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Vs. Kansas City Chiefs (L 10-19) Earlier in the year, the Broncos talked to the NFL Scheduling Guys and thought it would be a good idea to play another Thanksgiving game. They also thought it would be a good idea to play IN Kansas City on a short week. Still feeling the bruises from Mr. LT, the Broncos wobbled into KC and promptly procceded to toss another game away. Since the Indianapolis game, the Broncos have regressed to their 2001-2004 status-- playing "good enough" for the first half of the season, then falling away in the second half. Despite rumors of personnel switches and an abyssmal running game, the Broncos still had a chance to sneak out a win. Darrent Williams made a late Interception of Inconsequence. Williams went over to the sidelines and yelled into the cameras: "keep picking on me, keep picking on me!" Well, they already HAD picked on you for the entire game...and you had maybe one arm-tackle to show for it. It was actually a perfect time to snag an interception, but the Broncos went 3-and-out and essentially used up 58 seconds of game time. The Broncos typically lose in Arrowhead, but this game was there for the taking. Larry Johnson is a terrific runningback, but the Chiefs are a fairly crappy team. They just handed the ball off to Johnson all night while Trent "Howdy Doody" Green took snaps. They were also helped by a bullshit...errrr, "questionable" roughing the passer call on Ebenezer Ekuban on third down. As Chiefs Annoying Radio Douche would say: "Cheap First down, Kannnn-zassss City!!!" To complicate matters, before the game it was leaked that Jake Plummer was making his last start. Mike Shanahan appeared to ignore the runningback position and called plays that would rely on Plummer's ability. In short, Shanahan was giving Plummer enough rope to hang himself. It's almost as if Shanahan deliberately parachutted Plummer into a warzone with no troop support. Plummer's an adequate quarterback, but he's definitely not a One Man Army. Shanahan wanted him to be that on Thursday night. How else do you explain calling 39 pass plays and 16 run plays in a relatively low-scoring contest? Or calling a flea-flicker on the game's second play? To the tight-end, no less. Plummer has been effective when he's throwing about 18-25 passes per game. Exhibit A: the 2005 season. He doesn't put up fantasy football numbers, but being an NFL QB isn't the Heisman Trophy race. Matt Hasselbeck threw 3 INT's on Monday night... but he has a running game, competent special teams and a defense at his back. Plummer has two Ding Dongs at runningback (one out with two bad toes, the other still turning around and backing his way into piles), special teams that are more suited for the Special Olympics and Darrent Williams on defense. Johnny frickin' Unitas would have trouble moving this team. With the danger of joining the Pittsburgh Steelers in the NFL Morgue, the Broncos' season will now rely on rookie Jay Cutler. The announcement became official on Monday, as he'll start next week's game against the Seahawks. Cutler, who thus far has all the characteristics of Woody from "Cheers", is now the 8th QB to start for Denver since 1999. He's walking into a pretty hefty mess and will have more than enough rope to hang himself. Plummer, Williams and Shanahan have already built the gallows.
FINAL CUTS ...||...More criticism for ESPN's Mondy Night Football: you don't need to provide a stupid stat for EVERY instance. Example: I do not need to know that Mike Holmgren has the least amount of coaches' challenges won since the start of the 2002 season. Or how the Buccaneers' yards allowed per-game with Derrick Brooks in the lineup from 1997-2003 ranks with other 8 year spans of famous linebackers. People don't know that stuff, and I doubt anyone would want to actually talk about such obtuse topics. ...||...The Week Eleven "my boy" award: That guy on the sidelines who holds the down marker. He was good. ...||...Read an article that Drew Brees idolized Ted Williams growing up. Does that mean he throws warm-up passes before each game and shouts: "I'm Drew Mother Fuckin' Brees!" Comment about this article. Contact The Asshole Who Wrote This!
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