***Official Knowmo2724 homer-2000 thread***

[Ebolapox]

Very few non-bronco fans can tolerate him. he creates inane threads that are homeristic in nature (his avatar is very apropos), and nobody loves him (not even his own mother)

'face, this can be the home for all knowmo threads so we aren't treated to the bi-weekly steaming 'presents' left by the front door.

[Cassel>Manning]

Originally Posted by Sofa King

So what is YOUR definition of a fairweather fan.

Here's Urban dictionary's definitions.

Dude we were playing Black Ops the year Denver went 4-12. Tell me, what was my emblem in Black Ops?

[Sofa King]

Originally Posted by Cassel>Manning

Dude we were playing Black Ops the year Denver went 4-12. Tell me, what was my emblem in Black Ops?

Really ugly and tasteless.

[The Bad Guy]

Originally Posted by Cassel>Manning

I'm not a fairweather fan. I turned the game on every week of that season and was hoping for a win, I just turned some of them off early.

That's the definition. You turned them off early because they weren't WINNING.

[Cassel>Manning]

Originally Posted by The Bad Guy

That's the definition. You turned them off early because they weren't WINNING.

How is me turning a game off any different than fans at the stadium leaving the game early. It happens EVERY week.

If the players quit, then why in the hell should I keep watching?

[MagicHef]

I don't think I've ever turned off a game early, but every week after the Chiefs get blown out, you have people asking "I recorded the game, should I watch it or not bother?" on here. How is that any different than turning it off if the game is hopeless?

[Cassel>Manning]

There is good chance James Harrison of the Steelers will miss Sunday night game with a knee injury.

https://twitter.com/ClaytonESPN/stat...34970250121216

[Sofa King]

Originally Posted by Cassel>Manning

https://twitter.com/ClaytonESPN/stat...34970250121216

Not a big loss. His backup can tackle better anyways.

[MagicHef]

Originally Posted by Sofa King

Not a big loss. His backup can tackle better anyways.

[vailpass]

Originally Posted by MagicHef

CP mantra. Right after "we're the most talented team in the league we just can't win shit".

[Cassel>Manning]

[ChiefsandO'sfan]

Broncos cut backup quarterback Caleb Hanie
Posted by Michael David Smith on September 8, 2012, 3:05 PM EDT
Caleb Hanie, Brandon WilliamsAP

If Peyton Manning goes down in his Denver debut, Caleb Hanie won’t be there to replace him.

The Broncos released Hanie, their backup quarterback, today. That leaves rookie Brock Osweiler as Manning’s only backup.

The Broncos apparently decided that they need depth on the defensive line more than they need depth at quarterback, because they signed defensive tackle Sealver Siliga from the practice squad with the roster spot made available by cutting Hanie. The Broncos have long liked the potential of Siliga, who was also on the Broncos’ practice squad last season.

Because he is not on the Week One roster, Hanie’s base salary of $1 million will not be guaranteed. That may have contributed to the Broncos’ decision to release him, and he may be back with the Broncos next week.

[Cassel>Manning]

Some Broncos tidbits in MMQB...

Peyton Manning turned the clock back Sunday night, and he got the Super Bowl express rolling in Denver. He had help -- his weaponry on offense, and Tracy Porter's first interception return for touchdown since the Super Bowl-clincher off one Peyton Manning -- but it was a night to revel in the return of one of the greatest quarterbacks ever.

The headlines of a compelling weekend:

Manning Returneth. At 36 and still working to regain his in-the-prime fastball, Manning survived a strange bout of in-game inaction -- he ran two non-kneel-down plays in about an hour of real time, and in 21 minutes of game-clock sandwiching halftime. He used the no-huddle in vintage Manning brilliance, had three consecutive 80-yard touchdown drives, the second ending in his 400th career touchdown pass, and made every fan in Indianapolis who'd been fine with the Manning-for-Andrew Luck tradeoff think, "My Lord, can we have this guy back?''

Fine Fifteen

1. San Francisco (1-0). Thanks to three touchdowns from the least-appreciated quarterback-running back combo platter in football, Alex Smith (211 passing yards) and Frank Gore (112 rushing yards). The 30-22 win over Green Bay didn't seem that close.

2. New England (1-0). The rookie cavalry for the D -- end Chandler Jones and linebacker Dont'a Hightower -- came up big. They're players.

