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- Mar 4, 2008
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It was a grind. Henjak has been saying for weeks how the Broncos need to show they can win the grind. In all the games previous the Broncos had either scored freely and won, or struggled and got flogged. The only slight exceptions being the Cowboys game, where the Broncos got out to a big lead (Scored freely) and then watched that lead evaporate before landing a killer blow.
And the Knights game where once it got into a grind the Knights wore us down.
So in the last 3 wins the Broncos have shown they can blow a team off the park (Storm), strangle a team and then blow them away (Titans) and grind out an armwrestle (Sharks).
I think the challenge on Sunday will be whether the Broncos can fight back when they get behind. Manly are very hot starters, and the Broncos tend to be a bit slow out of the blocks...could well be 12+ down after 20 minutes in front of a hostile crowd. How they handle that will tell a lot about the character in this team.
And the Knights game where once it got into a grind the Knights wore us down.
So in the last 3 wins the Broncos have shown they can blow a team off the park (Storm), strangle a team and then blow them away (Titans) and grind out an armwrestle (Sharks).
I think the challenge on Sunday will be whether the Broncos can fight back when they get behind. Manly are very hot starters, and the Broncos tend to be a bit slow out of the blocks...could well be 12+ down after 20 minutes in front of a hostile crowd. How they handle that will tell a lot about the character in this team.