Gone!

Monday was the best day of the year. What a huge burden off Denver's shoulders. McDaniels was fired and I was close to inciting riots in the streets of suburban Denver as if we had won a Super Bowl. McDaniels was the one who got tear-gassed. McDaniels was a thorn in our side. Glad he's gone. Although the damage is done he can do no more harm from now on. No more draft-day blunders. No more free agent signings of New England Patriot rejects. No more shipping our talent elsewhere (we have no more). No more dink and dunk predictable bubble screens. No more hoodie on the sideline!
If the Broncos can get out of paying McDaniels the remainder of his contract due to spy-gate II look for them to sign a big name GM and coach. If they end up having to pay McDaniels they will probably end up having to hire a smaller name coach.
My choice is to bring in John Elway as VP of football operations, Ted Sunquist as GM, and Gary Kubiak as head coach. Gary Kubiak was Denver's offensive coordinator from '95-'05. His last year with the Broncos was the last year we were in the playoffs. We haven't been back since. Kubiak would make Denver's run-game relevant again. Kubiak would bring back the zone-blocking scheme. Kubiak would bring back the play-action bootleg. I love Kubiak because he is a true Denver Bronco, being Elway's backup and then his coordinator later on. Kubiak has proven he can coach up a left-handed quarterback and be successful, as he was Steve Young's QB coach on the 49ers, winning the Super Bowl in '94. I'm sure he can do the same with Tim Tebow.
If Bowlen and Ellis choose not to go my suggested route of leadership hopefully they don't pick the new head coach. Their newly picked GM should make the decision.

Troy Tulowitzki

Congratulations to the Colorado Rockies for signing Troy Tulowitzki through 2020! Just when Denver fans were hitting rock bottom with the Broncos having a nightmare of a season, Carmelo Anthony's impending departure from the Nuggets, all of the injuries happening on the Avalanche, the Monfort brothers pull out their pocket book and sign the Rockies' best player. Tulowitzki is the best shortstop in baseball and the Rockies will be contenders as long as he is playing for them. It's nice to see the Monforts finally look past the failures of Mike Hampton and Denny Neagle and shell out some cash for once! Not only did they take care of Troy Tulowitzki, they also gave Jorge de la Rosa a two year extension. de la Rosa actually could've gotten more money from other teams like the Pirates but utlimately decided to stay here- because he likes living in Denver and he knows the Rockies are World Series contenders. It is refreshing to see a super star athlete want to stay here and it is also refreshing to see that athlete be a pitcher!
I am still not completely sold yet on the Rockies' financial committment to winning a World Series. Financially, it makes sense why the Tulowitzki deal was done. It's simple. Troy Tulowitzki puts fans in the seats. He's a fan favorite. Ownership also wanted to show the Rockies faithful we aren't major league baseball's farm team. In order to keep fans coming back ownership made sure he will be a Colorado Rockie for his whole career. If I could say one thing to the Monforts it would be this: don't stop at Tulowitzki. Carlos Gonzalez signed a 1-year, $406,000 contract with the Colorado Rockies on Mar 5,2010. The way he played last season, he's definitely worth more than $406,000. Ubaldo Jimenez is under contract through 2014 for $10 million over the first four years, and could reach $22.75 million. Ubaldo's contract isn't as urgent but it shouldn't go unnoticed. Signing Tulowitzki was a great start. Keep going. Until then, I'm off to buy a Tulowitzki jersey!

