Thread: Sorry, but i got to rain on our parade some :(

Yes great win, jay, eddie, oline all tore it up!

But we need to realize some things and maybe its just me.

Our Defense still is not very good!!!

Yeah, we held them to 14 points and 270 total yards or something like that. We also shut down a very very good rushing attack. ( faid is underrated in that aspect, they are very good and i expect them to get even better.)

But lets look back and see just how bad our defense still is. First, we played against a shitty offense- all they can do is run! Thats it. Yet we still let them drive on us almost at will. If not for their stupid penalties they would have had some extended drives. Also, the raiders oline is mesh- we are not going to see that against other teams.

How many times last night did we get lucky. 1 long pass over the middle to curry. Had russel made a better throw or this be mid season that would have been a catch and a TD. (now they have 21 pts instead.)

How about that other pass that was just overthrown to the TE?, not sure who. Had that been mid season that would have been a TD (now 28 pts)

Plus, the fact that they fumbled in the redzone and this game is a lot closer than we think. Obviously, it didnt happen and these are a lot of "WHAT IF'S" but we need to understand that this is the radiers.

A team that cant pass, and can only run. A team with no oline, and a crappy defense. Yes we put up 41pts on them. Yes, the oline gave jay 5 minutes to throw. Do you really think this will happen agian next week?

The chargers have a 1000x better dline then the faid. Their corners arent as good, but still top notch. On top of that they have a great 3-4 d that puts pressure on the qb- with or without merriman. I hope that we put up 41 on the bolts. But seriously, 28 is about the max i see. Maybe even less.

Our defense got a little pressure on a crappy oline, what will it do against a good bolts oline? I understand that we did blitz a lot last game and we didnt bring the heat like i really think we are capable of, but the bolts can pick up the blitz- and so far this year (preseason too) we can be passed on pretty easily. That was always our biggest problem 3 years ago when coyer was here.

we got the corner but we cant stop the pass- sorry to be such a downer, but i still do not like our defense very much at all. Hope i am wrong, hope we own the bolts but i an very weary.


PS- for the record i still think we will win, and i think we will score more than they will. Our offense is going to be good even agianst them, but we cant rely on offense alone like the pats did last year.

I think everyone knows this was a bit of a aberration. But, laying a beatdown on the Raiders on opening night in their house is still cause for celebration. I know we have more work to do but im going to go ahead and enjoy this win. \m/

In the first half, neither the defense or special teams impressed me, but what did impress me were the halftime adjustments. Both units looked MUCH better in the second half.

Originally Posted by underrated29

Yes great win, jay, eddie, oline all tore it up!

But we need to realize some things and maybe its just me.

Our Defense still is not very good!!!

Yeah, we held them to 14 points and 270 total yards or something like that. We also shut down a very very good rushing attack. ( faid is underrated in that aspect, they are very good and i expect them to get even better.)

But lets look back and see just how bad our defense still is. First, we played against a shitty offense- all they can do is run! Thats it. Yet we still let them drive on us almost at will. If not for their stupid penalties they would have had some extended drives. Also, the raiders oline is mesh- we are not going to see that against other teams.

How many times last night did we get lucky. 1 long pass over the middle to curry. Had russel made a better throw or this be mid season that would have been a catch and a TD. (now they have 21 pts instead.)

How about that other pass that was just overthrown to the TE?, not sure who. Had that been mid season that would have been a TD (now 28 pts)

Plus, the fact that they fumbled in the redzone and this game is a lot closer than we think. Obviously, it didnt happen and these are a lot of "WHAT IF'S" but we need to understand that this is the radiers.

A team that cant pass, and can only run. A team with no oline, and a crappy defense. Yes we put up 41pts on them. Yes, the oline gave jay 5 minutes to throw. Do you really think this will happen agian next week?

The chargers have a 1000x better dline then the faid. Their corners arent as good, but still top notch. On top of that they have a great 3-4 d that puts pressure on the qb- with or without merriman. I hope that we put up 41 on the bolts. But seriously, 28 is about the max i see. Maybe even less.

Our defense got a little pressure on a crappy oline, what will it do against a good bolts oline? I understand that we did blitz a lot last game and we didnt bring the heat like i really think we are capable of, but the bolts can pick up the blitz- and so far this year (preseason too) we can be passed on pretty easily. That was always our biggest problem 3 years ago when coyer was here.

we got the corner but we cant stop the pass- sorry to be such a downer, but i still do not like our defense very much at all. Hope i am wrong, hope we own the bolts but i an very weary.


