KICKOFF: Matt Prater is in to kick off to start the second half. Raymond Radway is deep to receive, and he finds some room out to about the 24-yard line. There’s a flag on the play — illegal block in the back on the Cowboys. That pushes the ball back to the 10-yard line, where Stephen McGee steps in under center as quarterback.
Q3 14:28: After a 1-yard run on first down, Jason Hunter chases McGee out of bounds, but the quarterback throws the ball away before he steps out, making it third-and-9. On third down, McGee finds a receiver after getting nice blocking in the pocket — it’s an 11-yard gain for a first down. On the ensuing first down, McGee fakes a handoff and fires downfield under pressure from Derrick Harvey, and the pass is incomplete thanks to tight coverage by Cassius Vaughn, who tipped the pass away at the last moment.
Q3 12:56: On second down, Lee Robinson blasts the Cowboys running back after a gain of just a yard, making it third-and-9. Before the next play, the Cowboys are called for a false start. Now third-and-14, McGee is chased out of the pocket by Jason Hunter, and though McGee finds room to take off down the field on a scramble, he’s stopped short of the first down. But now there’s a flag on the play — illegal contact on Perrish Cox, giving the Cowboys a free first down. Head Coach John Fox is not happy with the call on the sideline.
Q3 11:39: After a 2-yard run by Lonyae Miller, McGee finds Kevin Ogletree for an 11-yard gain and a first down. On the next play, Kevin Vickerson and Lee Robinson hit McGee, but he gets the pass off and it flies out of bounds for an incompletion. Now second-and-10, McGee lines up in the shotgun. Phillip Tanner gets the carry on a draw play, and the running back picks up 6 yards before Nate Jones brings him down. On third-and-4, McGee is hit again, but again gets the pass off — and again it’s incomplete out of bounds. That makes it fourth down, and Cox is deep to receive the punt. He calls for a fair catch at the 19-yard line. Looks like it’s Brady Quinn’s turn to take over the offense.
Q3 9:19: A few notes from the first half: Matt Willis leads all receivers with 50 yards on two catches, including a 43-yarder from Tim Tebow. Speaking of Tebow, he finished the first half 6-of-7 for 91 yards and a quarterback rating of 118.8. Kyle McCarthy led all Broncos defenders with three tackles, including an 8-yard sack. Denver’s first-team offense marched 74 yards on 13 plays on its opening drive.
Q3 8:39: Quinn’s first drive ends after three plays — a 5-yard run by Brandon Minor, followed by two incompletions. Britton Colquitt is in to punt, and his kick is fielded at about the 27-yard line. The 49-yard punt is taken to the 36-yard line before David Bruton made the tackle.
Q3 8:22: McGee scrambles to his right for 11 yards on the first play of the drive. On the ensuing first down, the quarterback hands off to Lonyae Miller, who picks up a yard before Lee Robinson and Braxton Kelley make the stop. On second down, McGee seems to have a miscommunication with his receiver, as he throws the ball directly out of bounds while the receiver kept sprinting up the sideline. Now faced with third-and-9, McGee lines up in the shotgun. He squeezes a ball past Vaughn’s coverage to Tysson Poots for a first down at the Denver 43-yard line.
Q3 6:14: The Denver defensive backups are struggling to get pressure on McGee, as he sits in the pocket and finds Dwayne Harris for a 26-yard gain to the 17-yard line. The defensive unit can still hit hard, as Phillip Tanner just found out on a run cut short by Mario Haggan after just a yard. On second-and-9, it’s the McGee-to-Harris connection again, this one setting up a first-and-goal at the 7-yard line.
Q3 4:24: On first down, McGee fakes a handoff and rolls to his right, finding Raymond Radway for the first touchdown of the game. David Buehler’s extra point is good, and the Cowboys grab their first lead of the game.
