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Sports-Football-(Donkey FAQ v1.0)
- What's that 3 syllable chant I hear during Bronco games?
- Who is the Broncos' all-time sack leader? Mecklenburg, right?
- When did they change to the blue uniforms?
- Why didn't they add anybody to the Ring of Fame this year?
- Who is Blake Ezor? You mention him alot.
- When did Darren "Droz/Puke" Drozdov play for the Broncos?
- Who were the No Limit Soldiers?
- What's the history of the Mile High Salute?
- What's Greeley?
- What's that song they play at Invesco Field before a Broncos' kickoff?
- Who was Swoll?
- I want a copy of a Bronco game, do you record them?
- Was Melvin Bratton really a part of 2 Live Crew?
- What's with the Michael Dean Perry jokes?
- What's with the Neil Smith touchdown jokes?
- Why do you avoid saying John Elway's name?
- Why do you hate the Broncos?
- Who is Renee Herlocker?
- Who was Rocky Mountain Thunder/Greg Boyd?
- What's that 3 syllable chant I hear during Bronco games?
That would be "in-com-PLETE", chanted after an opposing QB misses a pass. The Broncos'
PA announcer has been doing it for years. He would annunciate certain words or add
emotion to them, such as "first down" for the Broncos or "thirrrrrd down" for the opponent.
"In-com-plete" caught on as a crowd favorite in the 1996 season. Particularly, a game
against the Baltimore Ravens. Vinny Testaverde threw about 60 passes, with about 30 falling "incomplete".
It was a wild game, and afterwards the chant really caught on. In 1998, the cheerleaders began adding a 3-way
"in-com-PLETE" motion to their routines. In 2001, EA Sports added the chant to their
Madden NFL games. Every year, after a Broncos home game on Monday Night Football, somewhere around
the country, somebody will get curious and ask what that mysterious chant is that they can't make out.
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- Who is the Broncos' all-time sack leader? Mecklenburg, right?
No. Simon Fletcher holds both the career and single-season franchise sack records. Fletcher
recorded 97.5 sacks, while Mecklenburg was well behind with 79.5. Fletcher also holds the franchise's top
THREE single-season sack performances with 16 in 1992 and 13.5 in both 1993 and 1991. Rulon Jones had
the old mark, recording 13.5 sacks in 1986.
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- When did they change to the blue uniforms?
After the 1996 season.
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- Why didn't they add anybody to the Ring of Fame this year?
Unlike Hall of Fame ceremonies, the Broncos' Ring of Fame inductions are NOT
an annual event. They occur at the team's discretion. At times, members have been inducted in
successive years, but that's merely coincedence and NOT the standard. More information
is available on the Broncos' shitty, out-dated and confusing website.
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- Who is Blake Ezor? You mention him alot.
Ezor was an under-sized rookie runningback who was on the roster for the 1990 season and
was a bit of cult phenom. When the team travelled to Detroit for a Thanksgiving game,
Ezor was unable to attend
due to legal problems surrounding his days at Michigan State. Ezor led the team to a
victory at Indianapolis, filling in for the injured Bobby Humphrey and tallying
89 yards. He rarely played after that game and didn't make the 1991 roster.
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- When did Darren "Droz/Puke" Drozdov play for the Broncos?
He played defensive line for the team in 1993. He was famous for
puking on a 49ers center during a 1993 preseason game.
He was on the roster in 1994, but was injured.
He disappeared after that season and went on to become a pro wrestler. Most notably
as the third member of the Legion of Doom/Road Warriors. Drozdov was paralyzed
after an in-ring wrestling accident in 1999.
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- Who were the No Limit Soldiers?
During 1997 training camp, the Broncos runningback corps were all apparently fans
of the rapper Master P. Master P called his crew/posse/friends "the No Limit
Soldiers" and the Broncos backs liked the name. They felt that there was
"no limit" to what they could accomplish that year. They even took to
saluting after every touchdown, to keep with the "soldier" gimmick. In October
of 1997, all six backs posed for a poster, in front of a half-track and garbed
in fatigues on the old Lowry Air Force base. The original six were: Terrell Davis,
Howard Griffith, Derek Loville, Vaughn Hebron, Detron Smith and Anthony Lynn.
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- What's the history of the Mile High Salute?
See above. Since it originated during a Super Bowl year, it proved popular.
The last Bronco to do it was Mike Anderson. While Anderson wasn't on the Super Bowl
teams, it was appropriate,
considering his military background. On occassion, some current players
will do it (like that prick, Mike Bell). But the "mile high leap" seems to
be taking over as the TD celebration du jour.
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- What's Greeley?
Greeley, or more precisely, the University of Northern Colorado was where the Broncos
held training camp from 1983 to 2003. The town's northeast of Denver and has long
been "famous" for its numerous cattle slaughterhouses. It smells. Badly.
