The Broncos’ offense seems to be coming around. Kyle Orton is the symbol of stability and it seems like most of the players are healing from their injuries. I am pretty happy with rookie left guard Zane Beadles and rookie center JD Walton on the offensive line. They have played most of the preseason games at Cincinnati and vs Detroit and didn’t look too bad. Sure, at times in the Detroit game there were hurries and sacks allowed but Denver’s two best blockers Daniel Graham and Ryan Clady weren’t in action to block Pro Bowl defensive lineman Kyle Vanden Bosh and 2nd overall pick Ndamukong Suh. Pass protection shouldn’t be a problem with Denver this year. I am more concerned with run-blocking on the offensive line. Part of that should be fixed with Denver completely going away from zone blocking to the power blocking scheme. This should make it easier for Knowshon Moreno, Correll Buckhalter, and LeDale White to gain yards.
Today, I heard news of Eddie Royal being used as a slot receiver. I think it’s a great move. He’s the best route runner on the team and he can make huge plays from short passes. We know Jabar Gaffney will be Orton’s #1 receiver but #2 is still up in the air. Demaryius Thomas was drafted to make up for the loss of Brandon Marshall but he seems to keep re-aggravating his foot injury and now appears to have a stress fracture. I predict either Eric Decker or Brandon Lloyd will take the #2 spot opposite Jabar Gaffney. We will see. So far it looks like Denver’s diamond in the rough is tight end Marquez Branson. The undrafted free agent out of Central Arkansas has looked good in preseason games so far! (3 catches for 20 yards and a touchdown vs Detroit). I am just thrilled to see signs the Broncos are healing and appear primed for the regular season in a few weeks.
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