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Sometimes It Just Doesn’t Happen

November 4th, 2007 - 10:52pm by mike_rice

Undoubtedly, it didn’t happen for the Broncos on Sunday in Detroit. “It” is anything positive. It was a game to forget in every respect. It was a game in which everything that has been a problem for the Broncos was exposed in a huge way.

Head Coach Mike Shanahan and the players have repeatedly said that injuries are not an excuse. I agree with that. The bottom line in the NFL is winning and losing. It really doesn’t matter how a team wins. I’m not sure, for example, the Packers have looked great in every game this year. But they’re 7-1.

I’m also not sure how good the Broncos were before the injuries started hitting. And let’s remember the list is long: Javon Walker, Travis Henry, Nate Jackson, Tom Nalen, Ben Hamilton, Jay Cutler, Ebenezer Ekuban, Jarvis Moss, John Lynch, Rod Smith, Stephen Alexander, and Tony Scheffler. Those are just the guys I can think of off the top of my head.

Everyone can agree that it would be hard for any team to overcome that many injuries in one season, even though some, like Scheffler, eventually returned to action.

I’d like to think the Broncos would be a good team if many of the above players were healthy. In my opinion, they would neither be at the level of New England or Indianapolis, nor would they likely be at the level of Dallas in the NFC. But I consider Pittsburgh, Jacksonville and Green Bay to be pretty good teams and the Broncos played reasonably well against those teams.

The fact is, of course, that the Broncos don’t have those players and they aren’t playing well right now. Period. As Shanahan and the players said, they were embarassed on Sunday in Detroit. It’s not typical for that to happen to the Broncos once in a season, let alone twice as it has this year.

No one needs the coaches or players to tell them that the Broncos need to play better. No one needs to hear they have a lot of things to fix and, in many cases, second- and third-string players are the ones being counted on to fix them.

My head is not in the sand; I am well aware that the Broncos are not a good team right now.

At the same time, I am generally a positive person. With eight games left, I’m not going to say they won’t win again. I’m not going to say they might as well pack in the season. I’m not going to say they’re already playing spoiler. Again, the way the Broncos are playing right now can easily lead one to think those things. And someone who does think those things is not only entitled to his thoughts but has plenty of evidence to support them.

I won’t, however, think those things until they show themselves to be true. The fact is that half the season remains. The Broncos are in a division that has shown itself to be mediocre. They have eight games left and are one game out of first place. I will choose to wait and see how things play out. In sports, you never know what will happen. Many times we think we know and often those thoughts prove to be correct. But ultimately, we don’t know what will happen until it does.

To be honest, my expectations aren’t high for a sudden and dramatic turnaround. But I’m not smart enough to know what’s going to happen. I just know things don’t look good right now.

But you don’t need me to tell you that.

As always, thanks for reading. Feel free to share your realistic expectations for the rest of the season. Again, I ask that you temper your frustrations. We all know it’s a tough time for the team.

Best,
Mike

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38 Responses to “Sometimes It Just Doesn’t Happen”

  1. dbroncfan says:

    Until we get another game where mike has to say that he didn’t get his team ready for another team. It does start with the coaches and Mike sure did not have a great game plan, but it is not all his fault. I know that there are a lot of injuries, but I still don’t think that you can let that be the excuse for the defense. I hope that we don’t give Jim Bates a second year. I mean we didn’t give Larry C a second chance and his stats were no where at the bottom like ours is now. I don’t think we did a great job in the draft as you can see, and we have to stop trying to pick up older guys to try to put a season together. I like Mike, but if he continues this way what is going to happen years from now and we still have a losing season because we are trying to put a bandaid on each season. How do we do it now? We need replacements in all of these positions and how do you do it to win and maintain your job in the NFL. We have to replace John L, we all had an idea of his retirement this year and he has been out more than in. Besides a safety, Jarvis Moss was not the answere and we knew about his injuries and size and he has not done much t.y. and will probably always be injur plagued. Simeon Rice, Sam Adams c’mon what are they really doing? Tim Crowder, not much out of him, and you can not put alot of blame on Marcus T. he is not requiring much double team yet and doesn’t have a good counter part there. That is part of the reason why we are not getting any pressure, not to mention the lack of blitzes as well of the productivity of the ones we have sent. So since we need a Safety, pruductive DE, we at least have Elvis, Dt, MLB, because we may have to put Dj back to his old position, not too mention we will need a WR since we will not ever be able to trust Javon’s knee again as well as age creeping up, then there is the O-line, Center, nalen is not getting younger, Ben Hamilton, c’mon a head concussion for a full year??, then with Travis Henry, ouch. Also all that money for Daniel G. He is a great blocker, but his hands in crucial games are still something yet to be seen. So how do you solve all of those issues in one season, you can’t unless you put a bandaid on it again, and if you try to grow thru the draft, then you get older as well and need even more players such as champ, dre, brandon, ion, dj, etc. So it is going to be honestly a long couple of years, because it is the right thing to do to get us back to where we need to be I just hope that it is not at the cost of Mike S. and then someone else will come in and reap the glory. Ex. John gruden, Tony Dungy, and many more where they were in these positions as well. Good luck with this, I am upset with the situation, but it is part of the game. I have been a bronco fan now for 22 years and will not ever stop, it is tough though let me tell you. I hope we can get it together soon. Remember Mike you can teach fundamentals, positioning, techniques, and so on, but you can not teach heart. I hope each and every player doesn’t forget that, because where is the drive that they all need to bring?

