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Originally Posted by TEX
So your argument is ONE year in 10??? 
The past two Bronco teams have been SHIT. Without their heavily loaded early season home schedule, they would have finished even worse and would have been completely out of contention by mid October... So, let's just see how they start this season. I'm betting it's not going to be anywhere near the past two - even though they're supposed to be a better team. You and I have been waiting for this - so let's sit back and enjoy the show. |
No, just poining out that their best achievement during this last decade had nothing to do with scheduling. As I've said, whether the games are early or late -- at the end of the year, if the team is bad, the record will reflect it.
In 2018, they had 4 of 6 in Denver and went 2-2. (beat SEA and OAK)
In 2017, they had 4 of 5 in Denver, went 3-1 (beat LAC, DAL, OAK) and then proceeded to lose a ton when they played better teams home or away.
In 2016, they had 3 of 6 in Denver, went 2-1 (beat CAR, IND)
I won't worry much about the Manning years because those teams were solid and I don't believe location and timing played as critical of a role as some would like to think.
So, in 2017 when they had an absurd 4 out of 5 early... winning 3, they still only won 5 total games. Am I really to think that beating LAC (finished 9-7), DAL (finished 9-7) and OAK (finished 6-10) in that early stretch was a scheduling gift? Oakland is Oakland... Dallas wasn't prolific, they lost to the Chargers in Dallas and dropped some games they should have won. Same for LAC, they started 0-4 and dropped some games they should have won. neither of those 2 were dominant enough where you could say it was early altitude sickness.
Again, I get the argument... getting 4 out of 5 early is absurd. I guess if the argument is they won 5 games and should have only won 4... have at it.