Well that wasn't fun at all

This sort of sums up the game.

Well although they kind of hung in there as much as they could, and despite some bad calls, the Broncos got stepped over by an underwhelming Jags team. Pumpkin Pie fought bravely but couldn't do much to prevent a loss thanks to injuries and general incompetence by the defense. Seriously, that first Jags drive in the 3rd was embarrassing. The first two minutes of the second half featured some of the worst defense we've seen from Denver in a while, and that's counting the whupping in Detroit last year. Cutler kept them in it for the most part but there just wasn't enough done here to deserve a win. So much for the "Mastermind" and the Mile High Advantage.

Turnovers, bad defense, injuries...yeah, this isn't looking too promising over the next few weeks. They can still win 10 games, but this was definitely no confidence builder. The bigger problem here is that San Diego just gave their confidence a case of Red Bull by dismantling New England. Sure, the Pats aren't the same without Brady, but psychologically the Chargers are probably deluding themselves into a frenzy that could be tough to deal with once they edge closer to the Broncos. Sometimes a team gets a little hair on their balls and they suddenly think they're King Kong.

The Broncos need to heal up, stay focused, and go beat the Patriots next week. That's going to be rough because for one it's a road game and for two, the Patriots will be out to make a statement after the loss. What we really need (besides Jake Plummer suiting up for, say, Detroit) is for Jay "Pumpkin Pie" Cutler to get pissed off, put the team on his back, and hit the Patriots with every ounce of Q-Balls he can muster. C'mon Pumpkin Pie, get MAD! If you want, you can get mad that we call you Pumpkin Pie. Although we do it out of love here at...

LET PLUMMER PLAY!


Oh, and Happy Columbus Day, if you're so inclined to celebrate such a fake-ass "holiday." But at least we have jobs that give us the day off.