How are you, Broncos fans? Full of optimism as the 2024 season approaches? Or do you sneak to the edge of the pool, just wanting to dip a toe in the water?
either way, The Athletics will have Broncos Country covered at every turn this season as rookie quarterback Bo Nix and second-year head coach Sean Payton try to launch the team headfirst into a new era. What can you expect from my coverage? I’ll be on the ground every day, reporting and analyzing the biggest stories around the team. You can also expect the same in-depth reporting features, data trending stories and columns that deliver deep insight into the coaches, players and figures tasked with trying to push the team back to prominence.
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Week 1: at Seahawks, Sunday, 2:05 pm MT (CBS)
Here are some stories to get you ready for the season:
Broncos must-reads:
What I see: D-line improvement and other observations
Why Ja’Quan McMillian could be in for a breakout season with the Broncos. Plus, concerns for Denver before the opening.
Nix raced ahead of the curve: From 8th grade starter to rookie QB1
For more than a decade, Nix has been accumulating “high-quality” starting experience that the Broncos believe will serve him well as an NFL rookie.
The tried and tested Broncos offensive line knows it has to set a tone for Bo Nix
The Broncos have invested heavily in their offensive front the past two seasons. The group must now help cut the balloon bag figure.
How Bo Nix became the first first-team captain of the Broncos since 1967
Plus, a look at the Broncos’ game-planning process around their starting quarterback: “Hearing those final thoughts is important.”
Broncos make CB Patrick Surtain II NFL’s highest paid DB
The Broncos selected Surtain with the ninth pick in the 2021 NFL Draft.
Players break down the misunderstood nuances of their positions
Nine Broncos dish on the challenges of playing their positions. “Everybody watches football, (but) they never really understand it fully.”
Wide receiver position created most difficult options. Did they get it right?
Cutting Tim Patrick was an “extremely difficult” choice, but the Broncos believe they’ve built a roundhouse of targets for Bo Nix.
Empower Field at Mile High guide
(Chris Unger, Ryan Kang, Kevin C. Cox, Perry Knotts/Getty Images)
NFL rankings and insights:
Week 1 Power Rankings
It’s time for a vibration check for every team entering the season.
Quarterback Tiers 2024: Only 2 join Mahomes in Tier 1
Aaron Rodgers missed Tier 1 for the first time in the 11th annual survey of 50 NFL coaches and executives. His successor in Green Bay increased.
Like NFL GMs, coaches really feel about the new kickoff rule
More comebacks? Fewer injuries? The NFL thinks so, but, even after seeing it in the preseason, some coaches and GMs still aren’t sold.
NFL agents dish on best (and worst) franchise, Mahomes’ worth and Dak’s upcoming deal
In our sixth annual agent survey, reps offered thoughts on everything from QB contracts to top talent evaluators to ways to improve the NFL.
Intel on all 32 NFL teams, Russ skepticism, Davante Adams trade talk and more
Dozens of NFL executives and coaches are thinking about how the 2024 season will unfold for each team.
Ten bold predictions: Packers win NFC North, but Caleb Williams for MVP?
Plus: Kyler Murray explodes, the 49ers suffer a Super Bowl hangover and Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs make history (again).
Hope-O-Meter results: fan rating optimism for all 32 teams
Optimism in the NFL tends to be closely tied to a team’s starting quarterback. So which fanbases are most optimistic in 2024?
Win total projections | Week 1 schedule
(Photo by Bo Nix: Ron Chenoy / USA Today)
