Week One

The season opener is upon us, and after a grueling pre-season and relentless rookie cutting, the depth chart for the opening game has been confirmed!

Denver Broncos Depth Chart - 2011
Regular Offense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
WR	Demaryius Thomas	Eddie Royal
TE	Daniel Fells	Dante Rosario	Julius Thomas	Virgil Green
LT	Ryan Clady	Orlando Franklin	Chris Kuper	Chris Clark
LG	Zane Beadles	Ryan Harris	J.D. Walton	Davin Banks
C	J.D. Walton	Russ Hochstein	Lonie Paxton
RG	Chris Kuper	Orlando Franklin	J.D. Walton	Russ Hochstein
RT	Ryan Harris	Orlando Franklin	Tony Hills
WR	Eric Decker	Matthew Willis
QB	Tim Tebow	Brady Quinn
FB	Spencer Larsen	Alonzo Loggins
HB	Willis McGahee	Knowshon Moreno	Lance Ball	Jeremiah Johnson
Base 3-4 Defense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
LDE	Robert Ayers	Jason Hunter	Ty Warren	Derrick Harvey
NT	Brodrick Bunkley	Ty Warren	Marcus Thomas	Ryan McBean
RDE	Elvis Dumervil	Jason Hunter
LOLB	D.J. Williams	Mario Haggan	Wesley Woodyard
LILB	Joe Mays	Mario Haggan
RILB	Nate Irving	Wesley Woodyard
ROLB	Von Miller	Mario Haggan	Wesley Woodyard
CB	Champ Bailey	Jonathon Wilhite	Cassius Vaughn
SS	Brian Dawkins	Quinton Carter	Jonathon Wilhite
FS	Rahim Moore	Quinton Carter	Jonathon Wilhite
CB	Andre' Goodman	Syd'Quan Thompson	Cassius Vaughn
Special Teams
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
K	Matt Prater	Britton Colquitt
P	Britton Colquitt	Matt Prater
PR	Eddie Royal	Champ Bailey	Eric Decker	Syd'Quan Thompson
KR	Eddie Royal	Champ Bailey	Eric Decker	Syd'Quan Thompson
LS	Ryan Clady	Chris Kuper	Ryan Harris

The season is kicking off for me with an intense Rivalry game, to be honest I have no idea what to expect. It would be nice to start the season on the ground with Willis McGahee. I'll be on the lookout for D.T. (Demaryius Thomas) fairly early, and hopefully utilize Tim Tebow's running game to complete my triple threat offense. A win at home, in a division clash would set the season up nicely. HOPEFULLY my turnover differential is something to be proud of by the end of it. I present you, the matchup preview for this week's game.

Matchup Preview  |  September 12, 2011
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Oakland Raiders (0-0, 0-0 Away)		Denver Broncos (0-0, 0-0 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison Total Yards Total Offensive Yards Passing Yards Rushing Yards Points Per Game Passing TD Rushing TD First Downs Red Zone Attempts Red Zone TD-FG Red Zone Percentage Defensive Stats Comparison Total Yards Allowed Passing Yards Allowed Rushing Yards Allowed Points Allowed Sacks Fumble Recoveries Interceptions Points Per Game Red Zone Attempts Red Zone TD-FG Red Zone Percentage Injury Report Cooper Carlisle (RG) Broken Ribs (1 week) Elvis Dumervil (RE) Herniated Disk (3 weeks) Carson Palmer (QB) Dislocated Elbow (2 weeks) Russ Hochstein (RG) Torn Bicep (7 weeks) Kasheem Hall (RG) Dislocated Hip (3 weeks) Syd'Quan Thompson (CB) Complete Achilles Tear (I.R.) Jorian Bradley (ROLB) Torn Quadricep (4 weeks) Game Notes The season opener for these bitter rivals will be an interesting battle as the Raiders new QB this season, Carson Palmer, is already injured. However backup QB, Jason Campbell is a solid replacement for Palmer and should be able to get the offense moving. On the Bronco's side, with Elvis Dumervil out, the defensive line may struggle stopping the outside run and pressuring the QB. Expect a hard fought battle to get the early jump in the AFC West.