Official Broncos @ Raiders Game Thread 09.08.08

[24champ]

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Denver Broncos (0-0) 1st AFC West (http://www.denverbroncos.com/)
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Oakland Raiders (0-0) 1st AFC West (http://www.raiders.com/home/)
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Game Time: 7:15 PM MST
Location:McAfee Coliseum | Oakland, CA
Forecast at Kickoff:Sunny & Clear| 68 degrees
TV Broadcast: ESPN|Mike and Mike|Fox 31 for the Locals.
Radio broadcast: 850 KOA (http://broncosradionetwork.com/main.html)

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- Monday marks the 96th regular-season meeting between the Broncos and Raiders, with the Raiders holding the edge in the series, 54-39-2.
- Denver is 30-17-1 all-time in season openers -- good for a .638 winning percentage, which is the third best in NFL history.
- The Broncos last opened the season against the Raiders in 1992 -- a 17-13 home win -- and they are 4-0 all-time against Oakland in openers.
- The Broncos are 7-6-1 against the Raiders on Monday Night Football.
- Head Coach Mike Shanahan owns an 11-4 career record in season openers, marking a .733 winning percentage that is the best among active NFL coaches.
(All Game notes from Broncos.com)

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Denver Broncos

T. Nalen (C) O - Knee
R. Torain (RB) O - Elbow
L. Green (LB) Q - Hamstring
B. Bailey (LB) Q - Ankle


Oakland Raiders

R. Baker (S) Q - Ankle
K. Edwards (DE) Q - Groin
J. Walker (WR) Q - Hamstring

All injuries as of 09/08/08

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Denver Broncos 0 0 0.000
Oakland Raiders 0 0 0.000
San Diego Chargers 0 1 0.000
Kansas City Chiefs 0 1 0.000


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“All Ready”- Darrent Williams


"It's really good -- it doesn't allow us the opportunity to slack or overlook anybody, It is an intense right off the bat, and that is what we want." – Nate Jackson

"Last year we were like a revolving door of defensive linemen, and you never could get comfortable with it. Now, we've got a group of guys who have been here, who have learned together and been pretty consistent."–DC Slowik

"If this team is going to go to the next level, it's going to be because of Jay,"–Dre Bly

"You've got a lot of pressure on you, you're pulling the triggers. You're making things happen, and that's why they pay you a lot of money,There's a lot of pressure, but obviously I enjoy it and obviously things are going well right now." -Jay Cutler

[24champ]

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**2007-08** Regular Season Stats**

Top Offensive Players

QuarterBack
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Cutler,| 88.1 QB Rating| 3,497Yds| 20 TD 14 INT |Russell|55.9|373 Yds|2 TD 4 INT

Running Backs
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Young, 729 Yds| 1 TDs | Justin Fargas , 1,009 Yds| 4 TD

Wide Reciever
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Jackson, 46 Receptions| 497 Yds| 3 TDs | Walker, 26 Receptions| 287 Yds| 0 TD

Tight End
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Scheffler 49 Receptions| 549 Yds| 5 TDs | Miller, 44 Receptions| 444 Yds| 3 TDs

[24champ]

**2007-08 Regular Season Stats**

Top Defensive Players

Cornerback
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Bailey 84 Tackles| 3 INT Nnamdi Asomugha 34 Tackles| 1 Int

Linebacker
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DJ Williams 141 Tackles| 1 sack| 1 INT Morrison 120 Tackles| 1 sack| 4 INT

Safety
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Abdullah, 48 Tackles| 0 INT| 0 Sacks Huff 85 Tackles| 1 INT| 1 Sack

Defensive Line
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Elvis Dumervil 39 Tackles|12.5 Sacks |Derrick Burgess 39 Tackles|8 Sacks


Kickers

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Prater 1/4 |45 yds longest |Janikowski 23/32| Longest 54 Yards





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[Dagmar]

I'm nervous as fook.

[24champ]

fook?

Reminds me of the Austin Powers Fook me twins.

[jmz313]

10:15pm EST start = HELL.

[Hamrob]

We need to be able to do 2 things. Run the ball & stop the run.

- If we can run the ball well, then cutler will be able to play his game without alot of pressure. If we can't run the ball effectively, then Jay's going to get alot of heat.

- The Raiders averaged 180 yds a game rushing on us last year...we have to hold them to 100 or less tonight. If we can limit their run game, we will force Russell to throw. He's hugely talented and will make some plays in the passing game...but he's also likely to throw us a couple as well.

[Kaylore]

I'm nervous as fook.

I am too. Excited and nervous.

