Comments on: Elway, Fox defend decision to take a knee

By: Ponder This

Ponder This — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 17:44:09 +0000

Christian Ponder moved the Vikings from their own 20 into field goal range in Week 1 with 14 seconds left and no timeouts. Of course, that was Christian Ponder, not Peyton Manning.

By: mick5430

mick5430 — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:34:11 +0000

What’s even dumber is that the Ravens should have never even gotten the ball back and had the opportunity to get the late touchdown. With a 1st Down on their own 46 yard line, Fox had them run the ball 3 straight times and then punted. All Denver needed was 1 first down to run out the clock and ice the game.

Then, with time on the clock, Fox again showed why he was fired in Carolina. No guts, no glory. Atlanta is in the NFC Championship game because they played to win. John Fox set his team up for failure.

By: malvaren18

malvaren18 — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 13:42:24 +0000

Who cares what they thought was the right thing to do, the game is over, now let’s concentrate on not committing the same mistakes again.
Go Bronco’s

By: joetoronto

joetoronto — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 10:55:11 +0000

Poor decision or poor arm, either way, the Bronco’s are screwed.

By: Savage Lizard

Savage Lizard — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 07:20:20 +0000

I’m sorry, why are we asking Elway about coaching decisions. Are any other front office people being asked about game day decisions?

By: easywolf

easywolf — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 05:33:28 +0000

They did the same thing at the end of the 2nd quarter..even the fans were booing them..ahhh that’s why I love the pats and bellichick..brains and guts will usually win

By: thejuddstir

thejuddstir — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 04:23:54 +0000

Fox and Elway can’t go back and change what happened so naturally they are going to now say it was the right thing to do and then hope the issue fades away. Elway would’ve never taken a knee when he played. Manning is not a “take a knee” guy….no more than Brady or Brees. I can see the debate if they needed to go 80yds for a TD but only need 40-50 yds for a legit FG attempt. The only explanation that would support not going for it is an explanation that neither Fox or Elway would admit to at this time and that is that Manning was having issues with his arm whether it be arm strength or with the cold temp.

By: bunkerhillbob

bunkerhillbob — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 03:39:56 +0000

They’re defending Peyton; I believe his arm was pretty much in tatters and he could only dump off the ball, so not enough time left to get a score.

By: worldelitistpig

worldelitistpig — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 03:26:28 +0000

Superbowl XXXVI: John Madden suggests Tom Brady should take a knee and play for overtime. F*** that! That’s why TB12 and BB rule.

By: goodguyattorney

goodguyattorney — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 03:23:38 +0000

Hey Fox, did you already forget what Tom Brady did to you in the Super Bowl? He didn’t take a knee. He went for the jugular and won. It is what it is.

By: micktanner

micktanner — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 02:51:16 +0000

Hey Bronco fans…..stop crying about bad decisions, bad safety play and bad refs…..you got punched in the mouth by a better team and got your arses beat! You were not prepared to play that offense this time around….period! Just ask Champ! And your all world front 7 got dominated but a bigger, meaner much tougher offensive line! Now…..when do the Rockies report to spring training????????

By: mikewhorio

mikewhorio — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 02:37:36 +0000

Not much else to be said that wasn’t already said. Horrible decision…horrible coach. Definitely a fireable offense.

By: tr5079

tr5079 — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 02:09:51 +0000

Gutless. Isn’t that what you brought the “best QB in football” to town for?

By: Deb

Deb — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 02:08:50 +0000

@ddogdaddy …

Don’t be so sure about fans not booing Arians for becoming predictable. In Pittsburgh, we could tell you what play he was going to run five series before he ran it. That said, though, he can be creative when he’s has the mind to be. I think he’d make a great head coach for the Chargers.

By: rcali

rcali — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 02:07:31 +0000

It takes a big man to support somebody who you really want to fire today. Elway has to be asking himself if Fox is the right guy for the last couple of good years left in Manning.

By: randomguy9999

randomguy9999 — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 02:00:21 +0000

don’t care what they say… taking a knee was crazy

By: hotstampjax

hotstampjax — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 01:55:40 +0000

Next time you are on the 20 and need some points…. Put in Timmy! Just ask the Steelers!

By: mrtampa

mrtampa — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 01:52:45 +0000

DENVER: Go for a ride…..turn it around…………………Ya had a bad day!

