Sometimes Being Wrong Is A Beautiful Thing

My pick for the game: 31-14 loss
Actual Score: 17-10 win
I picked the Denver Broncos to lose this game and it feels very good to be wrong. I really wanted to believe they could do it, but they just aren't that good on offense and their defense hadn't really been tested. I think they passed the test. After giving up over a 100 yards and 10 points in the 1st quarter the Broncos buckled down and went to war. They gave up to many yards but did not surrender another point the next three quarters. Even after giving up a big gain on a broken play late, they rallied together to stop the Cowboys from punching it in. Admittedly Tony Romo really helped the cause with not being able to find any receiver no matter how open. Some were his fault but some were because of constant pressure. If Romo makes some of those throws the Broncos lose. But on the other hand, the Broncos killed themselves with 10 penalties for 81 yards. Several good drives were stopped cause of stupid mistakes. Clean that up and Denver could have put more points on the board. The argument could be made for both teams. Denver also held the number one rushing offense to 74 yards and forced Romo to pass it 42 times. Denver's defense is for real and they out played the Cowboy's most the game. So here we go...

Yes- to a defense that seems for real. They gave up too many yards (315) but after a tough first quarter really shut down the Cowboy's offense.

No- For stopping Marion Barber at the goal line and then allowing him to score anyways.

Yes- to only giving up 74 yards rushing to a team that was averaging over 200.

No- to giving up several big plays on screen passes after I clearly screamed at the television that it was coming. Why does no one listen to me?

Yes- To five sacks and putting pressure on Romo most the day. What a big sack and strip by Renaldo Hill. Elvis with two more sacks. That makes 8 in 4 games. Like it!

No- to an injury to Correll Buckhalter. We need you.

Yes- to the continued maturation of Knowshon Moreno.

No- to the above talented idiot fumbling on the first play from scrimmage in the second half. Still love ya buddy.

Yes- to Champ Bailey bailing him out with a pick that any receiver would be proud to call a catch. Only two CB in the league could make that play. One is a champ and the other plays in Green Bay and goes by the surname Charles.

No- to a questionable call to go for it on fourth down when we could have kicked a field goal. I like the grittiness but in such a close and low scoring game the points seemed more important.

Yes- to Brandon Marshall deciding to act like a professional and work his ass off. Paid off in a big way with a sensational catch and run. Made the entire Cowboy's secondary look silly. Terrence Newman was his b@#*h on the play.

No- to giving up a huge gain to Tony Romo and Sam Hurd on 4th down. Game could have been over.

Yes- the Broncos not overreacting and stopping the Cowboys from tying the game. And thank you for trying to score against Champ Bailey on the last two plays. Your stupidity is our gain.

No- to the fact that both touchdown passes by Kyle Orton probably should have been picked off.

Yes- we are 4 weeks in and Kyle Orton still has no turnovers. I should eat crow for this but I still don't like him. His numbers were pretty good: 20-29, 243 yards, and 2 touchdowns. But he missed several throws and should have been picked off at some point. He is playing well and will I ever get off his back? No, so stop asking.

No- that not enough people showed for sunday morning football. And the fact that I threw a duck to Quicky that intercepted. Embarrassing. I also couldn't complete several easy throws to Caleb.

Yes- that I did get to play football with Caleb and Quicksand. I got a several tds to Caleb and one long one to Quicky. It was fun.

No- to almost throwing up in the theater because of the blood and gore of Zombieland. Yes I know that I didn't have to go, Caleb.

Yes- that after the first 15 minutes that Zombieland was a very good movie. Surpringsly so.

It was a good weekend. So nice to actually get weekends off this year and that Caleb is in Lincoln to hang with. Bronco game was sweet. And the Twins won. As I said, good weekend. Next week the Broncos have the Patriots. This week the experts all picked the Cowboys and next week they will probably pick the Pats. But the Broncos have proved that they should have a chance in this game. Broncos still have alot to work on. They are certainly not a typical 4-0 team. They are not as good as that record. 4 wins doesn't mean alot in this league. As McDaniels said, it doesn't win you a division or make the playoffs. Broncos have a long way to go before we can call them good. They are close though, getting very close.