Bronco Stress

Wow! It has been a while since I have posted anything on here.  It almost seems there is too much to say. Quarterback worries, our number one draft pick worries and Brandon Marshall worries.  Where do I even begin?  Well, my last post was about how I believe Kyle Orton will do just fine leading this team to the superbowl!! Maybe I am getting a little ahead of myself.  I believe he will do just fine leading us to the playoffs, at the very least a winning record.  There! Is that a little more rational? According to McDaniels he is looking good and feeling good. What more can we ask for at this point?

Now onto Knowshon, or no-show as the media has been calling him.  He still has not reported to camp. No hurry, Pre-season is only a week away.  Plenty of time for a guy that has never taken an NFL snap to learn all that is needed. (COUGH)  I know this happens every year with talented rookies, but after all the craziness this off-season for the Broncos I was really hoping Knowshon would be ready and primed.  Not the case.  Once he gets his deal worked out, I think he will be a great force for Denver, obviously.  I was just hoping they would get everyone on the same page, at least the same book after the whole Cutler situation.  At least the 'hybrid' Robert Ayers is on board!

Since I didn't post anything during the start of the Marshall maddness, I will do it now.  He is a great reciever, no doubt about it.  The truth is that he does deserve to make as much as the elite recievers in the game because he is just that.  I think he proved that last year and the year before that.  He also proved that he is flawed, however.  Flawed in terms of his off-field activities.  That alone is keeping the Broncos from giving him and elite contract.  That and maybe his high number of drops last year.  As for the worries about him leaving: really there are none at this point.  Denver has all the leverage and there is nothing out there worth trading for.  Teams will hesitate because of his above mentioned 'problems.' If he goes out and proves he can do great things without Jay Cutler and stay out of trouble, then Denver will most defiantly have to pay up, or give up.