As
Free Agency gets into full swing in the NFL, It’s about time to get back to
maybe one team that lays closest to not just my heart, but probably the entire
state of Colorado’s. Its Broncos time, and this year is looking like an
exciting one! Like most years this team is a big news team, they always seem to
be linked to big name free agents exploring during the off-season, and this
off-season is no different. From the possible signing of another old leader
looking for a comeback (Peyton Manning) in Tony Romo, to the release of big
name tackle Russell Okung freeing up tons of cap space for “The Legend” GM John
Elway to work his magic comparable to when he signed T.J Ward, Talib, and
Sanders in one go. As a Bronco Fan it’s exciting to see what happens, but
before anything big happens I want to express my concerns for the team and
where I think they should look as the Free agency frenzy continues.
For
starters, I want to be very clear in saying I do not want Tony Romo on the
Broncos! I’ve watched Tony for many years as my second team in this league is
the Giants, Conference rivals of the cowboys his entire career. It’s not my
bias that I don’t want him because he is a Cowboy, but from watching him over
all these years I’ve made a few conclusions about him witch have stood through
time. Those conclusions are, 1) He’s brittle, you cannot rely on him to finish
a full season even with a line as stout as Dallas’s, and 2) he is a choke
artist, just like our once favored Jay Cutler he just cannot finish the games
that really matter. That’s not what the Broncos are looking for right now, they
want someone who can take some hits with the inexperience of the Line and last
the game to pull out a W with the defense putting in the brunt of the work
keeping the opponents from scoring. This could work out already with some of
the players on the roster, I know Semian isn’t who Broncos fans want to see under
center next season, but in John Elway I trust and if he wins out over Paxton
Lynch plus whoever they can add over the Off-season, then in Semian I trust. He
is gun slinger and he can hold his own on occasion, if he can work that into
consistent production then It’s up to the Defense to keep the scores low enough
for him to go to work. But it’s not
going to be the QB position that up lifts this team back into supremacy, it’s
going to be the guys added to the line and at RB that will really make
difference.
This year is time for the Broncos to get back
to running, they need to add some beef to the RB position, punishing opposing
lines is the key to opening up WR’s and if they can get the pass game ticking
at a rate close to the last time Mike McCoy ran this Offense then they would be
scary! Too help this happen I call upon “The Legend” to bring in a top Running
back, one who will change the game here in Denver, Adrian Peterson! This would
be a huge deal! Broncos have been looking for a RB who could officially replace
the stigma that the Broncos have no run game. Ever since the great Terrell
Davis the Broncos haven’t had someone who we could rely on to put the ball in
the end zone, AP is just the guy to come in and do that. He has multi-2,000
yard seasons and probably one of the better RB careers in the NFL. He is a “Legend”
in his own right and he could bring the Broncos back into contention faster than
any other free agent pickup. I know this is unlikely to make it to the Broncos
Head Office but if it does I urge them to consider this game changing move. Of
course he would be a pretty penny, but I think his skills and ability are
second to none!
It
was disappointing to see my beloved team play the way they did last year, with
a lackluster offense that shined maybe twice in the entire season, but I have
more faith in this season and I think it is time for Broncos fans to gear up
for an exciting season. Whether or not we pull in a big name like AP, or even Romo,
this season will be very exciting. And I look forward to covering them throughout
the rest of the off-season as they make big moves, draft the biggest prospects
in college, and get into training camp.
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