I haven’t written about football since the NFC Championship
Game last year. I didn’t even write a story about the Super Bowl Game last year
for the first time since I began this blog 6 years ago.
I was so disgusted with how the Broncos season ended. I was
even more disgusted with Josh McDaniels and Kyle Orton. The last 2 years of
Broncos Football have been the worst in all the years I’ve followed them.
Now that the lockout is over and there will be a new
football season with a new Head Coach, a new Defensive Coordinator and a new QB
my attitude feels renewed.
I’m so happy that the first story that broke once the
lockout was over is that Orton is on the trading block. I was certain after
last year’s performance and with John Elway as the new member of the management
that Orton was history. All the BS speculation about him staying and even
starting was a ploy to up his trade value. It isn’t going to matter because
Orton’s trade value is bunk and my guess is they’ll end up on the short end
of it when he goes because he just isn’t valuable enough to merit a
significant trade.
Honestly I don’t care if the Broncos don’t get anything for
him. He’s got to go regardless; he’s the last remnant of a failed era that has
to be erased from our memories.
So now the free agents can be chased. Everyone agrees the
Broncos need help at NT but they need depth at other positions like RB, WR and
DB.
I’m not sold on Knowshon Moreno, in the games I’ve watched
him in he lacks speed, power, moves and worst of all can’t break a tackle for
extra yards. The OL hasn’t done him many favors over the last 2 years and they
must improve but even when he had the opportunities to make a big play he just
wasn’t capable. I hope they can find a quality free agent RB because I think
Moreno is on the way to being a first round bust for the Broncos.
At WR Brandon Lloyd had a fine season with receiving yards
but he didn’t get in the end zone so all those yards mean little if the Broncos
didn’t put points on the board. Lloyd at best is #2 and most likely #3 WR
on any other team so that tells just how bad the depth is for the Broncos at
WR.
These would be the first 3 areas I’d address in free agency.
The defensive side of coin is big question mark in all 3
areas DL, LB and DB. Even with a big commitment in the draft to D we just
don’t know how the Rookies will shore up what was arguably the worst D the
Broncos every put on the field a year ago.
That and you add a new DC and defensive scheme and it looks
as though the Broncos won’t come out of the gate as a power on D.
All the analysis aside the thing that excites me most is Tim
Tebow. He’s going to get his chance. He may be rough around the edges but what
he lacks in experience he makes up for in grit, determination and a proven
warrior heart. The kid doesn’t have any quit in him and I think he’ll win games
for the Broncos. It may not be pretty in the beginning but be patient as he
gains more and more NFL experience his game will elevate to the next level.
I’m not overly optimistic about the Broncos being a good
team right away. With all the changes in every part of the team, it’s going to
take time for everyone to get on the same page offensively and defensively. If
the Broncos finish with a .500 record that'd be a big surprise but an
attainable goal. So they you have it Broncos fans my first blog of 2011 season.
It sure is nice to be writing about football instead of politics which I’ve
been drowning in lately.
Then of course there is Fantasy Football, God help me how I
love it. If you played in the Yahoo Leagues with me last year they’ve all been
renewed so get signed up.
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