I apologize if anyone has already done a post like this closer to when the 2008 season ended (I only joined MHR a couple of months ago), but it's a post I've wanted to do for a while now in order to see what the community's thoughts are.

The 2008 season is long over and the team has undergone considerable change. We have a new head coach, GM, and quarterback, not to mention a lot of other new players, coaching staff, and personnel. Suffice it to say, with all of this change, the 2008 Denver Broncos are gone. Really and truly, they are gone.

For good or for bad.

And I think it's hard to say which it is at this point. I've read a lot of varying viewpoints on the matter in this community and I agree with many of them (even sometimes ones that directly contradict one another!) But all of this, for the purpose of this post, is beside the point. Because the 2008 Denver Broncos were a team that belonged to all of us. Regardless of how we feel now, they were a team we all rallied behind, supported, and wanted to succeed. They were a team we all pinned our hopes on and rooted for mercilessly on Sunday afternoons. As we say goodbye to this 2008 team (for better or for worse), I'd like to ask all of the fans here at MHR the following:

1. What was your favorite game from 2008? As a fan, what was your favorite win?

and

2.  What was the worst loss? Which game brought you the most disappointment?

Feel free to cite an '06 or '07 game if you'd rather.. Anything before that though and the team is really quite different. Hopefully that's okay with everyone.

For me, the answer is:

1) The San Diego win in September - I don't really care about the Hochuli call. I was travelling at the time and my gf and I were in a sports bar in Texas with a ton of Bolts fans and we were all going crazy. Needless to say I was one of the few happy ones leaving that bar that afternoon.

2) The Buffalo loss - mainly because  I really thought we should have had that game.

Thanks everyone for reading, and if you're open to sharing you're opinion, I can't wait to read it. Thanks!

I like our team's picks for the most part with the exception that I expected more defensive front seven picks. So I was a litte disappointed here... I think there are a few out there who may feel similarly, and since I do not know/see everything that the GM/HC do, I decided to turn to something I do have insight into, which would be player stats and bios =).

I compared our defensive front seven with those of the Patriots, Steelers (other 3-4s) as well as the Ravens (b/c their defense is so stellar). I looked at height and weight, and calculated the lbs/in for each player. I was curious how the average of all three of these categories compared between teams. I was also curious about players' years of NFL experience and took this average as well. Lastly I pulled draft position info, but I didnt really end up doing anything with this.. It varied widely, and sometimes I didn't find the info. If I got anything wrong please correct me, I was kind of trying to get this over with by the end.

Here's the summary...

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1. Detroit Lions - Aaron Curry OLB

2.  St Louis Rams - Matthew Stafford QB

3. chiefs - Jason Smith OT

4. seahawks - Mark Sanchez QB

5. browns - Michael Crabtree WR

6. bengals - Eugene Monroe OT

7. raiders - Jeremy Maclin WR

8. jaguars - Andre Smith OT

9. packers - Malcolm Jenkins CB

10. 49ers - Josh Freeman QB

11. bills - Tyson Jackson DE

12. broncos - B.J. Raji DT

13. redskins - Brian Orakpo DE

14. saints - Beanie Wells HB

15. texans - Aaron Maybin DE

16. chargers - Knowshown Moreno HB

17. jets - Percy Harvin WR

18. broncos - Robert Ayers DE

19. bucs - Brian Cushing OLB

20. lions - Peria Jerry DT

21. eagles - Michael Oher OT

22. vikings - Darius Heyward-Bey WR

23. patriots - Rey Maualuga - MLB

24. falcons - Vontae Davis CB

25. dolphins - Clay Matthews OLB

26. ravens - Brandon Pettigrew TE

27. colts - Ziggy Hood DT

28. bills - Eben Britton OT

29. giants - Kenny Britt WR

30. titans - James Laurinaitis MLB

31. cardinals - Donald Brown HB

32. steelers - Eric Wood C

Feel free to critique.. This is my first shot at one of these and I had help from my football  fanatic friend.

While I am certainly excited to see what Orton can do with our offense in 2009, I think most of us would probably agree that we wouldn't be surprised if our offense was statistically less impressive this coming season. Of course, there's always a chance this may not be true with regards to points (we know we have a first class receiving corps and offensive line, and a better than decent prospect for starting QB) but I think our farewell to the rocket arm more or less guarantees us fewer passing yards.

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Fellow fans, I just want to say that today I finally feel EXCITED for the new era. We may be building for a couple of years, but I am feeling really great about where our team is going to go. Why? The following:

- McDaniels' interviews from today - wow! I"m feeling confident in his abilities and excited about his leadership

-Cutler's interviews - thank you JC, for clearing up any doubt on why this situation had the outcome it did

This will all be a road bump in a few years when we look back and reflect that the right decisions really were made.

Can't wait to see who we get in the draft, but looking forward to reading all the speculation on MHR!!!  =).