Denver at San Francisco (8-17-14)

[oldunclemark]

4 p.m. (EST) Mid-60s and cloudy..Live on the NFL network.

The late Sunday game is the opening for SF's new stadium...

We'll se a lot of Blaine Gabbert at QB for SF.

I'd be surprised if Frank Gore played....want to see Carlos Hyde from Ohio State.

One quarter for Peyton 2 for Brock Osweiler..

With Ball and CJ Anedrson out...Ronnie Hillman will get a lot of carries

With Trvethan out and Von Miller still not ready....Brandon Marshall will start and a rookie Lemin Barrow will get his first real chance..

I want to see the new stadium

[Synthetic]

R.I.P. Candlestick...NOT

 

So many memories of seeing my team get crushed there as a child.

 

That stadium should have been named The House of Pain.

[oldunclemark]

Why was it called Candlestick Park?

[Blue Horseshoe]

Why was it called Candlestick Park?

 

Because it was built on Candlestick Point

[oldunclemark]

Because it was built on Candlestick Point

I knewe that. Why is it called Candlestick Point?

[akcolt]

I knewe that. Why is it called Candlestick Point?

Your going to like Carlos Hyde

[oldunclemark]

I;m anxious to see him...ak

he was a big boy on the loose at Ohio State

[Blue Horseshoe]

I knewe that. Why is it called Candlestick Point?

 

OK, I just looked it up.  It's named for the Candlestick bird which used to be common there.  The bird was named for the weapon I am going to attack you with in the Conservatory if you ask "Why is it called the candlestick bird?". ;)

[Qwiz]

A possible SB preview and in a new stadium. Should be an interesting game, even with Blaine Gabbert playing for the 49ers lol

[supremecoltsfan300]

4 p.m. (EST) Mid-60s and cloudy..Live on the NFL network.

The late Sunday game is the opening for SF's new stadium...

We'll se a lot of Blaine Gabbert at QB for SF.

I'd be surprised if Frank Gore played....want to see Carlos Hyde from Ohio State.

One quarter for Peyton 2 for Brock Osweiler..

With Ball and CJ Anedrson out...Ronnie Hillman will get a lot of carries

With Trvethan out and Von Miller still not ready....Brandon Marshall will start and a rookie Lemin Barrow will get his first real chance..

I want to see the new stadium

Juwan Thompson. If you see any of the game, live or later, pay attention to him. I think this guy could be very good. Excellent in pass protection, and he only goes forward. I haven't seen tackle for a loss yet and even if he gets stopped, he always get at least one more yard.

[oldunclemark]

Because it was built on Candlestick Point

I'm told there is a difference of opinion on why it is Candlestick Point..

The best legend is the sinking ships at sea resembled candlesticks in the ocean

[oldunclemark]

Patrick Willis, Frank Gore, Michael Crabtree..all playing

[oldunclemark]

Gabbert really struggling for SF

[Blue Horseshoe]

I am very impressed by that stadium!  It really looks nice.

[oldunclemark]

I am very impressed by that stadium!  It really looks nice.

Oh man. You are not kidding. I know its a sunny day but it looks like a postcard.

I keep hearing how Candlestick was dump and this place is certainly not.

Great place for the Super Bowl

[oldunclemark]

Sorry to see Antoine Bethea get hurt for SF...

[B~Town]

Anyone watching the game how's former IU player Cody Latimer looking ? Heard he laid out our former safety Bethea .

[oldunclemark]

Fine TD catch by IU's Cody Latimer!!

[oldunclemark]

Anyone watching the game how's former IU player Cody Latimer looking ? Heard he laid out our former safety Bethea .

Just caught a long TD from Osweiler..Looks good

[oldunclemark]

Anyone watching the game how's former IU player Cody Latimer looking ? Heard he laid out our former safety Bethea .

Unfortunately, he did....Bethea left with a concussion. Hope he's OK

[B~Town]

Fine TD catch by IU's Cody Latimer!!