[Dukes]

I'm not nervous, yet. Just excited to see chokeland get romped.

[gyldenlove]

I can't wait, I can't wait, I can't wait

[DenVa BroncHoos]

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torian is questionable? Its probably a typo.

but I like it. ;)

[oubronco]

the game will be decided in the trenches and hopefully the broncos did enough in the offseason

[24champ]

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[Dagmar]

Every opening game since I have been a fan has been a disappointing performance since we smashed the Chiefs in '04 (right?). Fair enough, we won last year but we were ****e.

[broncofan2438]

Excited and nervous, just want to get home and start drinking beer and watching pre-game. I was waiting for this thread 24

[BlaK-Argentina]

We win. Believe it.

Can't wait!!! Hopefully stupid ESPN Latin America doesn't screw me and shows the frigging game!! Last night they showed the US Open female final instead of the Bears - Colts. (even though the game was announced EVERYWHERE)

GO BRONCOS!!!

[Muddled]

Very very hard to fall asleep in order to be able to get up and watch the game before school tomorrow (it's 4.15 AM Danish time), when you're already pumped about it

[Los Broncos]

Just contain the run and tackle someone!

[Hamrob]

I just saw where they said that the Broncos have lost their last 7 Monday Night Road Games. Not a great stat for us. Hopefully we change that tonight!

[rovolution]

We win. Believe it.

Can't wait!!! Hopefully stupid ESPN Latin America doesn't screw me and shows the frigging game!! Last night they showed the US Open female final instead of the Bears - Colts. (even though the game was announced EVERYWHERE)

GO BRONCOS!!!

they stream the Sunday night football games off of NFL.com just for future reference.

[Bronco Yoda]

Fast fact:

Broncos have lost the last 7 straight MNF games on the road going back to 1998. :(
Raiders have lost the last 5 opening season games AND SHUT LAST TWO MNF games:)

Somethings going to give here...

[smalltowngrll]

Game time is 7:15 PST, 8:15 MST

[oubronco]

Oh hell yeah it's on !!!!

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[Beantown Bronco]

What's the over/under on the number of times the cameras will pan to the freaks in the black hole throughout the game? Almost makes the obligatory shots of Kurt Warner's wife during St. Louis games back in the day seem appealing..............almost.

[DenverBrit]

;D


KRIEGER: Raiders' Davis clings to his fiefdom

By Dave Krieger

Sunday, September 7, 2008

It's hard to pity a dictator, even when he grows old and decrepit. Holding onto power is all he seems to care about. But even among a select group of present-day megalomaniacs, Al Davis is in a class by himself.

George Steinbrenner gave up power before Davis did. Heck, Fidel Castro gave up power before Davis did.

In fact, at 79, Davis still hasn't, which helps to explain the downward spiral of his once proud football franchise to the worst record in the NFL over the last five years (19-61).

For all his bluster and bravado, even Steinbrenner never allowed his own decrepitude to send the proud Yankees into such a swan dive.

But Davis goes right on running the Raiders like a medieval fiefdom, meddling in every decision from behind his walker despite ample evidence that his football thinking has not been cutting edge since sometime in the 1980s.

The Davis inner sanctum has approximately the transparency of Castro's, so we can only speculate just how detached from reality he is these days. Last season, he spent a few minutes with one of the few working sportswriters older than he is - the Minneapolis Star-Tribune's 88-year-old Sid Hartman.

"Sunday, he sat in a Metrodome executive suite and talked about his refusal to retire until he wins two more Super Bowls," Hartman wrote. "He is convinced he can accomplish that."

Apparently, even Davis understands he doesn't have all day to manufacture these final moments of glory. Late last year, he sold a 20 percent stake in the Raiders, raising $150 million, part of which he promptly burned in a puzzling free-agent spending spree.

The Raiders' most obvious weakness last season was run defense, but Davis spent a bunch of his money on the secondary (DeAngelo Hall, Gibril Wilson) and his never-ending quest for a game-breaking receiver (Javon Walker). The biggest investment in the interior defense was a surprising $50 million deal for lineman Tommy Kelly, who brings more to the pass rush than the run defense.

Davis has gone through five coaches in the last seven years (Jon Gruden, Bill Callahan, Norv Turner, Art Shell and Lane Kiffin) and has been meddling with the latest almost from the beginning.

In fact, the Kiffin experiment is looking more and more like the Mike Shanahan experiment of 20 years ago, when Davis hired the then-35-year-old Broncos assistant and began undermining his authority almost immediately, firing him after 20 games.

