Published on: 13th November, 2009
Originally published September 2, 2009 Do you smell it? That scent of uncontainable hope that springs eternal amongst all 32 NFL teams as the preseason draws to a close? Yet, within about four weeks, a fair amount of those teams will have those hopes of glory dashed as first quarter ...Published on: 10th November, 2009
16 games. The season is a marathon, not a sprint. Coaches preach these two phrases to their players privately and publicly every week of the NFL season. They expect their players to maintain a high level of energy all season and not exhaust themselves during a stretch of five or six ...Published on: 1st November, 2009
We knew it was coming, it was just a matter of time. Like when the main theme from Jaws starts playing, you could feel the attack and disaster coming. The Denver Broncos were never going to run the table and finish the regular season a perfect 16-0. It's only happened twice ...Published on: 30th October, 2009
Even with the extra week off to let it sink in, it's still hard to believe that we're actually where we are. The Denver Broncos are 6-0 and hold a three-game lead over the Chargers in the AFC West. The Broncos and their fans have been on cloud nine all season long, ...Published on: 26th October, 2009
What a season it has been so far for Broncos fans. In a season in which the team was expected to struggle, the team has surged out to a surprising 6-0 start and a three game lead over the Chargers in the AFC West. There have been many ...Published on: 22nd October, 2009
Crazy, off your rocker, cracked, and insane. Those are the words I would use if you had told me in August that the Broncos would be 6-0 going into their bye and talk of a Super Bowl run, let alone a playoff berth, would be discussed with a straight face. But here ...Published on: 14th October, 2009
Let's turn the clock back a little less than fifty days to August 29. Denver Broncos wide receiver Brandon Marshall had just been suspended for conduct detrimental to the team, adding more salt to a still fresh wound for the Broncos. The team a few months earlier had traded their disgruntled ...Published on: 12th October, 2009
So you say Broncos quarterback Kyle Orton is a "game manager," eh? Take a look at these statistics from Sundays 20-17 overtime win over the New England Patriots: 35-of-48, 330 yards and two touchdowns. I don't hold his one interception against him because it was a desperation heave at the end of the first ...Published on: 9th October, 2009
There comes a time in every NFL head coach's career that he gets a shot to face off against the man who taught him the ropes. A win against the teacher gives the student the first crown jewel of his head coaching career. For Denver Broncos head coach Josh McDaniels, that ...Published on: 6th October, 2009
No, this is not an emotional knee jerk reaction to the Packers losing 30-23 to the Vikings Monday night. I have been on the fence regarding the future of Mike McCarthy as the head coach of the Green Bay Packers since the end of last season. Tonight, at the hands ...