Late-Night Buffets ~ Week 14
December 13th, 2009 | by bpdouglass |The hope and goal was to transform the effort in gathering news and links for the week in a convenient, one-stop-shop feel for the Mile High faithful… and it’s taken us three months to figure out the best road to that destination, but I think we have it.
Rather than presenting an epic post every Saturday night or Sunday morning, we’ll make a concerted effort to stop in as often as possible during the week the drop in links. We then dedicate time every Saturday to compile the trademark Stable Buffets, and then comes the three cups for each side of the debate focused on the game of the week (could come Saturday night, much more likely to come Sunday morning… forgive me for taking the eventual plunge into growing age, finding more comfort and thought in the morning with coffee than at night with barley sandwiches).
Thus we move on with an illustrious offering of Denver Broncos links gathered from all around the internet universe, more commonly known in these parts as the Stable Buffets. Enjoy.
The Bill Williamson Buffet
(The AFC West blogger for ESPN is a former newspaper man from the local scene making good and he comes up with a long list of hits for the Denver faithful each week.)
… the Rapid Reaction from the big win over the Chiefs.
… a special look at Matt Cassel and his horrific day in front of the old boss.
… this week’s AFC West Stock Check, including insights on Josh McDaniels and Correll Buckhalter.
… the Week 14 AFC West Power Rankings.
… an insightful breakdown of the Chargers’ scenario for clinching a playoff berth this week.
… a report on awards handed to various members of the AFC West for fundamental greatness (including Ryan Clady).
… Bill’s initial report on the loss of Ryan Harris.
… followed by Bill’s report on the signing of Herb Taylor to bolster the roster following Harris’ injury.
… a focused look at Denver’s performance in the late quarters of the previous week.
… Bill’s “By the Numbers” feature noting work by Knowshon, Elvis, and Andre Goodman.
… AFC West notes from the evening of December 9th (including a MVP list that notes Elvis Dumervil as candidate for consideration).
… Bill’s “Needs Improvement” offering for the week (including Denver’s struggles against the no-huddle offense).
… Bill’s chat transcript from the week.
… Bill’s “Four Players to Watch” (including Correll Buckhalter).
… AFC West notes from December 10th.
… a special look at Elvis Dumervil.
… Bill’s “Final Word” on the AFC West for the week.
… Bill’s Video Mailbag.
… Three Keys for Denver at Indianapolis.
… and last but not least… there was no AFC West Blogger Blitz this week. To ease the pain, the Worldwide Leader asked Matthew Berry to focus some fantasy analysis on the Denver/Indy matchup. Enjoy.
And thus we turn to the second table in the buffet line…
The Stable Game Previews Buffet
From the minds working at Football Gameplan…
From Mike Tanier with Football Outsiders, via the New York Times…
From Mike Florio at ProFootballTalk.com…
From Peter King with Sports Illustrated…
From Ross Tucker with Sports Illustrated…
From the folks at Fox Sports…
From the experts at the Sporting News…
From Jason Horowitz and Pat Kirwan of NFL.com…
From Cris Collinsworth, Warren Sapp, and Phil Simms on Showtime…
From the Harmon Forecast with CBS Sportsline…
From Dan Shanoff via The Sporting Blog…
From Scouts Inc…
From the ESPN “experts”…
From Mike and Mike…
From ESPN’s Sunday Countdown crew…
From Pete Prisco with CBSSportsline.com…
From Matt Bowen with the National Football Post…
And for the Mile High faithful, from the Mile High Report…
… and from Predominantly Orange…
… and the Colorado Springs Gazette…
… and BroncoTalk.net.
And with that we turn to our own bout of self promotion…
The Fanball Buffet
- Last week’s Projections Report from Kyle Elfrink.
- NFL Trend or Mirage from Brian Jonas.
- Sunday Surveillance from Cory Elfrink.
- NFL Daily Dose from Ted Carlson.
- Goal-Line Gossip from Erik Brandstetter.
- 2010 NFL Draft Prospects – Running Backs from Don VanDemark.
- NFL Daily Dose December 9th from Ted Carlson.
- Target Analysis from Jason Collette.
- Defense by Committee from Ryan Boyer.
- SnapDraft Picks from Seth Trachtman.
- IDP Stat Analysis from Mark Hooper.
- Office Pool Picks from Ryan Houston.
- Fantasy Football Tip Sheet from Rick Hawes.
- Quality Games Review & Preview from Bob Lung.
- NFL Daily Dose December 11th from Ted Carlson.
… and my selfish moment of promotion.
- Any and everything golf at Fanball.
- My true moment of glory for the week, 5 Questions Owner’s Aren’t Asking.
And with that in the rearview, we can turn our attentions to tomorrow… and to a new post. We’ll be back with the Week 14 Game Preview in short order. I’ll offer this tease. I’m thinking hard on three items:
1) Ryan Clady versus Dwight Freeney and Robert Mathis.
2) The Indianapolis defensive backfield versus durability (which is really Brandon Marshall versus ????).
3) Correll Buckhalter.
Thanks for stopping in.
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