Today, Shanahan's 138 regular-season head coaching wins put him 17th on the all-time list, higher than any Raiders coach. The parting was so bitter that Davis blew up his friendship with then-49ers president Carmen Policy when the Niners hired Shanahan as their offensive coordinator three years later.

In fact, Shanahan's need for total control over personnel and staff derives largely from his Raiders experience. That need for control also makes him a lot more like Davis than either would likely admit.

Davis made Kiffin, at 31, the youngest head coach in NFL history. These experiments with bright young assistants look suspiciously like attempts to relive Davis' youth, when he took over as coach of the Raiders at 33 and turned them from forlorn to competitive.

But Davis has never given his surrogates the power he had from the beginning as Raiders head coach and general manager. During training camp, Kiffin threw up his hands, admitting publicly he lacked authority to cut players from his own squad and bemoaning the lack of competition as players stacked up in the training room.

"Some guys have been released at other places, and people are picking them up," he said. "You'd like to pick up some of those guys and bring them in . . . and push our guys."

So much of what Davis does these days seems like an attempt to relive the past. Even when the rest of the team is crumbling, he tries to ensure it has an elite tandem at cornerback, be it first-round draft picks Charles Woodson and Phillip Buchanon earlier this decade or the current combination of Nnamdi Asomugha and Hall. Twenty-five years ago, when he last won a Super Bowl, he had Lester Hayes and Mike Haynes, the best in the league.

If Davis were ever able to own up to his own fallibility, he might yet become a sympathetic figure for all his contributions to football over the years and the Raiders' undeniable greatness once upon a time. But his ongoing megalomania makes that impossible. It fueled a resolve in Shanahan that has produced a 20-6 record against the Raiders since he took over the Broncos in 1995.

Somebody asked him last week if the bad blood with Davis dissipates as time passes.

"No, it doesn't dissipate at all," Shanahan replied.

This was easily his most honest and direct response of the Week 1 interview session, but it wasn't much of a sound bite, so his inquisitor persisted.

"I said it doesn't dissipate at all," Shanahan replied again, not backing off.

With that, he grinned and walked from the podium. "Might as well get him fired up," he said.

A taunt to the old dictator who can't let go.

[oubronco]

KRIEGER: Raiders' Davis clings to his gaydom

[Dagmar]

Novacek's picks from MSNBC.

The Broncos have always been able to run the ball. If they get on a roll against Oakland, they’ll be tough to stop. This is an important game for Denver, too. It’s the one team in the division that can push San Diego for the division title. If the Broncos stumble here, kiss that goodbye.
Pick: Broncos

[broncofan2438]

We MUST run the damn ball! And be successful

[Odysseus]

We are going to kick the crap out of Oakland.

[SDBroncos]

Go Broncos!

[Orange_Beard]

Come on #6.

Let's go Broncos.

[broncosteven]

I hope Wiegman can still play. We need him to stop the $55mill man!

LOL

[montrose]

Any guesses on tonight's inactives? I've got:

Ryan Torain - Injured
Michael Pittman - Larsen can play FB, MLB and more special teams
Tom Nalen - Injured
Dylan Gandy - Only going to dress 7 OL
Tyler Polumbus - Only going to dress 7 OL
Ebenzer Ekuban - Hasn't played all preseason
Josh Shaw - Just signed
Calvin Lowry - Just signed

[Borks147]

Good night guys, its 10:42 pm CET, see you all at 4:15am sharp!

[broncofan2438]

Barely anywhere on ESPN.com shows the Broncos Faiders coverage. You wouldn't think there was a game tonight

[Scottish_Bronco]

Barely anywhere on ESPN.com shows the Broncos Faiders coverage. You wouldn't think there was a game tonight

Only hint of any live football tonight is at Lambeau...

Im stocking in the energy drinks (wish it was beer). Kick off is 3.15am for us UK fans. Took tomorrow off work. Please Broncos, make it a happy day off work :)

[Rock Chalk]

I just saw where they said that the Broncos have lost their last 7 Monday Night Road Games. Not a great stat for us. Hopefully we change that tonight!

Undefeated against Oakland in openers.

Havent lost to Oakland in September in 7 straight games.

We got this man.

[smalltowngrll]

I was just watching ESPN at lunch and they were previewing both games for tonight! We are getting some coverage.

[Eli_Cash]

The primary ESPN crew is at Lambeau.

Only a skeleton crew in Oakland.

Kinda the short end of the stick, think MNF Lite.

I'm just p'd that I won't get the whole game on my dvr because it will start on ESPN2 at 10:15pm and move to ESPN after the GB/MIN game.

Unless the clock moves real fast in Wisconsin......

