Broncos vs. Patriots Week 15 Aftermath
by KaptainKirk on Dec 18, 2011 8:00 PM MST
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The Denver Broncos couldn't extend their six game win streak on Sunday, falling to the New England Patriots 41-23. Trying to overcome a 3 Turnover differential is nearly impossible in the history of the NFL. I think this game showed us a few things though. It showed why aging veterans Brian Dawkins and Andre' Goodman remain on the team. Denver started rookies at both Safety positions and Tom Brady took advantage of them, which is to be expected out of one of the top Quarterbacks in the league. Rahim Moore and Quinton Carter received valuable experience playing against New England and will undoubtedly improve. Both have started opposite Brian Dawkins this season and benefited from having that veteran presence next to them in the huddle, but they were on their own Sunday.
I was disappointed that the score keeper didn't give Von Miller credit for a Sack on Tom Brady, but gave him a Tackle For a Loss on the play. Hopefully that gets changed by Wednesday when the stats become official.
Today's game is history and it is time to move forward. Did this game define the 2011 Denver Broncos? I don't believe so. We found out just how far this team has come and how far they still have to travel. The Wise Guys who set the odds in the Las Vegas Sports Books contended that the Broncos would win less than 6 games this year. Well at the very least, they will finish with an 8-8 record. I'm sure just about every fan in Bronco Country would say that before this season began, they would gladly accept 8 wins this year. Yeah, with a new Front Office, a new head coach along with replacing half the coaching staff including their 5th or 6th Defensive Coordinator in as many years. No Offseason Training Activities or Conditioning sessions at the team facilities. How about starting five rookies on opening night. Yes, this team has done well. Plus, there are two more weeks to build on. Then we shall see what can happen in the Post season tournament. Just getting there is half the battle.
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Todays loss isnt the end of the world
most people expected a loss, we all hoped for a win, but it would be tough game. Patriots played a mostly perfect game, no turnovers, caused turnovers and Brady was excellent
Tebow had a great game. Threw great passes, ran the ball well. Had that fumble, but overall had a great game and showed great improvement. OL wasnt great, runners were great.
but the 3 fumbles was the difference in the game
Observations
1) Quan Cosby – CUT
2) Rahim Moore – SUCKS
3) Quentin Carter – BEST SEAT IN THE HOUSE
4) Andre Goodman – ON HIS WAY OUT
5) Chris Harris (#25) – DIE HARD AND LIVE ANOTHER DAY!!!
Our secondary sucks
… even with Dawkins. Draft: 1) corner 2) safety 3) DT
I agree on Cosby. Can’t have stupid players and he is a stupid player.
Bummer of a game, but not horrible. That team was clearly better than us, Our D got pretty owned all day.
They also have a better/smarter coaching staff. The game was as close as the score. They are just better than us.
Tim Tebow is Denver's 2012 starting QB. I'm not even kind of sorry that offends some of you (including you Elway).
by McGeorge on Dec 18, 2011 8:44 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
I strongly disagree on Moore.
He definitely made his share of mistakes out there today but it was a great learning experience IMO. Starting 2 rookie safeties and a nickel back will do that but the more they play the better they’ll be for it.
I’m getting more and more excited about Chris Harris’ play every game.
Better to be quiet and thought of as ignorant than to open your mouth and remove all doubt
by broncofaninIL on Dec 18, 2011 8:53 PM MST up reply actions
+1
However, I’d like to say that we had no offseason so ok Rahim Moore sucks now. But I don’t think he will continue sucking next season.
This signature was sacked by Von Miller.
I bleed Orange & Blue. GB².
by Fabio Broncos on Dec 19, 2011 9:45 AM MST up reply actions
I’m starting to relax about the loss a little. We were dominating them offensively until the fumbles. I’d like to see them continue with that gameplan the rest of the season. We were playing one of the best teams in the AFC, and it showed. If we play the entire game the way we did before the turnovers, I’d like our chances to beat them. Hopefully we’ll get another chance to play them, with a different result. On another note, am I the only one who would rather play Baltimore in the 1st round than Pittsburgh? The Ravens remind me a lot of the Jets, and we proved we could beat them. Maybe just some optimistic thinking on my part.
by jbbroncosfan27 on Dec 18, 2011 8:15 PM MST via mobile reply actions
Well, I would say that having great expectations for a deep playoff run
would be hoping for a little too much, there seems to be a good foundation to build on. Moore and Carter will improve and the next draft will bring another 5 or 6 new players to improve the personnel. Still, this isn’t bad from a 4-12 team last year,
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Very true. I’ll admit that I overreacted to the loss, but the more I think about it, we didn’t play that bad. The turnovers absolutely destroyed the momentum we had. I really hope we get another chance against them, even though it will be in Foxboro. I never would’ve expected us to be 8-6 right now, so I feel like I should just relax.
by jbbroncosfan27 on Dec 18, 2011 8:26 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
but there were parts that we played very bad in..
how many times were the TE’s wide open, not just a little bit but WIIIIIIIIIIIDE open?
that wasn’t like we were in the fight and just getting beat, instead it was a total collpse by the D not covering.
