Unfortunately, the Broncos don't suck (that much).

by Johnny Peel (DKSB) on Oct 7, 2009 10:14 AM PDT in Commentary

Since I am still holding onto hope of Seattle making the playoffs this season, I was pleased to see Denver beat our possible Wild Card competitors from Dallas (though judging from the comments on my post last week, I am in a minority of one on this issue). I'm certainly not happy that the Broncos are 4-0, but we have to face the facts: Denver can still absolutely faceplant for the final 12 games and still finish 8-8. They have three games against KC and Oakland left, and we can assume they can scratch out at least one other win from the rest of their brutal schedule.

It's safe to say that we won't be getting that top 5 (or even top 10) pick from the Broncos.

However, that's not to say we can't still take twisted pleasure from Denver's inevitable tumble from the NFL's summit. The next game where you can argue they SHOULD win isn't until November 15, and that's still an east coast jaunt to face DC. A 7-game losing streak might not be PROBABLE for Denver, but it's certainly POSSIBLE. Their next seven games? Patriots, @ San Diego, @ Baltimore, Steelers, @ DC, Chargers, and Giants. If the Broncos win just three of those games, they will probably win the AFC West (ugh)... But I say they win two of these games, tops. That still gets them to 6-5, with that KC/OAK/KC trifecta still to come.

9-7 looks like the worst case scenario for Denver this season, while us Twelves will dance a happy jig if the Seahawks scratch their way to nine wins.

Thus is the bitter cruelty of being an NFL fan, y'all. I still think Seattle will be a better team than Denver come December, but the Broncos are more likely to make the playoffs thanks to a softer early schedule and the good fortune of not being ravaged by injuries.

With the Seahawks rallying and Denver fading as the season progresses, expect us to end up with two mid-first round picks next April (which let's face it, aint so bad... and we'll still be stealing a player from Denver's orange clutches).

Side note: Where's all the media outrage over Denver's orange alternate jerseys? They're as irritating to the eyes as our bright green alts... The only difference is decades of Denver wearing orange and a couple of Super Bowl rings... If the Seahawks are successful wearing lime green, it will eventually find acceptance.

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Since I am still holding onto hope of Seattle making the playoffs this season

I am a pessimist but I hope that you are correct. Heck they won 4 games last year, I came into this year just hoping for improvement. Unfortunately due to (once again) an abundance of injuries to our “stars” this is beginning to resemble last season. The good news, if there is any is a weaker schedule than last year and I don’t think that any of our first stringers are going to be out for the season. I figure this will be a 6 – 10 year, next season they draft a QB in the first round and we spend a season watching the joys and pains of a young man either choking or growing into a leader.

Seahawks will be back in the playoff picture but it will take time and re-tooling.

by mrcoffee1969 on Oct 7, 2009 10:25 AM PDT reply actions

I don't think color is the problem with the jerseys, it's the overall design.

I like the lime green, but I can’t stand the design and the color coordinating.

by Wilder. on Oct 7, 2009 10:25 AM PDT reply actions

That's not what I've heard lol

It’s mostly been “MY EYES!! OH GOD THE GREEN!! IT BURNS!! MAKE IT STOP!!”

I quite like the design … the dark blue sleeves were awesome!

The demise of the Broncos in '09 is our future. Pray hard.

by Nick Andron on Oct 7, 2009 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions

Obligatory overused Simpson's clip:

But still apt:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juFZh92MUOY

"I'm tired of chasing after my dreams. I'll just find out where they're going, and catch up later." - Hedberg

by jteckmann on Oct 8, 2009 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions

with our cap situation

getting out of the top 10 might not be a terrible idea.

by Hancock.Brett on Oct 7, 2009 10:43 AM PDT reply actions

I have a feeling it won't be so bad

I can’t imagine the Hawks paying Kerney what he’s being paid for much longer considering his performance thus far and our depth at DE.

The demise of the Broncos in '09 is our future. Pray hard.

by Nick Andron on Oct 7, 2009 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions

But you're absolutely right

Two high teens picks won’t exactly make me cry.

The demise of the Broncos in '09 is our future. Pray hard.

by Nick Andron on Oct 7, 2009 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions

Looking on the bright side

Ruskell is more likely to take an o lineman in the middle of the first round than he is at the top of it.

