Broncos @ Texans - Game Night Open Thread - 4th Quarter

by John Bena on Dec 13, 2007 8:31 PM MST in 2007 Game Day Threads Comment 46 comments

Date: Thursday, December 13, 2007

Time: 6:30 p.m. MST

Teams: Denver Broncos (6-7, 2nd in AFC West) at Denver Broncos (6-7, 4th Place in AFC South)

Location: Reliant Stadium - Houston, TX

Texans Eighth Drive cont.....

--2nd and 9 upcoming. A three and out would be sweet right here, no doubt about it.
--Broncos are laying some wood now, but it won't mean much if the Broncos can't stop them on third down..
--Champ Bailey gets burned by Walter. That simply cannot happen. Bailey just has not had a good year this year at all...
--All year the defense has failed to come up big when needed and tonight is no exception. 12 yards for Dayne
--The Texans have answered every Broncos score, and are in position again.
--The Broncos are back into their old habits. Over pursuit allows Walker to cut it back and pick up huge yardage. First and goal Texans.
--Solid tackle by Bailey there. Need to hold the Texans to a field goal here...
--Way too easy. The Broncos have Karl Paymah...KARL PAYMAH on Andre Johnson....Poor execution on a pitiful design...TEXANS 24 - BRONCOS 14

Broncos Ninth Drive --

--In a way it is good that it will end this way....
--LOL...Now the Broncos are trying to run the ball. Perfect time...Oh, and Travis Henry is hurt....Again.
--Cutler, and the Broncos offense as a whole, as been a step slow tonight. 3rd sack for Mario Williams and the game, and season is over for the Denver Broncos...

Texans Ninth Drive --

--I think we see the difference between a 1st round pick and a 4th round pick. Mario Williams playing huge tonight...
--And the rout could be on....Ron Dayne for 25 yards.
--10 more for the Texans, this time it's Darius Walker.
--Painful to watch, but we all need to. We all need to see what this team really is right now..
--Champ Bailey gets beat again, this time by Andre Johnson. Jamie Winborn bought the play-action 100%. Totally fooled.
--One last goal line stand. Play with pride, boys...
--And with that....Touchdown Texans...TEXANS 31 - BRONCOS 13
--The better team is going to win tonight. A hard reality, indeed.

Broncos Tenth Drive --

--Broncos going hurry up. Why not? Nothing else has worked...
--Cutler has had some lazy throws tonight. Just not as crisp as they were on Sunday.

With that, I'll leave you..Much, much more to come on this so-called game tomorrow....

STAY STRONG BRONCOS FANS....BETTER DAYS ARE AHEAD!!!

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Come on...

"Hearts were broken in Chicago...Balls taken in Oakland. Yech!" -mdierk "Finally, nothing left to play for!!! Give em hell boys." -styg50 12/2/07

by broncodude793 on Dec 13, 2007 8:35 PM MST reply actions 0 recs

Here's my ammended quote....

Hearts were broken in Chicago...Balls taken in Oakland...Coffins nailed in Houston...Belch!

Hey O-Line!!! Block Somebody!!!

by mdierk on Dec 15, 2007 9:39 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs

Shiot

Hopefully Marshall can get back into the passing game with a score.

"Hearts were broken in Chicago...Balls taken in Oakland. Yech!" -mdierk "Finally, nothing left to play for!!! Give em hell boys." -styg50 12/2/07

by broncodude793 on Dec 13, 2007 8:36 PM MST reply actions 0 recs

Hehe...

Time to trade Bailey?

"Hearts were broken in Chicago...Balls taken in Oakland. Yech!" -mdierk "Finally, nothing left to play for!!! Give em hell boys." -styg50 12/2/07

by broncodude793 on Dec 13, 2007 8:36 PM MST reply actions 0 recs

and Dumervil?

It seems like Bailey is guessing a bit too much this year when trying to read the QB and leaving his man too early which I think is a sign that he doesn't really trust the rest of the D to get the job done.

by MattR on Dec 13, 2007 8:39 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs

It's the Backers more like it

He had big Al. Now, no big Al. Big difference.

"Hearts were broken in Chicago...Balls taken in Oakland. Yech!" -mdierk "Finally, nothing left to play for!!! Give em hell boys." -styg50 12/2/07

by broncodude793 on Dec 13, 2007 8:40 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs

This says it all...

"Finally, nothing left to play for!!! Give em hell boys."

"Hearts were broken in Chicago...Balls taken in Oakland. Yech!" -mdierk "Finally, nothing left to play for!!! Give em hell boys." -styg50 12/2/07

by broncodude793 on Dec 13, 2007 8:38 PM MST reply actions 0 recs

Johnson

crams it in our cram holes.

