Not just the head coach but also the McDefensive coordinator Don "please stop calling him Wink" Martindale. Just as I mentioned last week why does the defense continue to rush only four, ineffective pass-rushers and give the quarterback six seconds to find an open receiver? Only after they found themselves down by 20 points, with 15 minutes to go, did they finally decide to put some pressure on Bradford resulting in only 63 yards allowed, one sack, and 3 points.
Speaking of the head coach, where is this offensive genius that everyone keeps talking about? After a touchdown with 5:45 to go in the first half put the Rams ahead 14-13, Denver's resident genius proceeded to call deep pass after deep pass (all incomplete minus a 9 yard screen pass) running off only a total of 1:59 in two possessions (most of that time was letting the play clock expire before a punt and two punts with returns.) The terrible time management (along with an Eddie Royal fumble) gave the Rams enough time to put up 12 more points to put the score at 26-13 at half. I think Pat Bowlen should cut McD's pay by half because, apparently, he only decides to gameplan for the first and fourth quarters.
Finally, if bringing over the hoodie along with a bunch of crummy ex-Patriots wasn't bad enough, McD also brought over another Patriots tradition: cheating. Video director Steve Scarnecchia (who was involved in Spygate while working for the Patriots) was fired for illegally video taping six minutes of the 49's walkthrough practice before the teams played on Oct. 31. Although McD says he did not see the video, he kept the news quiet once he found out leading to $100,000 in fines for McD and the Broncos. Hopefully no other punishment will be handed down but when the Patriots got busted for this they lost a first round draft pick. Wouldn't it be wonderful to finish 4-12, get the #5 pick in the draft only to have it stripped away because of this? Does Bowlen really need any more justification for firing McD? If so please re-read the preceding paragraphs.
Weekly Hillis update:
Week 12: Peyton Hillis: 26 carries, 131 yards, 3 TD
Week 12: Denver Broncos: 18 carries, 119 yards, 1 TD
Season: Peyton Hillis: 199 carries, 905 yards, 11 TD
Season: Denver Broncos: 249 carries, 873 yards, 8 TD
In happier news we had a wonderful Thanksgiving in Montana. After arriving in Bozeman to -28 F wind chill, we had a two hour, white knuckle drive to Angie's sister's house in Helena. Once there we had a fun time of eating, drinking, and watching the new Harry Potter movie (which was awesome...why can't the last one come out sooner?) Although it seemed to go too fast it was so nice to have four full days of vacation where we didn't have to travel. The men were even able to fit in a pre-baby celebration that could have gone on all night had we not been responsible for bringing home dinner. Baby girl did wonderful on both flights (although she did require non-stop stimulation and attention) and had such a good time playing with her cousin. There was no doubt that she got in a full dose of playing because she took a four hour nap as soon as we got home only to wake up for 2 hours, do some eating and playing, and then back to bed for the night. Fortunately we made it through security both times without having to have the full body x-ray or pat down. I guess my "Don't touch my junk" t-shirt will have to go back in the closet until next spring.
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