COWBOYS 10, BRONCOS 9
Q3 4:09: After a touchback, Quinn and the offense take over at their own 20-yard line. On first down, the quarterback falls down as he hands off to Brandon Minor, who picks up a yard on the carry. On second down, it’s Minor again, and he gains 3 yards. Third-and-6 has Quinn in the shotgun. He takes the snap and gets it to Virgil Green for what looks like a first down — there’s a flag on the play, however. Pass interference on Green, negating the catch and pushing the ball back 10 yards. On third-and-16, Quinn finds David Anderson, but the receiver is 2 yards short of the first down. Colquitt is in to punt, and he booms it to about the 15-yard line. Again Dwayne Harris loses yards on the return, as he’s taken down by David Bruton at the 13-yard line.
Q3 1:32: Phillip Tanner takes a carry and it looks like he’s wrapped up, but he escapes a pile for an 11-yard gain and a first down. On the ensuing play, Tanner doesn’t get away — and barely gets back to the line of scrimmage as Haggan and Quinton Carter stop him after a gain of 1. On second down, Shaun Chapas has a pass go through his hands for an incompletion, bringing up third-and-9. McGee lines up in the shotgun, drops back and is quickly sacked by Jason Hunter, bringing up fourth down as the third quarter comes to a close.
Q4 15:00: Perrish Cox is back to field the punt, and he takes it at about the 40-yard line and gains 6 or 7 yards — but there’s a flag on the play for unsportsmanlike conduct on the kicking team, giving the Broncos 15 yards from the end of the play. The ball is now at the Dallas 39-yard line, where Quinn and the offense will begin their drive.
Q4 14:49: Mark Dell gets involved right away to start the drive — streaking down the sideline for a big completion from Quinn, and then breaking away from two defenders to tack on a few more yards. All-in-all it’s a 26-yard gain to the 13-yard line. On the ensuing first down, Quinn holds his hands in the air for a touchdown virtually as soon as he handed the ball to Jeremiah Johnson, and the running back delivers, bursting through a big hole in the line for Denver’s first touchdown of the night. Steven Hauschka is in to kick this time, and his extra point is good as the Broncos retake the lead.
BRONCOS 16, COWBOYS 10
Q4 14:14: Hauschka’s kickoff goes for a touchback, and McGee is back in to start his drive at the 20. He avoids pressure and gets it to Chapas for a 4-yard gain. A run by Tanner for no gain is followed by what looks like some busted coverage for Denver. A short pass to Harris turns into a 76 yard sprint to the end zone for a touchdown. The snap for the extra point is botched and never gets to the holder, however, so the game is now tied.
BRONCOS 16, COWBOYS 16
Q4 12:36: Brandon Bing is deep to field the kickoff, and the rookie finds a little space before being brought down at the 21-yard line. Quinn is back in under center for another drive. He quickly hits Jamel Hamler, who sidesteps a couple defenders for a 6-yard gain. It’s another run by Johnson on second down, and the speedy back picks up 3 yards, setting up third-and-1. Johnson picks up the first down, but Stanley Daniels is down after the play.
Q4 10:39: Minor takes a carry on the ensuing first down, picking up a yard. Second down is a play-action pass to Eron Riley, who picks up a first down. Quinn looks for a wide open Hamler in the middle of the field on the next play, but his pass is batted down at the line of scrimmage.
Q4 9:07: Johnson picks up 10 yards on the next play, giving the Broncos a first down at the Dallas 40-yard line. The next play is a play-action pass to Riley — the defense is focusing on Johnson after his recent string of tough runs. The ensuing first down is a run by Minor, and the back picks up 2 yards. Quinn’s pass is incomplete on second down, bringing up third-and-8, and the crowd — still a large number of people — is getting loud. Quinn is in the shotgun and he finds D’Andre Goodwin for a first down inside the 10-yard line. That makes it first-and-goal at the 8-yard line.
Q4 6:30: A run for no gain is followed by a play-action pass that is broken up in the end zone, setting up third-and-goal. Quinn is in the shotgun. He takes a los wnap and buys time int he pocket before finding Riley in the back of the end zone. The receiver goes high to catch it and bring his feet down in bounds. The Broncos retake the lead, and Hauschka’s extra point is up and in as the Cowboys Stadium crowd boos.
BRONCOS 23, COWBOYS 16
*INJURY REPORT Offensive lineman Stanley Daniels has an ankle injury. His return is questionable.
