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Never Forgiving NFL

December 12th, 2010 - 9:08pm by mark_cooperOther posts by

To finish up last week’s post business, I did play with Dennison here but he was a linebacker at the time and we played against each other. As a coach, I agree with many of you about his credentials. He’s done a great job everywhere he’s gone, and he was trained by Alex Gibbs.

I also agree with the risk reward aspect of coaching your way through the ranks. I chose real estate to control my own destiny like many of you chose your line of work. I fell in love with Denver after playing here and wanted to stay in the area to raise kids and the school system here is as good if not better than most places around the country.

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Who’s Your Next Head Coach?

December 7th, 2010 - 7:54pm by mark_cooperOther posts by

I flew out out yesterday late in the afternoon for a business meeting at K.C. and heard about the firing while driving to a dinner meeting. Then, from 8 a.m. until I got on a plane this afternoon at 4:40 p.m. K.C. time, running through the airport at the speed of turtle, I didn’t have a minute to blog or even see news updates.

I’ll be watching the news tonight like everyone else and will join in the speculation. I posted on Sunday’s blog to move here and had to laugh as I was accused of not (coming clean) all year on Coach McDaniels, and it was pretty funny in its context because you guys know I’m a homer, win-(L)word or Draw. I always have a glass half full….even if it’s going to take time.

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K.C. Jinx?

December 5th, 2010 - 4:01pm by mark_cooperOther posts by

Nope don’t think so. No Jinx. Players play and coaches coach.

Here’s what I saw, and I know this will get some folks lathered up. I saw what I thought was a pretty good game plan. I saw a lot of jawing and finger pointing and hustle and “want to win” attitude. I liked the attitudes, I hope this creates more of a rivalry again…maybe?

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Ram Tough or Bronx Mistakes

November 28th, 2010 - 8:49pm by mark_cooperOther posts by

It was another tough game to watch. We get out of the gates like a team on a mission and the get shut down for the second and third quarters.

I had to keep watching and it almost happened. Almost!! Dog gone it and few other words… Man, that hurts. There were too many turnovers and at the very end a early snap late didn’t help the affair and the sack. AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!

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Bolts Defense too tough on Monday Night

November 23rd, 2010 - 2:38pm by mark_cooperOther posts by

The Bolts defense proved too tough for us and we can’t seem to keep it rolling. We started out like a runaway train and then the brakes were applied by the Bolts defense. Rivers shined with a 116 passer rating against us.

Tough night. Hit and miss again. We ran the ball well at times and then couldn’t. The pass rush off the edges didn’t get blocked a few times and Orton paid the price. He’s a tough guy. Growing pains showed and inconsistency prevailed all over the field. I couldn’t stop watching because I just knew they would snap out of it and get rolling, but that’s the homer in me I guess.

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Dr. Jekyl or Mr. Hyde?

November 16th, 2010 - 5:02pm by mark_cooperOther posts by

Yep, slow to post but the thought still lingers. Who is this team? I had to attend a Previews Luxury Home conference up in the mountains with limited access to services and didn’t get a chance to post. I thought my buddy was bringing his laptop and he thought I was bringing mine. DUH??

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London Blues

November 1st, 2010 - 8:51am by mark_cooperOther posts by

It’s been a tough week in the neighborhood. My Broncos, Bill down the street’s Cowboys and Jamo’s Steelers all went down this weekend. I was messing with Monster Truck Jamo during and after the Steelers game via text messaging, and all he could do is sulk. NOW that’s funny stuff.

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Raider Haters

October 25th, 2010 - 11:37am by mark_cooperOther posts by

I don’t know what to say today. After the game it just didn’t sink in. The Raiders. It reminded me of comments I made last week and a few the weeks before… it kept coming back to me. A young team making young team mistakes, and after a great game versus the Jets and a late week response to your comments which most folks missed, I sit here saying the same thing.

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Baby Steps of a Champion

October 18th, 2010 - 11:55am by mark_cooperOther posts by

WOW!! what a game!!! If you were watching the same game as I was, you have to be impressed and excited at the baby steps taken with what I currently consider one of the best teams in the NFL.

Tough Defense, innovative game plan, got to see Tebow play and play well at a critical time in the game. CONGRATS on your first NFL TD!!! By the way, that’s really tough to do (come off the sideline cold and play at a high level) Keep that ball somewhere, buddy. Orton was spectacular, the receivers catch with their hands and I love it. The line made noticeable improvements and we’ll touch on that later. I had binoculars the entire game and watched footwork and hands all day.

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Baltimore Curse

October 11th, 2010 - 8:32am by mark_cooperOther posts by

Baltimore’s always been a tough place to play for the Broncos going back to even my days when they were the Colts. Maybe it’s a curse because John Elway snubbed them. Yeah, that’s it. Let’s blame it on Elway. It’s a “CURSE” and there’s no way around it so let’s use that as our excuse. It has a lot of mystery an drama like the newspaper and gossip rags cling to. “THE CURSE.”

Okay, enough of that. It was kinda funny though. You have to have a sense of humor in the NFL, whether you’re a fan or a player, because when you’re a struggling team these types of games will happen and often more than once during a season.

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