By: annes22

annes22 — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 01:52:39 +0000

Peyton didn’t throw a ball further than 20 yds all game. That was a mess at the end of the game . John Fox is way to conservative that’s why they lost. Call Tebow back he needs a job next season.

By: ddogdaddy

ddogdaddy — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 01:48:41 +0000

What Fox did was play the odds. 90% of head coaches know the odds and most will never vary. It reminded me of when OC Bruce Arians took over as the Colts HC while Coach Pagano was out sick. On numerous times he passed when he should have run and run when he should passed. And by going against convential odds his “gunslinger” attitude pulled out win after win. I don’t give a crap if it’s the right way to go or not but he sure makes games interesting. San Diego you need to hire this gunslinger. He may not win every game but the damn fans won’t boo him for boring play calling.

By: marniblitz

marniblitz — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 01:36:09 +0000

Dudes, I’m a Broncos fan with a broken heart, but let’s get real. Were you watching Peyton in the second half? What did you think of his throwing ability? Peyton’s bread and butter through is whole career has been throwing to the seam. He called not a single seam route in the second half. Why do you think? His arm gave out on him in this game, pure and simple. Who knows why? Weather? Age? Four neck operations? If Peyton could have thrown the ball, he would have thrown ball.

By: macker1283

macker1283 — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 01:23:01 +0000

Of course he would do the same thing 10 times out of 10. Hes well known as the most conservative coach in the league. They needed literally 40 yards to get into field goal range. 30 seconds with 2 timeouts. They could have gotten like 6 or 7 plays off.

By: horaceivory

horaceivory — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 01:21:31 +0000

Broncos had several chances with the ball in OT after taking a knee and couldn’t do squat, so not sure why everyone thinks they would’ve been able to get 50 yards in 30 seconds that particular time. Manning’s offense scored 21 points and gave up 7 in 5 quarters with 3 turnovers. Jamie Moyer thought he couldn’t get much on his throws. Get used to it each January for the next 2-3 years, Denver.

By: tabdanger

tabdanger — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 01:17:22 +0000

The truth is the cold weather affected Manning’s arm. His arm was shot by the 4th quarter. They had no choice. He was clearly in pain. If you noticed the last interception you could see it.

By: gator2006

gator2006 — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 01:09:19 +0000

time to invest in firejohnfox.com

By: ibanezshred

ibanezshred — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 01:05:39 +0000

The definition of STUPIDITY is saying you would do the same thing over and over knowing you robbed your team of a chance to win the game by a show of no confidence.

By: Linebacker41

Linebacker41 — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 00:58:58 +0000

So John Fox is telling us that if he had a do over he wouldn’t try to get close and kick a field goal?

What a load of rubbish, and idiot could see that the decision he made there would come back to haunt the Broncos. Essentially you are throwing away an opportunity to win a playoff football game.

Oh yeah, and apparently Peyton Manning played well enough to win. You know, like he always does in the playoffs…

By: jprcox

jprcox — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 00:55:29 +0000

Anything other than what they did would have been nuts. For Denver to make a few risky passes deep could have been intercepted and setup Ravens for the wining FG.

If Denver couldn’t win straight up in OT they didn’t deserve to win. I think they felt that way too.

By: doe22us

doe22us — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 00:38:48 +0000

Lets go a little further just after the two min warning, the Broncos get a first down game over. And what do i see, i think it was 3 consecutive run plays, they punted the ball to the Ravens and the rest they say is history lol. The used to be an ESPN.com columnist that wrote every Monday about coaches that play not to loose cant remember his column (if someone remembers those witty columns help me out)needless to say John Fox punted his victory away lol.

By: sammievee

sammievee — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 00:20:09 +0000

So run a draw!

There is a difference between taking a knee and taking a shot with a conservative play. Two time outs, there is always the chance that an draw can pop enough yards to justify Manning take a shot with the last time out. IT WASN’T LIKE BALTIMORE HAD ANY TIME OUTS LEFT TO USE ON DEFENSE!

I remember New England winning a Super Bowl in a near identical situation–everyone expecting them to be taking a knee and going to overtime. The Rams had burned timeouts–one left–so BB ran a few conservative plays and the ball came out far enough to give rookie Tom Brady a shot. Next thing you know, Venatari was kicking the winner.