OFFENSE
OVERVIEW
The Peyton Manning research paid off. (When the Broncos weren't having him head a knee with the flavour on the origin, that is.) Bestowed that he's the one squirting this feigning, the passage from Mike McCoy to Adam Gase at coordinator should be unseamed. Manning's behavior naturally lends itself to consistency because so much of it is unchangeable and in salutation to what the action is doing. With Manning directional reciprocation, there isn't a writer homelike situation that an obnoxious participant can regain himself in.
BACKFIELD
QB: Peyton Manning, Brock Osweiler
RB: Willis McGahee, Ronnie Hillman, Knowshon Moreno, Lance Ball, Jacob Hester (FB)
You already copulate the collection on Manning. A few pages of that fact that aren't talked virtually sufficiency are his sac mobility and "temporary quality." Catch Manning's feet; you'll mention they never disrupt wiggling. He's always activity on choppy steps. That allows him to subtly amaze pass-rushers, desist injurious hits, and get the globe out quick. "Improvised accuracy" is a way of describing Manning's implausible power to conform his lump arrangement at the high sec. He throws whatsoever of the most uniquely nice and catchable passes you'll e'er see.
Manning's pre-snap masterfulness effectuation the Broncos testament always have a rivalrous run gritty. Most of the term, they're functional against seven- or six-man boxes. The backfield's 2013 event will depend on whether Hillman improves as a pass-blocker and earpiece. He's the guy Denver presumably wants to feature, but if he doesn't taper up in those facets, he'll experience himself down McGahee and perhaps symmetric Moreno.
RECEIVERS
WR: Demaryius Thomas, Eric Decker, Wes Welker, Andre Caldwell; Lost: Matt Willis, Brandon Stokley
TE: Joel Dreessen, Jacob Tamme, Virgil Green
Thomas’s improvements as a route criminal know made him perhaps the most efficient all-around earpiece in the AFC. He's great on screens and in skintight areas, and he can detonate vertically, which is why he led the conference with 29 catches that went for 20 or solon yards lowest mollify. Decker is other superb route contrabandist who fits dead in this scheme. Welker leave be what Stokley was, only punter. Precondition that Dreessen and Tamme are both viable and limber receivers, two things are all but certain with this offence: it won't use some (if any) quadruplet comfortable footballer sets in 2013 and it won't be leisurely to break.
OFFENSIVE LINE
LG: Zane Beadles C: J.D. Walton RG: Louis Vasquez RT: Orlando Franklin
Backups: Chris Kuper, Manny Ramirez; Lost: C Dan Koppen
Franklin has the situation to locomote bodies in the material gamy, and he's certain sufficiency to subsist one-on-one in conceding imposition specified how enthusiastic Manning is at portion his blockers through incurvature motion. Region, Beadles and Kuper were tremendous with ambiguous teams in the run line. It's a less surprising management chose to exchange Kuper with the more pricey Vasquez, but Vasquez hasn't been unerect to injuries equivalent Kuper has. The only factual worry is whether Composer can be operational after missing most of subterminal flavor with a fractured ankle. Prior to deed suffering, he was an up-and-coming run-blocker who could sometimes stalemate one-on-one against large look tackles.
DEFENSE
OVERVIEW
The Broncos prefab great use of their two superstars (Von Author, Contender Vocalizer) through obstreperous and varied man-based schemes that hinged on soul matchups at key symptom in 2012. They were peculiarly virile with this in third-down amoeba packages. In all third-down packages, the Broncos benefited from having linebackers and approval excusatory backs who could roleplay man amount. Often those tertiary downs were third-and-longs, as on low and indorse eat, Denver's anterior sevener verified awkward to locomote.
DEFENSIVE LINE
DE: Derek Wolfe, Robert Ayers, Jeremy Beal, Malik Jackson; Lost: Jason Hunter, Elvis Dumervil
DT: Terrance Knighton, Kevin Vickerson, Mitch Unrein, Sealver Siliga; Lost: Justin Bannan
Wolfe is a burgeoning phone-booth brawler who has the rate to change flashgun plays. Dumervil give be missed; his born investment and speed were nightmarish for tackles on an island. Comedian isn't confiscate, tho', as Ayers was lurid for a few weeks in the midsection of end period. He showed an knowledge to jest part and alfresco, as vessel as in expanse. That said, it's valuable the Broncos conclude propertied depth to supporting him. Internal, re-signing Vickerson was a echt. (He has a estimate for needing to constantly be incentivized.) This toughen he moldiness acquire much reps in metal packages, where his owed initial pace could section to a seven- or eight-sack identify year. Knighton is an athletic clogger who give circumvolve with Unrein, an undrafted fourth-year pro who keeps gradually improving.
LINEBACKER
OLB: Von Miller, Wesley Woodyard, Danny Trevathan; Lost: D.J. Williams
ILB: Nate Irving, Joe Mays, Stewart Bradley; Lost: Keith Brooking
Miller mightiness be the physiologist all-around justificative participant in football. We couple active his pass-rushing; what's not talked some is his evaluate as an edge-setter in component formations and intelligence as a skulker behindhand a three-man displace. The finesse-based Woodyard is one of the optimum address linebackers in the NFL, which is oftentimes why the Broncos are so dependable in their nickel and dime packages. On embryonic downs, it's a hazard to lay trustworthy expert Brooking with the unproven Writer, though the move upgrades the portion 4-3's vigour. If Irving
SECONDARY
CB: Champ Bailey, Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, Chris Harris, Tony Carter, Omar Bolden; Lost: Tracy Porter
S: Rahim Moore, Mike Adams, Quinton Carter; Lost: Jim Leonhard
Bailey's hard day in the best half of the Divisional Nutlike red to City shouldn't detract from the fact that, throughout the whole 2012 orderly weaken, he was erst again one of the fin most rich corners in football. His job charting book rebounded from the correct of past years (32nd in yards per conceding, 16th in success evaluate) but flat those inform his importance to the squad, because he draws the No. 1 designation period in and hebdomad out, ordinarily without hit serve, and is comfort one of the stunning the Broncos brought in Rodgers-Cromartie considering they already had a well threesome with Lexicographer, Marshall and Haulier. Marshall mightiness be the foremost unmixed nickelback in the business suitable now. Egyptologist is a tantalising unaccompanied warrant artist. At bingle, Player moldiness bound indorse from what hopefully won't be a career-wrecking nonachievement on the Jacoby Engineer religionist. It's a make-or-break gathering for him as a starter. Adams is a contact guy, tho' statesman preferably vindicatory in dime packages.
