Comments on: Von Miller benched during Broncos loss

By: Broncofanatic7

Broncofanatic7 — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 22:04:19 +0000

Non-story… He’s a rookie. He is playing great, and just has some learing to do. Still has 5 sacks on the year.
@txndave
don’t feel sorry for him, Denver is a great place with great fans. Much better than Texas.
So he’ll be fine. Denver Broncos have great tradition and we will be back to contending in the playoffs in 3-4 years.

By: hbfspt

hbfspt — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 21:47:06 +0000

I feel for Orton. He gets blamed for the Broncos performance, but over the last 3 years, he’s been more consistent than some “major name” QBs or those that are praised elsewhere. Just compare the passer ratings:

Manning, Eli QB NYG 88.3
Orton, Kyle QB DEN 85.1
Cutler, Jay QB CHI 82.9
Henne, Chad QB MIA 75.2
Fitzpatrick, Ryan QB BUF 75.0
Hasselbeck, Matt QB TEN 70.7
and my favourite:
Sanchez, Mark QB NYJ 70.4

By: txndave

txndave — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 17:49:53 +0000

I feel sorry for this guy. I mean he got draftd by Denver, Denver. Good luck Von, this aint A&M no more.

By: COSBenny

COSBenny — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:50:37 +0000

If the Broncos were 5-0, their opponents’ record would still be 14-11. Granted, being 1-4 inflates your opponent’s record, but through five games, they’ve had the hardest schedule in the league based on present win-loss (18-7). The only other team with a comparably difficult schedule so far this year is Chicago. The Broncos are the only NFL team that has played five teams with winning records. The Chargers had 40 minutes of possession yesterday; that physically exhausts a defense, which leads to the blown assignments like Miller getting burned and the lack of safety help on Floyd’s bomb at the end of the first half. Both of those blown assignments were by rookies (1st & 2nd picks), probably not used to having their offense go 3 and out for two consecutive quarters (the Broncos went two full quarters without a first down, Tebow’s 3rd quarter was almost as bad as Orton’s 2nd quarter). Miller has guts and character and Fox is making a smart gamble to use the benching as a motivation.

By: areafiveone

areafiveone — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:20:41 +0000

#16 taken by redskins Ryan Kerrigan converted to OLB what a steal compared to the other LBs taken in the first rd. Int return for a td, 3 sacks 18 tackles 2 forced fumbles

By: suhnum1fan

suhnum1fan — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:01:08 +0000

Elway is no dummy! The guy will tank the season and try to get in the Luck sweepstakes

By: Nevis

Nevis — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 15:37:07 +0000

Denver has had a string of draft busts the last few years. They better hope Von doesn’t join them.

By: brooklynniner19

brooklynniner19 — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 15:10:43 +0000

My boy Aldon”The Beast” Smith is creeping up in sacks with 3 1/2.

By: westmantooth

westmantooth — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 15:03:01 +0000

To the guy (or lady) defending Joe Mays, the guy missed three or four key tackles when he was the only defender on the spot to make a play.

If Broncos fans are cool with that, I hear Nate Webster is looking for a job… if he can get away from his legal problems.

By: talkintrashallday

talkintrashallday — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 14:44:16 +0000

Robert Ayers…what a joke

By: cletusvandam

cletusvandam — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 14:34:57 +0000

Tebow will fix everything. What with his dazzling ability to complete 40% of his passes and run around like a buffoon on every play (does he even handoff to the RB or just QB keeper every running play?)

By: 6ball

6ball — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 14:29:14 +0000

No disrespect to loyal bronco fans, but your roster needs a total overhaul. Years of questionable personnel decisions have left the team with many more questions than answers. It may take several seasons to repair.

By: kingmj4891

kingmj4891 — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 14:28:32 +0000

Fox is an idiot but he is better then McDimwit!!!

Fox should be on the hot seat but will get at least on more season.

I bet Bronco fans are really missing Shanahan right now!

By: turdfurgerson68

turdfurgerson68 — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 14:23:33 +0000

He’s gonna be real good; give him a break; he only had a very limited training camp. Denver is not going anywhere this season; let Tebow, Miller, and the rest of the kids play.

By: pigskinswag

pigskinswag — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 14:14:22 +0000

30th in the league in the defense. Maybe all the Tebow marks think that he’s great enough to play defense too…

By: waxedagain

waxedagain — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 14:13:18 +0000

“We’re guessing that blown assignments or some run defense problems attributed to the benching…”

Oh you are, eh…maybe it was just jock itch.

By: jjbadd

jjbadd — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 14:07:52 +0000

And sadly, defense is Fox’s strongpoint. He was in panic mode, as he should have been!

By: dfeltz

dfeltz — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 14:04:56 +0000

that’s alright, Tebow will just have to play both ways. He is the greatest player in the league, just ask Bronco fans.

By: stealthjunk

stealthjunk — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 14:01:48 +0000

Miller got burned deep by the TE yesterday — that was likely why he got benched. The TE just ran right past him on a regular pass play and Miller took off for the QB, only to realize he let the TE run right behind him. He tried to play catch up at that point but was too late and it was a 25- or 30-yard completion.

By: goawayeverybody

goawayeverybody — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:59:51 +0000

Dear John Fox,

Ever heard of the expression, “Don’t cut off your nose to spite your face”?

By: axespray

axespray — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:53:02 +0000

Kid is really good thou… Just tell him to go “That” way (points at the QB).

No way he can blow that assignment.

By: dohpey28

dohpey28 — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:45:01 +0000

The defense is a disaster to begin with, then you go and bench Miller and Mays from the starting lineups, the only 2 guys who have showed anything on D this year. Yay Broncos!