Five things to watch during the Broncos week two preseason matchup Today http://www.denverbroncosteamonline.com/brandon-marshall-jersey , the Denver Broncos will host quarterback Mitch Trubisky and the Chicago Bears in week two of the Preseason. Last week, the Broncos first team offense and defenses struggled against the Vikings, but Chad Kelly provided some excitement in the second half. How will things shakeup this Saturday night? I give you five things to watch during tonight’s week two preseason matchup against the Chicago Bears.1: How will the first-team offense and defense rebound?Last week, the first team offense entered the game against the Vikings with a ton of hype. Case Keenum was tossing dimes in practice, rookie Courtland Sutton was making big plays, and the offense in general just seemed much improved from last year. Unfortunately, they had two drives and both times went three and out. Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY SportsNow this week, quarterback Case Keenum had a bounce back week during the joint practices and will look to continue that during tonight’s game.As for the Broncos first-team defense, they also struggled. They struggled against the run and quarterback Kirk Cousins went 4-4 for 42 yards, and a touchdown. The Broncos leaky run defense was a big reason for these struggles, but Head Coach Vance Joseph believes it is something they can correct easily moving forward.This week, they will face the Bears strong rush attack led by Jordan Howard as well as the Bears tight ends who gave the defense some fits during practice this week. They bounced backed nicely during the second day of joint practices so it will be interesting to see how they perform on the field tonight. 2: Chad Kelly with the second-team offenseThe big news around Broncos Country this week was Paxton Lynch being demoted to the third-team and Chad Kelly moving up to the second team offense. Now we will get to see how Kelly performs as tries to prove to the Broncos that he can be their backup quarterback in 2018.Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY SportsHead Coach Vance Joseph told media earlier this week that the expectations for Kelly remain the same as he moves from the third team to the second team. General Manager John Elway also spoke to the media this week and told reporters that he “had a feeling that he(Kelly) was play well”.Kelly threw for two touchdowns last weekend and added a spark to the offense that really was struggling before he entered the game. With Paxton Lynch struggling and being demoted to the third-team(and potentially off the roster) Kelly has a good chance to become the Broncos new developmental young quarterback on the roster. He also has a chance to prove to Elway and Vance Joseph that he can be trusted to be their backup quarterback behind starter Case Keenum. So how Kelly performs Womens Phillip Lindsay Jersey , good or bad, will likely be a big topic at the end of this game. 3: Can Isaac Yiadom nail down the third cornerback job?Last week, we saw Yiadom on the wrong end of some big plays against the Vikings. He was manned up against Stefon Diggs a few times which is a tough matchup for any cornerback in the NFL, especially a rookie playing in his first NFL game. In the end, he gave up a touchdown while covering Diggs during the Vikings first series last weekend. The silver lining for Yiadom is that he was in good position for a lot of these plays and wasn’t beat badly by any means, It shows that he knows what he is doing out there and reading/reacting well. Not bad for a rookie corner making his first NFL appearance.Head Coach Vance Joseph echoed these thoughts when asked about Yiadom after the game.Against the Bears, we may see Yiadom start or get some valuable playing time with the first-team offense with cornerback Chris Harris Jr. likely sitting out this game. This will give Yiadom a chance to improve on his decent showing week one and try to lock down the number three corner job. Veteran Tramaine Brock will likely play as well so it will be a big game for the Broncos third-round pick in this years NFL Draft. 4. Royce Freeman the starting running back?Rookie running back Royce Freeman put up the Broncos first offensive points in 2018 as he scored a 23-yard rushing touchdown against the Vikings last week. After the game, Quarterback Case Keenum was asked about Freeman and he praised the rookies pass blocking ability. Pass blocking is usually where rookie backs struggle and why they do not see the field, so it is promising the see he is excelling in this area early on. Add that to his running ability, and Freeman could be on the brink of a breakout season for the Broncos. Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty ImagesThen earlier this week, Head Coach Vance Joseph dropped a nugget that could point to Freeman likely being the Broncos starting running back. He was asked about the difference between veteran Devontae Booker and rookie Royce Freeman. He called Booker a “third-down back” with good pass-catching ability while calling Freeman the “one cut, downhill pounder with good vertical speed”. To me at least http://www.denverbroncosteamonline.com/bradley-roby-jersey , Joseph pretty much named Freeman the starter right here without officially saying it. You don’t call your starting running back a third-down guy while praising a rookie back with bell-cow running back traits. If Freeman comes out and gets plenty of reps with the first-team offense and plays well, I think this running back competition will be all but settled. 