Cheater

Josh McDaniels is a cheater. As everyone already knows, the Broncos were caught video taping the 49ers walk through in London a few weeks ago. Fined $100,000. Ironically, the last time that happened, New England was the culprit and McDaniels was involved. McDaniels' best friend "Sneaky Steve Scarneccia" (as D-Mac calls him) was the video director for the New England Patriots when they were caught spying on the Rams on their walkthrough in the Super Bowl back in 2001. When McDaniels was hired by Denver he brought "Sneaky Steve" with him and no one said anything. And what a surprise! We were caught cheating! Of course McDaniels denies he had anything to do with it. He also denied jumping the gun to trade Cutler. Give me a break. When I first heard about the cheating I was worried the NFL would strip Denver of a draft pick as punishment and then I realized McDaniels doesn't know how to draft anyway.
This is the perfect time to fire McDaniels. Not only has he made the Broncos losers and cheaters, he's turned them into the laughing stock of the NFL. Any games the Broncos win under McDaniels in the future (if there are any) will be second-guessed by everyone. McDaniels has tarnished the Broncos' reputation. Since the Broncos started 6-0 last season, the Broncos have gone 5-16. Let's not forget about a 59-14 home loss to the Raiders and losses to inexperienced quarterbacks like Troy Smith and Sam Bradford who've looked like Pro Bowlers playing against our defense. That's what happens when you waste your draft picks on the "sexy players" such as Knowshon Moreno, Tim Tebow, and Demaryius Thomas instead of defensive front 7 and better offensive linemen than Zane Beadles and JD Walton. The Broncos can't control the line of scrimmage to save their lives and it's because of the stupid decisions Josh McDaniels has made. Since McDaniels has taken over in the draft we have seen Clay Matthews, James Laurinitis, Brian Orakpo, Rey Maulaluga, Ron Brace, Terrence Cody, BJ Raji, and Mike Iupati all go elsewhere- Ballin' with other teams and they were within Denver's grasp in the draft. Not only has McDaniels failed miserably in the draft, he's managed to give away any and all of our remaining good players!
The Broncos may be able to fire McDaniels and not be on the hook to pay him because of spy-gate II.
The Broncos need to win at least 3 more games this season bringing our win total to 6-10. Since the NFL expanded to the 16 game season back in '77 only 2 teams haven't gone worse than 6-10. Denver and Pittsburgh.
On a positive note, as of last night, Broncos owner Pat Bowlen finally broke his silence amid this disaster and gave Josh McDaniels the dreaded vote of confidence! He's well on his way out now!

KC no Masterpiece

Sunday's game vs Kansas City was my 7th straight Broncos/Chiefs game attended since 2007 and was up there with one of the best. The Chiefs came in here atop the AFC West as 1-point favorites and the Broncos came out and made a statement. I wasn't too upset seeing coach Todd Haley snub McDaniels a postgame handshake afterward. I read articles that Haley was upset because he felt McDaniels ran up the score, showing poor sportsmanship. I remember looking at my brother in the 2nd quarter when the Broncos were up 35-0, and saying "we're a 2-6 football team. This is not over!" I was glad McDaniels kept the peddle to the metal. His job was on the line. Why would he have risked blowing a 35-point lead by benching his starters for the 2nd half only to show good sportsmanship? Forget sportsmanship, win the game and win convincingly. Make a statement. That's what they did. If anything, keeping the starters in the game showed respect to the Chiefs because we knew the game was not over. The Chiefs are a good football team. When the Raiders came into Denver and beat the Broncos 59-14 McDaniels still shook Cable's hand after the game. McDaniels took the loss like a man (he's lost his fair share as the Broncos' coach so he knows how to act after a loss, I guess).
Sarcasm aside, the Chiefs came in here with the NFL's best rushing attack and the Broncos managed to hold them to 51 rushing yards. On top of that, Moreno had his 1st 100-yard game of his career, with 106 yards rushing. 49-29 was a great score. What was most impressive was the Broncos' offensive line. What was once the Broncos' weakest unit at the beginning of the season is now one of their brightest spots now they are healthy. Having Zane Beadles at left guard and Ryan Clady at left tackle is just not fair to opposing defenses. Throw in Chris Kuper at right guard and Ryan Harris at right tackle also. JD Walton at center is coming along as well. Lets hope he can continue to snap the ball (see the game vs the Jets). If the offensive line can stay healthy, watch out. November and December may be months to remember for the Denver Broncos- for the first time in recent history. For now, faith in the Broncos is restored.

