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Have fun golfing!
Cheers!
Coyer's not to blame. He has no talent to deal with on d-line. Run blocking was average, pass blocking pathetic. Dennsion needs to go.
You guys are a joke!
Bring back Roto Rooter Plumber!
Almost time for last place Rockies baseball! Ha Ha!
Happy New Year Donkeys!!!!!!
Go Chiefs!!!!!!!
Happy New Year Donkeys!!!!
Enjoy the offseason Broncos.
GO CHIEFS!!!!
I would be more conservative on play calling allowing my defense to wear out during the second half. Oh wait that is what they did! It sure is nice to see Mike realize what a great coach I was
1. Lack of committment by the entire team
2. Poor play calling (running backs end up in a crowd of defensive players, QB ends up throwing the ball in a crowd). Very predictable offense and defense, lack of trick plays.
3. Inconsistency, inexperience in QB position
4. Need one running back, not 3 - need to focus on a quality running back
4. Need more defensive talent
5. Lack of football fundamentals - coaches need to coach basic skills to players
His defence team should be told that when it is 3rd down and 3 to go, you don't retreat 4 yds and at 3rd and 4 don't retreat 5 yds etc.
More than the offense, the defence lost the games because it was unable to stop any offense when it mattered. I also suspect that lynch once a good player is a liability for he is no help to the cb at his side.
We haven't heard the linebackers mentioned in many of the games that we lost.Coyer's schemes took care of that.
GO CHARGERS!!!!
#1 IN THE AFC!!!!
18-33 Totals W-L by local major teams. Hopefully fall weekends in 2007 won't be so trying.
The Snake would have given you a chance!
HA HA HA!!!! I love it! Have a nice winter AT HOME!!
But you should have been looking into the 49er game. Everyone shrugged this one off as an easy win. How dumb.... Now the bronx get to sit on the couch and watch the Chiefs play next weekend. What an interesting turn of events.....
I hope the Broncos go through a long losing streak, similiar to the Raiders. It is amusing watching all of the fans foam at the mouth, point fingers at players for losses and call for players and coaches to be fired.
Happy New Year, Donkeys!
Go Kansas City Chiefs!
(I love to watch Shannahan Squirm)
Happy New Year, Donkeys!
Go Kansas City Chiefs!
(I love to watch Shannahan Squirm)
Look on the bright side. Mike Shanahan has the best record against Bill Belichick.
Also, off years happen. The Patriots finished only 12-4, are a FOURTH SEED, and lost to the Broncos.
Have a nice off season.
O-line: Bring back Alex Gibbs, no continuity on oline, they seem out of sync. This is a coaching issue. Gibbs would never allow the line to perform this poorly.
D-line: is not thick enough to clog up the running game (fast linebackers are only effective when your Dline can clog up the running lanes and occupy the blockers, therefore, freeing up the linebackers to make plays). Maybe a defensive coaching change.
GO CHARGERS !!!
Hey Doug...come on the players play the game but the coaches still call the plays. This season was the worse offensive play calling that I can remember. If it's 3rd and 3..the pass is a swing pass for 2 yards.
Cripes try to win. Bowlen I am so pissed off at this season and if you read the posts so are a lot of other bronco fans.
You have one of the top 3 coaches in the NFL. In 12 years he's gotten you to the play-offs 7 times, the AFC championship 3 times and the Super Bowl twice. I know it's been a while since the Super Bowl's, but it's only been 11 months since you were playing in the AFC Championship game!
The Broncos lost a couple games they definately should have won, today most of all. And yes they have a few personnel needs. But on thing they do not need is to fire the coach!
Watch out for the Chiefs...the balance of power is shifting in the West. Get used to it!
ability to observe and react to the obvious.
And for all of the Chiefs fans rejoicing: Kind of sad that you can only make the playoffs by other teams losing. Have fun getting demolished by Peyton and Co.
won by a snowball
jan 1990 55-10 XXIV
dec 31 2006
26-23 OT
You notice that 11/85 didnt have a score beacuse Denver
had a snowball to beat us and didnt desurve the win. Every 49er win against Denver is payback for that snowball.
see you in three years
Give it to T. Bell to fumble the ball at critical times so that the opponents can win.
