2-3 into the bye?

One thing is for sure. The contribution from rookies is simply undeniable. Shanahan’s game plan appeared to be “Cutler to Marshall - smoke the rookies!” Well first off, it turned out to be rookie – singular not plural. 34 Brandon Carr was man up on Marshall all day. Having been down on the field for warm-ups Sunday, I can tell you, Brandon Marshall is a little like Michael Irvin or Tony Gonzalez in size. He is not the stature of your typical wide receiver, so Carr had his work cut out for him. However, he made it look fairly effortless in my opinion. I can’t wait to see how these two corners develop.

Typically 446 net yards is more than 1 touchdown. One Touchdown! Major kudos to Gun and the defense for playing the donkeys so tough. And on the other side, the offense and special teams scored 43% more on Denver than the average of Denver’s first three games. Giveaway-Takeaway stills means something, and this game proved it.

I really like seeing the passion that Cox, Cottam, Carr, Flowers, Dorsey, Johnston, Charles, Patterson, Taylor, and even DJ played with on Sunday. Not that it will be easy…but it would be incredible to head into the bye 2-3.