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Published on 08/22/2008 at Fri Aug 22 07:30.
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Torain Aiming for Week Seven Return

Posted Fri Aug 22nd by

Ryan Torain

Compared to this time last season, the Denver Broncos have been relatively injury-free. Other than rookie DT Carlton Powell being lost for the season and veteran center Tom Nalen continuing to struggle with knee pain, the most significant loss the Broncos have faced this training camp has been rookie fifth round running back Ryan Torain breaking his elbow and missing up to three months. The Broncos were high on Torain before the injury, and were hoping he could earn the starting spot, and at least become the driving force behind the Broncos’ power running game.

Faced with a decision in the next few weeks on whether to keep Torain on the roster or place him on Injured Reserve, news broke on Thursday that will seriously aid Torain’s case for a roster spot. Bill Williamson of ESPN reports that Torain’s elbow is healing faster than expected, with he and his doctors aiming for a Week Seven debut on October 20 against the New England Patriots on Monday Night Football.

“That is the game that everyone now has circled,” Torain’s agent Troy Asmus said. “It’s really good news…. Ryan is encouraged by this. Now it looks like he may be back for a significant part of the season.”

This is good news, folks. Our depth at running back was beginning to look a bit shaky – one injury to either Selvin Young or Andre Hall and the other is left to carry the full load. With Torain planning on returning for Week 7, the Broncos will gain a boost to their running game heading into the bye and into the second half of the season.

  • http://merlinofchaos.livejournal.com E. Halsey Miles

    The more I read about our RBs, the more I think Torain is the only one cut out to really carry the load. Maybe Young will prove all the naysayers wrong, but I have this feeling he’ll be gimpy by week 5 and we’ll have to struggle to keep backs upright until Torain can get back.

  • http://danstallbaum.com dstall

    Is the game going to be on the NFL network? I am stuck in Florida and need to see.

  • http://broncotalk.net Kyle

    dstall – Midnight ET is what I’ve heard, although NFLN has been changing things up a bit. Hopefully that remains the case.

  • http://81trucolors.livejournal.com/ Truman

    Can we even make it to Week 7 without a Torain type in the backfield?

  • http://broncotalk.net Kyle

    While neither excite me as much in this role, I think Pittman and even Hillis could have that type of impact on a short term basis.

  • Roy

    What a perfect game to get a pair of fresh legs. Not that I am still bitter about Lynch, but I can’t wait for our offence to take it to the geriatric Pats defence.

  • Allen

    You all are expecting a lot from a back that only had 14 starts at Arizona State and averaged less than 95 yards a game with injuries slowing him down. Let the man heal and give him a fair shot before you claim him to be the only one to carry the load.