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By: RNST

RNST — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 03:10:16 +0000

Shanahan brings again to Plummer, changes to Jay ” Chabelo” Cutler, you are not going to arrive at any side with him

By: broncobob1955

broncobob1955 — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:33:29 +0000

What do I see !!!!! Offen. play calling,Pass 1,2,3 and out. Next possesion 1,2,3 and out, next run,pass 2,3 out. Over and over, in the Jags,New Eng. and Miami. No rest for the D. Other fans see the same,why dosn’t Mike see this. Any good D can be worn down by the late third and forth quarter.I like the weat coast off. slip Pittman through the line and drop the ball to him. It’s alot of pressure for a sophmore starting QB to call in 80% pass plays. Love the BRONCO’s Raider Hater Now and Later!!!!

By: rustycletis

rustycletis — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 19:23:19 +0000

Hey TonyTZ7: Did you mean Pray? I would normally be for this except I don’t think God cares how the Broncos do in the greater scheme of things. It is never bad to pray though. Perhaps the Broncos should prey on their opponents and kick some butt.

By: rustycletis

rustycletis — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 19:19:39 +0000

I definately think we have a lot of talent offensively. Injuries are hurting us and we haven’t adjusted well to the cover 2 that a lot of teams are running. We need a running game or it is going to be tough.
Defensively, we are in a lot of trouble because our guys just haven’t adjusted well to any system. We have had 3 different coordinators in the last 3 or 4 years and things keep getting worse. We have talent at our LBs with DJ and Webster. We have talent with Champ and the other DBs are good. I still think the biggest problem is our safeties and our lineman. I agree that lineman are hard to find, but I have never said that we should do it through the draft. It is too risky. We need proven players at these spots. It is OK to draft skilled players in the draft, but it is much more risky to get the guys in the trenches. We have had a lot of success drafting LBs, RBs, and WRs. We tend to miss the mark on most of our lineman though, except Clady. It may just be our system too. All I know is other teams get a lot more done with a lot less. Some of the players we had did better prior and after to coming to Denver. I think it is the system. I hope Slowik continues to take risks and send some blitzes. He still doesn’t do it enough or disguise it enough. We need pressure and confusion. Look at the Eagles and Steelers. They do a great job disguising blitzes and mixing it up. We need this with our defense. I am so sick of watching 3 or 4 men rush every damn down. The only time we tend to send a blitz is on 3rd and very long like 15-20. That is the one time it makes less sense. Teams just throw screen passes anticipating it. I agree we could be average to bad for a while, but I don’t think it is because of talent and Shanny. I think we just need to rethink our defense.

By: TonyTZ7

TonyTZ7 — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 19:14:01 +0000

PREY!

By: dbronc71

dbronc71 — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:42:16 +0000

I think we have to stop saying we need a great defensive tackle. They are unbelievably hard to find. There’s been so many picked in the first round that are just slow or lazy and not great. We need as many playmaking LB’s and DB’s as possible. Playmakers is what we need. A Troy Polamalu type-safety. Maybe another DE but our LB’s and DB’s have to improve. I can’t believe we wasted a draft pick on a LB last year and now he’s playing FB. What a joke. But yes, I believe the Broncos are going to be average-to-bad for several years, unless we get a few great free agents. One positive to our LB’s is DJ Williams, he is great, too bad he’s hurt. Too bad we can’t find more driven and mature young players like Eddie Royal.