The D-line was good last year because of Pryce. Denver goofed there. Could have kept him and dispensed off a couple of them who are now there.
lets play with a concussion.
The defense must have thought they were cool 1st half season so now they rest
or were thinking of the Coke tonite along with hookers, and pigging out.
Keep your chin up Donkeys. I'll let you have Dennis Green, since your last pick up from my team worked out so well.
Maybe if you take the skirt off Lynch, he may learn how to fight his way through a QB. Oh, I forgot, he's too busy looking for skinny defenseless receivers to try to hit.
GO CHIEFS!!!
hate these damn niner and chief fans - don't u have your own forum...
broncos forever...
Thank you so much for the wonderful New Year's gift. I can assure you that everyone in KC is totally enojoying your pitiful performance today and heartily laughing our way all the way to Indy. See ya in 2007!!
BTW....what happened to LET'S... GO... D that last drive. I guess we won't be for a long, long time, besides, it sounds really lame on TV
PS...Thanks Jake...glad we were the ones to knock you out!!!...Love ya Jay, we couldn't have done it without your help!
ummmm... why not... your fans come to ours often enough..
I wish that Mike had figured out a way to help Plummer play better and finish out the season with the Broncos in the playoffs. We beat the Pats in NE earlier in the season and Jake has never lost to Brady. If we had gotten past NE, who knows what could have happened with Indy playing so poorly.
Oh well, just wishful thinking!
Happy New Year everyone!
Better luck next year Broncos!
Poor coaching by Shanahan and Lewis. Neither the Broncos or Bengals deserved to make playoffs this year.
1) Pass rush - this year there was one word to describe it: PATHETIC! Coyer never adjusted to fix this the entire year and it cost them several games.
2) Consistent running game. Tatum does not look to be the future running game the Broncos have been missing since Portis.
3) Offensive creativity. Honestly I have more plays on my Madden 2007 team than Denver seemed to run each game. It was BORING and painful to guess almost every play. This should be Dennison's fault.
I don't blame the lack of a ground game on the O-line as much simply because with a rookie QB (or a crappy one like Plummer) teams won't compensate as much for the throw which allows them to focus more on stopping the run. Give Cutler a few more years and some of the other young talent a few more years and this will greatly improve. Tatum isn't consistent though and I wouldn't consider him to be the future back.
Most likely, the coaches will look to bring a few players in for help, but unless they change their strategies it's going to be another Redskin roster with Redskin results. High profile, low productivity again.
Marti of SoCal
head coach for the Broncos.
a.) We don't have to fly to Indy next week and play the Colts as the 6th seed.
b.) With all our rookies outplaying our veterans on offense, next year has a very, very exciting outlook. Getting our offense back to domination is what this team needs to improve.
c.) We get to BLOW UP the O-Line sooner rather than later. George Foster simply must go. Cutler was getting KILLED, almost literally, and the O-Line lost us the game when Cutler was sent to the sideline, concussed for a quarter (and then some when he was delerious in the 3rd quarter).
d.) We'll get a much higher draft choice now. Perhaps we can get a solid new running back when we DUMP Tatum Bell.
e.) Cutler was given the chance to prove himself, and I believe he has. If Plummer had stayed starter to finish the season, ALL the news during the offseason would have been: "quarterback controversy in denver, blah blah blah". Now we won't nearly have to hear much of "Denver waits to see how Culter performs", or so I hope.
f.) To the people calling for the demise of Shanahan: wow, do you have any concept of how far this team has come under him - and continues to go? Lose the final game of the season and I half expect some of you to start crying to have Wade Philips rehired.
g.) The defense needs work, but not nearly as much as the offense. We won two super bowls with a defense that was far more questionable than the current one.
On the defensive side, the pass rush was virtually non-existant after the first quarter of the season. They ran out of gas. They couldn't
stop the run either.
The game is still won up front no matter who's playing QB. If you can't rush the passer in this league--you lose--period. Injuries and lack of depth took their toll up front.
