A Bad Day in Denver - Oakland Wins Big

When Pat Bowlen fired Shanahan and hired McDaniels I was one of the biggest critics. I also disagreed with firing Mike Nolan at the end of the 2009 season, and many of the other personnel changes McDaniels did.  Recently however, I have tried to be positive and supportive of my team and it's chances to compete well in the league. After Sunday, I am absolutely depressed as a fan.

For some strange reason the Broncos had a bad bad day and could not protect the QB at all, and the usually strong defense failed miserably to stop Oakland's running or passing game.  It was not just one bad play call like last week, but it was bad performance all game long. It was unbelievable to watch. I sat in horror as it unfolded.  After the half I fully expected Denver to come out fighting and get even, but that never happened.

It was as though everyone had amnesia and forgot how to play.  Watching thousands of fans leaving the stadium in the 3rd and 4th Quarters was downright scary. I don't quite know what went wrong, as it appeared to me, the fan, as though everything went wrong. In a game analysis, where do you begin? I listened to Dave Logan talk to the morning show folks this A/M about his time announcing the game, and it turns out this game may have been the worst he has seen in person, or he said maybe the worst of 1 or 2 others over the many years he was a player and a sports announcer. 

Whatever caused this is what has to be worked on, so maybe they have to go back to the beginning and start over with everything. Protecting the QB is basic, essential and needs to be addressed. Defensive drills need to happen, and then the old "Red Zone" problem must be attacked. Anyway, I am 60 now and I cannot run down there and try out for the team! So we have to hope they can go forward and make a good finish with the remainder of the season. 

We are still your fans Broncos, but we are distressed at this point. Hoping you guys can turn it around and win some games and play like last week only a little better!

Broncos Must Win against Raiders in Sunday's Game

Last Sunday the Broncos played a serious game, and actually outplayed the Jets in my opinion. However, for whatever reasons they did not get the W in the deal.  This week they MUST win for a variety of reasons. Fans were amazingly forgiving last Sunday, but that will not be the case this week.

Raiders are our big rivalry. We usually beat them, especially in important games that matter.

Another loss puts the Broncos down too far. Now is the time to climb back out and start winning a few games. They have a tough schedule later on, so every win counts now.  They MUST beat last year's record of 8 and 8, and I think they can do it.

Here is the injury report for this week:

DENVER BRONCOS

OUT: LB Robert Ayers - Foot; S Brian Dawkins - Knee; CB Andre' Goodman - Quadricep; S Darcel McBath - Ankle; LB Wesley Woodyard - Hamstring
QUESTIONABLE: CB Champ Bailey - Ribs; WR Eddie Royal - Groin; DL Kevin Vickerson - Groin

OAKLAND RAIDERS

OUT: LB Travis Goethel - Back; DT John Henderson - Foot; LB Thomas Howard - Knee; WR Chaz Schilens - Knee
QUESTIONABLE: RB Michael Bennett - Hamstring; S Tyvon Branch - Back; QB Jason Campbell - Knee; S Hiram Eugene - Back; QB Bruce Gradkowski - Right Shoulder; RB Darren McFadden - Hamstring; TE Brandon Myers - Concussion

STATUS DEFINITIONS:

 
Out – player definitely will not play
Doubtful – at least 75% chance player will not play
Questionable – 50-50 chance player will not play
Probable – virtual certainty player will be available for normal duty

Broncos lost on Sunday but saw Rookie Success Moves

Even though the Broncos lost the game with the Jets, no matter. The score was close and it was a good game overall. The defense stood fast and hard, holding LT to the lowest yardage so far this year.

It is worth mentioning that Rookies made big contributions to the game. Tim Tebow came in and took a snap, ran around the right and hit the end zone.

Demaryius Thomas came in and caught a 17 yard TD pass over the Jet's CB Darrelle Revis.

Zane Beadles went in for the injured Ryan Harris and did a darn good job against the Jet's defense.

There were others too on both sides, but the point is that the Broncos 2 and 4 record does not bother them at all right now.  They are optimistic about fixing some errors and missed opportunities. 

This is a team that "BELIEVES".

Shut up and enjoy the games - playoffs don't matter yet

Everywhere I go there are guys talking about the playoffs in the NFL. Why do we do this?  We are currently 2 and 2, so aren't there 12 regular season games left?  Shut up and watch the games, and we can talk about playoffs somewhere down the stretch.

Denver Broncos want to go to the playoffs just like everybody else does, but right now they need to play one game at a time. Sure Bowlen and McDaniels are shooting for championships, and it goes without saying that they want to beat the odds. However, this team must play a bunch of tough games ahead first.

Shut up about playoffs for now.  Enjoy the Football Season - Sundays are Sacred!

One thing worth mentioning at this point is the amazing pass rating Orton has. Never mind what it is, just that he is executing very well, even in games they lose. So, be grateful for that let's just watch and analyze a few more games and then talk about the post season.

Defense is doing great too. Room for improvement sure, but doing great.  Give credit where it is deserved, but stop trying to decide anything at this point.  We are doing better than I imagined at this point. How about you?

Have some FUN first, then get a headache!

Congratulations Denver Broncos - Defense and Air-Offense Win It

Pretty good game for Orton. Obviously the Broncos have NO running game to fall back on, but they did not allow that to stop them today - Orton is getting to be the big Air Mail Guy. I can only say that for a guy everyone is saying is mediocre, he is anything but. 

The most stunning event today was the choice word Kyle Orton had for the Titan's after the game. I am not going to paraphrase his comments.  Suffice to say that you should watch the channel 4 video I saw a few minutes ago where he makes these comments. Vic Lombardi mentioned that Orton gets the media attention for "most interesting soundbite" for the day. Listen to it. He let's them guys have it for their conduct on the field.

Orton tossed 50 times and completed 35 for 341 yards of offense. Not bad, but he has been doing that even in the games they have lost. Stop talking bad about this guy.  He is proving something here isn't he?  

Orton's worst statistical quarter had been the fourth, where he had an 81.9 passer rating compared to 107.0 in the first; 97.6 in the second and 115.5 in the third

Prater hit four times today but good grief, the running backs stats are dismal almost to be scary to report. 8 yards on 17 carries?  Can that be right?  Orton and his receivers did it all today, along with a very good performance by the DEFENSE.

One big toss down field to Gaffney drew the penalty for Pass Interference and Broncos got 1st and goal out of it - then he hit Buckhalter.  Great way to capitalize on the penalty - you cannot waste those. At the end, the Broncos recovered a Prater kickoff and scored again with Matt's 4th FG. Amazing finish.

All the good stuff happened in the 4th - Cool, very cool.  Man they could really do some damage if they could get a running game to go along with Orton's big ARM.

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