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December 10th- Before we begin, you are required to get up early on Saturday morning and
watch ESPN Classic's Pittsburgh special. It believe it's at 11am EST, or as I like to call it:
9 am in my world. The last game at Three Rivers will be played this weekend, so ESPN's giving it a
farwell presentation. A bunch of videos, interviews with old guys and stuff like that. If you're
wondering if there's a Bronco connection, well, yeah, there is. Three Rivers was the site of
the Donkies' hard fought 1997 AFC Championship. A game that featured Elway and Shannon Sharpe's
phenomenal 3rd and 6 "just get open" play. And for the record (and for all you fools who keep
asking), the Monogahela and the Allegheny come together to form the Ohio, hence the name.
Okay, so about the game. I'm about five days late, but it wasn't that exciting of a game, anyways.
Beating the Seahawks brings the same emotion that a 15 year old boy receives from stroking the
salami. You beat the damn thing so much, that after awhile, you just become numb. In this case,
the Broncos have beaten the Seahawks so much that it's just not fun, anymore.
Seahawks showed up and received their obligatory first down and three points. When the Broncos
got the ball, it didn't take long for Gusamania to appear. Second offensive play.. INTERCEPTION!
You just can't buy consistency like that. Gus then turned around and handed it off to Mike Anderson.
Good enough game plan, as they rolled to a 31-24 win. And they try to tell us that QB is the most
improtant position on the field?
Later on, Gusamania almost ran wild, brother! Blitz, sack, fumble.. and, WHAT THE HELL??!!
Fat Guy Matt Lepshits saves the day! Fat Guys just do not get enough credit, dammit. Lepshits
may even be forgiven for throwing himself on Terrell's leg, last season.
More fun stuff. Late in the fourth, with the Broncos up 24-3, they tried to make the game
interesting by allowing a Seahawk comeback. NBC must have called Greg Robinson in the third and
said "Greg.. the ratings suck, nobody's watching this game. LET THEM SCORE, dammit!" Pretty soon,
the Seahawks were within 24-17, thanks to a blocked Tom Rouen punt and some
lackadasical defensive Donkey play. Stat freaks
wet their pants, as the Broncos almost allowed another 300 yard passer.
Al Wilson and Billy Jenkins went into their collective bag and debutted the
defensive hook and ladder play. Kitna, into the endzone, off Wilson's helmet,
into Jenkins' lap.. .nothing but net. Jimmy Spencer broke on a Kitna pass and once AGAIN, ran it
back for a TD, just like he did two weeks ago in Husky Stadium. I'm sure Jimmy's
excited to have Kitna as his new bitch.
Gus then found Ed McCaffrey for a 40 yard bomb along the north sideline. Ballgame. Thank you
for playing and paying 30 bucks to park here.
Okay, so Seattle's weak, but now it's time to cheer for these lame bitches. They play the
Raiders this weekend. Broncos play the Chefs. Broncos win, Seahawks win and... ladies
and gentlemen, we have a NEWWWWW AFC West Division Leader. It's always risky to bank
on Seattle, so I'll refrain from getting too giddy. Maybe I can listen to some
old Soundgarden tunes this week and generate some good Seattle mojo.
Special thanks to Famous Fat Guy Wade Phillips for FINALLY getting the
Broncos back into the playoffs. It took him 7 years, but he came through. By virtue of Buffalo's
loss to Indy on Monday night, the Bronocs clinched
a playoff spot. Wade's coaching record here was a wishy washy 16-16, with a
playoff shellacking to the Raiders. It should now be 17-16.
It would be easy to get distressed over the Broncos qualifying for the playoffs. However, a look
around the entire league shows no real juggernaut. The Broncos have just as good a team as
any of the other jay-brones who will make the playoffs. The defense is suspect, but remember how
everybody freaked out about the 1997 team's defense? SI in particular stated, "teams that allow
rushing yards the way the Broncos do.. usually end up at home in January". The Broncos, of course
went on to punk Green Bay that year. I'm not delussional, and I can't think of any reason why
they should win the thing... also can't think of any reason why they SHOULDN'T win. Ah, here's one:
Griese.
FINAL CUTS
My pal, Shannon Sharpe was on "Inside the NFL" this week. Give him his own segment on EVERY show,
EVERY week. Guy is that good of an interview... || I have a bit of a life, so I
haven't charted out every playoff scenario. Regardless, I want to get a game
against Baltimore, just so we can see Shannon, again... ||...
Just a lame thought, but since offensive line/Fat Guy coach Alex Gibbs is retiring at the end of
the season, what's Mark Schlereth doing next year?
Maybe Schlereth is a good choice for the new offensive line/Fat Guy coach? ...
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