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Published on 12/06/2007 at Thu Dec 06 11:00.



Daily Links – What Ails the Offense

Posted Thu Dec 6th by

  • Right in tune with Earl’s recent post on the offense, Football Outsiders breaks down what ails the Broncos offense, and it starts with power running up the middle. Great breakdown of the game against Oakland, too. [Football Outsiders]
  • Brandon Stokley isn’t sure if he will play this Sunday or not. [CBS4 Denver]
  • Comparing this year’s Patriots to the almost-perfect 1998 Denver Broncos. Will the Giants spoil the party again? [Armchair GM]
  • Chris Myers, Cecil Sapp, Nate Webster, and D.J. Williams all traveled to Florida Monday to pay their respects during Reskins safety Sean Taylor‘s funeral. [Denver Post]
  • Crosshare

    Anyone who watched either that Giants or Dolphins game knew that Shannahan was basically using a high school football play book. They were not the same team during that last stretch, except maybe against the Seahawks when T.D. reached 2000. I remember everyone making a big deal at the time of Miami beating us so badly in the regular season. Then came the divisional playoff game against Miami. 38-3 anyone? All I can remember of the game was Jimmy Johnson throwing a fit all game and almost getting penalized multiple times for not getting off the field. I did feel bad for Marino though.

  • http://merlinofchaos.livejournal.com E. Halsey Miles

    An important quote from that Football Outsider’s article:

    Denver features two cornerbacks who excel in man-to-man coverage in Champ Bailey and Dré Bly. After both were burned on national television by Brett Favre, the conventional wisdom is that the Broncos pass defense struggled in part because of them.

    Nothing could be further from the truth. The Broncos rank fourth in the league in defending both number one and number two receivers. They are last in defending other wide receivers and 29th in defending tight ends. On Sunday, Bly was beat for the first touchdown by Tim Dwight, but otherwise, each cornerback only allowed a couple completions. McCown only completed one pass to his top two receivers that gained more than ten yards.