Q4 5:44: Hauschka kicks and its returned by returned to the DAL 35-yard line.
Q4 5:44: After a 4-yard run, Tanner takes the second down carry 12 yards for a first down at the Denver 49.
Q4 4:14: McGee’s first down pass in incomplete. On second down, Tanner runs 11 yards for another first down.
Q4 3:22: Tanner runs for 2 yards on first down. McGee goes deep down the sideline on second down but its too far and incomplete. Third and 8 upcoming.
Q4 2:43: McGee completes over the middle to Dwayne Harris for two yards. 4th and 6 now.
Q4 2:00: 2-minute warning stops play.
Q4 2:00: McGee goes over the middle and completes to Rucker for a first down all the way to the DEN 5-yard line.
Q4 1:09: After the 26-yard pass, Tanner runs up the middle for no gain. Second and goal now.
Q4 0:31: McGee completes short to Rucker who picks up no gain on tackle by Cassius Vaughn. Third and goal from the five,
Q4 0:21: McGee is sacked on the play by Jason Hunter. Loss of 8 yards. 4th and goal now for Dallas.
Q4 0:15: McGee is drilled but gets the ball out and finds Harris in the end zone for the score. Harris got between two defenders and made a leaping catch.
Q4 0:15: Its a 13-yard TD pass from McGee to Harris. DAL will go for 2 point try.
Q4 0:15: McGee finds Rucker in the end zone on the roll out and Dallas takes a 24-23 lead with 15 seconds remaining.
BRONCOS 23, COWBOYS 24
Q4 0:10: Cox returns the kick and is taken down at the 13-yard line.
Q4 0:02: Quinn completes over the middle to Virgil Green for 18 yards. Timeout called.
Q4 0:00: Quinn throws a hail mary that is knocked down and the game is over.
COWBOYS 24, BRONCOS 23: Final Score
Tags: Dallas Cowboys, Preseason Week 1
Well I’m probably going to end up repeating things that have already been said so I’ll keep it short. First and foremost I loved the way our two headed monster looked in the running game. Conversely, White did not look nearly as good as he did last preseason but he’s been away from the game a long time with no OTA either. Our depth at RB looks a little shaky.
Red Zone efficiency still a problem. Tebow looked good and made some big plays. That 40+ yard bomb was perfectly thrown. He throws a little high on the screens, but he got the job done. Still needs to work on accuracy. Orton looked solid but I think his running backs out shined him. He did complete that big third and long. Quinn looked very poised, but as was pointed it out it’s hard to figure out what that means against third team D. The bulk of the points by both teams were scored in the second half so I guess 3rd string offense trumps third string defense haha.
Our first team D looked very good aside from that big run we gave up on the first drive. I think we’re off to a good start. The run game was a very pleasant surprise. After last year my mind has been programmed to expect very little out of the run game. Glad to see that is getting turned around and it is my personal favorite part of the game. Goodnight y’all.
Didn’t get to watch the game………….had to listen on KOA online and watch the gametracker on NFL.com
What’s up with people crapping on Orton already? Holy crap people. He played one series, the first of the game, where they primarily ran the ball. He did make a great 3rd down conversion to keep the drive going. Then the coaches called passing plays deep in the red zone, of which they couldn’t connect. Plus a penalty drove them backwards as well, if I remember correctly. I believe that’s far from choking……the game wasn’t on the line…..or even count for that matter.
Tebow had some flashes, but also looked like a rookie on a lot of plays too……and remember, he’s playing against the #2 unit D as well, not the starters, so his numbers and opportunities should be better.
This is just preseason…….like a practice session against another team. Hard to really take much away from it IMO.
Man, it sux being in the time zone furthest east in all of North America….that’s right……..we have an extra half-hour added on to the atlantic time zone. Early games don’t start here on Sundays til 2:30pm local time.
So I have to wait for all my fellow broncomaniacs to wake up and start blogging………..
