Biggest Fears and Concerns Entering Into This Week's Contest v KC

by Bucksnlucs on Dec 27, 2011 1:21 PM MST

Hey Broncos fans.... What a season. After we beat the Bears, I wrote my friend an email. It said: Greatest. Season. Ever. And that was all.

Now after 2 losses I am not changing my tune. It's been the craziest season ever and for me personally, even more enjoyable than the Superbowl runs. But I am plenty nervous entering into this week's game versus KC. We don't seem to do that well at home lately and that goes double when it's against Kansas City (anyone recall the way Jamaal Charles carved us up for I think 200 plus yards in the season finale in Denver two or three seasons ago?).

And so I am basically just trying to get a feel here, for how the rest of Broncos Nation feels. For me, the biggest area of concern is....

Our seconday. Period.

We have lost Syd'Quan. We have lost Cassius.

Dawk is injured (I don't expect him back). Carter is injured.

Harris (thank God) just has a stinger but still...

Rahim Moore hasn't tackled anybody (before the whistle) and David Bruton looks serviceable but I am not sure how much more beyond this.

Really, we are looking at Champ, Goodman (who has me so worried), Bruton, Harris, Moore and Wilhite to make second level tackles and play solid pass defense. Besides Champ and Harris that leaves about 3 players I wouldn't bank on.

Bruton maybe. Goodman I hope can rise to the occasion and Moore needs to start playing up to his draft position.

So basically I am worried.

Has anyone heard if we are moving anyone up from the practice squad? What about Tony Carter or R. Bush? (Our R. Bush.) Your thoughts? Opinions?

And what about you... Your biggest Fears and Concerns heading into this week's contest vs KC???

If I had to choose a second one it would be predictable play calling that fails to get our TEs involved as well as not trying to get Jeremiah Johnson more involved to help spell Macgahee.

But the rest of you???

And why no studs and duds this week? (Even in the darkest of times there are things to take away... Eddie Royal's punt return, a bit more of input from the TEs and J. Johnson, perhaps other people noticed other things....)

OK. That's my post. ANd before signing off, as someone who can't be at the stadium Sunday I hope the place is loud loud loud. KC's offence shouldn't get a moment of silence.

GO BRONCOS!!!!

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To be honest

I am 100% confident in our team come Sunday. The game plan will be the same as it was last KC game, run, run, run, and run. McGahee and Ball will have solid games, and call me crazy but I see Jeremiah Johnson breaking a big play somewhere in the third quarter. Fox and McCoy need to go back to the run to set up the pass game, if we do that and VonDoom gets pressure on the neckbeard we should win this game. Just don’t make Tebow go gunslinger on us.

Water covers 70% of the Earth, Champ Bailey covers the rest.

by broncowrestler29 on Dec 27, 2011 2:03 PM MST reply actions

Confidence

I have been confident in the Broncos every week since Miami! I believe that the key to the game will be the D. To beat KC we have to make KO look like the KO that played the first 5 weeks. If anyone remembers, KO’s 3rd down conversion rate wasn’t much better than it is now. And, 3rd and long made KO’s knees tremble.

by olmetguy on Dec 27, 2011 2:20 PM MST reply actions

BRONCO COUNTRY

by ultraclassic04 on Dec 27, 2011 2:43 PM MST reply actions

No more retarded penalties, please! For the love of GOD!!!

"You’re only great if you win something. I mean, Alexander wasn’t Alexander the Mediocre or Alexander the Average. He was Alexander the Great, and there’s a reason for it."-Shannon Sharpe

by CH74 on Dec 27, 2011 2:44 PM MST reply actions

Amen.

Then again, apparently touching a dude’s jersey while trying to stop yourself from running into him is considered a block in the back.

WTF?

by H-bizzle on Dec 27, 2011 2:47 PM MST up reply actions

Yeah, that one was a little ticky-tack

Should have had a disclaimer about retarded officating in there somewhere!

"You’re only great if you win something. I mean, Alexander wasn’t Alexander the Mediocre or Alexander the Average. He was Alexander the Great, and there’s a reason for it."-Shannon Sharpe

by CH74 on Dec 27, 2011 4:57 PM MST up reply actions

I'm nervous...

but then again, I’m nervous for every game. Haha

"When you put on that jersey, the name on the front is more important than the name on the back." - "Miracle".

