Thread: New Coach, New QB, New Defense, Same Broncos.

Anyone remember seeing something like this season before? I do, 2006.

We started 7-2 and then went 2-5 the rest of the way. The defense started out on an amazing pace while the offense rode that bus. Then the defense started to show some weakness and the offense never really picked up the slack.

Fast start and weak finish. I don't see any difference just yet from this years team.

we have just lost 7 of our last 9 that not very good in my opinion!

It's the Jake Plummer curse...

7-4 when he was replaced by boy wonder...and the Broncos have not been the same since. Haven't had a winning season either. I think he did something to curse us on the way out.

Our D is light years better than our crap last year.

However our O is a non-scoring pathetic joke.

Hey this team was lucky to be 6-0

Lucky win vs Cincy
some breaks vs NE and SD.

they overacheived.


They played their guts out today and I am proud of them.
Maybe next year they can get over the hump. Who knows.

I am not pleased with the loss but the team played hard from start to finish and for the most part played well.

Buck ran well and the secondary recievers made some plays.

Originally Posted by broken12

we have just lost 7 of our last 9 that not very good in my opinion!

losing 7 of 9 doesn't bother me as much as losing to the skins....and the raiders.....those are the 2 losses that are killers...

Originally Posted by broncophan

losing 7 of 9 doesn't bother me as much as losing to the skins....and the raiders.....those are the 2 losses that are killers...

The Raider loss was the worst, Esp vs Russel that awful QB.

He looks like he ate the football for lunch and dinner and he beat us

McDaniels did what he could with what he had, not all of his fault. However, Orton needs to ******* go. I don't give 2 shits what he did this year...we need a QB who can stretch the field, and make the tough throws and Orton can not. This 7 & 8 yard bullshit ain't gonna cut it.

Dump him and go with Brandstater, we all saw that kid in the pre-season and what he can do, time for him to take the reigns and run with it.

I also noticed that Chris Johnson RB for the Titans will be a free agent next year. We need to pick him whatever the cost, Moreno can be our 3rd down & goal line back.

Dump Orton, Dump Suckhalter, Dump Hillis, Dump Lamont Jordan (more like trade 'em for some draft picks) or maybe some defensive line help and start getting a CB ready to replace Champ Bailey because his days are numbered.

We need a good safety (Eric Berry preferably, or someone like him), and some better LB's.

I'm not gonna throw McDaniels under the bus during his first season, but if Orton's back next year I'm gonna be pissed.

Originally Posted by Overtime

I'm not gonna throw McDaniels under the bus during his first season, but if Orton's back next year I'm gonna be pissed.

Orton will be back next year.... I just dont see McD going for a new QB.
I think Orton could stretch the field more if he had O-linemen to give him more time to throw. THATS what we need IMO.

I not throwing out the fact Branstater could step up during camp or something. But as of now, Orton is the best QB we got. But he needs help badly.

Originally Posted by LoyalSoldier

Anyone remember seeing something like this season before? I do, 2006.

We started 7-2 and then went 2-5 the rest of the way. The defense started out on an amazing pace while the offense rode that bus. Then the defense started to show some weakness and the offense never really picked up the slack.

Fast start and weak finish. I don't see any difference just yet from this years team.

Yes and no...whilst the end result appears to be the same, the manner in which it happened has been a far cry from the Shanahan days (for what it's worth). We've had a damn difficult schedule, especially when it came to playing teams at the wrong time (Ravens coming off a 4 game losing streak and a bye; playing the Steelers off a bye with Polamalu returning; playing Wash who were on a 4 game losing streak and heating up). Not that that is an excuse because you play who you get...but we've had a lot of fight where a Shanahan team would've folded and today has been a prime example of that.

Sure beats the 4-12 predictions some of you knuckleheads gave us earlier this year.

Originally Posted by Overtime

McDaniels did what he could with what he had, not all of his fault. However, Orton needs to ******* go. I don't give 2 shits what he did this year...we need a QB who can stretch the field, and make the tough throws and Orton can not. This 7 & 8 yard bullshit ain't gonna cut it.

Dump him and go with Brandstater, we all saw that kid in the pre-season and what he can do, time for him to take the reigns and run with it.

I also noticed that Chris Johnson RB for the Titans will be a free agent next year. We need to pick him whatever the cost, Moreno can be our 3rd down & goal line back.

Dump Orton, Dump Suckhalter, Dump Hillis, Dump Lamont Jordan (more like trade 'em for some draft picks) or maybe some defensive line help and start getting a CB ready to replace Champ Bailey because his days are numbered.

We need a good safety (Eric Berry preferably, or someone like him), and some better LB's.

I'm not gonna throw McDaniels under the bus during his first season, but if Orton's back next year I'm gonna be pissed.

Mcd did what he could with what he had ? Really? His play calling was nothing short of pathetic. Failed bubble screens, running out of the shot gun and wasting downs feeding balls to Moreno. Yet another game that we were out coached. We kept it close in spite of this though and happy with the effort.

Originally Posted by Northman

Sure beats the 4-12 predictions some of you knuckleheads gave us earlier this year.

I was one of those "knuckleheads".....

yeah, and raiders were hot, hot, hot when you played them at home.