WAKE UP!!!!! lol
I only got to watch the highlights on Sportscenter so I obviously didn’t get to watch the entire game. From the highlights only, Orton hasn’t improved in the redzone, Tebow plays better than he practices but he still needs work, and Quinn looked pretty decent against probably their 3rd string. Saw some potential out of our ground game and they really didn’t show any of the defense so I’m waiting to hear more details from those who actually got to watch the game.
I saw the same thing you saw brian…if orton can work on his red zone game he will be good to go..not saying he choked but at least we know what he needs to build on…but if we can keep that rushing going with moreno and MaGahee we gonna be jusssst fine
I’m just really suprised that they ran the ball down the feild and then got away from it when they could’ve used it most. I guess Fox was just trying to give Orton some red zone reps. I do agree though, that is a part of his game that is lacking and needs work. But with that balanced run attack, he won’t be relied on as much to throw it in the end zone and open up some nice play action plays.
Denver- Dallas 23-24
Who cares. Evaluations, evaluations, evaluations.
Mine:
Let’s start with the QQ which looks to be in full gear to me,
Orton, not half as accurate as reported in all the practice blogs, couple of catches were made but clearly behind their targets, can move it between the 20s like we all know, cannot get it in the end zone like we all know, including Fox obviously since he elected to see if Orton could get it in the end zone instead of running it even with a first down around the 2 yard line, and three plays later, all with Orton having tunnel vision on his Bear buddy Lloyd, all for naught, the FG is all he gets after the usual long drive.
Tebow, not at all as inaccurate as reported by nearly everybody, in fact only one badly thrown ball at the feet of a receiver, other than that, totally accurate, but awful first drive, then a great second but can’t get the TD, a so so third, then runs in for the TD following the Cox INT only to be called offf because of a Chris Clark holding penalty, then improvisional play galore, youth exhuberance, but if he doesn’t tone it down a notch he will simply get killed which is what I believe Fox might of told him as he walked off the field, nice teaching touch there. All and all he can hold his head high.
Quinn, started out as bad as last year’s preseason, looked awful, first two drives 3 and outs, but then he settled down and showed the largest amount of improvements of any of the three QBs, and believe me that’s not easy for me to say…. Showed a lot more poise, had great interaction with his teammates who seemed to believe in him and fight every inch of the way, was accurate, made sound decisions, and really seemed to be enjoying himself out there after the embarrasing stepped on the foot by your own lineman early moment, would of not been for the failure of the D on the last drive not once with the last minute TD but twice with the two point conversion, Quinn would of pulled that one out.
As I said the QQ is alive and well, if ther is such a thing.
Other than that,
McCarthy!!! Wow man, I knew he moved up to second team on the depth chart at SS behind Dawk, but no one on the practice blog told me anything about him, nothing but totally impressed here, sack, great tackles, maybe the finest performance last night.
Hunter, 2 sacks, Ayers better be watching his back is all I’ll say about that, and I like Ayers but Hunter is definitely hungry and it showed.
Moreno, looked good, very good at times, boy that’s hard to say too.
MacGahee, nice 5 yard gain, real bad 5 yard loss, and was not tested near the end zone because Fox seemed intent on testing Orton.
White, bad, nowhere near the physical running abilities he was showing last year, LenDale must be hindered by his back and achilles maybe…
Ball, bad too, but no excuses for him.
TEs, nothing worthy to mention other than Virgil Green had a couple of catches from Quinn.
Anderson was the bright spot from our core of new players as none of our rookies had any real kind of impact that I observed. Him and Quinn have that connection and I’m willing to bet he could do the same for any other QB.
And my boy Willis was great, what else, he is always great, just give the man a chance would you, put him with the ones as the third receiver WO no doubt in my mind.
“Toast” Nate Jones got toasted and toasted and toasted, why he is on the team is one of those thing that boggles the mind. AWFUL.
Rookie Mhamed had his issues on that last drive too, doesn’t look anywhere ready to contribute.
Cassius is not as far along as I was made out to believe by the practice blogs, sure works hard at everything but seemed caught out of position a lot, meaning hopefully Thompson comes along too.
With Willis and Anderson doing so well it will be tough for guys like Riley and Dell to make the team but they showed potential.
