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Omaha · 10-14-2013, 02:37 PM

Paige: Broncos fail the smell test
By Woody Paige
The Denver Post
POSTED: 10/14/2013 12:01:00 AM MDT58 COMMENTS| UPDATED: ABOUT 15 HOURS AGO

Indeed, they beat the Jags for their 17th consecutive regular-season victory, and won by 16 points. Yes, they scored more than 30 points for the 10th consecutive game and allowed fewer than 20 for the first time this season.

Certainly, the Broncos are one of only two teams with a 6-0 record — the other is our friend in Kansas City — and their odds of making the playoffs are close to 100 percent. They possess the most Peyton-proficient offense in the NFL, and finished again with more than 400 net yards Sunday.

What's not to like?

All must be right in the Broncos' and the Orange Manniacs' world.

Not quite.

It didn't smell right.

The Broncos stunk like chitlins — fried pig intestines — against the most hapless, helpless, hopeless team in pro football. The Broncos failed the nose test.
It wouldn't matter, except you expect, every time, Monet to paint a masterpiece, Tchaikovsky to produce a brilliant concerto, Stradivarius to craft a beautiful violin.

Monet doing water balloons instead of water lilies? No.

Peyton his own self Manning was involved in three turnovers — an interception and two lost fumbles. Receivers and running backs dropped seven passes. The Broncos played lethargic on offense and lackadaisical on defense. Injuries to important players continue to happen. Now the Broncos are without both starting offensive tackles.

And Manning spent much of the day shaking his head in disgust.

It was a Sunday to be watching the aspens turn in the mountains rather than watching the Broncos twist and turn at the stadium.

Last week the Cowboys and the Broncos played one of the most epic regular-season games in NFL history — 99 points of pure excitement and exhilaration and "No D in Big D."

This week the thrill level was more "Storage Wars."

In many seasons, the Broncos would climb Mount Elbert to get a 35-19 victory.
But this season is special. And this victory was not.

"Sometimes you score a lot of points and people take it for granted, even in your own building. It's not easy to win football games," Manning said afterward. He seemed exasperated with some questions.

As did coach John Fox when he was asked if the Broncos were dissatisfied with the 16-point victory. "I just think it's noise on the outside. I think all of these games are hard. I've heard people tell me it looks easy. There's nothing about it that's easy.

"There is resistance out there; it's called the other team. At the end of the day, we're very, very, very pleased with the victory."

The crowd of 76,862 wasn't so satisfied when the Broncos— one of the biggest betting favorites in NFL history for this game — led 14-12 at halftime. There was booing.
Wide receiver Wes Welker said the players "understand that they (zanies in orange) have high expectations for us, and we feel the same way. I'm sure there are a lot of us that want to boo ourselves. ... I almost appreciate it, and (the reaction) kind of gets our butts into gear."

Chris Harris said he was somewhat shocked "because I've never heard boos here, but I guess we weren't playing up to our standards or their standards too."

The overall performance was the Broncos' worst in 2013, given the opponent. With high achievement comes high anxiety.

The Broncos were tested enough that Fox couldn't light up his Brock Osweiler.

"The most important thing," tight end Julius Thomas said, "was we were able to get the victory. It wasn't clean. It wasn't how we would've liked it to go. We made mistakes that we'll learn from, and we'll clean up. We have to play better."

Therein is the point. The Broncos fully understand they were too erratic.

They can't play that way in Indianapolis next weekend, or they will be beaten by a solid team. Champ wasn't the savior Sunday, and Von won't be the redeemer next Sunday.

With a loss to the Colts, the Broncos could fall to second place in the division. Peyton wasn't ready to talk about his homecoming, but Harris said: "It's definitely a great challenge going against Andrew Luck, and we definitely want to get this win for Peyton."

The Broncos will have to smell good.

http://www.denverpost.com/paige/ci_2...questid=812813

Fat Elvis · 10-15-2013, 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Fat Elvis

Horseshit.

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Originally Posted by Rausch

On blazed resident or Luck viewing this as his regular season SB?...

Broncos in general.

Monty · 10-17-2013, 04:14 PM

So the Broncos took the day off and still won. Non story IMO. The real test will be next month.

I'm flying up from Dallas for the game, so would really like to meet up with some CPers either before, during, or after the game. I found a RT ticket for $98 on Frontier, so that sealed the deal. I have no game ticket yet, but that will work itself out I hope. :-)

Tombstone RJ · 10-17-2013, 04:37 PM

smell test? I think that smell is woody's half empty bottle of whiskey... just say'n.

stevieray · 10-17-2013, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Mile High Mania

You can tell how nervous some of you really are...

pfffft. that smells like you.

**sd4chiefs** · 10-17-2013, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Halfcan

Colts have a Very solid team on both sides of the ball. Look what they did to the 49ers high flying offense while they smashed their defense-and that was on the road. Not too long ago many had the 49ers winning it all this year-the Colts stopped that talk. Hopefully will run all over that pitiful Donk Defense and hit Manning early and often!!

The Jags exposed them and their fans know it.

They looked sloppy playing the Chargers.