Happy Halloween

The Broncos are a disgrace right now! And it's all because of the stupid decisions Josh McDaniels and Brian Xanders! The Raiders who were 2-4 came in here last week and beat us 59-14 at home. It wasn't like Montana and Rice were on that team, or any other future hall of famers for that matter! The Raiders beat us with their backup QB in our house twice in a row under McDaniels' watch! (Jamarcus Russell last year Jason Campbell this year). McDaniels is 0-4 vs the AFC West at home up to this point. On top of that, the Broncos lost to a 1-5 San Francisco 49er team which now makes the Broncos 2-6 on the season. We all knew the Broncos would have their struggles rebuilding but this is not rebuilding. This is total destruction from within the organization by Josh McDaniels and Brian Xanders.
McDaniels has completely dismantled this team since he's been here. He traded Jay Cutler, Brandon Marshall, Tony Scheffler, and he traded Peyton Hillis for a backup QB who will never see the field (Brady Quinn) all because he didnt like Hillis. Hillis is lighting it up in Cleveland right now. Top 5 running back in the NFL (believe me, I have him on my fantasy roster). Where does Denver rank in the NFL in rush yardage? 32nd! That's right, we are last in the NFL in rush yardage. Not only did he let Hillis go but he also let Ryan Torain walk, who coincidentally is a stud in Washington! Lets also give Tyler Polumbus an honorable mention. Another "Shanahan-guy" who McDaniels didn't like, he let walk, and now is flourishing elsewhere (Seattle). With all of the pass-protection problems Denver is having and a 32nd ranked rush offense, having Polumbus on our team probably wouldn't hurt. McDaniels has proven he doesn't know anything about how to draft. He traded all of our draft picks for Tim Tebow (non-starter), he drafted Alfonso Smith (gone), Robert Ayers (still has a lot to prove), Knowsho Moreno (always hurt and tired, has yet to have a 100 yard game), Demaryius Thomas (un-proven WR who cannot stay healthy). McDaniels has drafted the likes of Richard Quinn, Eric Decker, Seth Olsen, Darcel McBath, Tom Brandstater, who have rode the bench up or have been traded or cut by now. Drafts can either make or break teams and 2-6 says it all! McDaniels is 10-14 as the head coach of the Denver Broncos and since starting the season 6-0 in 2009 we are 4-14 under his watch.
Was McDaniels sent by New England to destroy the Broncos? Maybe. Prior to McDaniels' arrival the Denver Broncos had a record of 125-78 from 1997-2008 (including postseason), while New England had a record of 143-66 (including postseason) in that time span. Denver was the biggest threat to New England in all years under Shanahan, including 2005, when Denver sent New England home in the playoffs for the 1st time in the Brady/Belichick era. Once Shanahan was fired, was it possible Belichick made a plan to send McDaniels to Denver to infiltrate and dismantle the Broncos for years to come? Why did we trade our 2011 4th round pick to New England for washed up Laurence Maroney? Why did we trade our 2010 5th round pick to New England for the damaged goods of Le Kevin Smith? Why did we cut one of the best long-snappers in the NFL in Mike Leach, just to sign Lonnie Paxton from New England? Not to mention former Patriot, Jabar Gaffney, who signed signed a four-year, $10 million contract with Denver. Gaffney is a decent receiver, but $10 million dollar-decent? Or how about the fact Denver traded their 7th round pick in the 2010 draft for Russ Hochstein? If McDaniels drafted right, or knew how to coach he wouldn't need all of these New England rejects! The only New England Patriot I would want to suit up for the Denver Broncos is Tom Brady, which is not happening. So everyone else who New England dumps, comes to Denver, which raises suspicion. New England is getting rid of their damaged goods AND stacking draft picks for their future while Denver gets rid of their future by trading for New England's washed up players! Oh yeah, let's not forget how McDaniels waived our up and coming young safety Josh Barrett and sure enough 24 hours later, yours truly picks him up.
It's obvious McDaniels is the wrong coach for the Denver Broncos. He's done his damage to our team. The only way Denver can get better is to fire McDaniels at the conclusion of the season and hire a proven, winning coach head coach; not a coordinator. Two coaches come to mind: Bill Cowher who has a head coaching record of 149-90-1, including 6 AFC Championship appearances, 2 Super Bowl appearances, and 1 Super Bowl Championship. The chances of him coming to Denver are slim, seeing as he lives in North Carolina, and the Carolina Panthers will soon be looking for a head coach themselves. Jon Gruden is other head coach Denver should consider. Gruden has an overall record of 100-85, including 1 Super Bowl Championship vs the Oakland Raiders. Gruden hates the Raiders and he likes Tim Tebow. Seems like a good fit. One thing I pledge not to do. I am not one of those fans cheering for the Broncos to lose so that McDaniels gets fired. Hopefully things get turned around! It just looks ugly right now!

