I was fortunate enough to sit down for a few minutes with Lee Rasizer, Broncos Beat Writer at the Rocky Mountain News.  He is as close to the team as anyone and has a solid handle on the pulse of the organization. My thanks to Lee for taking the time.  Remember to join me, as well as Kyle from BroncoTalk and Sam Adams from the RMN for a Pre-Game Chat about the Broncos over at RMN's website!  This week we start a bit early - 12:30 PM mst!!

On to the questions!

MHR -- The Broncos sit at 3-1, alone in 1st Place. What was your expectation of the first quarter of the season? Are the Broncos ahead or behind where you thought they would be?

LR  -- To be honest, I don't break them down strictly based on a ‘W-L-W' look down the schedule, so I'm not sure what I would have thought. Most likely, a loss at San Diego would have been considered a given, at Oakland and vs. Tampa Bay toss-ups and Kansas City a win. We've all seen how that's turned out. But overall, I didn't see this team after the preseason as much more than a 7-9 or 8-8 type team. Too many deficiencies on defense. And I guess I probably undervalued just how much of a leap they would make with the passing game on offense. So they're better than what I initially thought, I guess you could say.

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