"When the Broncos return from their bye week, the condition of Kyle Orton's right shoulder will be of some concern. After taking a huge, third-quarter hit from 49ers linebacker Manny Lawson in London, it's unlikely Orton would have been able to function anywhere near 100 percent if the Broncos had to play this weekend. Orton has taken a lot of punishment recently. He has been sacked 16 times in the last five games, three of which he has been sacked at least four times. The Broncos are 1-4 in those games, in which Orton has two interceptions — one returned for a touchdown — and two lost fumbles. That's because the Broncos have to expose him to punishment since their running game is the NFL's worst. The Titans used a variety of stunts and twists to free their front four and sacked Orton six times. All six came when Orton was in the shotgun in a three-wide look. Any quarterback is going to take some hits if the five linemen make a mistake, and the pattern has repeated." Read more: http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_16525955
