Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone. It’s a short week to Minnesota and I’ve already put the Bolts game behind me and I hope you did too. Sorry for delay this week getting this up since it’s Friday. Christmas with the kids and family and the snow shoveling and snow blowing took a little time. I hope you enjoyed the holiday and are looking forward to a New Year.
Yep, it was tough loss Monday night and I was a little shocked at the way we played. That was the first time Jay Cutler really got frustrated. Welcome to the NFL. There’s going to be games like that; it happens. Give credit where credit is due: the Bolts are a good football team.
To tell the truth, I enjoyed watching LT run the ball. Even when I was in the league, I marveled at Barry Sanders, Earl Campbell, Walter Payton and many others when we played them. Of course I didn’t want them to have a great game against us but I was still a fan of great athletic talent. When you play at that level you get up to play against those types of players.
The Bolts defense really brought the pass rush. The O-line was getting tested and that was the first time all year I saw both tackles “open the gate.” What that means is this: as they take a pass set they don’t keep pushing in a 45-degree angle as the rusher comes upfield and they drop their outside foot and that “opens the gate” and their protection collapses and the defender turns the corner on the QB. That in turn makes the QB feel the pressure off his shoulder and step up into the pocket.
I’ll say it again, inexperience and playing together will come and I’m really not worried. Footwork and pass sets can be corrected in films.
I’m headed to the game on Sunday and looking forward to seeing a good game. The Vikings have been playing well and will be another good test for our guys.
It’s been a tough Broncos Season and there’s a lot of uncertainty in the air. Who’s coming back, who’s not, who’s retiring, who’s going to punt? Let’s enjoy the last game of the year and worry about that in the offseason. It will all come out in the wash and then we can start getting ready for July.
Go Broncos!!
yeah…Cutler really showed his youth…But i love to see it..it shows he cares..it shows passion…he’s our leader..so if he can’t blow some steam off then?????? But he better get use to it…..I just think he let all the trash talk get to him….
i hope Lynch comes back so our first game again the bolts..they send him at full spirint on a s blitz..that would make rivers close his jaw…..lol
yeah i remember when you played in the league…lol..i didn’t like it..because it made me feel old…lol….
alright coop..stay blessed..o’yeah have a blessed new year…and can’t wait for the offseason to see what we do this year….what do you think we’ll do???
But one thing i do wanna do is, spank the vikings…growin up in south dakota…you end up hating the vikings….so go BRON—COS
Enjoy the game for me, Coop. It is a rare occurrence in Utah, but there will be no broadcast for the Vikings-Broncos game on our Salt Lake City-based FOX affiliate. Thus, I’ll have to watch the Steelers-Ravens or Redskins-Cowboys in the late afternoon window and track the game on nfl.com. I’m looking forward to next season, I really believe that we’ll be a playoff team once again. This was our year to take our lumps and we’ll be better for it. Thanks for your posts. They were really informative and excellent.
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How much are the Broncos in transistion?
Consider this, for various reasons the starting offense has only one player starting now who started the first game of 2006. He’s Matt Lepsis and he’s coming off of major knee surgery.
The starting defense has only four players starting now who started first game of 2006 and one of them is starting in a new position.
Be it offense or defense, it’s not until at least the second season of working together that everyone knows how the others will react and, therefore, how they should react on any given play.
Will there be major changes in the off season? I think we all hope so as there are some glaring weaknesses that working together will not totally solve.
At the moment the Broncos will be drafting anywhere from 9th to 18th depending on what they and other clubs witth similar records do. While I hope that the Broncos will play Sunday to the best of their ability, winning could cost them several draft positions. Sooooo……….
The off season will be fun to watch and so will the Playoffs. We’re not there but as a fan of the game, this is the fun time of the year. Everythings on the line and the game intensity and speed goes to another level.
Kind of like we saw against the Bolts and if you watched the Patriots-Giants game tonight. Fun stuff to watch and I grew up with the Miami Dolphins 17-0 season.
I’ll post again after the game. Go Broncos and thanks for checking in here, it’s been a lot of fun for me I hope it was for you too and I gave a little insight here and there.
Coop
I told you Dominick HIxon would prove to be a stud elsewhere. Another testament to the fact that Shanny can’t recognize keepers when they are in front of him. MIke you suck and this team is gonna suck next year again and until you leave here.
Coop thanks for a some great blogs…we appreciate it.
I wish I could be optimistic about the off-season, rumors of Atlanta shopping for Shanahan have begun, and again has been verified by KOA Radio. There has been nothing else on the matter, at first I thought it would be a bad thing to see Shanahan go…now I am not so sure, he truly has earned some respect here, and from many others around the league. At first I admit I said no way to Shanahan leaving, but now I am not so sure…even if the Atlanta issue turns out to be just Atlanta shopping, I still am starting to think it is a time to change…better now with the team young and in transition, then in five years when they are winning!
I am and will always support Shanahan, now I am torn…because I am starting to hope he takes a job elsewhere; we need to change the philosophy of this team, we need to quit signing and overpay for busts and over the hill talent, and mostly I think we just need new blood. I hope for a good off-season, one which really brings in needed talent veterans and via the draft, with that I am hoping for some coaching changes also.
Thanks again Coop
i also was amazed when hixon was left up for grabs. the biggest change in behavior for the broncos staff has been the knee jerk decision making on player personal. some very good players have left the team with some high dollar attempts to put a bandaid quick fix in at some positions most of which are no longer with the team. i ‘d rather see a young player given the chance to prove himself than these high dollar free agents. just look at the season as a whole and you can see where i’m coming from. go broncos!
happy new year!
If you check in here, go to the next blog as we’ll start the OFF-SEASON. Thanks everyone, the season was a blast and the off-season should be interesting as we gear up for the 2008 season. GO BRONCO!!!