Originally Posted by
BroncosFan
Hello everyone!
I have decided to join this forum in hostile territory to discuss this game. This is probably the biggest game of either of our team's season.
Welcome to the forum. Yes it's going to be a great game.
First, you should know that the majority of Broncos fans are very worried about this game. We do not believe this will be a blowout. Reason being: we lost to Indy. They provided the blueprint on turning out the Broncos. I admit we got ****y, blowing out teams left and right and now teams know how to take Manning out of the game.
Actually Dallas provided the blueprint; Indy provided the results. I'm sure Reid's staff studied both games (among many others) the extra week off.
Really: provide a great 4-man rush, putting pressure on Manning and man-coverage against our WRs. Who is able to do this better than the Chiefs? I think the Chiefs could really put pressure on Manning and cause him to cough up some turnovers.
My guess is that 3-4 man rushes will be the MINIMUM number. Sometimes Sutton empties the cupboards and sometimes the guys just stay put.
Something I think the Chiefs should be worried about is Denver's defense is much better than they look on paper. Think of it like this...when a team is behind and couldn't put points up on the opposing team all game, then suddenly at the end they run no-huddle and seem to easily move down the field to stay in the game. It's called garbage-time. The Broncos have blown out a lot of teams early, causing teams to give up on their running game and throw the ball. And without Miller and Bailey for most of the season, teams could easily throw on us.
I'd argue that the Chiefs offense is underrated. Despite whatever issues our offense have had, they've toughed their way through some highly ranked D's (Bills, Browns, Texans) people shrug that off because on all of those teams their offenses have issues. If it weren't for two dropped passes our offense would have REALLY extended the lead away from the Bills (AT Buffalo). They've also come through at critical times with long drives when they were needed the most. It'll take time for the Chiefs to build a dominant offense, but given Reid's past history...I'd say it's coming.
Now we have Philips (who is having a great season) and Miller back, we have a formidable pass-rush that's only getting better. Denver also has a great run defense, stopping every RB so far this season and even the high-powered RG3/Alfred Morris and Vick/McCoy combos.
Von Miller is a great player, no doubt there. However, your D won't be facing an average running back. It'll be JC, who is still finding ways to get yards out of broken plays, and is blocking better than he ever has. Also, with Fasano back, we've ended the merry-go-round of TE shuffling that would hamper any offense.
In this game, I think the Chiefs will slow the Broncos offense down. I just read an article on Yahoo about how Reid went out and found large CBs to cover the larger, physical Broncos WRs. So you're going to disrupt our offensive juggernaut. But in biased fashion, I think Manning will find a way to score points, especially by leaning on screens and running the ball to slow down the blitzes. I just don't see the Chiefs scoring more points than the Broncos UNLESS the defense causes Manning to give up several turnovers.
It will be a great game and I give you guys mad respect for the turnaround you've made. Finally the West is competitive again and it's really good!
What are your thoughts?
My thoughts are this...Come what may, if the Chiefs lose a player, or even this game, we're still a team that can find a way to win. The Bronco's fortunes are hinged on one thing - Manning. As long as Manning stays upright, the Donks will be a competitive team that burns asleep-on-the-job DB's. If Manning goes down the Broncos will not recover.
If the Broncos were serious about the postseason, they'd bench Manning for a game until his ankles got better, let Osweiler get some reps and focus on winning in the playoffs (there is very good reason to assume they'll make it there) KC had to do this in '93 a couple of times, and we managed to still win, and had a fragile Joe Montana all the way through to the AFC championship game that year. But then again Montana didn't have to worry about primetime coverage to support Papa John's and Buick ads, or a 95 million dollar contract to live up to.
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