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Keeping Things In Perspective

November 6th, 2009 - 1:00am by mike_riceOther posts by

One game does not make a season. But it can be cause for some concern. Such is the place where the Broncos find themselves, at least to some degree.

The bottom line is the Ravens dominated the Broncos last weekend. There is no getting around that.

But it’s one game. It’s not a trend; it’s not a pattern; it’s not necessarily the start of the Broncos’ demise. There is no need to call Chicken Little.

All together now…breathe in deeply…hold it for a moment…slowly exhale. The Broncos are still 6-1. Last I checked, that’s pretty good.

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No Laboring About One Loss

November 2nd, 2009 - 5:52pm by jim_saccomanoOther posts by

The Denver Broncos finally dropped a game Sunday, to an always tough Baltimore Ravens team that, in this case, came into the game with three straight losses and was desperately in need of a win.

Denver remains in good shape with a 6-1 record following the loss, which was a tough defensive struggle that at halftime saw the Broncos trailing by just a 6-0 score. The ravens returned the second half kickoff for a touchdown and slowly pulled away after that.

With that loss, Denver Head Coach Josh McDaniels fell one victory short of becoming just the second or third (and we’ll explain) first year head coach to start off his coaching career with seven consecutive wins.

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Monday Morning Blues, 6-1

November 2nd, 2009 - 9:58am by mark_cooperOther posts by

Coach McDaniels said it best after the game. They’re a good football team and you can’t play poorly on the road against a good football team.

Both lines of scrimmage were dominated by the Ravens. I’ve always been told, “give credit, where credit is due.” They earned it. Our crew had dominated that sacred ground up until this Sunday. That’s really where the game is won when you really pay attention. No one knows or understands when you win because all ESPN, FOX and the rest of the TV shows share, are highlights.

Highlights: High flying catches, diving catches, great runs from scrimmage, dipping and dodging. Never the blocks that sprung them or the line of scrimmage being pushed back during the running plays or at the goal line and the amount of time Kyle Orton has to go to his third or fourth read.

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6-0, Say No More!

October 20th, 2009 - 10:04am by mark_cooperOther posts by

Eddie, Eddie, Eddie, go baby, GO!! Was that fun to watch or what? My son had just walked upstairs and I called to him to come watch the run. WOW! History in the making with a punt return (71 yds) and a kickoff return (93 yds) for touchdowns.

Then, the Chargers replied with their own version of a punt return. I wasn’t happy but that makes for fun TV and fan viewing and the halftime show was funny with Chris Berman saying all you had to do was watch 4th down and the kicking game to enjoy the first half.

They had our number early then the D… as in DOOM (two sacks) and the Boys started firing on all cylinders. Five sacks, a bunch of knockdowns, a bunch of in-your-face Philip Rivers while you try to throw the ball. You really have to give Coach Nolan a lot of credit in that he really shut down Rivers with the blitz package in the second half. From the corners and the middle walking up and back, disguising it well.

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Staying Grounded

October 13th, 2009 - 2:47pm by mike_riceOther posts by

I’m not sure what the Broncos’ final record will be this season. But I now know for certain it will be much better than many people thought it would be.

We all know the NFL tends to be a week-to-week business. The prevailing thought is that a team seems to be only as good as how well it played the previous game.

After defeating the Patriots, the Broncos deserved to celebrate a terrific win. It is clear that they are a really good team.

And they can be even better.

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Congrats Coach McDaniels 5-0

October 11th, 2009 - 7:22pm by mark_cooperOther posts by

S.I. Jinx-Schminx. Stats-schmats. Win — Win is what this team does and I had to get a post off tonight because I can’t wait to read the papers tomorrow and see what writers are jumping on the bandwagon now.

A helping of Crow should be served around town for the non-believers and I’ll be the first at the plate with my prediction early on. It a good thing I’m typing because it’s not polite to talk with your mouth full of bird. :o ) Mumble-mumble.

My hats off to Coach McDaniels and I had a HUGE smile on my face when he did a little fist waving at the end of the game … still have that smile writing this. Beating your mentor really means a lot and he handled it with class and a little fun for the fans … thanks coach. CONGRATS.

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Here For The Long Haul

October 6th, 2009 - 12:25am by mike_riceOther posts by

The confidence that Broncos’ Head Coach Josh McDaniels says has always resided in the hallways at team headquarters is now overflowing.

The Broncos are good.

No, they’re not a perfect team. And I don’t pretend to think they’ll go 16-0 in the regular season.

But my guess is they’re not going away, either.

Understandably, many people weren’t that impressed when the Broncos began the season with wins over the Bengals, Browns and Raiders.

Beat the Cowboys and people start to take notice.

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DEFENSIVELY AWESOME!!!!! 4-0

October 5th, 2009 - 10:15pm by mark_cooperOther posts by

Wow was all I could say after the game…WOW!!! The Defense impressed me to no end. All over Tony Romo all day long and relentless. Tough not to take your mind off how they disrupted Romo and held the running backs to NO NUMBERS to speak of and sacked and harassed him all day.

I don’t have the stats in front of me and really don’t need them because they dominated the Cowboys offensive line and we dinked them like we talked about last week leading up to the game.

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3-0 Makes For A Fun Start

September 28th, 2009 - 7:16pm by mark_cooperOther posts by

Funny how the papers changed directions today with a headline of 3-0, NO JOSHING….gotta love it. Little different tune than the preseason, huh.

I LOVE BEATING THE RAIDERS, so my season will be complete with another win against them. :o )

O.K. not quite, but it sure makes me smile hard and I loved the jawing that went on before and during the game.

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A Team In The Making

September 28th, 2009 - 12:25am by mike_riceOther posts by

It was, by all accounts orange and blue, a good time had by all.

The Broncos brought the hammer down on the Raiders, 23-3, Sunday afternoon in Oakland. What little there was of the Silver and Black before the blowout, undoubtedly nothing remained after. It was a team effort of terrific proportions.

“We talked all week about needing to play well in three phases in order to beat this team at home,” Broncos’ head coach Josh McDaniels told 850 KOA after the game. “We got a great effort by our kicking units, did a nice job defensively stopping the run (and) creating some turnovers and offensively dominated the time of possession.”

I’ll dispense of the obligatory “it was just the Raiders” preface and get right to the point: The Broncos have played pretty well to this point in the season.

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