Originally Posted by Mother****erJones:
Even Michael Lombardi says the league has to have some conspiracy for Denver to get 2 home games in a row at home to start
Whatever happened to Michael Lombardi anyway? He was on TV all the time for a few years (his takes consistently sucked) then I thought some team actually hired him as a GM? [Reply]
Originally Posted by Tombstone RJ:
Whatever happened to Michael Lombardi anyway? He was on TV all the time for a few years (his takes consistently sucked) then I thought some team actually hired him as a GM?
Looking at potential replacements for Elway? [Reply]
Originally Posted by Tombstone RJ:
Whatever happened to Michael Lombardi anyway? He was on TV all the time for a few years (his takes consistently sucked) then I thought some team actually hired him as a GM?
Doing a little research..and besides the crazy 48 to 0 AFCW stat of Denver never starting 3-4 on the road, I found this...
Denver has had back-to-back home games to open the season in 3 consecutive years!! Basically this means they haven't had to play in an opponents stadium for their opener for THREE seasons. Conversely KC has back-to-back home openers on the road this year.
Here's the list of teams that had back-to back home games to start the year.
It would be one thing if the NFL wasn't aware of what conditioning issues arise while playing in high altitude, ESPECIALLY early in the season...but what looks like a deliberate attempt to schedule them to capitalize on this advantage is foul. They went 3-1 last year..and all three wins were at home...then went 2-10. [Reply]
Originally Posted by CasselGotPeedOn:
Knowmo, you gotta get in here and eat this horrific take. That is truly horrible man.
Pardon me for believing two top 10 picks - one of whom was coming off a 1,000 yard season as a rookie - would be better than a 5th round pick who had 500 receiving yards his rookie year.
As far as Carlos Henderson goes... The guy averaged nearly 20 yards per catch and led the NCAA with 19 receiving TD's his junior year. He was compared to Antonio Brown coming out. It's a shame drugs or whatever his issues are derailed him. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Quesadilla Joe:
Pardon me for believing two top 10 picks - one of whom had was coming off a 1,000 yard season as a rookie - would be better than a 5th round rookie who had 500 receiving yards his rookie year.
As far as Carlos Henderson goes... The guy averaged nearly 20 yards per catch in college and led the NCAA with 19 receiving TD's his junior year. He was compared to Antonio Brown coming out. It's a shame drugs or whatever his issues are derailed him.
White RB vs. a guy with 4.24 speed who had already had a bunch of success at the NFL level. You took the white RB because he was drafted in the top 10. We weren't comparing rookies coming out. We were comparing a guy who had made it in the league and a rookie. A white RB rookie.
Originally Posted by BlackOp:
Doing a little research..and besides the crazy 48 to 0 AFCW stat of Denver never starting 3-4 on the road, I found this...
Denver has had back-to-back home games to open the season in 3 consecutive years!! Basically this means they haven't had to play in an opponents stadium for their opener for THREE seasons. Conversely KC has back-to-back home openers on the road this year.
Here's the list of teams that had back-to back home games to start the year.
It would be one thing if the NFL wasn't aware of what conditioning issues arise while playing in high altitude, ESPECIALLY early in the season...but what looks like a deliberate attempt to schedule them to capitalize on this advantage is foul. They went 3-1 last year..and all three wins were at home...then went 2-10.
Again, I'll point to the end of season. Every time this is discussed, most of you respond as if you would rather have road games later than early. I'd rather end with more games at home than on the road.
If I want to really maximize that geographical advantage... why wouldn't I want to do it late in the season when it's cold and teams are beat up and tired? I think you've got this whole 'league loves Denver' thing twisted up - they limit the home games late to prevent an even greater home field advantage.
2018: 3 out of 5 road games in December
2017: 3 out of 5 road games in December (4 of final 6 on road)
2016: 3 out of 5 road games in December
It's not how teams start, it's how they finish... If the league loved Denver, the HOF would overflow with orange and blue. If the league loved Denver, they wouldn't have had the SB blastings of the late 80s and in 2013. Yeah? If the league loved Denver as so many of you claim... there would be more focus on December home games in Denver.
Originally Posted by BlackOp:
Doing a little research..and besides the crazy 48 to 0 AFCW stat of Denver never starting 3-4 on the road, I found this...
Denver has had back-to-back home games to open the season in 3 consecutive years!! Basically this means they haven't had to play in an opponents stadium for their opener for THREE seasons. Conversely KC has back-to-back home openers on the road this year.
Here's the list of teams that had back-to back home games to start the year.
It would be one thing if the NFL wasn't aware of what conditioning issues arise while playing in high altitude, ESPECIALLY early in the season...but what looks like a deliberate attempt to schedule them to capitalize on this advantage is foul. They went 3-1 last year..and all three wins were at home...then went 2-10.
The flip side is Denver gets stuck with more late season travel games, for instance, always playing in KC in December, which sucks. That’s the time of year where teams are playing their best football, trying to make the playoffs.
Originally Posted by Mile High Mania:
Again, I'll point to the end of season. Every time this is discussed, most of you respond as if you would rather have road games later than early. I'd rather end with more games at home than on the road.
If I want to really maximize that geographical advantage... why wouldn't I want to do it late in the season when it's cold and teams are beat up and tired? I think you've got this whole 'league loves Denver' thing twisted up - they limit the home games late to prevent an even greater home field advantage.
2018: 3 out of 5 road games in December
2017: 3 out of 5 road games in December (4 of final 6 on road)
2016: 3 out of 5 road games in December
It's not how teams start, it's how they finish... If the league loved Denver, the HOF would overflow with orange and blue. If the league loved Denver, they wouldn't have had the SB blastings of the late 80s and in 2013. Yeah? If the league loved Denver as so many of you claim... there would be more focus on December home games in Denver.
Party on, Wayne.
Again, ANY RACE - give me the advantage at the beginning, and Ill beat you more times than you beat me. And if I lose, Ill keep up with you much longer than I normally would... Very simple concept. You know this as well. You're just being you. :-) [Reply]
Originally Posted by TEX:
Again, ANY RACE - give me the advantage at the beginning, and Ill beat you more times than you beat me. And if I lose, Ill keep up with you much longer than I normally would... Very simple concept. You know this as well. You're just being you. :-)
Maybe in a sprint, but not in an endurance race. The NFL season is more like an endurance race where finishing strong is what’s important, because that’s how you start your post season run. [Reply]
Originally Posted by TEX:
Again, ANY RACE - give me the advantage at the beginning, and Ill beat you more times than you beat me. And if I lose, Ill keep up with you much longer than I normally would... Very simple concept. You know this as well. You're just being you. :-)
Agreed, if you and I were racing down the street - totally get it. A 17 week NFL season is not a real race.
So, you want to say that Denver has this early advantage... ok, fine.
2018: 3 out final 4 in KC
2017: 3 out final 4 in KC
2016: 3 out final 4 in KC
2015: 3 out final 4 in KC
2014: 2 out final 4 in KC
For the last 4 seasons, KC has enjoyed 75% of their final 4 games in Arrowhead. Cold, chilly, ugly Arrowhead in December.
12 of the 16 end of season games for the last 4 years have been there - not on the road. Are you telling me that this in no way helps KC and is better for KC than starting off with the reverse schedule?
I would absolutely love knowing that this year and for each of the last 3 years, Denver plays 75% of their final 4 games - a full quarter of the season at home when it's cold.
If you want to talk 5k's and 100 yard dashes, have it ... a 17 week NFL season is not a 'race'. [Reply]
