The Denver Broncos will try to fix an ailing ground game and 30th-ranked offense behind a shuffled O-line this weekend. Casey was a healthy inactive last Sunday in Detroit and has played sparingly as the Broncos have made little use of formations with a fullback. They are quarterback Peyton Manning, guard Louis Vasquez (knee) and tackle Ty Sambrailo (shoulder). “It’s a great pickup for us because he is so familiar with what we do”, Kubiak said. I think that it’s getting better in every place.
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“He’s made progress, we didn’t want to come out here and have a setback or something, so we worked him a little [Friday] morning to see where he was and just felt like we’d better go in this direction”.
“I definitely got more comfortable at left tackle throughout the preseason, but right tackle has always been a comfort thing for me”, said Schofield. The only reserves on the 46-man game day roster were interior linemen: center James Ferentz and guard Max Garcia.
But it probably has a lot more to do with left tackle Ty Sambrailo’s shoulder injury. “He didn’t have much of a choice”. Anything to derail that process would be frustrating to both himself and the team. Harris will play left tackle in a regular season game for the first time since 2013.
Eight Denver Broncos players were listed on the injury report Wednesday. Things are going on and we have to keep him on the field consistently. I have to go back and watch practice.
Anderson’s minor injuries have been an issue for the coach: “In the first three games he’s been nicked up”.
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The Vikings are strong up front, and defensive-minded Minnesota coach Mike Zimmer is known for applying pressure in the pocket, including a string of positive showings against Manning. The Broncos are thin on depth at inside linebacker, with only Corey Nelson available along with him behind starters Brandon Marshall and Danny Trevathan. The Broncos rank next-to-last in the league with a 57-yard average. The Broncos had trouble with Kansas City’s Jamaal Charles in Week 2, but compensated with two forced fumbles. “That was kind of a shot at me, I felt like”, Schofield said. He’s also in the concussion protocol system, although expected to play. The savvy Newman is still capable at age 37, but Rhodes still has his rough spots in his third pro season, and has given up touchdown passes in the last two weeks.
