Originally Posted by Old Dog:
I keep seeing posts that seem to think they'll get to 5-6 wins and I'm curious as to where folks think those are going to come from. I'm seeing three or four at most with their remaining schedule:
@ Chicago
vs NY Jets
@ KC
vs Green Bay
vs KC
Bye
@ Buffalo
vs Minnesota
vs Cleveland
@ Houston
@ LA Chargers
@ Detroit
vs New England
vs LA Chargers
@ Las Vegas
@ Chicago, vs Jets, @ Houston and throw in a "How the hell did that happen" somewhere and you're still only at four.....(and I don't think they win all three of those)
I said a while back that a strong argument could be made that they go winless. If they don't beat the Bears that idea gets stronger ................ any team with a pulse will beat them. [Reply]
Originally Posted by FlaChief58:
It was reported that she rejected his initial request. She could have just left it there if she had no interest in seeing him. Instead she accepted his invite to his suite to watch a game and then left with him afterwards. Seems unnecessarily complicated if she wasn't interested
Maybe...nobody knows. Maybe it's just two starstruck people living the good life. Maybe it's love, maybe it's a professional courtesy amongst entertainers. Time will tell. [Reply]
Originally Posted by MagicHef:
I get that Denver isn’t an attractive destination for a #1 overall QB right now, but what #1 pick holder has been? I’d say being coached by Sean Payton and getting to pick Peyton Manning’s brain is as good of a situation a #1 pick could hope for.
Yeah, a team with 8 straight losing seasons, in the same division as Mahomes and Herbert. If he happened to watch yesterday’s debacle then I’m sure he’s making alternate plans! The only people who think Payton is a great coach are the people who he’s coaching for currently. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Detoxing:
Donks getting 70 hung on them while the Chiefs blowout the bears with the biggest pop star in the world in attendance and dating one of our star HOF players is just further proof that none of this is real and you all live in my simulation.
Exactly. I told my wife I felt like I was living in some crazy fever dream. [Reply]
Reminder:
Russell Wilson has a 4-11 record with the Broncos.
And in my opinion yesterdays loss wasn't on him, just an epic collapse by the defense. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Quesadilla Joe:
Revealing insight on last season’s Broncos. Sean Payton is going to fix all of this stuff. Don’t go into the 2023 season thinking you’re going to see a repeat of the 2022 team. They’re going to be much, much better on offense.
😳Former Broncos OL Billy Turner didn't hold back in his assessment of the 2022 season and who was to blame in Denver.
Originally Posted by Quesadilla Joe:
VJ will have plenty of talent to work with and he could really surprise some people. Sean Payton and the offense should be able to pick up the slack if the defense does fall off a little.
If the defense does crater, I have no doubt Penner will spend whatever it takes to bring in Todd Bowles, Brandon Staley or a Dennis Allen when they get fired. Denver’s future is bright regardless.
I got curious about the other teams that have given up 70 points in a game. Here's a brief overview.
1966 Giants (Lost 41-72 to the Redskins) - The Giants were three years out from a championship game loss in 1963, but the wheels were coming off. They'd gone 2-10-2 in 1964 and then 7-7 in 1965. Leading up to the 72-point game, they were only 1-8-1, with their win coming narrowly over the Redskins. But now the Redskins were back, and while the Giants put up good points, their offense also gave up two touchdowns on a fumble and an interception, and their special teams also gave up a punt return touchdown. So it was a total breakdown, and it didn't get any better that season. The team holds the record for most points yielded in a 14-game season.
The Giants went 1-12-1 that season, then managed to get back to mediocrity with roughly .500 play the next few seasons. However, they would not return to the playoffs after this loss until a rookie Lawrence Taylor arrived 15 seasons later.
1950 Baltimore Colts (Lost 27-70 against the Rams) - This is not the Baltimore Colts that you're thinking of. This is a different Colts team, a former AAFC team from 1947-1949 that made the leap to the NFL when the leagues merged in 1950.
The Colts were 0-4 coming into the game and had lost by 24 or more in three of those games. They held their own through the first quarter, trailing only 13-21, which included a Rams kickoff return touchdown. So the defense was holding their own until the second quarter, and then the Rams turned the jets on. The Colts were in their first NFL year and were struggling financially, and the NFL rescinded their franchise at the end of the season. (The new Baltimore Colts were formed in 1953.)
1940 Redskins (Lost 0-73 to the Bears) - The Redskins are an anomaly, because they were actually a good team. They had gone 9-2 in the regular season and had been generally an above .500 team in previous years. They had defeated the Bears by a 7-3 score three weeks earlier, and the Redskins' owner learned what "bulletin board" language is, calling the Bears crybabies and quitters. Bears coach George Halas shared this information with his team to inspire them.
Interestingly, the teams recorded an equal number of first downs in the game at 17 each. However, the Bears were aided by 8 interceptions, three of which they returned for touchdowns, and a fumble recovery.
The Redskins regrouped two years later to win the NFL championship over those same Bears. This game appears to be a weird fluke. [Reply]
Wilson is actually playing better than last year and yesterday it was out of control very fast. That's not on him. Same with JF yesterday. It was 14-0 in the blink of an eye. [Reply]
