Denver Post staff writer Bill Williamson posts his Broncos Mailbag each Friday during the 2005 NFL season on DenverPost.com. Also, check back Sunday for more Q’s and A’s in our Sunday supplement, which runs in The Sunday Denver Post print edition, too.
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I have a question about something that I hear during a Broncos home game. What are the fans saying? Every so often I hear the entire stadium cheering in three distinct syllables, but for the life of me I cannot make out what they are saying. It’s driving me nuts. It’s like: “? … ? … ?” What is it? Thank you.
— Al Davis, Tucson
In-com-plete – after incomplete pass attempts by the opposition. P.S. Is that really you, Al?
Byron Leftwich flips off the Colts on TV and gets fined $5,000. Our for saying the refs made a horrible call. Maybe next time Shanahan should flip off the ref; maybe it will be cheaper!
— Mark Bailey, Kokomo, Ind.
And it’d be classier, huh?
Denver’s special teams has greatly improved since last year. Who gets the credit?
— Mike T., Lyons
The special teams are still a work in progress, but they have made strides, especially Monday night as they contained Dante Hall. So things are definitely getting better. As for credit, it goes everywhere. It goes to coach Mike Shanahan and the front office for trading for punter-kickoff specialist Todd Sauerbrun and drafting returner Darrent Williams. Unit coach Ronnie Bradford deserves credit for leading the group, and the players deserve kudos for working diligently to improve. The issues aren’t completely solved, but the Broncos’ special teams are definitely improved.
Am I the only one who even watches Broncos games? I understand the quarterback position is the first to be scrutinized when the offense is struggling, but I have seen nothing that has warranted the continued criticism of Jake Plummer as the sole problem of the Broncos’ offense. Start Bradlee Van Pelt, bring back Brian Griese, draft Matt Leinart! Get real, people!
— Chris, Meeker
Amen, Chris, thanks for noticing the fickle nature of your fellow fans. Plummer isn’t perfect but he isn’t horrible, either. He is the Broncos’ quarterback, and people have to get used to that.
Why is Charlie Adams the third receiver? Darius Watts seemed to have a lot of momentum going into the season after the Indianapolis preseason game. Why the change?
— Joe Miller, Boston
Adams has been more consistent. The second-year player from Marshall is still in the mix at receiver, but for now Adams is No. 3 because he has been the better player.
Bill Williamson is in his second season as a Denver Post NFL writer. To drop a question into the Mailbag .