[_Oro_]

I don't know about you guys but I just wanna see Jack kill someone!

[Rock Chalk]

Face it guys, Minnesota has AP, GB has the passing of the torch story. The rivalry between the two is one of the most intense in the league.

Meanwhile, Denver and Oakland is a fantastic rivalry but both teams are coming off very poor seasons, neither is expected to do much this season and there are no real storylines other than the usual Shanahan hates Al Davis play.

You cant really blame ESPN for covering the GB/Minn game over our game. Its about ratings and really who cares outside of AFC West fans about the second game? Think nationally, stop thiking homerish.

[broncofan2438]

Face it guys, Minnesota has AP, GB has the passing of the torch story. The rivalry between the two is one of the most intense in the league.

Meanwhile, Denver and Oakland is a fantastic rivalry but both teams are coming off very poor seasons, neither is expected to do much this season and there are no real storylines other than the usual Shanahan hates Al Davis play.

You cant really blame ESPN for covering the GB/Minn game over our game. Its about ratings and really who cares outside of AFC West fans about the second game? Think nationally, stop thiking homerish.

This is very true, Im just a huge homer and love to see coverage on my team, but yea your right, there is really no story line here with our game

[bfoflcommish]

The primary ESPN crew is at Lambeau.

Only a skeleton crew in Oakland.

Kinda the short end of the stick, think MNF Lite.

I'm just p'd that I won't get the whole game on my dvr because it will start on ESPN2 at 10:15pm and move to ESPN after the GB/MIN game.

Unless the clock moves real fast in Wisconsin......


record both channels????

[Eli_Cash]

"record both channels?"

wish i could, single source dvr.

At least it has a burner.......

[BlaK-Argentina]

they stream the Sunday night football games off of NFL.com just for future reference.

I tried watching it but those streams are only available in the US. (... yeah that makes sense... not)

[Ugly Duck]

Dang... I'm graveyard shift this week - gotta punch in at 11 PM. Gotta grab some sleep - sure hope I wake up for the game. Let me know how it goes if I sleep through, OK?

[broncosteven]

Who are Butt-pirates starting WR's?

[Atwater His Ass]

I'm ready to go! I want to see a beatdown. Suck it faid!

[Los Broncos]

All the Raider and non Raider fans at work are bumping gums to me.

We better take care of business tonight.

[24champ]

Undefeated against Oakland in openers.

Havent lost to Oakland in September in 7 straight games.

We got this man.

Damn right skippy!

[Kaylore]

Shanahan's ready and so is the team! He will not lose to the Raiders in front of a national audience!:thumbs:

[Dagmar]

Why is everyone so damned confident? The last few opening games have been terrible! We only scraped it last year, and the Faiders handed it to us once, and we barely beat them the other time last year...

[dbfan4life]

Why is everyone so damned confident? The last few opening games have been terrible! We only scraped it last year, and the Faiders handed it to us once, and we barely beat them the other time last year...

You're right, dude. We'll lose and lose big. We have no chance. Pack it up and let's go home fellas.

Better?

[yerner]

Anybody else read that jacksonville lost their starting two guards? that hurts.

[s0phr0syne]

Anybody else read that jacksonville lost their starting two guards? that hurts.



This is going to be one of those "throwaway" posts, but...


just imagine what Shanny could have fleeced them for w/ Montrae Holland at this point!???

[Dagmar]

You're right, dude. We'll lose and lose big. We have no chance. Pack it up and let's go home fellas.

Better?

Awww, did I get sand in your vagina?

[dbfan4life]

Awww, did I get sand in your vagina?

I could ask you the same thing! :wave:

Nothing wrong with a little optimism before kickoff. Have some of the kool aid and chill-ax, dude!

[yerner]

This is going to be one of those "throwaway" posts, but...


just imagine what Shanny could have fleeced them for w/ Montrae Holland at this point!???

Yeah, i wasn'y thinking about that but I'm sure they would love to have him. I was just thinking that these injuries help the broncos.

[ND Bronco Fan]

when are we going to see the inactives, curious to see the raiders-already got an idea who the broncos inactives will be

[maher_tyler]

Stay focused people...

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[yerner]

I just pissed on a Raiders shirt.

[BlaK-Argentina]

Almost there people... :)

GO BRONCOS!

[24champ]

LOL got banned from raiderssuckass.com before the game...

[Dagmar]

I don't believe they have mentioned the Broncos Raiders yet, except in ONE commercial.

[broncofan2438]

Is there suck thing as a nervous poop, cuz I think I just had one!

