I'm looking for a little help from someone with the resources to analyze plays from this year. My query is this: What has the play calling been for the Broncos this season on 3rd down and less than 1 yard to go? I don't know the reality, but it seems like we do almost everything EXCEPT sneak Tebow for the first down. Late in the Bills game was one of the few times I can recall the Broncos actually using a QB sneak, and that came after they had wasted an opportunity earlier in the game to do so, a first down that could have altered the flow of the game and avoided the meltdown that ultimately ensued. I recall the coaches calling straight running plays, and occasionally running Tebow on a draw or some sort of option, but oh so rarely do they actually seem to sneak the ball.

What really got me thinking about this was the way the Patriots used the QB sneak against Denver almost every time they were in 3rd and short. If Tom Brady can get that yard, why can't Tebow? Why isn't the coaching staff calling more QB sneaks?

What does the rest of Broncos Country think of this? It seems to me the coaches have been leaving a potentially high percentage staple off the play sheet.

Many moons ago I signed up for season tickets.  Today, my email inbox proclaimed:  Congratulations!  Your wait on the Broncos Waiting List is over.

I was expecting to be on the list for several more years, so this took me by surprise.  My option now is to buy tickets or go to the back of the line, which they say means a 10-15 year wait.

The conundrum is I live a good 12 hour drive from Denver.  Life is such that time and resources to get to more than a few games is limited.  Does anyone have any experience with using StubHub or a similar listing service to sell "excess" tickets?  If I can recoup my cost on the tickets I don't personally use I'd take the plunge and buy the tickets.  However, I don't have any experience in the ticket business and don't want to get left holding tickets that I can't even sell at face value.

Any advice?

Last night was fun to watch and gave some hope for the future, both immediate (playoff berth this year) and beyond (much better things in '08 and later).

Three positive things that jumped out at me:

1)  Big Sam getting penetration
2)  Brandon Marshall blocking and catching
3)  Hamza Abdullah makin' plays

(More after the jump)

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