"Hearts were broken in Chicago...Balls taken in Oakland. Yech!" -mdierk "Finally, nothing left to play for!!! Give em hell boys." -styg50 12/2/07

by broncodude793 on Dec 13, 2007 8:41 PM MST reply actions 0 recs

So that was pretty much the same play

as the Scheffler TD but with motion.

by MattR on Dec 13, 2007 8:41 PM MST reply actions 0 recs

Malfunctioning keyboards

end-of-semester blues, and the Broncos being served ass on a platter.

Yeah. I'm peeved.

Loyal to the purple/black and orange/blue.

by Silverblood on Dec 13, 2007 8:43 PM MST reply actions 0 recs

WOW

We did something never done before...Scored a 1 pointer while the other team had the ball...

Poor execution on a pitiful design...TEXANS 24 - BRONCOS 14

"Hearts were broken in Chicago...Balls taken in Oakland. Yech!" -mdierk "Finally, nothing left to play for!!! Give em hell boys." -styg50 12/2/07

by broncodude793 on Dec 13, 2007 8:44 PM MST reply actions 0 recs

They knew the Texans were going to run

to use up the clock but still couldn't stop the run. Baaah.

by Arctic Bronco on Dec 13, 2007 8:46 PM MST reply actions 0 recs

Henry injured.... again...

Baaaaah.

Loyal to the purple/black and orange/blue.

by Silverblood on Dec 13, 2007 8:47 PM MST reply actions 0 recs

the injuries are just amazing

I don't think we have gone a single game where the starting 11 have made it intact to the end of the game (on either side of the ball)

by MattR on Dec 13, 2007 8:47 PM MST reply actions 0 recs

Dude, should we cut the trainer?

by Arctic Bronco on Dec 13, 2007 8:51 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs

Hmm...

good idea. No, I was joking with Bailey, but hmm, I think the whole coaching staff needs to be overhauled, but I'm just Broncodude793.

"Hearts were broken in Chicago...Balls taken in Oakland. Yech!" -mdierk "Finally, nothing left to play for!!! Give em hell boys." -styg50 12/2/07

by broncodude793 on Dec 13, 2007 8:53 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs

have to go for it in my mind

"Hearts were broken in Chicago...Balls taken in Oakland. Yech!" -mdierk "Finally, nothing left to play for!!! Give em hell boys." -styg50 12/2/07

by broncodude793 on Dec 13, 2007 8:50 PM MST reply actions 0 recs

Mario Williams

keeps adding to his franchise-record sack total. Texans still make the wrong choice?

Purple Row

"There is no substitute for victory." - Gen. Douglas MacArthur

by Russ Oates on Dec 13, 2007 8:50 PM MST reply actions 0 recs

punched his ticket to Hawaii tonight

if there was any doubt before now. So did Brandon Marshall I think.

by MattR on Dec 13, 2007 8:52 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs

Hey, Guru,

The season was over a month ago when we lost to the Bears.

"Hearts were broken in Chicago...Balls taken in Oakland. Yech!" -mdierk "Finally, nothing left to play for!!! Give em hell boys." -styg50 12/2/07

by broncodude793 on Dec 13, 2007 8:50 PM MST reply actions 0 recs

Hey...

I was the one that called it a Season Killer...

-TSG

www.milehighreport.com

by John Bena on Dec 13, 2007 8:58 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs

"Denver"

Where punters go to die and opposing offense go to thrive.

"Hearts were broken in Chicago...Balls taken in Oakland. Yech!" -mdierk "Finally, nothing left to play for!!! Give em hell boys." -styg50 12/2/07

by broncodude793 on Dec 13, 2007 8:52 PM MST reply actions 0 recs

Defense?

Do we have one?

Loyal to the purple/black and orange/blue.

by Silverblood on Dec 13, 2007 8:53 PM MST reply actions 0 recs

A defense?

What is this "defense" of which you speak?

"Hearts were broken in Chicago...Balls taken in Oakland. Yech!" -mdierk "Finally, nothing left to play for!!! Give em hell boys." -styg50 12/2/07

by broncodude793 on Dec 13, 2007 8:54 PM MST reply actions 0 recs

DO WE HAVE NO

PASS DEFENSE?

Or.... any defense at all? This is on the verge of a rout.

Loyal to the purple/black and orange/blue.

by Silverblood on Dec 13, 2007 8:55 PM MST reply actions 0 recs

about Bailey cheating because he didn't trust the

After watching the Texans pound it down the defense's throat, it is not surprising that Bailey was overly focused on the run :(

by MattR on Dec 13, 2007 9:00 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs

oops, subject got all screwy

meant to say "remember when I was saying that Champ was cheating because he didn't trust the rest of the D to do their job"

by MattR on Dec 13, 2007 9:01 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs

I can't blame him

and that, clearly, isn't a good thing to realize about your D if your cornerback has to cheat toward the run and give up the long pass instead because the rest of the D is doing an impression of their namesake's posterior.