3. Houston (1-0). Does J.J. Watt have a big impact every game he plays, or is that just my imagination? Another 1.5 sacks and three passes deflected against Miami. Incredible for a 290-pound, 3-4 defensive end.

4. Green Bay (0-1). Not jumping off the Packer bandwagon just yet, but tempted. They have lost the last two games by a combined 25 points.

5. Denver (1-0). It's not a dream. Peyton Manning really was that good, 129.2-rating good, in his first real game in 20 months. Really agree with Tony Dungy: Broncos waited too long to use the no-huddle. Peyton Manning should live in the no-huddle.

6. Dallas (1-0). I'm not sure the offensive line is going to hold up, but I know one thing about one of the 2011 weakness that killed last year's team: These Cowboys can cover.

7. Atlanta (1-0). Two points in a game, as happened in the playoff debacle at the Meadowlands last January? Not going to happen with this crew, and this offensive playcaller (Dirk Koetter). All of a sudden, the Denver-Atlanta Monday-nighter next week is the Must See TV Game of the Week.

8. Baltimore (0-0). Excited about seeing the Ravens hurry-up offense tonight.

9. New York Jets (1-0). How cool is this: Tim Tebow was in the game on the first play of the season, a second tight end. But we never saw the full monty with Tebow, because as offensive coordinator Tony Sparano said afterward, why empty the ideological saddlebag when you don't have to? (Actually, "ideological saddlebag'' is mine. Don't you just love it?)

10. Washington (1-0). This seems low. Tenth? If 'Skins didn't let the Saints have a prayer late, they'd be a few slots higher.

11. Chicago (1-0). It was only nine times that Jay Cutler found Brandon Marshall against the Colts, but it seemed like 19. Every time I looked up, there was Marshall making Colts miss.

12. New Orleans (0-1). Mulligan. But it's not a good sign for Steve Spagnuolo and the new defense, surrendering eight scoring drives and 464 yards to a rookie quarterback.

13. New York Giants (0-1). Jints' regular-season record over the last 20 games: 10-10.

14. Detroit (1-0). Sloppy opener, but maybe the Rams are better than we think. The Lions are going to have to be much better Sunday night at Candlestick.

15. Pittsburgh (0-1). Even if Ben Roethlisberger didn't gift-wrap that pick-six to Tracy Porter, I didn't like the Steelers' chances to go the length of the field in the last couple of minutes to win. But that's not a disastrous opener for the Steelers. Roethlisberger played well, and the Steelers got good contributions from the wideouts and from an unknown back named Jonathan Dwyer. Kid runs very hard.

The Award Section

Offensive Players of the Week

Peyton Manning, QB, Denver. "I don't how Peyton's neck is doing, but his brain's doing fine,'' Cris Collinsworth said on NBC with about five minutes left in a game. It was a vintage Manning game. He controlled the defense with his eyes and his cadence and his movement back and forth from the line, using the play clock as effectively as ever. He's had better days than his 19-of-26, 253-yard, two-TD, no-pick performance, but this wasn't about the numbers (even though he did join Brett Favre and Dan Marino as the only quarterbacks ever to throw 400 touchdown passes). It was about the maestro back with a new orchestra, and performing beautifully.

Defensive Players of the Week

Tracy Porter, cornerback, Denver. Eight tackles, two deflections and a 43-yard game-sealing interception return for touchdown in the Broncos' 31-19 win Sunday night over Pittsburgh. The Broncos paid Porter $4 million for one year of his services, and I daresay he earned most of that before midnight Sunday.

Quote of the Week III

"I'm still feeling my way out. I still have some limitations."

-- Peyton Manning, after the victory over Pittsburgh.

What would those be, exactly?

I did enjoy the graphic our game guys used at NBC, the one that showed Manning throwing a sideline route, pre-surgeries, at 49.7 mph, and the same type of sideline route this summer at 47.6. His ball looks to be slightly less of the 100-percent perfect spiral it was three or four years ago. But the accuracy, and the way he fits it into small areas looks the same to me.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/201...ek1/index.html

[Cassel>Manning]

[Dave]

I'm actively praying for Manning to blow an ACL.

**** Denver.

**** this POS troll.

[Cassel>Manning]

18.0 overnight for PIT-DEN on #SNFonNBC last night is best for any primetime game ever on #NBC.

18.0 overnight last night #SNFonNBC is best for any primetime game in 15 years (Den-SF, 19.3 on 12/15/97)

https://twitter.com/NBCSportsPR