Friday, August 14, 2009
Pre-Season Hilarity: Broncos v/ 49ers (Updated)
So, the Broncos defense looks like they’re picking up right from where they left off last year.
Which is sad for me.
On the plus side, Brandon Marshall was found not guilty, so he can get right back to the crucial business of trying to get out of Denver.
Which is sad for me.
On the plus-er side, the offense is showing some promise. Not huge plays, but efficient plays, and Eddie Royal and Brandon Stokley look like they’re ready to play.
Which is, well, actually it’s nice for me.
For the record, early in an exceptionally meaningless first quarter of a first pre-season game, Orton is looking pretty good. His arm strength is nowhere near Cutler’s and he works much harder to give the ball some heat, but his accuracy has been good, his field vision has been good...and, damnit, he just threw an interception. And it was entirely his fault.
Which gets us back to sadness.
The second interception (to Dre Bly, former Bronco) is even more painful. But the third is almost funny.
No it’s not.
Comments & Trackbacks
So, the good news from the first half is that the Broncos are only down 9-0. The bad news is that the good news is that the Broncos are only down 9-0—to San Francisco.
At least the Broncos have a schedule that ... no, that doesn’t help at all.
I think it’s going to be a long season.
Yeah, definitely getting that feeling, too.
Hillis is still freakin’ awesome, though. It could be fun to watch him blowing people up this year.
So, can we just make the second team the new first team?
Wholesale?
Simms is certainly trying to make a good case for himself. Actually, take away the ugly interceptions and the first team offense played pretty well.
Well, if we can’t switch teams, can we at least play the ‘49ers second team every game? Or maybe an NAIA schedule?
I can totally get behind that plan. Totally.
So much for those of The Body enjoying the Peace of Landrieu this year ...
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