Month: October 2016

To take our minds off a disappointing loss, I thought I’d share a piece looking back at a moment in recent Broncos history, that many fans seem to have already forgotten, October 2014.  I’m using IAOFM as a bit of a time machine, and will link to their content throughout the article.  (Many thanks to them for not only writing this content, but continuing to leave it up).

Setting the stage:

The Broncos were only 8 months removed from the disappointing end to the 2013 season.  The offense that had set records for most points and yards in a season had remained largely intact, losing only Knowshon Moreno, Eric Decker, and Zane Beadles, and filling those holes with Emmanuel Sanders and a returning Ryan Clady.  The defense that despite some overachieving performances had been called soft after the super bowl, had been retooled with additions of Bradley Roby, TJ Ward, Aqib Talib and Demarcus Ware.

The Broncos started the season well, opening 2 and 1 with wins against the Colts and Chiefs and a hard fought OT loss on the road against the Seahawks (who were in the midst of a 28-2 stretch at home.)  JT was off to a hot start with 5 TD catches in 3 games.

Continue reading Turning back the clock to October 2014

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Throughout the NFL, a number of teams are trying to sort out their quarterback situations and, even though we’re just entering the sixth week of the season, some teams are likely to make changes.

Some of those teams have QBs they signed to deals a couple of seasons ago but may want to get out of those deals, while others have QBs that are set to become free agents after the season and have to decide what to do next.

To think the Broncos were one of those teams who some pundits said were going to have problems, only for Trevor Siemian to show he can do well enough for the time being and that, even if he proves not to be the long-term guy, Paxton Lynch has shown potential. Other teams, though, have not been as fortunate.

Let’s examine the teams who may get talked about as needing to change their QB situations or move on from a player on the roster when the 2017 offseason starts. Keep in mind that none of these teams will make a move this season, because most of the QBs have guaranteed money or parting ways with the QB would affect the cap too much. When applicable, I will look at how moving on from a QB will impact a team’s 2017 cap situation.
Continue reading Who Might Need To Switch QBs After 2016

Hello, Bronco fans! I didn’t get a chance to put up The Morning After because I had a lot of other things to get done earlier in the week, but I did want to touch upon a few things regarding the game against Atlanta.

It’s understandable that fans would be frustrated to lose that game because it was at home against a team that didn’t have a top defense, but signs are showing that the Atlanta Falcons are a better team than they were last year. I think some of us didn’t give enough credit to the Falcons for what they can do on offense and the scheme Kyle Shanahan has implemented.

And nobody should think twice about criticizing the performance of certain players. However, while it’s fair to point out when those players don’t play well, to throw them under the bus or start questioning what moves should or shouldn’t have been made is panicking. Let’s examine the one situation everyone knows about, that being what happened at right tackle.
Continue reading Midweek Musings: Be Patient, People