Mike McCoy said today that Peyton Manning’s 1^st and 2^nd reads would often be tight ends in the Broncos’ offense. Given the way their receiving corps stacks up, this makes a lot of sense. They have two solid tight ends in Jacob Tamme, who caught 67 passes in 10 games with Peyton Manning in relief of an injured Dallas Clark in 2010, and Joel Dreessen, one of the league’s top #2 tight ends for years in Houston.

Meanwhile, at wide receiver, Eric Decker and Demaryius Thomas, who traded off being the #1 receiver last year depending on the quarterback, will start. For depth, they have the unproven Andre Caldwell and an aging and mediocre Brandon Stokley. It makes a lot of sense that the Broncos would go with two-tight ends whenever possible in 2012.