For the nay sayers about Shanny as a talent evaluator, I kindly remind them to look at this year's draft with Cutler, Sheffler, Marshall and Dumervil, just to name a few. I am confident Denver can address their lack of depth on the LINES next year.
Other than the Patriots, no team has successfully negotiated consistant winning seasons in the salary cap era. Cutler gives this team the hope to be great one year--Plummer clearly reached his peak last year. The Broncos have a bright future and did the right thing by giving the kid his chance.
Strange that you mentioned that you find pleasure in fact that two people (Lynch and Shanahan) who backed Pres. Bush lost.
If you knew anything about pro sports, you would know that pro athletes vote Republican by a vast majority b/c Republicans are for lower taxes. It's a one issue vote for these guys who make millions per year. Read John Feinstein's book about the Ravens, Next Man Up and get a clue.
How stupid are you? You take pleasure that two Bush backers - Lynch and Shanahan - lost.
The vast majority of pro athletes, black and white, are Republican b/c of one issue - lower taxes. It matters when you make a few million a year. Read John Feinstein's Next Man Up about the Ravens.
Get a clue.
1)The internet has finally made it to Kansas City!
2)The 49ers were who we thought they were! (with apologies to Dennis Green)
3)You need to run and stop the run to win any games in the NFL
4)Nothing good has ever come out of Cleveland
5)Jake Plummer is not the answer
THAT'S GOTTA' HURT, EH?
I was out there a few years ago when the PATS won in the last 30 seconds - you remember when we intentionally took a safety to get the ball back in the last minute so that Brady could drive down and win the game???? - you guys showed no class then when you lost -and you show no class now!
Go back to shoveling some snow now -
Cheers!
Jay Cutler is impressive...the defense isn't...I told my son today I wish we had 5 Champ Bailey's! Maybe we can get his brother Boss! Maybe their is a cousin Named Bruise Bailey!
Oh well, it's trite to say there is always next year....but there is, and truthfully this team and their porous...no pressuring of the quarterback, defensive line, Darrant ( I will Look at Lynch, and maybe the fans will think it's his fault) Williams would have made a hasty exit if they had made the playoffs!
I think Mike Shanahan was primarily responsible for John Elway's development and hopefully he and the Broncos coaching staff will do as good a job with Jay Cutler.
Bush backers? Reggie Bush or the Idiot-in-Chief?
If the latter, they're clearly idiots themselves and today's loss suddenly makes sense.
Cutler is the real deal, but this was a complete team loss from top to bottom.
Todays game shows that Shanny truly has no clue of how to run a football team. The man has made 3 good personel decisions in his entire term as head coach of the broncos. Trading for Champ Bailey, signing John Lynch and finding Rod Smith. These 3 men are the only 3 who truly BLEED ORANGE BLOOD!!! Did you see Lynch slam his helmit in discust? If there only was a "fountain of youth" for him and Rod Smith.
Al Wilson, guess he's not the Warrior we all thought!
Javon "The Answer?" Walker? Give me Donald Driver, he has heart!
Tatum Bell, have fun in Oakland next year! Because the only team dumb enough to sign you to a contract is the oAKLAND rAIDERS. Trust me!
The O-Line...What a bunch of little girls, Oh Wait......Thats the DL line Im talking about. Browncows???
Thanks to Mike Heimerdinger for finally talking some since into the Mastermind on draft day. Nice rookie class to build on.
Larry Coyer, what are you really smoking in that pipe of yours? You defensive scheme all season was predictable at best.
So Seeing how the list could go on and on. I choose to fix the gaping wound. A great place to start is with the Team Philosophy. It is time for a new message! Time for a New Head Coach.
The 49ers? From what I saw at their training camp this summer, I would have beat the HOUSE in Vegas that the Broncos were a better team. Talent wise Denver gets the nod. Problem is, today we were out coached. PLAIN AND SIMPLY OUT COACHED!!!
Chiefs fan
"But what have you done for me lately?" That's all NFL fans care about. I totally agree with you. My Colts have the best composite record over the last eight seasons and have made the playoffs in seven of them (1999 thru 2006 except for '01), but just because we haven't made the Super Bowl yet the fans are ready to fire Tony Dungy. Shanahan is a good coach. I just wish he had decided the quarterback issue sooner rather than later. Y'all will bounce back next year.
