GDT Week 1: Broncos vs Steelers

lomaxgr · Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 11:01 am Post subject:

Ah woops - didn't see someone else had replied!
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lomaxgr · Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 11:06 am Post subject:

germ-x · Joined: 06 Apr 2009 Posts: 7158

That was a very good start to the year for Denver. Manning looked excellent.

I was forced to watch the game at the bar, so i wasn't able to pay as close attention, but i wasn't a big fan of the game Del Rio called. I didn't like all the blitzing and stunting he did, especially with this team looking to be very strong along the front 4 with their pass rush. It seemed it hurt Denver more than it helped for the most part and created a lot of open throwing lanes.

I would much prefer being less aggressive with the blitzing. Like i said, i could be wrong though, it was packed in the bar.

AntiSuperstar · Joined: 07 Oct 2007 Posts: 4305

O-Line played well as a unit(still say Franklin, and not Beadles or Walton, is the weak link), Peyton played very well, receivers did a solid job. Porter was impressive and our three corners are an impressive group so far. McGahee did fine. Wolfe created plenty of pressure inside. Moore has pretty good range even if he's not ready yet. Tamme looks like a decent addition. Von Miller.

Moreno missed two blocks, the tackling was awful(Joe Mays and Woodyard are the worst players on this defense), Elvis Dumervil was blocked handily, Mike Adams is a bit limited in coverage even though he's a million times better than Quinton Carter, and I hate our depth at running back and wide receiver.

For the Steelers, their secondary is going to limit them all season again, they're unlucky to not have Mendenhall either time they faced Denver(with our crappy tackling yersterday he would have murdered us), and if pre-season and this game are a good indication, this is the worst Nose Tackle play they have had in god knows when. Casey Hampton is no longer explosive and McClendon is just a decent player and nothing more.

This was a good test and we passed it pretty impressively. Our next two games will be good matchups too against different types of teams, Atlanta and then Houston. We will see a lot of what this team offers in only three games.
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champ+jay+al=SB · Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 12:08 pm Post subject:

What a tough start to the season. Atlanta and Houston? Yikes
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BroncoinGermany · Joined: 09 Mar 2012 Posts: 1412 Location: EU

After finally having been able to watch the game... oh boy, where do I start?

-PFM: except for one missed line adjustment, absolutely perfect. He even ran for a first down. Laughing

To see him command the no huddle is a thing of beauty. The moments in which he literally walked around examining the Steelers D, calling plays off and switching it up, draining the clock... Don Corleone-like control.

-The run D as our former weakness showed signs of improvement. Good job, especially by the DTs.

-The 3rd down and longs were so nerve-wracking. The helmet to helmet hit by Rahim to extend the Steelers' drive was even more frustrating. With that said,

-The secondary looked impressive. Porter is such a huge upgrade over Goodman and Adams made one heck of a TD saving play taking over Brown from Bailey on a deep post in the 2nd half.

-Mays was bad in coverage. The first TD by Pittsburgh was his fault. Add a 3rd and long conversion by Sanders (?). Is Manti Te'o good versus the pass? Willis certainly has a habit of fumbling during crucial drives. Moreno missed a few blocking assignments, but showed some pop in his legs. The refs made several bad calls, for and against us. Miller, rockin' n rollin'. He has gotten a lot better in run defense. Wolfe was so stout against the run and had his first sack. Happy for him. DT picked up where he left off. What a physical receiver.
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I'm pretty excited for you guys. I'm a big Manning fan and always hoped he'd win 1 more before he retired. Steelers were definitely missing some people, but Denver looked pretty good all around. Listened to some of the post game this morning where Manning talked about not having it all down yet and still being somewhat limited. I'm Hoping to see a lot of improvement over the next 6 weeks. The schedule didn't cut you any breaks though. This beginning part of the season could be very up and down emotionally for Denver fans Laughing

I was a little surprised to see Decker not have a big game. It's only 1 week, but I figured he would be really successful with Manning at the helm.
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SacTownSteeler7 · Joined: 22 Sep 2011 Posts: 327 Location: Sacramento, Ca

Great game last night guys, even though we ended up on the losing end.

Just got back to Cali from Denver and felt I needed to say you guys are awesome fans. Me and my girl hung out at Mile High station for a few hours and got drunk before the game, then walked to the stadium surrounded by Bronco fans. Not a single insult or anything I have come to expect from other stadiums I've visited.

Your fans are a class act, the atmosphere at the stadium was electric, and it was a pleasure even with the loss.

Good luck the rest of the year.
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champ+jay+al=SB · Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 3:52 pm Post subject:

^^Appreciate that man.

Reminded me of a funny story from the weekend. My friends and I were at the CU game at Folsom and saw a dude in a Steelers a few rows back. We were giving him some crap pretty jokingly and then he turned around and showed us that it was Kordell Stewart and we were like okaaay and clapped a little haha
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whenmidgetsatak · Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 3:52 pm Post subject:

My two favorite parts about last nights game were:

1. That play where we ended up calling timeout after Polamalu came up to the line, Peyton backed out, Polamalu backed out, then Peyton back in, Polamalu back in, then Peyton back out. Just a fascinating game of cat and mouse between two of the smartest players of our generation Laughing

2. The Manning scramble. It was obvious it was meant to be a run and either Knowshon or Peyton went the wrong way. Despite nobody running a route, Peyton rolls out of the pocket looking ready to throw to keep the secondary back as he jogs for the first Laughing

Kinda like that time BMarsh ran an end around and did a pump fake 10 yards past the line of scrimmage and still fooled the guy Laughing

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