Lonestar
10-09-2009, 04:01 PM
By Woody Paige
The Denver Post
Posted: 10/09/2009 01:00:00 AM MDT
Updated: 10/09/2009 01:09:22 AM MDT
Do the math, Josh McDaniels. (He can. He was a mathematics major in college.)
When the Broncos started 5-0, under three different coaches, they reached the Super Bowl.
When Bill Belichick has been a head coach against the Broncos, his teams have won only two of 11.
Since 1969, when the Broncos have played the Patriots in Denver, they own a 14-2 record.
The Patriots are Patsies here.
It adds up, Josh.
Therefore (and therefour- and0), given an equation of variable factors, the student could outsmart the professor and the Broncos could beat the Patriots, and the Broncos could go to the Super Bowl.
Simple arithmetic, right?
McDaniels, when he smiles, looks and acts a lot like Matt Damon, and he did work in the vicinity of MIT, so this Sunday's game should be called Good Josh Hunting.
Is Undefeated Josh McDaniels smarter than Brilliant Bill Belichick? Is Diamond Tom Brady as good without his former offensive coordinator?
More drama than Henry VIII marriages.
Can the Broncos go 5-0? If they do, their chances of advancing to the postseason are overwhelming. Since the NFL expanded to the 12-team playoff system, teams that began with five consecutive victories qualified 93.5 percent of the time.
Can the Broncos go to the Super Bowl? In four of their previous 49 seasons, the Broncos have opened with at least five consecutive victories. In 1977, with Red Miller as the coach, the Broncos won their first five, then one more before losing, and drove to the team's first Super Bowl. Dan Reeves' 1986 Broncos also won a six-pack and ended up in the Super Bowl.
Under Mike Shanahan, the Broncos won six in a row to begin 1997 — and became world champions for the first time. And the next season the Broncos didn't lose the first 13 games — and won their second Super Bowl.
Five & Oh! would seem to be a super sign.
Can McDaniels get the job done against his ex-boss?
His predecessors did. Reeves, Shanahan and Wade Phillips dominated Belichick. During Belichick's five-year reign (of terror) in Cleveland, the Broncos were 4-0 against the Browns. In Belichick's first eight seasons in New England, Shanahan bested him five of seven games — and the Broncos took the Patsies twice in 2005 — 28-20 in the regular season, 27-13 in the postseason.
Belichick won over the Broncos in 2003 and in the 41-7 Farce in Foxboro last season that proved the Broncos' defense was a disaster waiting for San Diego to happen.
Can the Broncos thump the Patriots on the hallowed ground that used to be a garbage dump? Yes. They've done it regularly in the past 20 years.
Although the Broncos won two in 1960, including the first AFL game, the then-Boston Patriots won 10 of the next 14.
The Broncos actually prevailed in Boston in 1966, 17-10, in the final seconds on a 64-yard touchdown pass play from Max Choboian to Al Denson. The ball was tipped. It was the Broncos' first Immaculate Deflection. Babe Parilli, who lives in Denver and was the Patriots' quarterback in '66, told me the other day that the game was played "in the worst, rainy conditions I've ever seen. We fumbled six times. I thought about that miracle play by the Broncos the moment (Brandon) Stokley made the catch on the tip in Cincinnati."
Parilli, probably the greatest college quarterback in SEC history, has been involved in many strange events. He was the Steelers' assistant coach who called the plays in the "Immaculate Reception" game. He was Joe Namath's backup in the Jets' amazing Super Bowl victory and was the No. 2 quarterback to Bart Starr in Green Bay. He was the Broncos' quarterbacks coach when they played in Super Bowl XII. And he beat the Broncos as a QB for the Raiders and the Patriots. He should be introduced at Sunday's throwback uniform game.
The Broncos ripped the Patriots in Denver in 1969 and have lost here only in 2000 and 2003. Otherwise, the Broncos have possessed the Patriots in the old stadium and the new, winning 14.
There was one Broncos triumph in a snowstorm (won by the Broncos 45-10) and another in a blowout in New England (37-3) when Shannon Sharpe picked up the sideline phone and called out the National Guard for the Patriots. There were playoff victories in Denver in 1986 and 2005 — the Broncos' last postseason success.
The Patriots are not invincible this season, because of a dubious defense, and the Broncos are perfect this season because of a dynamic defense. The Patriots don't have McDaniels, and the Broncos do.
Will Lonie Paxton, who played nine seasons for the Patriots, be the hero for the Broncos with a perfect long snap on the final play?
