For the past three seasons, the Denver Broncos have had too many losses on thier home field and in the last two seasons the home record has been 8-8.  Denver's homefield advantage has been lost.  It looks more like Wrigley Field (that no opponet fears) than the Mile High intimidation that once struck fear into the visitor.  Losing to the Jags, faders, Bills and fish this past season was unacceptable.

Teams in this league that can't get it done at home rarely if ever get far in the NFL.  The only exception to this rule is the 2007 Giants when they went 9-1 on the road, but only 4-4 at home.

Now with the removal of Shanny, the excitement of a new coach (whoever that will be) and a changed roster, will the "Mile High Magic" return to the Broncos?  I say it can!  The team will have a different sort of leader next season, but Broncos fans need to play thier part as well.  For too long, the wine and cheese crowd has ruined the advantage for the Broncos.  I'm not talking about going to boorish behavior and fights in the stands, I mean crowd noise and lots of it!  When fans leave because they are cold or want to beat traffic, that is a sad state for Broncomaina.  We need fans to toughen up like the team needs to toughen up.  It is way past time for real fans to return the "Magic" too.

While am visiting the in-laws this week in Washington State, I learned that the Broncos/conquered fader nation game would not been seen on local TV, I decided to take a drive to a local sports bar that had NFL Sunday Ticket.  I got dressed in my John Elway throwback jersey with the 75th anniversary patch and went over there with my father-in-law planning on a great game and some good chicken wings.

As we came into the bar, we saw several TV's with all the games.  Soon we were settled into a booth with the game coming on.  For the first part of the game, the defense forced the conquered fader nation into a 3 and out.  Denver got the ball back and drove the ball down the field with relative ease.  Something changed on that drive when Peyton Hillis and Cutler couldn't handle the ball on the fader 5 yard line, resulting in giving the ball to Al's pals.  Instead of overcoming the turnover, the game turned worse.  You all know the rest of the story and I left after Cutler threw an interception in the 4th quarter.  Having to listen to some poser fader fans and their spawn cheering at the bar was bad enough with Denver beating themselves at every turn.

I have come to some conclusions for this team:

• This team is too immature on both sides of the ball.  They don't take thier opponet seriously enough at times.  Stop posing after making a play and win the game.
• We have some promising talent coming up, but it could take a few more years.
• Good teams don't turn the ball over, great teams overcome turnovers when that rare occasion arises.
• Being outcoached by Rex Ryan and Tom Cable is unacceptable in all instances.
• This team does not deserve to win the AFC West.  If they do, it will be one and done.
• Don't ever pity the fader nation after this day.  Denver needs to keep the "conquered" in the fader nation name.

As I came to these conclusions (as most of the rest of you did), I started to think of the people we would play on our schedule next season.  After today's game you have to be hopeful for something.

Here's what our schedule will entail for next season:

Home:

• Missouri Indians
• conquered fader nation
• Phyllis and his merry men
• Cleveland Browns
• Pittsburgh Steelers
• Dallas Cowboys
• New York Giants
• AFC East opponet (depending on final standings could be New England, New York Jets, Miami Dolphins or Buffalo Bills)

Away:

• Missouri Indians
• conquered fader nation
• Phyllis and his merry men
• Baltimore Ravens
• Cincinnati Bengals
• Philadelphia Eagles
• Washington Redskins
• AFC South opponet (Indianapolis Colts, Tennesee Titans, Jacksonville Jaguars or Houston Texans)

We have quite a schedule coming up next season.  This team will be better next season.  Another good draft and some wise free agent acquisitions (as well as better health) will take this group to a new level.

Here's a Wednesday edition of Horse Tracks.  Enjoy!

