How much do you wanna bet Tom Brady is a tad bit annoyed over this so-called "match up" between him and Tebow this Sunday? After everything Brady has done in the league, to even be in the same conversation as Tebow right now must grate on his nerves. As if Tebow could hold Brady's jock.
I have a feeling Brady and Belichick are set to go OFF today and show Tebow what being a real QB in the NFL is all about.
Let's take a look at some numbers (numbers are fun!)... The overall record of the teams the Broncos have beat during this 7-1 stretch is 39-52 (.428).
Of the teams with a winning record (there are four of them), the Bears are currently 7-6, but were without Cutler when they played the Broncos (they've gone 0-3 without Cutler, by the way). The Raiders are 7-6, but were playing their first game with Carson Palmer at QB that week. The Jets are 8-5, but the Broncos defense held them to 13 points that week (again, the Bronco's defense being the real story here).
The other team they played with a winning record, the Lions (8-5), stomped them 45-10.
The other four teams (Dolphins, Chiefs, Chargers and Vikings) are a combined 17-35 (.326). The Broncos' average margin of victory over these four bottom dwellers? A whopping 3.25 points. Impressive!
Don't expect any miracles this week. A real team, with a real NFL QB, is coming to Mile High. No hate, just the facts.
Patriots 27 Broncos 13
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Monday, December 12, 2011
It's (Still) The Defense, Not Tebow
Here's an excerpt from an article I read today...
My problem with that is this: "...the Denver Broncos and Tebow were wretched for more than 55 minutes..."
No, Tebow was wretched for more than 55 minutes. The Denver Broncos' defense and special teams were outstanding. Just as they've been throughout this 6 game winning streak. If not for the defense, yet again, coming up big and holding the other team to so few points, and the special teams hitting on long field goals, Tebow wouldn't even have the opportunity to throw a couple of nice series together and "lead" the Broncos to yet another win.
Enough of this notion that the team sucks for most the game and then somehow turns it around in the final minutes. That's just not true. The team is playing great. Tebow, on the other hand, is sucking up the joint for most the game before finally pulling his head out of his ass and playing respectfully well at the end.
He won't have that luxury vs the Patriots next week.
There is no other plausible way to make sense of these games and the amazing, miraculous way with which they win week after week. Not the victory at Miami or the last-second beating of the New York Jets and certainly not Sunday afternoon when the Denver Broncos and Tebow were wretched for more than 55 minutes and somehow won a game that can’t rationally be analyzed.
My problem with that is this: "...the Denver Broncos and Tebow were wretched for more than 55 minutes..."
No, Tebow was wretched for more than 55 minutes. The Denver Broncos' defense and special teams were outstanding. Just as they've been throughout this 6 game winning streak. If not for the defense, yet again, coming up big and holding the other team to so few points, and the special teams hitting on long field goals, Tebow wouldn't even have the opportunity to throw a couple of nice series together and "lead" the Broncos to yet another win.
Enough of this notion that the team sucks for most the game and then somehow turns it around in the final minutes. That's just not true. The team is playing great. Tebow, on the other hand, is sucking up the joint for most the game before finally pulling his head out of his ass and playing respectfully well at the end.
He won't have that luxury vs the Patriots next week.
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