Thread: What was the most fun Broncos non-super bowl season?

Is 2011 the most obvious answer?

Yes. 05 was also really fun before the crappy ending.

Id have to really figure out and delve deeper but ive narrowed it to 3-

1985
1996
2012

All teams lost in the playoffs but it was clear Denver was building up a path to success. The NFL was officially on notice.

11. We knew there was no chance for long-term success with Tim, but it sure was fun to watch.

Originally Posted by Davii

11. We knew there was no chance for long-term success with Tim, but it sure was fun to watch.

Do ypu think TT would have been the guy in 2012 if PFM wasnt available?

Originally Posted by Shazam!

Do ypu think TT would have been the guy in 2012 if PFM wasnt available?

No. John was finding a better solution no matter what.

Originally Posted by Davii

Originally Posted by Shazam!

Do ypu think TT would have been the guy in 2012 if PFM wasnt available?

No. John was finding a better solution no matter what.

Any idea who that would have been? Alex Smith?

2005 - Just a fun team that ultimately overachieved. It was great to see them knock out the seemingly invincible Pats out of the playoffs which included one of Champ's greatest plays ever. I still can't forgive how many fans gave up their seats to Steelers fans in the AFCCG. I think we would've rolled the Seahawks in that Super Bowl.

2011 - After the team was gutted by McDaniels this was probably a darker time for me than even the last few years, but John Fox and Mike McCoy retooling the team to fit Tebow was the most interesting experiment in NFL history to me. I will never forget the game against Kansas City where I think he threw it like 2 times and we won? That and going to the Bears game with some of the fine people in this forum and seeing that unlikely win.

2012 - I almost forget what a big question mark Manning was after his neck surgery. Would the first big hit turn him into a PEZ dispenser on national TV? After a rocky start, the comeback game against the Chargers after starting 2-3 led to an 11 game win streak finish. I still think that was one of our best teams ever, just didn't work out in the playoffs which sucked.

Originally Posted by MasterShake

2005 - Just a fun team that ultimately overachieved. It was great to see them knock out the seemingly invincible Pats out of the playoffs which included one of Champ's greatest plays ever. I still can't forgive how many fans gave up their seats to Steelers fans in the AFCCG. I think we would've rolled the Seahawks in that Super Bowl.

2011 - After the team was gutted by McDaniels this was probably a darker time for me than even the last few years, but John Fox and Mike McCoy retooling the team to fit Tebow was the most interesting experiment in NFL history to me. I will never forget the game against Kansas City where I think he threw it like 2 times and we won? That and going to the Bears game with some of the fine people in this forum and seeing that unlikely win.

2012 - I almost forget what a big question mark Manning was after his neck surgery. Would the first big hit turn him into a PEZ dispenser on national TV? After a rocky start, the comeback game against the Chargers after starting 2-3 led to an 11 game win streak finish. I still think that was one of our best teams ever, just didn't work out in the playoffs which sucked.

That Chargers game in 2012 was one of the beat Broncos games of all time.

Originally Posted by Shazam!

Any idea who that would have been? Alex Smith?

No idea. Anyone better. Maybe even you.

The Mile High Miracle Tim Tebow season was the most exciting year for me, even more than the recent SB year.

Originally Posted by aberdien

The Mile High Miracle Tim Tebow season was the most exciting year for me, even more than the recent SB year.

Really? SB 50 was an awesome year. Watching that defense maul people was a blast, the playoffs especially.

Tebow

Originally Posted by Davii

Really? SB 50 was an awesome year. Watching that defense maul people was a blast, the playoffs especially.

It was awesome. But the excitement of the Tebow year was something else. Partially because there weren't really expectations. SB was great but it was more stressful obviously. Tebow year wasn't stressful, it was just pure fun.

Originally Posted by Davii

Really? SB 50 was an awesome year. Watching that defense maul people was a blast, the playoffs especially.

That was a strange year. The defense was amazing but the offense was so frustrating to watch. I was at the browns game that year and the offense tried to give that game away half a dozen times.

Having won it all obviously paints that season in a much better light, but I wouldn't say that was one of the more fun Broncos teams to watch overall.

The 12 and 13 teams were more fun to watch for me.