5. Looking for a rebound from rookie Bradley ChubbEntering the game. I had high hopes for the Broncos fifth overall pick thinking he would wreck the Vikings second-team offensive line. However, he ended up having a tough night and was responsible for a few big run plays. He also didn’t record any sacks. Maybe it was rookie jitters, maybe the defense in general just played sloppily, or maybe it was a combination of both. Either way, it wasn’t a great showing for the Broncos fifth overall pick. However, I think he will bounce back in a big way tonight against the Bears.Chubb has been having a great camp and was bringing the heat during the joint practices this week. General Manager John Elway was asked about Chubb, and he had some high praise for the Broncos first-round selection. Chubb figures to get the start opposite of Von MIller once again tonight and will look to make life a living hell for Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky.Could Case Keenum retire a Bronco? It’s obviously a bit early to think about Case Keenum’s legacy in Denver. The man’s only just completed his first preseason with the Denver Broncos, but Case left no doubt what he hopes to do.Case Keenum says Broncos can be 'pretty special,' and he wouldn't mind retiring in Denver - CBSSports.comThere’s been a ton of speculation about the Broncos new quarterback all offseason and opinions are pretty split on Keenum. Can he pull off another season like he did last year with the Minnesota Viking’s or will he revert to the career journeyman he’d been previously?I took a long look at Keenum over the summer for GIF Horse and the link to that is here, but I’ll add a couple thoughts I’ve had since watching Keenum in the Musgrave offense this preseason.He looks comfortable in both the offense and pocketKeenum trusts his receivers to make the play and delivers in the face of pressure. It’s a strength of his. It helps when you throw to the 6’3 Courtland Sutton, who’s earning a lot of “baby Megatron” hype for his work this summer Authentic Bradley Chubb Jersey , but in all 3 games Keenum played he displayed trust in his pass catchers to make plays on the ball. With the youngsters like Sutton and Daesean Hamilton as well as the returned health of Demaryius Thomas and Emmanuel Sanders this Broncos receiving corps could rival or even surpass what Keenum had with the Vikings.One thing that bears monitoring is how Musgrave manages that gunslinger mindset. In Minnesota Pat Shurmur mixed in a ton of routes where Keenum could check the ball down if things got hot in the pocket. It helped lead to Keenum’s career year as far as completion percentage.While Denver doesn’t have a tight end as accomplished as Kyle Rudolph, Devontae Booker has earned the coaching staff’s trust for his work on passing downs while rookies Philip Lindsay and Royce Freeman both show promise as receivers. Musgrave also proved time and again he’s happy to utilize running backs in the passing game during his time coordinating the Oakland offense.The Keenum-Sanders connection could be specialThese are back to back plays. Keenum has looked to Sanders early and often in the preseason.Sanders mentioned this summer that Keenum is a guy that will work after practice. Sort of like one of Sander’s previous QBs. Questions remain, of course. For one, there are fans that are far more excited to see what the Broncos have in Chad Kelly than the 30-year-old veteran. Mike Florio has already asked the question:When will Chad Kelly start for the Broncos? – ProFootballTalk What do you think Broncos country? Still Grazin’? Other Broncos stories to catch up on.Royce Freeman named the starting running back.I called this one back in May, but Freeman’s gone from a dark horse OROY candidate to one of the favorites since. He’ll be the first Broncos rookie to start at running back since Terrell Davis. In other Freeman related news, he’s changing his jersey to 28.Broncos 10-man practice squad finalized.I for one am beyond pleased the Broncos managed to stash Jeff Holland. I didn’t think he’d make it past teams like the Packers who are really light on the edge. The Broncos tried to trade Paxton Lynch, but no one wanted him.People are still debating who’s fault Lynch’s fall from grace is on my Twitter feed. Leave the dead horse lie. At least he’ll have time to help his girlfriend sell her house now. Su’a Cravens to the IR. The hope is that Cravens’ can make it back in 8 weeks, but it’s the same injury he had last year that started the controversy in Washington. A real bummer, as Cravens has become a bit of a favorite to help the Broncos D slow down tight ends and running backs. Both Jeff Essary and I have been giddy about his promise all summer. Kevin Hogan signed to replace Paxton Lynch. If the preseason NFL Gamepass provided an All-22 I had given some thought to doing a quick film review of Hogan’s work with Washington. Alas it doesn’t. Hogan succeeded Andrew Luck at Stanford and is one of the many, many quarterbacks to have played for the Browns since 1999. He went from their practice squad to his first start in less than 6 weeks back in 2016.