Denver A.M.

[Steel4Reel]

Re: Denver A.M.

Man...you run some great dynasties! I was reading through your Bengals one, and now Im hooked on this. Only thing I dont like about this one is how messed up some of the teams look. Not your fault obviously...but some of these roster and coaching changes would never ever happen....at least not in the quantity that they are happening in....like elite head coaches being fired and proven franchise QBs not being resigned....great job as usual, EA!

Anyway...still a fun read. Love the cheerleader pics as well....maybe too much.

[Manning2Harrison]

Re: Denver A.M.

Man...you run some great dynasties! I was reading through your Bengals one, and now Im hooked on this. Only thing I dont like about this one is how messed up some of the teams look. Not your fault obviously...but some of these roster and coaching changes would never ever happen....at least not in the quantity that they are happening in....like elite head coaches being fired and proven franchise QBs not being resigned....great job as usual, EA!

Anyway...still a fun read. Love the cheerleader pics as well....maybe too much.

Thanks for checking in. All that coaching and FA monkey business (not just QB's, but too many first round picks as well) prompted me to convert this to 32-team control when I discovered I could do that. Doesn't happen until mid-next season though (yes, I'm that far behind) so we have one more wonky offseason ahead.

[Knickerbocker91]

Re: Denver A.M.

Sucks about EA not being able to do math and leaving someone out the playoffs. Zac Piper is becoming the Grant Hill of the NFL right now with all these injuries, this is getting crazy. I can imagine the Denver front office is losing their mind every time he goes down.

[Manning2Harrison]

Re: Denver A.M.

NFL League Leaders - Updated: Week 17, 2017
QB Rating			Passing Yards
	1. Colin Kaepernick, SF	95.4		1. Aaron Rodgers, GB	4329
	2. Aaron Rodgers, GB	93.0		2. Joe Flacco, BAL	4327
	3. Joe Flacco, BAL	88.2		3. Keiwone Corbett (R), CIN	3809
	4. Matt Ryan, ATL	82.6		4. Ben Gomez, DAL	3806
	5. Robert Griffin III, WAS			5. Dane Honani, MIA	3573
Passing Touchdowns			Interceptions
	1. Aaron Rodgers, GB	27		1. T.R. Stewart	18
	2. Joe Flacco, BAL	26		2. Matthew Stafford	20
	3. Matt Ryan, ATL	21		3. Willie Duckett, OAK	19
	4. Ben Gomez, DAL	20		4. Kevin Jeter (R), NE	19
	5. Colin Kaepernick, SF	20		5. Ryan Tannehill, SEA	19
Rushing Yards			Rushing Touchdowns
	1. Alfred Morris, WAS	1812		1. Ray Rice, BAL	10
	2. Marshawn Lynch, NO	1595		2. Eddie Lacy, GB	9
	3. Adrian Peterson, ATL	1584		3. Jamaal Charles	8
	4. Doug Martin, TB	1404		4. Marshawn Lynch, NO	8
	5. Trent Richardson, CLE	1312		5. Stevan Ridley, JAX	8
Yards Per Carry (240+ att.)			Broken Tackes
	1. Adrian Peterson, ATL	6.0		1. Alfred Morris, WAS	102
	2. Alfred Morris, WAS	5.3		2. Marshawn Lynch, NO	80
	3. Marshawn Lynch, NO	4.8		3. Trent Richardson, CLE	75
	4. Doug Martin, TB	4.8		4. Adrian Peterson, ATL	70
	5. Lamar Miller, DAL	4.6		5. Stevan Ridley, JAX	58