49ers - 0
49ers - 26
Broncos - 23
Love it, love it, love it.
The play calling is HORRIBLE. Whe a fan can sit in their living room or the stadium and know what the Broncos are going to call...you have a problem.
The defensive line MUST also be addressed.
Chiefs 41
49ers - 0
Happy New Year from SF :-)
Calm down - I AM POSITIVE the Broncos will win a SB very soon.
P.S
I was never a Plummer fan and I thought it was a mistake to pick him up 3.5 years ago. All you Plummer fans - I never believed he could go all the way, doesn't have that talent.
Two years in a row that a team above .500 from the AFC West doesn't make the playoffs...if the Broncos played in any NFC division they'd be in this year's playoffs too...
1. Everyone is breaking their necks jumping off the Bronco bandwagon. Nice support for your team.
2. You win some, you lose some. You have some poor losers in your city.
You could take a lesson from the Chiefs fans. Are we proud of the way the Chiefs backed in to the playoffs? Not really. But they are there. Could we get blown away in Indy? We sure could. But, we'll be cheering for our team win or lose. We'll be at the airport to greet them irregardless of the score. We love our team.
3. Denver fans don't love their team.
Love it, love it, love it.
Chiefs 41 49ers 0
You are the only one.
-Lamar Hunt had more class in his pinkie than that fur coat wearking, george hamilton tanning-bed phoney of a donkey loving owner.
-Take Elway Away and the Bronco's have nothing to show for it- 0 Super Bowls and 0 hall of famers.
-If orange and blue looked good together, everyone would be wearing it!
-The Broncos have always been more lucky than good.
-Cutler will be your Todd Blackledge.
-I hope none of you can sleep tonight-- especially coach crazy eyes and 'pudge' Cutler.
First off, I have been where you are, but worse. When the Chiefs were 13-0 and really playing great ball, Marty replaces Gannon with Bono and we lose the playoff game. So, while I feel your pain, it kind of helps us get a monkey off our back.
For those that say paybeack is hell, well....this is our payback time, I guess. Things cycle and for the past few years, both the Chiefs and Broncos have just barely been better than average. Both teams need to do work to make the next level.
We go to Indy next week, and we DID NOT back into the playoffs, each game stands on its own, and had the time of games been reversed, no one would be saying 'back in' Backing in is getting to the playoffs when you LOSE. That didn't happen.
Looking forward to next week, win or lose and if we lose, I am rooting for Marty to win it all, he deserves it.
I'd rather lose by 50 than be sitting at home reading this stupid website.
:-)
By the way, signing your posts with the names of people who died from cancer or in car wrecks - e.g., Lamar Hunt, Derrick Thomas - is about as classless as it gets. Pure Denver.
Now regarding LJ against Indy's defense against the run...I believe your 50 point spead is about as reliable as you as you're clinching a playoff birth at home.
I'll wave to ya hun!
Ah well, sweat and churn on...
:-)
Its obviously dark times in Chiefs-land when the fans have to be so ecstatic with a mediocre record and a back-pedal into the playoffs. Oh well, Chiefs fans, at least you have a black head coach who LJ will run hard for. The sad thing is that the Chiefs could throw 5 passes against the Colts and probably still win simply because the Colts run-D is so bad.
Its New Years Eve though, so next year is something to look forward to right now. Continued improvement from Cutler, Scheffler, and Marshall will be fun to watch. Hopefully the off-season will bring some changes and maybe some new faces on the field or on the sidelines. The running back situation needs to be figured out. Fortunately for Tatum Bell, fumbles are something that can be corrected. Tiki Barber was a fumbler early in his career too. I don't necessarily think T. Bell is the answer at RB, but he can improve, and so can M. Bell. As for the defensive side of the ball, something big needs to be done. Either the line needs to be revamped so that we can put pressure on the QB with the front four, or that cornerback not named Champ needs to greatly improve so that we don't need all three LBs for pass coverage and can implement more blitzing situations. Whatever happens though, I think Coyer needs to go. But most of all, Rod Smith deserves the utmost respect and praise for the way that he has conducted himself on and off the field.
