team when he shouldn’t be.
My hunch is that up until Squids performance, his roster spot was secure – now? Not so much.
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If you're talking about the play I'm thinking about
Smith got a hand on a very elusive QB and slowed him up enough for others to finish him off. He didn’t blow it and only get a hand on him. He managed to get a hand on him where somebody else might not have, otherwise Ayers and Moss might have been chasing Dixon down the field rather than finishing him off behind the line. It’s like bashing a shortstop in baseball for not fielding cleanly a smash that most shortstops wouldn’t have been able to get a glove on. Smith is lauded for “always being around the ball” and this is an example. It’s a team game. Everytime you see a defense swarm to the ball it’s because somebody was able to initially slow the runner down. That somebody should not be treated as a goat who messed up the play. It’s the other team’s play that got messed up.
"Surprised to see you, Captain, though pleased." — from Star Trek episode Space Seed.
by spock on Aug 30, 2010 7:00 PM MDT up reply actions 5 recs
I do agree with you guys saying he did a good job slowing down the QB on that play
But that whole comment reeks of making excuses for the guy. That was one play he did “okay” in. Thompson and Cox both had 2 plays they did “Great” in in that same game…that’s what I’m saying. He’s fallen behind and if it were up to me, I’d let him go.
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by Tempestuous Binary on Aug 31, 2010 12:27 AM MDT up reply actions
-1
"All the world's indeed a stage, and we are merely players."
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by Tempestuous Binary on Aug 31, 2010 6:55 PM MDT up reply actions
-1 x -1 = +1
doesn’t it? : )
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by broncosmontana on Aug 31, 2010 9:23 PM MDT up reply actions
sorry
i tend to be lame and annoying when i’m tired. off to bed with me. : D
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by broncosmontana on Aug 31, 2010 9:40 PM MDT up reply actions
Thats not an excuse
This is a team game and he made a very good play on the QB and it was ntregal to stopping the guy. Threre are good plays other than solo tacles..
"My team's on the floor"
Gene Hackman - Hoosiers
To be fair, had Smith been in the same position as Thompson on that play,
he would likely have done the same thing. I read someone break down that play and they said that it looked like Smith was in position and would have jumped the pass had the QB thrown to where the receiver thought he should. Sounds like right place at the right time, unfortunately for Smith.
by BroncosBassist on Aug 31, 2010 5:56 AM MDT up reply actions
That was me.
Smith had the inside receiver blanketed (who was the guy that should have gone on the out route and not the in/post route). The other receiver was the man that Squid was lined up on who went deep and a Broncos safety came to pick up right after he left Squid’s Zone. Smith would have had a pick six if the QB at made the ill-advised throw by actually following his receiver, or Smith would have had the pick if he’d been playing in Squid’s spot there, as he is pretty darn good at knowing when the ball is coming – which usually gets him in trouble with early contact.
Despite all of that… I think Smith will be hard pressed to earn a roster spot given the situation. He’s going to have to play for his Bronco life tomorrow night. He’s definitely a frontrunner for the last CB spot, but Jones and Squid are as well. To me, it’s a 3-way battle for two spots between those guys. Only Champ, Goody, and Cox are locks right now, but that’s just my opinion of course.
"It is better to be rougly right than precisely wrong." - John Maynard Keynes
by Alexander Wall on Sep 1, 2010 11:40 PM MDT up reply actions
Good grief!
Calling a good play a good play is making excuses? So what’s the opposite of making excuses? Looking for something to blame even when a guy plays well? If it had been Smith rather than Thompson intercepting that pass, how many nanoseconds would it have taken you to point out that it was thrown right at him, that any corner in the league would have made the pick?
"Surprised to see you, Captain, though pleased." — from Star Trek episode Space Seed.
by spock on Aug 31, 2010 10:02 AM MDT up reply actions 3 recs
???
It is very illogical for you to be playing the “What if” game. It is also complete and utter bullshizzle. Maybe your half-human side is showing a bit much. Why don’t you get in tune with your inner vulcan and then go read my comment again.
I will play a little though so that you aren’t shoving words in my mouth like a complete @hat. If Smith made that Interception instead of Thompson I would have been saying the same exact thing I said about Thompson…it was a SUPERB interception and he did a fantastic job getting his feet in bounds. That kind of Interception is exceptional, not normal. Not just any NFL CB could have gotten it and stayed in bounds. …But the reality is that Smith made NO SUCH PLAY the whole game.
