Denver Broncos Path Of Making The Playoffs Doesn’t Matter, Just Do It

The Denver Broncos path of making the playoffs doesn’t matter, they just need to do it. In our latest Mailbag Monday, Broncos Country asked if it should matter whether or not Denver gets into the playoffs by beating the Kansas City Chiefs backups, what it says about the team if they miss the playoffs, and whether or not the Broncos are a few positions away in their current rebuild?

Cody Roark is a credentialed beat reporter for Mile High Sports and covers the Broncos daily in person. Sayre Bedinger is the site expert for Predominantly Orange. Both bring Broncos Country the most in-depth and objective coverage of the Denver Broncos.

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42 comments
  1. Broncos obviously need skill positions. I think TE and RB will be easier to acquire in the draft as those positions are pretty deep. WR could go either way either FA, Trade or Draft. LB definitely needs to be upgraded. I’ve been begging the broncos to get more athletic at that position for years. You need someone who can cover. And sneakily we could look to Upgrade Saftey. BJones has been great but PJ Locke shouldn’t be a lock. I look at Jevon Holland or the Draft. And I’m still a believer in JL Skinner.

  2. Guys we’re going to the playoffs. It’s just a matter of WHAT WE WILL DO WITH IT! I can see us getting obliterated in the first playoff game but hey, we exceeded expectations

  3. Guys, guys it was a good and positive season, we found our base and I can say with confidence that we're not ready for prime time yet.
    If they get in, good and if they don't that's also ok.
    Is not like they're going to rag the bills either way…
    That being said, I'll be crossing my fingers next week🤞

  4. I hate to say this but if the broncos get in they will be 1 and done.. That's ok.. It's Bos's first year and we know now we have a franchise qb.. We will be allot better next year and be the team no one wants to play.. We will be dangerous!! LET'S GO BO🏈🏈🏈🏈

  5. Knowing how to finish starts with the coach recognizing the plan for closing when you have the ball with under four minutes left is to not give the ball back in under a minute. Hint: it doesn't involve two pass plays. In short get some better run plays and run out the clock.

  6. Wait we talked about how we can't pick our opponent week to week and the people that criticized Denver for only beating under 500 teams but now we're going to claim beating a team with their backups isn't valid what other choices there?? Should the Denver Broncos forfeit the game because it's not a good enough team to be considered for the playoffs?? I can guarantee you the backups for the Kansas City are better than most of the teams with sub 500 records!! This is truly an irrelevant concern and conversations!! Talk about waste of oxygen and brain power!! Once again we have to remember the majority of the so-called football experts said the Denver Broncos were the worst team in the NFL and would have only five wins or less this season!! Literally 99.9% of the national media, experts and pundits are truly the ones that are irrelevant!! Every one of those people that makes such ridiculous comments have proven just how little they actually understand about the game of football and proven the only thing they actually know about is gossip and repeating what their fellow experts say! It's time to treat those who have constantly spread lies and attack the Denver Broncos as if they don't exist!! Simply laugh at them, smile, shake your head, and when asked a stupid question the art of sarcasm comes in really handy!

  7. Broncos need to be worried about being embarrassed if they lose to backups so they better be ready. Once you're in the playoffs anything can happen. Making the playoffs will make free agents want to come to Denver.

    Broncos need a RB, WR(who can beat man coverage), ILB(that can tackle and cover), TE(that can block and be a threat in the passing game), SS( Locke needs to be replaced. He's too slow). Courtland Sutton is not a #1 receiver. We need a true #1 receiver so he can be more of a possession WR.

  8. Why do everyone think KC are not going to play their starter..remember they have a bye already so they can afford to play starter and rest them two week before their next game..I believe starters will play

  9. The Chiefs should just let the Donkeys win. It's way better strategy to let Bo Nix and the Broncos in to be slaughtered by the Bills then allow a chance of Joe burrow and that receiving core to come to Arrowhead at any point in the post season. It's in the Chiefs interest to just let the broncs win. The broncos are on a losing streak and are trending down while the Bangles are on a 5 game win streak and trending up and proving to be incredibly dangerous. Why run the risk of facing the Bangles when you can eliminate them before the post season even starts?!?

  10. I’ve been a life long Broncos enthusiast since before ‘86. The Broncos have botched a second consecutive Play-in game opportunity to another mediocre franchise. Leaving me of the mindset that they would be better served playing for a higher draft pick for next season than to travel to Buffalo only to get humiliated in a similar fashion as Super Bowl XLVIII.

  11. I think the Broncos should play their backups against the Cheifs. It just wouldn't feel like the Broncos truly earned the wild card spot if the Broncos beat the Cheifs backups. It's REALLY embarrassing if we lost with our starters against the Cheifs backups.

  12. You play to win. You don't play to tie. You put the ball in Bo's hand not Joe's. Now both teams have one win against a team with a winning record. I don't know if either is capable of beating a playoff team. At least I didn't have to hear Shay tell Ocho I TOLD YOU 3 times. 😊 A Cincinnati fan.