"Winning means you're willing to go longer, work harder, and give more than anyone else." - Vince Lombardi.

by broncoholic on Dec 27, 2011 3:49 PM MST reply actions

We can say what we want about Goodman, and a lot of it is deserved,

but he’s the only guy in the secondary who has started every game this year, and what kind of problems would we have right now if he wasn’t available?

It is better to keep silent, and appear to be wise, then to ramble on aimlessly and remove all doubt! The Wisest Man, Solomon.

by metalman5050 on Dec 27, 2011 4:09 PM MST reply actions

Turnovers scare me to death

I was going to write a post similar to yours, as I have a very uneasy feeling right now. Much of it is deja vu, in that we’ve all been here before with our late-season collapses when the team is trying to get into the playoffs. Another part of it is the fact that I have been saying for weeks now that letting Orton go to KC was a bad move, as he would have a chance to knock us out of the playoff hunt. The situation is ripe for a huge letdown, and a national embarrassment. The Broncs have been pretty good over the years getting embarrassed nationally, the two Super Bowl wins excluded.

The last part of this is that I keep expecting the Broncos to have a breakout game offensively, but with the exception of Oakland the team just can’t put up a solid lead on anyone.

With that as the backdrop, I’m terrified of turnovers going into the KC match. In each of the last two games, I distinctly remember the point of no return, where I told myself that we have no room for error if we are going to win (in other words, no room for turnovers). And in each instance, we had additional turnovers that killed us. In previous games, we hit that point of no return but managed to keep the ball under control.

So now we inch closer to the KC game, and I’m already biting my nails. If we get down by two scores, it means we more or less have to play error-free football. No INTs by Tebow. No fumbles by Willis and Ball or the wide receivers. No muffed punts or special teams disasters. No dropped passes. No room for error.

And I just don’t know if we can pull it off. I honestly believe that if we didn’t turn the ball over in the NE and BUFF games, we would have won, or at least had a shot in the waning minutes.

Therefore, the key to this game in m mind is ball control. I’d be surprised if we won with more than one turnover, and I’d be surprised if we lost with no turnovers.

Either way, I can’t shake the sense of impending doom, even though I almost always approach games thinking we’re going to get the W. I think after spending so much time and energy on the team this year, I am just afraid of a letdown.

by Irishrep on Dec 27, 2011 5:10 PM MST reply actions

In a nut-shell...The players not executing the plays...

"What's better than 5 - 0?!?...[The whole locker room] 6 - 0"!!!
Head Coach John Fox in the locker room madness following a 13-10 victory over the Bears...

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by bfree2bronc on Dec 27, 2011 5:41 PM MST reply actions

Weird Season Comes Down to Week 17

The good news: The Chiefs are 1-9 lifetime at Invesco/Sports Authority Field at Mile High.

The bad news: the Chiefs will be playing very loose—hoping to give credence to Romeo Crennel getting the full-time head coaching gig next year, and of course, Kyle Orton will be aiming for the game of his life. Additionally, Jim Nantz and Phil Simms are calling the game. The Broncos are 0-3 in games called by the pair this season—giving up 40 or more points in all three contests—23-49 at Green Bay, 23-41 at home to New England and 14-40 at Buffalo.

If the Broncos want to win this game, their myriad of turnovers must come to an end. It would also help if the Broncos forced some Kansas City turnovers. Additionally, our special teams must get back to being an asset rather than a liability.

by RSH089 on Dec 27, 2011 6:33 PM MST reply actions

Broncos Country!

Who me? Nervous… Always, but I always expect the big W at the end.

Any year we beat the Raiders twice, it was a successful season!

by OldStrike on Dec 27, 2011 8:15 PM MST reply actions

turnovers, that's it

really that is it, as tattered and bruised as our secondary is, they haven’t been getting absolutely scorched, really mid level tackling has been more of our downfall than pass defense, but i agree that if we don’t turn the ball over we should win

Patrick S. Hennessy

by Bucksnlucs on Dec 28, 2011 4:43 AM MST reply actions