Author: Ray Crane

We won and I want to get some things out of the way before diving into my jive. Brock Osweiler finished the game with 20 complete passes out of 27 attempts. He had a 127.1 QB rating, two touchdown passes, and zero interceptions. A great start for any QB in this league, especially a quickly improving Bears defense. However, I would hold off jumping on the bandwagon until he starts more games. The Bears had very little game tape to scheme against Osweiler. The Patriots have more tape, so it will be interesting to see how they play against him this weekend.

Regardless, it’s obvious that Osweiler is a better fit for the Kubiak offense. He can move out of the pocket quickly and scramble if necessary. Working from under center allows the running backs to gain some speed before the hand-off, providing them an opportunity to gain more yards than the pistol/shotgun formations. SterlingMalloryArcher wrote more on this in a previous article.

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We witnessed a game where Brock Osweiler came in for the injured Peyton Manning. It was questionable to even let Manning play in the game, let alone three quarters. After four interceptions, Osweiler finally came in and led the team to two scores, and almost three. Before you start clamoring that Brock should be our starter, just remember that the Chief’s defense went into a prevent defense so the Broncos would burn time. Now on to one of the easiest lists I’ve made this year:

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My previous article covers my thoughts on the game, so let’s get right to it:

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I had a feeling it was going to be a difficult game when offensive coordinator Rob Chudzinski took the reigns mid-week after the firing of Pep Hamilton. This alters the game plan more than many would imagine. How does a defense prepare against a coach they haven’t seen call a play all year? I respect the guy, and it was obvious in the first half that we found difficulty stopping his calls. Even our defensive coordinator Wade Phillips knew what he was up against:

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Wow.  On both sides of the ball I was awe-struck.

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You smell that? That’s the smell of 6-0, or your own farts. One of the two, or both. The media still can’t stop talking about how horrible our offense is. Yet, we had 21 first downs, 36:44 of possession, and 442 total yards. Sure, you could talk about how poor the Browns defense has been this year, but I like to focus on the positives. Our defense made a clutch stop at the end of the 4th quarter and in overtime, while the offense made a clutch win. You can’t ignore that the offense traveled 72 yards in the final series of the game to setup the game-winning field goal. Moving on…

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According to the Broncos official site, Kapri Bibbs was waived and TE Richard Gordon, which was just released over the weekend, has been re-signed to the roster.

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There is a lot of criticism surrounding Peyton Manning and his “inability to throw.” Even more frustrating is the amount of fans crying to play Brock Osweiler and benching Manning. This won’t happen. But, is the criticism earned? Let’s dig deeper.

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This game aggravated me. Yes, yes, I know we won. I don’t think we deserved the win. Our offense was laughable and our defense took some time to get in the game. Like it or not, Carr is a good quarterback on his path to becoming a great quarterback. Had Sebastian Janikowski not missed two field goals, they would’ve tied this game. They could’ve possibly won it since the failed field goals set our offense up in great starting positions. Stomping all over the Raiders is likely over for the next couple of years while Jack Del Rio and Derek Carr are in town.

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All of the media discussions were focused on Adrian Peterson and his god-like ability to run and whether or not the Broncos defense could stop him. No one discussed other factors such as Teddy Bridgewater, who played well, or the Broncos offense. We discovered a few things throughout the game that are highlighted below:

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