Broncos Give One Away To Jacksonville; Perfect Storm Leads to Loss

September 15, 2010   ·   Robert Stone   ·   Jump to comments

The Broncos lost a game they should have won Sunday due to self-inflicted errors and coaching failures that allowed an adequate but inferior Jaguars team to pull out a win at home last Sunday.
The Bronco errors were a result of inexperience and lapses in concentration, but in two instances they resulted in missed scoring opportunities in the first half. 
The first was a holding penalty on Zane Beadles that nullified a first down run to the Jags 12-yard line on the opening drive. 
That penalty put the offense in third-and-long situation and resulted in a sack that put the team out of field goal position. 
Granted, Beadles was playing for the first time at right tackle, replacing an injured Ryan Harris, but even a rookie has to understand the cost of penalties like this in key situations.
The other mistake was Correll Buckhalter’s fumble at the Jags 25-yard line to open the second quarter.  After running for a first down on second-and-si...

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