"Bombs dropping down overhead. Underground. It's instilled to want to live." -EV
I may be missing something . . .
but I don’t think that Squid’s interception was all that near the sideline – in fact, it was either a terrible throw or the receiver ran the wrong route and Squid simply read the QB’s intended target and was the only one there to catch the ball. But I could be mistaken – I’ll need to go back and watch it again.
Go Broncs!
It's "just" football
Donkhead you were correct.
I watched it several times and broke the play down in film review. It was a missed route by the receiver or the QB forgot where his guy was supposed to go. Either way it was a misfire. From the way the receiver’s started their routes and the location Batch eventually threw the ball, either the inner receiver was supposed to run a shallow out route and didn’t or the outer receiver was supposed to run and comeback route and just kept going.
Squid followed his receiver to the edge of his zone and then dropped back, watching the QB. A safety came over to pick up his man deep (which leads me to believe that Squid was playing the shallow zone there on the outside since the safety helped overtop while Smith went up inside with his guy in man-to-man). Squid just played it perfect, covering his zone and reading the QB. Smith was in tight man-to-man on his own receiver (one of the possible guys to run the wrong route) and actually jumped his guy’s route exactely when Batch started throwing the ball – even though it was to Squid’s empty zone and not an actual receiver.
Both men played the ball well and either one would have had a pick on that play, regardless of where the QB threw the ball on that side of the field. It was just a well executed play by the D period.
"It is better to be rougly right than precisely wrong." - John Maynard Keynes
by Alexander Wall on Sep 1, 2010 11:48 PM MDT up reply actions
wrong play
I think you are confusing the Cox INT with the Thompson INT
Cox made a tip-toe dragging pick in the endzone… spectacular play
Thompson had the ball thrown into his lap with nobody between him and 6 points. He still did his job, but the Cox pick was much better.
He is.
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by Tempestuous Binary on Aug 31, 2010 6:56 PM MDT up reply actions
Squid's pick six was a cake walk.
Thompson was in proper position, he caught the ball that was thrown to him, and he ran for an easy touchdown.
With that said, earlier in the preseason Smith was in the same position where the ball hit him in the hands, and he dropped it.
Yep.
I wrote a quick in-depth analysis of it in response to donkhead above. Thompson’s pick was a freebie from Batch’s misfire (or a receiver running the wrong route). Squid handled his whole assignment well, not just the freebie pick, so there’s a bit more to it than just an easy interception. If he’d followed his man too far out of his zone, he wouldn’t have gotten that pick. And had the receiver run the right route, it may have been a fight for the ball. Squid nabbed an easy INT, but only easy because he was where he was supposed to be and either Batch or one of his WR’s muffed the play completely. Given Batch’s experience I think it was a WR who botched his route.
"It is better to be rougly right than precisely wrong." - John Maynard Keynes
by Alexander Wall on Sep 1, 2010 11:52 PM MDT up reply actions
Great point, spock
And, from some of the other plays I witnessed, Ayers could not chase down Dixon without some help under any normal circumstances. I don’t think Moss could, either, without a hell of an angle.
by BroncosBassist on Aug 31, 2010 5:54 AM MDT up reply actions
Personally
Were I to be making the decisions…
I would keep Alphonso over Nate Jones, from everything I’ve seen from both.
All I’m saying, is I expect MORE from Alphonso, because I want him to excel. I would hate to see him cut, I just wouldn’t be surprised (as long as We don’t keep Nasty Nate and not Smith)
That's quite a long handle there, G Funk. - That's what she said.
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by PearlJamBroncoGFunk on Aug 31, 2010 7:24 AM MDT up reply actions 2 recs
I would say that we need to still see Bannan and J-Will play together more. BTW, where is Jarvis Green?
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by Orange and Blue on Aug 30, 2010 5:07 PM MDT up reply actions
Drew a hold.
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by Tempestuous Binary on Aug 30, 2010 5:31 PM MDT up reply actions
Should have drawn two in a row
There were (as per usual in any Bronco game that I’ve witnessed) a multitude of holding calls missed on the Steelers’ O Line…. Granted I saw a couple by Our O Line that were not called, but always, many game/play changing lack of calls on their O Line. I suppose I can’t gripe too much, since I didn’t become an NFL officiator. And We can’t vote on ’em…. If we could, I would, and then I could bit@# all day about their lack of calls, or lame calls… And commend them for the good calls/lack of calls, when applicable
That's quite a long handle there, G Funk. - That's what she said.
