... up a second, first-round draft pick from the Broncos on what could be considered the most confusing offseason by the Broncos in recent history.

Denver's new head coach, Josh McDaniels, had given up on their young, talented quarterback by disenfranchising him on a play for Matt Cassel, who has one year as a starter of a team with great depth and Pro Bowlers across the field as well as a multiple Super Bowl winning coach calling his plays.

Add to that Brandon Marshall's request for a trade on a contract dispute amongst his personal reasons and the Broncos' refusal to trade him (holdout impending).  Lastly, they recently named their starting quarterback for 2009 as—drum roll please—KYLE ORTON!

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