As another season of football approaches, the Denver Broncos were a favorite going into this season. You read that right, WERE a favorite. It looks like someone spiked the Gatorade in Colorado and took the Mile “High” City a little too seriously this year as all star line backer Von Miller will be sitting on the sidelines for the first six games. Miller was found guilty of violating the leagues drug policy this offseason, not only once, but twice.
Miller’s defense was built around the fact the NFL (National Football League) declared he violated the policy due to the fact his samples were “diluted”. His defense was, “I like to be hydrated”. As do most users when they are going in for a drug screening, Miller drank a lot of fluids. “Hydrated” my backside, he should have said he has glaucoma. That would have been a better defense than hydrated. Or he could have said that the beating he takes out on the field, being that he is a football player, he has aches and pains and uses marijuana recreationally as a pain reliever, as does the majority of the rest of Colorado. We wouldn’t have been able to judge him, have you heard of Amendment 64? Of course you have Von, you probably voted “yes”.
Aside from the point of politics, Peyton Manning had better work with his receivers more, and newly acquired Wes Welker needs to really live up to his hype. Typically in Denver, the defense is what thrives and helps the Broncos succeed. This year, the pressure will be thrust upon the offense as the largest factor has been taken away from the other side of the ball.