[yerner]

Yeah, no mention of the game. Actually I saw Berman pontificating about what Farve would be doing during Green Bay game rather than talking about the Broncs. He needed to wipe his chin after the hog job he gave Brett.

[smalltowngrll]

Why are we complaining?

We have a game coming up...who cares if we have announcers that are kissing our asses? We, the fans, know our team and that's all that counts!

Now, here's to our Broncos going out there on the field and proving that they are worthy of great coverage!

[HitEmCold]

Go Broncos, smack the Fade!!!!!!!!!!!

Edit: avatar and sig a little out of date...been a long time to post, just reading most the time.

[Foochacho]

Sucks we have to play on a turd of a field. Hopefully our lineman pick up some of that sand from the baseball diamond and throw it in the raiders eyes.

[Dagmar]

Why are we complaining?

We have a game coming up...who cares if we have announcers that are kissing our asses? We, the fans, know our team and that's all that counts!

Now, here's to our Broncos going out there on the field and proving that they are worthy of great coverage!

Well I was hoping of seeing 5 minutes of Broncos stuff, that' all.

[Dagmar]

Warren Sapp dancing with the stars!!

[Dagmar]

It's ok, Fox is doing an hour pregame. Split screen time!

[Will Wayfarer]

I really have no clue what the Broncos will look like tonight. Could be bad, good, ugly.

Either way, I'm pumped! :strong:

Gooooo Broncos!

[Broncos4Life]

Why is everyone so damned confident? The last few opening games have been terrible! We only scraped it last year, and the Faiders handed it to us once, and we barely beat them the other time last year...

We have Shanny and we have Cutler. Thats enough for me.

[summerdenver]

Moss and Louis Green inactive tonight.

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/sep/08/broncos-raiders-monday-night-football/

[ksBRONCOfan]

I'm in Germany this week and right now it is 3:25 am, ugh.

I went to bed and ten and started tossing and turning at 1. I finally gave up trying to sleep and getting prepared to stay on top of the game. I'm currently watching Dazed and Confused with German voiceovers and it's makeing since to me???

I've got the Mane open, the chat room and my FF stattracker. Bring on the Broncos!

[TheChamp24]

SERIOUS question here. I see the game is supposed to air at 9:15 on ESPN.
Well, what if the Vikes-Packers game goes longer than expected?
Will we miss the beginning of the Broncos game?

[Inkana7]

Yes. Most likely. Unless the game has been put away by then.

I'm so pumped!! Go Broncos!!!!!!

[Ambiguous]

Goddamn when is this going to start? So much nervous energy right now.

[rovolution]

SERIOUS question here. I see the game is supposed to air at 9:15 on ESPN.
Well, what if the Vikes-Packers game goes longer than expected?
Will we miss the beginning of the Broncos game?

yes.

so kornheiser can continue to suck on Favre

[Dedhed]

I think they'll show the kickoff on ESPN2 and then switch over when the GB/MN game ends.

[Hogan11]

Go Broncos!!! F' The Raiders!!!!!

[Foochacho]

All the penalties aren't helping this game go any quicker.

[jmz313]

NO doubt, I'm certain ESPN will be screwing me outta the first 10 minutes of the Game.

[AboveAverage]

I've got a bad case of the butterflies.

[Ambiguous]

NO doubt, I'm certain ESPN will be screwing me outta the first 10 minutes of the Game.

I hate ESPN.

[Atwater His Ass]

They might show the start of the game on ESPN2. They've done that in the past.

[Dagmar]

I think they'll show the kickoff on ESPN2 and then switch over when the GB/MN game ends.

It's also on Fox if you are in Colorado.

[Foochacho]

if it was brett farves team they would but not for the broncos

[summerdenver]

BB is reporting that walker is inactive today. Wow.

[Atwater His Ass]

this whole game kornhole has been slobbering farve and jaws has done all he can to get him to stfu about it. kornhole has been embarrased by jaws 4-5 time tonight by showing his ignorance, but he just can't stfu. god i hate him.

[12th man]

Ok, I'm ready for some Bronos! just got done bbqing, and I'm about to crack open a beer. I got my orange Baily jersey on and my lucky bronco hat that I havn't worn since the 05 season. Heres to a dominating game by the Broncos and the start of a kick ass season for us!! Go Broncos!!!!

[Harvitz81]

yes.

so kornheiser can continue to suck on Favre

I had to stop listening to him. It was driving me crazy. That guy is the worst announcer in football. I hope ESPN cans him at the end of the year....

[broncofan2438]

So is it going to be on espn2

[Harvitz81]

Ok, I'm ready for some Bronos! just got done bbqing, and I'm about to crack open a beer. I got my orange Baily jersey on and my lucky bronco hat that I havn't worn since the 05 season. Heres to a dominating game by the Broncos and the start of a kick ass season for us!! Go Broncos!!!!


