Marshall needs to go, and that’s why the Broncos placed a 1st round tender on him instead of the 1st & 3rd round tender they placed on DE Elvis Dumervil. With the 1st round tender Marshall is marketable, and Seattle would seem a perfect fit.
Brandon Lloyd was an excellent foil for Brandon Marshall last season. Russ Hochstein is a Patriots-pedigreed offensive lineman that clearly fits the mold preferred by Broncos’ coach Josh McDaniels.
Mike Nolan and the Denver Broncos “mutually agreed” to part ways today.This doesn’t appear to be a firing, it appears more like a knowledgeable football guy jumping off of a ship that might be sinking faster than anyone realizes.
If you had told me in August that the Broncos would finish with 8 wins and just barely miss the playoffs, I would have been happy. Let’s be honest, we all would. But when we look at how this team actually fared, it’s not nearly as bright of a situation as we would certainly like to see.
The Broncos season, the inaugural campaign in the post-Shanahan era, came to an end with an unceremonious thud at Invesco Field today – that sound you heard? It was the sound of an angry fan base letting their boos rise out from the Front Range, and echo across the face of the Rockies for the entire region to hear.
What’s on the wish list for the Colorado sports fan? I’m not talking the obvious (Stanley Cup, Lombardi Trophy, etc)… looking for real at the state of sports around here, what are some things we should have asked Ol’ St. Nick for? Here’s my list, in no particular order:
An extreme case of red-zone impotence has finally come back to bite the Broncos, costing them a game that they had in their back pocket. Problem is, there’s no little purple pill for this variety of dysfunction. The only remedy is touchdowns, touchdowns, and more touchdowns.
On a day where Brandon Marshall did all he could and more to lift up his team, the Colts prove to be one of the best teams the NFL has ever seen. The first 2 drives was like watching Manning’s agent pitch a new endorsement deal – there was no resistance.
It’s now the Chargers division to lose as Denver’s slide continues. With today’s win, the Chargers retake control of the AFC West, and makes it all but impossible for the Broncos to make the playoffs.
Some questions are being answered about the Broncos, and no one in Bronco Nation likes the answers they’re getting. The next few weeks are going to get bumpy here in Bronco Nation.