We were doing very good at first and like KK said, once Ball and tebow fumbled and then cosby muffed it we were giving one of the best QB’s of all time to many chances to seal the deal and he did….
Great learning game for our rookies, that is if they learn from it. Over all it was a great 1st qtr and then down hill from there.
So lets rebound from it, get hungry now that our backs are against the wall. Our play off chance is in our own hands. Lets go out and take it…..Go Bronco’s
How can Hernandez be friggin’ wide open on every play? He was never even covered. The Pats offense creates a ton of mismatches, but there should at least be one guy on each receiver in any defensive scheme, right?
Whiskey tends to make me high, and sad songs make me cry. Pretty women break my heart almost every night. I run on beans and nicotine; I'm a real, live buckaroo. And my heart's not pure, my boots ain't clean, and I never tell the truth.
Settle down jimmyray...both being rookies is no excuse but the arrow's pointing up for both IMO
Better to be quiet and thought of as ignorant than to open your mouth and remove all doubt
by broncofaninIL on Dec 18, 2011 8:55 PM MST up reply actions
There's a saying in golf...
… it only takes a couple swings to tell if a driver will work for you.
That holds true in football more than most would care to admit. Moore and Carter will not be on this team in 2 years. They need to be shelved in search of something that will work.
They are not just not cutting it… they are flat out awful. Someone tell me a great play by either….
… still waiting… crickets… that’s what I thought
they both had some plays in the run game. Take it easy. They are rookies and havent had nearly enough snaps to this year to hold up against this offense. We get it. You dont like them. But they havent played enough for us to know what they can do.
Harris is crazy good. He is one of the few to pick up this NFL thing so quickly.
by AttwaterForHOF on Dec 18, 2011 9:04 PM MST up reply actions
Gee... I've heard this before
… give them some time… yeah, Peyton Manning torched them for 98 points, but give them time.
Never works out. If they suck, they suck. It doesn’t get better.
I cannot forgive crappy tacking technique. I see nothing about them that says they will shine. They’re just a waste of space.
Agree
Don’t overreact. This was the first game without Dawkins directing traffic. These kids are going to be good but they were baffled today.
by AttwaterForHOF on Dec 18, 2011 8:59 PM MST up reply actions
Carter is baffled more often than not...
Rahim Moore is a matador. These guys suck. I have seen nothing redeamable in them.
Chris Harris IMO should be up for Undrafted FA ROY. Guy is sensational. Absolute baller!!!!
They were doubling Gronkowski on most plays, so it left him open. Needless to say, if we play them in the playoffs, I think the defensive gameplan will be different. We can only hope…
by jbbroncosfan27 on Dec 18, 2011 8:44 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
as they say "shit happens" and today it happened to us..
we were off today in all 3 parts of the game. Now we go back to the drawing and move forward. I don’t like it but it happens to everyone.
We did have some real good bright spots and then we had some very bad mental mistakes (penalties, fumbles, dropped punts, missed tackles, not covering TE’s) now we get to see how this team circles the wagons and moves on.
I am pretty sure we are going to rebound after this game. I am not positive that we are going to win the division but we do hold that in our own hands so I sure hope we do.
Now did I even think we would have this opportunity or chance at the beginning of the season? Nope…
Green bay I am sure doesn’t want to re watch the game tape of their game, cause they sure screwed the pooch today also….shit happens..
We will be fine…Go Bronco’s
100% agree KK
Better to be quiet and thought of as ignorant than to open your mouth and remove all doubt
by broncofaninIL on Dec 18, 2011 8:53 PM MST up reply actions
I would rather have the Ravens
because then Mile high wont get invaded by all the damn fairweather steeler fans
"It's all over fat man!"
-Tom Jackson
"When John Elway is standing in lava with a football, he will stay there and sink until you're open"
-Seanbaby
by Calikula on Dec 18, 2011 8:29 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
Lol that too. I was pretty surprised to hear all the Bears fans last week considering the streak we had been on. Watched most of the game today on mute because I was at a Christmas thing with my family, so I didn’t hear any Pats fans today.
by jbbroncosfan27 on Dec 18, 2011 8:33 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
The stadium was good today
they caused one delay of game. But it still sickens me to think of that mnf game from 2 years ago
"It's all over fat man!"
