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How hard is it for a Denver Broncos fan to watch the Oakland Raiders come into Denver and physical dominate the home team? That must have been what the 1960's were like. Disgusting. Whether it's 59-14 or 23-20, losing to the Raiders at home is just something I can't stand.
Worse, it was Kyle Orton who played a big role in the loss. All those weeks of training camp devoted to him being the game manager we all (mostly all of us) thought he could be under John Fox. Granted, the offensive line played one its worst games in recent memory, but I lost count of how many open wide receivers Orton just flat out missed last week. He looked like a guy who was just trying too hard and he certainly didn't look comfortable leading this team.
That said, and this isn't a Kyle Orton bash, the entire team let the fans down in this first game. The defense did its job, that much is sure. They stopped the Raiders when they needed to be stopped and kept this game much closer than it should have been. The offense just didn't execute. Thirteen points...at home...on Monday Night Football...against the hated Oakland Raiders who soiled your home ground last season with 59 points. Disgusting.
So where does that leave us? Tim Tebow. Ha! Just kidding. This team has to lose a lot more games before Fox starts wondering what Tebow might be able to do under center, so for now this game is all about the offense bouncing back from the biggest let down in over ten months - for us fans anyway.
Personally, I think the defense will keep the game close. They are not yet great, but they are no longer the doormats of 2010 either. So this game against the Cincinnati Bengals is going to come down to the Broncos offense. Can they execute? Can Orton bounce back? Can the OL man the hell up? Those are all questions we need to find answers for tomorrow. I will say this, if the Broncos lose this game its going to hurt bad. Orton's reign will end much sooner - fairly or not, most fans will undoubtedly blame him. It is what it is, the rest of us just have to hope for the best.
If you want Tim Tebow to play sooner rather than later, then root for the Broncos to lose this game - it will make the Tebow era begin much sooner than it would have begun. As for me, I think Orton will actually bounce back and the Broncos will win big tomorrow, 31-13. If only because a loss would mean 5 more weeks of angry and pissed off fans. A win at least makes the debate go away for a few days...
Moving away from the depressing task of writing about the 2011 Broncos, I've compiled a short list of my most favorite Broncos quotes of all time. This was purred by Orton's, "I'm not going to cry over spilt milk" comment that really pissed me off at first, but now it just is what it is. Orton doesn't cry over spilt milk, but I am certain he cries over wet balls. I would too. Anyway, here are some of my favorites of all time!
I was openly weeping when these words were spoken. Was this quote cheesy? Absolutely, but does that matter? Anyone who suffered through the crushing defeats of the 1980's will testify to the unbelievable sense of accomplishment, relief and joy that January 25, 1998 brought to Broncos fans everywhere.
I love this quote because it capped the greatest season of Broncos football I had ever witnessed. I even got to attend the game in San Diego. Little did I know it also capped the end of an era and the beginning of the end of a tradition that had been ingrained in the Broncos organization for thirty years. Hopefully, we'll see a return to that tradition someday...
Few remember that the Denver Broncos had a ten year stretch where they didn't beat the Oakland Raiders a single time. That is twenty straight defeats. It was embarrassing and the hatred for the dirty and often cheating Raiders grew each and every season. The Broncos first broke the losing streak on October 22, 1972 in Oakland's backyard, however it was the 1977 AFC Championship game that meant the most to Broncos fans. Tom Jackson's quote here signified an end of perpetual dominance of the Raiders over the AFC West.
On the day I became a Broncomaniac, Keith Bishop uttered a sentence as the offense took the field down 20-13 in the 1987 AFC Championship game that would begin one of the most famous drives in NFL history. I was eight years old and upon seeing Elway's greatness live on one of the world's biggest stages, I was hooked. I watched Broncos games before that and was a "fan", but I am certain that was the day I became a Broncomaniac. There is a difference between being a fan and a Broncomaniac, without a doubt! In any case, not even the Super Bowl loss to the New York Giantsdamped my mania.
I'll end with the most infamous quote in Broncos history. The half a loaf game would cause Saban to lose his job in 1971. With the game tied 10-10 with the Miami Dolphins, Saban opted to run the clock out and go for the tie rather than to try and win the game. Something unheard of in today's NFL, but in hindsight it was unheard of back then as well. It got so bad during that season that the crowd would throw half loaves of bread onto the field in anger over Saban's rather unfortunate remarks.
