The Broncos offense has put up some stellar numbers in the team’s first three games of the season. The offense has thrown for eight touchdowns, rushed for five more and has averaged 432 total yards.
Two of those touchdown passes have been caught by Brandon Marshall the league leader in receptions among wide receivers. Marshall is also first in the NFL with 160.5 yards receiving per contest.
“That is what I work hard for,” Marshall said about his numbers so far this season. ”I want to be the guy not just in a single game but throughout my whole career. That is what we work hard for, and all we can do is continue to push and remember that every Sunday could be any given Sunday in this league.”
Part of Marshall’s success this season can be credited to the relationship his has forged with quarterback Jay Cutler. The two third-year players have been able to build upon one another.
“It is like a relationship—communication is definitely key,” he said. “When I am out there, Jay has a lot of freedom to change some things up. We are out there trying to make plays and keep those sticks moving. If I make a mistake, he is there to make it up and keep those chains moving. For example, there was a key third down and there was a pass weak (side), I converted my route to a go and I didn’t beat the guy so the play was pretty much dead but Jay knows that with the leverage that I have, he could put the ball on my back shoulder. Jay and I just being on the same page is a good thing, and I am happy to grow with him.”
The Broncos may have the second most explosive offense in the league right now but don’t slouch on the defense of the 0-3 Chiefs. Kansas City is the fourth-ranked pass defense allowing 153 yards per game and it has only surrendered two touchdowns through the air on the season.
“To tell you the truth, Kansas City is a defense that I hate going against and that is because they play together, they run to the ball and they play smash-mouth defense,” Marshall said. “When you look at their defense, they are ranked fourth on third downs. On defense, all they have to do is continue to play as a team and they will gel. I think things will get turned around for them sooner or later. Those corners, you look at an 0-3 team and you wonder if guys are going to lie down but they are not because this is the National Football League. If you look at the matchup me and Eddie Royal have, we are going against two rookies and those guys are out there trying to prove themselves. We are going to get their best shot and we are going into K.C., which is hostile. We are going to have to play together and play hard all four quarters.”
The offense has set a pretty high bar for itself through the first three games of ’08. Denver’s offensive production places it atop the AFC and second overall in the NFL but Brandon Stokley said it still has room for improvement.
“I think when you watch film, especially after a win you have to be real critical of yourself because everybody else is patting you on the back,” he said. “You want to kind of look at the mistakes that you made and correct those mistakes.”
Even with the impressive individual and team numbers put up by the Broncos’ offense, the team isn’t satisfied with the results.
“We want to be perfect,” Stokley said. “I think we have the weapons and talent on this offense to score every time we get the ball. We haven’t been able to do that. We have kind of hit lulls there in the third quarter the last two weeks. We need to be a little more consistent if we want to be a really good offense.”
-Jake Grilley, DenverBroncos.com
Tags: Brandon Marshall, Brandon Stokley, Jake Grilley, Jay Cutler, Kansas City Chiefs, Offense
I hope the offense can continue success in DreadedHead Stadium. That place is going to be tough!
Time to prove how good our Offense really is. And time for the Defense to get some confidence going against the worst offense ever.
Well the broncso do have a great offense we just need to keep it up on the second half. I think as long as the defense can make plays the offense will be well ready to make it worth while.
i wonder how man points they can score if they get points everytime lol. And of them two rookies one of them was college team mates with eddie royal. it’ll be interesting to see royal and flowers go at it.
I really look forward to this game, it will show how much our passing matches up to a top pass D in the NFL. But I am sure they will be just fine. They have had a couple nail biters the past couple weeks.
Denver……please give my heart a rest this weekend
This is a team we need to DESTROY. Enough of this “any team can win any given Sunday” garbage. The fact is, we are WAAAY better than this team and we need to come out and prove it! If this pathetic team holds us under 30 points offfensively or our defense allows over 17 points, it is time to pack it up and plan for an early playoff exit. Championship caliber teams don’t let games like this get close. Take care of business Broncos, and please stay injury free!
