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New Zealand rugby, and the blackest of black days for their Aus
in Gilde 08.03.2019 06:02von dasg234 • 394 Beiträge
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Mark Sanchez, Denvers biggest offseason acquisition, didnt make the roster Saturday, saving the Broncos $3.5 million and a seventh-round draft pick. Sanchez quickly agreed to a deal with the Dallas Cowboys.The Broncos brought in Austin Davis on a one-year deal to mentor starter Trevor Siemian and rookie Paxton Lynch, neither of whom have ever thrown a pass in the NFL regular season.Davis was recently released by the Cleveland Browns.General manager John Elway insisted that Siemian neednt worry about losing his starting job, however.Hes not going to be looking over his shoulder, Elway said.The Broncos open the season Thursday night against Carolina Panthers, the team they beat in Super Bowl 50. Denver is the first team since the 2001 Baltimore Ravens to try to go back-to-back after losing its top two quarterbacks.Peyton Manning retired a month after the Super Bowl and longtime backup Brock Osweiler bolted to Houston 48 hours later when free agency opened. Elway then acquired Sanchez from the Philadelphia Eagles, but Siemian, a seventh-round pick in 2015 from Northwestern, beat him out this summer .I had a long talk with Mark today and he handled it with great class, Elway said. ... It was a tough situation to walk into.Elways entire eight-man draft class made the final roster, a remarkable achievement for a Super Bowl champion. Also, undrafted rookie nose tackle Kyle Peko made it.Its always good when you have your young guys making the team, Elway said.Other veterans who failed to make the team were defensive lineman Henry Milton and running backs Ronnie Hillman and Juwan Thompson, who were beaten out by rookies Devontae Booker and Andy Janovich, a fullback, and Kapri Bibbs, who spent most of the last two seasons on Denvers practice squad.Ronnie was a guy that did a lot of good things for us. We just thought that with Kapri we were probably in better shape with what he could do on special teams, Elway said.Hillman led the team in rushing last season, but played only sparingly in the Super Bowl when C.J. Anderson ran for 90 yards and Denvers only offensive TD. Anderson signed a four-year, $18 million deal in the offseason and Hillman re-signed on a one-year, $2 million deal after finding no interest on the open market.Another practice squad graduate is second-year wide receiver Jordan Taylor, who parlayed his experience as Mannings personal practice partner during the QBs comeback from a foot injury last year into a roster spot. He caught two TD passes from Lynch in the final preseason game.He should be proud, Elway said. He won the job not only for what he did on Thursday but for the work hes put in this whole offseason.Also, Elway labeled reports that the Broncos were shopping Pro Bowl cornerback Aqib Talib as false. 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I dont know if I can quantify how far off or things like that that they might be but I would say we continue to have dialogue.A day that began in controversy ended in complete embarrassment for Australian rugby as the Wallabies suffered one of their worst defeats on record. The Australian Rugby Union pleaded ignorance over the bug-gate scandal, but the Wallabies can do nothing but cower in disgrace and plead the fifth after they were outclassed by the All Blacks in every area of their Rugby Championship opener at ANZ Stadium.All Blacks great Dan Carter, Richie McCaw et al may have departed, but the Bledisloe gap looked as wide as ever on Saturday night as New Zealand romped to a 42-8 victory in Sydney.Simply, the Australians had no answer to New Zealands mix of speed, skill and strength. And Michael Cheikas mob only made it easy for the All Blacks as they lost lineouts, conceded tighthead scrums, and were basically just plain awful.Injuries to backs Matt Giteau, Matt Toomua and Rob Horne all before half-time certainly didnt help things, but it would have mattered little had even Toomua remained on the field such was the gulf in class at ANZ Stadium.The writing was on the wall after just six minutes when Ryan Crotty strolled down the left touchline, easily slipping by Dane Haylett-Petty for the games opening try. Little did the 65,328 fans on hand know, but the Wallabies were as good as done then.What followed was a half of rugby that had one pondering whether the Wallabies had actually trained together at all, while the All Blacks steamrolled to a 32-3 half-time lead. It was complete carnage.The Wallabies somehow avoided the concession of another try until the 27th minute, but Beauden Barretts five-pointer set the tone for a blistering finish to the first 40 in which Waisake Naholo and Jerome Kaino also crossed. Kainos effort was particularly embarrassing for Bernard Foley as the Australia fly-halfs deliberate kicking motion was brought undone by the backrowers charge down.Oh, to have been a fly on the wall in the Australian sheds at half-time; we can only imagine that similar things were screamed to those uttered by the All Blacks upon the discovery of the reported listening device at their Double Bay hotel.With one hand already on the Bledisloe - as if they had ever released their grip having held the trophy for 144 years -- All Blacks coach Steve Hansen looked to his backline bench at half-time; the names such as Aaron Cruden and Julian Savea listed among the replacements ensured there was no respite for the hosts.dddddddddddd.Cruden immediately went about his jinking ways while Savea was denied a five-pointer only by the dead-ball line in the 50th minute.But it was only a momentary glitch in transmission.Normal service resumed as Wallabies centre Tevita Kuridrani spilled a pass cold, seeing Malakai Fekitoa sprint away. The All Blacks centre was brought down just short of the line, but it mattered little as a quick shift wide saw Dane Coles duck back inside, stretch out, and touch down. Turns out his ribs were fine.The Wallabies barely had time to glance up at the mess the scoreboard had become before Savea got the try he was denied earlier. At that point, it was a record Bledisloe defeat for Australia with 20 minutes still to play.For the Australians in the crowd, there was a silence of disbelief; for the Kiwis - of which there were plenty - there was nothing but complete and utter joy.Unfortunately for those wearing black, the All Blacks just relaxed a little and the odd mistake crept into their game. As for the Australian fans, a Bronx cheer for a lineout win told the story; though they did enjoy a genuine smile when All Blacks skipper Kieran Read was sin-binned late on.So, too, when Nick Phipps scored a try from the wing shortly after, although that was cold comfort as the scrum-halfs place on the flank illustrated the Wallabies horror injury predicament. But Phipps try was the only blip on an otherwise glorious night for New Zealand rugby, and the blackest of black days for their Australian counterparts.Just how the Wallabies pick themselves up ahead of return match in Wellington next week is anyones guess, and theres unlikely to be Giteau, Toomua or Horne to consider for selection either.They might be best doing a Ryan Lochte and skipping town before the sun comes up.And the All Blacks?They remain the Usain Bolt of world rugby -- not that you probably ever doubted it. ' ' '
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