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by kimbertr on Sep 17, 2011 10:27 PM MDT reply actions The poll with no wrong answer. Genius Tim. I see what you did there! "I actually watched the World Cup. I HATE baseball. Hockey?s over. Hey, at least we have the WNBA. Oh, man. I?m making a noose. Want one?"
by Tim Lynch on Sep 17, 2011 10:30 PM MDT up reply actions I want to see Bleeding Bengals It wasn't him Charlie, it was you. Remember that night in the Garden you came down to my dressing room and said, "Kid, this ain't your night. We're going for the price on Wilson." Ya remember that? 'This ain't your night.' My night I could of taken Wilson apart.
by Zac Man on Sep 17, 2011 10:31 PM MDT reply actions Tim, if your 31-13 prediction proves true...... then Tin Man better get some extra oil on those joints. Spilled Milk makes tin rust you know.
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by mdierk on Sep 17, 2011 10:53 PM MDT up reply actions Would hate to see us ABORTon the game! "I actually watched the World Cup. I HATE baseball. Hockey?s over. Hey, at least we have the WNBA. Oh, man. I?m making a noose. Want one?"
by boydy2669 on Sep 17, 2011 10:45 PM MDT reply actions Broncos need to get a hurge lead in order to win I have absolutely no faith if they?
by Calikula on Sep 17, 2011 10:55 PM MDT reply actions You got me Tim! I voted yes before i saw the lose...Yikes!??? I'm all confused now...
by bfree2bronc on Sep 17, 2011 10:56 PM MDT reply actions I believe the delayed blitz may bring gold... We have a rookie quarterback in Andy Dalton, and yes he looked sharp and poised against the Browns, but if Allen get?
With Coach Zorro on our side, we will slice opponents to ribbons. Tim Tebow gives me hope and I already have faith and charity in my heart! I see a propitious future rife with Lombardis for our Broncos!
by the new Bradfather on Sep 17, 2011 11:45 PM MDT up reply actions I'm gonna blame Orton's "head-in-butt" syndrome on the rain. Slippery balls?. I really don?t even want to finish that sentence now that I?ve started it.
by Calikula on Sep 18, 2011 7:27 AM MDT up reply actions Haha.... the staff deletes the others but leaves this one? LMAO. -Harvey J.
Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones; and when you have laboriously accomplished your daily task, go to sleep in peace.
If I can't have high expectations that succeed, I''d rather have high expectations and be disappointed than have low expectations and be resigned to losing.
?That said, and this isn?t a Kyle Orton bash, the entire team let the fans down in this first game. The defense did its job, that much is sure.?
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by Tim Lynch on Sep 17, 2011 11:26 PM MDT up reply actions thanks for being not too much of a richard, do you see what I did there?
With Coach Zorro on our side, we will slice opponents to ribbons. Tim Tebow gives me hope and I already have faith and charity in my heart! I see a propitious future rife with Lombardis for our Broncos!
by the new Bradfather on Sep 17, 2011 11:42 PM MDT up reply actions The rephrase should be...the defense tried to do their job, but were hamstrung by a dismal offense... The defense did commit many errors but, when the offense ontinues to fail it set?
by bfree2bronc on Sep 18, 2011 11:21 AM MDT up reply actions Tim Do you view RT Franklin a project for EFX to groom to start on Tebows blind side in 2012? I?m a optimist and I view that way giving he was a second round pick. What are your thoughts?
by HarvJNep2n on Sep 18, 2011 7:05 AM MDT up reply actions I'm not sure if it was on this site or not, but there was recently a post concerning ?blind side? of left-handed quarterbacks. It is not just a flip of right handed quarterbacks. The right tackle is generally not the guy protecting a left handed quarterbacks ?blind? side. It has to do with how left handed quarterbacks roll out. Maybe one of the really smart guys can help us out here.
"I actually watched the World Cup. I HATE baseball. Hockey?s over. Hey, at least we have the WNBA. Oh, man. I?m making a noose. Want one?"
To a point Defenses are always looking for areas of weakness to concentrate their attack. The blindside of the QB is a natural weakness due to the the reduced ability of the QB to react to pressure coming from that side. That weakness cannot be exploited until you actually reach the QB. In our case we would have a second weakness on Tebow?s blind side ? Orlando Franklin. Until that boy figures out how to pass block, defenses will move players around if necessary to exploit his weakness. Why have my best d line man get absorbed into Clady when I can let him pin his ears back and run over Franklin? If Tebow is to become our starter, then either Franklin has to find some game or we need to find someone that can protect timmy in an area of natural vulnerability.
by Flunkie on Sep 18, 2011 7:19 AM MDT up reply actions Franklin is a guard. I went to the U of Miami game last night (go Canes, we killed Ohio State) and the new LT was much better than Franklin was in pass block. My Univ of Miami fans are thrilled that Franklin is now in the NFL and no longer a college LT? so that should tell you something, just like those 11 QB pressures he allowed on Monday night.