Oh, and Champ Bailey for Defensive MVP! I can't think of a defensive player who meant more to their defense than Champ did this season. Think about this: Your Denver Broncos starting cornerbacks - Darrent Williams and Dominique Foxworth. Scary, huh?
As a San Diego native, I'm required to cheer for the Chargers when the Broncos are not in contention, but I do so reluctantly. As long as Peyton Manning goes another year without a ring, I will be satisfied.
I believe that Shanahan is an amazing coach. Granted he has not repeated the success that he had with Elway, but he has had some unfortunate luck in terms of QB's i.e. Brian Griese stepping on dog, and Jake Plummer losing his mind! With Jay Cutler, Tony Scheffler, Mike Bell, and Brandon Marshall's emergence, we have the pieces to be successful for some time. Need a better D-Line, and possibly D-Coordinator, but it is not Shanahan's fault that players have not panned out. Relax, we will be winning Super Bowls in the near future!
GO BRONCOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Broncos 14 Chiefs 10 = World Champs
Niners have been playing better and better as the year has gone on.
Chiefs, well, good luck. Indy isn't playing well, you might have a chance. Early line is only 7.
I'm not saying get rid of Shannahan (yet), but I pin the season on him. Plummer just wasn't the same looking over his shoulder. Yes, these athletes are paid millions and should perform no matter what the situation. Some would also argue that they should step it up when pushed. However, most would get tense in such situations - it sure showed in Jake this year, and probably effected the overall team chemistry.
The QB change is just one aspect. We've all talked about the RB rotation, defensive schemes and play calling (by the way, what's the deal with calling a QB sneak when you only have 2 QB's on the roster and the starter just got his bell rung?) We have holes, but all teams do.
The good news is that there is so much parity in the NFL that the Broncos can do well next year with a few tweaks. Or, they could go backwards. If so, out with Shanny.
I'm glad the Plummer bashing/blame can finally stop. Congrats to Jake for leaving with a great record, good stats and the respect of his teamates and most fans.
Scott, do your research on Lamar Hunt. I think you'd be surprised.
___.
The Chiefs and the Broncos have the same record, and each beat the other this season. The fact that you beat a poor 49ers team - which was the high point of your season judging by the way you all are repeating the score - now puts you among the NFL's elite? Its a shame that you didn't learn from Lamar Hunt how to exhibit the same level of class as he did. I'm sure he would have told us we had a good football team (even if that isn't true) and wished us luck in the off-season. How unlike your beloved owner you all are.
The Broncos forgot to get the snowball thrower from '85 to disrupt the overtime kick by the Niners... Ha Ha Ha!... He probably was there but darn it, nature forgot to make it snow... Ha Ha Ha!...
Enjoy the playoffs from your living rooms, Bronco fans!... And keep the heaters down, because the revenge we just served you is better when it's really COLD... HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA !!!
The Broncos are famous for dirty line play which has ended good players careers, steroid abuse (Lisle Alzado started the trend and even your kicker Todd Saurbruen got caught), and those ugly stripped socks.
The Chiefs had the best record in football in the 90's and dominated the buccos in the 60's and 70's.
You have one hall of famer and an over-inflated view of your team.
Go jump in a snow drift...
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Horrible!!
DONT FUMBLE! GREAT ONE. YOU HURT ME. IVE NEVER DONE ANYTHING TO YOU, BUT LOVE YOU.
WE SHOULD GET DR. PHIL ON RETAINER. I'LL CHIP IN $50 BUCKS. LET ME KNOW. LETS START THE FUNDING NOW!!!!
1. Defensive coordinator
2. Shanahan's coaching & play calling
3. Darren Williams, The entire D-Line,couldn't stop anyone when needed. Especially in the 4th quarters.
4. Get rid of Tatum Bell (3 crucial fumbles in 3 straight games)
It's Jake's fault, it surely cannot be a lie;
Just as sure as John Lynch misses a key assignment,oh my.
It's Jake's fault when the defense cannot make a key stop;
It surely couldn't be the D's impression of a Keystone Cop.
