Wednesday 11 November 2009

Are the Denver Broncos a Real Contender?

By Victor Crain

Wow! After a disappointing 2008 campaign and one of the worst defensive performances around, the Broncos were looking pretty dreadful. On top of this, their star quarterback, Jay Cutler, demanded a trade, and their star wide receiver, Brandon Marshall, refused to play.

The 2008 season was a disappointment - while the Broncos have started out well, their strength of schedule is one of the most difficult in the league. If the Broncos go 8-8 it will be a miracle. As good as the 09' season started for the Broncos, it can sink just as fast.

Denver Broncos Coach McDaniel is the youngest coach in the NFL, and his lack of experience hasn't seemed to matter so far. The Broncos have looked great through two weeks. Even Broncos fans weren't happy with the new coach in town.

WR Brandon Marshall was very close to leaving the team as well. While Marshall may be immature to an extent, there is no denying his on-field ability. No coach wants to lose their best two players before the team even takes the field.

The Broncos defense has been a huge surprise thus far. They have the one of the top ranked defenses in the league as of now. Their defense was they Achilles heal in 08' and cost them a chance at the playoffs.

The Browns offense is pretty bad, but the Bengals have always been strong as long as Carson Palmer's around. With Palmer back in the line up, it opens up a ton of room for their running game.

Individually, the Broncos are doing well on defense too. Take Elvis Dumervil, for example, whose four sacks during the first two quarters against the Browns are more than any Denver Bronco has ever achieved in a half of football.

Now that's serious. If Denver can keep this level of play up on defense, they're going to surprise a lot of fans. We all know that defense wins championships!

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