Listening to 104.3 The Fan today, a local Denver sports radio station, I heard a conversation that blew my mind and had me swearing at the radio. Today on the radio I heard a conversation about throwing an entire season in order to gain a #1 overall draft pick. I was disgusted at the thought and disturb by commentator defending the strategy of such a move.
I'm a competitive person and still compete in rec. leagues in order to quench my thirst for the thrill of playing. I have never failed to put forth a solid effort in a game or even taken a play off where it was possible for me to make a difference in a game. Throwing a play is disrespectful to your team and the game that you play. In this case the game is football. The conversation was about the Broncos possibly throwing the season in order to gain the first pick in the draft in order to gain the 1st pick overall in next years draft in order to draft Andrew Luck out of Stanford. There are several reasons why this a terrible idea and none that make it a good one.
The Broncos haven't been relevant in football since Jake Plummer took the team to the AFC Championship game several years back and Shanahan blew the game. Since that time the Broncos have had one of the worst defenses in the league and an offense that has been struggling to find an identity. They haven't made the playoffs in at least 4 years and just fired there 2nd coach in 3 years. This team is in danger of falling into the trap of loosing. A trap that Detroit and Arizona have never really been able to step out of. Throwing a season to get a specific player in the draft would cement the Broncos on a loosing path. This team needs to fight. This team needs to figure out how to win again. This team needs to find it's heart and there is no heart in purposefully loosing games.
Football is my passion and, though I am not a "fan" of the Broncos, these kinds of statements and ideas upset me. These ideas come from small minded people that know nothing about the competitive spirit and how easily an organization can lose it. John Fox is not a quitter and he won't even entertain such an idea. he is going to push this team to be better than they were and to fight for every yard that they gain. The defense will punch teams in the mouth and put forth it's best effort. If the team looses, it looses but in the process they will figure out what it takes to win.
There is no need to end the season last in order to get the 1st overall draft pick. Trades have been around a long time and if the Broncos are a QB away from being great then they can always make a deal in order to get the guy that they want. There are no guarantees in the NFL and great college players don't always make the transition. You need to try and win with what you have and then improve on positions that were sub par on the season. It is possible the Broncos already have the QB of the future in Orton, Tebow, or Quinn (who I haven't given up on yet). There is no need to set the team back 5 years in order to pick up the hot name next year.
Loosing is for losers. Winning comes to those who prove they want it. If the Broncos were to throw a season in order to obtain a draft pick then they would have shown their true colors. Fox hasn't been a looser and he won't start now.
I'm a competitive person and still compete in rec. leagues in order to quench my thirst for the thrill of playing. I have never failed to put forth a solid effort in a game or even taken a play off where it was possible for me to make a difference in a game. Throwing a play is disrespectful to your team and the game that you play. In this case the game is football. The conversation was about the Broncos possibly throwing the season in order to gain the first pick in the draft in order to gain the 1st pick overall in next years draft in order to draft Andrew Luck out of Stanford. There are several reasons why this a terrible idea and none that make it a good one.
The Broncos haven't been relevant in football since Jake Plummer took the team to the AFC Championship game several years back and Shanahan blew the game. Since that time the Broncos have had one of the worst defenses in the league and an offense that has been struggling to find an identity. They haven't made the playoffs in at least 4 years and just fired there 2nd coach in 3 years. This team is in danger of falling into the trap of loosing. A trap that Detroit and Arizona have never really been able to step out of. Throwing a season to get a specific player in the draft would cement the Broncos on a loosing path. This team needs to fight. This team needs to figure out how to win again. This team needs to find it's heart and there is no heart in purposefully loosing games.
Football is my passion and, though I am not a "fan" of the Broncos, these kinds of statements and ideas upset me. These ideas come from small minded people that know nothing about the competitive spirit and how easily an organization can lose it. John Fox is not a quitter and he won't even entertain such an idea. he is going to push this team to be better than they were and to fight for every yard that they gain. The defense will punch teams in the mouth and put forth it's best effort. If the team looses, it looses but in the process they will figure out what it takes to win.
There is no need to end the season last in order to get the 1st overall draft pick. Trades have been around a long time and if the Broncos are a QB away from being great then they can always make a deal in order to get the guy that they want. There are no guarantees in the NFL and great college players don't always make the transition. You need to try and win with what you have and then improve on positions that were sub par on the season. It is possible the Broncos already have the QB of the future in Orton, Tebow, or Quinn (who I haven't given up on yet). There is no need to set the team back 5 years in order to pick up the hot name next year.
Loosing is for losers. Winning comes to those who prove they want it. If the Broncos were to throw a season in order to obtain a draft pick then they would have shown their true colors. Fox hasn't been a looser and he won't start now.
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