PS- for the record i still think we will win, and i think we will score more than they will. Our offense is going to be good even agianst them, but we cant rely on offense alone like the pats did last year.

Can we have just one day of being over friggen joyed at a beatdown?

Last I checked, this was one of the best Broncos openers in years.

Who needs defense when you have Jay Cutler, Brandon Marshall, and Eddie Royal. Seriously.

good post I agree OAK and SAN are two totally different teams..

Better and more talent in SAN with decent coaching and a way better FO..

Those expecting a cake walk, could very well be surprised next week..

I think that our D-Line will get better. Bly and Champ weren't really tested. I am nervous to see how our D plays against a real Offense, but I am excited to watch Cutler play Catch with Royal, Marshal, Sheff, etc... for the rest of the year.

I think girler adopted Eddie. I guess that makes me an aunt... again. Dream... here's the brother you never knew you had.

Originally Posted by silkamilkamonico

Who needs defense when you have Jay Cutler, Brandon Marshall, and Eddie Royal. Seriously.

I think our offense is good enough to help our defense. If we are able to consistently jump out to a lead and force teams in a catch up mode, that predictability makes helps our defense.

yea.....I'm gonna enjoy this win ......but I know we can't realisticaly expect to score 30 or 40 pts. every week.....AND OUR RUN DEFENSE WILL NEED TO GET BETTER EVERY WEEK.......but a great start.....and things change from week to week in the NFL.

I think we can say this every week....but......let's see where the Broncos are next week after the SD game.....and go from there....

GO BRONCOS

San Diego is too good of a team to just be blown out like the Raiders, but at the same time the Broncos offense did what it was suppose to do. Score like crazy on a bad team.

I believe with my heart of homers, that Shanahan is aware of our weaknesses, and will be ready for the sparklers this Sunday.

Originally Posted by underrated29

Yes great win, jay, eddie, oline all tore it up!

But we need to realize some things and maybe its just me.

Our Defense still is not very good!!!

Yeah, we held them to 14 points and 270 total yards or something like that. We also shut down a very very good rushing attack. ( faid is underrated in that aspect, they are very good and i expect them to get even better.)

But lets look back and see just how bad our defense still is. First, we played against a shitty offense- all they can do is run! Thats it. Yet we still let them drive on us almost at will. If not for their stupid penalties they would have had some extended drives. Also, the raiders oline is mesh- we are not going to see that against other teams.

How many times last night did we get lucky. 1 long pass over the middle to curry. Had russel made a better throw or this be mid season that would have been a catch and a TD. (now they have 21 pts instead.)

How about that other pass that was just overthrown to the TE?, not sure who. Had that been mid season that would have been a TD (now 28 pts)

Plus, the fact that they fumbled in the redzone and this game is a lot closer than we think. Obviously, it didnt happen and these are a lot of "WHAT IF'S" but we need to understand that this is the radiers.

A team that cant pass, and can only run. A team with no oline, and a crappy defense. Yes we put up 41pts on them. Yes, the oline gave jay 5 minutes to throw. Do you really think this will happen agian next week?

The chargers have a 1000x better dline then the faid. Their corners arent as good, but still top notch. On top of that they have a great 3-4 d that puts pressure on the qb- with or without merriman. I hope that we put up 41 on the bolts. But seriously, 28 is about the max i see. Maybe even less.

Our defense got a little pressure on a crappy oline, what will it do against a good bolts oline? I understand that we did blitz a lot last game and we didnt bring the heat like i really think we are capable of, but the bolts can pick up the blitz- and so far this year (preseason too) we can be passed on pretty easily. That was always our biggest problem 3 years ago when coyer was here.

we got the corner but we cant stop the pass- sorry to be such a downer, but i still do not like our defense very much at all. Hope i am wrong, hope we own the bolts but i an very weary.


PS- for the record i still think we will win, and i think we will score more than they will. Our offense is going to be good even agianst them, but we cant rely on offense alone like the pats did last year.

That pass youre referring to to Curry saw three Denver defenders chasing one WR and leaving Curry open. Maybe by midseason we have the coverage ironed out?

Room to improve, thats for sure. But our offense has a gunslinger at helm and very talented skill players. If our offensive line gives Cutler as much time as they did last night, I'll put us on top of a shoot out any day of the week. Not saying I am excusing the defense for some poor play at times. Our pass rush also looks much improved. I am juiced about the season. Bring on San Diego- the whales vagina. Go Broncos!