[CBFF] Some game notes - Broncos

[Steve Behrens]

Oh, and Knox had a nice reception.... the boy can fly. I would hate to see
him released, but numbers are numbers....

-Behr

On Sun, Aug 30, 2009 at 11:58 PM, Steve Behrens <steve.behrens at gmail.com>wrote:

> Good synopsis.  Just a few comments:
>
> Per the reffing.... some very horse shit calls it seemed to me. Denver was
> getting away with alot of holding as well as at least one phantom hold on
> us.  And that *was* an O-lineman down field!
>
> I thought Pisa played a nice game.  Seemed to be all over the place.  I
> think he's going to be a real nice pick-up for us.
>
> How 'bout Peterson?? Some nice running and at least one special teams
> tackle that I saw.  Yeah, I know it was against 2nd and 3rd teams, but I'm
> back on board with his staying.  That should be an interesting call by the
> coaches.
>
> Some nice completions by Hanie.
>
> It'll be nice to get Tillman and Bowman back.... hope their not too rusty.
>
> Was it me, or did the Broncos seem to be taking cheap shots all night?  All
> the cut blocks to our d-linemen's knees was really pissing me off. Legal, I
> know, but why so many in a preseason game?  And the one Bronco with the
> cheap shot on Hester's back after the punt return (which a Bear tried to
> point out to the ref), and I know I saw a couple more at least.  Just glad
> we don't play a cheap team like that during the regular season.
>
> All in all, not quite there yet, but certainly headed in the right
> direction.  I really think they were holding a large portion of the playbook
> out of sight in preparation for Packers.  Still excited!
>
> -Behr
>
>
>
>
>   On Sun, Aug 30, 2009 at 11:24 PM, Jim Ferolie <ferolie at charter.net>wrote:
>
>>   First half
>> Slow start by the offense, but it was clear to me they were being
>> conservative to keep things from getting out of hand with that rowdy crowd.
>> Man, were they nuts. A truly unforgettable preseason game.
>>
>> Jay really hit his stride on that second TD drive. Some absolutely
>> gorgeous passes. Stuff you just could not have seen from Kyle. The way he
>> slings it while moving right is a thing of beauty. That worked against him
>> on the incomplete to Aromashadou that should have been the TD, but otherwise
>> he was spot on.
>> * The pass out of the end zone to Bennett I had to watch like 10 times on
>> replay. It was so finely aimed, he had such a good sense of pressure, he was
>> shifting backward and it was third-and-long from the 3. Just awesome.
>> * An absolute bullet to Olsen in stride.
>> * Another bullet to Olsen while sprinting to escape the pass rush.
>> Exhilirating.
>> * And the nicely touched shot to Forte to cap the drive was exactly in the
>> only spot he could have thrown it. Nice.
>>
>> Also during that drive, the refs got McKie and Forte for illegal shift,
>> but Forte was absolutely still. I believe the real culprit was Hester, who
>> was kind of fidgeting at his split end spot. Whoops.
>>
>> The run defense was kind of shaky and continued to look shaky in the
>> second half. But overall the defense was mostly effective.
>>
>> Hey, was that Mark Anderson? You're kidding!
>>
>> Hey, was that Devin Hester? No way!
>>
>> The first few punts were really frustrating. The first one he lets go and
>> it goes like 30 yards after the Denver punter apparently thought he was in
>> the new Dallas stadium, trying to hit the scoreboard. Then he takes a couple
>> of fair catches inside the freaking 5. Then it goes out of bounds. But
>> then... awesome.
>>
>>  Great observation by Collinsworth about Steltz's non-block.
>>
>> Pace had a LOT of trouble with their quick rush linebacker. That was a
>> little disconcerting. But hey, at least our QB can move.
>>
>> Mixed bag with Payne. Some good, some bad.
>>
>> McBride had some serious problems tackling. But he wasn't the only one.
>>
>> Damn, Eddie Royal is good.
>>
>> Poor Kyle. Cut his finger, seriously? Crappy luck there.
>>
>> Rashied Davis did about everything he could special-teams wise to earn
>> that last WR spot. A couple of monster hits.
>>
>>
>> Second half
>> Was curious to see the offense was out but the defense was pretty much all
>> in -- and the converse was true with the Broncos. Kind of disappointing that
>> a rookie backup QB led a TD drive against the first unit.
>>
>> What a BS call on Alex Brown. Put his full weight my ass. He actually had
>> his left arm on the ground preventing that and risked hurting his right arm
>> trying to not be shoving it out. Glad that wasn't a big plan in a real game
>> or I'd still be cursing the refs.
>>
>> Hochuli's crew is freaking annoying. They call all kinds of nitpicky shit
>> but still miss a lot of holding and junk like that.
>>
>> Holy moly what a catch by Brandon Lloyd. Wow, wow, wow.
>>
>>  McDaniels apparently has no clue how to challenge a call.
>>
>> Better throw by Hanie and Knox has a long TD. Hanie does still need a lot
>> of seasoning. But I do think he'd survive if he had to step in.
>>
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