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It pays to slack on my game recaps. By waiting a few days, I get to add in a few
lines about Eddie Kennison's night life and the roster cuts. Sure beats my original
plan- talking about Nick Harris, Rouen's ego, Josh Baker and the other
Rengades of Punt. Tom Rouen had a smug interview segment on the last game broadcast.
Talking about how he considered himself one of "the best punters in the league".
Having your own philosophy sure helps....
So how would YOU celebrate making the final roster? If you answered:
"flying to Louisiana to watch LSU, then arguing with the attendant at a
night club",.... well, then welcome to estragand.com, Eddie Kennison.
I'm really worried about ya, Eddie. I mean, it's Labor Day weekend,
and you just made the roster of the best team you've run across in your NFL career.
So you flew to Louisiana? Sure, you went to LSU, but c'mon... it's Louisiana for
shit's sake. If the NFL's taught you anything, it's that you get a butt load
of money for playing football. Do something productive and exotic with that
cash... don't fly to fricking redneck bayou heaven. I guess all the flights to
North Dakota were booked for the weekend. Maybe you wanted to re-live all those thrilling
scenes from "Smokey and the Bandit" or talk about the glory days of
the Junkyard Dog in the old Mid-South/ UWF days. Or maybe all those hours of
Bassmasters made you homesick. If you fly to Louisiana to
celebrate, you deserve to get busted by John Law.
Me? I was supposed to fly to San Jose for this weekend... but stuff happened.
Get well soon, Randi.
Oh yeah, the game. It's important to note that I spent
Friday night selling tickets at a high school football game.
I was shuttling back and forth between the box office and the TV in the RV
to catch parts of the game all evening. Eventually
brought a radio along with me, and I'm rather satisfied I
didn't waste my evening glued to the set, watchig the Broncos and
the "4 and 9'ers".
Nothing earthshaking, as Gus Frerotte went 16 for 19.
Even more impressive was the fact that he was throwing to Chris Cole,
Travis McGriff, Scottie Montgomery and the other "bubble boys". Cole and McGriff
apparently showed enough snazz to land final roster spots. Montgomery
must have done allright for himself, too, as he landed up on the practice squad.
The Runningback slot seems to have been filled. You could put
Olandis Gary, Mike Anderson or Terrell Davis back there, and they'll get
1,000 yards and Pro Bowl bids. Heck, they already DID that. When Monday
arrived, Mike Shanahan went the nostalgia route and inserted TD as
the number one trigger back. Anderson's fumbles probably
cost him the job, but expect to see all three backs lining up
behind Griese this year. After all, the Broncos have been speculating about
adding a two-back set for almost three years, now. They just haven't had
two healthy backs to make it work. Closest thing was the first game of last year,
when TD and Gary shuffled in and out for the first half.
Don't worry, TD's still on my shit list.
Former Practice Squad Legend KaRon Coleman also ran hard. Just not hard enough to keep
himself in Denver.
The second year pro from Stone Cold University (Stephen F. Austin Univ.) found himself off the roster
on Monday. His abilities aren't to blame. Denver's surplus of RB's is.
The rugged Coleman will no doubt find himself in an NFL jersey this year.
At 5-6, he won't be an every down back (unless the Cardinals pick him up), but
he will help a team out, somewhere.
Flip to the other side where the defensive startes only played
four downs. John Mobley snagged a pass and ran in for a TD. Later on,
Eric Davis did the same. Don't look now, but Eric Davis is one of the
oldest guys on the field. In an era where over 30 equates to "washed up",
it's somewhat comforting to see an "old fart" like Davis out there.
Bertrand Berry also checked in with three sacks. Here's a guy who's
been bumping around for the last three seasons and may finally be developing.
Guys like Barry Foster, Brett Favre and even Denver's own Ed McCaffrey have
taken this route. A guy who starts slow, then gets a foothold and starts to
take off. The coaches were impressed, as they quickly shredded Berry's
initial contract and gave him a three-year extension. Of course, extensions
aren't exactly a guarantee, but I'll get to patent a nifty sack call for
the next few seasons: nod my head like a muppet and say "hey Bert" in
my "Ernie" voice.
Next up is the "official" inaugural Invesco game. MNF with the Giants.
A major coup that Denver gets to buck the trend of recent MNF openers.
As long as I can recall, the MNF opener has always featured the last Super Bowl
champ- usually at their home. Whatever, I'm just excited that Melissa Stark will
be bouncing around my hometown for the weekend. Thus, I need to get a haircut by Friday.
You can find my phone number on this site, Missy.
FINAL CUTS
Who's cock is Steve Beurlein sucking?
I can't think of any reason why they'd throw the guy on the regular roster, instead of
IR. He's this year's Lester Archambeau....||...
Ran across somethig this weekend, and I'm starting the "Quest for
Simon Fletcher". Anyone know what he's up to, nowadays? Drop me a line, please.
My reasoning is that he'd be a splendid inductee for the Ring of Fame
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How pissed was I when I turned on HBO's "Training Camp with the Champs"?
Reasonably pissed, as I was expecting the former HBO show of the
slightly similar name- "1st and Ten- Training Camp: The Bulls are Back". I think
Mad Dog, Dr. Death, Bubba and Jethro need to return to the airwaves to
educate a new generation of audiences. Hell, half of the characters and
situations from 1st and Ten were ripped off by Oliver Stone for
that crapbag "Any Given Sunday". Right down to the hotshot rookie QB who
wants to pork the owner (although, I'd rather pork Cameron Diaz than Delta
Burke)
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