-Tom Jackson
"When John Elway is standing in lava with a football, he will stay there and sink until you're open"
-Seanbaby
Steeler fans are the absolute worst
Well, other than the Raiders fans. But you can be reasonably certain that every Raider fan has done time in the joint, so at least they come by it honestly. Steeler fans, though, don’t. They’re just obnoxious.
Whiskey tends to make me high, and sad songs make me cry. Pretty women break my heart almost every night. I run on beans and nicotine; I'm a real, live buckaroo. And my heart's not pure, my boots ain't clean, and I never tell the truth.
Only reason I hate the steelers
for those bandwagon fans. Wonder where they were about 7-8 years ago when they were irrelevant
"It's all over fat man!"
-Tom Jackson
"When John Elway is standing in lava with a football, he will stay there and sink until you're open"
-Seanbaby
Easy
Cheering for the Eagles.
Whiskey tends to make me high, and sad songs make me cry. Pretty women break my heart almost every night. I run on beans and nicotine; I'm a real, live buckaroo. And my heart's not pure, my boots ain't clean, and I never tell the truth.
by wtnelson on Dec 18, 2011 8:46 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
Ah, makes sense
"It's all over fat man!"
-Tom Jackson
"When John Elway is standing in lava with a football, he will stay there and sink until you're open"
-Seanbaby
Well, good news on that score.
Baltimore got schooled by SD, so if Pittsburgh beats SF we will more than likely be seeing Baltimore if we win the division.
So we laid an egg against Detroit. Then what did we do? Win 6 straight. Let's do it again, baby! Last two weeks of the season is Tebow Time!
by the_prodigal_fan on Dec 18, 2011 9:45 PM MST up reply actions
Thats how the Pats play, though
Look at the Eagles – they were up 10-0 but then got blown out. Pats don’t get into rhythm until the 2nd quarter, so the game’s change in direction is more a result of their style then the turnovers IMO.
I think this was just an example of what happens when the Broncos play a good team – It looked like it might be Tebow Time, down 11 with 8 minutes to go, but then Brady stepped up like good QBs do and basically put the game away. I do think the Broncos can beat the Patriots, but Tebow Timing them would have been alot harder then Tebow Timing the Jets.
So, thats my thoughts as a Pats fan.
One final question: Since Tebow is a McD product, do you somewhat forgive McD for taking a dump on your team? Or do you view it more like drafting Tebow was luck by McD, and the dump on your team is more reflective of how he actually is?
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- Toby Turner
by New Century Silver on Dec 18, 2011 8:57 PM MST up reply actions
I don’t know if anyone believes that every single thing McD did was horrendous. But overall, the last two years are two that we’d all like to forget. No, I don’t give the man a pass on his achievements. I’m glad that we have Tebow, and I don’t think it was pure luck. But that doesn’t make him OK in my book.
Whiskey tends to make me high, and sad songs make me cry. Pretty women break my heart almost every night. I run on beans and nicotine; I'm a real, live buckaroo. And my heart's not pure, my boots ain't clean, and I never tell the truth.
On your last question
even a blind squirrel finds a nut every now and then
"It's all over fat man!"
-Tom Jackson
"When John Elway is standing in lava with a football, he will stay there and sink until you're open"
-Seanbaby
Actually...
I think blind squirrels die pretty quick from starvation or other predators
Von Miller and Dumervil are basically racing to see who's first to the QB...Love this feeling!!!
by DaLostBoy4 on Dec 19, 2011 9:14 AM MST up reply actions 1 recs
it’s really a matter of timing, i suppose. does he stumble upon the nut before the predators sniff him out? and why is he out of the tree if he’s blind anyway? send your wife or a friend out to get the nut. just stay home and kind of clean up the house or something.
"It’s embarrassing to think the Broncos could win with Tebow." — Merril
Takes a lot of huevos for that squirrel to venture out, thats for sure
"It's all over fat man!"
-Tom Jackson
"When John Elway is standing in lava with a football, he will stay there and sink until you're open"
-Seanbaby
it must take eggs
since he’s got no nuts. (ba-doom).
"It’s embarrassing to think the Broncos could win with Tebow." — Merril
by oxmouth on Dec 19, 2011 2:39 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
Or he's just hungry?
Von Miller and Dumervil are basically racing to see who's first to the QB...Love this feeling!!!
I disagree.
We had their defense on its heels until those turnovers. And in the few plays in between the first two we were moving the ball again. I think if those turnovers don’t happen, we keep Brady on the sidelines watching our offense move and go into halftime at least tied. Certainly not down by 11 freakin’ points.
