Mike Shanahan goes Madden 2008

Did you hear about this one yet?

Denver trailed 20-14 against the Jacksonville Jaguars with four minutes left in the fourth quarter yesterday. The Broncos were out of timeouts. Mike Shanahan decided to put all of his eggs in one basket and went for it on 4th and 5 at Denver's own 9-yard line. Shanahan said he had a gut feeling they would make it.

Just like Madden football, the game didn't allow him to be rewarded with his "gut reaction" and Denver's tight end Daniel Graham dropped the ball. "Awwww Crap! How could Madden do this to me? I used the 'Tight end seam' play and he had his hands on the ball! You know that should have been completed. I don't see this game as a loss because if the computer hadn't screwed me over, I would have gone straight down the field and won." Unfortunetly for Mike, he doesn't have the option to quit and reload the memory card.

I know you would have gotten the ball back with minimal time for a lengthy drive, but you have that little confindence in your defense's ability to stop the Jags three times on the ground?

And how "Keep games close" of Jacksonville for than going three and out and having to kick a chip shot field goal. Yes, that put them up 9 points, but it's been the Jags style this year. Whether they win or not, you know the game will be within a touchdown late in the fourth.