Because I am enjoying Denver's current 4-game losing streak. I sensed all along that this team wasn't actually any good (remember that fluky win over Cincinnati? That's the only thing currently keeping them over .500), and they have really looked bad recently. San Diego just outclassed them today; it didn't feel like San Diego beat the shit out of them, as much as they were just simply better and over the course of the game showed them.
Even though I didn't mention it at the time, I knew subconsciously that McDaniels' celebration of that win over New England was a bad sign. As a coach, you cannot treat a win during the regular season as more than it is, and he celebrated like they had won the Super Bowl. I knew that was a bad sign, and now looks extremely foolish. I also knew their defense wasn't as good as it was playing, and they've come back to Earth. The fact is, this team never was a 6-0 caliber team, and now San Diego has officially passed them for the division lead.
Before the season started, I thought Denver was in a for a terrible 6-10 type season, and I was off. And maybe this is purely selfish on my part, but I don't care. This is not a playoff team, and it feels good to have that feeling justified during the season. I felt stupid when they started 6-0, but now that they're 6-4 I feel better.
One last thought; for as long as I live, I'll never understand why Kyle Orton was healthy enough to come in in the 2nd quarter, but not healthy enough to start. Huh? Is Josh McDaniels so arrogant that he thinks he can voluntarily play his backup QB and still beat San Diego? If you have a player healthy enough to play, then play him. That decision screams of unbridled arrogance, and I don't care what McDaniels has for an explanation, I will never accept it. Either you're starting QB can start, or he can't play.
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