First (and only, in our lifetimes) team to three consecutive SB wins!!!! ( =
by PearlJamBroncoGFunk on Aug 31, 2010 10:03 AM MDT up reply actions
right.
I was frustrated as well about the inability to stop the run. But… I there were flashes that looked better than in the past 2 games. I thing the movin haggan back inside and the juggling of a few others will pan out better.
-Harvey J. Neptune
"Practice doesn't make perfect. PERFECT practice makes perfect." - Vince Lombardi
by HarvJNep2n on Aug 30, 2010 8:59 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions
Pitt's Line
First the steelers line is good at run blocking and bad at pass protection. At least that was the prognosis before their new center, M. Pouncey took over (who I think will make them better in both areas).
They had 161(3.9 ave) against the Giants in week 2 and 79 (3.3 ave). While I will admit that a 5.8 ave per rush and the missing of tackles causing big plays are causes for concern (remember no Champ or Dawk!), the defense seemed to stop the big plays in the red zone. In fact the D didn’t let them into the end zone until the 4th, essentially garbage time in the preseason, which is reassuring.
Perhaps a better mantra should be “nobody runs on the Denver Broncos… in the red zone!”
by BroncoWeimer on Aug 31, 2010 1:56 PM MDT up reply actions
wow I totally missed that!!!
the white stop I mean….
but overall I agree with this article!! those personal fouls were flying!!
but instead of cowering, Orton Tebowed a guy…and Tebow…instead of running around like Superman and trying to revert to his college antics….sat in the pocket and threw like a champ in the making. (I say in the making cuz he is DEF not ready to be a starter or Champ yet…)
"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."
- Thomas Alva Edison
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- Alex Noble
Love it
Orton Tebow’d a guy… And Tebow Orton’d all over the place.
Classic.
That's quite a long handle there, G Funk. - That's what she said.
First (and only, in our lifetimes) team to three consecutive SB wins!!!! ( =
by PearlJamBroncoGFunk on Aug 30, 2010 4:16 PM MDT up reply actions 5 recs
ROFL
Tebow Orton’d all over! +1
"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."
- Thomas Alva Edison
"Success is not a place at which one arrives, but rather... the spirit with which one undertakes and continues the journey."
- Alex Noble
Rec'd for making me feel better. :)
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Totally agree,
Its also interesting that our team was supposedly doing some of the trash talking, what I took from it is that our team is smart enough to mess with the other team and cause them to play with to much emotion.. i.e, all the personal fouls, whereas we played with controlled aggression.. Not sure if that makes any sense?
Also another massive positive was how our entire rookie draft is turning out. And we still haven’t seen what D. Thomas can do. Awesome drafting McX!
by HorseStance on Aug 30, 2010 3:33 PM MDT via mobile reply actions
If this is true
I like the confidence that it shows from our team, Orton included. I hope he never turns into Rivers, but he’s shown more of a quiet demeanor so far, so to hear that he was jawing at the Steelers’ D is a bit surprising.
"All credibility, all good conscience, all evidence of truth come only from the senses." Friedrich Nietzsche
Orton says
he didnt say a word to Harrs until after the late roughing call on him. I believe him. harris is a thug and a dheap thug to boot.
"My team's on the floor"
Gene Hackman - Hoosiers
Walton's got a mean streak a mile wide
Did you see him peel off and take out Suh last week after he freight-trained Harris? It was a thing of beauty.
by AllBroncsallday on Aug 30, 2010 3:42 PM MDT up reply actions
I missed that.
Would you happen to know at about what point in the game that was?
- Nick
"Know the enemy, know yourself, and victory is never in doubt, not in a hundred battles."
- Sun Tzu
"if you look close, there’s a hoodie lurking in the background of picture 4. similar to the classic sasquatch shot and equally stunning, as the denver temperature today is relatively fair."
