Well, that was a fun 2010 season. The Broncos 2010 campaign unofficially ended last night at the hands of the San Diego Chargers. The Chargers whipped the Broncos 35-14 at Qualcomm Stadium and sent the Broncos to a 3-7 record-good for last place in the AFC West. The Broncos jumped out to a 7-0 lead after a quick and efficient opening drive. Knowshon Moreno capped it off with a touchdown run. The Broncos defense forced a three and out, but Denver followed with a three and out of its own. After forcing the Chargers into a punting situation, the Broncos gave up a fake punt on fourth and 14. The Chargers followed that with a Phillip Rivers touchdown pass and it was tied a 7. The Chargers defense then took control of the game from there. A Mike Tolbert touchdown run and a touchdown pass from Philip Rivers to Patrick Crayton made it 21-7 at the half. The Chargers got the ball first and put the game away on a Rivers to Darren Sproles catch and run that made it 28-7. The Chargers go to 5-5 and any hopes Denver had of making anything of this season have evaporated. Here are my quick thoughts on the game.........
1) I will keep saying it until someone listens: Kyle Orton is not the guy to lead a franchise. Last night was a perfect example. He starts off well and guides Denver to an early touchdown. After that, he throws a brutal pick with the game tied at 7. He then can't avoid any kind of rush when SD turned up the heat. He can't win big games on the road, and he is 5-15 in his last 20 starts. Forget about the fantasy numbers, we will not win big and make the playoffs with Kyle Orton.
2) This defense is old and a disgrace. We need playmakers at every level. Brian Dawkins looks old and slow. He played awful last night. DJ Williams is inconsistent, and Champ Bailey looks like he wants to find a new team already. We have no pass rush, and I'm still not sold on Don Martindale as a DC. We need to add at least 2 new players in the secondary, 2 more linebackers, and about 3 more linemen.
3) This team seems to unravel when things aren't going their way. They commit so many dumb and timely penalties. Whenever they get down two scores, they seem to lose it. That's a sign of a bad team.
4) How many times are teams going to run fake punts and have it work against us? I haven't been impressed with our special teams since last year.
5) 5-15 in our last 20 games is the worst stretch since the 1971 and 1972 seasons. This is by far the lowest point I have ever witnessed in my life of being a Bronco fan (Born in 1979 started following in 1985).
6) Demaryius Thomas is frail and seems like he will always get hurt his entire career. The guy has shaky hands and is made of glass.
7) The Chargers are going to win the AFC West. They are 5-5 and only one game back. Their schedule is very favorable at the end. Watch out, here comes San Diego.
8) I can't wait for Tim Tebow to take over the reigns. It might be the final two home games of the season. They won't go to Tebow on the road at KC, at Arizona, or at Oakland. Maybe December 26th at home vs. Houston.
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