We are rebuilding like it or not. It will take time. Their will be hits and misses on players we draft. I?m going to let this play out for awhile and see the progress. Its gonna take time.
by McGeorge on Sep 18, 2011 7:59 AM MDT up reply actions always b.... I see that McG has become your target daily?(actually, you posted the same comment yesterday). Careful on two fronts?1) He has been awfully good on his predictions, and 2) if he decides to target you, it will not been pretty. McG is a veteran of the DP wars, reclaimed at MHR with a modified approach to posting. Actually, I half understand, though. McG is nothing if not honest, even if it is negative for the Broncos?but he also knows his football and loves his Broncos.
by McGeorge on Sep 18, 2011 12:46 PM MDT up reply actions Maybe Franklin's just being groomed to take over for Kuper in afew years Kuper is getting older and maybe Franklin will be a future RG when the Broncos find a good RT.
If I can't have high expectations that succeed, I''d rather have high expectations and be disappointed than have low expectations and be resigned to losing.
by KaptainKirk on Sep 18, 2011 8:00 AM MDT up reply actions In my wildest dreams, EFX draft someone like Kalil or sign a real RT and move Franklin to LG, and improve two spots on our line in one fell swoop. That right there would go a long way toward fixing our o-line problems.
by McGeorge on Sep 18, 2011 12:44 PM MDT up reply actions My favorite poll was is the new Bradfather an a-hole. Naturally, everyone voted ?yes.?
With Coach Zorro on our side, we will slice opponents to ribbons. Tim Tebow gives me hope and I already have faith and charity in my heart! I see a propitious future rife with Lombardis for our Broncos!
by the new Bradfather on Sep 17, 2011 11:33 PM MDT reply actions You picked a funny photo. Orton doing his usual thing under pressures. I expect more and sooner boos today if he can?t get a TD or two in the first half.
It?s the 1-9 thing that really got me. How is that giving Denver the best chance to win? Tebow is 1-2.. He?d have to lose 7 games in a row to match Orton.
by McGeorge on Sep 18, 2011 8:36 AM MDT up reply actions Sorry Sean but few will agree on that one he put together a drive or two in the 2nd half, but misread wide open receivers, locked onto Lloyd several times, and took 5 sacks when he could?ve thrown the ball away.
I blame 50% of the loss on Orton and 50% on the O-line. But at the end, Orton was too nervous to maintain focus, and capitalize on what Oakland gave him.
by idahobronc on Sep 18, 2011 10:06 AM MDT up reply actions Or it just represents the state of our QB play from Orton. Lot more falling down than making winning plays from Kyle.
by McGeorge on Sep 18, 2011 8:37 AM MDT up reply actions It upset me too...its the 2010 Broncos. I hate the 2010 Broncos?I wanted more from this offense.
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by Tim Lynch on Sep 18, 2011 9:47 AM MDT up reply actions Dave Krieger DP article "Another Loss" THIS is THE best article/post I have read re the Orton/Tebow fixation. Personally, I think we (the Broncos) need to make a decision by mid-season, either we are winning enough to justify keeping Orton as the starter, or, we get a real good look at Tebow to see if he?s the answer.
by BroncoCUbuffs on Sep 18, 2011 7:35 AM MDT reply actions "Mr President . . . Send in the National Guard . . . We're killing the Patriots! Or something like that. I miss Shannon Sharpe.
If I can't have high expectations that succeed, I''d rather have high expectations and be disappointed than have low expectations and be resigned to losing.
by OrangeandBluesBros on Sep 18, 2011 7:58 AM MDT up reply actions Ahhhh, that would have been #5, but I had to use an infamous quote. :( Sharpe was awesome!
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by Tim Lynch on Sep 18, 2011 9:47 AM MDT up reply actions The post writers are so stupid. One sentence they say the broncos have to many holes on the roster fill in one off season. In the next they say the broncos failed to address a certain area.
by always broncs on Sep 18, 2011 7:59 AM MDT via mobile up reply actions Monday Night Football Redux ?How hard is it for a Denver Broncos fan to watch the Oakland Raiders come into Denver and physical dominate the home team? That must have been what the 1960?s were like.?