Loyal to the purple/black and orange/blue.

by Silverblood on Dec 13, 2007 9:03 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs

V. Leach? You kiddin me?

Playoffs? You wanna talk bout the playoffs? You kiddin me?

"Hearts were broken in Chicago...Balls taken in Oakland. Yech!" -mdierk "Finally, nothing left to play for!!! Give em hell boys." -styg50 12/2/07

by broncodude793 on Dec 13, 2007 8:56 PM MST reply actions 0 recs

I've figured it out...

we are imbued with the spirit of Eli Manning. One week we look great, the next we look like the JV squad. And the latter happens more often than the former, just as with the younger Manning sibling.

Loyal to the purple/black and orange/blue.

by Silverblood on Dec 13, 2007 8:57 PM MST reply actions 0 recs

Kubiak has out-Shanahan-ed Shanahan

just like the commercials suggested.

It is pretty sad that Denver still can make the playoffs by winning their last two and having Oakland and Detroit beat San Diego. But that doesn't matter because the Broncos are not gonna win their last two to get to 500

by MattR on Dec 13, 2007 8:57 PM MST reply actions 0 recs

Smell that boys?

That's the smell of top 15 bust draft pick! WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

"Hearts were broken in Chicago...Balls taken in Oakland. Yech!" -mdierk "Finally, nothing left to play for!!! Give em hell boys." -styg50 12/2/07

by broncodude793 on Dec 13, 2007 9:00 PM MST reply actions 0 recs

At least Cutler still cares.

"Hearts were broken in Chicago...Balls taken in Oakland. Yech!" -mdierk "Finally, nothing left to play for!!! Give em hell boys." -styg50 12/2/07

by broncodude793 on Dec 13, 2007 9:01 PM MST reply actions 0 recs

Nah guru

We're going down, not up.

"Hearts were broken in Chicago...Balls taken in Oakland. Yech!" -mdierk "Finally, nothing left to play for!!! Give em hell boys." -styg50 12/2/07

by broncodude793 on Dec 13, 2007 9:04 PM MST reply actions 0 recs

Fourth sack for Cutler tonight

Oy gevalt.

Loyal to the purple/black and orange/blue.

by Silverblood on Dec 13, 2007 9:05 PM MST reply actions 0 recs

He needs to break a tackle

when he's scrambling out of the pocket.

by MattR on Dec 13, 2007 9:06 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs

Backing up 12 yards

Does not equal 'scramble.'

by joedudek on Dec 14, 2007 9:48 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs

all by 1 guy 2

"Hearts were broken in Chicago...Balls taken in Oakland. Yech!" -mdierk "Finally, nothing left to play for!!! Give em hell boys." -styg50 12/2/07

by broncodude793 on Dec 13, 2007 9:05 PM MST reply actions 0 recs

Maybe HT was right about the necessity

of having a good blocking TE like Graham. I think all the sacks came after Graham left the game.

by Arctic Bronco on Dec 13, 2007 9:11 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs

Sorry bout that...

had to delete my cussing posts.

I told you all we were not what it seemd. I got some strong resistence on that. I said, the Texans are better than us. I got the we're better even though we're in different diviisoins.

"Hearts were broken in Chicago...Balls taken in Oakland. Yech!" -mdierk "Finally, nothing left to play for!!! Give em hell boys." -styg50 12/2/07

by broncodude793 on Dec 13, 2007 9:08 PM MST reply actions 0 recs

Will Kyle Shanahan be a head coach

when A-Rod breaks Bonds's home run record in 5 years?

by MattR on Dec 13, 2007 9:10 PM MST reply actions 0 recs

BroncoDude...

I think you have totally jumped ship....

-TSG

www.milehighreport.com

by John Bena on Dec 13, 2007 9:14 PM MST reply actions 0 recs

Actually, Dude would "cut" the

mooring lines instead of "jumping' the ship :)

by Arctic Bronco on Dec 13, 2007 9:16 PM MST reply actions 0 recs

What's the plan

going into 2008?

We've got some young guys I like, but it seems like Shanny re-tools the hell out of the team every season without much difference in results.

Injuries are partly to blame, but do they need to commit to re-building totally or another re-tooling?

by joedudek on Dec 14, 2007 9:50 AM MST reply actions 0 recs

This is...

a complete rebuild that has been disguised as a retooling. Sure, the Broncos thought they had the talent to at least compete in 2007, but with all the turnover the past two years the roster has been rebuilt. Now we just need to see if all these young guys pan out.

-TSG

www.milehighreport.com

by John Bena on Dec 14, 2007 12:41 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs

Let us never

forget what injuries ahve done to our starters this year. Four games together at any point in the season could have made all the difference in the world...

And losing a center is the second worst thing that can happen to a team, especially one that relies on the intricacies of zone-block.

by Jeremy Bolander on Dec 14, 2007 2:41 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs