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Originally Posted by BlackOp
Yeah...says the guy who's team just signed Okung and Melton...and has the bulk of it's star defensive starters ready to retire/leave. Your O-line is garbage and it's going to take a long time to fix it...if ever. Elway sucks at drafting/developing lineman...if you havent noticed.
If Lynch tanks...you're ****ed for years.
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And, do you just make this stuff up?
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Originally Posted by BlackOp
Like I said a few months ago...the media/fan pressure is going to force Elway's hand. They are already booing Sanchez...and it's the preseason. 
The fans haven't quite wrapped their heads around how spoiled and entitled Manning made them. |
Sure, you said it... but, you're implying that many were happy and content with Sanchez. I'm sure there's a contingent that are/were fine with him as the starter, but the bulk of fans view it for what it is -- a time killer, Sanchez is not an answer to their QB questions.
They had a lot of OL issues to address and have done what they can, so we'll see how it goes. I don't think it's the smartest thing to put Lynch out there, which is why I suggest to do it in week 5. At some point, he has to hit the ground running and behind that OL, that's exactly what he'll have to do. The other two aren't going to do anything worth noting, so in week 5 - let Lynch have a run for 4-5 weeks and see how it goes.
Falcons, @ Chargers, Texans, Chargers -- 3 of 4 at home in that second series of 4 games, that's when you put the rookie out there.
If he does well, he continues to start with 3 of the next 4 on the road. @ Oak, @ NOS, KC in Den and @ Jax. I'd rather him have a month of games under his belt, with 3 at home before hitting that stretch.
But, there's no way he should play in the home opener vs CAR, then IND or @ CIN or @ TB... let Sanchez and Trevor take those lumps and let Lynch be the guy that comes in at that point.
The defense should be good enough if the offense plays it safe to walk away 2-2 at worst in the first 4. If they are .500 going into Falcons, @ Chargers, Texans, Chargers --- that's ideal. And, I don't think it's really going out on any crazy limb.
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Originally Posted by BlackOp
Like I said a few months ago...the media/fan pressure is going to force Elway's hand. They are already booing Sanchez...and it's the preseason.
The fans haven't quite wrapped their heads around how spoiled and entitled Manning made them. |
Again, some of the 'newer' fans of the Manning era Broncos fall into that group, but if anything has made the fan base 'entitled' it's the consistent history of winning, not Manning. And, if this is a down year, so be it... the cycle has to end at some point and if that's 2016, I'm not concerned. Again, this team is good enough to end no worse than .500, but I'm thinking 9-10 wins is still a legitimate expectation.