It's Jakes fault when Tatum drops the skin:
Oh, that can't be, to blame someone other than Jake is a sin.
It's Jake's fault when the Cutler fumbles and flops key throws to the 49ers and mythical Seahawk;
Surely couldn't be the special teams that causes the fans to gawk.
It's Jake's fault they are now an also ran;
One must never blame the "Mastermind" Shanahan.
Get real:
Defense lost to the Colts, Chargers, Seahawks, and 49ers game all by themselves.
Your great rookie tight end? He was benched earlier in the season because he couldn't catch a pass aka the doink of his helmet the first game of the year....and now Cutler's roomate can....hmmmm...
Best chance to win? Oh yea, the rookie got his feet wet, and his bell rung. And what did the coach do with all the loyal die hard fans and playoff hopes on the line? Play him anyway, and watch him look like an idiot.
Earlier in the season when the offense did not score in the red zone, it was poor execution and lack of making big plays. Today? Oh, the 49ers "did a fine job" of keeping us out of the end zone.
I have been a Broncos fan forever, and it's time to realize that Shanahan is an egomanic that cannot accept blame.
Now, what do we have? An aging defense, an aging offensive line, and a defensive cooridinator looking over his shoulders.
Shhhhrrrreeehhhaawwwwwwwwww!!!!!
I LIVE IN AZ.AS WELL...I FEEL YOUR PAIN BROTHER. SHOULD WE START A SUPPORT GROUP FOR US ALL? WE COULD MEET AT 7:00 ON THURSDAYS. LET ME KNOW.
By the way, with all that success in the 90's how many SuperBowls did the Chiefs win. In fact how many playoff games did they win. And while you're researching how many superbowls did the Broncos win during the Chiefs dynasty run in the 90's? Try 2. I know you Chiefs fans are all excited about your 6 seed in the playoffs.
I guess when you don't get there very often, squeaking in is like winning the Super Bowl. Don't party too hard tonight.
Here's to the amazing success of the Chiefs in recent playoff history.
No wonder Chiefs fans love their team so much, what else is there to do in KC. It has to be one of the ugliest, most boring cities in America.
Who was whipped quite easy & handy.
Because a field goal,
meant no Super Bowl
To the Surprise of crazy eyed Shanny!
And, in response to all of the comments about our unusual snowstorm, I've been to your terribly humid city during the sweltering summer with 100% humidity and the frigid winter. Who cares about football - all of us need to thank God that we live in beautiful Denver and not in Kansas City!
I'd like to see G. Foster & T. Bell go. Hopefully through FA & the draft we can do something with OL & DL & pick up a good back! I'm pretty tired of this running back by committee stuff. Yeah, our backs have combined yardage of over 1500 yds a season, but when was the last time our running back scared other teams.
I'm glad Jay is in and I think he'll do well. Jake just really didn't work out for us; even though he had a great year last year, he still had me nervous all of the time. This year he just didn't have it; so I wish him well and hope he finds a better situation for himself.
Also a comment to the few of you who blasted Lynch on the end around play at the end of the game. I believe he was doing his job, i.e., forcing the play back inside. Karl Paymah was the player out of position - he bit on the fake and was out of position to make the play.
Pretty disappointing night, but I'll be back next year to cheer the Broncs on (yeah just like KC, 49er & SD fans as you do for your teams).
How illuminating this loss is. The whole orgainization has been exposed as a farce. Pat Bowlen--you should be ashamed of yourself. How dare you play the fans as fools any longer. Maybe you should threaten to move the team to take the heat off.
I agree they need a more dominant back and then they'll be more balanced. Mike B had a lot of nice moments this year and Tatum is erratic, but they need a top flight back. And a blue chipper on the DL. (I also still think they miss Kubiak on offense.) So face it, even if they made the playoffs this wouldn't have been their year anyway. It's a disappointment but it's probably not worth getting homicidal about. Here's to a more consistent next season. (Or a move to the NFC. ;-) )
Starters--Lepsis, Sapp, Wilson, Brown, Ferguson, Meadows, Darrent Williams
Backup Starters--Cox
Backups--Keith Burns, Wesley Duke (remember him?)