Pasta Little Brioni · 10-17-2013, 04:50 PM

Their own are turning on them. Maybe another week of Knowmo turning em off at halftime like last year against good teams

**BigMeatballDave** · 10-17-2013, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Mile High Mania

You can tell how nervous some of you really are...

Huh? Most of us aren't expecting a win in Pile High.

Dayze · 10-17-2013, 05:18 PM

It's the stench from Elways stable.

crossbow · 10-17-2013, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Mavericks Ace

Well, yes and no.

Denver did get caught up in the press clippings. And a team that was beaten down, and light on talent, was the laughing stock for an entire week reading how they were going to lose by over 28 points.

Motivation, is a hell of a drug.

But, in reality, Denver was never as good as they showed. Their defense especially has been fraudulent the entire year.....

See Braveheart movie - Battle at Sterling.

Piss anybody off enough and you could be the one wearing the clown suit before its all over.

WhiteWhale · 10-17-2013, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by crossbow

See Braveheart movie - Battle at Sterling.

Piss anybody off enough and you could be the one wearing the clown suit before its all over.

Battle of Stirling Bridge was interestingly missing the bridge....

**lewdog** · 10-17-2013, 07:42 PM

Did anyone mentioned that they don't pass the AIDS test either?

vailpass · 10-17-2013, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by lewdog

Did anyone mentioned that they don't pass the AIDS test either?

Adrian Peterson did not find this post funny...

10-14-2013, 02:37 PM
Omaha Badass! Join Date: May 2010 Casino cash: $9866579	Broncos Fail the Smell Test Paige: Broncos fail the smell test By Woody Paige The Denver Post POSTED: 10/14/2013 12:01:00 AM MDT58 COMMENTS\| UPDATED: ABOUT 15 HOURS AGO Indeed, they beat the Jags for their 17th consecutive regular-season victory, and won by 16 points. Yes, they scored more than 30 points for the 10th consecutive game and allowed fewer than 20 for the first time this season. Certainly, the Broncos are one of only two teams with a 6-0 record — the other is our friend in Kansas City — and their odds of making the playoffs are close to 100 percent. They possess the most Peyton-proficient offense in the NFL, and finished again with more than 400 net yards Sunday. What's not to like? All must be right in the Broncos' and the Orange Manniacs' world. Not quite. It didn't smell right. The Broncos stunk like chitlins — fried pig intestines — against the most hapless, helpless, hopeless team in pro football. The Broncos failed the nose test. It wouldn't matter, except you expect, every time, Monet to paint a masterpiece, Tchaikovsky to produce a brilliant concerto, Stradivarius to craft a beautiful violin. Monet doing water balloons instead of water lilies? No. Peyton his own self Manning was involved in three turnovers — an interception and two lost fumbles. Receivers and running backs dropped seven passes. The Broncos played lethargic on offense and lackadaisical on defense. Injuries to important players continue to happen. Now the Broncos are without both starting offensive tackles. And Manning spent much of the day shaking his head in disgust. It was a Sunday to be watching the aspens turn in the mountains rather than watching the Broncos twist and turn at the stadium. Last week the Cowboys and the Broncos played one of the most epic regular-season games in NFL history — 99 points of pure excitement and exhilaration and "No D in Big D." This week the thrill level was more "Storage Wars." In many seasons, the Broncos would climb Mount Elbert to get a 35-19 victory. But this season is special. And this victory was not. "Sometimes you score a lot of points and people take it for granted, even in your own building. It's not easy to win football games," Manning said afterward. He seemed exasperated with some questions. As did coach John Fox when he was asked if the Broncos were dissatisfied with the 16-point victory. "I just think it's noise on the outside. I think all of these games are hard. I've heard people tell me it looks easy. There's nothing about it that's easy. "There is resistance out there; it's called the other team. At the end of the day, we're very, very, very pleased with the victory." The crowd of 76,862 wasn't so satisfied when the Broncos— one of the biggest betting favorites in NFL history for this game — led 14-12 at halftime. There was booing. Wide receiver Wes Welker said the players "understand that they (zanies in orange) have high expectations for us, and we feel the same way. I'm sure there are a lot of us that want to boo ourselves. ... I almost appreciate it, and (the reaction) kind of gets our butts into gear." Chris Harris said he was somewhat shocked "because I've never heard boos here, but I guess we weren't playing up to our standards or their standards too." The overall performance was the Broncos' worst in 2013, given the opponent. With high achievement comes high anxiety. The Broncos were tested enough that Fox couldn't light up his Brock Osweiler. "The most important thing," tight end Julius Thomas said, "was we were able to get the victory. It wasn't clean. It wasn't how we would've liked it to go. We made mistakes that we'll learn from, and we'll clean up. We have to play better." Therein is the point. The Broncos fully understand they were too erratic. They can't play that way in Indianapolis next weekend, or they will be beaten by a solid team. Champ wasn't the savior Sunday, and Von won't be the redeemer next Sunday. With a loss to the Colts, the Broncos could fall to second place in the division. Peyton wasn't ready to talk about his homecoming, but Harris said: "It's definitely a great challenge going against Andrew Luck, and we definitely want to get this win for Peyton." The Broncos will have to smell good. http://www.denverpost.com/paige/ci_2...questid=812813
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