So we laid an egg against Detroit. Then what did we do? Win 6 straight. Let's do it again, baby! Last two weeks of the season is Tebow Time!
by the_prodigal_fan on Dec 18, 2011 9:48 PM MST up reply actions
i'm actually encouraged.
three turnovers, a beat up D that had a horrible game, and … an off day by the long snapper? anyway, the broncos looked like they belonged today. the score was ugly and they’re not elite like the patriots yet but they showed me that they could actually hang with the pats had they not stepped on themselves all game. not bad for a team in rebuild mode, imo.
"It’s embarrassing to think the Broncos could win with Tebow." — Merril
The 1st half was wonderful to see.
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Colquitt should have had that snap
… mentally there? Guy needs to step up… I remember a game we lost where he had a 15 yard personal foul. He’s a fricken punter. Catch the ball, kick the ball.
Oh please
If there is one player on this team that should be immune to any criticism this year, it’s Colquitt. Paxton threw the football equivalent of a 58-foot curveball on that snap. That was on Paxton.
Whiskey tends to make me high, and sad songs make me cry. Pretty women break my heart almost every night. I run on beans and nicotine; I'm a real, live buckaroo. And my heart's not pure, my boots ain't clean, and I never tell the truth.
You are crazy
… snap was right in his hands.
Only Romo could have handled it worse. Grow a pair.
It didnt even make it to Colquitt....
Grow a pair? Really? For what having the audacity to disagree with you?
Better to be quiet and thought of as ignorant than to open your mouth and remove all doubt
by broncofaninIL on Dec 18, 2011 8:59 PM MST up reply actions
Seriously
Take the game hard as you want cause your such a “real fan” but don’t come on here start insulting other users. Yes the snap was bouncing off the turf before it ever reached his hands. If you weren’t so ignorant, perhaps you would have seen one of the 5 replays of the ball right after it happened live. smh
by MILEHIGHMILLER on Dec 18, 2011 9:43 PM MST up reply actions
wow, you are taking this pretty hard..
we just made to many mistakes by the whole team today and a better team took advantage and beat our ass…
If we are to rip every player that screwed up today there won’t be anyone left….it was one game against a much better team.
we will get over this and we will be much better becasue of it….Go Bronco’s
It starts by honest appraisals at the individual level..
… and it rolls up to the team. To blow it off to a general team suck-off would be piss poor management.
Accountability.
Yes coach...accountability is one thing..if everybody sucked like you say, I'm guessing it would have been much worse.
Better to be quiet and thought of as ignorant than to open your mouth and remove all doubt
by broncofaninIL on Dec 18, 2011 9:00 PM MST up reply actions
No doubt pws.
I don’t think anyone would argue that the Tom Brady led Patriots through the years are one of the all-time great teams in NFL history. Maybe not this year with their defense as suspect as it’s been, but their offense covers up a lot of mistakes on the defensive side of the ball. They are going to make you score early and often to beat them. We just couldn’t keep up. I don’t think that is much of an indictment against this team, particularly when you consider that more than a few experts were picking us to win maybe four games all year before the season started.
So we laid an egg against Detroit. Then what did we do? Win 6 straight. Let's do it again, baby! Last two weeks of the season is Tebow Time!
by the_prodigal_fan on Dec 18, 2011 9:53 PM MST up reply actions
sure wish we could have played them today without turning it over
and see what we could have done. May not have won but those turnovers really took it out of us as it does every team when they turn the ball over.
Would have been a good game to watch if it were turnover free. Maybe next time…
we kind of got wrapped up in it once it started to steam roll on us. Now maybe it is out of our system and we can finish the final two games with wins.
Why is it that horrible things are contagious on this team?
last week it was the drops, today the fumbles. I hope this loss doesnt carry over into saturday
"It's all over fat man!"
-Tom Jackson
"When John Elway is standing in lava with a football, he will stay there and sink until you're open"
-Seanbaby
Bad Mojo against darling Brady?
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ugh I dont know
this game was bad. Im not finding any comfort in it. All sucked except for bey bey. Here’s me eating crow on hating that pick
"It's all over fat man!"
-Tom Jackson
"When John Elway is standing in lava with a football, he will stay there and sink until you're open"
-Seanbaby
Horrible things are always contagious - so are good things
Just depends on what cards you got this hand.
Accept 8-8?
I don’t think I ever want to be ‘accepting’ an 8-8 season and especially not now.
It’s been a great ride this year but if we finish out the season 0-3 I will be really disappointed.
Where was Eric Decker today? I would make an argument that Quan Cosby is a better wide receiver than Eddie Royal. At least Cosby doesn’t drop 1 ball a game and waste a down.(Yeah, I know Cosby played awful today).
