Trouble is brewing in Denver for fantasy owners as the Broncos have declared they really don't have a set plan for how they will rotate Knowshon Moreno and Willis McGahee at running back. The thinking among fans has been that Moreno would end up starting with McGahee snagging mostly third down carries. That apparently is not necessarily the case.
Denver Broncos RB Situation: Knowshon Moreno, Willis McGahee Will Split Carries Early
Offensive coordinator Mike McCoy discussed the issue on Friday and indicated a preference for simply going with the hot hand:
“We’re going to roll them,” McCoy said. “They’re going to play, and if one of them is tired, the other one is going in. Then we’ll just keep them going. Both of them are going to play plenty of snaps, but we’re not going to worry about counting snaps with them.
“If someone is in there playing and they’re on a roll, then they’re going to stay in. When they need to come out, then they’re going to come out.”
When McGahee signed with the Baltimore Ravens he saw his role move from clear number one to running back by committee to clear number two behind Ray Rice.
Now he comes to Denver behind the third year back Moreno who has taken some time to reach his potential. Moreno rushed for 947 yards his rookie season at 3.8 yards per carry. His total yards declined to 779 his second season but he improved his ypc to 4.3. The Broncos went in the tank as the Josh McDaniels experience came to an abrupt end so it’s hard to blame him for fewer overall carries in the rushing game.
Moreno is the more talented back in this rotation and will likely emerge as the proverbial “hot hand.” However, depending on how the Broncos develop he is at best an RB2 and in the short term might best be served as a rotational flex guy. It is hard to tell how the Broncos will develop in 2011 under John Fox, which means proceed with extreme caution.
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