NFL League Leaders - Updated: Week 17, 2017
Receptions			Receiving Yards
	1. Rod Streater, GB	113		1. Calvin Johnson, DET	1683
	2. Calvin Johnson, DET	108		2. A.J. Green, CIN	1395
	3. Josh Morgan, GB	108		3. T.Y. Hilton, NYJ	1393
	4. Mike Williams, BAL	97		4. Julio Jones, ATL	1351
	5. Justin Hunter, DEN	94		5. Hakeem Nicks, WAS	1248
Receiving Touchdowns			Yards Per Catch (64+ rec.)
	1. Piere Carcon, CAR	11		1. T.Y. Hilton, NYJ	16.6
	2. Michael Crabtree, SF	9		2. A.J. Green, CIN	16.0
	3. Brandon Marshall, CHI	9		3. Devin Hester, BUF	16.0
	4. Rod Streater, GB	9		4. Calvin Johnson, DET	15.6
	5. Julio Jones, ATL; Jeremy Maclin, JAX	8		5. Miles Austin, DAL	14.9
Tackles			Sacks
	1. Luke Kuechly, CAr	169		1. Jaylen Gandy, OAK	20
	2. Kobi Carruthers, TEN	162		2. Manny Lawson, CAR	18
	3. Brandon Spikes, PIT	156		3. Parys Haralson, NYJ	16
	4. Rey Maualuga, CHI	151		4. Courtney Upshaw, ATL	16
	5. Stephen Tulloch, DET	146		5. Calais Campbell, ARI	15
Interceptions			Sacks Allowed
	1. Aqib Talib	11		1. Phil Loadholt, KC	23
	2. Kareem Jackson, TB	8		2. Jeff Prewitt, KC	17
	3. Terrance Mazon, JAX	8		3. Jonathan Martin, PIT	16
	4. Eric Weddle, SD	7		4. Luke Joeckel, TEN	15
	5. 4 players tied with	6		5. Matt Kalil, MIN	15

[Manning2Harrison]

Re: Denver A.M.

Sucks about EA not being able to do math and leaving someone out the playoffs. Zac Piper is becoming the Grant Hill of the NFL right now with all these injuries, this is getting crazy. I can imagine the Denver front office is losing their mind every time he goes down.

Next season is going to be key to his career in Denver. If he misses a bunch of games again, it may be time to move on.

[Manning2Harrison]

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2017 AFC PRO BOWL TEAM

QB Joe Flacco, BAL
QB Russell Wilson, JAX
QB Geno Smith, NYJ
RB Trent Richardson, CLE
RB Ray Rice, BAL
RB James Evans, PIT
FB Trevor Austin (R), DEN
FB Donald Strongosky, JAX
WR T.Y. Hilton, NYJ
WR Mike Williams, BAL
WR A.J. Geen, CIN
WR Danario Alexander, IND
WR Jeremy Maclin, JAX
WR Justin Hunter, DEN
WR Chris Givens, CIN
WR Jont'e Asmore, HOU
TE Dennis Pitta, BAL
TE James Hanna, DAL
TE Dwayne Allen, JAX
LT Darenton Gonzalez, JAX
LT Eugene Monroe, BAL
LG Greg Paskorz, BAL
LG J.W. Pettinato, BAL
C Alex Mack, NYJ
C Jason Slowey, JAX
RG Kevin Zeitler, BAL
RG Mackenzy Bernadeau, BAL
RT Donald Stephenson, BAL
RT Van Redmon (R), JAX
LE Jaylen Gandy, OAK
LE Aaron Maybin, BUF
RE Parker Mallet, OAK
RE Quanterus Smith, DEN
DT Melquan Schexnayder, CLE
DT Demetrious McClure, KC
DT Abdulai Onwukaife, IND
LOLB Parys Haralson, NYJ
LOLB Dante Grimm, BUF
MLB Brandon Spikes, PIT
MLB Brandon Siler, NYJ
ROLB Juan Attaway, BAL
ROLB Trevardo Williams, HOU
CB Aqib Talib, DEN
CB Fisher Sargent, MIA
CBTerrance Mazon, JAX
CB Chris Culliver, SD
FS Eric Weddle, SD
FS Antoine Bethea, JAX
SS Tom Zbikowski, NE
SS Taylor Mays, DEN
K Justin Tucker, CLE
P Spencer Lanning, CLE

[Manning2Harrison]

Re: Denver A.M.

All of the guards from one team???

[Manning2Harrison]

Re: Denver A.M.



