Mark Cooper

Well some of you called it and some of you expected it and the Jags brought it.

The run defense showed some signs of hopefully what’s to come. Some downs they were all over the run with big stops at or near the line of scrimmage and on others … Well, let’s say we left some holes that a truck could drive through.

Consistency is something that takes time but the next four weeks are here and will be a big telltale sign for the season. Hopefully we can improve on the run and get through these next four games with two or three wins.

Brandon Marshall kept you on the edge of your seat after each catch, that’s for sure!  Boy, is he fun to watch.  But we’ll have to do a much better job of getting drives going and sustaining them to keep opposing offenses off the field over the next four weeks.

Manning, L.T and the Chargers, the Steelers and Favre are a BIG-BIG four weeks. So let’s get fired up and behind the fellas and hopefully we get a bunch out of the films and start pulling it all together.  Right?

Like we used to say, “It ain’t pretty but it’s a win.”  And looking at the stats once we get the ball rolling in the red zone we should be on fire.

We’ll take them any way we can get them, via fancy coaching, last minute heroics, whatever.  Because like I mentioned before, at the end of season all that matters is “THE PLAYOFFS.”

Oh, by the way FANS, last week was a little too quiet for me being RAIDER WEEK, so I’ll expect a little more Pump You Up atmosphere next round. We have them again in December and like I said on any given Sunday if you’re not paying attention you can be surprised.

Jacksonville comes to town this week and it’s Alumni Weekend. Very special time for the guys to see each other and reminisce about battles at Mile High Stadium.  Terrell Davis will be inducted into the Ring of Fame and that’s a great honor as a former Bronco.  Congrats Terrell!!

It’s a long season and “One in a Row” is a start. We used to say (in the locker room) that you have to take one game at a time because you can’t look past anyone in this league no matter what the other team’s record is on any Sunday.

It wasn’t a pretty win but at the end of the year the score won’t really matter, just the record to get into the playoffs.

Folks, the Kevin Everett injury took my breath away and I’ve said prayers for him ever since. It sounds like he’s making progress, God bless him and his family.

The training staffs on each team reacted quickly and are to be commended, believe me, the “Greek”, (Steve Antonopulos) took care of me on more than one occasion and they’re the best.

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