Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz and Frank Schwab discuss the state of Denver’s roster and how long it will take before the Broncos can become contenders. Listen and subscribe to the “Zero Blitz” podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen.
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My one big thing for the Broncos is just thinking about how long is this rebuild going to last?
And when you think about it, they traded for Sean Payton, they traded for Russell Wilson, they gave up five first and second round picks for those two guys.
When you think about the construct of any roster in the NFL A good one, any way.
1st and 2nd round picks are the foundation of your team.
You throw five first and second round picks in the last few drafts on the Denver Broncos all of a sudden, I like them a lot more.
This is supposed to be the foundation of their team for the next few years and they’re just zeros.
You add on the Russell Wilson cap hit which is hovering over them for the next couple of years.
And it’s a really dire experience on the, with the Denver Broncos right now.
The one thing they do have is a great coach, Sean Payton is a great coach.
I do wonder is he here long term for this mess though.
If, if this is a five or six year rebuild, is Sean Payton still here in 2028 or is he just like whatever?
I’m going back to Fox II, I don’t like this anymore.
I think these are real questions for the Denver Broncos.
Whereas most NFL rebuilds two or three years.
Look at the Houston Texans, they’re gonna be the, the team we, we cite all the time.
Right.
You know, you hit a home run at quarterback, you hit a home run at coach, you could be right back at being a contender in a year or two.
I don’t see that for the Broncos.
I think this is long term and given how much this fan base has suffered since Peyton Manning retired.
That’s pretty depressing.
I, I’m not gonna lie.
Maybe Peyton could dig him out of this.
Maybe Bo Nix is awesome right away and he just carries them to the playoffs in a couple of years.
But if…
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Publish date : 2024-06-20 12:00:09
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