  2. leoakabroncos says:

    People can say we are injured… people can say we are old… but i won’t agree to any of that. I came into this season high expectations like i always do especially after the ending of last year. To watch each game is sum what a joke an then sum what of “thats my team”. Basically three years ago Im pretty sure when the broncos knocked off the Pats… don’t forget that cause maybe Im just that out of my mind to think that but really don’t be shocked if this happens. Not to mention we won’t have a losing season this year no way, cause if so i see Mike outa there on the quickness… he won’t let that happen. Shoulda coulda woulda beat greenbay, jags, an never have let that happen against the chargers, cutlers doing fine i think, the D well bailey an bly needa take one to da house an will be set, an we needa blitz an blitz no more prevent Mike no more… i don’t care how ugly this seasons been theres always a reason to keep going knowing we got chief, san diego has colts an oakland well they suck… so i predict we win the division if not wild card… but if you we win the division like i think… bet me there’s a 50 50 chance. Im out peace!

  3. mike_rice says:

    Some responses…

    dbroncfan…no one is using the injuries as an excuse. As Dave Krieger aptly wrote in Monday’s Rocky Mountain News, the injuries are a FACT. You haven’t heard Coach Shanahan or any of the players say they lost 44-7 because of injuries. You heard them say they lost because they didn’t play well.

    At the same time, pointing out the FACT that injuries have hit this team extremely hard and that injuries have been a factor in their 3-5 record is not an excuse. It is just the way things are this season.

    You bring up a good point in the Broncos needing help in multiple areas. I disagree with your points about the young defensive linemen, though. We don’t know how good these guys will be yet. Remember when Trevor Pryce was in his first few years? He hardly did a thing. It took him some time but he developed into a good player.

    outspamu…what’s a couching job? And what, exactly, are you keeping real? Your poor attempt at humor failed miserably.

    leoakabroncos…I think you said the Broncos would win the division. Other than that, I could barely understand a word you wrote.

    Mike

  4. NachoJuice says:

    All I’ve got to say, regardless of injuries and all the horrible things that have been happening to the team, it all starts with the coaches. And I can certainly point out one person we are dearly missing and that is our old offensive co-ordinator.

    The offense looks sloppy to say the least, I have not seen a single throw down the field to our 6’4″ receiver Brandon Marshall, since when does the Mike Shanahan system not consist of taking shots downfield? Instead these great plays that usually result in a pass intereference or a great catch we see these stupid short slant routes that are completely out of character for the team. Also running the entire offense out of 2 te’s is just killing our running game! Thats my gripe for today, I’m a broncos fan through and through and this season is killing me.

  5. Moniker says:

    Watching them in preseason I thought 8-8 at best. They didn’t look that good in preseason nor did they look good in the first game of the season. The only thing injuries have done is make a team that didn’t look good into a team that now looks worse.

    This season is a total bust. Start working on things for next year.

  6. denverobsession says:

    Nothing positive??

    I’d like to think that finally getting Andre Hall the ball seemed to work pretty well for us. 4 returns for an average of nearly 30 yards each… that’s pretty good for a special teams unit that has stuggled – to say the least.

    Maybe that’s a very small positive, maybe all the positives were small this week; however, there WERE still things that DID work even in a horrible loss like this one.

    Chin up, fans!

