Then Lou Saban and his staff recruited me to Miami, very loud, emotional, screaming at times type of coach. He’d toss projectors in film rooms. He left after a year and Howard Schnellenberger, much like military General, very business like, professional, father figure took over the program. Never really yelled. All business like and when he spoke you listened or you were gone. Again, set expectations and expected performance or he’d find the right guy. Howard was the offensive coordinator on the Dolphins 17-0 team.

Then Dan Reeves, with Mike as the offensive coordinator and Alex Gibbs after Dan Radakovich (Bad Rad) he was called, as our line coach. Again very business like. You know what’s expected of you on and off the field and get it done or we’ll find someone to get it done. Alex was the opposite yelling and screaming during the game to get your attention. I like Mike a lot, perfect no, consistent yes!! Find me the perfect coach, doesn’t exist. My college roommate is the head coach at Georgia and he says things have changed over the years.

I played three more years under Ray Perkins and I could write a short story book about how crazy that place was to play. I broke up a fight between Ray and Ron Heller our right tackle in the lockeroom at half time in New Orleans my second week there.

So what I’m getting at is every coach has his own style and the players do too. Sometimes it doesn’t fit our/your personality.

If you have a chance next Friday November 7, listen to a radio show I’m co-hosting in the Florida Keys on http://www.KeysRadio.com then click on KEZY 96.9 and listen ive. I’ll be on with the Host Capt. Bill Kelly, Gary Dunn retired 12 yr Pittsburgh Steelers and Bruce Melnick, Space Shuttle astronaut. We’ll be talking football, the Redbone Charity tournament to raise funds for Cystic Fibrosis that we’re there for and who knows what. Sure to be entertaining.

Injuries can make for a mediocre team in the NFL, regardless of coaching and I know you’re saying…”ole Coops a homer” and he’s looking for an excuse. That’s not the case here. Early injuries around the league in the early weeks tend to eat up all the players that were cut late and or were on practice squads and just on the outside of the bubble in training camp.

Another crazy day in the NFL, so we have a week to get ready and heal a few guys up. Hey I’m adding a photo from the tournament in the Keys and Wade Boggs wasn’t there so I took the fly division but came in second to another friggin baseball sissy, Bill Hurst. I won on points but he caught more species than I did. I’ll see Boggs and Jim Kelly in a few weeks and a few others that I’ll share some photos wit you guys on. If the photos doesn’t show I’ll add it on another post.

Here’s what I mean by “easy”.

1. Oakland- crap
2. KC- should have been crap
3. S.D.- Norv Turner is ruining that team. Everyone in the NFL knows it and is waiting for the wheels to come off the bus.
4. N.O.- Dr. Jekel/Mr. Hyde. Any well rounded, solid team should come up with a win. (We Did)
5. Tampa Bay- Denver dumped Griese years ago. Why would anyone think that a change in uniform would change his play.
6. Jacksonville- mediocre offense, should have been a win
7. New England- Without Brady the Denver D ate up their offensive line, AND WE STILL DIDN’T WIN!!!

Out of the 7 teams we have played- 2 (New England and New Orleans) should have been a challenge and the rest we should have wiped off our cleats on the way back to the locker room! It really doesn’t matter what teams did last year, Play-offs/no play-offs, superbowl or not. The only thing that matters at the beginning of a new year is the talent and the injury report. Before monday night, Denver was winning in both of these colums against all teams that we have faced and are not dominating the AFC.

As jlalum01 said in the first post on this blog, we aren’t doing the fundamentals well (or at all) and that’s what’s killing us. If the little mistakes weren’t being made, only two games should have been nail bitters this half of the season for Denver.

I will NEVER give up faith, but I will admit when we are skating by at the top of the AFC west.

GO ORANGE AND BLUE!!!!

I don’t know if I am missing something here guys, but thundersrevenge, 2 of the 7 teams we have played so far were crap, 2 of them were playoff teams a year ago, 1 went to the superbowl, 1 more was in the Conference Championship game. And the final team missed the playoffs barely if I remember correctly because of injuries! SO HOW WAS OUR SCHEDULE SUPPOSE TO BE EASY UP UNTIL THE BYE WEEK??? Take a look at our games remaining, I really still think we can win the division the way SD is struggling, and other key teams we have to face are as well. The competition is tricky but gets easier from here! Don’t pull any faith just yet fellow die-hard fans!!
GO BRONCOS!!

I LOVE the Broncos, but I think I need a hug about now.