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DENVER – All summer time, folks tried handicapping the Broncos’ beginning working again competition, hoping to crack the code for fantasy football positive aspects.
Ronnie Hillman or Montee Ball? Ball or Hillman? Turns out the reply is neither, and it is not like new starter Knowshon Moreno goes to matter much either.
Remember that third preseason recreation, the costume rehearsal, when Peyton Manning threw 34 occasions in the first half towards the Rams? Nicely, that wasn’t some weird preseason experiment. That is what the Broncos’ offense might be.
Manning, Manning and extra Manning. Get ready for it.
Manning handed 19 times in the first half for 160 yards. The Broncos ran the ball eight occasions for 21 yards, and the eight rushing makes an attempt seemed nearly obligatory, like it would have broken some NFL code to just throw 27 straight occasions. Moreno began and had seven of those eight rushes. Hillman and Ball barely saw the field.
Moreno is a really safe choice. He averaged three.eight yards on 247 carries last yr. This is his fifth NFL season and though he’s a former first-spherical decide, Moreno shouldn’t be going to abruptly become LeSean McCoy or Jamaal Charles. He’s safe. And that’s why he plays.
He would not fumble, like Hillman did within the preseason. The Broncos can belief him to protect Manning, which is a matter for the rookie Ball. And that’s what the Broncos offense wants most, with Manning cranking up his right arm time after time. Hold the 37-yr-outdated as clear as attainable whereas he throws 600 (650? Heck, 700?) times this season.Everything else is gravy.
So Moreno plays most, no less than for now, even when it means you might need wasted that fantasy football decide on Hillman or Ball.
With Knowshon Moreno starting at RB, get ready for Peyton Manning passes … and more passes, and more passes
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