Quote:Prior to this season, Moreno only played in all 16 games in a season once, 2009 which was his rookie year. in 2010, '11, and '12 he never played in more than 13 games, and for the past two seasons he was in half of the games. He never produced more than 950 yards in any season, even when he started 13 games. He went a whole season without registering a rushing TD, and only produced 16 rushing TD's in his first four seasons.

 

Once Manning arrives, coincident with Moreno being available for every game, he rushes for 1,000+ yards, has a double digit rushing TD season, and has his second-highest Yards Per Attempt average.

 

That seems like it's more than just coincidence that Moreno's production jumps once Manning shows up.

 

Statistics are misleading. He always split carries with another running back, even when he was the starter. In 2013, Montee Ball had a fumbling problem, so for a while he did not play much. That meant more playing time for Knowshon Moreno. So Peyton Manning is not the only reason he ran a lot more in 2013.

 

Despite all of the facts you listed, nowhere in the article did I read the Broncos are letting him walk for performance reasons. It clearly explains Moreno will leave only due to the salary cap problem, meaning the Broncos would keep him if they could. He must be good for something if that is how they feel about him.

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