Thread: Moral Victory.

Originally Posted by GEM

He was great until ot. I hate when he decides to go into prevent.

Were we running prevent in OT? I could swear we were rushing at least 4 if not 5 on some plays. We just weren't able to get to Russell and he was making us pay. I thought the D we played against KC of rushing 3 and dropping 8 every play was way more egregious than anything we saw tonight.

It looked a lot like prevent to me. They ate us up on intermediary.

Can't really put this on the d though, you're right.

Originally Posted by BroncoWave

Were we running prevent in OT? I could swear we were rushing at least 4 if not 5 on some plays. We just weren't able to get to Russell and he was making us pay. I thought the D we played against KC of rushing 3 and dropping 8 every play was way more egregious than anything we saw tonight.

Yeah, if anything, it was a base defense scheme error. Why no spy on Wilson? Why constant release valve action in the flat? Honestly it seemed flat dumb, but I'm no coach. Just my eyes told me their plan was weak, they hit the same thing on several occasions--Wilson escapes pocket and runs, or Wilson escapes pocket and hit flat, or pressure comes and Wilson hits cross on right side or first down.

Originally Posted by BroncoWave

Were we running prevent in OT? I could swear we were rushing at least 4 if not 5 on some plays. We just weren't able to get to Russell and he was making us pay. I thought the D we played against KC of rushing 3 and dropping 8 every play was way more egregious than anything we saw tonight.

"Prevent" isn't a scheme.

Denver was playing off, but they played off the whole game. Soft man, some zone if I'm not mistaken. Seattle found the soft spots when they needed to. Pass rush was also non-existent in OT, probably gassed.

Originally Posted by GEM

He was great until ot. I hate when he decides to go into prevent.

They're play calling was a 180 degree turn in OT.

Originally Posted by Hawgdriver

Yeah, if anything, it was a base defense scheme error. Why no spy on Wilson? Why constant release valve action in the flat? Honestly it seemed flat dumb, but I'm no coach. Just my eyes told me their plan was weak, they hit the same thing on several occasions--Wilson escapes pocket and runs, or Wilson escapes pocket and hit flat, or pressure comes and Wilson hits cross on right side or first down.

Yeah, not putting a spy on Wilson was the biggest gripe I had. That could have really eliminated some of his big runs. Other than that though, I thought this was easily the best game our D has played this year.

Originally Posted by BroncoWave

I thought this was easily the best game our D has played this year.

You and me both. Hats off to a true defense!

This is what I saw today. The Broncos came very close to pulling it out after being 14 behind in the stadium that is the most difficult one to play in because of the crowd noise, and against the Super Bowl Champs. This says to me that the Broncos should not lose another game this year. They will not play any more games this year in such a place and/or against such a team. That is not to say they will go undefeated the rest of the way. They have to play with the intensity they played with today. They should be able to go into Foxboro and beat the Patriots, but they will have to remember last year's game in Foxboro and take it to them. I was pleased with the performance today. Just wish Peyton and company would have gotten a chance in OT.

BTW, a team should never have to play Seattle at home and battle the officials, too. That was an awful no call of Seattle offsides, that turned the ball over to them when Denver had a first down and was driving. That one bad call might have been the game.

Rodney Harrison and Coach Dungy believe in moral victories.

Not sure how to define a "moral victory", but in their house, with that crowd and the team they have? We did better than I expected.

Shitty gameplan, defense caved, Manning ****** up our best chance to win. Nope, no moral victory at all. It was a damn shitty game is what it was. The gameplan was downright embarrassing.

Originally Posted by chazoe60

Shitty gameplan, defense caved, Manning ****** up our best chance to win. Nope, no moral victory at all. It was a damn shitty game is what it was. The gameplan was downright embarrassing.

Uh-oh, post-super bowl chazoe has showed his head.

Originally Posted by chazoe60

Shitty gameplan, defense caved, Manning ****** up our best chance to win. Nope, no moral victory at all. It was a damn shitty game is what it was. The gameplan was downright embarrassing.

You're embarrassing.

(personal attack, but in fun)