2017 NFC PRO BOWL TEAM

QB Aaron Rodgers, GB
QB Ben Gomez, DAL
QB Colin Kaepernick, SF
RB Adrian Peterson, ATL
RB Marshawn Lynch, NO
RB Doug Martin, TB
FB Jeremiah Tribble, NO
FB Tommy Bohanon, ARI
WR Calvin Johnson, DET
WR Rod Streater, GB
WR Julio Jones, ATL
WR Josh Morgan, GB
WR Michael Crabtree, SF
WR Brandon Marshall, CHI
WR Andrew Hawkins, SF
WR Tavon Austin, MIN
TE Jermichael Finley, GB
TE Vernon Davis, SF
TE Fred Davis, WAS
LT Jared Veldheer, WAS
LT Corey Stone, ATL
LG Mike Iupati, SF
LG Chilo Rachal, GB
C John Sullivan, GB
C A.Q. Shipley, GB
RG Verley Isom, ATL
RG Jeff Varnado, GB
RT Brennan Williams, GB
RT Anthony Collins, GB
LE Calais Campbell, ARI
LE Randy Millsaps, SEA
RE Brian Orapko, WAS
RE Courtney Upshaw, ATL
DT Luke Bohanna, DAL
DT Sir Economy, CHI
DT Jaye Howard, SEA
LOLB Ahmad Brooks, SF
LOLB Nick Perry, GB
MLB Luke Kuechly, CAR
MLB Rey Maualuga, CHI
ROLB Manny Lawson, CAR
ROLB Trent Cole, PHI
CB Kareem Jackson, TB
CB Trumaine Johnson, NO
CB D.J. Hayden, CHI
CB Prince Amukamara, NYG
FS Chris Clemons, NO
FS Patric Levingston, MIN
SS Ishmael Hartsfield, TB
SS Duke Williams, DAL
K Alex Henery, PHI
P Christopher Petrojevich, SF

[Adam14]

Re: Denver A.M.

Not one Titan player on the roster. Hey, just like real life.

[Manning2Harrison]

Re: Denver A.M.

Not one Titan player on the roster. Hey, just like real life.

haha

But isn't there a rule that there has to be a player from each team?

Maybe that's just the All-Star game.

[Manning2Harrison]

Re: Denver A.M.

Matchup Preview *|* 2017 Wild Card
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Denver Broncos (8-8, 4-4 Away)		New York Jets (11-5, 7-1 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 321.4 Total Offensive Yards 334.3 242.2 Passing Yards 221.8 79.2 Rushing Yards 112.5 20.9 Points Per Game 22.3 Defensive Stats Comparison 343.1 Total Yards Allowed 313.8 243.5 Passing Yards Allowed 211.0 99.6 Rushing Yards Allowed 102.8 26.2 Points Per Game 22.6 Injury Report WR Alshon Jeffery (pectoral) 6 weeks (IR) LG Matt Slauson (leg) 29 weeks (IR) QB Zac Piper (collarbone) 5 weeks RG Jon Asamoah (Achilles) 23 weeks (IR) RB Andre Wallace (collarbone) 1 week FS Ermon Patterson (jaw) 1 week TE Julius Thomas (collarbone) 1 week C Vondray McClam (shoulder) 3 weeks LT Will Yeatman (hand) 5 weeks(IR) Game Notes Most Denver fans are not asking if the Broncos wan win, but by how much they will lose. The have short memories. The broncos are the only team to have beaten the Jets at MetLife this season, and they did it with Jake Locker playing the entire game. Since then, however, Denver John Fox has said that he never wants to see Locker on the field for the Broncos again, and it will be Tyler Bray trying to lead Denver to another road upset of the Jets. QB Comparison Tyler Bray - 49.6 rating, 103/192 (53.6%), 1230 yards, 5 TD, 15 INT Geno Smith - 70.2 rating, 314/566 (55.5%), 3559 yards, 14 TD, 17 INT Rushing Leaders Montee Ball - 165-511, 3.1 avg., 4 TD Albus Barbados - 200-762, 3.8 avg., 4 TD Receiving Leaders Justin Hunter - 94-1199, 12.8 avg., 4 TD T.Y. Hilton - 84-1393, 16.6 avg., 7 TD

[Manning2Harrison]

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Locker-Led Rally Falls Short As Jets Oust Broncos