  13. The game against Cincinnati would have been won in by Denver the first four quarters 24 to 17 if Sean Payton had simply run the ball consistently!!!! . Our first offensive drive ended when it was 3rd and 2 on around the 10 yard line and instead of running the ball for 2 yards and a first down Sean called a corner fade to Sutton which was missed! When Sean first called it I assumed we we're going for it on 4th Down..Instead Lutz kicked the field goal. Leaving those 4 points on the field from Denvers first drive lost the game! I lost my mind watching and had a gut instinct about the mistake knowing the points would be needed to win!! I can guarantee the Cincinnati coaching staff were shocked at the decision and relieved simultaneously!!

    It's obvious that Denver Broncos are still building. However Denver's defense now has massive problems. When watching the All 22 Denvers defense hasnt made adjustments schematically for the past 5 games. Its like having a major artery cut and never doing anything to stop or slow the bleeding!! To continue the analogy the cut is directly between the linebackers and the secondary!! Tight ends in wide receivers simply lineup in the slot or in bunches and then drag across the field. Denver has absolutely made no adjustments to counter this leak! If you watch plays where they're getting gashed by Ladd McConkey or any of the Cincinnati wide receivers more tight ends sometimes the very next play they would do it again for another completion! I believe that certain teams have trouble with whatever steam defensively that Denver is running but good teams completely exploit it.. the biggest problem here is that I don't think fancy Joseph has the ability to diagnose and resolve the proverbial leaks!

    We have all been very frustrated about Denvers run game, Sean Payton said that Estime needed an opportunity. Estime has been given opportunities here and there and proven he is hard for anyone to bring down and Sean Payton seems to completely forget about him mid game!

    On another note call my dad freak anyone else out hearing Sean Payton even ment playing for a tie?? For me hearing an NFL coach make that claim was absolutely horrifying!!! Who plays for a tie??? The only place I've seen people play for a tie is in schools that have completely ruined the idea of competition and decided everybody gets a trophy!!

    Unfortunately Seans poor decisions continued into overtime! On Denvers second overtime Drive Sean Payton completely ignored the run game once again!!. Our second OT possession was truly wasted in less than 40 seconds by Sean payton!! Simply run the ball with Estime and focus on 1st downs!!! The first 2 plays were literally useless and then Bo Nix is forced to trying and hit a deep shot to Franklin. Everyone is then criticizing Bo Nix because he missed Troy Franklin instead of questioning Sean Payton unnecessarily putting Bo in the position!!! . THAT PLAY SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN CALLED! SMART PLAYOFF FOOTBALL MEANS , GET 1ST DOWNS, RUN THE BALL!!!. Unfortunately Payton put our team in a horrible spot throughout the entire game!! What did Sean tell us is a rookie quarterbacks best friend?
    1. a run game and
    2. a good defense. Well Denver had a good run game against Cincinnati and Sean refused to help his rookie quarterback by using it!! We've seen what big running backs do to defenses and Cincinnati had had no answer for Estime! Luckily for Cincinnati Sean Payton refuses to use him!!!

  14. What are we talking about Bo Nix has proven he can handle anything.. we keep saying things like maybe Joe Lombardi and Sean Payton can do some things to help bo get going?? Are we just ignoring everything Bo Nix has accomplished and making it seem like he is really struggling??? Bo Nix has done everything humanly possible as a rookie quarterback to pull off things that most veterans couldn't do!! There is no question just as I always knew and got into massive arguments with people about that Bo Nix is Elite!! What else can Bo do to stop even those that supposedly support him to stop making comments like he just isn't there yet?? He was absolutely clutch and redeemed himself after throwing a horrible interception!! Most quarterbacks including this year's very first pick would have melted away and laid on the bench and acted like they were extremely tired and truly frustrated and rolled around on the bench!! The truth is the game against Cincinnati was 100% on the defense and horrible offensive play calling by Sean Payton!! If we would have consistently ran the ball like we ran the ball in the first half of the game against San Diego and like we ran the ball in the first half of the Cincinnati game Denver would have controlled the game and kept the ball out of Joe Burrows hands!! There's no question and once again we should have scored a touchdown on our first drive Sean Payton simply didn't even make the effort! Third and two on the 10-yard line should have resulted in a 2-yard run and getting four more tries at a touchdown not throwing a corner Fade to Sutton and then just settling for a field goal quickly.. you guys are completely ignoring the fact that we have a guy on our practice squad that will most likely be a combination of T Higgins / Devonte Adams in AT Perry.

  15. Bo nix is the problem! He’s feast or famine! He does not know how to manipulate the pocket! He wants to bail out every play! If he scrambles he needs to stay in the fire and keep his eyes down the field while in the pocket! He’s gonna be average at best!

  16. i don't want to be negative but doesn't matter if we go in playoffs, we are going to Buffalo . Our coverage vs bengals was horrible other than Surtain. Moss is average as he got exposed and is too small.

    Our offense playcalling playing it safe with short passes needs to stop, let Bo Nix pass down the field and let him run the ball when they are not open or dump it short but stop doing so many receiver screens because Payton doesn't trust Nix . Last but not least, don't forget running the ball because we do have good backs.

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