If it’s there I’d like to see Denver get one of the following in the draft with their 1st round pick;
pass rusher
wide receiver
running back
I think the Pats have provided a template for other teams to use against Denver in the second half. It will be interesting to see how McCoy adjusts.
I have to give it to Belicheck for the adjustment in the 2nd quarter. It was looking like it was going to be a blow out the other way after the 1st.
It will be interesting to see how the story plays out. I expect good things. Go Broncos! Why not the Broncos in the playoffs? Why not in the Super Bowl? Not the team that showed up today but the one they could be by then…
Someone mentioned, forgot his name but John Fox is a great game planning coach but a bad adjustments coach.
-Champ Bailey's calendar goes straight from March 31st to April 2nd; no one fools Champ Bailey-
-The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese -
but he said that*
-Champ Bailey's calendar goes straight from March 31st to April 2nd; no one fools Champ Bailey-
-The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese -
We're full at pass rush
There are many holes on this team, but with Doom and Von we’re not going to take another rusher
It might be the right template but not every team has Brady to keep the pressure on
Better to be quiet and thought of as ignorant than to open your mouth and remove all doubt
by broncofaninIL on Dec 18, 2011 9:02 PM MST up reply actions
You lost me a Cosby better than.....
He needs to be gone tomorrow.
So we laid an egg against Detroit. Then what did we do? Win 6 straight. Let's do it again, baby! Last two weeks of the season is Tebow Time!
by the_prodigal_fan on Dec 18, 2011 9:54 PM MST up reply actions
Secondary should be our first priority
Champ needs help, Chris Harris might develop, but this is the position that we need to look for the most help next year. The coaching staff has made great strides and with the 2012 draft they should be able to strengthen the secondary.
An off season program should help the offense take greater strides forward. 7-4 or 9-2 is a great step in the right direction over the last 11 weeks. We are young and getting better, from the bottom half of the leave to the top half. We can and likely will win the West this year.
by Michael A Couch on Dec 18, 2011 8:35 PM MST reply actions
wow
we didn’t play well and I think we honestly gave them the game after physically imposing our will to start. Jimmyray…back away from the cliff and pour a stiff drink. it will all be okay
by NormanDale33 on Dec 18, 2011 10:01 PM MST up reply actions
We definitely need to draft a big-time stud in the secondary this year.
That is where our first round pick, whatever number it is, needs to go IMO.
So we laid an egg against Detroit. Then what did we do? Win 6 straight. Let's do it again, baby! Last two weeks of the season is Tebow Time!
by the_prodigal_fan on Dec 18, 2011 9:56 PM MST up reply actions
I’ll take 2 losses in a 9 game span any time you give me that option. Project that over 16 games, and it’s 12-4/13-3. The Broncos have a lot of work to do, but how much of that will be taken care of with the help of a full offseason to train?
Whiskey tends to make me high, and sad songs make me cry. Pretty women break my heart almost every night. I run on beans and nicotine; I'm a real, live buckaroo. And my heart's not pure, my boots ain't clean, and I never tell the truth.
People are overreacting about the D. We played the pats and turned the ball over 3 times on our side of the field. D wasn’t great we need a corner and an inside pass rush but otherwise not terrible.
Von Miller for DPOY '12
by BroncofanfromBoston on Dec 18, 2011 8:40 PM MST via mobile reply actions
Not distraught......
We are not that good of a team, yet. We need 1-2 more decent drafts to be a good team.
Without the turnovers, we would have been closer- I think we still would have lost to a better QB. But i was hoping for 8-8 this year, so I’m happy with where we are.
I agree baseline
I could be wrong, but I don’t think there has been a team that went 4-12 and then won the Super Bowl the next year.
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The way the Pats were giving up big runs
… reminded me of the Broncos the past 4 years. We should have blown them off the planet in the 1st quarter. Fox blows 4 points by kicking on 4th and 1 (a 90% conversion), missed extra point, and fumbles galore. Plus Quan.
Sickening. Fricken sickening.
Meh dont be so bummed on that 4th and 1
the nwe would have lost 41 to 27 instead of 41-23. But yeah, not good
"It's all over fat man!"
-Tom Jackson
"When John Elway is standing in lava with a football, he will stay there and sink until you're open"
-Seanbaby
The game flipped after that
… we had momentum. We were blowing them off the line, running at 10 yards a clip. You go for the jugular.
Hoodie did later on. That’s why he has rings.
No the game changed momentum when we fumbled on back to back possessions
thats when the game changed momentum. How bad would it have looked if the Broncos had failed on that 4th and 1?
"It's all over fat man!"
-Tom Jackson
"When John Elway is standing in lava with a football, he will stay there and sink until you're open"
-Seanbaby
THERE IS NO IF
… we were pounding it up their A$#. You push it, you get greedy, you play like a WINNER.
