Preseason Kickoff
Broncos football is here in less than 12 hours. Sure, the game is pretty meaningless and we’ll see the first team for twelve plays or so, butbut, football!
Line: Denver Broncos +1.5
Over/Under: 38
TV: CBS, 5:30 p.m.
Radio: AM 850
A few questions which will be answered in the game (not ranked in importance at all):
1. How does Jay Cutler look? Is the guy comfortable in the pocket and is he on-target?
2. Can Elvis Dumervil play the run and moreover is he effective as a pass rusher?
3. Is Mike really the better of the two Bells? How is he versus the Lions’ first-team D?
A note on number three: the injury bug bit the Lions defense badly. Training camp standout Cory Redding won’t play, and neither will Shaun “One of the Two Good Defensive Players on the Roster” Rogers. Plus, Boss Bailey (Champ’s brother who ran a 4.33 40 and is a linebacker ) is out along with MLB Teddy Lehman. Mike Bell’s performance won’t be against a true first team defense and won’t be a great gauge of future success.
4. Can John Lynch run at all? Sadly, he’s old enough that this is a question that must be asked every year.
5. Is Brandon Marshall all he’s cracked up to be? Has Darius Watts actually improved?
6. Does the team have a true tight end recieving option, either in Stephen Alexander or rookie Tony Scheffler?
7. How many slants will Todd Devoe turn into 80 yard touchdown receptions?
Lions-wise, there’s a bunch of questions. First, can Kitna or any other quarterback handle Mike Martz’s offensive scheme? Then there’s the ol’ which of the three first-round wideouts the Lions have drafted will step up? There are more, but who cares about the Lions?
A couple of things about who’s playing:
Rod Smith and Javon Walker are going to sit for injury reasons. Courtney Brown and Gerard Warren are out. Champ Bailey won’t play for security’s sake.
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