I'm back after a very long hiatus

Those of you who know me will laugh when I say what I'm about to say but I swear it's true... I've given up on the NFL until the playoffs start in January. To understand how I got to this point I must back up and give you some history. WARNING: The next few paragraphs are a rant from a big Broncos fan that will only be appreciated by football fans.

2003: The Broncos play the Colts in Week 16 in Denver and crush them 31-17. Denver was the first team to blow out the Colts that season. They met two weeks later in Indy for a Wildcard playoff game. Indy embarassed Denver 41-10. The glaring weakness for Denver was their secondary. In the offseason they trade Clinton Portis to Washington for Champ Bailey and they receive a third round draft pick which they use to draft Tatum Bell.

2004: The Broncos finish with an identical 10-6 record just as they did in 2003. The defense is much stronger and they feel like they can beat Indy in the playoffs. Who do the get in the first round of the playoffs? That's right, Indy at Indy again. They lose 33-14 this time. Once again, the pass defense lets them down even with Champ Bailey in the secondary. For those of you that don't know he is widely considered the best cornerback in football.

2005: The Broncos finish 13-3 and are once again on a collision course with Indy in the playoffs. They beat the Patriots in the divisional round ending their dynasty. This was Denver's first playoff win since John Elway retired. The football gods smiled on them and the Steelers knock off Indy to set up the AFC Championship game in Denver. The Broncos defense has never been better under Shanahan. The Super Bowl is within reach since Indy is out of the way. The Steelers destroy Denver 34-17 and go on to win the Super Bowl. Once again, the pass defense lets them down.

2006: Week 8 of the season. Indy at Denver. This could be Denver's best defense of all time. They have only allowed two touchdowns in their first six games. Indy comes into town with a 6-0 record. Denver was 5-1. Denver only allows two field goals to Indy in the first half and leads 14-6 at halftime. The second half was a different story. Indy scores on all five possessions and wins the game 34-31. Once again, the pass defense let them down. Bad play calling by Mike Shanahan played a large part on the final drive as well.

NOW: The loss to Indy in Week 8 is what brought me to my current position. I will no longer waste my Sunday's watching Denver put together a good or great regular season only to screw it up in the end. I will watch the playoffs and see how it all ends even though I already know how it ends. Go ahead, call me a fair weather fan. I don't care! I live in Arizona now where you can actually do stuff outside in the "winter" as opposed to sitting inside and being miserable because it's so damn cold outside. I don't have to waste my time drinking beer and complaining about how bad Mike Shanahan's last play call was. I can be outside enjoying perfect weather in one of the most beautiful states in the country.

That brings me to the new topic of my blog. It's going to be a log of what I did each Sunday instead of watching the NFL. I'll have to go back a couple weeks since this started two weeks ago. My next post will be about what I did on November 5th. The following post will be about what I did yesterday. Each Sunday or Monday after that I will update the blog with my Sunday activities. Come back tomorrow for details from November 5th.