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November 13th- Before we go on, I have to mention that there is a little bitterness
in me about this game. I thought my attendance at this game was a done deal.. but things
change, morons interfere and I ended up at my Dad's place on Monday night, listening to him
bitch about his fireplace and how cold his feet are. In the end, I got a free beer out of the
deal, so I guess I can't bitch too much....
In all the excitement of Monday Night, hype of the Raiders, recent problems surrounding the
Broncos, plus the fact that it was about NONE degrees outside, made this game all the more
intense. The Broncos had to win this game (again), their season was riding on the outcome.
Lose this thing and it's: buh-bye, see ya in Greeley next July. Win, and there's still a
chance to sneak into the playoffs and have some fun. In come the Raiders, thinking (once
again), that this is finally THE game where they beat the Broncos and that this is their
year in the AFC. Al Davis even got his lesiure suit sterilized before the game. It was a
big event. Shit, I had not been this excited over a Monday game since 1998.
The Raiders had committed four turnovers in their last game against the Broncos. All the other
games, they had something around 3 turnovers, TOTAL.
When Ray Crockett picked off an errant Rich Gannon pass on the first series, you knew that
whatever the Raiders do against the rest of the league doesn't mean anything to the Broncos.
When the Raiders play Denver, they simply know their roles and shut their mouths. The Raiders
could go undefeated against the NFL (which they have this year), and they'll STILL get
a pummeling from the Bronocs. I'll refrain
from the bitch references, we covered those in Week 3.
The Donkies pulled out a swerve for us, this week. Instead of running up points in the first
quarter and hoping it would last... they saved that until the THIRD, this week. In fact, at
halftime, the score was a very pedestrian 7-10, Raiders. 7 points...at home? You could smell
my abusive words brewing. The opening drive of the third, saw Griese chew up
7 minutes plus, then hitting Byron Chamberlain with a TD pass. Chamberlain's first since..
umm... last year's Jacksonville game? Then, Ian Gold blocked a Shane Lechler punt,
picked it up and ran in for a TD. To dig up another old coaching cliche', "special
teams should win you one game a year". Have you ever blocked a punt? G'damn, it can HURT.
Those things can end slamming right into your ribs and making stuff unpleasant. They can
leave welts for days. A football can sting, and if it's cold, it stings even more. I was
impressed that Gold not only blocked it, he was able to stop, pick it up and
waltz in for the TD.
Then, just as suddenly as they had gone up, the Broncos found themselves giving it up.
The Raiders came back with Zack Crockett and the obligatory Tim Brown touchdown. Crockett
had his first game of mention since leading Indianapolis to a wild card win over
San Diego in late 1995 (I only remember because I called this girl named Aleisa after
that game...and was nervous to the point of puking that whole day). And Brown? Well,
he always seems to show up against the Broncos. As if he's still mocking us for
being unable to sign him in 1994. Everytime Tim Brown scores against the Broncos, it's like
he's saying "neener-neener.. you guys got stuck with Anthony Miller intead of ME".
Regardless, the Raiders pulled one out of their collective rump and tied the thing with
1:06 left.
I'm thinking, "three and out... and lets hope we get the toss in overtime". But I forgot,
this is the Raiders, and Griese actually grows STONES everytime he plays them. Rod
Smith for a couple passes.. McCaffrey too. A quick QB sneak/dive and it's a 41 yard
field goal. Elam hits the thing and the fans go....apathetic... naw, they actually went
a degree of apeshit. Despite the fact that several fans would have rather been at a comfy
Avalanche game, sipping microbrews, carrying their cell phones,
talking about "joey", "haynes-ie", "patty" and other
un-opposing faggoty nicknames (sorry, thats part of my bitterness.. it's a long story).
Broncos beat the Raiders and everything's like Fonzie, right? Of course not.., this
needs some extra HUMAN DRAMA and HERCULEAN FUCK-UPS. You got it. In trying to prove that
he has balls, Griese proved that he has no brains. Elijah Alexander tackled him in the
second quarter. Griese departed for a few plays to receive a shot in his shoulder. Hell,
dude LOVES having foreign substances in his body!
Not thinking about the long term ramifications, he insisted on playing the second half.
He actually did allright, but now his shoulder has a third degree separation and he's gone
for a month. So what do you do when you lose a turd? Well, you insert a BIGGER turd....err,
you insert Gus Frerotte!
Now, this could be like the Bubby-mania of a few years ago. Bubby came in for Elway and
the Broncos went 4-0 in that span. Or, it could be like the Gus-mania in Detroit last year.
The Lions were still in the playoff hunt. Then came Gus. They went 2-6 in his stretch as a
starter. Is it coincedence that the Redskins finally returned to the playoffs in the year they
got rid of Gus? Alot of the Redskins re-emergence goes to the establishment of Stephen Davis
as their trigger back, so I'm not sure that's fair. I really hope Gus can turn it around
and squeak out a few wins this month. Oh, I forgot, San Diego's here next week. We may see
Jarious Jackson in that game.. along with Tito, Michael and the rest of the Jackson 5ive.
Sadly, one of my favorite Broncos left the game, and probably the NFL, in the first half.
Mark Schlereth's knee was acting up (no surprise). This time, it appears that it's serious enough
to place him on injured reserve. When a knee inury is so bad that it causes Mark Schlereth to
go on inured reserve, well... that's a bad fucking knee injury! Schelreth goes through
knee operations the way most of us go through toilet paper. The guy is one of the toughest,
smartest and savviest guards in the league. He's definitely one of the keys to the two Super Bowl
runs and a credit to the franchise. If this truly is the end, I think Schlereth is
a superb candidate for the Broncos' Ring of Fame.
FINAL CUTS
Melissa Stark in cold weather gear and a cowboy hat just does NOT work for me ... ||| ... Man, I still dig Mushmouth. An excerpt from his halftime interview with Jon Gruden:
"Cowth, ho do yu feeb bout yo teeb, gone intu habtime". Get this guy a play by play job!...
|| ... Further proof that Denver Radio sucks: Tuesday morning included
most Denver DJ's talking about "the Legend of Brian Griese" or "I predict the Broncos
will beat the Titans in the AFC Championship to get to the Super Bowl... baby!!". Howard
Stern, PLEASE come back! I'm dying with these fucking frootloops!!!... ||...
As cool as it would be to get into the playoffs, I just don't see this team posessing the
skill,concentration or determination to actually win a Super Bowl. ... || ...
Did Andre Rison get arrested in KC the other week?
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