    Jonathan Douglas
    http://www.broncotalk.net

  7. DenverB07 says:

    I don’t want to put the blame on the injuries for all of the troubles so far this season but what everyone needs to understand is that the injuries are to key positions, and they are for a majority to veteran players (etc. Walker, Nalen, Hamilton, Bell etc.) Of all the players on the injuried reserve Jackson is the youngest vet with only 5 years under his belt. These are guys who came into the season as key contributers. And of the guys who arn’t already out for the year their are still a lot of injuries, and a lot of the guys who arn’t injured are young guys who are still learning. The team has a lot of potential, we’ve seen that in the Pitt game and even in the Green Bay game. This is only the second year since Kubiak left, and the this is Bates first year. Add all of the injuries with the youth, and the new schemes and in my opinion its easy to why the Broncos are having some trouble. But they do have a lot of potential. Even at 3-5 they are only one game out of first. Lets just hope we don’t suffer any more serious injuries, and hopefully Javon and Lynch will be back sooner rather than later. Its professional sports, It’s the BRONCOS. Anything can happen with still 8 games left.

  8. vraptor567 says:

    well that was “lackluster” to say the least, it seems clear to me the team has no heart. Where was the D? they certainly did not show up ready to play, and yes we have lots of injuries but that is only a small part of what I saw lacking in the game. Clearly the defense coaching staff is not up to the task and that just has to change, ok we were down a QB but the run is lacking, the passing game needs receivers who can hang onto the ball, and some innovative play calling would be nice. Part of being a fan is accepting loss as part of the game, but this team really needs some work, we have some real talent but it just is not translating to yards on the field. Let’s hope for better next week

  9. Number 83 says:

    Do we REALLY want to “limp into the playoffs”? All I hear every week is that we’re still only a game or a 1/2 of a game out of first place. The only problem with that is, the Patriots, Colts, and Steelers aren’t playing so poorly. Sure we already beat the Steelers (barely), but we’ve already seen what the Chargers can do to us, the Colts can do to us, and what the Patriots WILL do to us if given an opportunity. I know that as of recent, we have a good record against the Pats, but that was BEFORE they picked up Randy Moss, Donte Stallworth, Adalius Thomas, etc., etc., etc. They’re familiar with putting “the hurt” on people this year, and we’re familiar with have “the hurt” put on us.

    If we manage to make the playoffs, it’ll be a one big fat waste of time. Somebody will THROTTLE us again. Just like the Rockies, and just like the early Super Bowls, and just like the 2 games against the Colts. We’ll be better off NOT EVEN TAKING THE FIELD… as in not going to the playoffs period. So, don’t hope for first place, hope for 3rd or worse, so we can save ourselves the embarrassment, and rebuild for next year. We’ll just get beat 55-3 or 132-6, or God forbid we actually get shut out, finally. Does anyone REALLY WANT to see that?

    Well, at least we made the playoffs, right? Yeah, if you want to call getting beat 56-0 “making the playoffs”….

  10. dw4life says:

    Can’t believe I’m about to write this…..

    I’ve been a loyal long time fan for over 20+yrs and I have to say this is the most disppointing/frustrating, season/team I have ever witnessed.

    Yeah the AFC West is still up for grabs but wait just one second…..

    If anyone on that Denver Broncos team thinks they have a crack at winning the division better look in the inside before the outside…. Denver Broncos have some serious issues to address ASAP!

    Even “if” you win the division, the way/rate you’re all playing…. your going no where and If anything, you will just get humiliated. Winning the division should be the very last thing on your mind. Focus on your issues first! One game at a time…… Otherwise you will all just continue to be an embarrassment.

    You all look so confused and hopeless out on the field it’s not even funny anymore…. I lower my head in shame and so should all of you!

    I will always Eat, Live and Breath Broncos forever!

    You all know you’re better than that, come on already and get with it!

  11. longtimefan says:

    I’m not sure how you can remain positive about this team, even though they are only one game out of the Division lead. They have lost 5 of the last 6 games. Of the three wins, all have come on last second field goals. They are multi-game losers at home. They have lost 10 of the last 15 games going back to last year. They have been completely blown out in two games this year. In the Detroit game they were down 44-0 with only a few minutes to go in the game. They are last in the league in rush defense. They are likely near the bootom in red-zone scoring. I have to believe after the past two games they are dropping like a rock in pass defense.

    I am confused how you think a team with that record can still be in the running for anything. This team needs to figure out whether they are actually still in the NFL this year.

    While I have been a Mike Shanahan fan for years, I am beginning to conclude that he has lost it as a coach. I wonder if he has it now after 13 years as the coach here. Other than two years since 1998 the Broncos have not made the playoffs. And in those two years they lost badly in the first round. They have not really been competitive in the league since 1998, the year John Elway retired. I am wondering if Mike is the guy who should continue to coach this team.

