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Quote Originally Posted by TheShallowCross:
Not to speak for LC but the Broncos spot is a curious one. Hard fought division game last week @ Arrowhead with another hard fought division game @ SD next week. Two road division games against the divisions two best non-bronco teams fighting for the playoffs with an EXCELLENT Bills defense coming to town sandwiched between both games.
Not to speak for LC but the Broncos spot is a curious one. Hard fought division game last week @ Arrowhead with another hard fought division game @ SD next week. Two road division games against the divisions two best non-bronco teams fighting for the playoffs with an EXCELLENT Bills defense coming to town sandwiched between both games.
The Broncos have run the ball 80 times over the last two games / 8 quarters and did so last week in 13 degree weather. That will wear out your offensive line. Louis Vasquez, the Broncos RT was injured last week in the 4th quarter against KC. Though he came back into the game, you could tell he was visibly affected by the injury. Enter the Bills attacking front 4 (one of if not the best units in the league) and I smell a mismatch. Running the ball over 80 times in 8 quarters might not scare people away if it were week 4, but its week 14 and the toll on the body and the injuries that are mounting make me question whether the Broncos OLine has ANY chance against the Bills front. All this without even mentioning the injuries to D-Thomas (hurt this week in practice Ankle), Julius thomas who may not even play, as well as J-Thomas' backup Jacob Tamme who is banged up. Aqib Talib should be back but he is coming off of injury as well. If the Bills can score in the 20's which I believe that they can, they may win SU.
Cleveland would scare me though. I just think that they are very good on either side of the ball, and that team seems like a facade. Its not hard to rack up wins against the worst division in football the NFC South and the last place schedule that they have played all year (JAX/TB/OAK/TENN). This has the Browns record inflated, even with the loss to the Jags.
You wonder how Hoyer responds to his 4th quarter benching last week and KNOWING that the rookie is breathing down his neck. How does he react when knowing that if he makes the slightest mistake in that game that the locals (the game is in Cleveland) are going to be calling for his head on a platter and Johnny Football to enter the game? The Browns wont slow down Luck and the Colts offense, especially with their best safety gone for the season in Tashaun Gipson. I smell a bloodbath in this game and Indy easily covering. I would be shocked if the Browns won another game the rest of the season. Plus, Gordon admitted this week that he and Hoyer arent on the same page yet which can be expected from the situation I am sure. The browns are paper tigers.
The last thing I will say is that I cant see the Phins beating Baltimore. Even with Ngata suspended, the Ravens play essentially the same exact scheme as the Jets but with better players and Miami struggled mightily against that attacking 34 on Monday Night in NY. They will do the same off the short(er) week against a very stout Ravens defense. The biggest difference between the Jets and Ravens is that the Ravens wont set offensive football back 35 years like the Jets do. The Ravens have guys who can score. Only because its in Miami would i think that this game is going to be close, but even then I still see the Ravens winning.
Nice writeup Scal
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