-oxmouth
It was pretty early
Definitely in the 1st, if I recall correctly. Suh runs Harris over, jumps over his corpse and heads towards Orton. Walton notices, peels back and just wallops Suh to the ground. Just an excellent heads-up play by the rook.
by AllBroncsallday on Aug 30, 2010 4:01 PM MDT up reply actions
And a very big vote of confidence for the type of player he is...
Thanks for the info…
- Nick
"Know the enemy, know yourself, and victory is never in doubt, not in a hundred battles."
- Sun Tzu
"if you look close, there’s a hoodie lurking in the background of picture 4. similar to the classic sasquatch shot and equally stunning, as the denver temperature today is relatively fair."
-oxmouth
Walton and Suh
have a history. Baylor vs Nebraska 3 times.
The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese in the trap.
I didn't see that game
And if JD did that, he’s just earned my respect. The word coming out of college was that he was able to hold his own against the likes of Terence Cody and Dan Williams 1 on 1.
This boy’s nasty and I’m glad he’s on our side.
"All credibility, all good conscience, all evidence of truth come only from the senses." Friedrich Nietzsche
Same here
Maybe that will rub off on the other offensive linemen. I’m excited about Walton as the brains of our O-line for the next decade.
by BroncosBassist on Aug 31, 2010 5:58 AM MDT up reply actions
Absolutely!
I commented on another post:
“The team had a tough, nasty attitude that has rarely been seen out of a Broncos team the last few years. It was nice to see, especially against one of the perennial "bullies" of the NFL. It was everybody, but I particularly liked seeing it from the young guys on the line….”
I’m glad we’re all seeing this…
- Nick
"Know the enemy, know yourself, and victory is never in doubt, not in a hundred battles."
- Sun Tzu
"if you look close, there’s a hoodie lurking in the background of picture 4. similar to the classic sasquatch shot and equally stunning, as the denver temperature today is relatively fair."
-oxmouth
by ncm42 on Aug 30, 2010 3:57 PM MDT reply actions 1 recs
The Broncos
have a tough nasty attitude BEREFT OF CHEAP SHOTS. The Steelers are just scumbags.
Brad James
by the new Bradfather on Aug 30, 2010 4:52 PM MDT up reply actions
bereft of cheap shots
and asinine posing. ; )
In good times and bad times, I'm a Bronco fan. Sucka.
by broncosmontana on Aug 31, 2010 9:42 PM MDT up reply actions
Correction....
It’s the raiders who are scumbags.The Steelers are just dirty.
"It is better to be rougly right than precisely wrong." - John Maynard Keynes
by Alexander Wall on Sep 1, 2010 11:55 PM MDT up reply actions
Broncos with a new attitude - LOVE IT!!!
Great quote! I had to repeat it again!
Orton Tebow’d a guy… And Tebow Orton’d all over the place.
by WyoBronco on Aug 30, 2010 5:24 PM MDT reply actions 1 recs
And the Squealers Whinned
Part of the controversy over whether Orton hit Harrison or Harrison hit Orton included the Squealers whining that Orton trashed talked them by coming out on the field and saying the Broncos were going to score—which they did on the first drive. I love it!
Mild mannered Kyle telling his guys, loud enough for the defense to hear, that they were going to score and then making it happen. And the Squealers getting all worked up over his statement of fact was icing on the cake for me. Orton is showing poise and leadership. If our guys can follow his lead, they’ll be playing with a kind of confidence we haven’t seen in the huddle since Elway was around.
I’m loving this season more and more.
First they ignore you.
They then laugh at you.
Then they fight you.
Then, you win.
--Gandhi
I've been noticing several players get pushy and mouthy to opposing teams.
Royal has done it a couple times this year, among a couple other players. Our team is getting very gritty, even the little guys!
Me likey!
"It is better to be rougly right than precisely wrong." - John Maynard Keynes
by Alexander Wall on Sep 1, 2010 11:57 PM MDT up reply actions
LOL...... Might have to get a Walton Jersey
I love the nasty guys, it’s why my fav’s are guys like Dawk, Al Wilson, Atwater and Dennis Smith, I even liked the way Romo played with attitude.
CHARACTER, INTELLIGENCE, and HARD WORK often beats TALENT but what happens when you load up on all 4???????????
Romo ruled
when he was on your team. Remember when he was a raider? Ugh.
by BroncosBassist on Aug 31, 2010 5:58 AM MDT up reply actions
Doh, I thought he was talking about Tony Romo... and thinking, "Ooooookay..."
