Masterson's Musings: Bye Week Edition

• Just between you and me, I thought the Broncos looked great today. They didn't commit costly penalties at inopportune times, Cutler didn't throw into triple coverage just to make sure Brandon Marshall was running his routes correctly, nobody strained their groin, and Shanahan's schemes showed no weaknesses whatsoever. What's that? The Broncos were on their bye week and didn't play today? Hmm. That must be why my bottles of Jameson and antacid are still full.
• The Chargers seem fully intent on gift-wrapping the AFC West for the Broncos this year. It's a super-nice gesture for a team that's used us mostly as a moist towelette the past few seasons. Today against the Saints in jolly ol' England, the Chargers D looked almost as pitiful as the Broncos' as Drew Brees sliced his way through what was supposed to be one of the top defenses in the game to the tune of 339 yards passing and 3 touchdowns. With the Broncos division lead now at a game and a half, the Chargers don't seem too motivated to knock the Broncos from their precarious first place perch.
  
• The Phillies-Rays World Series (insert FOX executive suicide joke here) has been a decent show thus far. It's been slightly better than CSI: Cherry Creek, but not as exciting as Law and Order: Mall Security Unit. I really thought the Rays would take this series in 6 because of their strong starting pitching and the question marks in the Phillies rotation after one, Cole Hamels. It's not like the Phillies have set the world on fire by any means, but they still find themselves one win away from the World Championship. Philly fans, prepare your cheesesteaks because this team will finally give you a reason not to boo for the first time since that whole Constitution thing was signed.
  
• A recent poll in the Denver Post petitioned fans to pick which current injured Bronco will be missed the most as they work their way back to the playing field. Not surprisingly, Champ was an overwhelming choice for number one with 86% of the vote. What tickled me most was that our backup quarterback Patrick Ramsey brought home a rousing 1.1% of the fan vote as the player the team will miss most. That's funny. I didn't realize that Ramsey had so many close personal relatives in the Denver area.
• I'm sure that when Adrien Brody and Matthew McConaughey retire from acting and look back on their illustrious, award-winning careers, when asked about the movie they're most proud of, I wouldn't be surprised if they both replied Angels in the Outfield.