  12. rooster says:

    I to am shocked at how far we have fallen. I knew we would miss Kubiak but I had my hopes up. Mike Shanahan has proven he can win with a good team, but he has shown no ability to build a good team little lone a championship team. He wants to rely on a defense that has more holes than swiss cheese. Our defense looks just like the Miami of the past.

  13. dgilmer777_la says:

    When Elway left, I blamed the loses on Griese and then Plummer and now I think my eyes have opened up, it’s time for Mike to move on. I like Mike and got to meet him in Dallas earlier this year, he was all class and even paid for my coffee at the Marriott gift store. But it’s all about results and he is not producing, thanks for the Super Bowls and the cup of coffee but it’s time to move along.

  14. sells42 says:

    Remaining Scheduled games wins versus loses.

    I can forsee this sad Denver team winning out the season.

    The scariest games are KC at Kansas City (next week), Tennessee, Chicago, and San Diego. But honestly all of those games are winnable.

    To be realistic I would put us at 9-7 by the end of the season, which may actually put us in the playoff hunt if San Diego continues to follow the Norv Turner pattern of destruction.

  15. Anonymous says:

    TRADE BILL COWHER, FIRE JIM BATES AND JEREMY BATES

  16. JAKE BRONCO says:

    Thanks shanahan for your wisdom

  17. bronco_hyde says:

    Bunch of Whiners!

    I will be the first to admit this season so far has been terribly disappointing. We have completely stunk up the field on numerous occasions. But I’m a Broncos Fan and will continue to enjoy watching my team play football. That’s what I look forward to every week. Of course I would prefer it if they win . . . but at the end of the day, I just like the game, and it makes it nice to have one team to root for. So everyone needs to quit taking the losses so hard, in the end, it’s just a game.

    Now, that’s not to say I don’t expect more, because I do. And I, like Mike, am not ready to give up. You can come up with your long list of things and people that need to improve, but I have yet to hear anyone give the real reason for the current state of the team.

    In my opinion, the problem with the Broncos is that it is not a “TEAM”. Football is a team sport, and it requires a team effort to win. Unlike basketball (where you can put a couple of great players on the court and win) there must be a team bond. And this team bond is what is missing. Some people say they’re playing without “heart”, but I say they’re playing without team “unity”. That is the problem with all of these FA’s coming in late. There has been no opportunity to become a team, it’s just a bunch of individuals, without or without talent.

    Can this problem be fixed this year?? Maybe. . . . maybe not. Something has to happen to bring the team together. If and when the Broncos become a team, they will be able to compete regardless of injuries or inexperience. So I will patiently wait for another 8 games to see if the Broncos Team ever shows up. If not . . . then there’s an offseason and a new year.

    I’m not saying we couldn’t stand a few changes . . . some better talent, some new blood, but more than any of that, the Broncos need to find their team.

  18. dbroncfan says:

    Rice, I appreciate the response, but mike is not admitting the losses to injuries but there sure are a lot of others trying to. I don’t chalk it up to the losses, now I do know that they are part of the game, but if you even watch game 1,2, and 3 over when we did not have all of the injuries you can plainly see that we were struggling, and like a loyal fan I said to myself that’s allright it is the beginning of the season and it will be a slow start. But yet reflecting back, we didn’t have a lot of energy, we were lethargic and that starts with preperation. Now was it heart or lack of coaching we don’t know, we can just speculate. But a true leader takes on that responsability and Mike is, but now two games that were blowouts he mentioned that he didn’t have his team prepared. I for one don’t believe that completely because it is a team sport as Hyde mentions, but in this business, remember thats what this is, you have to produce. I noticed Mike that you didn’t mention anything else about the coaches jobs or performance, and rightfully so, your in a position to be political, and that is why you have your loyal and not so loyal fans able to respond for everyone in these blogs. Now normally I don’t even respond, but each week I keep picking the broncos on my schedules, get pumped up for each game, and god bless my new neighbors who have to hear me each and every week rooting good and the bad, but this is an outlet for us. Now I won’t really keep responding, because I would rather sit back and laugh at a lot of the blogs and take in the good responses. But today on sirius network in my car on the way to work, I listened to Shannon Sharpe talk about the Broncos and we are on the same page as far as the bandaid aproach. Sam Adams was on also and he really doesn’t have a clue to what to do, but it is his political answeres that he must give the media. Oh well like I mentioned I trully believe that we have at least 4-5 years out and hopefully Mike S. will still be around. I am a leader in my job and am responsible for other peoples actions and it is not easy to have your career in someone else’s hands. With that being said he has got to come up with a solution and maybe Pat Bowlen will see that, but true fans are emotional and passionate and when the money starts to disappear and the results are not there there is usually a change. Just ask the coaches that were in Denver last year….. Thanks Mike R

  19. Anonymous says:

    Did you guys remember to collect Tatum Bell and George Foster’s play books (including the copies)?