Braxton Kelly was pretty impressive too which was nice to see since we are so thin on the weakside.
Almost forgot maybe the find of the year for us, Jeremiah Johnson, he alone makes me feel better about our RBs, something I had heard but had to see for myself, beautiful blocking on his TD but he had the eyes to find the line to the goal line like effortlessly, a bit of a TD run if you will.
Cox had one great INT and one huge penalty which gave them a first down after we had stopped them, just like his life, inconsistent.
As far as D line or O line no one other than Hunter really stood out to me watching the game live, but we were able to run and we at times could stop the run so I’ll leave it we have 3 more games to solidify it.
Penalties were plentiful on our side and some of them awful.
And watch out for the all out blitz alignement with nearly everyone on the line of scrimmage, it worked a couple of times but as we saw it blew up in our face when their QB dropped it short over the middle for a 76 yd run after the catch TD.
And there is no way a third string QB should be able to put up 208 yards in the air on us, 3 TDs and only one INT, even if it was in the second half with our threes and fourths…
That’s about it for my evaluation, no Miller, no Moore, no Franklin yet to really have enough to sink my teeth in, and that definitely was a bit disappointing, but am I not the one who keeps saying rookies will have a very small effect on teams this year overall with the amputated off season? Well I saw what I was talking about….
Shame on me, forgot special teams:
Prater and Colquitt both kicked it very well and the new rule on the KOs, kicking from the 35 is the most asinine yet rule change ever made in the NFL, it resulted in like only two or three attempts to take it out of the end zone the whole game and only like one made it past the twenty, RIDICULOUS!
How is that for you guys who couldn’t watch the game?
Bravo baylinorcrush…bravo! Very well described analysis on your perspective of the events from last night’s contest.
I agree that the kickoff rule is dumb. I happened to watch the Chargers/Seahawks matchup on EPSN and the Seahawks kicker coud barely get the ball thee yards deep into the endzone and the Charger KR took it out every single time. This rule isn’t going to do anything except make KR want to take it out more and try and get a big return.
Great recap bay……..thanks for the info. And good morning to you, brian and relentless.
I have to agree……..the league just took away an element of excitement to every game. All these touchbacks are gonna get boring as hell.
Good morning to all of you as well.
I still think Tebow needs to work on taking snaps. The bobbled snap really took him right out of the first series where he got, how did Tim Hasselbeck on ESPN say it “got dump trucked.” LOL!
MillerTime2 on the last page seems to be a guy with lots of personal issues, no wonder when you drink Miller, LOL.
Miller, Moore, and Franklin will get their reps. Being starters there is no reason to risk injury to them in the first preseason game.
Mohamed dropped way too deep on that last TD
I thought Vaughn played well, he just was thrown at a lot. Jones on the other hand, yikes.
Nate Jones just needs to be released he hasn’t improved one bit since last season when he was getting burnt….and he’s still getting burnt. There’s no using a butter knife to scrape off the burnt part of his toast. Get rid of him.
Vaughn worked very hard at it which as an undrafted guy you would expect to see if you are ever going to make it, i.e. Rod Smith, so it’s all good, it just wasn’t as good as I heard he had become and that only makes sense but I have great hopes for him, he wants it bad and good things happen to those who do. As my game post described, dead on with your other observations.
He is so burned, the toaster is on fire!
@caotico
I still disagree that Tebow was so-so. The passes he completed were not thrown behind or low in the manner that a catch and run was elmininated. Throws are not always designed to be square in the numbers. Neither Tebow or Orton converted inside the redzone, whether it be penalties, playcalling, or just not being able to make a good decision through the air.
6/7 is something that Tebow needs to now use as confidence and have it carry over to this week in practice and week 2 of the preseason.
Baylin, I was at the game lst night. I agree with most everything you point out. Not enough of the starters to make an analysis. Mays had a great hit on thier RB. Something I think we will enjoy seeing all season from him. I still need to watch the recorded game; but I think I saw Von Miller line up as an end on one play. Orton was again too impotent in the red zone. Scrambling and throwing the ball away towards Lloyd. Tebow was clearly a little too eager to run with the ball at times as well. One big gapping hole is our depth in the secondary. Twice allowing a ball thrown in the end zone at the end of the game with decent pressure on the QB. Nate Jones not up to par at all. I would not be surprised to see the Broncos make a move for another top CB if possible.
