Boy, Denver is a really fun team too watch, huh? On Monday night the Broncos beat the Ravens 13-3 in front of a national audience and then come back six days later and beat a winless Oakland squad 13-3.
Does anybody get the feeling that the Broncos aren’t all that they’re cracked up to be? Excellent defense (they’ve only given up one touchdown so far this year), but I get the feeling that the offense is going to fold against better opponents once teams start to find a little wiggle room against the D. Nevertheless, wins are wins and Denver needs victories to keep up with San Diego in the AFC West.
I’m going to stay tuned on whether or not this team is Super Bowl-worthy, however.
Most impressed with: Even though it was the Raiders, the Broncos defense looks fantastic after five games. They fly to the football, can stop the run and Champ Bailey has my vote for the best overall cornerback in the league. He made a tremendous play on Monday Night in the end zone to stop a potential Baltimore scoring drive. And then made an outstanding diving interception on the sidelines against the Raiders while keeping two fit inbounds to halt yet another scoring drive. He also plays the run extremely well and can cover any wide out in the league man to man.
Least impressed with: Denver’s inability to blow this game wide open in the second half. Like Al Michael’s said: “You never get the feeling that the Broncos are on the verge of losing tonight, but yet here we are and the Raiders are still only two scores down and threatening.” Couldn’t have said it better myself on how the game played itself out. That’s what leads me to believe that Denver isn’t still a top tier team quite yet, but better than average, nonetheless.
Don’t forget to check out my NFL Random Thoughts blog on Monday.
