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Inviata - 28/02/2019 : 06:37:48
I certainly didn’t see that coming. Though maybe I should have when Von Miller promised a Thursday Night Football beatdown earlier this week. It was great to see the Denver Broncos respond and give life to Miller’s proclamation [url=http://www.thebroncosfootballauthentic.com/royce-freeman-jersey-authentic]Womens Royce Freeman Jersey[/url] , literally, in a 45-10 ass-kicking of the Arizona Cardinals in Phoenix. It was even better to see the Broncos offense show some creativity and get Case Keenum out of the pocket. But make no mistake about it – the Cardinals are a putrid football team, and that is underselling it. And while Denver looked great, it’s right to question how credible this win really is. Was this just a desert mirage giving us false hope that this team is finding its way out of a football wasteland? Nevertheless, at least the Broncos (3-4) ended their four-game losing streak and have a bit of confidence on their mini bye before the redux with the Kansas City Chiefs. Winners Emmanuel Sanders We know that Denver’s receiver is a playmaker, we just haven’t seen it with his arm. Kudos to the Broncos offensive coaches for the creativity on his 28-yard touchdown pass to Courtland Sutton. It was the first-career touchdown pass for Sanders, who also had a 64-yard touchdown reception. Sanders finished with six catches for 102 yards and a touchdown, and 1-for-1 passing for 28 yards and a touchdown. Sanders is the first Denver player since John Elway on Sept. 7, 1986, and the fourth in team history, to finish with a touchdown catch and pass in the same game. Sanders also is the first receiver in Broncos history to have a touchdown via catch, pass and run, and the ninth player overall.Courtland Sutton Denver’s rookie continues to impress. Not only did he catch Sanders’ first touchdown pass [url=http://www.thebroncosfootballauthentic.com/emmanuel-sanders-jersey-authentic]Youth Emmanuel Sanders Jersey[/url] , he drew another pass interference penalty in the end zone. And had Keenum not underthrown Sutton on the Broncos’ sideline, he would have had another touchdown. Chris Harris Jr. Harris got his first pick-six since 2015, and it was the second of the game for Denver’s defense. It doesn’t matter that it was against a rookie quarterback and a terrible offense, the fact the Broncos created turnovers and returned them for touchdowns is a beautiful sight. Todd Davis Speaking of pick-sixes, Denver’s middle linebacker had the first of the game for the first touchdown of the game. It was Davis’ first career interception and touchdown. What was even better to see is him make a few tackles behind the line of scrimmage. Given how bad the run defense has been the last two weeks, it was good to see the Broncos do in fact have middle linebackers on the field.Phillip Lindsay There really is nothing left to say about this young man. It’s just fun to watch this play out like it is for the Broncos rookie and Colorado boy. What makes it even better is he’s doing it in Terrell Davis’ No. 30. Lindsay’s 28-yard touchdown run was the latest highlight-reel play ofhis rookie season. The defense Not only did the Denver defense create five turnovers and have six sacks, it held the Cardinals to under 100 yards rushing. Coming into the game, I simply wanted the Broncos to keep Arizona under 200. Von Miller He not only had two sacks, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery, he stepped up as a leader should. For what it’s worth, no player has forced more fumbles (25) than Miller since he entered the NFL in 2011. For the 17th time in his career, he finished with two sacks or more in a game.The Broncos Miller put the onus on his team and it responded in a big way. After a do-or-die game, Denver’s players have some confidence heading into their trip to KC. Losers DaeSean Hamilton The reason the Broncos rookie receiver is here is because of his ****ty luck. The hope is the injury isn’t as bad as it could be. Bill Musgrave Despite the fact his team won by 35 points [url=http://www.thebroncosfootballauthentic.com/garett-bolles-jersey-authentic]Womens Garett Bolles Jersey[/url] , Denver’s offensive coordinator just couldn’t help himself. He still found a way to call way more passing plays than he should have. When one speaks of false hope that this win could bring, Musgrave is why. Case KeenumI debated on this one, but even against a bad football team the Broncos quarterback still couldn’t play a clean game. Maybe it’s nitpicking, but play a damn clean game. There’s also the underthrow of Sutton I mentioned earlier. Larry Fitzgerald The Cardinals receiver is on this list because of the situation. He deserves better than this. My hope is Fitzgerald is traded to a contender before the trade deadline later this month and he’s able to finish his career with a team that can win. The fans who wanted change Those who wanted change to happen after this game will have to wait. Whether this win is a confidence builder or false hope, we’ll find out. John Elway has built himself into a Colorado legend first as quarterback of the Denver Broncos from 1983-1998 that include five Super Bowl trips and two titles and again as Head of Football Operations from 2011 to now that saw another two Super Bowl trips and one more title. John Elway has always known winning as a member of the Denver Broncos. Until now...Since Peyton Manning retired, the Broncos have been stuck in quarterback purgatory that Elway has tried in vain to fix. To be fair to him, the pickings were slim. With each passing year, it seems Elway is hesitant to pull the trigger on a big-time, risky move. Instead, playing it more cautious. First, he didn’t have enough star power and finances to compete with the Minnesota Vikings for Kirk Cousins and, instead, landed Case Keenum for $18 million a year. Then [url=http://www.thebroncosfootballauthentic.com/case-keenum-jersey-authentic]Youth Case Keenum Jersey[/url] , he had a chance to get a quarterback in the 2018 NFL Draft with both Josh Allen and Josh Rosen available, but instead drafted Bradley Chubb. That decision looks smart so far, but he could have been more aggressive to move up ahead of the New York Jets to grab Sam Darnold, who has been much better than the other rookies so far.In 2017, Elway decided not to mortgage their draft future in an attempt to aggressive pursue a quarterback. Patrick Mahomes and Deshaun Watson went 10th and 12th while the Broncos stood firm drafting Garett Bolles who has led the NFL in penalties since coming into the league.In 2016, Elway picked up the scraps left on the table left by the Los Angeles Rams and Philadelphia Eagles who traded up to the 1st and 2nd spot for their franchise quarterbacks. The Eagles won a Super Bowl last year and the Rams look like the best team in football this year. Elway sat back and traded up to beat the Dallas Cowboys to Paxton Lynch. However, Lynch turned out to be one of the biggest busts in NFL history and the Broncos were saddled with Trevor Siemian for two forgotten seasons.The plain and simple fact is that Elway has approached the long-term solution at quarterback with trepidation and risk-aversion. That is now killing Elway and the Broncos as the losses begin to mount. And time is running out for Elway.In fact, 2019 or 2020 will end up being the time for one last Hail Mary from Elway. One that will make or break his legacy in Denver. Nothing can take away from his accomplishments, but failing to recover after Manning’s departure would leave a permanent stain on his years in the front office. In my opinion, he has one task ahead of him for the next two years. Find a quarterback he and his staff is convinced we be the next star in the NFL and go all-in like the Kansas City Chiefs and Houston Texans did in 2017 and the Rams/Eagles in 2016. It may not work out - as they usually don’t - but the time for lollygagging with the most important position in the game has come and gone for Elway.
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