During the 2017 regular season the Denver Broncos were the only team to inflict a home loss on the New York Jets. And they did it with Jake Locker playing the entire game at quarterback. But Locker’s play in later games, however, led head coach John Fox to say he never wanted to see Locker on the field again. Fox is now eating crow, and may be wishing he had given more weight to Locker’s earlier performance against the Jets and had him start Denver’s wild card game at MetLife Stadium. The Broncos trailed 24-7 at halftime, and Tyler Bray’s outing lasted only until the first Denver series of the second half, when Bray threw his third interception of the game. With the playoff stats included, Bray finished the season with three times as many interceptions (18) as touchdowns (6). All Locker achieved in less than a half of work was complete 20 of 23 passes for almost 200 yards, and 2 touchdowns, sparking a rally that may have become a classic if it hadn’t run out of time. With a 31-28 loss, Denver’s season is now over. Be careful what you wish for, you just might get it.

In the game’s opening series, the Broncos made one first down before having to punt. The Jets then reached a first and goal at the 10, but a Danny Trevathan sack put them in a 4th and 17 and they had so settle for a field goal in that red zone visit. The score stayed 3-0 until 3:45 remained in the half, when the Broncos scored the game’s first touchdown on a 15 yard pass from Bray to tight end Dave Joyce. Two plays after the kickoff T.Y. Hilton took a Geno Smith pass 42 yards after the catch for a 73 yard score, with Hilton burning fellow Pro-Bolwer Aqib Talib. On Denver’s next play from scrimmage, Bray was picked off by linebacker L.J. Fort at the Bronco 29. Despite getting hit while throwing, Geno Smith hit Devin Stovall for a 24 yard touchdown, and just like that the Broncos were down 17-7. Things went from bad to worse before the break, with the next Denver possession lasting three plays, until Bray was intercepted at the 25 by Antonio Cromartie. Two plays later, Lavelle Hawkins’ 21 yard touchdown catch made it 24-7.

The first series of the second half ended with Eric Hagg picking of Smith at the New York 41. Bray’s third interception, again to Fort, came three plays later, but the Jets then went three and out. Locker capped his first series at the helm with a touchdown sneak on 4th and inches at the 1. New York responded with Smith’s 36 yard strike to Hawkins, then Locker was intercepted Claudeson Finner at the New York 36. On its way to keeping the Jets from scoring for the remainder of the game, the Denver defense forced a punt. Locker then drove the Broncos to his 8 yard touchdown pass to Justin Hunter, cutting the Jets’ lead to 10 at 31-21 with 6:55 left in the game. After the Jets punted for a touchback at the 2 minute warning, Locker engineered another touchdown drive, hitting Virgil Green for a 9 yard score with the clock down to 32 ticks. The ensuing onside kickoff failed, and with the Jets making a first down, the Broncos never saw the ball again.

Denver Broncos at New York Jets
2017 Wild Card	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Denver Broncos (8-8)	0	7	7	14	28
New York Jets (11-5)	3	21	7	0	31

Team Stats Comparison
	DEN	NYJ
Total Offense	359	326
Rushing Yards	65	79
Passing Yards	294	247
First Downs	19	10
Punt Return Yards	46	17
Kick Return Yards	76	56
Total Yards	481	399
Turnovers	4	1
3rd Down Converstion	7-15	6-13
4th Down Conversion	2-2	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	4/4/0	1/0/1
Penalties	0-0	1-5
Posession Time	29:35	30:25

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		DEN	NYJ
1:46	(NYJ) Richard Jeter 35 FG	0	3
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		DEN	NYJ
3:45	(DEN) Dave Joyce 15 pass from Tyler Bray (M. Prater kick)	7	3
2:53	(NYJ) T.Y. Hilton 73 pass from Geno Smith (R. Jeter kick)	7	10
1:55	(NYJ) Devin Stovall 24 pass from Geno Smith (R. Jeter kick)	7	17
0:53	(NYJ) Lavelle Hawkins 21 pass from Geno Smith (R. Jeter kick)	7	24
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		DEN	NYJ
4:31	(DEN) Jake Locker 1 run (M. Prater kick)	14	24
2:24	(NYJ) Lavelle Hawkins 36 pass from Geno Smith (R. Jeter kick)	14	31
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		DEN	NYJ
6:55	(DEN) Justin Hunter 8 pass from Jake Locker (M. Prater kick)	21	31
0:32	(DEN) Virgil Green 9 pass from Jake Locker (M. Prater kick)	28	31