If we had held onto the ball
I think this game would have been a lot closer than the score was today. Tebow’s ridiculous 30 yard loss of a sack was bad too. Throw the ball away son!
"It's all over fat man!"
-Tom Jackson
"When John Elway is standing in lava with a football, he will stay there and sink until you're open"
-Seanbaby
wasn’t that on a 4th down though, at the end of the game? i was thinking the same thing you said but if i’m remembering the right play the game was over anyway and he was just trying to keep the ball alive on 4th down. could be wrong…
"It’s embarrassing to think the Broncos could win with Tebow." — Merril
Yeah that was 4th and like 18
"People in this country used to look at a successful person and ask what can I do to have that kind of sucess. Now a lot of people look at a successful person and ask what can I do to take what he has."
- Tommy Beam
Actually, I liked that play.
It showed that even though the game was over, well and truly over, he wasn’t going to stop playing hard. I cringed at first, but then I thought about it for a second, and I was good with it.
So we laid an egg against Detroit. Then what did we do? Win 6 straight. Let's do it again, baby! Last two weeks of the season is Tebow Time!
by the_prodigal_fan on Dec 18, 2011 9:58 PM MST up reply actions
I did too.
Had it occurred with the game in the balance, I would have been really ticked, though. He was just trying to make a miracle…broke some eggs instead.
2 guys on my offseason wishlist
DeSean Jackson and LaMichael James. We need some killer speed. The rest of the draft defense defense defense.
About the game today. I’m really not that upset. Sometimes you gotta get knocked down. It made Rocky stronger and it will make us stronger.
Im worried about another 3 loss losing streak and Chargers winning it again. I will Throwup.
But I think this loss will help are young team in the long run.
You can’t turn it over and they know that. Just take care of business the next two weeks and once were in anything can happen.
Mile High Salute
Please no DeSean
He’s self-absorbed and undisciplined in his contract year. And his production is definitely lower than his talent. Give me a reason he’d be any better once he’s paid
by si_ice on Dec 18, 2011 8:59 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
No thanks on DeSean Jackson.
I think he’d be a real bad fit in this locker room. I know talent goes a long way, but he’s a completely self-absorbed jerk whose biggest concern is himself. And, when he should be playing the hardest, he’s giving Philly no reason to think he’s worth a big contract next season—didn’t even show up to a team meeting earlier this season.
Can’t take the attitude from that guy. Disgusting.
by wutendeskind on Dec 18, 2011 9:02 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
and a 3rd no DeSean
no whiny undersized endzone dropping passes WRs on my favorite football team
"It's all over fat man!"
-Tom Jackson
"When John Elway is standing in lava with a football, he will stay there and sink until you're open"
-Seanbaby
Hell I'll take 2
we need a TD rb too, cause we suck without McGahee
"It's all over fat man!"
-Tom Jackson
"When John Elway is standing in lava with a football, he will stay there and sink until you're open"
-Seanbaby
Amen. Preach it Brother Calikula
So we laid an egg against Detroit. Then what did we do? Win 6 straight. Let's do it again, baby! Last two weeks of the season is Tebow Time!
by the_prodigal_fan on Dec 18, 2011 10:00 PM MST up reply actions
Make that 4 negatives
Better to be quiet and thought of as ignorant than to open your mouth and remove all doubt
by broncofaninIL on Dec 18, 2011 9:30 PM MST up reply actions
I'll fourth the no DeSean
all said. All agreed here.
" I Find Your Lack of Faith Disturbing," Darth Vader.
I'm not even a Bronco fan primarily
but I’ll make that a 5th to no Desean, dude has an attitude, and after this year he isn’t going to get the money he thinks he deserves, so no matter what team he ends up with I think you can expect more of this year’s Desean
"People in this country used to look at a successful person and ask what can I do to have that kind of sucess. Now a lot of people look at a successful person and ask what can I do to take what he has."
- Tommy Beam
I don't want DeSean.
Can you say “locker room cancer”?
So we laid an egg against Detroit. Then what did we do? Win 6 straight. Let's do it again, baby! Last two weeks of the season is Tebow Time!
by the_prodigal_fan on Dec 18, 2011 9:59 PM MST up reply actions
John Fox was clearly out coached today
Clock management was horrible, the players were not prepared.
This team played like a team that thought Tim Tebow was going to bail them out a bit. A team that seemed too comfortable with themselves (like buying into their own hype)
The good news is we have a short week (Relatively) to get this shit taste out of their mouth and come off angry against the Bills.
