Originally Posted by tooge:
Blah blah blah. Yep, Denver won at home by one on a missed field goal. Spin that how you want, on both sides. Truth is, there were several blatant bad or non calls made by the refs, in Denvers favor and at critical times, that affected the outcome. That's a fact. Hell, even the announcers mentioned two of them. Was it intentional manipulation? Hell, who knows. However, it was real.
Originally Posted by RodInCanton:
Actually the reality is that the Broncos are the defending super bowl champions and just beat the best team in the NFC from last season. I think it is others in this thread who are making up excuses that struggle with reality.
No excuses from me. The Donx did beat them, but not sure the Panthers are the best team in the NFC this season. Regardless, that game could have gone either way. Even though Denver won, they're offense is EASY to defend and their defense is not as good as last season (though just as dirty) I would not be at all surprised if they start to struggle as teams get a feel for their new style of play. Sometimes the luster of winning the first game has a way of getting lost in the season. We'll see... [Reply]
Originally Posted by BigMeatballBillay:
Won't happen again now that they got tape on him.
Not sure what kind of tape study on a FB would lead to him not hitting as hard, but hopefully it won't happen again because they'll get him a better facemask. [Reply]
Originally Posted by staylor26:
The Panthers are a good team, and probably still a playoff team, but they won't be the best team in the NFC this year. You can take that to the bank.
I bet they butt **** KC when they go there. I'm glad we got them at home later in the year. [Reply]
Originally Posted by RealSNR:
You can't cheat. Hands to the face is a penalty. That's cheating.
Harris shouldn't have cheated if he didn't want Carolina to get that first down.
Why didn't they call Benjamin for doing the exact same thing on that play? If anything, both players should've been called for hands to the face and they should've had to replay 4th down.
4th-and-21 flag: Looks possible that KB's left hand was in Harris' face too. Watch his head go back. pic.twitter.com/9WBtPXvw2f
Originally Posted by tooge:
Blah blah blah. Yep, Denver won at home by one on a missed field goal. Spin that how you want, on both sides. Truth is, there were several blatant bad or non calls made by the refs, in Denvers favor and at critical times, that affected the outcome. That's a fact. Hell, even the announcers mentioned two of them. Was it intentional manipulation? Hell, who knows. However, it was real.
Did you forget about the ticky-tack illegal hands to the face call on 4th and 20+? [Reply]
I'm sure Wade said, "Hey fellas, this is the first game and refs won't have their shit together. Figure out what you can get away with and do it."
Doesn't matter if they keep playing that close to the line for the rest of the season, they already set the tone and every single team/QB they play from now in is going to have this in their mind.
Wade is playing 4D Chess while the chiefs are playing Go Fish. [Reply]
Semen boy is on pace for 32 INTs......He nearly threw a pick six in both preseason games. His college TD/INT was like 27/24.
He's like the cheaper version of Sanchez...if the names on the jerseys were flipped, and had played the exact same game, their fans wouldn't be very optimistic.
They are just happy he wasn't completely terrible...much like Sanchez. [Reply]
Sanchez has been doing Sanchez things for 7 years, Siemian just started his first game yesterday. I'm happy with what Siemian has shown thus far and expect him to keep getting better as the season goes on. [Reply]