You got that right. Its exactly what the 60?s and early 70?s were like. I remember the exhiliration of first MNF when the Broncos tied the Raiders.
But last Monday, I was standing near the cash register at a bagel shop on Union Blvd in Lakewood when the cashier said to the lady in front of me who was wearing an orange Broncos sweatshirt, ?Good luck tonight.? The lady smiled and said, ?Thanks? then added with some consternation, ?Monday Night Football.? I added, ?night game.? We both smiled a terse smile knowing the Broncos history of performance on Monday nights and night games generally, but both hoping for something better that night. We didn?t get it.
If I can't have high expectations that succeed, I''d rather have high expectations and be disappointed than have low expectations and be resigned to losing.
by KaptainKirk on Sep 18, 2011 8:00 AM MDT up reply actions I had to rec this for the poll! The key to losing respectably today?ok let me revise that?the key for the Broncos to pull off a victory is to do what they couldn?t do for 60 minutes last Monday night: run the football.
Denver?s O-line needs to unleash its inner mean or this will be another long day at SA@MH. On defense, it?s ?next man up? as Fox says. The problem is, the next man up may not even be a 3rd stringer on most other teams.
by Horsepower on Sep 18, 2011 8:43 AM MDT reply actions It's amazing The fan base of Denver has me convinced that I have to find another team to root for. And I never thought that would happen.
I love the Broncos. But I so hate our spoiled impatient and ? yes ? pig ignorant fans, that I feel completely football isolated in this town.
MHR has really taken a hit from it, too. Don?t get me wrong ? there are still useful analyses mixed in with all the garbage posts ? but for the most part, the site has become home to idolators, not Bronco fans.
And yes, I know they?ll deny it, and that someone will pen some passionate defense of his supposed fandom ? and how to criticize the team is the ultimate show of support, blah blah blah ? and it?ll go green, as others rush to clap that poster on the back and agree with him.
I don?t usually put much stock into what the rest of the country is saying. But re: the Broncos, the national media and a number of ex-players now doing commentary are incredulous at how our fans are acting. They, like the coaches and the players, know that Orton is a good football player, and they don?t understand why it is our fans feel the need to run him out of town (because when we had a defense, Orton was a winning QB, simple as that).
Maybe I?ll try rooting for the Broncos and just ignore the fans. But then, what?s the point? Is the sharing a large part of the experience?
Let?s not get complacent and place the blame on the fans. Fans don?t make decisions. 5 years of terrible decisions were not made by the FANS.
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by Tim Lynch on Sep 18, 2011 10:36 AM MDT up reply actions Follow the NFL much? Happens in every town. The most popular non-NBA athlete in Chicago when I still lived there was the Bears backup QB, whoever he was. Maybe you should focus more on why you follow a team instead of wasting effort complaining about how other people choose to be fans.
by McGeorge on Sep 18, 2011 12:42 PM MDT up reply actions Sorry you feel that way. The use of ?idolators? would have been enough. Then the ?doesn?t change what you are??.rigid?.
by idahobronc on Sep 18, 2011 10:11 AM MDT up reply actions Did my ribbing you for your misguided support of the Phonz trade get your panties in a bunch? You won?t get them all wrong Jeff. And haven?t you be quitting this fan base for going on three years now? This isn?t even close to your first post expressing these same views. Happened when the MSM jumped on McD in 2009.
Stop listening to the radio and MSM. They drive you crazy. Don?t read my posts either, since they seem to take you to the same place.
I?ll be on the lookout for your ninth iteration of this post above sometime around Halloween when we?re facing another losing streak or the like.
by McGeorge on Sep 18, 2011 12:41 PM MDT up reply actions Broncos4&12raiders 8&8 All of usBronco fans drank too much of the orange Kool-Aid in the off season and forgot just how bad we were last year . As much as I hate the raiders and how much it pains me to admit they were a better team last monday night .It will be interesting to see if the raiders can win in Buffalo today. As bad as we all hated losing to them we had a chance to win the game and it was not a blowout . Maybe we all just can?t admit maybe they have improved from last season and might be a pretty good team and we were not quite the push over we were last year and there may be hope for the rest of the season . If the Broncos can get healthy they may get on a run this team is young with a new coaching staff and it will take a while for it to come together .They will really miss Champ today and I can?t predict a win but there will be improvements in this game . Maybe the whole team was just trying to hard against the raiders and fell into quicksand and could not get out (Shane Falco) .
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