I hope Von was just hung over or something today, he was ineffective this whole game. At least Doom got off a very satisfying sack of Brady
Atheist for Tim Tebow!
by CombatChuk on Dec 18, 2011 8:59 PM MST reply actions 2 recs
yes, miller has been quiet since his surgery. i realize he’s hurt, so perhaps that is the main reason for his ineffectiveness.
"They’re a very special group of men. Cherish them, you will not see their like again."
He had a sack today even though the POS scorekeeper called it a TFL
"It's all over fat man!"
-Tom Jackson
"When John Elway is standing in lava with a football, he will stay there and sink until you're open"
-Seanbaby
And he played well last week...
I didn’t see anyone tackling on a consistent basis today other than Harris
Better to be quiet and thought of as ignorant than to open your mouth and remove all doubt
by broncofaninIL on Dec 18, 2011 9:30 PM MST up reply actions
I thought it was a fumble recovered by the QB, then he was tackled by Miller.
That’s what someone was saying earlier.
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by CPT.Caveman on Dec 18, 2011 10:36 PM MST up reply actions
No brady muffed the snap and he was wrapped up by Miller
he never dropped it, but was slow reacting to it. Congrats on your win today, I hope that D doesnt show up Jan 1st
"It's all over fat man!"
-Tom Jackson
"When John Elway is standing in lava with a football, he will stay there and sink until you're open"
-Seanbaby
Really? We made mistakes and a really good team took advantage. Not coaching just too many mistakes
by always broncs on Dec 18, 2011 9:06 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
Going for the FG on 4th and 1 was a white flag
… you’re not playing the Browns, or the Vikes, or the Bears… this is the freakin Patriots.
UNDERSTAND WHO YOU’RE PLAYING. The game situation at that point indicated a good 9/10 probability of getting the 1st down. We were pushing them around.
To tuck your tail and take 3 was sad.
Never going to happen with Fox as coach.
I don’t care who you are playing, if it is early in the game, Fox will take the points. And I am with him. Far too early in the game to go chasing points. This isn’t Madden, this is the freaking NFL.
So we laid an egg against Detroit. Then what did we do? Win 6 straight. Let's do it again, baby! Last two weeks of the season is Tebow Time!
by the_prodigal_fan on Dec 18, 2011 10:03 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
Totally agree
I was furious while it was happening. So what if we don’t convert? We’re in New England’s territory? And exactly, realize who we’re playing. You know it’s going to be a shootout. You make that “gamble” and go for it. The announcers were “admiring” how John Fox can sleep well at night because he makes all his decisions by the book. He’s an NFL coach. Making tough decisions is part of the job. Grow a pair, John.
the broncos should make playoffs. i think they will win next two.
not to say this is what caused the game, but fox should have gone for it on 4th and 1 with about 10 yards from the endzone. the broncos had a ton of momentum, running the ball at will, and a draw or qb sneak by tebow would have gotten them a first down, and greatly improved their chances of scoring a td instead of a field goal. going for the field goal really took a lot of momentum away, which was never regained. against a team like the pats, you have to have confidence in your offense to pick up first downs in favorable situations like that.
"They’re a very special group of men. Cherish them, you will not see their like again."
Also
Eddie Royal needs to be delegated full time as PR and KR. Matthew Willis can take the 3rd WR spot (He seems to do better than Royal anyways)
Atheist for Tim Tebow!
Finally we agree on something! Hell yeah, get that scrub out of here.
So we laid an egg against Detroit. Then what did we do? Win 6 straight. Let's do it again, baby! Last two weeks of the season is Tebow Time!
by the_prodigal_fan on Dec 18, 2011 10:04 PM MST up reply actions
Is anyone on this team playing more out of their mind...
… than Chris Harris?!?! Guy blows my mind. I’m ready to put him on the island across from Champ… might be stretching it but this guy is raising eyebrows on every single play. He doesn’t have ‘off’ downs.
Bey bey had a great game today.
No drops. lots of yards. Tebows favorite target. Im excited to see those 2 develop
"It's all over fat man!"
-Tom Jackson
"When John Elway is standing in lava with a football, he will stay there and sink until you're open"
-Seanbaby
by Calikula on Dec 18, 2011 9:19 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
For the love of god someone please
… put up ONE clip of Rahim Moore or Quentin Carter making a sensational play.
One will suffice.
Moore almost had an interception today...if the ball had stuck in his facemask:)
Better to be quiet and thought of as ignorant than to open your mouth and remove all doubt
by broncofaninIL on Dec 18, 2011 9:26 PM MST up reply actions
Funny... here's my friend from NY's text:
“D looked pathetic. Moore and carter suck”
If it looks like a duck and walks like a duck.
… or as Sir Charles Barkely says: “I might be wrong, but I doubt it.”
