Interesting Evaluation of the Broncos by Grantland

[Ugly Duck]

Originally Posted by milkman

Cliff notes.

* "This is the worst crop of wideouts Manning's ever had to work with by a wide margin."

* "Peyton will either have to dumb down the offense or accept the likelihood of free rushers coming at him way more frequently than they did in Indy. The Denver offensive line really wasn't all that impressive last year."

* Aside from Elvis Dumervil and Von Miller, Denver's incredibly thin across the front seven. Limited players like Joe Mays, Justin Bannan, and Wesley Woodyard — guys who would be situational players on good teams — will have to start for the Broncos this season. The players behind them are even worse.

* "Denver will have the toughest schedule in all of football this season"