Preseason Football

We got a look into what the NFL is going to be like this coming year with the first preseason games of the year. Yes, I know the Hall of Fame game was last week and all of that, but, as we know, preseason doesn't mean too much. I'm going to focus on my home team, the Denver Broncos, with my discussion of this.

While we know that the preseason is meaningless, but you always like to get a glimpse of your team, even if it is just for about a quarter, at the very start of the season. Now, I will admit that I am not expecting a lot out of the Broncos this year, as they were so inconsistent last year, especially looking at the first half of the schedule this year. Playing Indy, at what will be a tough Tennessee team, at Baltimore, and what will be a very difficult Jets defense. Second half is a bit less difficult, but the stretch run for the Broncos, over the last few years, has been what has killed them. They had to beat a really bad Chiefs team last year to give themselves a chance at the playoffs, and didn't even bother to show up to that game, getting run out of their home building. So, we will see if mental toughness has been instilled in this team this year.

Watching the first team offense play, you had to like what you saw. Orton didn't throw deep a hole of a lot last year, and in the first quarter he threw deep 3 times. Didn't complete any of them, but he did look pretty good all in all. We didn't really see any of the running game. Defense was ok, but there were a couple of times where the run defense was just not very good. Bailey made an awesome tackle to keep TO from getting a first down, but you never have to worry about Champ Bailey being ready for the season to start. The second and third string defense was very porous with the run, but that isn't a huge concern, as how often are they all going to be on the field at the same time. I definitely have a lot of doubts about the Broncos D.

As for the other QBs, Quinn looked very mediocre, and Tebow threw the ball pretty well. His first series saw a great deep pass that was right on the money, and just plain dropped by the receiver. Good start for Tebow, we'll hope that he can continue to progress. Orton definitely is the clear number one, but if the things keep going like this, Tebow very well could supplant Quinn as the number 2. But we will see. We will have more NFL over the next week or two, and get a nice season preview. Yay for football!