Denver Broncos: The No Name Team

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#1 Moroes
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The first thing I will say is that I don't think they are that good. There isn't a lot of competition int he AFC West this year with both the Broncos and Chargers being out shined by the Chiefs, but I feel that the division is up for grabs between those three teams this year. Whats amazing me is that Josh McDaniels gets rid of the offensive all-stars on his team, and finds either veterans who nobody has heard of, busts, or extremely underrated players and wins games with them.

Kyle Orton: Everybody doubted this guy even when he won 10 games as a rookie for the Bears. People were doubting him before the season started, and he is still leading the league in passing yards.

Brandon Lloyd: His career has been highlighted by being in and out of coaches doghouses and having mediocre seasons as a starting wideout. The past two games he has over 200 receivingyards.

Correll Buckhalter:His career has been highlighted by constant injuries. While he hasn't been putting up great numbers, he plays a key role for the Denver Offense, helping them win today against the Titans as well as contributing last year.

Jabar Gaffney: Like Brandon Lloyd, Gaffney ended up in the Texan's doghouse and ended up with the Patriots. He had only one impressive game for the Patriots (during the playoffs). Since the end of last season and the beginning of this season he has been a reliable playmaker.

Do you thinking that Josh McDaniels is doing a good job recruiting and motivating so called "busts" (as well as coaching them), or do you think this is the result of the Broncos having the worst rushing offense in the league?

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We have some lesser known players.. but come on now.. Dawkins and Bailey will both be in the Hall Of Fame one day, they are house hold names (Clady also is pro bowler and one of the best offensive linemen in the game). But I do see what you are saying, we have a bunch of not so well known players who play as a team and care about winning as opposed to plaeyrs who want stats, on top of having some pro bowlers.

Been a broncos fan for 22+ years, McDaniesl is building his own team and while I dont liek some of the thigns hes done, I wil support him for a few more years and give him a fair chance.

I LOVE our WR's we have, people where talking trash once we sent Marhsall packign but man we are #2 passing in the NFL right now (Orton has been on fire), Llyod, Royal, Gafney and Thomas are playing great.

Our main issue is the redzone offense so far this year (especially vs colts and jags).

I think we have a good yougn team that will only get better.

I never liked Orton but I ahve given him a chance and hes really grown on me, shown alot of guts out there.

GO BRONCOS! Huge win vs Titans!


We dont have the worst running in the league... thing is that we have TWO rookie offensive linemen and Moreno (our main RB is out), Marooney just got signed and doesnt know things very well yet thats why we did so bad rushign toda, but Moreno had a 100 game rushign ealryier int eh eyar before his injury, we sure miss him though. WIth him we are a great runnign team, but without him and using our 3rd string RB, we are one of the worst

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#3 Moroes
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I hear you. The Broncos have the most underrated wideout core in the league imo. If the Broncos can dial up the run and start getting 150 rushing yards per game to complement the constant 350+ passing yard performances from Orton, they can do some damage in the playoffs (assuming they reach the playoffs).
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They got off to a fluke start last year and this year they're 2-2. Over their last 14 regular season games, they're 4-10. Josh McDaniels is a moron who thinks getting rid of his best players makes a team better and will probably be fired at the end of this year or the end of next year.

Have fun with that Brandon Lloyd/Correll Buckhalter/Jabar Gaffney trio. Something tells me you won't be as in love with them by the end of the year.

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They got off to a fluke start last year and this year they're 2-2. Over their last 14 regular season games, they're 4-10. Josh McDaniels is a moron who thinks getting rid of his best players makes a team better and will probably be fired at the end of this year or the end of next year.

Have fun with that Brandon Lloyd/Correll Buckhalter/Jabar Gaffney trio. Something tells me you won't be as in love with them by the end of the year.

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I can see where you are coming from, but having a 10-10 record as a head coach after basically getting rid of every playmaker on your offense and plunging the team into a rebuilding mode isn't as bad as I had expected. By the way, winning 6 games in the NFL against any opponent isn't a fluke.

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I feel the same way about the Bears, just insert NFC North for AFC West and Packers and Vikings instead of Chargers and Chiefs.

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They got off to a fluke start last year and this year they're 2-2. Over their last 14 regular season games, they're 4-10. Josh McDaniels is a moron who thinks getting rid of his best players makes a team better and will probably be fired at the end of this year or the end of next year.

Have fun with that Brandon Lloyd/Correll Buckhalter/Jabar Gaffney trio. Something tells me you won't be as in love with them by the end of the year.

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Llyod is one of hte top WR in the league so far this year, check his stats after the first 4 games, this dude deserves some respect imo.

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They got off to a fluke start last year and this year they're 2-2. Over their last 14 regular season games, they're 4-10. Josh McDaniels is a moron who thinks getting rid of his best players makes a team better and will probably be fired at the end of this year or the end of next year.

Have fun with that Brandon Lloyd/Correll Buckhalter/Jabar Gaffney trio. Something tells me you won't be as in love with them by the end of the year.

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Kyle Orton is on pace to break the single season passing yardage record by around 600 yards. The Broncos traded Cutler and a fifth for Orton, two firsts, and a third. Tell me that was a bad trade. Also, Eddie Royal is on pace to catch 100 balls. Way to exclude him when mentioning Lloyd (who is two yards off the lead in receiving) and Gaffney (who is having a career season). Not to mention Thomas, who is having a solid rookie year as both a receiver and a kick returner. If we can keep Knowshon Moreno on the field, this team is going to the playoffs. We still get to play Oakland twice, Kansas City twice (this team is a farce), Arizona, San Francisco, and St. Louis.