Beat-up truck, Busch Light and chew: Broncos fullback values simple things

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- There is a researcher in Japan who believes science supports the theory that dog owners actually look like the dogs they acquire.

Science could also, after a scan of the Denver Broncos players’ parking lot, support the notion that the high-end cars in the parking spaces match the positions the drivers play. There are the tricked-out monster-truck look-alikes for many of the linemen, the sleek, Autobahn-worthy imports for the wide receivers and the luxury sedans with tinted windows for the more high-profile All-Pros.

Then, in the front row most days, tucked between the rest, there is function over form. It's the off-the-rack, blue, Dodge pickup truck, model year 2000, with…