Good to hear I watched him play in college only IU player I remember saying that kid could be a star in NFL .

[B~Town]

Unfortunately, he did....Bethea left with a concussion. Hope he's OK

For sure he's not a colt anymore but still wish him the best

[oldunclemark]

Its 27-0 Denver...in the 4th Q

The score is a little misleading but the score is 27-0

[oldunclemark]

FINAL: 34-0

Shocking domination.

SF was without several regulars but Denver was without Von Miller, Danny Trevethan. Kevin Vickerson, Montee Ball..Emmanual Sanders

..on and on..

I dodt know if it says more about Denver than it does about SF..

the 49ers got toasted in week one, too, didn they?

[The Old Crow]

Glad we don't play the Broncos first this year. Maybe they got over that poster of Flacco on the side of their stadium !

[jvan1973]

Glad we don't play the Broncos first this year. Maybe they got over that poster of Flacco on the side of their stadium !

Yeah, they lit you guys up last season They gave up 12% of Mannings season tds in week one.

[The Old Crow]

Yeah, they lit you guys up last season They gave up 12% of Mannings season tds in week one.

It was not pretty. It's a shame the Orioles couldn't have moved their game so we would have gotten them at home, but I think the result would have been roughly the same .

[NewColtsFan]

The Broncos looks great so far this pre-season.....

 

And we open our regular season with them in Denver.

 

And yet there are some who are confident of a Colts victory there.

 

Wish I was one of them.....

[The Old Crow]

The Broncos looks great so far this pre-season.....

And we open our regular season with them in Denver.

And yet there are some who are confident of a Colts victory there.

Wish I was one of them.....

I wasn't confident last year , and I was right. Not fun playing Peyton after his team was beaten in the playoffs the year before.

[Fx Stryker]

It was not pretty. It's a shame the Orioles couldn't have moved their game so we would have gotten them at home, but I think the result would have been roughly the same .

 

You would have had a different week 1 game. The home/away games are determined before the weekly opponents are set.

[IcEWoLF]

[mycou1992]

Sorry to hear that Bethea got concussion

[mycou1992]

Broncos seems will be great this season

[Stephen]

Denver doesn't scare me. The ravens teams that faced them had a practically new roster. Our offense is capable of scoring against anybody.

[cmgww]

Bethea missed like 2 games his entire Indy career...and gets a concussion in the preseason with the 49ers. Go figure...

[The Old Crow]

You would have had a different week 1 game. The home/away games are determined before the weekly opponents are set.

Anything would have been a better start than that one.

[LordHelpOurColts]

The Broncos basically could not have had a better year then they did last year...and we all saw how that went once they got to the Superbowl. Complete annihilation.

[oldunclemark]

The Broncos basically could not have had a better year then they did last year...and we all saw how that went once they got to the Superbowl. Complete annihilation.

Not true. Denver could have played significantly better than they did last year..defensively....much better

That's been their 'plus' so far. Playing without Kevin Vickerson, Von Miller and now Danny Trevethan and using simple, base defenses in the pre-season....they have done well against SF and Seattle...Teams many said they could not play with...

one note, though: They have to see Seattle and SF again early in the season and those two teams will bring a lot more into real games .

[oldunclemark]

The Colts have to run the ball very well to beat Denver.

Have we seen that so far..?

[Blue Horseshoe]

The Broncos basically could not have had a better year then they did last year...and we all saw how that went once they got to the Superbowl. Complete annihilation.

 

I have said since February that people misunderstand that game and I still believe it very strongly.  I honestly think that those two teams were very evenly matched and that if the game were played over and over again that they would have basically split.  However, there are always outliers, games where one team plays absolutely horrible and their oppononent near perfect.  That game was one of those outliers.  It in no way shows that the Seahawks were some unbeatable juggernaut and the Broncos a complete hollow shell.  Rather, it just shows that anyone can be completely blown out every now and then.