The Broncos and the Texans kickoff in Houston at 6:00 mountain standard time. Peyton Manning and Demaryius Thomas will be making their 2015 preseason debuts so it will be great to see those two work together again even if it is only preseason. Kubiak stated that Manning and Thomas will likely play one and half quarters or into halftime depending on how it is going. This will be a good test for the line because they will have to accommodate for JJ Watt.
The offensive line needs to show improvement from last game. They struggled against Seattle, but they improved throughout the game, which gives me some hope. However, they still need to prove themselves early in the game. Playing against JJ Watt and the rest of Houston's starters will be a big test even though it is preseason. Ty Sambrailo needs to show that he can handle the Houston pass rush. Having Manning back there makes it a little more high stakes than Brock. I believe he has the ability to be really good and will likely show positive steps during this game. Max Garcia and Paradis need to show consistency after they both had good first games.
Virgil Green showed that he will be a formidable receiving option against Seattle. He is not as talented as Julius Thomas, but he is still able to create matchup problems. He will likely be targeted often again as the new offense will give him plenty of opportunities. Owen Daniels will see his first action as well and it will be nice to see him and Green in two tight end sets.
Demaryius and Emmanuel will see the field together for the first time. Hopefully Manning will be able to connect on one long ball to either of the two. We could see some three wide sets with Cody Latimer which adds another dimension to the number one offense.
The starters on the defensive line performed well in the first game, but I would like to see continued growth from Sylvester Williams at nose tackle. Keep and eye on Vance Walker because he will be starting for Wolfe during the first four games. He was solid against Seattle and that is all Denver needs him to be since he will be backing up Wolfe for most of the Season. I am not worried about Wolfe or Jackson this game, they have proved that they will be effective.
Brandon Marshall will see his first action this season, but Trevathan will miss this game. I love Marshall and am ready to see him work in the new defense. Todd Davis will be lining up next to him. As I have said, I want to see him play much better than he did in Seattle. He needs show that he can stop the run after only having one tackle last week. Von Miller and Shane Ray are going to start again. Both of them were fantastic last week. Miller obviously had the strip sack, but Shane was in the backfield consistently as well. Expect to see more of the same on Saturday.
TJ Ward most likely will play after being excused from practice. If he plays, I hope that he gets more work covering players one on one. If he is able to be serviceable in that area this season, this defense will be dangerous. Darien Stewart will start and hopefully play well again. Rahim Moore plays for Houston so Bronco fans can get a glimpse of how Stewart and Moore compare.
Connar Barth and Britton Colquitt are still the starters ay kicker and punter, but they could both lose their jobs. They cannot afford to make any major mistakes in these upcoming games because of the competition.
I cant wait to see how all of the starters perform against Houston. It's only preseason, but it can be an indicator of how a team will play in the regular season.
Update: I now know that Sanders will not be playing in this game. Hopefully we will see Demayius and Emmanuel on the field at the same time in the third game.
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