Comments on: Licking Their Wounds

By: Thomas Albert

Thomas Albert — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 01:22:08 +0000

I think if we pursue Lavar Arrington and put him in the middle or a Takeo Spikes also we will have a solid middle linebacker for this season like a Al Wilson Also we would benefit better in the running game if we sign that Battle kid thats on Kansas City practice squad he a hidden gem at running back and hes a one cut and go back with alot of strength and allusiveness… hes a career back …. Sorry Nate Webster you make some plays but your not a nfl linebacker your just a gut that never reached his potential cause he was not tough against the run and you get lost in the past coverage and when the play is almost over you have no hustle… thats not how Al played or any other bronco great linebacker or any other NFL greats…. and the d line you should be one of the best in the league if you have the type of corners we have back the we need more COVERAGE SACK!!!! Also Calvin Lowry THATS NOT HOW YOU PLAY SAFETY AGAINST THE RUN OR THE PASS you have talent but you play like its not a game but its only for a paycheck thats how you play…. SO DENVER am from Texas and i am a huge bronco fan Dont let me down

By: monodono

monodono — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 19:27:27 +0000

GONE FISHING

By: tdforeal

tdforeal — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 01:49:57 +0000

It was a team loss..why do you think I didn’t name names of people who performed poorly? I merely pointed out two guys who every down, went 100% and made constant plays on the ball. I felt that as a team, it didn’t look like they had their heart in it. It would be hard to being down that bad, but as a TEAM they didn’t look angry and embarassed. Champ being out for that long does not look good.

By: broncofan4lyfe92

broncofan4lyfe92 — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:16:49 +0000

tdforeal- doom did not dance around when he got a sack he Got up was angry the camera showed it. ekuban cheered once in the begining thats wat u r suppose to bring momentum after that he cheered no more when he made a play. so dont call out everybody except dj and champ it was a team lost. … and if u do call someone for dancing around let it be winborn i couldnt believe him we’re down a million to zip he makes a tackle and starts jumping all around and how about that face mask call on winborn when we had the pats on a 3 and out at the goal line.

But on the other GET HEALTHY!!
!!PRACTICE DOESNT MAKE PERFECT!!
!!!!PERFECT PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT!!!!
GO BRONCOS!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: ncheel2

ncheel2 — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 17:44:54 +0000

This is the mantra of such a poorly coached team. Teams aspire to how leaders take of people, treat like people and professianals and motivate them to win. I don’t see any of this coming from coaches or leaders of the team. Don’t use turnovers as excuses for the loss. Many teams are trained to read the qb for ints, to knock the ball from the runners arms by gang tackling (this team doesn’t practice this way) so turnovers are a product of the game. The question is can this team execute a full game without bonehead coaching and bonehead playing? I think not. Shanny put Lowery in the game replacing McCree who replace Abdulla who was traded. What in world was that about? This will contiue as long as poor leadership and coaching remains with the team.

By: brian_schneider

brian_schneider — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:45:13 +0000

Why would we want to fire Shanny? They guy has gotten us two Super Bowl wins. A lot of times blame gets put on the coaching staff, need a new head coach, o-coordinator, d-coordinator, etc. Lets look at the real issue here, the PLAYERS. Shanny hasn’t changed the way he coaches, hasn’t changed his philosophy, his staff has changed some but he still coaches they same way he coached when Elway, Sharp, Atwater, Smith, and a number of other Broncos were playing but have since retired. I think the players just need to step up and start playing. They are just playing sloppy football now, penalties, turnovers, not getting off the field on 3rd down.

I know the coach has a lot to do with trust and motivation and off course coaching. The coach can only do so much, the players have to take responsibility and play to their potential.

I played high school football and our coach would always have comments or stories to get us motivated. The best one is the mirror test. If you can honestly look at yourself in the mirror and say I played my hardest and gave everything for my team, and left nothing on the field, than that is all you can ask for.

I know this is the NFL not high school but the same principles apply, I think we aren’t playing as a team. It looks like their playing just to get paid, or playing for their stats. I think we will regroup, and refocus and come out the 2nd half of the season the same team we were in the first quarter of the season. Healthier, more focused, and more cohesion as a team.

Go Broncos!!!!!!

By: 2champ4pickSIX

2champ4pickSIX — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 08:08:00 +0000

