Denver Native (Carol)
01-07-2016, 10:32 PM
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- It isn't news that the Broncos' ground game was cooking on Sunday. It actually has been one of the league's most effective rushing attacks for quite some time.
Since returning from a Week 7 bye, the Broncos rank sixth in the league in rushing yardage per game and eighth in average per carry. Although there have been some consistency issues and some hiccups -- particularly in the 15-12 loss to the Raiders in Week 14 -- over the long haul, the running game has started to look like what Head Coach Gary Kubiak and Offensive Coordinator Rick Dennison hoped that it could be.
It took some evolution to get there. Working under center and emphasizing two-tight end sets to generate more outside power in run blocking helped. But in the last two games, the Broncos have finally succeeded in capitalizing off the inside space created through the use of three-wide receiver sets, creating situations where the receivers are able to draw cornerbacks and safeties away, which opens up lanes on each side.
One perfect example of this came on C.J. Anderson's 27-yard run in the third quarter that moved the Broncos to the San Diego 23-yard-line.
rest - http://www.denverbroncos.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/BMW-Ultimate-Performance-The-emerging-ground-game/ebcea98d-50b3-4418-9dbe-3ece901d601b
Since returning from a Week 7 bye, the Broncos rank sixth in the league in rushing yardage per game and eighth in average per carry. Although there have been some consistency issues and some hiccups -- particularly in the 15-12 loss to the Raiders in Week 14 -- over the long haul, the running game has started to look like what Head Coach Gary Kubiak and Offensive Coordinator Rick Dennison hoped that it could be.
It took some evolution to get there. Working under center and emphasizing two-tight end sets to generate more outside power in run blocking helped. But in the last two games, the Broncos have finally succeeded in capitalizing off the inside space created through the use of three-wide receiver sets, creating situations where the receivers are able to draw cornerbacks and safeties away, which opens up lanes on each side.
One perfect example of this came on C.J. Anderson's 27-yard run in the third quarter that moved the Broncos to the San Diego 23-yard-line.
rest - http://www.denverbroncos.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/BMW-Ultimate-Performance-The-emerging-ground-game/ebcea98d-50b3-4418-9dbe-3ece901d601b