Broncos-Patriots is a numbers game, as Josh McDaniels will figure out.
http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_13519541?source=rss
The Denver Post
Posted: 10/09/2009 01:00:00 AM MDT
Updated: 10/09/2009 01:09:22 AM MDT
Do the math, Josh McDaniels. (He can. He was a mathematics major in college.)
When the Broncos started 5-0, under three different coaches, they reached the Super Bowl.
When Bill Belichick has been a head coach against the Broncos, his teams have won only two of 11.
Since 1969, when the Broncos have played the Patriots in Denver, they own a 14-2 record.
The Patriots are Patsies here.
It adds up, Josh.
Therefore (and therefour- and0), given an equation of variable factors, the student could outsmart the professor and the Broncos could beat the Patriots, and the Broncos could go to the Super Bowl.
Simple arithmetic, right?
McDaniels, when he smiles, looks and acts a lot like Matt Damon, and he did work in the vicinity of MIT, so this Sunday's game should be called Good Josh Hunting.
Is Undefeated Josh McDaniels smarter than Brilliant Bill Belichick? Is Diamond Tom Brady as good without his former offensive coordinator?
More drama than Henry VIII marriages.
Can the Broncos go 5-0? If they do, their chances of advancing to the postseason are overwhelming. Since the NFL expanded to the 12-team playoff system, teams that began with five consecutive victories qualified 93.5 percent of the time.
Can the Broncos go to the Super Bowl? In four of their previous 49 seasons, the Broncos have opened with at least five consecutive victories. In 1977, with Red Miller as the coach, the Broncos won their first five, then one more before losing, and drove to the team's first Super Bowl. Dan Reeves' 1986 Broncos also won a six-pack and ended up in the Super Bowl.
Under Mike Shanahan, the Broncos won six in a row to begin 1997 — and became world champions for the first time. And the next season the Broncos didn't lose the first 13 games — and won their second Super Bowl.
Five & Oh! would seem to be a super sign.
Can McDaniels get the job done against his ex-boss?
His predecessors did. Reeves, Shanahan and Wade Phillips dominated Belichick. During Belichick's five-year reign (of terror) in Cleveland, the Broncos were 4-0 against the Browns. In Belichick's first eight seasons in New England, Shanahan bested him five of seven games — and the Broncos took the Patsies twice in 2005 — 28-20 in the regular season, 27-13 in the postseason.
Belichick won over the Broncos in 2003 and in the 41-7 Farce in Foxboro last season that proved the Broncos' defense was a disaster waiting for San Diego to happen.
Can the Broncos thump the Patriots on the hallowed ground that used to be a garbage dump? Yes. They've done it regularly in the past 20 years.
Although the Broncos won two in 1960, including the first AFL game, the then-Boston Patriots won 10 of the next 14.
The Broncos actually prevailed in Boston in 1966, 17-10, in the final seconds on a 64-yard touchdown pass play from Max Choboian to Al Denson. The ball was tipped. It was the Broncos' first Immaculate Deflection. Babe Parilli, who lives in Denver and was the Patriots' quarterback in '66, told me the other day that the game was played "in the worst, rainy conditions I've ever seen. We fumbled six times. I thought about that miracle play by the Broncos the moment (Brandon) Stokley made the catch on the tip in Cincinnati."
Parilli, probably the greatest college quarterback in SEC history, has been involved in many strange events. He was the Steelers' assistant coach who called the plays in the "Immaculate Reception" game. He was Joe Namath's backup in the Jets' amazing Super Bowl victory and was the No. 2 quarterback to Bart Starr in Green Bay. He was the Broncos' quarterbacks coach when they played in Super Bowl XII. And he beat the Broncos as a QB for the Raiders and the Patriots. He should be introduced at Sunday's throwback uniform game.
The Broncos ripped the Patriots in Denver in 1969 and have lost here only in 2000 and 2003. Otherwise, the Broncos have possessed the Patriots in the old stadium and the new, winning 14.
There was one Broncos triumph in a snowstorm (won by the Broncos 45-10) and another in a blowout in New England (37-3) when Shannon Sharpe picked up the sideline phone and called out the National Guard for the Patriots. There were playoff victories in Denver in 1986 and 2005 — the Broncos' last postseason success.
The Patriots are not invincible this season, because of a dubious defense, and the Broncos are perfect this season because of a dynamic defense. The Patriots don't have McDaniels, and the Broncos do.
Will Lonie Paxton, who played nine seasons for the Patriots, be the hero for the Broncos with a perfect long snap on the final play?
Broncos-Patriots is a numbers game, as Josh McDaniels will figure out.
http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_13519541?source=rss