[Quesadilla Joe]

But Moreno has proven how valuable it is for any team to have depth.

Denver has come to depend on Moreno as a key replacement for Willis McGahee, and he has responded. Maybe it should not be such a surprise. When Moreno left Georgia, one NFL general manager compared him to Emmitt Smith. Another coach predicted he would be the best running back to come out of the draft that year.

But Moreno was a virtual nonfactor in Denver until the past four games, in which he has carried the football 94 times and emerged as the productive running back the Broncos thought they were drafting. Moreno has helped carry Denver to the playoffs, something Mathews failed to do this season.

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