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Buckhalter's return can only help the Broncos

It's not that the Broncos' running game has been horrendous in Correll Buckahlter's absence, but with his apparent return occurring this Monday night at Qualcomm Stadium against the San Diego Chargers, a rapidly improving offense has just earned an incredible shot in the arm (no, I'm not referring to the steroids Shawne Merriman took in case you're wondering).

Anyway, to honor Bradley who said I needed to break my posts into paragraphs, I will definitely honor a Broncos fan who has been in the fold since 1965, especially since I was only born in June 1982. Let's start at the beginning, however. Before Buckhalter was injured and missed the New England game, he was averaging 7.2 yards a carry and an instrumental cog in an offense that thus far has amassed 376 yards a game this season and just below 20 points per contest.

While Kyle Orton, Knowshon Moreno and a resurgent Brandon Marshall have all been major impetuses in our offensive success, it's important to note that while the offense generally struggled against the Bengals in Week 1, Buckhalter was still making big plays as he averaged 5.8 yards a carry in our supposed "miracle" win at the Natti.

Although the Eagles perhaps felt all right about letting Buckhalter go, due to his significant injuries in five seasons with the club, he still showed that, when healthy, he could fill up the box score as he has amassed 3,448 all-purpose yards and 23 touchdowns throughout his career.

As Sterling Sharpe, on NFL Network's excellent show, Playbook, mentioned: San Diego's defense (27th against the run, surrendering 151 yards per contest) has been listless and shows no signs of improvement. Merriman can talk all the junk he wants but he has done nothing to help the Chargers play better.

When you compare this to the Broncos' lack of brashness (at least in terms of talking to the media) and resolute commitment to playing solid football, it's easy to see why we're on the verge of going 6-0 (provided we remain humble) and for all intents and purposes wrapping up the AFC West.

Hopefully, everybody enjoys and appreciates my efforts and of course, GO BRONCOS!!!

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