Comments on: Broncos vs. Chargers, September 14, 2008

By: fitz

fitz — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 04:01:53 +0000

You’re absolutely right. Questionable calls aside, both teams had to execute to get the points necessary to win. Shanahan and the Broncos executed slightly better than San Diego, providing the points necessary to come out ahead in the end.

And yeah… NONE of the defenses in the AFC West have looked great this year. Though Oakland looked pretty good playing against KC (what I saw of that game).

By: forged

forged — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 03:59:27 +0000

That’s good news from your Aunt and Uncle. Being hit by a hurricane is no fun. Hopefully all impacted can rebuild quickly after the hurricane season is done.

The blown call gave the Broncos the opportunity to win the game, but San Diego gave up the winning 2 point conversion on the almost the same exact play as what was used for the Touchdown.

Yes, the refs should get the dang calls right, but still the Broncos still had to execute to win the game, and San Diego still had an opportunity to put the game away.

The oddest things about the calls and their significant impact on the game, is it also puts the Broncos as an early season favorite to take the AFC West.

Last thought about the game, is that both San Diego and Denver looked atrocious on defense. My guess is that is going to come back to haunt them both at some point. (Well, maybe it already has for SD since they are now 0-2 having lost both games with last minute drives.)

By: fitz

fitz — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 02:21:29 +0000

As an aside, I heard from my Aunt & Uncle down in Houston via my Mom tonight… They’re safe and sound, but without power. Sounds like they were lucky. My hopes and thoughts are with those in Houston & Galveston less lucky. Hopefully they’ll get help to those who need it and then focus on infrastructure.

The well being of all of those affected by Ike in Texas and elsewhere on the Gulf Coast must always come first. Football is a pursuit for another time.