  20. ohio says:

    bronco_hyde said: So everyone needs to quit taking the losses so hard, in the end, it’s just a game.

    It’s more than just a game to most and to the players, they don’t go out there and say “oh well we just got our butt’s handed to us again but it’s ok cause it’s just a game”. No way they think that way nor do I or any real fan, I don’t go to Mile High to watch just a game, I go there to watch what I felt was one of the best teams in the league with some of the best talent. I hope the Bronco players and coaching staff don’t think this way because if you play this game and are not concerned about the wins and losses because it’s just a game then they aren’t playing for the main prize the main goal! It’s more than just a game, it’s americas game and we have some of the best fans and we deserve as do the coaches and players better outcomes week after week.

    The Broncos better start playing to win and not to lose because winners are generally happier and play better week in week out! Where’s all that hype and motivation they had in the beginning of the season, Cutler was on the cover of one magazine and then the following week Henry was on the cover, the hype was there but where did it all go south? Need to start playing with some passion and I believed that big win over the Steelers was a step in the right direction but 2 straight gut wrenching losses and now look where we are. Clean the slate, let’s go to battle with what we got and gosh dangit some body start hitting people, let me see some emotion after a big play and gosh dangit start playing like you want to be out there, you play professional football do you know how many people would kill to have your job! Some one isn’t playing in the NFL because you took there job because you were supposed to be better then them! YOU “AS A TEAM” ARE THE DENVER BRONCOS YOU HAVE THE BEST FANS IN THE NFL AND ARE ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFULL ORGANIZATIONS IN THE NFL START PLAYING LIKE IT!

  21. broncos_for_life says:

    I wish our team could learn to play as a team but I don’t see that this year.. Hope KC goes down 70+0

  22. Number 83 says:

    And another thing, looking back on the 1999/6-10 Broncos (Shanny’s only sub .500 season), our worst loss was by only 17 points. We’ve done more than double that this year…. twice even.

    Secondly, 3 out of our 6 WINS that year were by double digits. When was the last time the Broncos had a double digit win you ask? Dec. 17, 2006, 37-20 @ Arizona. We’re creeping up on a whole 365 days since our last double digit win… >IF

  23. Number 83 says:

    I guess the blog machine didn’t like what I had to say, and I got cut off. Oh well, I’ll continue tomorrow…. technically later on today.

  24. Number 83 says:

    I forgot… there’s always the “back” button too. It’s too bad the Broncos can’t just click the “back” button as well, huh? ;-?

    And another thing, looking back on the 1999/6-10 Broncos (Shanny’s only sub .500 season), our worst loss was by only 17 points. We’ve done more than double that this year…. twice even.

    Secondly, 3 out of our 6 WINS that year were by double digits. When was the last time the Broncos had a double digit win you ask? Dec. 17, 2006, 37-20 @ Arizona. We’re creeping up on a whole 365 days since our last double digit win… >IF

  25. Number 83 says:

    FORGET IT!!!!!!!

    SCREW THIS BLOG MACHINE!!!!

    I DIDN’T WANT TO WRITE ANYTHING ANYWAY!!!!!

  26. broncos_for_life says:

    I don’t know whats up with this site but my blogs were getting erased and warnings about spam were poping up all day monday so I had to write in to complain.. Its almost like someone is trying to restrict any veiws they don’t wont to read..
    I hope we all remember the little thing called freedom of speech. The does not mean only if we like what someone else says. Good and the bad……..

  27. broncos_for_life says:

    Does anyone think we will win more then one more game? I think its 3-13 unless one of the teams we play stays home on gameday as to not waist there time.. When watching the game on TV the station gave up and switched to a new game… How funny is that.. We can count on loseing monday nights if we keep screwing up like we are..
    being a bronco fan is a love hate relationship

  28. SIMEON BRONCO says:

    CUTLER IS OK, TRADEA NEW HEAD COACH , SHANAHAN´S ERA IS OVER

  29. broncos_for_life says:

    its not all on mike. we only have maybe one person trying to perform on the field so I think we should start trading some players in the off season and just dumping the rest.. keep jay, he will work out fine when he gets someone to protect him..

