Thread: Death by Inches: Vic Fangio’s Broncos are losing by one little thing at a time

The Broncos are not a bad team. It’s just that “not bad” is just good enough to be 0-2.

Sunday’s loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers was unlike their week one loss to the Titans. A week ago, the Broncos should have won. On Sunday, the Broncos had almost no business being in the game at all, but somehow managed to have a legitimate shot at stealing one from the Steelers. To say they “should have” won would be inaccurate; they could have, however.

But 0-2 often comes along with plenty of woulda, coulda and shoulda. The difference between the Broncos actual record and one that reads 2-0 can be defined as a handful of plays – any of which could have been the missing ingredient in a win rather than a loss. The Broncos misfortune thus far hasn’t been a result of big things, only little things.

And the little things are seemingly what matter most.

“We’re a couple plays away,” safety Justin Simmons said following the loss in Pittsburgh.

He’s right.

A third-and-two. A fourth-and-two. A missed assignment on blitz pickup. A safety. A fumble inside field goal range.

Had any of those situations gone the other way – the way of the Broncos – Denver would have likely departed Pittsburgh with an unlikely win.

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The one word that keeps me going right now it "correctable". The loss and the almost win boiled down to correctable mistakes. This isn't the "Giving up after a little adversity and losing in a blowout" Broncos that festered under Vance Joseph, they are really a young team that is trying to gel under some not ideal circumstances.

I wish we could have went through some of these bumps in the preseason instead, but all things considered this is more or less what I expected. I would kill to be 1-1 right now but if I am being honest I was really struck that the first time I saw my Broncos in action it honest-to-god felt like a new team completely. Some players like Von missing because of injury, some like Chris Harris Jr gone because of trade. It really feels like each of our first 4 games this year are going to feel like a 3rd preseason game.

As long as I see improvement week to week, and we start correcting "correctable" things, who knows what can happen? Either way my dumbass will watch.

Vj 2.0

Originally Posted by Shazam!

Vj 2.0

not even close....