{"id":85478,"date":"2022-10-03T09:30:16","date_gmt":"2022-10-03T09:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/denver-broncos-twitter-goes-ballistic-over-fumble-loss-to-the-raiders\/"},"modified":"2022-10-03T09:30:16","modified_gmt":"2022-10-03T09:30:16","slug":"denver-broncos-twitter-goes-ballistic-over-fumble-loss-to-the-raiders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/denver-broncos-twitter-goes-ballistic-over-fumble-loss-to-the-raiders\/","title":{"rendered":"Denver Broncos Twitter goes ballistic over fumble, loss to the Raiders"},"content":{"rendered":"
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That was…<\/p>\n

a debacle<\/p>\n

Losing to the Raiders sucks.<\/p>\n

Losing to a winless Raiders team with Josh McDaniels as the head coach is like a thousand cuts to your eye…<\/p>\n

Really freakin’ painful.<\/p>\n

And yet, the Broncos seem to enjoy self-inflicting pain because most of these losses feel like they were due to big mistakes rather than better opponents.<\/p>\n

After a chance to stay tied for first place in the AFC West, improve to one of the best current records in the NFL, and most importantly, build off an emotional comeback win last week, the Broncos chose instead to regress to the mean – stagnant offense and an overwhelmed defense. <\/p>\n

As you can imagine, Broncos Twitter was apocalyptic.<\/p>\n

Nobody in Broncos Country likes losing to the Raiders.<\/p>\n

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This one will sting\u2026<\/p>\n

The Broncos lose to the only 0-3 team in the NFL.<\/p>\n

The Broncos lose to the Raiders.<\/p>\n

The Broncos lose to Josh McDaniels.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Zac Stevens (@ZacStevensDNVR) October 2, 2022<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

And so the blaming began…mostly with roasting Melvin Gordon for coughing up the ball when it was tied 10-10 and the offense needed to change the momentum.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately the \u201cscoop and score\u201d that followed the fumble gave Raiders a quick TD and all the momentum.<\/p>\n

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Pretty sure that should be the last carry Melvin Gordon ever has as a Bronco\u2026<\/p>\n

No I am not being dramatic\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2014 Tyler Polumbus (@Tyler_Polumbus) October 2, 2022<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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That is the third time a Melvin Gordon fumble has been returned for a touchdown in the last 12 games.<\/p>\n

It is his fifth fumble in his last five games dating back to last year.<\/p>\n

Doesn’t matter what he can do in pass pro, you cannot play a guy who’s fumbling at such an extreme rate.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Andrew Mason (@MaseDenver) October 2, 2022<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

The Broncos defense was also a prime target after it once again<\/em> let running back Josh Jacobs run over, through, around, past it. <\/p>\n

Probably even on top of and certainly over and over and over again.<\/p>\n

Jacobs ran unabated for 144 yards on 28 carries and two touchdowns as the Broncos’ defense just ran out of gas.<\/p>\n

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Broncos defense sucked on the day the offense actually scored points.<\/p>\n

figures.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Scotty (@Skotty_Payne) October 2, 2022<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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Josh Jacobs making the Broncos defense look lousy.<\/p>\n

Feels like I’ve seen this opera before.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Andrew Mason (@MaseDenver) October 2, 2022<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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Broncos’ defense allows a brutal 42-yard run from Jacobs, but comes up HUGE in the red zone, holding the Raiders to a FG.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Zac Stevens (@ZacStevensDNVR) October 2, 2022<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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Josh Jacobs, touchdown. Right up the gut. The Broncos’ red-zone defense finally breaks. 2:02 left, and the Raiders are a PAT away from a 2-score lead.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Andrew Mason (@MaseDenver) October 2, 2022<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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Broncos defense sucked on the day the offense actually scored points.<\/p>\n

figures.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Scotty (@Skotty_Payne) October 2, 2022<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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Outside of Surtain the Broncos defense is terrible.<\/p>\n

Jimmy Garoppolo being ass fooled people into thinking they were a top unit lol<\/p>\n

\u2014 Alex \u200d (@SadNinersFan_) October 2, 2022<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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Bradley Chubb: “I think we kind of needed this, though. Last week, I called us the best defense in the league. And we’ve got to live up to that.” #Broncos<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 George Stoia III (@GeorgeStoia) October 3, 2022<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

But Broncos Twitter didn’t have much love for the offense either – even aside from the fumble.<\/p>\n

Although Russell Wilson’s day was statistically statistically – going 17 of 25 for 237 yards and two touchdowns – he couldn’t get the offense out of trouble enough times.<\/p>\n

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This Broncos offense is disappointing.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Joe Rowles (@JoRo_NFL) October 2, 2022<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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Broncos offense keeps getting in its own way<\/p>\n

\u2014 Sayre Bedinger (@SayreBedinger) October 2, 2022<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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There aren’t enough words in the English language to describe how awful the Broncos are on offense<\/p>\n

\u2014 Jack Farner (@jackfarner_) October 2, 2022<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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Wasn’t Hackett supposed to bring the West Coast offense and the Zone Blocking Scheme to the offense? Is anyone seeing the principles that make those offenses work in the #Broncos<\/a> plays?<\/p>\n

\u2014 Thomas Hall (@ThomasHallNFL) October 2, 2022<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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Wilson for Gordon short \u2014 off his hands.<\/p>\n

Every color of the feel-bad rainbow for the Broncos offense today<\/p>\n

\u2014 Andrew Mason (@MaseDenver) October 2, 2022<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cEvery color of the feel-bad rainbow for the Broncos offense\u201d … lol, Mase.<\/p>\n

Leave it to Brandon Perna to at least find the silver lining.<\/p>\n

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The Broncos saving Josh McDaniels job is the long play. All part of the plan<\/p>\n

\u2014 ThatsGoodSports (@BrandonPerna) October 2, 2022<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n