There are more, but when you see how starter-focused our injuries were this year, the end result is really no surprise.
The 49ers 2007 season started on 12-31-2006.
The 49ers are 40 million under the cap and 11 draft choices in the upcoming draft. The Niners will be dangerious in 2007.
I agree that defensive play calling seemed inept once we got ahead. Has the prevent defense ever been a good strategy?
You did back in and that's fine. Things broke right and 2 overtime games went your way. Its the most wins over a 16 game schedule with a few tie breakers in there.
After you upset Indy at Indy, go to San Diego and win... and then go to Baltimore or New England and win again.... then come on this site and run your mouths.
You beat us out by a tie breaker.... good for you. We stunk the second half of this season. If we'd have won, we would have lost next week. This turned into a transition year with rookies and 2nd year players all over the lineup.
If I was you, I'd start the party now... I doubt it will last long.
-win on the road
-win in the playoffs
-win superbowls
here is what you won by getting into the playoffs:
-worse draftpick for next year
-tougher schedule next year
-Get to watch MAnning hang 50 pts on your team.
Something for you KC losers to think about before you paint your Mobile home bright red this week.(most of you already have)
Face it people, NO WAY we were going to beat the Colts, and that's a fact....
I see a lot of comments about Shanahan and how its time for him to move on. We all know he’s a good coach because that thought has been drilled into our head for years now by the media. My question is this…in the 6-7 years since the Super Bowl glory years, why hasn’t this “mastermind� put together a solid Super Bowl contenting team? Is it the lack of consistent quality draft picks? What about bad personal moves via FA? Maybe it’s letting good quality players go when he shouldn’t have. Maybe it’s the play calling. How many times did they run on 3rd and long and fall short? They’re not fooling anybody with those calls and have no business running them like they do without the personal to successfully execute them. It looks like this season ends right where it started…with a lot of uncertainties. In my personal opinion there are just too many holes and weaknesses that can’t be fixed in one off season.
Bronco fans who call for Shanahan to be fired are very ignorant. We are in the playoffs practically every year, and have won two Super Bowls in that time period. Very few coaches have that kind of resume. With Shanahan we know we have a shot every year. Most teams can't say that. Coyer needs to go though. He either plays a soft zone, or blitzes every one. How about blitzing one or two players from time to time, not everyone? Or mixing your zones up a little. He makes absolutely zero game adjustments. A good defensive coordinator, and some added pass rushers, and we'll be back in the Super Bowl.
Hope Manning rips you a new one. I was going to be gracious and root for you, but after all your unsportsman like posts on the website I hope you rot in Indy. GO PEYTON!!!!!
Who is San Fran playing next week?
Mediocre....
You all freaking make me sick. You all are a bunch of band wagon jumpers. If we would have pulled the game off you all would be saying the Broncos are the greatest thing since slice bread.
I much rather start Cutler in the middle of this season. Then the beginning of next season he now has experance. Mike knows what he is doing we have several draft picks and believe me he will get his featured back. The name of the game is not just to win one superbowl but to dominate and when a few. We are almost there. We are lacking in Special Teams and the Running Game. The defense has done alot they kept teams from score touchdowns in the red zone and left them with field goals.
As for you luck Chief Fans I am looking forward in you joining us after next week. I rather not make the play offs the to be embarassed in the play offs.
Before you can talk any Sh%%$ remeber we represented the AFC West more than you. Enjoy this year because you wont next year.
WE DONT WANT to wach the paly offs on tv BUT MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL WE DONT NEED AND WE DONT WANT THE SAME FORE THE NEXT SEASON. SO MR BOWLEN DO SOMETHING BECAUSE U DONT NEED AND U DONT WANT EAMPTY SEATS.
PS- get that bad to the bone running back and o-line and d-line sured up with good rotation so they stay fresh and we got it the SUPER BOWL and not just one but many in the next ten years.just like those 49ers had a long time ago.remember dallas cowboys lines when they were winning..
Maybe it might take longer for you since the Chiefs havent made it to the SuperBowl in 40 years. Good Luck next season.