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Joel Christopher Burgard
Born in Glendale, California December 18th, 1984
Currently living in North Hollywood, California

Writer/Director/Producer/Cinematographer/Editor and pretty much jack of all other trades in Film and Television. Sports Journalism is something I'm also passionate about.

Currently engaged to be married to a beautiful girl named Megan (lucky.denver.mint on MHR) and we just had our first child, Carter Alexander, in February.

NFL fan since the start of the 1997-98 season, Broncos fan since then as well. I didn't have to wait for them to win the first or second but I will wait as long as I have to for the rest.

I never lost faith in any Broncos starting QB but I also think that we only traded up since Griese took over.

The numbers 7, 16, 26, 24, 52, 84 are tattooed on my left wrist in blue and orange and have been since 2005. I plan on getting a six and another seven but need to make them a center piece to a design to symbolize their importance.

We plan on making a move to Colorado before our child starts school so we can raise our son there.

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What we are conditioned to say... (Forgetting the truth)


As fans we all hope for the best and brace for the worst. We fear change, we love our team, we crave stability, heroes. As people we hear the "experts" who we might discredit aloud but who we allow to sway our opinions. Our opinions are swayed very easily when change comes in like a storm and we are desperately trying to understand. We say that we need to be realistic, we allow ourselves to doubt, to see the "flaws" that it seems everyone else sees...

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...in the face of adversity. (The Broncos unwritten)

As it stands, we stand, slate clean. After an off-season so dirty you might have bleached your skin, all that anger, all the confusion, all the gloom has to be snow capped. Even with the looming feeling of the Marshall situation, fixed or broken it will wash come September. Whether this team wins or loses, regardless of who's here and who's gone, this is our team and the 2009 Denver Broncos will stand tall or fall together.

What follows the jump will be my thoughts on the team as they stand and what I feel could make a difference...

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Smoke and Mirrors: Tactics for a new regime

Amid the smoke and mirrors this off season has cast there is doubt and it is justified. You can side with McDaniels (or the organization, as people like to say) or Cutler but you can't pretend there isn't a whole lot that you don't know. There will be a lot of my opinion in this article but the fact is McDaniels and possibly the entire organization has been lying not just to Cutler but to the fans for quite some time. It's as clear as the backpedaling statements, tongue in cheek meetings and the half-hearted optimism that McDaniels has unfolded. Jay Cutler's made poor choices since and may flap his gums too often but he has never given anyone a reason to doubt that every word he breathed was true or at the very least believed to be true. This whole scandal has taken a direction today but is it as clear as the writing on every front page?

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Wheelin' and Dealin' at the Highest of Prices... (Or the rumor game.)

The truth about this whole rumor business is that it is business, Schefter, Williamson and all the other sports writing spin doctors out there could care less about the truth as long as it can be exciting and/or controversial with just a hint of truth to it. It has been a while since I have written here, well anywhere, due to my move and more truthfully a lack of passion. Last night passion smacked me in the face and maybe someone already said it or perhaps somebody said it better but I've yet to see it and I'm saying it now.

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Last Minute Heroics - October 28th, 2008 (Special Edition)

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The regular season is at it's half way point for half the teams and there is still one unbeaten team, them being the Tennessee Titans. As we approach the ninth week of the season 8 teams have reached their halfway point and 24 more teams will play their eighth game of the season thus reaching their halfway point. This week's special edition offers; In the Books - Week 8, Midseason Revaluation (Part 1 of 2), the Game of the Week, Week 9 - Who's in It and Who's Gonna Win It, The Ten, and the Hero of the Week.

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Last Minute Heroics - October 21st, 2008

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Seven weeks down, ten weeks to go in the regular season. The Titans remain unbeaten and six teams reached their fifth win of the season. As we approach the eighth week of the season eight teams will play their eighth game of the season thus reaching their halfway point. Yes the season is wearing but there is still plenty of time for most teams to turn it around and by the same edge fall from grace. This week's edition offers; In the Books - Week 7, the Game of the Week, Week 8 - Who's in It and Who's Gonna Win It, The Ten, and the Hero of the Week.

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Last Minute Heroics - October 14th, 2008

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Six weeks are now in the books and not one of the five possible teams was able to reach their fifth win of the season thus far leaving the Titans alone at the top as the last undefeated team. While the Titans should be ecstatic about their early lead over the ret of the league there is still a whole lot of football to be played. This week's edition offers; In the Books - Week 6, the Game of the Week, Week 7 - Who's in It and Who's Gonna Win It, The Ten, and the Hero of the Week.

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Last Minute Heroics - October 7th, 2008

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Another exciting week has past and the NFL has one less undefeated team in it's ranks bringing us down to two. There's plenty to ponder about as some top caliber teams continue to struggle and some of the surprise contenders are looking more and more like championship material. This week's edition offers; In the Books - Week 5, the Game of the Week, Week 6 - Who's in It and Who's Gonna Win It, The Ten, and the Hero of the Week.

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Last Minute Heroics - September 30th, 2008

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We're a quarter of the way through the season and there are only three undefeated teams left and the surprise is which two teams aren't anymore as the power has seemingly shifted in both conferences. Unpredictable? Not totally, but the surprises were more than shocking and the NFL's greatest prize looks to be completely up for grabs this year. This week's edition offers; In the Books - Week 4, the Game of the Week, Week 5 - Who's in It and Who's Gonna Win It, The Ten, and the Hero of the Week.

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Last Minute Heroics - September 23rd, 2008

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Another wild weekend, another set of heart stopping wins and that was just the third week. The coming week brings a close to the first quarter of the season and if you leave it 4-0 as a few teams very well may then you must feel good about how your season is going but let's not get ahead of ourselves as we approach Week 4. This week's edition offers; In the Books - Week 3, the Game of the Week, Week 4 - Who's in It and Who's Gonna Win It, The Ten, and the Hero of the Week.

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