NFL's Top 100

Apparently, the same panel who voted the NFL’s top 100 is the same panel that has been screwing very much deserving Broncos out of the hall of fame for all these years.
Elway only led Denver to 34 comeback wins in the 4th quarter & overtime, which tied him for third with Johnny Unitas. He had 148 career wins, placing him second to Favre in NFL history. 300 career touchdown passes which places him 5th in NFL history. He is only one of 4 QB’s to pass for at least 3000 yards in 12 seasons, next to Favre, Marino, and Manning. 2-time Super Bowl Champion and Super Bowl XXXIII MVP. All of these stats equal 23rd in the NFL’s top 100?
Elway isn’t the only one screwed here.
If Tony Gonzalez made the list Shannon Sharpe not only should be on the list, but he should be higher than Tony Gonzalez. Shannon Sharpe reinvented the tight end position. Sharpe was an 8-time Pro Bowler, 4-time first team All Pro, 3-time Super Bowl Champion, member of the 1990’s All-Decade team, he had over 10,000 career yards, and 62 touchdowns in his career. He deserves to be in the top 100.
Terrell Davis deserves to be in the top 100. He accomplished everything any NFL running back would want to accomplish in an NFL career. Super Bowl XXXII MVP, 2000 yard rusher, 1998 Season MVP. Two-time Super Bowl Champion. Enough said. If the argument against Davis is longevity, then why is Gale Sayers on the list? And why is he ahead of Elway?
Hall of fame left tackle Gary Zimmerman belongs on this list too. 7-time Pro Bowler, 5-time First-team All-Pro selection, he was a member of both NFL 1980’s and NFL 1990’s All-Decade Teams!
How about Randy Gradishar? He was a 7-time Pro Bowl selection, 5-time First-team All Pro selection, 7-time All-AFC selection, and he was the 1978 NFL Defensive Player of the Year. As great as Jack Ham and Jack Lambert were, Randy Gradishar stands just as tall as they do in the history books. He doesn’t have the championship rings like they do, but individually he’s right there. Gradishar has been screwed by the Hall of Fame committee year after year. From what I am hearing he is eligible to be on the Senior ballet this year which increases his chances of getting in.

Broncos vs Titans

The Denver Broncos had the Colts within their grasp. Until the 4th quarter. As earlier mentioned in my last post, in order to beat Peyton Manning, it would take risk. Our risks didn’t pay off, going 5-15 on 3rd down and 1-4 on 4th down. I appreciated the aggression by McDaniels but I disagreed with the play-calling. Denver’s redzone failures can be attributed to our inability to run the football. It seemed like McDaniels gave up on the run at moments instead of being fully committed to the ground; two times where McDaniels called a play for Orton to float it to a receiver, falling incomplete. Orton played a good game, throwing for 476 yards, but it only produced 13 points. It sure doesn’t help seeing the Broncos with their non-existent run-game and the same week witnessing Peyton Hills (traded from the Broncos for basically nothing) rush for 144 yards with Browns against a very formidable Ravens defense. So far in 2010 the Broncos are a stellar 30th in rush yards. You think the Broncos could use Peyton Hillis?
Okay, I’m done being negative. I like Denver’s match up vs Tennessee this week. So far the Broncos have proven to defend the run well (10th best in the NFL). We’ll need our best run-defense of the year vs 2000 yarder Chris Johnson. If Denver can contain Johnson I like our chances vs Tennessee who has a 30th ranked pass offense. Offensively, Denver is 1st in the NFL in pass yards, and Brandon Lloyd is actually 2nd in the NFL with 339 yards. We all know what Denver needs to do offensively to win the game; establish a respectable ground game and score in the red zone.