My bad. :p
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by Tempestuous Binary on Aug 31, 2010 6:58 PM MDT up reply actions
true
but at least the jaw he broke in practice wasn’t one of ours! ; )
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by broncosmontana on Aug 31, 2010 9:43 PM MDT up reply actions
Good Points, but
I also agree with Tim Lynch’s comments about our run D; and our pass rush was not very good against a supposedly mediocre O Line. Ayers made some good plays, but Moss seemed to be missing again. Things might have been very different if Big Ben was the QB for the full game.
I agree with the above comments about Walton. I focused on watching him on several plays – and I thought he looked good – and strong.
J Harrison should be fined for his hit on Orton, but the NFL seems to only fine Broncos and never their opponent. And pass blocking offensive holding seems to only be called if it is both extremely visible and within 15 feet of an official – and even then only occasionally!!
I agree........................
with Tim as well about the run D, it needs a lot of work. But, referring to my comment above, we need some of our LB’s to get that nasty attitude.
CHARACTER, INTELLIGENCE, and HARD WORK often beats TALENT but what happens when you load up on all 4???????????
I'm still hoping
the pass rush will be more consistent against tough first team opponents once we take of the vanilla wraps and unleash Wink’s domination master plan.
My hope is dwindling for the run D, though. Need to step it up fast.
In good times and bad times, I'm a Bronco fan. Sucka.
by broncosmontana on Aug 31, 2010 9:46 PM MDT up reply actions
Maybe these Broncos got...
… a little sumthin extra
by iSavant on Aug 30, 2010 8:49 PM MDT reply actions 1 recs
I agree with you
We know the Steelers to be bullies. But in last night’s game, it was the Broncos turn. They bullied them back with focus and execution and the result – frustration and penalties for Pittsburgh. What a difference a second year in the system and a good offseason makes.
This new team has brains and braun. Look out when they’re firing on all 8 cylinders.
"All credibility, all good conscience, all evidence of truth come only from the senses." Friedrich Nietzsche
Joe Mays should get credit for Syd's interception.
Was just watching a rerun and on the play before the pick Mays absolutely drills Batch who gets up with a “who the he’ll just hit me look” and then proceeds to throw the ball directly to Syd.
"as in football so in life"
No
the Broncos aren’t bullies, if you’re implying that. Bullies always cower when they get challenged like the Squealers. Tough guys punch bullies in the face and make them cry
Brad James
by the new Bradfather on Aug 31, 2010 2:48 PM MDT up reply actions
Huh?
Not sure where you’re getting the bully reference from. My point was simply that Mays hit Batch so hard (cleanly) that he seemed to be disoriented on the next play and it MAY have had an impact on Batch’s read. On the other hand I didn’t mind that we did bully the bullies but not on the plays I was referring to.
"as in football so in life"
i think he was referring to
Horsepower’s comment above you. Durn laggy interwebs.
In good times and bad times, I'm a Bronco fan. Sucka.
by broncosmontana on Aug 31, 2010 9:31 PM MDT up reply actions
Love me some of that NASTY O-line!!
Pity the poor team showing up on Sunday, expecting last year’s Broncos!!
BILLY THOMPSON GOT SHAFTED!!
Agree with your take
I can remember not too long ago, under Shanahan, the Broncs and Cowboys got together for one of those “practice with ya for three days then play an exhibition game” scenarios. The game ended up being all Cowboys as the Broncs got seriously “out-physicaled” prompting Lynch to beef about them blitzing too much, etc. The next year, we did the same thing with the Cowboys coming up to Denver and the Broncs made a point of not getting whooped again, either in practice or during the game. This situation was similar between last year’s regular season game and this past exhibition game. The issue as I see it is to sustain that intensity all season long – the jury’s still out, but we can hope.
Go Broncs!
It's "just" football
by Donkhead on Aug 31, 2010 12:54 PM MDT reply actions 1 recs
Great stuff, Alan
We certainly look to be making progress on the McDaniels TSV (Tough Smart Versatile) methodology. True toughness is not bluster — it comes from deep within. From the rooks to the castoffs looking for redemption, we have a team full of guys who seem to carry that deep resolution not to get pushed around, and to back up their toughness with smarts. Gotta love it!
In good times and bad times, I'm a Bronco fan. Sucka.
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