It is a very sad, sad, day for Denver. As I am sure you know, the Broncos lost yesterday- thus putting a nail in the coffin of what should have been a fabulous season. The stage was set for a perfect Disney movie: Manning coming back at the age of 38 to defeat his three great nemesis': The Colts, Tom Brady, and the Seahawks.
Unfortunately, the script was not given to the Broncos.
Instead, they refused to even show up for the game.
I think the Broncos problem is that they have no grit. If you look at the other play-off teams, all of them FIGHT for everything they have. They play with a chip on their shoulder.
When Seattle played Carolina, they didn't look very good for the first half. But I told Ben, "don't worry. They are the best when the pressure is on. They don't get flustered- they get angry. If they get punched in the face, they punch right back."
Sure enough, Seattle came back and easily won the game.
In the Patriots game, they were down by 14 points and muscled their way back not once, but twice. Then, they got behind again- but still found a way to win.
Green Bay won with a QB who could hardly walk.
But the Broncos...they don't have it. If they get behind, or if something bad happens to them, they crumble. They can't recover.
We saw it in the SuperBowl last year, and we saw it yesterday. The chips were down, and instead of fighting back, they rolled over and gave up.
It's weird. And sad.
They are such a talented team- but they lack guts. And as we saw this weekend, you can't win in the play-offs without guts.
So now we shift our attention to the Seahawks.
Go Hawks!
1 comment:
Yeah, Seattle has always been a second half team, which worries me sometimes, but they manage to pull it off.
I'm sorry for the loss. They played a good team. And, I do think part of the issue is the dynamics of other quarterbacks. I love Manning, but the way quarterbacks are now playing as opposed to 2/3 years ago is different. He is great with zone defense, but a lot of defenses are used to guarding a quarterback with many dimensions, and Manning just doesn't have that. Of course, that's just my opinion, and not the only issue they had Sunday. It'll be interesting to see what Denver decides to do next year.
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