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Published on 10/05/2010 at Tue Oct 05 14:00.
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Game Balls: Broncos 26, Titans 20

Posted Tue Oct 5th by

BroncoTalk Game Balls

When the Broncos win, the BT staff gives out Game Balls. And win they did in Week 4 — Broncos 26, Titans 20. Alright gentlemen, who ya got?!

Kyle OrtonKyle Orton
In the midst of all of our misery, Orton stays calm. Heads up play despite running for his life throughout the game. He took a team that is anemic in the backfield and mostly absent on special teams on his shoulders and threw the ball 50 times for a win. – Ian Henson

D.J. WilliamsD.J. Williams
This former running back was all over the field yesterday. The defense kept the Broncos in the game yesterday and D.J. did more than his fair share. If he keeps this up I’ll start the D.J. for the Pro Bowl push soon enough. – Mr. East

Eddie RoyalEddie Royal
Obviously I’m a fan but I’ve been saying since training camp that with Orton being the next cassel in McD’s system, Royal would be the next Wes Welker. Today he looked it with the only TD for a Bronco wideout and a game over 100 yards. – E. Halsey Miles

Kevin VickersonKevin Vickerson
The former Titan got his first start at defensive end as a Bronco against his former team and made the most of his opportunity. Vickerson finished with six tackles (three solo) and sealed the left edge of Denver’s defensive line, not permitting running back Chris Johnson to get going. – Kyle

Matt PraterMatt Prater
I hate picking kickers but the guy deserves it. Matt Prater was perfect today. If he doesn’t go 3 for 3 with the 4th field goal to top it off we don’t win this game. He had a long of 36 yards and if you look at it comparatively against Rob Bironas who missed a 35 yarder in the first quarter, being flawless goes a long way towards a win. – Josh Temple

Brandon LloydBrandon Lloyd
Peyton Hillis, FB/RB. Err wait, I mean Ryan Torain. Oops, I forgot they’re gone – along with the running game. I don’t like that the offense has become one dimensional, as the season goes on that will hurt. At any rate, Brandon Lloyd is a beast, he roasted the Titans secondary. Lloyd is just two yards behind Reggie Wayne in receiving yards (with 454 yards), meanwhile Brandon Marshall is ranked 14th, two behind Eddie Royal! The Broncos passing attack, particularly Lloyd get a game ball. – Jon

Robert AyersRobert Ayers
Ayers will be compared to Elvis Dumervil all season, but perhaps that isn’t fair. He’s not a sack machine, and he’s not even tallying a ton of quarterback pressures (he registered no sack and one pressure Sunday), but he’s becoming a disciplined weapon in the Broncos’ defense nonetheless. Twice he shot through the Titans’ offensive line to make a big stop on Johnson behind the line of scrimmage, finishing with five tackles (four solo). – Kyle

Who’d we miss? Your Game Balls in the comments.

  • CourtneyBrown98

    Whoever was filling in for Andre Goodman!!

  • Mark Angeletti

    What? No post of the Broncs signing a new running back this week? Well it's only Tuesday…

  • mikebirty

    +1 on Robert Ayres. In fact +1 on everyone.

  • John616

    Ok, Broncos still got a lot of work to do, but that was a HUGE win. I would hate to be 1-3 and going the Ravens. I believe we will beat the Jets in Denver. I see signs of improvement, especially defensively. Man, if we could just develop some kind of running game…..

  • John616

    I agree with all your game ball picks. However, I would give a game ball to the entire D for an extremely disciplined performance essentially holding Tenn. to 13 pts. Oh, and a game ball to that new stud KO returner we have in Mr. Thomas.

  • herc_rock

    Kevin Harlan!

  • http://broncotalk.net Kyle

    How about anyone not named Solomon Wilcots?

  • areferee

    I would like a game ball awarded to “Wink” Martindale for not playing “Dueling Digits” with Chuck Cecil.

    (You know: “Deliverance” in the backwoods, Tennessee style!)

  • Jake White

    Brian Dawkins. Two big pressures on 3rd down caused Vince Young to throw the ball away, including the Titan's second-to-last drive when Denver needed the ball back to score the go-ahead touchdown. As far as those who will never be in this category, Stanley Daniels needs to find a new gig. He was a joke. It's no wonder Orton ran for his life and Denver amassed less than 20 yards rushing.

  • NeBronco

    Kyl

  • NeBronco

    Kyle, Love the gameball choices!

    Random thought while watching the Patriots last night. Why couldn't the Jets have released Danny Woodhead before we signed Maroney!

  • http://twitter.com/dxmanning Joshua Manning

    How about Cassius Vaughn? He leads all NFL players with two kickoff fumble recoveries. You don't get lucky with TWO kickoff fumble recoveries!

  • http://nation.theorangepage.com/blog Ian Henson

    haha!

  • http://nation.theorangepage.com/blog Ian Henson

    Agree completely, the kid is a stud!

