Why do the Broncos suck so much?

It's a question that has a lot of bearing on the rest of the season. The Broncos suckage has reached epic proportions. The Raiders are barely capable of beating the West High School football team, yet somehow the Broncos barely eaked out a win yesterday. And when I say eaked, I mean it. The Broncos won because the refs made a bad call on what should have been Plummer's 4th interception. I'm not one to complain. The Raiders are the Broncos' arch-enemies. A win in Oakland is always welcome. But the Broncos consider themselves Super Bowl material, and right now that's a big load of crap.

You are not a Super Bowl contender if you win on a blown call. You are not a Super Bowl contender if your quarterback is named Jake Plummer. You are not a Super Bowl contender if you play like the Broncos did on Sunday.

But there is some good news. You just might be a Super Bowl contender if you have Javon Walker on your team. You just might be a Super Bowl contender if Champ Bailey anchors your secondary. You are a Super Bowl contender if your defense keeps teams from scoring. You are a Super Bowl contender if Mike Shanahan is your head coach.

The Broncos are running out of time to make things right. They've put on a great facade for 9 games, but now it's time to take off the mask and fix the problems. Problem #1 - An innacurate quarterback. Jake needs to figure things out now. Shanahan should have pulled him from the Raiders game. His decision-making was horrific. It doesn't matter if the run-game isn't working - you can't throw behind a receiver into double-coverage. I've been to some West High games this year, and at least those kids have figured it out. They aren't as athletic as Plummer, but their IQ's are higher. I hate to say it, but Cutler should have been put in the game. Shanahan missed his chance to teach Plummer a lesson, and now the Broncos are stuck with a shaky QB and three division games out of the next four on the schedule. The next four games will decide the Broncos fate. They need to win 3 of them (preferably against opponents in the division). If they go .500 or worse, the season is done.