With our new pass rush I’d like to see our corners play up more on the wideouts. Otherwise the first team D looked solid
Hey, at least Chokeland and San Diego lost too. Lol
Did anybody hear the Charges may be playing their last year in San Diego? L.A conceivably have a team (or two- the Rams could head back).
So happy about our depth at Dline. That alone should give us optimism this year.
When Orton was down at the goaline, from the replay it looked like he could’ve snuck it in if he just kept running forward. I’m wondering if we’re in a regular season game and in a pressure situation will he try and run it rather than throw 3 straigt incompletions?
Are you freaking kidding me??? By now I thought everyone knew Orton is afraid of contact….
If he does, it better be an empty 4 lane highway, LOL.
When Orton came to the sideline on after that play he went right to explaining to the coach how he tried to get it in there but saved the field goal with a big smurky smile. I just wonder how the coach feels about that.
Meet your new captains:
The Broncos voted center J.D. Walton and long snapper Lonie Paxton captains.
The other captains: safety Brian Dawkins, QB Kyle Orton, DE Elvis Dumervil and right tackle Chris Kuper.
I know but a small part of me thought maybe it was because it was just preseason. I forgot that Orton doesn’t want to get injured so he can go somewhere else as a FA.
Orton is El Capitan?!
Whether folks like this or not, it is accurate:
ARLINGTON, Texas — Kyle Orton plays quarterback like an adult. He punches in at 8, clocks out at 5, gets his work done, does his job well and goes home. Tim Tebow plays like a kid. He runs around the playground, frolicking as he goes. It’s easy to imagine him giggling from inside his helmet.
“That’s because I love to play football,” Tebow said. “It’s something that will never change. It’s who I am. It’s like when we’re out there warming up, I’ll run some pass routes. I love the game. So many times when I speak, I’ll talk about having passion for whatever you do. If you don’t love what you do, why are you out there? You know? If I don’t love this game, there’s no reason for me to play it.”
That’s funny Brian. Because Tebow’s reckless abandon playing style- like he WANTS to get hurt.
And I’m real happy to hear Fox say this:
For all of Tebow’s flaws, unconventional methods and raw playing style, there is something special about the kid.
“His M.O. when I got here was he does like to ad lib some,” Fox said.
That’s where it would be nice for Oton and Tebow to actually share knowledge, Tebow could learn a thing or two about pocket passing and Orton could learn a thing or two about running for a few yards.
I don’t really give a darn but during the season and you’re down there and you can run it in..you run the ball in even at the risk of gettig injured. He wouldn’t have gotten injured my grandma has one bad leg and she could’ve ran the ball in with the room Orton had.
It is funny how everybody seems to be making a huge deal that “Orton” couldn’t get it in the red zone. On the first drive of the first preseason game. The time to make mistakes. The time to get some practice in. The place to work on your flaws and get some reps.
This is gonna be a problem all year. Orton won’t get nearly enough credit, whil getting all the blame. Don’t know if I should call him El Capitan or Rodney Dangerfield.
(the funny thing about kids- they don’t listen to instructions very well)
If this game was really what it’s supposed to be, fun and entertainment, Tebow would be the starter hands down. Orton is the Anti Christ of fun, LOL.
Well I thought the 1st team O-line protected well in the pass and was improved in the run game. The D-line was much improved against the run and had good pressure at times. They are obviously out of shape though. Knowshon played well but seems to miss holes a few times here and there but overall better. McGahee is going to be a great addition. Lance Ball uh….eghhh. TEs were fair with the glaring drop by Gronkowski. LBs filled gaps and got off blocks better than in recent times but wiffed on a some sure tackles for losses. WRs played well with. Willis and Riley stood out to me. DBs…Cox and Jones are certainly on the bubble. DBs ultimately lost us the game IMO. I’ll let everyone else talk about the QBs
About the QQ, this blogger from the DP summed it up pretty good:
This is what get’s me. 14 play opening drive 8 runs 6 passes TWO were completed yet Orton moved them down to the one, oh and btw they were on the 1 due to a penalty.
