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Originally Posted by BossChief
In Madden 2012?...or in real life?
Look at your schedule again and realize your team is devoid of good safety play and has a bunch of JAGs at corner added to a 80 year old Champ Bailey that is due to hit the wall anytime now (I think that happened late last year, but I digress)
You guys are gonna need to win shootouts against teams that would love to get into shootouts with you.
If Manning wasnt coming off a year off due to a broken neck and was at full speed RIGHT NOW and the rest of the offense had a year under their belt with the playbook, I could see 11-5...as it sits I see a 9-7/10-6 team AT BEST.
time will tell.
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Here is my schedule breakdown. Two things to keep in mind...
1. John Fox is 39-3 when his team scores 25 or more points (Manning averages over 26 points per game for his career)
2. While Denver's opening schedule is tough, Denver has an edge in all of these games due to the fact that NOBODY knows what to expect from Denver and that will make Denver hard to game plan against. New QB, new offense, new DC, new players.
1. PIT @ DEN W Denver's home opener, and Manning first official game as a Bronco. The fans will be raucous on Sunday Night Football. Ryan Clark cannot play at altitude due to a medical condition.
2. DEN @ ATL L This is Atlanta's home opener and they have been extremely tough at home the past couple years. If this wasn't a home-opening prime time game I would say Denver would win, but the crowd noise will neutralize some of Manning's pre-snap game. The Donks are better than Atlanta.
3. HOU @ DEN W Denver will dominate at home this year. The Texans had a great season last year but they lost quite a few key pieces and their record was padded by playing in a weak division last year.
4. OAK @ DEN W Oakland is in for a long year this year
5. DEN @ NE L I don't see how the Donks will be able to defend Lloyd, Gronk, Welker, Gaffney, and Hernandez. That offense is scary.
6. DEN @ SD W Chargers always start slow and have been getting worse every year since 2007.
Week 7 (Bye)
8. NO @ DEN W Bountygate, Peyton Manning after a bye, on the road, and on prime time. Donks win.
9. DEN @ CIN W I think the Bengals are overrated. They are a ground and pound team without a RB. Benjarvis Green Ellis? Please. Donks win.
10. DEN @ CAR W John Fox almost knows the Panthers roster better than he knows the Broncos'. If Denver didn't have Manning, Cam Newton would scare the hell out of me. But the Donks do have Manning. Donks win.
11. SD @ DEN W The Chargers OL can't handle VonDoom. Rivers gets pummeled.
12. DEN @ KC W The Chiefs fans are loud at Manning's Arrowhead debut but the stadium gets quiet after the Donk's opening TD drive. Donk's win.
13. TB @ DEN W Those Florida boys can't deal with the altitude. The Donks are hitting on all cylinders right now.
14. DEN @ OAK W The Raiders have quit. Their season is over.
15. DEN @ BAL L Baltimore is a tough team to play, especially in Baltimore. Manning may be known as the "Baltimore Killer" but the Donk's lose this one.
16. CLE @ DEN W With the first pick in the 2013 NFL Draft, the Cleveland Browns select....
17. KC @ DEN W This game is a tossup for me. Fox could decide to rest his starters but I feel like he doesn't want to be rusty after the Donk's first round playoff bye. Donk's win.
13-3