Thread: The good and the bad: Week 2

I thought this was a fun thread last week and would be cool to do after every game. Here are my thoughts on the good and bad:

Good:

Emmanuel Sanders. He just continues to make play after play. I wish we would utilize him deep more because he is is just killing teams when we do it.

JT. Manning chewing him out nonwithstanding, another very solid effort by him.

CJ Anderson. I continue to be impressed with him. He just hits the hole fast and doesn't dance around at all. I think he is a starting caliber player in this league.

TJ Ward. Guy is a playmaker. Is always near the ball and in on tackles.

Ware. Got some good pressures on Smith and made what should have been the game-sealing play.

Manning. Not much to say here. Typical great play by him.

DT. Nice rebound game after a bad week 1.

Bad:

Phil Simms. He did everything but go down on the field, get down on a knee, and ask the Chiefs to marry him.

Clark. Terrible, terrible, terrible game. Penalties, missed blocks, you name it. Probably the LVP tonight.

Run blocking. Really poor effort there this week. Our backs had pretty much zero holes to work with.

Bubba. Another lackluster performance by him. It's time to move Latimer ahead of him IMO.

Third down defense. Historically terrible tonight.

Coaching. Thought Fox botched the end of both halves and we stubbornly stuck with three man rushes on 3rd and long despite it not working.

Discipline. A bunch of stupid, undisciplined plays by us tonight. Offsides, delay of games, personal fouls. We really lost our composure at times.

Phil Simms. Because bashing that moron once is just not enough. God I hate him.

I'm sure I'm forgetting things, but that's what sticks out in my mind.

The 3rd down D was terrifying. Like Charles Barkeley turrifying. And we got outcoached badly. Reid took it to the last minute while missing Charles and like 4 more of their best players. In Denver. His game plan was simple but effective, but obviously not simple enough for our coaching staff to figure out. The offsides calls were stupefying.

The good: The Broncos won.
The bad: Pretty much everything else.

Coaching is terrible IMO.

Fox runs a far too conservative GamePlan on both sides of the ball. He coaches like he's still in Carolina winning with defense, and we don't have near the defense he had in Carolina. In my humble opinion he does not know how to manage the game with the type of team he has.

I am not impressed with Gase's playcalling and offensive gameplan at all. Not at all.

I am wondering if Del Rio does not either know what he has yet or is not confident. He calls to hope the offense makes a mistake. It is not an attacking type of defense at all. Or maybe that's just how he wants to call, which is a mistake IMHO with the type of defensive players we have. Rushing 3 on 3rd and long? C'mon...

The most concerning thing of all IMHO is both games we have been badly outcoached on halftime adjustments. Like we didn't even make any. I think Gase can improve individually and also Del Rio when he gets more comfortable with his players and maybe that can help Fox be more aggressive, but good god we cannot continue to go to halftime and just not make any kind of adjustments. That is just terrible. What the hell are they doing at halftime?

Bad: Announcer's. Not just in the Denver game. In the game before there were these 2 moron announcer debating that it was a touchdown because the guy was inside the pylon. While also stating that he never got the 2nd foot down (It was clear that his 2nd foot landed 2 feet out of bounds). Yet these morons were saying the touchdown would stand because the ball was across the pylon. Earth to whomever was working that game, It's not a catch if you don't put your 2nd foot down in bounds, no matter where the football is. They seriously said this like 7-8 times: "I know he did not get his 2nd foot down but it should stand as a touchdown because he got the ball across the pylon."

And yes Phil Simms was sucking the chief's crotch all night.

I thought Fox had a horrible game. Not calling timeouts at the end was stupid. If they tie it there and we just let them waste the entire game while in a goal line situation with Manning as the QB.... Just terrible. If we had lost that game in OT I'd be all over Fox for that.

Good: At least we won.

Good: Denver is 2-0.

Bad: The coaches and play calling are stifling the talent on this team. Unless they're "not showing their hand" before the SEA game, this team sucks considering who is on the roster.

Come on guys. 2-0 is not too shabby.

Originally Posted by silkamilkamonico

Coaching is terrible IMO.

Rushing 3 on 3rd and long? C'mon...

If we have to drop eight into coverage and still get burnt by the Grade D offensive players we faced today, our D is in trouble.

Originally Posted by SeeingRed

Good: Denver is 2-0.

Bad: The coaches and play calling are stifling the talent on this team. Unless they're "not showing their hand" before the SEA game, this team sucks considering who is on the roster.

Completely agree with this. We just have way too much talent to be playing the way we are. It has to be coaching. Luckily we are winning in spite of it, but I don't know how long that will hold up.

Originally Posted by BroncoWave

Completely agree with this. We just have way too much talent to be playing the way we are. It has to be coaching. Luckily we are winning in spite of it, but I don't know how long that will hold up.

I don't see the coaching philosophy or play calling changing, so I would guess that Seattle works Denver over again next weekend.

Originally Posted by silkamilkamonico

Coaching is terrible IMO.

Fox runs a far too conservative GamePlan on both sides of the ball. He coaches like he's still in Carolina winning with defense, and we don't have near the defense he had in Carolina. In my humble opinion he does not know how to manage the game with the type of team he has.

I am not impressed with Gase's playcalling and offensive gameplan at all. Not at all.

I am wondering if Del Rio does not either know what he has yet or is not confident. He calls to hope the offense makes a mistake. It is not an attacking type of defense at all. Or maybe that's just how he wants to call, which is a mistake IMHO with the type of defensive players we have. Rushing 3 on 3rd and long? C'mon...

The most concerning thing of all IMHO is both games we have been badly outcoached on halftime adjustments. Like we didn't even make any. I think Gase can improve individually and also Del Rio when he gets more comfortable with his players and maybe that can help Fox be more aggressive, but good god we cannot continue to go to halftime and just not make any kind of adjustments. That is just terrible. What the hell are they doing at halftime?

This pretty much sums it up, especially about Del Rio. Not enough pressure when it counts, not playing to our strength in coverage

Serious question on d rotating these guys in and out.. How much affect does it have on our guys. I remember especially doom how he would set his guy up for third down

The defensive play calling and excution , something needs to change STAT

The offensive. Be less predictable play action, Screens, draws. Those were money. We need to be able to line up and dominate. Seems the staff is trying to stick with he run. Needs improvement.

Peyton good game.

I think this offense needs welker

Anderson needs to be able to get more carries. Liked how the coclaching used him.

The chiefs moved the pocket around. Were gonna see it next week. Better improve in this area.

Good: 2-0 heading into Seattle. Manning looks as good as he has ever been--amazing. No picks. Great lanes and time to throw. Excellent production from the receiving TE and Sanders. Bey bey with a nice game. Hungry running from the RBs. Secondary looks great. 2-0 against two 2013 playoff teams is great.

Bad: too many questions about the coaching and execution. And line play. Where's the pressure? Why is this loaded defense looking mediocre and giving up so many low-conversion rate plays? Why are the Broncos not pulling away and slamming the door on teams? Why don't I feel confident about this team? Why am I asking myself if this team is for real this year, or just not quite gelling?

I know 2-0 is 2-0, and the scoreboard don't lie, but neither do my eyes.

I don't think Fox has any control over the offensive gameplan whatsoever, minimal.

Originally Posted by Jaded

I don't think Fox has any control over the offensive gameplan whatsoever, minimal.

Im sure its minimal but I doubt they'd do install if he didn't like it.