The spin cycles are out of control today.
The anti Tebow crowd stubbornly REFUSES to accept anything good happened, the Orton supporters believe he single handedly drove the ball down the field and then there are those who can’t see that Quinn looked good in spite of it being against the third team.
There are only 2 maybe three people on these boards that can honestly be objective.
My earlier analysis of the QBs leads me to believe I could be one of those if I still blogged on the DP.
I’m glad Orton didn’t force a throw in there and have it get intercepted, we at least still got a FG. I do think though when we get down in the redzone, unless Orton improves, that the defense will just stack the box to stop the run. Maybe then Orton will be able to get them in for TDs. If this is indeed the time to get reps and make mistakes, it is also a perfect time for Orton to just try and make a play even if it is forcing it in there. Just to see how it feels..to be dangerous!
Orton: You really a Bronco.
Tebow: What’s your problem, Orton?
Orton: You’re everyone’s problem. That’s because every time you go out on the field, you’re unsafe. I don’t like you because you’re dangerous.
Tebow: That’s right! Or… ton. I am dangerous.
You made Or…ton sound like bore….dom, haha.
it looked to me that tebow was out there playing hard trying to prove every one wrong and if that meant getting hurt to make something happen so be it.. as were orton was more of thinking he has the 9 mill coming to him already and he dont even know he if he will be in denver tomorrow so why risk it
Our o-line did well for the starters but god forbid that one of them goes down because our backups suck. They are like revolving doors just letting people through. Our starting D-line looked good also they did not get blown off of the line which I have not seen in a couple of years, and we seemed to be in their backfield every pass play. Romo just did a good job at getting the ball out quick. I would like to see better coverage on the TE’s and man when Mays comes down field to make a hit it stops the runningback in his tracks. Alot of hard hits by our D also but not a whole lot of wrappin up.
Really wish we would have kept Harris, because Stanley Daniels (who got dinged up last night) is a serviceable backup guard if Kuper or Beadles goes down. We are very vulnerable if Clady or Franklin catch the injury bug.
Mays and Hunter both looked good. I’ve been on here supporting both of them and was pleased to see them both step up last night. We should have no problem keeping fresh legs on the field at the linebacker and Dline positions.
Like we’ve all been saying for weeks now……both Orton and Tebow have assets and liabilities. Instead of us wanting the one or the other, why not want our coaching staff to utilize both the max thier assets. Design plays that can make them both successful and put points up on the board. And I’m not referring to that sorry excuse of “Wild Horses” crap that McD was trying to pull off. Instead of making them enemies, unite them and make them a dynamic duo. And I’m not saying share the duties……..cause that just won’t fly……….but at least have some plays and packages designed to throw off the opposing D.
Just a thought……..
And yeah bay, you’ve been objective. Hell, you have to be if you gave Quinn props! haha
I find it easy to stay objective on the QB situation, considering I don’t have an opinion on who I’d rather see leading our team. I genuinely would be happy with either at the helm, just they each have a different skill set.
After the 1st possession Quinn’s pocket prescence looked amazing. Then again the Cowboys pass rush was definitely weak.
We could have Tebow run around in the backfield, the D will be focusing on the WR and Tebow, all the while Orton sneaks downfield and Tebow throws up a bomb to Orton for a big gainer and maybe even a TD. No one would expect Orton to take off and go downfield…
LOL brian!
Or even better, give it to Orton on a reverse and watch him showcase his speed to the outside! He’s so nimble afterall! LOL
In all seriousness though it seems like we had a three headed monster last night at the QB position. Orton moved the ball smartly, Tebow made plays with his feet, and Quinn had good pocket presence and punched it in when in the redzone. So if we combined all three of them together….we’d have our next Elway.
Now we just need a mad scientist to put them all together!! haha
jones made me feel we should throw in a bid to kelvin hayden