My Knowshon Moreno Blog

The 2009-10 Denver Broncos started out the NFL Picks season with a 6-0 record and then came the bye week and after that the Broncos were a dismal 3-7. Gone from the team is last years leading receiver Brandon Marshall who had 1,120 yards and caught 10 touchdowns to lead the team, but it was his lack of leadership and off the field antics that got him shipped out of the mile high city. Both coaches and players are glad Marshall is no longer a member of the Denver Broncos but he was the best offensive weapon the team had.

Running back Knowshon Moreno had a pretty good rookie year carrying the football, leading the team with 947 yards. Quarterback Kyle Orton struggled big time at the end of the season, he ended up with over 3800 passing yards but didn't look very comfortable in the pocket most of the season. The Broncos averaged a little over 20 points per game which was 20th in the league, 114 yards on the ground, 226.7 yards through the air and averaged about 341 yards per game in total offense which was 15th best in the NFL.

This sports handicapper believes that number will go down dramatically with Marshall gone. The team really excelled on the defensive side of the football with sack master Elvis Dumervil leading the team with 17 sacks, earning him a spot in the pro bowl. The Bronco defense ranked 7th overall in the NFL giving up 315 yards per game and the pass defense was ranked 3rd overall, due to the constant pressure of Dumervil and cornerback Champ Bailey who has probably been the top cornerback for the past 4 years.

Coach Josh McDaniel and his staff have their work cut out for them in 2010-11. The number one question is how can the team prevent a collapse like last year and 2nd how do they replace the productivity of a guy like Brandon Marshall. Knowshon Moreno will need to get the ball even more than he did last year, he is their best offensive player and Denver must use this guy as much as possible. I still don't think that Orton is the answer at quarterback, the Broncos may have gotten the steal of the NFL draft in 2010 when they chose Tim Tebow from the University of Florida, I really like what this guy brings to the table, he is just a winner and in time he will impose his will in the NFL.

Most experts didn't rank Tebow that high but I though he was a top 10 pick, sure he has to improve his throwing technique but as far a just being a pure football player, he is the real deal. The Denver Broncos have their regular AFC West schedule and have tough out of conference road games at Baltimore, Tennessee, and San Francisco and non conference home games against Indianapolis, the New York Jets and Houston. Denver will barely be an 8-8 team and will battle Oakland for 2nd place in the division, missing the playoffs again.

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Greg C Nelson