Albert Breer has gained a following as a respected beat writer for the NFL, covering the league for Sports Illustrated. And most recently, he wrote a column on nine teams and his takeaways after clubs completed their organized team activities (OTAs). The Denver Broncos made on his list, and he’s (figuratively) buying stock in them.
Breer believes the Broncos have the best chance to be a threat to the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC West. His reasoning? The offseason of second-year quarterback Bo Nix.
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“[...] I think the Broncos might be emerging as the Chiefs’ top threat in the AFC West," Breer wrote for SI. "That’s with all due respect to Jim Harbaugh’s growing Chargers and to Pete Carroll’s ability to turn the Raiders around.
"Bo Nix had an offseason that only steeled belief in Denver that he will take another leap in his second year with a young ascending group of wideouts and ancillary pieces Evan Engram and R.J. Harvey Jr. added around him. The defense, in my mind at least, might be the NFL’s best, with a young core of edge rushers (Nik Bonitto, Jonathon Cooper) and corners (Patrick Surtain II, Riley Moss and rookie Jahdae Barron) in place and middle-of-the-field-thumpers Talanoa Hufanga and Dre Greenlaw coming aboard from the San Francisco 49ers.
"So there’s a lot to like, and there’s Sean Payton calling the offense and Vance Joseph calling the defense for a third year. ... I’d buy on Denver."
With head coach Sean Payton in his third year with the club and Nix in his second, the Broncos look primed to build upon their successful ten-win season from 2024.