You could even just take away the first 2 turnovers with the 2 calls, and I think we honestly win the game. Maybe in overtime, but we win.
It would have been maybe anywhere from 14-6 to 6-6. I wont take away that the pats get atleast a field goal out of their first two possessions. But we would have got atleast 6 too if we didn’t have the first two t.o.’s and then the 2 calls that you take away: The Pass Interference on Marshall???? I MEAN WHERE WAS THAT CALL? That keeps a drive going and swings some much needed momentum, I mean it was what a 3rd and 12 that should have stayed being converted? And the second call being: If you call that on Marshall HOW DO YOU NOT CALL THE PUSH OFF MOSS HAD ON BLY FOR THE FIRST PASSING TD? I mean bly fell to his knees because of it!
That being said Rice, I think some things we can change as team would again be ball security, the madden fumblia bug has bitten and infected us. We can easily be back in games with that fix alone. We can also keep working guys to come back from injuries, that gives us a lot of options for valuable mis-matches.
Everyone says lynch to come back, it would be a good pick up for his vocal leadership on the field. I loved the audio feed of Al Wilson in that huddle we had on here when he announced his retirement! We need someone out there inspiring and barking orders that you fear in the huddle if you miss a gap. We aren’t containing our gaps, and as Al said “it’s not about you, it’s about the man next to you! Fly hard and play smart”
Lynch can do that, even if it is as just a safeties coach maybe? That being said I think bring Al on as a Linebackers coach! I don’t know who holds that spot, but Al would do one hell of a job! I think we just need to find something that fits our team, players, scheme, and goals THEN STICK TO IT!
Keep the faith guys, not many teams go from a sub .500 record to win the super bowl the next year. We are a work in progress and will be a force to reckon with for many years to come! I’d prefer a middle round draft pick after an improved season, to add more talent to our team to really contend next year! Going far into the post season is awesome and would love to see it, but with how we’ve struggled I would hate to see the season after that with LATE round picks all draft.

By: 2champ4pickSIX

2champ4pickSIX — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 07:50:13 +0000

I was as upset with this game as any of you were. I drove 30 minutes HIGHWAY to my friends house to watch the game. At half time we went and got food at a restaurant I can NOT stand 10 minutes HIGHWAY away, 10 minutes HIGHWAY back. Then I left after our offense didn’t ammount anything on their first drive in the 4th quarter!
The thing is though, like I have said since the chargers game. Each ref will be sure to EVEN THE SCORE against the Broncos! One bad call like that in a teams favor OTHER THAN THE BELOVED PATS, equals one bad call against that team in every game remaining that season!
I have to say Lowry wasn’t much better, but I have to defend the guy because even though he missed the tackles that would have been HUGE! He was in position to make the tackle CORRECT? Can you really say that on key plays for McCree? Although McCree has had his moments, Manuel has not! Let’s find a combination of our “competition at safety” that works!
Also the defense gave up 6 points on two huge turnovers, I mean we were driving, had momentum and were gaining steam. It was a poor showing, but we are mostly looking at the end result! Effort = Results or whatever you said, we lost effort near the end. So you can’t put that whole result on the teams effort! It’s like Rice said, we like to think what would have happened if this or that, but we really don’t have any way of knowing or telling guys!
Think back a bit in the game, defense allows 6 points early on turnovers. Ok? Now correct me if I have this first part out of order, did we allow the rushing touchdown before or after Champ went out?
I have to say that I think it was before because we couldn’t stop the run as good as the college ref in the South Carolina v.s. LSU game! AND THATS SAD!
But when we really fell apart was when champ went out, we didn’t allow a passing touchdown til then. AND DID YOU NOTICE THEY WEREN’T RUNNING TOWARDS CHAMP EITHER? When they ran, they ran left, and they lined moss up on the right! They knew our plan, they knew we wanted to take Moss out of the game, so they planned around that which we didn’t expect the run as much as we got it.
Hey you said our defense is quick and a little mis direction and the offensive line wins!? Yeah that’s true probably most the time.
I have an anology for our defense, tell me what you think here. Now I don’t think Alex Smith is the best qb, not even close! But everyone jumps on his demise so much especially now that Nolan is gone. I say give the guy a break because he was injured a lot, his line didn’t play consistantly well, had he not been injured so much I’m willing to bet he would have battled David Carr as a Texan for the most sacks in a season!
BUT THE BIGGEST REASON TO GET OFF HIS BACK, is he has had a different offensive cordinator EVERY YEAR! Inconsistency at qb is lethal, but incosistency behind him is just as bad in my mind! When you are trying to learn a system in the nfl, it’s hard enough of a curve to begin with. Now imagine starting to pick it up, then at the end of the season you’re getting good at it and bam! New system to learn because of a new coach = a new system = a new game plan = a new philosophy!
The anology I am making that may have gotten lost is:
We have the same inconsistency in our Defense Cordinator! I remember DJ saying this year was a scheme where we wouldn’t have an O lineman on the MLB each time. A system they were more use to. I haven’t seen that because we ran the 3-4 so much. Our defense has the right players for the system we had back with Al Wilson! I think they need some consistency and time to develop and committ to a system. You keep injecting something into yourself for a year solid, then the next year you are injecting something else, your body is going to remember the previous stuff and be like well we use to do this, even though you’re trying to get it to do something else.
I think our team can turn this around, I think you take away the turnovers, 2 JUST TWO terrible calls the refs had, and the momentum never swings to the pats. And it’s a MNF’s 600th game to remember!
GO BRONCOS!

By: BradJamesBroncoFan

BradJamesBroncoFan — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 04:56:00 +0000

I was displeased with this performance, but we’ve got to move on. Let’s beat the Dolphins and go on a roll. I believe the next four games are all winnable, Miami, Cleveland, Atlanta and Oakland should all be victories. While the Falcons and Dolphins are young exciting teams, the Browns and Raiders are train wrecks. If the Broncos don’t turn the ball over, the success will return.

By: monodono

monodono — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 04:32:50 +0000

Sorry one more thing,
move A.Hall to practice squad & bring up some D help and commit to Pittman he deserves 25 carrys a game.