Denver Broncos PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Jake Locker 20/23 194 2 1 Tyler Bray 12/20 108 1 3 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Montee Ball 11 27 2.4 0 Jake Locker 7 22 3.1 1 Trevor Austin 5 10 2.0 0 Tyler Bray 1 5 5.0 0 Brayden Lawson 3 1 0.3 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Justin Hunter 10 81 8.1 1 Sergio Kerr 6 72 12.0 0 Virgil Green 4 67 16.7 1 Montee Ball 3 4 1.3 0 Mohamed Sanu 2 23 11.5 0 Brayden Lawson 2 14 7.0 0 Dave Joyce 1 15 15.0 1 Tyson Ellington 1 12 12.0 0 DeVonte Stump 1 9 9.0 0 Jorell Gayton 1 3 3.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Cordell Lowry 2 0 Jorell Gayton 1 0 Joe Madsen 1 0 Herve Gray 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Quanterus Smith 7 1 0 0 Lawrence Timmons 7 0 0 0 Taylor Mays 6 1 0 0 Aqib Talib 6 0 0 0 Danny Trevathan 6 1 0 0 Rahim Moore 4 0 0 0 Xavier Rhodes 4 0 0 0 Rainey Mallett 3 0 0 0 Sylvester Williams 3 2 0 0 Jeremiah McCay 2 0 0 0 Kayvon Webster 2 0 0 0 Jonathan Casillas 1 0 0 0 Eric Hagg 1 0 1 0 Tyronne Randall 1 0 0 0

New York Jets PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Geno Smith 16/20 280 4 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Albus Barbados 27 73 2.7 0 Delray Taimani 3 12 4.0 0 Geno Smith 3 -6 -2.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Lavelle Hawkins 4 92 23.0 2 Albus Barbados 4 15 3.7 0 T.Y. Hilton 3 119 39.6 1 Devin Stovall 3 48 16.0 1 John Phillips 1 3 3.0 0 David Reed 1 3 3.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Calvin Sapolu 1 0 D'Brickashaw Ferguson 0 1 Mike McGlynn 0 2 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Parys Haralson 9 0 0 0 Brandon Siler 7 0 0 0 Dwayne Gratz 6 0 0 0 L.J. Fort 5 0 2 0 Michael Huff 5 0 0 0 Antonio Cromartie 4 0 1 0 Lamarr Houston 4 0 0 0 Jacob Andrade 3 0 0 0 Junior Gallette 3 1 0 0 Terrence Cody 2 0 0 0 Deantre Covington 2 0 0 0 Claudeson Finner 2 0 1 0 Justin Rogers 2 0 0 0 Chris Greenwood 1 0 0 0 Haloti Ngata 1 0 0 0

Dave Joyce scored the game's first touchdown to give the Broncos a 7-3 lead.


Lawrence Timmons stops Albus Barbados in mid-air.

[Manning2Harrison]

Re: Denver A.M.

WILD CARD WEEKEND

28@31

31@20

26@09

17@19

[Manning2Harrison]

Re: Denver A.M.

Falcons fire HC Ryan Mack after wild card loss. smh

[Manning2Harrison]

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Gase Takes Colorado Job

Adam Gase is headed up the road to Boulder

Denver Broncos offensive coordinator Adam Gase has accepted the head coaching job at the University of Colorado, succeeding the recently-fired Mike McIntyre. Gase has been instrumental in the Broncos' seven consecutive playoff appearances, from reaching the postseason with Tim Tebow, to winning 2 AFC titles and a Super Bowl with Peyton Manning, to sending rookie QB Zac Piper to the Pro Bowl with only 11 starts. Gase has interviewed for open head coaching jobs in the NFL, but said he gets the best of both worlds here- getting a head coaching gig while getting to remain in the state of Colorado. His job with the Buffs is his first time in the college ranks since working for Nick Saban at LSU from 2000-02.