05 was a good season. Hopefully that hat brings us luck tonight, and if we win, I demand that you wear it for the rest of the season ;D

[Harvitz81]

So is it going to be on espn2

It will be on in about 1 min...

The game won't probably start until 10:30 anyway

[Atwater His Ass]

**** you espn

[12th man]

05 was a good season. Hopefully that hat brings us luck tonight, and if we win, I demand that you wear it for the rest of the season ;D

hell yeah. I lost that hat at some point at the beginning of the 06 season, and I just found it like 3 months ago...I expect big thins from the team now that I found that hat :)

[Atwater His Ass]

all right game over on the int, let's get some broncos football!

[Ambiguous]

all right game over on the int, let's get some broncos football!

Hell yeah lets go RAIDERS SUCK!!!!

[Natedog24]

FINALLY...

Time for Bronco football!!!

[Atwater His Ass]

quick fact: aaron rodgers has more career wins than croyle. 1

[spdirty]

now theyll talk for 5 minutes

[flair]

go broncos

[12th man]

Broncos! wooo!!!!

[Atwater His Ass]

Golic is such a bandwagoner guy. I haven't heard him do anything but rip on Cutler and Denver and now he talks about how Cutler could be a top tier QB at the end of the season. Die please.

[gunns]

Run it back!

[spdirty]

royal!

[Atwater His Ass]

all right eddie!

[flair]

Keep it up Broncos

[spdirty]

f u jackson!!!

[Atwater His Ass]

cutler pissed at jackson

[Atwater His Ass]

do raiders fans realize how stupid they look in halloween costumes yet?

[Natedog24]

Nice 3rd down throw Cutler

[Atwater His Ass]

cutler looking sharp

[spdirty]

loving that pass protection!

[Bob's your Information Minister]

I'll give Kaylore some props. So far the line looks AWESOME.

[Garcia Bronco]

Yay!!! 3rd Base. It's 1st and 3rd base

[Atwater His Ass]

early timeout, bummer.

royal and cutler looking good so far.

let's see a scheffler td grab here!

[Lolad]

I like the play calling so far

[Garcia Bronco]

Eddie Royal vs DeAngelo Hall
HOKIE VS. HOKIE

#4 VS #4

[brncs_fan]

Still haven't sat down yet.


I'm pumped!

[Bob's your Information Minister]

Wow.

Looking good.

****.

[Garcia Bronco]

Hokies!!!!

[Atwater His Ass]

YESSSSSSSSSS

the rook scores!

i know only first drive week 1, but royal looks like the real deal. im so pumpeD!

cue up the rock and roll part2

[Lolad]

Touchdown Eddie Royal!!!

[brncs_fan]

Royal!!!!!

[Harvitz81]

Eddie Royal baby!!!!

[80smith]

Ttttdddddd

[flair]

whoooooo

[12th man]

Royal is going to be a stud

[Garcia Bronco]

Effing A

Like a 5 year pro with the foot tap

[SnowGoose77]

Oh heck ya! Eddie!!!!!!!! Great start.:notworthy

[Natedog24]

Congrats Eddie Royal 1st NFL TD

This could be the beginning of a special player for us

[Lolad]

The line is blocking well... Eddie Royal scored a TD.. LETS GO BRONCOS!

[broncosteven]

Sweet!

Maybe Greenstein will stop hating on the Broncos now that we have the lead and fat boy has to lead his team.

[Schism]

http://www.derok.net/derek3/images/classics/wwf%20ric%20flair.jpg

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!

[broncosteven]

Ttttdddddd

Don't you have to get up at 4am?

[Hamrob]

Wow...that offense looks good...I mean Jay looks good. Young looks slow and Jackson dropped one ball...but other than that. Wow!!!

[Atwater His Ass]

i want to see the D make a statement now.

[Harvitz81]

Royal has already shown me enough that he is going to be a very good #2 for us.

To think, Shanny hasn't been able to draft WR's forever and now we get Marshall and Royal in a span of 2 years. We could be set at WR for some time. All we need is a #3 to eventually replace Stokes now, but I'm liking our young offense.

The line is playing really well so far tonight, let's hope they keep it up!!

[Garcia Bronco]

Dude, the was a Royale with cheese

[Hamrob]

Special teams suck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[Harvitz81]

And the special teams still suck.....