Just looked at defensive stats on NFL.com…….gee, i wonder WHY the Queefs have such a “great” pass defense???? Could it be that they are the second worst rush defense team in the NFL???? Look for Cutler to have an easy day slinging the ball, cuz methinks that we will be running the ball all over these losers.
Queefs give up:
5.5 yds/rush 204.0 yds/gm
Why bother to throw the ball? Hope Selvin, Pitt, and Dre all eat their Wheaties, cuz I can pretty much guarantee all 3 will get a LOT of work in on Sun.
I’m with all of you on the scoreing I Love this year so far but too me I care more about the win even if we when 3-0 in the game i would be happy. We really need to win with or D that what great teams are made of. I’m not saying stop with the explosive scoring by all means if its there take. but there will be a time when our offence is just not there and D going to have to step up.
wormyblackwormy,
Good point. Why do we have such a “terrible” pass defense? It’s because we crush people and make them one dimmensional after the first quarter or so. Yes qbs were really efficient and did pile up yards, but that’s what happens when good qbs have to throw so many times to catch up. I prefer whatching games again and look for the good and bad rather than reading “expert” analysis. Improving our 3 downs D is key.
I agree with blackburny, the way everything is going its exciting but if we don’t continue to be persistent a super bowl is picture less. its the forth game and we are starting to see which teams are playoff material I read Brandon Marshall staying focused are chemistry is high I understand players who don’t want to be hear are being cut I am starving and this year and the year after the NFL is feeding championship rings to the hungriest of the hungriest. this is about playing in the NFL and DOMINATING EVERY GAME not being the head coach of the broncos I can only say so much but if we can continue to be persistent and let are depth continue to learn and put pressure on are first stringers we can bring this Denver team to a juicy championship. one more thing you only get so many chances before your forgotten I have gone through a half a year with commentators trashing my team stating we will not be in the playoffs and even saying we are “LUCKY” who ever the dominate team is this year they will be lucky if they don’t have to face us you want to say cowboys are the #1 TEAM year ha THREE STRIKES YOUR OUT give it up there’s a new team taking the stage!
GET OFF YOUR ASS BRONCOS LETS GET THIS RING A PLAYOFFS LOSS IS NOT A OPTION!!!!
Man, I love being a Bronco.
Great to see such attention to what’s not working, and then working on it.
Defense…. It’s time to sack up and produce. We have the tools and opportunity to go DEEP into the playoffs.
I also agree that Stokley has yet to catch fire this year. When he gets going, it’s going to be scary.
Pick your poison defense, want to double up on Brandon? No, problem… we got Stokley and Scheffler waiting to pick up the slack.
Dismiss us at your peril mainstream media hacks!
The Chiefs defense is elite? What a crock!
Sincerely,
the Atlanta Falcons
In all seriousness, if we play our game and make the improvements from last week and play better defensively, we’ll win our second game in a row at Arrowhead. In the modern-day NFL you must score points to have a chance, so Kansas City’s sordid offense doesn’t bode well for the Queefs.
THE BRONCOS APPEAR TO HAVE ANOTHER ELWAY ON HAND,
HOWEVER THE DEFENSIVE SCHEME NEEDS TO BE ADJUSTEDTO COMPLIMENT THIS HIGH POWERED OFFENSE OR WE MIGHT BE FACING TROUBLE DOWN THE STRECH. THIS DEFENSE WILL NOT MAKE IT TO THE PLAYOFFS.
The broncos really need to step up on their defense. Their rush defense has been doing ok… other teams brake a big run every once in a while, However our secondary is giving away big plays every set of downs. They really need to step it up. I dont understand why our secondary is so bad though. I really dont. the Broncos have so many weapons on their defense that should shut a offense down, but the offenses we play are get huge plays every time they touch the ball. Maybe its our new defensive coordinator. I dont know but they need to figure it out. However I am really proud of their offense this year. They have really stepped it up and have found their groove. Not a single defense has been able to stop them yet and I dont see it happening. I think the Broncos will have a great game against the Cheifs. Their defense just needs to step it up.