The Denver Broncos: Moving Forward

I debated continuing to write throughout the season, but I quickly realized I would essentially be repeating myself week in and week out. Now that the season is over I think it is time to put together a offseason plan to get this team back where we are use to it being year in and year out. 

First thing on this list of course is finding a new head coach, and before you do that you have to identify the strengths and weaknesses of your team. The Broncos biggest strength is their defense, and with young players like Bradley Chubb, Josey Jewell, and Justin Simmons the Broncos have a solid young core of players. When you add the young players with current stars Von Miller and Chris Harris you still have the makings for a very solid defense. 

The weakness of this team was its offense. They simply couldn't get the job done, and were inefficient at best. As bad as they were, there were a couple bright spots from this year. We found our starting running back of the future in Phillip Lindsey, and our starting wide receivers in Courtland Sutton and Daesean Hamilton. Those are pretty much the only positive things you can say about the offense. 

So what direction does Denver go for their head coach? Do they get a defensive minded head coach, and bring in a known offensive mastermind for offensive coordinator? Or do the get a offensive minded head coach, and a bring in a defensive coordinator that can continue to play to our strengths? Personally I think it is time to bring in an offensive minded head coach. It doesn't take a genius to coordinate a defense with players like Denver has, and the offense is in desperate need of an identity. Denver needs to find a coach on offense who knows how to play to his players strengths rather than forcing his players to play his system. 

After choosing a head coach, Denver will need to decide how they want to go about getting their next franchise quarterback. Case Keenum was never going to be your franchise QB, and I think everyone knew that even before they signed him. Some people are looking for Denver to draft their next QB this year. I think that would be a mistake. With the top 10 pick this year I think you take the best player available, keep Case as your QB for another season, and then go all in for Tua from Alabama, or Fromm from Georgia. My personal favorite is Trevor Lawrence, but many people are saying he will not come out until 2021. 

This is shaping up to be one of the most important offseason in the history of the team. I can't wait to see how John Elway puts this franchise back together, and how the team takes shape for next season.