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The Brandon Marshall Wave
I must admit I’m not surprised by the recent antics of Brandon Marshall. For me it’s adios, don’t let the door hit you on the way out. Maybe you feel the same way, perhaps not. But the way I look at it is the Broncos are one of the NFL’s most storied franchises. Their fans are simply the best in the NFL. Brandon Marshall and Jay Cutler both, should have felt a sense of pride to be part of this community and part of the Denver Broncos organization, run by one of the best owners in football. Sure, there have been mistakes made as of late, but since when did Denver turn into the little sisters of the poor? So my take is, simply, good riddance. Chicago isn’t so friendly in the heart of winter and here’s hoping Brandon ends up somewhere, oh, like Oakland. Let’s see how he does against Champ Bailey.
Holy Mackerel Mike! Great Caption!
Mike Kaplan is this weeks winner of our Cartoon Caption Contest. Way to go, Mike. We were inundated with caption entries. You guys set a new record here on the site for most entries ever at 140. THAT is way cool. Clearly many of you were disturbed by last weeks Broncos draft so hopefully this gave you the proper place to vent. There were so many good captions it was really hard to judge. I could have had a ton of runner-ups. But, since we set the ground rules last week, I’ll pick two:
Annje with “Great! Another season wandering in the desert”.
Trevor with “OK. This is out of hand. Now he thinks he IS Belichick.”
Mike, Trevor and Annje, please send me your contact information at sportoonz@gmail.com. I want to get your t-shirts, cartoons and sketches in the mail asap.
It Was Ugly
It was a bit like watching the last lap of yesterday’s NASCAR race. Thankfully no one got hurt, at least not yet. Watching an egotistical young coach in completely over his head is not a pretty picture, especially when he’s the one at the wheel of the franchise you bleed orange for. To say this draft was a mess is an understatement. Perhaps the worst defensive team in the NFL, Josh McDaniels and company did little to help their anemic situation. They spent the off-season signing free agent running backs and then drafted one with the number 12 in the first round. They spent next years first round pick to choose a guy in this years SECOND round. Finally, they traded up for a 6th round pick for a quarterback I guess because his name “sounded” like Tom Brady. Hard to believe McDaniels could blow anything worse than the Jay Cutler debacle, but I think he did.
Now let me hear what you think.
Caption contest continues
Great response over the weekend, even considering the technical glitches that wouldn’t let all of you enter on Friday. Sorry about that. Technology. When it’s good it’s really good, but when it’s bad…
That’s how the Cookie Crumbles
No doubt about it. Josh McDaniels has certainly had an impact as the new head coach of the Broncos. Not quite the one we all had in mind. To take one of the NFL’s most stellar franchises and turn it to ashes in the first few months takes an exceptional talent. Honestly, I’m dismayed at the reaction to all of this. Sure, Cutler can share the blame, but ultimately, the complete implosion of this lies in the hands of a kid named Josh. A kid who hasn’t the foggiest idea what it takes to be a head coach in the NFL, and who has absolutely no credibility to run a team. Yet I hear the banter on the various sports talk shows around town whose hosts are steadfastly supporting McDaniels through this whole mess. My guess is that certain members of the media in Denver don’t want to rankle the new kid in town for fear that McDaniels might hold a grudge and be less apt to give them a story somewhere down the line. Objectivity has been completely thrown to the wind. McDaniels is simply a Belichick wanna be and it’s beyond my comprehension what Bowlen saw in him to give the kid the job in the first place.
Think on this
Would you rather have a 25-year-old quarterback named Jay Cutler who just returned from the pro bowl, or Chris Simms? Really now? You can’t be serious. So here’s the elephant in the room and I believe is the basis for the Broncos wanting to trade Cutler in the first place. Could it be that the Broncos are concerned about Cutler’s diabetes diagnosis? The folks at Dove Valley will deny,deny and deny that Cutler’s health has anything to do with their decision making. But it does and I believe is a factor behind all of this. Worried top brass at the Broncos are concerned whether Cutler can remain healthy long term. So out he must go. For Chris Simms… Can you say 3-13? 2-14? 1-15. That’s your future with Chris Simms. And just trading Cutler for somebody else isn’t going to work now. The Broncos have lost any bargaining power. So don’t expect Detroit to give up that number 1 pick now.
Questions of the day?
Should the Broncos trade Jay Cutler?
And if you were Pat Bowlen, what would you do?
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