Tears? You are Soft. And Weak.
Posted on 11/20/2017 10:00:39 AM PST by Red Badger
The Denver Broncos saved some of their best defense for after the game.
At issue: boss John Elway labeling them soft. It didn’t sit too well with a few of the players, though others welcomed the critique.
Yet the comments didn’t stoke the necessary fire, either, as the Broncos lost 20-17 to the Cincinnati Bengals, extending their losing streak to six games.
“None of us are soft,” said linebacker Brandon Marshall, whose team met Saturday night to discuss the remarks by their Hall of Fame QB turned general manager. “For him to call us soft, it just rubbed us the wrong way.
“You get shunned out of this league for being soft.”
It’s been an awful stretch for the Broncos (3-7), who’ve dropped six in a row in the same season for the first time since 1990. What’s more, it’s the first time they’ve lost to the Bengals (4-6) at home since 1975.
“This isn’t the culture here,” said quarterback Brock Osweiler, who two seasons ago helped lead the Broncos to a win in Super Bowl 50. “The standard here is to win championships, get to the playoffs every year and contend for Super Bowls, and right now we’re not playing football like that. So, it’s very frustrating.”
Once again, turnovers became an all-too-familiar theme. The Broncos were knocking on the door in the first quarter when Osweiler tried to hit Cody Latimer in the end zone. Instead, Bengals cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick stepped in front of the pass and nearly took it the distance before knocking the ball out of his own hands and recovering it at the 1-yard line. The Bengals converted to take an early lead.
Anderson also had a costly fumble in the fourth quarter and was emotional about it after the game.
“It hurts me, it hurts (my teammates), it hurts the coaches, it puts us in bad situations,” he said, referring to the mistake.
In addition, kicker Brandon McManus converted a 61-yard field goal just before halftime that would’ve made it 13-10, but Bengals coach Marvin Lewis called timeout moments before the kick. The next attempt was blocked by KeiVarae Russell.
Just the way things have been going lately.
“We’re a good team. We’re not putting it together,” defensive end Derek Wolfe said. “People are going to get nippy with each other. Got to get in between that and be like, ‘Hey, look, we have to stick together. We’re all we got. Everybody is against us now. Everybody hates us. Nobody likes us.’ When you’re losing, nobody likes you. Nobody likes a loser. They want winners.”
As for Elway’s comments, Wolfe said it put the team on notice.
“If that’s how he feels, then we got to make sure he don’t feel that way,” Wolfe said. “If the boss says it’s not good enough, it means everybody’s not doing good enough. It means everybody is probably going to get fired. I’m just trying to make sure we stay together.”
Receiver Demaryius Thomas thinks Elway might be on to something, even if the truth hurts.
“He wouldn’t’ have said it if he wasn’t telling the truth,” Thomas said. “We’ve lost six in a row. I think there’s a little softness in there somewhere. He was talking about everybody, including me. I try to make my game better every week. We got to figure it out. I really don’t know what to say.”
On this afternoon, some of the biggest roars were for Terrell Davis and his fellow Hall of Famers when they were introduced. There were quite a few boos for the play on the field.
“No energy, no life, no juice in the stadium,” Marshall said. “I’ve been here since 2013, when Peyton (Manning) was here and threw seven touchdowns in the first game. Just from then on, I’ve always felt like the stadium gives you extra juice. … But today was the first time I was like, wow, this kind of reminds me of Jacksonville stadium.”
Marshall puts the blame on the team for not drumming up more excitement.
“We’ve got to give the crowd something to cheer for. We’re not giving them nothing to cheer for right now,” Marshall said. “We’re not putting a product out on the field that makes them want to get out of their seats.”
The NFL kneeling BS has me off football, but I have to say, I laughed pretty hard on the way through this one, and was *stunned* to see that Osweiler’s back. Elway’s always been a horse’s butt, and recent evidence includes the fact that his *best* move since 2015 was hiring Osweiler a second time. What a fiasco!
““No energy, no life, no juice in the stadium,””
One guy came in and gave them energy, life, juice ...
And he was traded.
Who cares? The nfl is full of anti-American ingrates who are overpaid and under-talented. STFU nfl.
The NFL's Denver Broncos announced that they will stand together on Sunday in respect to the national anthem, the country and its veterans.
In a joint statement, the 52-member squad said their actions last week were "in no way a protest of the military, the flag or those who keep us safe." The statement comes a few days after Broncos executive John Elway - who led the team to a Superbowl victory as its quarterback in 1997 - said he believes in standing for the anthem.
"Take the politics out of football," Elway said.
Not Financing Liberals!
Marshall, the PoS who is one of the most anti-anthem losers. Figures he can’t take criticism.
Lifelong Broncos fan here... empty seats were very noticeable yesterday. Had a couple of players protesting and still do from what I understand. Too little too late.
Little pansies too full of themselves. It’s good they’re getting knocked down a peg or two. Much more of this and they’ll all be on their knees crying for a paycheck.
...and now plays baseball.................
I know this is old fashioned, but in the old days when someone demeaned your manhood, you didn't go into the locker room and cry about it - you kicked some a$$!
Yes, you do get shunned out of the league. And your boss himself who is saying that you are soft. Go home and think about that. Also, think about the $500 million that your customers, the broadcasters, have lost this year. Don't expect a contract extension, because Elway is thinking more along the lines of "league minimum draftees."
ROFL
Maybe you should use the proper word, like 'anything'.
Although nothing is what you are giving them.
It reminds me of a guy from Jacksonville they got rid of.........................probably laffing at them..............
Chiefs are 6-4, pretty mediocre, and still lead their division by 2 full games.
I know it's happened that teams with losing records have actually won their division and made the playoffs. Could happen again.
Brandon Marshall took a knee before last years season opener. We turned it off and haven’t watched since. Elway has said he’s alright with it.
They have Brock Osweiler back. He’s like a bad penny. And he is not a good quarterback.
Brandon Marshall. Elway said he’s OK with it.
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