(Yeah, I’m back in the “Gotta build the lines first” camp.)

by Mr Fish on Oct 7, 2009 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions

Our cap situation will be better next year.

A lot of dead weight will be lifted. Jones, Kerney, among other will be gone next year. That’s a lot of freed-up cash. Personally, I’d really like another top-five pick

Next year's notable Ex-Seahawks:

Walter Jones, Patrick Kerney, Seneca Wallace

by Wayward Llama on Oct 7, 2009 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions

No. Without a cap, 2010 is exactly the time to have a top 10 pick.

by Groundhog on Oct 7, 2009 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions

A little addition:

Thus is the bitter cruelty of being an NFL fan, y’all. I still think Seattle will be a better team than Denver come December, but the Broncos are more likely to make the playoffs thanks to a softer early schedule and the good fortune of not being ravaged by injuries …

… yet.

The demise of the Broncos in '09 is our future. Pray hard.

by Nick Andron on Oct 7, 2009 10:50 AM PDT reply actions

bro

Denver had their injuries. Last season.

by WABronco on Oct 7, 2009 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions

We had our injuries last season, too

Didn’t stop us from having them again.

by Hmph on Oct 7, 2009 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions

Beat me to it.

by thebyron on Oct 7, 2009 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions

I see a trend

Of wimps and malingerers!

Kidding…

by WABronco on Oct 7, 2009 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions

I actually don’t want us to have to blow a ton of money on 2 high draft picks…how often do these guys usually turn out to live up to their contracts? We don’t need it.

I like the green, but agree the design is what’s making it not work. The broncs have a simple blue stripe down the armpit, that seems to work better than the blue sleeves. If we get to the Superbowl again, I want us in the lime green!

by Kevin M Smith on Oct 7, 2009 11:01 AM PDT reply actions

It wasn't just the blue sleeves

It was the blue helmet and blue pants too.

I like uniforms with one dominant color . Too much of the secondary color looks terrible. (Black and white are neutral in this context.) For example, the Bills’ red and blue scheme has always reminded me of a crappy MS-BASIC application from the 1980’s.

So, while I’m not fond of the lime green, I could live with it if we reduced the amount of blue in the overall outfit. Unfortunately, the league won’t let us wear an alternate helmet — maybe the solution is to redesign it this offseason, using a neutral background color.

Anyway, I’m more concerned about who’s going to be wearing the uniform than what it looks like.

by Mr Fish on Oct 7, 2009 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions

Why can’t we use an alternate helmet? The Squeelers have one.

White pants with the green would work better.

Holy crap! Is this year so bad already that I’m talking about the damn uniforms? WTF??

by Kevin M Smith on Oct 7, 2009 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions

The lime green seems much more radical than the orange for some reason

I like the Broncos orange uni’s. The lime green Seahawks uni’s are too much though, it looks like an independent league baseball team desperately using gimmicky jerseys for sales.

by Brendan Scolari on Oct 7, 2009 11:26 AM PDT reply actions

I agree.

The green is a great trim color for the blue, but if we are going to have an alternate jersey, I’d prefer a gray/blue/black motif. Seems much more “northwest” to me.

Next year's notable Ex-Seahawks:

Walter Jones, Patrick Kerney, Seneca Wallace

by Wayward Llama on Oct 7, 2009 2:49 PM PDT up reply actions

Oh you, seahawks fans...

Frankly, I’d be more concerned with “Oh MY GOD WE’RE ABOUT TO LOSE TO THE F’IN JAGUARS,” but I don’t want to threadjack tooooo much.

So do you guys think Ruskell will be kept around to make the big-time, multiple first round picks? Or do they go in a new direction? DUN DUN DUN.

Oh and Denver’s had those orange alt’s for quite a while. I remember Al Wilson lighting up Tyrone Wheatley in that sweet-ass orange uni, and that was years ago. The initial shock of that green was a little much…

by WABronco on Oct 7, 2009 1:41 PM PDT reply actions

I hate Broncos fans almost more then I hate Colts fans.

