Mile High Sports
The Denver Broncos are 6-5 as they prepare for Week 12’s showdown against the Las Vegas Raiders. Broncos Country sent in their mailbag questions for Week 12 of the season.
If you want to send in your Broncos mailbag questions, be sure to do so every Monday via email: [email protected] or on social media @CodyRoarkNFL.
With Josh Reynolds returning, do you think him coming back takes away from the chemistry Bo Nix is building with the current receivers? – Rashawn and Broncos Bar in NYC on Twitter.
Great question, Rashawn. Reynolds’ return has created questions about how the wide receiver rotation is going to work, especially with the emergence of Devaughn Vele and Troy Franklin. Reynolds was the No. 2 receiver before his injury, but now it feels like Vele has become that guy next to Courtland Sutton. I think if Reynolds’ return has an impact on anybody, it may impact Lil’Jordan Humphrey more instead of Franklin and Vele.
Humphrey’s been solid all season long and has been a good perimeter blocker in the run game, but Vele’s become a good blocker outside as well. Denver has more of a long-term vision for Franklin, and now Vele and I imagine that vision will be something they want to develop further.
We could very well see Sutton, Vele, Reynolds, Franklin, and Mims as the five active receivers on gameday going forward.
What position group do you think the Broncos can most improve on offensively or defensively after 11 weeks of evaluation for the team? – Michael on Twitter.
I feel like the answer to this question is still tight end. But the optics have changed a bit because Denver’s gotten impactful contributions from Nate Adkins, Lucas Krull, and Adam Trautman in this recent timeframe. Tight end will likely be an offseason priority for the front office, but if we had to take a look at this roster as it stands today, that would be the first one that comes to mind, and it’s not necessarily a bad thing either, considering this team’s growth.
Has the use of Marvin Mims lately, opened things up for the offense? – Greg on Twitter.
I think it’s added a bit of a wildcard to the Denver Broncos offense. Instead of trying to put Marvin solely at wide receiver, Sean Payton has gotten creative with presenting the threat of his speed to opposing defenses in a way that impacts the short passing game.
Running back wheels have been a valuable weapon to quarterbacks for a while now, and while Denver has a speedy back like Jaleel McLaughlin, Marvin Mims has a more expansive route tree that the team can use out of the backfield, which makes it harder for some of the edge rushers and inside linebackers to cover. That threat alone creates opportunities for other players like Lil’Jordan Humphrey on his 41-yard touchdown against the Falcons on Sunday.
Marvin motioned from one side of the field to the other...
