The Wide Receiver The Broncos Should Be Targeting

     Now that the Super Bowl is over people can start looking to how they are going to improve their teams for next season. Luckily Drew Lock was able to step in and go 4-1 in the final 5 games, and gave Bronco fans reason to hope that we finally found the "QB of the future". There are many holes that the Broncos should look to fill, but one of the things on top of that list is finding a true number 2 receiver to go with Courtland Sutton. 

     Currently the Broncos have a two receivers who fill your typical big bodied receiver role in Tim Patrick, and as mentioned before Courtland Sutton. Even the back ups on the roster like Juwan Winfree, and DaeSean Hamilton are both 6'3, and 6'1 respectively. Something the Broncos do not have is a wide receiver is a player who is a legit deep threat. This is a glaring hole on the offense. They simply do not have a player scares the opposing team with their speed. This is something they need to fix in free agency. The Broncos need to bring in a veteran player, who has elite speed. There just so happens to be a player available this year who can fill that role, and his name is Robbie Anderson, and he played for the New York Jets last year. Coming off a 2019-2020 season Anderson had 52 receptions for 779 yards and 5 touchdowns. 

     What Anderson brings to this offense is elite speed. Off the top of my head there is really only one guy in the NFL I would bet would beat Robbie Anderson, and that is Tyrek Hill from the Chiefs. Along with elite speed, Anderson also fits the Broncos profile of having bigger receivers as he is 6'3 and 190lbs. This makes him different than other receivers who run the 40 yard dash in low 4.3's/high 4.2's. Most guys with that speed are not as big as Anderson, and therefore have trouble with bigger, more physical corners. Anderson's size makes him difficult to jam at the line, and his elite speed can keep opposing defenses to play a step or two deeper than they normally would. Courtland Sutton is a perennial pro bowl receiver, and could end up being a top 5 guy in the league, but he has to have a guy who defenses have to worry about playing opposite of him. Robbie Anderson has the speed to be able to do that.