The Yankees suck-a-doodle-doo!

by JamMasterJesus on Oct 7, 2009 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions

Hmmm

I don’t quite understand how you could hate Colts fans. Denver fans, yes I guess there was that old rivalry and shit, but Colts fans? Aren’t they a little too bland and corn-fed to hate?

by WABronco on Oct 7, 2009 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions

No. They are the smuggest fans you'll ever find.

The Yankees suck-a-doodle-doo!

by JamMasterJesus on Oct 7, 2009 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions

Wow, are you serious?

Steelers fans are by far the worst, simply because so many of them these days are simply riding the bandwagon.

Next year's notable Ex-Seahawks:

Walter Jones, Patrick Kerney, Seneca Wallace

by Wayward Llama on Oct 7, 2009 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions

I find it alarming that we are having a discussion about the human qualities of millions of people joined by just one trait.

Though I concede, the Welsh are pretty fucking cheap.

by John Morgan on Oct 7, 2009 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions

Ben Roffles runs like a Welshman!

Next year's notable Ex-Seahawks:

Walter Jones, Patrick Kerney, Seneca Wallace

by Wayward Llama on Oct 7, 2009 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions

No, the Scots are.

by Groundhog on Oct 7, 2009 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions

+1

by Brendan Scolari on Oct 7, 2009 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions

Look at his profile.

He’s a Jags fan.

by Mind of no mind on Oct 7, 2009 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions

No one thinks Ruskell is going anywhere

except for the turds who patrol the TNT and ESPN forums. Ruskell, just this year, has his hand-picked coaching staff in place. He’s not going anywhere anytime soon. Personally, I trust the dude. Yeah, he whiffed on Deion Branch and Kelly Jennings, but other than that he’s had solid drafts. If we were a healthy team right now, we would be 3-1 or 4-0.

Next year's notable Ex-Seahawks:

Walter Jones, Patrick Kerney, Seneca Wallace

by Wayward Llama on Oct 7, 2009 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions

Jerseys and Picks....

I was thinking the Green Jerseys might be better with a little extra white somewhere, but I guess too much would make them look feminine.
As for picks, I agree that a couple mid round picks are better than any number of top 10s. Too much money (cap space) at risk.

by skwid206 on Oct 7, 2009 2:20 PM PDT reply actions

It seems Seahawks fans' opinions on the optimal placement of the picks

Started to change as the Broncos started to win…

by Brendan Scolari on Oct 7, 2009 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions

I'm still thinking Top 15 pick

But we’ll know more after they play San Diego. San Diego and Denver have some wars. Whoever wins those wars usually wins the division.

by ASeahawkfan on Oct 7, 2009 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions

perhaps the colts would let Peyton go for both our first rounders + Seneca?

Come on, they are going to have to start about rebuilding sooner than later…can’t expect to stay at the top forever! :)

by Kevin M Smith on Oct 7, 2009 4:00 PM PDT reply actions

I think the important thing to remember here

Is that no matter how games the Broncos win or lose, we’re still drafting a player during their turn on the clock in the first round next year. The cost? Our 37th overall pick last year, with Patrick Chung already gone at 34 to the Patriots.

I say we draft John Elway, take him out behind Qwest Field and turn him into the glue we’ll need for hanging up all the championship flags coming our way.

by John Edwards on Oct 7, 2009 4:40 PM PDT reply actions

Yeah, well at least for this one week your team will NOT have the worst jersey's ever...

The Broncos will be wearing their pee-colored yellow and poop-colored brown 1960 jersey’s with yellow and brown verticle striped socks. I might vomit on my tv just to add some flare this weekend!.

btw, your Seahawks are a horrible football team….draft a QB(one that isn’t so brittle)! sheesh.

Broncos 11-5, Seachickens 5-11. You heard it here first! heheh

Does the old AFC West hatred of each other never end? lol

Verbose in style, dispersion of thought, procrastination in life.

by Tim Lynch on Oct 8, 2009 12:48 PM PDT reply actions

Seattle is cursed. For life.

by SSreporters on Oct 8, 2009 4:42 PM PDT reply actions

So how'd this work out

The Broncos not winning until November 15th. Did they beat the Patriots because I didn’t see the game. Wishing other teams to lose that you don’t even play is bad karma

by RockyMountainThunder on Oct 12, 2009 3:50 PM PDT reply actions