  30. broncos_for_life says:

    This site is starting that crap again with the warning page popping up.entering the code and all that stuff.

    Rice you need to Fix it or quite your blog page……

  31. broncos_for_life says:

    GO BRONCOS
    :)

  32. Bishopbronco says:

    Normally I cannot stand to hear someone blame a troubled season on injuries but when it gets to the point that a good portion of your team is on the IR or playing with an injury then things change. The first string was/is the talent in the Bronco’s lineup this year. Doesn’t go much deeper as far as I have seen. I believe that when a team is stretched as far as this, the level of compensation for the weak points in a team is greatly diminished. Think of the first weeks of the season for a moment. All close games. Our defense and special teams were just as pitiful and disorganized as they are today but we still brought home wins. Compensation. Now that we are bruised and beaten our stars are not in form to make clutch plays and tackles which allow us to squeeze out wins. We may not be a super bowl team this year, but the path to a super bowl team is evident to me.
    1. Use the small but quick defensive line in the way it should of hire a defensive coordinator who can. What happened to the Bronco blitz??
    2. Only play Broncos who can tackle an opponent 1 on 1. Bench or drop players who can’t and sign ones who can. I can’t remember seeing any NFL team who has so much difficulty tackling. I get embarrassed watching them when I’m around other non Bronco fans.
    3. Have total faith in Jay Cutler. Allow him to throw the ball and call plays. He is learning how to be a top notch NFL quarteback at an amazing rate. He will throw interceptions but it is part of the process.
    4. Keep Shanny. Shanny is the glue that holds a Bronco’s team together. He will fix the DST issues. NO MORE FIRE HIM BANTER!!!

  33. Anonymous says:

    I was at the game in Detroit this past Sunday…and I have got to admit…I saw NO passion or heart in any of the players on that team. The guy who looked the best to me was PATRICK RAMSEY. THey were droping passes, there was confusion on defence with the numbers of guys on the field, and it looked like they were already beat 3 plays into the game. Sure they have injuries, but is that really an excuse to not even put out an effort. There were tonnes of Denver fans in Detroit supporting our team, and the Broncos didn’t give us one thing to cheer for. Nothing. The game plan by MIke Shanahan was horrible. 2nd and goal on the 4 yard line…and we run 3 passing plays. Your kidding me, right? This organization has a history of being so much better than this, so I’m getting a little worried. Some major work needs to be done this off-season. We need to start putting a TEAM together instead of going after all these guys just to help out for that season. GET IT TOGETHER BRONCOS!

  34. broncs4life8916 says:

    I am a Denver Broncos fan from Toronto, Canada, and I absolutely love this organization. I was at the game in Detroit this past Sunday…and I have got to admit…I saw NO passion or heart in any of the players on that team. The guy who looked the best to me was PATRICK RAMSEY. THey were droping passes, there was confusion on defence with the numbers of guys on the field, and it looked like they were already beat 3 plays into the game. Sure they have injuries, but is that really an excuse to not even put out an effort. There were tonnes of Denver fans in Detroit supporting our team, and the Broncos didn’t give us one thing to cheer for. Nothing. The game plan by MIke Shanahan was horrible. 2nd and goal on the 4 yard line…and we run 3 passing plays. Your kidding me, right? This organization has a history of being so much better than this, so I’m getting a little worried. Some major work needs to be done this off-season. We need to start putting a TEAM together instead of going after all these guys just to help out for that season. GET IT TOGETHER BRONCOS!

  35. broncs4life16 says:

    I am a Denver Broncos fan from Toronto, Canada, and I absolutely love this organization. I was at the game in Detroit this past Sunday…and I have got to admit…I saw NO passion or heart in any of the players on that team. The guy who looked the best to me was PATRICK RAMSEY. THey were droping passes, there was confusion on defence with the numbers of guys on the field, and it looked like they were already beat 3 plays into the game. Sure they have injuries, but is that really an excuse to not even put out an effort. There were tonnes of Denver fans in Detroit supporting our team, and the Broncos didn’t give us one thing to cheer for. Nothing. The game plan by MIke Shanahan was horrible. 2nd and goal on the 4 yard line…and we run 3 passing plays. Your kidding me, right? This organization has a history of being so much better than this, so I’m getting a little worried. Some major work needs to be done this off-season. We need to start putting a TEAM together instead of going after all these guys just to help out for that season. GET IT TOGETHER BRONCOS!

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