[Garcia Bronco]

Champ Bailey

[spdirty]

unbelievable

[sixtimeseight]

<table><tbody><tr><td width="220">Future Wager</td> <td>09/05/08 13:27 ET</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="220"> bet 30.00 to win 240.00 </td> <td>Result: Pending</td> </tr> </tbody></table> <table><tbody><tr> <td colspan="2">Player to score the 1st Touchdown (All Bets Action)</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="220"> Eddie Royal (Broncos) </td> <td> 09/08/08(22:15 ET)
+800 </td></tr></tbody></table>







Ship it.

[Schism]

Ah Special Teams, why must you suck?

[broncosteven]

I thought we had a kicker that could get it in the EZ?

[Popps]

There you go... put Champ Bailey on kickoff coverage... and still give up an 80 yard run.

[Natedog24]

And then our special teams rears its ugly head...

[Atwater His Ass]

unbelievable

not really.

[SureShot]

Anyone want Mesean Jackson now?

[Garcia Bronco]

Effing stole our running game

[Garcia Bronco]

There you go... put Champ Bailey on kickoff coverage... and still give up an 80 yard run.

Thank goodness he was out there.

[Harvitz81]

Save the celebration for a stop on third down please...

[80smith]

Don't you have to get up at 4am?

Hours changed. I start at 6 and Broncos are on sooooo I'm up till the end

[Hamrob]

defense looks bad thus far!!!

[Harvitz81]

Looks like our run defense still sucks as well....Hopefully our offense can start to put up 35....

[Fedaykin]

Helmet lost count: +1

[Natedog24]

+1 to the Webster helmet count

[Natedog24]

Helmet lost count: +1

Bah beat me to it

[Garcia Bronco]

He got it

[Atwater His Ass]

short

[oubronco]

these guy's take horrible angles

[flair]

come on D

[Garcia Bronco]

Clowns

[SureShot]

Hold em to a FG

[Atwater His Ass]

mcfadden, welcome to the nfl

[oubronco]

winborn's everywhere

[Natedog24]

Run D looks like it is still abysmal, I hope Cutler is ready to score A LOT of TD's this year

[Harvitz81]

Defense keeps celebrating and Oakland keeps getting first downs....

[Garcia Bronco]

Great Knock down

[Atwater His Ass]

elvis just owned harris

guess that's what happens when you don't block him

[Garcia Bronco]

Wow!!!

[Harvitz81]

Who said anything about Dumervil not making big plays?

[broncosteven]

**** YA!

EAT IT GreenStein!

[Natedog24]

Doom

[Hamrob]

yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Schism]

Doooooooooommmmmmmm!!!!!!!!!!

[7 4ever]

Dooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooom!!

[flair]

WHOOOOOOO Elvis

[spdirty]

yes doom!!! lets score another touchdown now, take their running game away!

[Fedaykin]

Dooooom!

[SureShot]

Why anyone cares about Doom's run defense is beyond me. All he does is get to the QB and take the ball away!

[cabronco]

Punk a** b*tch Faiders !!!

[Garcia Bronco]

elvis just owned harris

No matter what the call ends up being..he destroyed the Big man

[Atwater His Ass]

Who said anything about Dumervil not making big plays?

doom hasn't done anythign but make plays his whole career.

but people that don't know **** about football like to bash him based on his size.

[JPEZ]

I like those linebackers jumping around with enthusiasm

[Bladerunner]

**** YA!

EAT IT GreenStein!

do you call him that for a reason?

[broncosteven]

Thank god for Doom!

And the fact that Kiffin doesn't trust his qb enough to throw the ball.

Or is it that they have no WR's to throw to?

[Borks147]

oh Jesus, mike cubed is getting on my nerves. "Broncos were 30th on the run...and there are 32 teams"...the RAIDERS WERE 31!

[fontaine]

Dooomervilllllle!!

[Bronco X]

Sweet! Broncos need to score and get a big lead, take the running game away that way.

[80smith]

nice run

[Atwater His Ass]

looks like hall getting the work instead of young so far

[broncosteven]

Hall has more rush yards than the great McFadden!

[davidtkd]

oh Jesus, mike cubed is getting on my nerves. "Broncos were 30th on the run...and there are 32 teams"...the RAIDERS WERE 31!

No doubt! I am about 3 seconds from the mute button.

[Harvitz81]

doom hasn't done anythign but make plays his whole career.

but people that don't know **** about football like to bash him based on his size.

I know. I don't get the bashing either. And to think that some people want to trade him because we have a situational rusher in Moss on the team. Moss, who hasn't done anything and is inactive tonight.

[SureShot]

Jackass announcers...thats a 1st down.

