The newest Bronco will play Sunday, and likely go up against his brother.
Tight end Vernon Davis, who was acquired via trade, is still learning the Broncos’ playbook but knows enough, Kubiak said, to warrant being active and getting time against the Colts.
“I feel very good about the things that we’ve asked him to do this week,” Kubiak said. “Hopefully he’ll be a big part and help us out.”
Davis is the brother of Colts cornerback Vontae Davis.
No fine. David Bruton was flagged for roughing the passer in the second quarter against Green Bay last Sunday, but he was not fined for the play.
League officials reviewed the play, and any others submitted by league and team officials, and decided it did not warrant the scheduled $17,363 fine.
Status quo on punt returns. Before the start of last Sunday’s Green Bay game, the Broncos had Bruton practice punt returns in warmups, just in case he had to be used in place of Emmanuel Sanders, who injured his shoulder before the bye.
The team stuck with Sanders, who has returned 12 punts for an average of 5.8 yards per this season. Kubiak said Sanders will remain as the leading punt returner heading into Indianapolis.
Defensive assessment. The wild card in the Broncos’ matchup with the Colts is Indianapolis’ offensive coordinator swap. Out is Pep Hamilton. In is Rob Chudzinski.
Colts coach Chuck Pagano made the switch earlier this week, giving the Broncos’ defense little to go off of in preparing for any changes Chudzinski may make to the offense.
But Chudzinski, who spent two seasons (2005-06) working alongside Broncos defensive coordinator Wade Phillips in San Diego, already has a clear view of what he’s facing.
“You don’t look at them and say there’s a weakness,” he said of the Broncos’ defense. “They’re just not there.” Nicki Jhabvala, The Denver Post
