Former Browns offensive tackle Tony Jones is the largest of the Broncos' starting linemen at 291 pounds, a stark contrast to the Arizona Cardinals' heavier linemen last week. The Broncos are light, by NFL standards, by design. Their offensive scheme is based on having quick, athletic linemen performing the controversial art of cut-blocking. Browns defensive end Stalin Colinet said. Rather than try to overpower defensive lines, the Broncos rely on diving at opponents' lower legs to knock them off their feet and out of their assigned gaps.
Defensive players hate cut-blocking because they believe it increases the risk of injury.
A lot of them, especially DBs, get really upset,'' said Browns fullback Marc Edwards, who began his career with the San Francisco 49ers, a cut- blocking team. Sometimes they're fighting mad. Those are the players that talk. Other players know it's part of the game. The Broncos might do it better than anyone.