2010 NFL Predictions: Denver Broncos‎

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The Denver Broncos first preseason game went just about as I expected. The players who shined in training camp glimmered on the field tonight in Cincinnati. Champ Bailey was a stud as usual with two pass deflections in the first quarter. You can’t put a value on the kind of shutdown corner he is. Missing in the secondary was Brian Dawkins and D.J. Williams as they are still recovering from injury and not game ready. The most notable and understandably the most watched position was quarterback. Kyle Orton has performed so well at training camp that his 8-13, 84 yds., 2 TD performance comes as no surprise. Josh McDaniels said after practice last week, “He’s on time, he’s accurate, he’s always been accurate, he’s stronger this year than he was last year, which is showing up on some of the intermediate routes that are tight against tight coverage.”



Cleveland's 2007 draft pick now finds himself across the country in Denver, playing for a team led by Josh McDaniels that put together "The Drive" against none other than his boyhood team, ousting the Browns in the 1987 AFC Championship game. Cleveland's former golden boy and Ohio native took the field Sunday night, for the first time since he was a boy, he had to think of himself in a different uniform than the orange and brown he grew up dreaming of. Squaring off against the Cincinnati Bengals, Kyle Orton started the showdown going 8 for 13 with 84 yards and two touchdowns. At 8:03 in the second quarter, Brady Quinn made his entrance into the game for his first snap as a Bronco. McDaniels swears Denver is having a productive training camp despite being the most injured team in the NFL. The biggest hit was the loss of star linebacker Elvis Dumervil. He is likely out for the season with a torn pectoral muscle.

Cincinnati Bengals center Kyle Cook left Sunday’s game against the Denver Broncos with an ankle injury and is not expected to return, according to Bengals beat writer Joe Reedy of the Cincinnati Enquirer. He was replaced by Reggie Stephens—who was drafted in the seventh round of this year’s draft out of Iowa. Cook is entering his third season with the Bengals after he joined the team in 2007 as a member of the practice squad. He was a key part to the success of the offensive line in 2009 and started all 16 games for Cincinnati. The Bengals re-signed Cook to a one-year deal in April, so this could be a contract year for the former Michigan State standout. The Bengals’ offense line saw a drastic improvement last season after ranking 30th the previous year. Not only did they finish ninth by allowing just 29 sacks, but they helped the running game average 128.5 yards per game—which also ranked them ninth.