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- What's that song they play at Invesco Field before a Broncos' kickoff?
It's a hip-hop tune called "We Ready" by Bubba Sparxx and Archie. The joke among fans is that
the chorus sounds like "wheat bread". The team apparently gets fired up by this song, especially Keith Burns who'll bounce up and down
and get the crowd hollering. They started using it in 2002.
So now that ya' know, go ahead and download...errrr, PURCHASE it.
2007 update: do they still play this song?
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- Who was Swoll?
Swoll was the name given to a big lug who wrestled in WCW in mid 1999 as
part of that company's No Limit Soldiers. In real life, he was Randy Thornton, a defensive lineman
who was on the team in 1988 and 1989. Despite common internet rumor, he was NOT
on the 1997 or 1998 Super Bowl teams.
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- I want a copy of a Bronco game, do you record them?
I do not record any football games. I just don't see the appeal to it.
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- Was Melvin Bratton really a part of 2 Live Crew?
Debateable, but most signs point to "no". Bratton was a Broncos fullback from
1989 to 1991, coming from the University of Miami Hurricanes. In 1989,
Miami-based rappers 2 Live Crew (among other things, famous for the classic "Fuck Shop")
were cited in the media as having connections to several
Hurricane players. Bratton was often reported as having been an "original" member
of the group. When 2 Live Crew played Denver in 1990, Bratton was a special guest at
their concert. It's possible that Bratton knew some of the band members or hung out with them
while at U of M, but there is no evidence that he was actually IN the group. The Miami-Crew
connection soon got out of hand, as guys like Vanilla Ice claimed to be old friends of
the group.
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- What's with the Michael Dean Perry jokes?
In the infamous Jacksonville playoff game after the 1996 season, Perry caused a
"too many men on the field" penalty when he wasn't off the field on a 4th down. Perry took his sweet
time walking to the sideline after 3rd down and was about 5 feet from the sideline when the Jaguars
snapped the ball. The penalty meant Jacksonville received a first down instead of having to punt. More
importantly, the Jaguars' momentum kept building and they scored on that drive. Perry
was released in the middle of the 1997 season.
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- What's with the Neil Smith touchdown jokes?
In the 1998 playoffs, the Broncos drew the Miami Dolphins at home.
Defensive end Neil Smith recovered a fumble and slowwwwwly ran about 75 yards for a touchdown.
He was clearly out of gas after about 30 yards and Smith, along with the rest
of the players on the field, weren't sure if the play had been blown dead or not.
The Broncos won, 38-3, en route to their second consecutive Super Bowl win.
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- Why do you avoid saying John Elway's name?
It's not due to superstition. The media around here likes to say "certain thing
X or statistic Y hasn't happened since John Elway played.." The reason I don't say his
name and refer to him as "some guy who sells cars" goes back about 20 years. Around
his second or third year in the league, Elway cut a commercial with a local car dealership.
At the end of the sales pitch, he said "Just tell 'em John sent ya"! Then, a voice, off-camera
asked "John WHO?!" Funny moment, since Elway's been Denver's biggest celebrity
since arriving in 1983. Currently, it's impossible to go more than a day without
hearing his name or seeing an ad for his car dealerships.
Contrary to popular belief, I liked Elway and thought he
was alot of fun.
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- Why do you hate the Broncos?
Probably the biggest FAQ around here. For the record, I DO NOT hate
the Broncos. I rip on them the same way I would rip on my buddies. It's not hateful at all.
The day I STOP ripping the Broncos is the day I no longer give a shit. I do NOT see
the term "Donkeys" as slander. Besides, there's usually
more jokes on the cynical side and humor gets me through the day quickly.
I'm not into the whole "woooo! Broncos forever! yeah baby, wooo!!! Bestest Team Ever (but only when they're winning)" bullshit that seems to run rampant in Denver.
Would you want to read another site with some airhead
babbling about how awesome the Broncos are?
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- Who is Renee Herlocker?
A member of the Bronco cheerleaders from 2001 to 2005 and a favorite search topic of
sports losers on the Internet. The ongoing joke is that the eStragand Sports Staff keeps
finding ways to work in the term "Renee Herlocker" to pick up more website traffic. Alot of
blog sites, from the 18-32 male demographic, seem to get off on talking about NFL cheerleaders and
Ms. Herlocker in particular. For the record, THIS Crappy Website was the first place to "discover" her,
back in 2001, simply because she looked like the girl I
was involved with at the time.
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- Who was Rocky Mountain Thunder/Greg Boyd?
Semi-famous for wrestling in the AWA in the mid 80's as "Rocky Mountain Thunder", Greg Boyd was
a defensive end for the Broncos from 1980-1982.
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