Mike Klis had some mail to reply to.  See here

Looks like the Seachickens let former Bronco Keary Colbert loose.  See here

This article suggests that the Broncos better keep scoring in high amounts if they want to win the division.  See here

Looks like Tatum Bell was eating a lot of humble pie before being re-signed to the roster.  See here

Jay Cutler won't let mistakes take his confidence away.  See here

Sam Adams had some comments on his open mic.  See here

Eddie Royal is bringing something that is unexpected for rookies: poise.  See here

Domonique Foxworth is giving Culter a large load of respect.  See here

Former Bronco Matt Lepsis will be speaking at a church in the Dallas area.  See here

Another former Bronco, Jeremiah Castile, also had a speaking engagement.  See here

This could be some big news.  Atlanta will be missing thier starting left tackle on Sunday.  See here

Bottom of the Barrel

While this story talked about Browns fans, it is evident that it's not too safe to take a family to a game these days.  See here

That's all I have today.  Enjoy your Wednesday!  Sorry for not being around very much. 

Here's a Thursday edition of Horse Tracks.  Enjoy!

Marlon McCree is looking to regain his starting safety role.  See here

The safeties have not been playing at a high level.  See here

Both left tackles will have thier hands full.  See here

Here's a story on the revolving roles that players have on this team.  See here

Good thing there was a bye.  The Broncos are feeling better.  See here and here

Looks like Vince Wilfork will be fined for hitting Cutler.  See here

While in an election year with many challenges facing the nation, the US Sentate had some great priorites.....pushing the NFL for more games on TV for free!  See here and here

Brandon Marshall will have a hearing in Atlanta on Monday.  See here

Could Denver's defense get some help from Canada?  It might.  See here

The man accused in the Darrent Williams murder will be entering his plea today.  See here

That's all I have for now.  Have a great day!

Here's a Friday edition of Horse Tracks.  Enjoy!

Looks like Michael Pittman is going to see a neurosurgen.  Time to heal up guys!  See here

A bye week couldn't come at a better time for this team.  See here

Woody Paige talked about some differrent Broncos issues in his mailbag.  See here

Here's a story on the injury bugs and the list of players affected.  See here

The Broncos need to get a grip, as in a "giant albino crab" grip on the football.  Credit to Horvil Tiki for that one.  See here

Will Ryan Torain help save the season?  We will soon find out.  See here

Some guy at the Arizona Republic asked for what reason Jake Plummer was dumped by the Broncos.  See here

While things are not so great in Broncos Country, this team still has the chance to get into the playoffs.  Phyllis and his merry men will really have to implode too!  See here

Former Bronco John Elway will be involved in a rally tomorrow.  See here

Another Former Bronco, Rod Smith, will be inducted into the NCAA Division II Hall of Fame.  See here

That is all I have.  The wife and I will be in Durango, CO for our first anniversary this weekend.  Enjoy yours and rest up...we have a long season to go!

Here's a Tuesday edition of Horse Tracks.  Enjoy!

Jim Armstrong talked about the turnovers.  See here

Armstrong also had some other notes.  See here

Woody Paige suggested that the Broncos should panic a little.  See here

Sam Adams discussed the misses the Broncos had.  See here

Adams also added some musings too.  See here

Mark Kiszla had some thoughts on the youth and mistakes of Denver's stars.  See here

Mike Klis answered some angry letters.  See here

There were way too many "what ifs" used in the two Bronco losses.  See here

Champ Bailey has been largely ignored this season by the opposition.  See here

Brandon Stokley just rang up his 10th concussion.  See here

While Denver is 4-2, the stats show they ought to have a worse record.  See here

If it is any consolation, most of the "good" NFL teams had losses this past week.  See here

There were some former Broncos that made some plays Sunday....in CANADA!  See here

Dre Bly was complaining about the officials.  Piece of advice, Dre, make some plays instead of whining.  See here

That's all I have.  I had the flu last week so Horse Tracks got interrupted.  Sorry about that.  Enjoy the rest of your day.

Here's a back to work edtion of Horse Tracks.  Enjoy!

