Von Miller dominated Jamaal Charles in their first round matchup, while Eric Weddle narrowly got past Jared Veldheer in our 'Be The GM' series.

Miller looks like an easy choice to move into the quarterfinals, though his six-game suspension suggests some underlying issues beyond the outstanding pass rushing production that may make some think twice for a split second.

Miller was the second overall pick in the 2011 NFL Draft after Cam Newton and has instantly become one of the NFL’s most invaluable defensive players. Miller had 11.5 sacks as a rookie and then followed it up with 18.5 sacks in 2012 at just 23. Miller is an every down linebacker, but is almost single-mindedly focused on pressuring the quarterback and not ever dropping in coverage.

Miller is able to get to the quarterback as well as anyone in the NFL on the outside as well as the inside, making him incredibly difficult to contain.

Weddle couldn't be spotted in a lineup, according to Warren Sapp, and that is true but he also was graded as having the best season at safety since Pro Football Focus was launched. Many questioned the Chargers' logic in making Weddle the highest paid safety in the NFL, but he has gone on to earn that contract.

In 2012, Weddle had 83 tackles, three interceptions and two forced fumbles. During the previous season, Weddle intercepted seven balls.

Weddle is still just 28 and is incredibly durable and should be among the NFL's most reliably elite secondary players for many years to come.

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Joe Flacco emulated the leadership style of Joe Montana, who had a reserved approach when it came to interacting with his teammates. Flacco has drawn criticism for not being a more active leader.

“Look at Peyton [Manning],” Flacco said. “He has guys on eggshells all the time. If they do the wrong thing, they’re thinking, ‘S—, he’s going to kill me.’ And that works for him. But at the same time, I think it’s tough to play in that environment. Sure, if you’re not consistently putting in the effort, that’s when I’m going to call you out. But if you’re putting in a full effort and you do something that costs us the game, what the f— is yelling going to do? The game’s over. Let’s move on and get better.”

Tavon Austin has the best odds of winning the 2013 Offensive Rookie of the Year award at 5-1.

Austin was drafted eighth overall by the St. Louis Rams and is expected to play right away as a slot receiver and as a punt returner.

Montee Ball of the Denver Broncos is ranked second, followed by Eddie Lacy of the Green Bay Packers.

EJ Manuel and Geno Smith rank fourth and fifth.

Von Miller has been suspended for six games.

"Although my suspension doesn’t result from a positive test, there is no excuse for my violations of the rules," said Miller in a statement.

Miller will return in Week 7 against the Indianapolis Colts.

Miller is widely considered one of the two or three most valuable defensive players in the NFL due to his elite pass-rushing ability.

Von Miller is expected to be suspended for at least six games. Miller is still hoping to negotiate a four-game suspension.

Miller violated the NFL's substance abuse policy.

Miller's hearing to appeal a previous four-game suspension scheduled last week had been delayed.

Miller reportedly did not fail a drug test to trigger this suspension, but he was already in the NFL's drug program due to a failed test in his rookie season.

Miller is ranked No. 9 in the NFL Network's Top 100 Players of 2013.

Von Miller was arrested on Sunday at the Centennial Gun Club for failure to appear warrant.

Miller did not appear at his court hearing on a charge from last October when he was cited for careless driving, driving without a license and no proof of insurance.

Miller was booked and released on Sunday on a $1,000 bond.

The Denver Broncos had less than $100,000 in dead money against their 2013 salary cap before free agency opened.

But because the Broncos and Elvis Dumervil were unable to renegotiate a deal for 2013 before the deadline, he was released in order for the team to avoid paying a $12 million salary guarantee. Dumervil would leave the Broncos and there was also a $4.869 million dead-money charge on the Broncos' cap.

The Broncos also released D.J. Williams with another $1.832 million in dead money, followed by $500,000 due to releasing Willis McGahee in July.

The Broncos now have $7.868 million in dead money, which will limit some of their flexibility in finalizing their roster.

The Denver Broncos have won the AFC West in each of the past two seasons, not coincidentally in the first two seasons of Von Miller’s career. The previous winner of the division, the Kansas City Chiefs in 2011, received a monster season from Jamaal Charles.

Miller was the second overall pick in the 2011 NFL Draft after Cam Newton and has instantly become one of the NFL’s most productive pass rushers. Miller had 11.5 sacks as a rookie and then followed it up with 18.5 sacks in 2012 at just 23. Miller is an every down linebacker, but is almost single-mindedly focused on pressuring the quarterback and not ever dropping in coverage.

Miller is able to get to the quarterback as well as anyone in the NFL on the outside as well as the inside, making him incredibly difficult to contain.

Miller is facing a four-game suspension for violating the NFL’s drug policy, though there is a good chance that it is overturned and a source claims it wasn’t for a failed test. Miller had tested positive for marijuana in 2011.

Charles came out of Texas in 2008 and was the 73^rd overall pick and eight other running backs were taken ahead of him. Charles ranks fourth in that class in rushing yards behind Chris Johnson, Ray Rice and Matt Forte, but ahead of Jonathan Stewart, Rashard Mendenhall, Darren McFadden, Felix Jones and Kevin Smith.

Unlike many of the other players on the list, Charles is amongst the youngest and also has fewer miles. Charles has 784 career carries compared to 1,463 for Johnson and over 1,200 for both Forte and Rice.

Charles came back from a torn ACL in 2011 to post 1,509 yards on 285 carries last season. Charles got better as the season progressed, Week 3’s 233-yard performance against the Saints aside, rushing for 100 or more yards in five of the final eight games.

Charles is rated No. 2 as the best running back since 2008 by Pro Football Focus behind Adrian Peterson and to do that while keeping his mileage down makes the 26-year-old capable of elevating to top tier running back status nationally.

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The Denver Broncos ran the pistol formation with Peyton Manning at quarterback in their first preseason game on Thursday against the San Francisco 49ers.

Manning won't run any read-option plays, but the pistol formation could give the Broncos' zone-running scheme better success.

PredictionMachine.com, a website that runs 50,000 simulations of the season, gives the San Francisco 49ers a 20.1 percent chance of winning the Super Bowl.

The Denver Broncos rank second in the model at 14.6 percent, while the Green Bay Packers are third at 10.5 percent.

The New England Patriots rank fourth at 8.9 percent, followed by the Seattle Seahawks at 7.2 percent and Houston Texans at 7.1 percent. 

No other team, including the Atlanta Falcons, have been given more than a 2.9 percent of winning the Super Bowl.