As we burn away the last vestiges of the dead season, and await a resolution on Von Miller’s contract, I put together some quick data crunching on a curious question. Most of us can identify the best and most dominant stretches by teams in NFL history. But identifying some of the worst stretches can be elusive, so I decided to put together a list of ineptitude. Continue reading The Worst Eras In Post-Merger NFL History
Month: July 2016
It’s All Orange, Fat Man: 07/12/16
Broncos Greatest games Round 3
On to round 3, the last round of just regular season games. Same as before, vote in the comments. See the bottom of this post for an explanation of the rest of the tournament and how we will add in playoff games.
1 NWE 30-24 11/29/2015
The Broncos were down 21-7 heading into the 4th quarter, in this snowy Sunday Night matchup between the 10-0 Patriots and 9-2 Broncos. Osweiler was filling in for an injured Peyton, in only his second start, and at that point was 15/29, for 132 yards.
The Broncos got their spark when the patriots muffed the punt, and the Broncos recovered. The Broncos went on to score 17 unanswered points, to give themselves a 3 point lead with 1:09 to go. Unfortunately, Brady lead the team on a 51 yard drive to get the game timing field goal. The Patriots received to start OT, but only moved backwards thanks to a Von Miller sack.
The Broncos had great field position, and 3 plays later CJ Anderson had a walk off 48 yard TD run to end the game. Highlights
It’s All Orange, Fat Man: 07/11/16
Broncos Greatest Games, Round 2
I hope everyone enjoyed Round 1 of Broncos greatest games. Off to round 2. Same as before, vote in the comments. I’ll leave voting open until about 9PM Mountain time Monday Night.
It’s All Orange, Fat Man: 07/10/16 (Sunday Open Thread)
It’s All Orange, Fat Man: 07/09/16
Exploring A Possible Contract Extension For Emmanuel Sanders
With negotiations between the Broncos and Emmanuel Sanders reportedly on hold (per Mike Klis), most likely due to the real deadline for Von Miller heating up, and details of Doug Baldwin’s extension with the Seahawks now up on OTC, I figured I’d ponder a possible contract for Sanders to think about over the weekend.
Continue reading Exploring A Possible Contract Extension For Emmanuel Sanders
It’s All Orange, Fat Man: 07/08/16
Exploring A Compromise To Reforming The Franchise Tag
Mike Florio wants to eliminate the franchise tag. Jason Fitzgerald wants rookies to demand a no-tag clause to their contracts. From the perspective of Broncos fans, we have some base happiness in that the franchise tag is aiding in their efforts to retain Von Miller–and we also have to admit that the tag is preventing Miller from achieving full value on the open market, be it with the Broncos or someone else. He, and other players, have the right to be grumpy about its existence.
However, the NFL isn’t simply going to abolish the franchise tag out of the goodness of their hearts. They would instead want to collectively bargain a concession out of the NFLPA to ensure they get something favorable in return. Thus, I came up with a quick idea to possibly help franchise and transition tagged players participate more fully in free agency, while at the same time protecting teams from possible losses of elite talent.
And as you might expect coming from me, the key that I use lies within compensatory draft picks.
Continue reading Exploring A Compromise To Reforming The Franchise Tag