You know, by now, that I'm a DEVOUT San Diego Charger fan.

I don't bleed on game days - I crackle.

But boy, am I a believer...in this year's Denver Broncos.

You heard right. It's NOT a typo.

I cannot believe that;

a) Mike Shanahan got fired (I thought that was greatest of good luck for my Bolts);

b) McDaniels talked his way into the job (I fully expected to see Bill Cowher's jaw firmly set on the Mile High sideline for another decade or so);

c) He then ticked off his "franchise" quarterback so badly that he forced a trade to Chicago (and got a HAUL of draft picks for him)

d) and THEN ticked "superreceiver" Brandon Marshall (the man is a MOOSE) off - AND THEN forced him to knuckle under...

e) and, finally, all McDaniels did (to put the icing on the cake) was to get a whole collection of...well, not misfits, but not much in the way of star power (from Orton to Elvis Dumervil) to buy into what he was selling - which brought the Broncos to 6-0.

Holy cow.

Just for future reference, and to follow up on my last article; crow DOES taste a lot like chicken - and this time, it's served with a heaping helping of cow-patty fries on the side.

Take me back five weeks.

Now tell me—or anyone else who knows ANYTHING about NFL football - and tell me that THE DENVER BRONCOS WILL NOT ALLOW A POINT IN THE FOURTH QUARTER THROUGH THEIR FIRST SIX GAMES. You know what my answer would be (and it would have been delivered at top volume).

I would have sent you, with a firm slap on the back of the head, to see your therapist to deal with your delusions, and I would have FIRMLY asserted that not ONE Bronco game would have been worth watching.

(Heck, I would have taken ANY bet that said the 'Cos would be OH-AND-SIX - not the reverse)

Au contraire, I guess. They've ALL been worth watching - GOOD, SOLID, WELL-COACHED TEAM FOOTBALL - and I'd be out a BUNDLE of money.

I am looking forward more to Broncos-Steelers, two weeks hence, than any of the games remaining on the Chargers' sked.

Don't get me wrong. I lived through the Rolf Benirschke (who? look him up) years in San Diego - so NOTHING is going to shake me as the northernmost representative of the Bolts' fan club roster - but I am a believer.

Josh McDaniels seems to be the next installment of the hot young coaches sweeping the nation - kind of reminds me of a quieter Jon Gruden - and anyone who can't acknowledge that needs a therapist to deal with their denial issues.

Don't get me wrong - I ain't seeing John Elway here - but man, will the Broncos be making some noise come the real cold-weather games.

Championship? I still don't think so - there's just too much in the way - but the pride is back in Denver, and it's at the expense of a little of mine.