Lol
Better to be quiet and thought of as ignorant than to open your mouth and remove all doubt
by broncofaninIL on Dec 18, 2011 9:27 PM MST up reply actions
I agree 100% with what you're saying about Chris Harris....
He seems to be everywhere and when he goes to tackle ANYONE they go down.
Better to be quiet and thought of as ignorant than to open your mouth and remove all doubt
by broncofaninIL on Dec 18, 2011 9:28 PM MST up reply actions
That tackle for a loss in the backfield was impressive
… it wasn’t a designed blitz. His reactions are uncanny.
Carter had a Sack
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crickets....
Von Miller and Dumervil are basically racing to see who's first to the QB...Love this feeling!!!
Little Known Fact
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by Tezcatlipoca on Dec 19, 2011 7:43 AM MST up reply actions
John Lynch recorded just 13 tackles his rookie year. And he started several games as a rookie
Rodney Harrison had 3 assisted tackles in his first season…Where are these little known facts coming from?
Von Miller and Dumervil are basically racing to see who's first to the QB...Love this feeling!!!
tough to decipher with just words
Von Miller and Dumervil are basically racing to see who's first to the QB...Love this feeling!!!
My uncle sent me a text midway through the 4th quarter that cheered me up
And on the seventh Sunday, God rested.
Needless to say, it cheered me up :)
I was at the game, and I really didn’t think we had too much to worry about.
1) You can’t turn the ball over 3 times in a row and expect to win.
2) You can’t give Brady that much time in the pocket.
3) Officiating felt one sided, though it’s hard to tell while there. This the case?
4) Doom just annihilating Brady made my night :D
5) Cut Goodman and Cosby, like, now.
6) Even down 18 points, I felt we could have won. Not bad at all.
Anyway, as bad as losses are, it wasn’t that bad. Had a good time, and barring another collapse, we’ll be in the postseason. If we miss it, hey, we’re still way better than last year. Go Broncos!
POP POP!!!
Good quote TV
Always appreciate your optimism. And I agree particularly on #6… thought specifically about that during the game and realized that I hadn’t felt that way in, well, I can’t remember really.
#4 I agree, that hit was sick
As to #3, I didn’t watch the entire game but I saw most of it and I didn’t feel the officiating was more to one side than the other. I was honestly surprised they didn’t find a reason to throw a flag on the #4 hit.
"People in this country used to look at a successful person and ask what can I do to have that kind of sucess. Now a lot of people look at a successful person and ask what can I do to take what he has."
- Tommy Beam
Also, half time entertainment, was spectacular.
They let a bunch of goats onto the field, and then had some sheep herding dogs chase them into a pen. Kinda cool right?
Oh wait, I forgot to mention, strapped to the dogs were MONKEYS. Yes, you read that correctly, monkeys were riding sheep herding dogs and herding goats into pens.
It. Was. Amazing.
POP POP!!!
by Tollyvolley127 on Dec 18, 2011 9:59 PM MST up reply actions
I thought the officiating was a little one sided myself to be honest.
Seriously, can we get a holding call for Doom someday? One? Anyone? No? The dude gets mauled every other play and not a bit of yellow to be seen.
So we laid an egg against Detroit. Then what did we do? Win 6 straight. Let's do it again, baby! Last two weeks of the season is Tebow Time!
by the_prodigal_fan on Dec 18, 2011 10:08 PM MST up reply actions
attitude?
I have wondered that myself. I was wondering if he is impolite to the refs or something… not that I have any reason to believe that but it’s got to be something…
by ddtraveller on Dec 18, 2011 11:08 PM MST up reply actions
I have seen more hands to the face called in the last 3 weeks
… as I’ve seen over several seasons in the past.
What. Is. Up?
The one thing positive I take from this game
is that by no means were we outclassed by this team. We clearly proved we were as good as this team but a shitty game plan on both sides of the ball blew it. Embarrassing Fox, I fail to see why your QB has only 22 god damn attempts against the worst ranked pass D. I understand changing your stripes every game is not a good strategy either (ie: McD) but in this matchup if your gonna run the ball non stop you DESERVE TO LOSE.
And yea, rushing 4 consistently was a great idea… disgusting how easy it was for Brady to make plays. For the people that point to the 3 times we pressured Brady, don’t bother. We have the potential to consistently pressure anyone and a TERRIBLE GAMEPLAN made sure that DIDN’T HAPPEN
Hopefully Fox can learn from his mistakes
C'mon, join us, there's plenty of koolaid on the Broncos bandwagon for everyone!
I know EVERY fan thinks this about their team,
but does it not honestly seem like the officiating is ALWAYS one-sided against us? Seriously.
..We're 8-8 till we're not!
They say the cool is all over me..
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