  • robtink242

    Dud on the running game…. i hope i never see that type of performance again… Larsen and Moreno need to get it together… This team should really consider doing the ZBS just to get some life back there… wow Orton the leading rusher (no shot at Orton he clearly isn't the Mike Vick type QB)… Maroney is garbage thus far… OMG i think Sean Alexander can do a better job… I end this pointing my finger at Moreno he gives us the best chance at balance.

  • TheTroglodyte

    “OMG i think Sean Alexander can do a better job” LMFAO!!!!! I think you might be right.

  • Vince_marine

    IMO I think the problem is McD likes to run out of a 1 back set most of the time and it isn't working. You need a lead blocker (not a TE) to lead that back through the hole and spring him free. When when we go to a two back eye set then the defense knows for sure we are going to run. It's to predictable!!!!

  • TheTroglodyte

    The fact is our running game isn't going to get any better, Orton isn't going to be our QB in 3 years, and he is never going to play this well in another system so why don't we just do everyone a favor, quit pretending to try to run, and pass the ball 75 times a game, giving Orton unbreakable NFL records while turning his arm into a noodle and paving the way for Tim Tebow???

  • Fan From Spain

    CUT MARONEY!!

  • anthony33

    Agree completely with your picks. The entire receiving core has to be top five if not the best in the NFL.

    The one (two) I would add is Wink and McD. For the second week in a row they devised an incredible defensive game plan. I am thinking the biggest difference between McD and Shanny is that McD clearly understands defese and knows what he wants. I also think that was probably the rub between McD and Nolan. You don't work with Belichik for that long and not learn something about defense.

    The McWink or WinkieD defense get a game ball from me.

  • anthony33

    They could have went after Lynch, but already wasted a 4th (??) on this clown.

  • MrEast

    I'd rather not have a guy who hits pregnant women with cars and then drives off.

  • http://www.broncotalk.net Josh Temple

    My wife kept commenting during the game: “Wow, he really does come off as biased, doesn't he? I loved how Wilcots kept talking up CJ then Denver gets their first touchdown in the most monotone voice Wilcots “Denver's Eddie Royal punches it in for 7.” Woo! I could barely keep myself in the chair this that kind of excitement Solomon.

  • http://www.broncotalk.net Josh Temple

    Of all the decisions made on cut day, I give McDaniels the most credit for this one. With the exceptional play of Cox and Thompson in the preseason along with what to do with Alphonso Smith, McD really wanted Vaughn on the team and forced a roster spot for the guy.

  • http://www.broncotalk.net Josh Temple

    A very small dark corner of my soul wanted Denver to lose this game just so I could select Maroney as a DUD. Yes, Denver's run blocking is atrocious, but this guy can't figure it out. I've never seen a larger running back play like a speedy finesse back. There was a run where he took it to the second level. Only guy left was a corner that he outweighed by 50lbs easy, turn on the jets, put your shoulder down and mow past the guy. You have the momentum and you're the bigger guy, easy to make another 20 yards on that play. No, he tries to dance around the guy and makes it an easy ankle tackle. Ugh.

  • anthony33

    OR… how about Hoodwinked… clever huh.

  • anthony33

    Could not agree with you more. McD kind of hinted at that on Monday when he said the backs have to trust the blocks and find green grass. Fact is the hole for a back is there for a split second… if you're stopping and waiting to see that, you're done. Our back DO NOT hit the line of scrimmage at full speed and I think that is a big part of our problem… by the time they see the hole, it's gone.

  • kerry

    havent been here for quite a while. figured id drop in and spin my 2 cents. horrible that our running game has become a total non factor. the days of teams fearing our running attack are over. and as well as Orton is playing, im still not buying it. we have WR's that can catch it 5yards then take it 25 more. but he is doing well now. is it just me or is our O-line regressing instead of progressing?? even Clady looks rather ordinary out there.

  • areferee

    Oh, that's HILARIOUS…ANTthreethree gets a game ball

  • areferee

    BRAVO mi amigo. ¿Entonces qué?

  • areferee

    We NEED a running back this week Mark. From SOMEWHERE!

    Floyd Little is available. Bet he still runs better than Baloney Maroney!

  • Gary_in_SD

    Got to totally agree on Dawkins. His was one of the first names I was looking for on the list and was shocked not to see him there.

  • anthony33

    kerry… good to read you again.

    Hard to tell if they have regressed because 1) they have really only been together for one game and 2) Clady and Harris are coming off injuries. I think they are young and struggling, but have a ton of potential to be great. I am certainly not an expert and can't really tell what's up with the running game by just watching the game, but it appears to me that our backs suck. I'm sure part of it's the o-line, but man, our backs stop at the line of scrimmage and that can't help.

    Give the o-line a few more weeks to gel… it just a matter of time I hope.

  • anthony33

    kerry… good to read you again.

    Hard to tell if they have regressed because 1) they have really only been together for one game and 2) Clady and Harris are coming off injuries. I think they are young and struggling, but have a ton of potential to be great. I am certainly not an expert and can't really tell what's up with the running game by just watching the game, but it appears to me that our backs suck. I'm sure part of it's the o-line, but man, our backs stop at the line of scrimmage and that can't help.

    Give the o-line a few more weeks to gel… it just a matter of time I hope.