[fontaine]

Who's covering (or not covering) Royal? lol

[Garcia Bronco]

Nice!!!

[broncosteven]

Some big time stop!

LOL

These guys are teh suck!

Big time 1st down Greenstein!

[SureShot]

Run a play!

[Garcia Bronco]

We are getting some calls

[Atwater His Ass]

I know. I don't get the bashing either. And to think that some people want to trade him because we have a situational rusher in Moss on the team. Moss, who hasn't done anything and is inactive tonight.

there are some people here that pretend they know football. they get annoying.

we better re-sign doom.

[Borks147]

GOD DAMMIT! they knew it was a questionable call, why didn't they hurry up to the line?!?!?!

[Atwater His Ass]

he didn't get that by a mile.

lets' hope our punt coverage doesn't **** this up.

[Harvitz81]

Andre Hall is better at short yardage than Pittman. I think the raiders get this challenge.

[Natedog24]

So far our RB's look pretty mediocre...

[Bladerunner]

I was thinking the same...to hurry up and run a play...oh well...I don't think we can go for it here...hope the D stiffens up.

[SonOfLe-loLang]

Wow, how annoying is Ditka. Im glad ESPN hires commentators that admit at the beginning of the game they are rooting for a team

[Garcia Bronco]

GOD DAMMIT! they knew it was a questionable call, why didn't they hurry up to the line?!?!?!

They don't know that. We do though, and it's frustrating.

[7 4ever]

Not even close...ugh

[SureShot]

GOD DAMMIT! they knew it was a questionable call, why didn't they hurry up to the line?!?!?!

Exactly.

[AboveAverage]

Go for it. I play Madden, trust me on this one.

Edit: Holy ****, so does Shanahan apparently.

[fontaine]

With our special teams we might as well go for it.

[SureShot]

Lead block Hillis. Hit the hole.

[Atwater His Ass]

going for it

[7 4ever]

Hell yeah, go for it!!!

[Harvitz81]

I don't like this.....

[Natedog24]

Go for it. I play Madden, trust me on this one.

Edit: Holy ****, so does Shanahan apparently.

QB sneak, works every time Ha!

[cabronco]

Now fake punt it..lol

[Hamrob]

That was Cutler's mistake...he should have hurried them to the line.

[fontaine]

Were they trying to draw the faiders offsides?

[NASurfer]

God damn our special teams

[Natedog24]

Our special teams look like a f***ing Chinese fire drill....

[cabronco]

Are these Faider homer commentators or what

[Harvitz81]

Our special teams are horrible and the mike^cubed announcers are getting annoying...

[spdirty]

saved by the penalty! now come on D!

[Hamrob]

Man...Golic loves the Raiders....that punk!!

[broncosteven]

We should have gone for it anyway.

[Borks147]

They don't know that. We do though, and it's frustrating.

not the guys on the field, but the guys up in the booth do, they had the same camers the Raiders' guys in the booth used to challenge it. No one is stopping them from yelling in Cutlers ear to go up to the line and spike it.

[broncosteven]

Man...Golic loves the Raiders....that punk!!

He did sound disappointed about the flag on the PR.

[Garcia Bronco]

Now fake punt it..lol

I thought the samething.

[Steve Sewell]

Golic, Ditka, and Greenberg are literally rooting for the Raiders. What a bunch of ****ing hacks. I actually like Ditka, but he needs to distance himself from these morons.

[Hamrob]

Were they trying to draw the faiders offsides?Before that...because the spot was so close and the refs gave us the 1st down. He should have got the team to the line and snap it on 1st sound. That way, the Raiders wouldn't had time to challenge.

[Natedog24]

God damn our special teams

Good thing we didn't open with Buffalo again, their special teams alone would have dropped 30+ points on us...

[Garcia Bronco]

Engelberger!!

[broncosteven]

Oakland run Stuffed!

Stack the box and make RUSTle throw it!

[Hamrob]

What's up with Prater and Kern. Both of them look like little girls out there. Prater kicked it to the 10 and Kern kicked it...what 40yds?

[cabronco]

Each year I try and feel optomistic that our s/t's wont suck like previous years. I guess its still early & hope to improve things..alot.

[broncosteven]

And greenie has spooned the faid

[Hamrob]

There was webster getting wiffed! He is horrible in open space.

[broncosteven]

Engelberger in persuit

[Bladerunner]

that's 3 tackles in a row for Engleberger...say what you will...he plays with some effort

[7 4ever]

Geez, our D sucks!

[cabronco]

Hello MUTE button, these guys are horrible

[Garcia Bronco]

This is a college chess match.

[Garcia Bronco]

Ha Ha