Thread: I Do Not Understand

Why the short k/o to Harvin , the Broncos know Holliday can run up fast enough to catch the ball,I realize it really would have made no diff.but I say if Harvin is going to run one back make him run 109yards rather than 70-80. jmo

We tried to outsmart ourselves.

Perhaps they thought the gunners could get there quick enough to cause a turnover.

maybe. it was a stupid play all around.

Originally Posted by Bronco Bible

Why the short k/o to Harvin , the Broncos know Holliday can run up fast enough to catch the ball,I realize it really would have made no diff.but I say if Harvin is going to run one back make him run 109yards rather than 70-80. jmo

This is also one of the things the local sports people in Denver are questioning

Their kicker was bouncing it off the crossbar. Matt Prater has a really good leg. The fact that we didn't trust him to pound the ball and wanted to play it cute was annoying. We were hoping for something bad to happen for them, and instead something bad happened for us.

Just another example of us hoping for things against a team that was actually executing things.

~G

We would have been better off going for a surprise onside kick.

Originally Posted by CrazyHorse

We would have been better off going for a surprise onside kick.

I don't think an onside kick would have shocked anyone as we were down 22-0 and usually prefer to start with the ball in the second half. I actually said at halftime how predictable it would be if we tried an onside kick.

I blame Murphy's Law.

Originally Posted by BroncoWave

I don't think an onside kick would have shocked anyone as we were down 22-0 and usually prefer to start with the ball in the second half. I actually said at halftime how predictable it would be if we tried an onside kick.

Fox is pretty conservative however. An onside kick likely wouldn't have been returned for a TD either. I think we could have held them to another FG even if we don't recover.

Originally Posted by Bronco Bible

Why the short k/o to Harvin , the Broncos know Holliday can run up fast enough to catch the ball,I realize it really would have made no diff.but I say if Harvin is going to run one back make him run 109yards rather than 70-80. jmo

NFL Network said it was because the wind was against the Broncos. Prater didn't have the leg for a touchback with the wind.

Originally Posted by G_Money

We were hoping for something bad to happen for them, and instead something bad happened for us. Just another example of us hoping for things against a team that was actually executing things. ~G

I guess since the defense didn't get a single takeaway all playoffs they were scheming about how to create them. Maybe Harvin will be rusty and bobble the ball! Uh huh.

I didn't have a problem with the pooch kick. I had a real problem with the coverage though. WAY too many guys forgot where their lane was and nearly everyone was to the left of the kicker. The weak arm tackle attempt was pretty shitty too.

The bounce didnt help either. Damn thing hit the ground and went straight up in the air. Typically, you'd hope it takes an odd bounce...but when things are going your way...

Originally Posted by aberdien

I blame Murphy's Law.

Pretty much. From the very first snap, pretty much everything that could possibly go wrong, did. Then we panicked and made it worse.