NFL Week 13

[OregonDuck1989]

So by the Broncos beating the Jets does this mean they are the team to beat in the AFC?


/sarcasm. lol


But as a Broncos fan this team has frustrated me even more this week. Lay eggs against KC, Oakland and Jacksonville. Beat quality teams like the Jets and Falcons on the road.

I just don't get it.

[EVEN11323]

Ah, 31-14 Vikings with around 8 minutes left.

[EVEN11323]

34-14 win for the Vikings. Huge win. The INTs they had really played a big part. Through the first 11 games they only had 8 but had 3 tonight.

[etothep]

I think so. They've gotten progressively worse every season since he's been coach, I believe.

Yes, they are worse this year, his second year, than they were last year.

[OregonDuck1989]

Yes, they are worse this year, his second year, than they were last year.

lol. Norv won't be fired. The Chargers have already said that he will be back next year.

[bucher34]

It's not all Norv's fault -- L.T. is sucking it up forcing Rivers to throw way too much when that isn't their style. Yeah his [Rivers] stats are nice, but with L.T. doing squat the Chargers can't win.

[Arctic Blast]

It's not all Norv's fault -- L.T. is sucking it up forcing Rivers to throw way too much when that isn't their style. Yeah his [Rivers] stats are nice, but with L.T. doing squat the Chargers can't win.

Agreed. I actually would put some of this at the feet of the GM as well. AJ Smith seems to have developed quite the ego...the whole Schottenheimer mess was a fiasco...let's let both co-ordinators leave, THEN fire the head coach. Oh, and then we'll replace the aggressive Wade Phillips with Ted Cottrell, one of the most passive defensive co-ordinators around (that should work GREAT seeing as the whole D has been built for aggression).

LT looks like the massive workload has caught up to him...the offensive line is way too inconsistent, too. Marcus McNeill looks like an All Pro one week, and a right tackle playing out the position the next.

[etothep]

Agreed. I actually would put some of this at the feet of the GM as well. AJ Smith seems to have developed quite the ego...the whole Schottenheimer mess was a fiasco...let's let both co-ordinators leave, THEN fire the head coach. Oh, and then we'll replace the aggressive Wade Phillips with Ted Cottrell, one of the most passive defensive co-ordinators around (that should work GREAT seeing as the whole D has been built for aggression).

You left out how he let Drew Brees & Michael Turner walk, getting only a 3rd round compensatory pick for each of them

[TheNamelessPoet]

effin Jets... we could have iced the division and REALLY put it in our own hands I wanted that shot at the #2 sead... now not a chance in hell...

could have been up 2 games... how the hell do we let the broncos win this game

[Arctic Blast]

You left out how he let Drew Brees & Michael Turner walk, getting only a 3rd round compensatory pick for each of them

Turner would have been tricky to hold on to, though he might have been able to tag him and trade him. The problem with that approach is, he counts against the cap for the full franchise tag amount (which is pretty hefty) until you move him.

As for Brees, once they drafted a QB they were pretty much stuck having to eventually move someone. Brees hadn't played well until AFTER Rivers came around, so they were stuck with 2 guys. And as much as I love Brees, Rivers is a very good passer in his own right.

This offseason is huge for San Diego. They have a number of big guys (McNeill, Merriman, Cromartie, Rivers) who's contracts are up in another year or two, and there's no way they can resign all of them, so they have to figure out who's staying and start getting extensions done. They also need to either get back to that smashmouth, physical, aggressive style they're currently built for, or start turning over personnel to better fit new schemes.