The 30 plus crowd in the defense will not make much of a difference! Why? If they allow just 5 points less per game in 2009 we still would have lost eight games in 2008. We still would have lost to K.C. by 4, Jacksonville by 6, New England by 16, Miami by 6, Oakland by 13, Carolina by 13, Buffalo -a tie and San Diego by 2. Now we lost to these teams by a lot more... And again my comment is based scoring the same points per game. If we give up 325 to 350 per game we will improve in defensive position but not wins. We scored the second most points in the game but our offense was rated 16th in scoring. How have we helped ourselves in Special Teams?
Or Defensive average was:
Total points allowed per game was 28 pts.
Total yards per game was Denver was 29th at 374.6
Total Yards rushing allowed per game Denver was 27th at 146.1 {2,337}
Total Yards allowed in passing per game Denver was 26th at 227.8 {3,655}
In comparison the average at 20th is:
Total yards per game was Green Bay was 20th at 334.3
Total Yards allowed in passing per game San Francisco was 20th at 219.2 {3,507}
Total Yards per rush allowed Carolina was 20th at 4.4 yards per rush
Total Yards rushing allowed per game Carolina was 20th at 119.5 {1,912}
Can our defense improve to 20th? Yes!
Will being 20th in defense make a big difference? Yes - Mainly in yards allowed rushing per game.
K.C.
Total yards 370
Passing yards 157
Rushing yards 213
K.C. dominated time of possession, by 6 minutes
Extra Points 1/1 to 3/3 for +2 points
Field Goals 4/5 to 4/5 even
Interceptions -2 - 39 yards
Fumbles +1
Sacks even + 6 yards
Jacksonville
Total Yards 416
Passing yards 261
Rushing yards 155
Jacksonville dominated time of possession, by 6 minutes
Extra Points 2/2 to 3/3 for +1 point
Field Goals 1/1 to 1/1 even
Interceptions -1
Fumbles - even
Sacks -2 for -15 yards
New England
Total Yards 404
Passing yards 147
Rushing yards 257
New England dominated time of possession, by 6 minutes
Extra Points 1/1 to 5/5 for +4 points
Field Goals 0/0 to 2/2 for +6 points
Interceptions +2 for 9 yards
Fumbles even
Sacks -3 for 20 yards
Miami
Total Yards 341
Passing yards 266
Rushing yards 75
Miami dominated time of possesion, by 9 minutes
Extra Points 2/2 to 2/2 even
Field Goals 4/4 to 1/2 for +12 points
Interceptions -2 for - 23 yards
Fumbles 0
Sacks -2 for -13 yards
Oakland
Total Yards 318
Passing yards 160
Rushing yards 158
Oakland dominated time of possesion, by 5 minutes
Extra Points 4/4 to 1/1 +3 points
Field Goals 1/1 to 1/3 for +6 points
Interceptions -1 for 3 yards
Fumbles +1
Sacks 0
Carolina
Total Yards 400
Passing yards 147
Rushing yards 253
Carolina dominated time of possesion, by 2 minutes
Extra Points 3/3 to 1/1 +2 points
Field Goals 3/3 to 1/2 for +9 points
Interceptions even -30 yards
Fumbles +1
Sacks +3 for -14 yards
Buffalo
Total Yards 275
Passing yards 87
Rushing yards 188
Denver dominated time of possesion, by 7 minutes
Extra Points 3/3 to 2/2 +1 point
Field Goals 3/3 to 3/4 for +3 points
Interceptions +1
Fumbles +1
Sacks even for +3 Yards
San Diego
Total Yards 491
Passing yards 202
Rushing yards 289
Carolina dominated time of possesion, by 13 minutes
Extra Points 2/3 to 7/7 +6 points
Field Goals 1/1 to 0/0 for +3 points
Interceptions -2 for -4 yards
Fumbles -1
Sacks -2 for -5 yards
Seven areas that really stand out in the Bronco losses.
First, in 1 out of 8 losses Denver dominated time of possession. In these eight games Denver was dominated by 47 minutes to just 7 minutes.
Second, in 6 of the 8 games Denver missed a field goal or extra point. This give great field position to the opponent instead of a kick return. comparision .
Third, in 7 out of the 8 looses Denver had fewer rushing yards.
Fourth, in 6 out of 8 losses Denver had more passing yards. The passing game did not get it done for Denver.
Fifth, in 4 out of 8 losses Denver gave up significant yards per rush to K.C. 6.5 yards, Jacksonville 5.7 yards, Oakland 6.8 yards, San Diego 7.7. In three wins the Broncos gave up significant yards per rush to San Diego 6.0 yards, Cleveland 5.5 yards, New York 7.5 yards. In eight games Denver had great difficulty stopping the run. I cannot see this 30 plus crowd of corner backs and free safeties in the defense making that great of a difference in stopping the run.
Sixth, is that 6 of the 8 games where Denver was beaten our opponent rushed a lot more than they passed. The other two losses were almost even rushing and passing.
Seventh, 5 of the 8 losses were by more than 2 touchdowns.
Eighth, 5 of Denver's wins were by less than four points. One was an error in judgment by the ref.
All in all Denver has way to much to over come to be better than 6 & 10. New coaches, new players, new system and a difficult schedule will doom the Broncos hope of a winning season let alone a play off berth. I have been a Bronco fan for 49 years and have a pretty good feel for how they will do. I wish all the success to Rear coach McDaniels and the General Mess Xanders yet there is only so much they can do in one season.
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