By: rustycletis

rustycletis — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 14:39:32 +0000

I hate to point out the obvious, but I think we need to accept that this team is not very good right now. We all got our hopes up after 3 weeks despite knowing our defense looked absolutely awful. We had hope in the offense, but can we stop calling them an incredible offense already. I realize 1 or 2 games doesn’t mean a whole lot, but the offense has looked mediocre or horrible in 5 straight games. We need to remember the teams that the offense destroyed. We played Oakland, San Diego, and New Orleans. These aren’t exactly premier defenses. In fact, San Diego ranks last in pass defense. They are actually worse than us against the pass, which is hard to do. Oakland is almost last in total yards and rushing yards allowed. New Orleans is 25th in passing defense and 24th in total yards. Let’s face it. These teams suck on defense. We haven’t done anything against a good team. The defense looked OK this week, but it usually is really bad. So I think we need to be realistic. This team is just OK. We aren’t going to the Superbowl this year, and probably not the playoffs. This division is so bad that the winner may not have more than 8 wins. San Diego looks equally as bad right now. I’m not sure if they can win 6 out of 8 remaining games to be 9-7 at the end. I’m not sure if we can win 5 out of 8 to be 9-7. I think both teams are capable of 8-8 records. This Thursday is our season. If we win, we have a chance on at least winning the division. Lose, it is all over.
Based on records and how teams have performed so far, Miami was supposed to be a win. We lost that already. We play much better teams towards the end including Carolina, NY Jets, and Buffalo. We have Cleveland, Atlanta, Oakland, KC, and San Diego also. We must have this win on Thursday. If we get it, we know we are cabable of beating the divisional teams like Oakland, KC, and San Diego. They all suck. I’m not sure if we can win the others.
Either way, were not going anywhere this year. Not with our defense, all the injuries, and the woes on offense now (largely due to injuries). I’m not a cynical person, but I am a realistic one. I love Denver, but we have to be honest. This organization needs to start making long term moves that will help us next year and further into the future. We need to stop bringing in temporary fixes, and focus on real fixes for the future. That is why the John Lynch idea is absolutely ridiculous. He is just a temporary fix.

By: Lepsis-Fan78

Lepsis-Fan78 — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 05:10:01 +0000

jays doing fine hes got a lot of pressure on his back and hes taking it well he still had good passes and 2 TDs just because we lost 3 in a row does not make this season over we have a good run with the next 3 or 4 teams and were still leading the devision, the defense although banged up looked decent if we can get a decent defense with a good run game in denver we will be a playoff team but being that we have to throw the ball 90% of the time we cant get it done. Our O line is the best in the league jay has had so much time this year. all i can say is if we can get selvin young and ryan runnin 50 – 60 yards a game each we can pull off the win every time. With Champ gun people aren’t afraid to throw to that side n e more so now dre can look like the pro bowler he use to be. have faith

By: dendefense

dendefense — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 02:33:35 +0000

Wow, and we got rid of plummer for Cutler. remember his streak of 0 ints.
plummer didn’t have near the time jay has in the pocket. and whats with all the illlegal formation penaties, i thought these guys were pros

By: oldsouthstander

oldsouthstander — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 23:49:47 +0000

Well, the seasons half over. How do the varoius parts rate?

Kicker: A+ He’s not Jason Eam yet, but the potehtial sure is there.
Punter: A A whole lot better than I thought he would be.
Punt/Kick off coverage: C- If the kick off doesn’t go into the endzone the other team gest it past the 30 way to many times. Punt coverage is just as erratic.
Offensive Line: C+ almost a B-. Thery are dooing a great job for the minimal amount of time they’ve played together. In 2009 they will be one of the dominant O lines.
RB: C Injuries have kept them from developing any consistancy.
QB: C- Too many rookie INT’s. Jay will get more consistant with time. As it is, his passing numbers compared to Elway’s at the same point in their careers are better. Will he be the next Elway? Anybody’s guess.
D Line: D+ almost C- They’ve actually played with some fire three of the last four games.
LB: C Still getting used to one another. Not consistant.
DB: C- With a D line not harrasing the QB as much as they should, it’s really hard to get a true read on them. You can cover your man/area for only so long.
Top priotities for 2009 team:
1) DT a dominant DT will take our defense to a new level
2) Running back if Torain doesn’t turn out to be as good as Shanny thinks he can be.
3) Safety. Don’t need to expound on this.
4) TE who stays injury free and can catch the ball.
5) Young starting Center. We’ve got one, but he’s currently backing up almost every O line position.