While no one likes the weekend to end, Mondays are always better with a Broncos win.  See here, here and here

Looks like the Broncos will be without both Tony Scheffler and Eddie Royal.  See here

Even though Denver is 4-1, there are still doubters.  See here

Matt Prater kicked very well.  See here

Denver's defense was well played.  See here and here

Marcus Thomas hopefully will learn how to keep the ball secure next time.  See here

The offense made plays that they needed, but there was no fireworks.  See here

Denver will look for more chances to run.  See here

The Broncos are enjoying the hard running of Michael Pittman.  See here

Brian Griese did not have a happy homecoming.  See here

Former Bronco WR Domenik Hixon had a great day Sunday.  It's a shame things didn't work out with him in Denver.  See here

AFC West

Tony Gonzalez got his precious record, but the Missouri Indians were smoked by the Panthers.  See here

Phyllis and his merry men are not so merry today.  The went to Miami and lost.  See here

Thankfully, the conquered fader nation did not play this week.  More losses by them are sure to come soon.

That's all I have today.  Enjoy the rest of your week!

Here's a sleep-in late, take a break and grab one last cup of coffee edition of Horse Tracks.  Enjoy!

Jay Cutler raves about Brandon Marshall and it's obvious that he is Jay's favorite target.  Time to spread the wealth.  See here

This story talks about the numbers of safeties the Broncos have used.  See here

Denver's team ownership dispute has finally come to an end.  See here

Jay Cutler has become the poster child of Vanderbilt football.  See here

Despite former Bronco Brian Griese's return to Denver, the Broncos must win this game.  See here

Eddie Royal isn't just special as a WR, but he is also electric on punt returns.  See here

Here's quite a story on fromer Bronco Marlin Briscoe.  See here

As for Sunday's game, Cutler has to be patient with what Tampa's defense gives him.  See here

The Rocky Mountain News gives five keys as well as match-ups for a Broncos win.  See here and here

Dave Kreiger talks about the offense having to carry the defense.  See here

Denver's running game has to get in gear.  See here

There seems to be an eerie similarity between Jack "MF" Williams and the late Darrent Williams.  See here

The Colorado Springs Gazette had a story on Matt Prater.  See here

Fresh attitudes are paying off for Denver this year.  See here

Denver is quite happy with Dewayne Robertson.  See here

Bottom of the barrel:  Travis Henry edition

Shanny commented on Travis Henry's recent arrest.  See here and here

Mike Klis has an article about Henry running with wrong eithcs.  Sorry Mike, my definition of ethics is making good decisions when you have a set of good moral values.  Henry had NO moral values to start with.  It's hard to be "ethical" when there are no morals.  See here

Sorry for the rant at the end folks!  Have a great rest of the weekend!

Here's a Thursday edition of Horse Tracks.  Enjoy!

Jay Cutler talked about what Brian Griese went through following John Elway.  See here

Cutler also talked about limiting turnovers.  See here

This story talked about Champ Bailey's aggressiveness.  See here

Michael Pittman still has a Bucs record.  See here

The Broncos have quite a connection to Virginia.  See here

Let's hope the Broncos can get back to running the ball more often.  See here

John Gruden talked about the conquered fader nation, Brian Griese and Michael Pittman.  See here

Denver must prepare for a tough defense.  See here

This story mentioned that the Bucs could have drafted Brandon Marshall.  Better us than them.  See here

Here's another story about Brian Griese.  See here and here

Former Bronco Rod Smith was involved in a political rally.  See here

Another former Bronco, Dominique Foxworth, is not playing much in Atlanta.  See here

Shanny is more than content with letting Al Davis talk.  See here

The Sporting News gave some keys to Sunday's game.  See here

Bottom of the Barrel

Shanny feels Lane Kiffin's pain from being fired by Al Davis.  See here

Former Bronco Travis Henry is arrested.  Not much more to say.  See here and here

That's all I have.  Have a good one!