Ok, Pasta... I'll play.
My 5 Main Factors of why Denver is 0-2:
1 - Slow starts / Defensive pressure is non-existant
2 - Bend and don't break has broken on big plays when it matters most
3 - Mental meltdowns (penalties)
4 - Offensive playcalling has been lame
5 - Settling for FGs on long drives (7 long drives - 1 missed FG, 1 INT, 5 FGs)
Is there anything encouraging from the first 2 games?
1 - DEF, 10 of 18 drives have resulted in a punt or end of half
2 - Stats/Yards = @ OAK and Denver had the adv in most vs CHI
3 - Drives greater than 6 plays (5:3 @ OAK) and (7:3 vs CHI)
4 - 2nd half (8 quarters) - scoring adv of 26-20
Doesn't matter if they are finishing better - they are getting out to terrible starts, down 0-14 and 3-6 respectively. Denver has had drives with 11, 12, 10, 10, 9, 9, 16 and 12 plays that have resulted in a ton of yards and only 19 points. They've punted the same total as the other teams, so there's nothing out of whack there.
Just terrible starts - mental issues (penalties) and NO pressure from the defense. You can't have 8 drives with 9+ plays and only get 1 TD and expect to win.
It's a combination of little things... they can fix those, question is will they fix those. Ok, there's my football talk. :-) How's the homework project going?
