Mile High Report
The Denver Broncos are starting to bring along some believers in the mainstream. Mina Kimes is definitely on board.
What a difference a year makes. This time last year, no one thought the Denver Broncos roster was on the rise. They had an excellent 2024 NFL Draft, but it took a season for national media to become believers in Bo Nix. However, it wasn’t just the quarterback play that rose. Guys like Nik Bonitto and Marvin Mims Jr. also broke out, added with perennial stars like Patrick Surtain II winning Defensive Play of the Year.
It was a total reversal for a franchise that had been stuck near the bottom for so many seasons. The playoff berth was the icing on the 2024 cake.
Now, heading into another season, the narrative around the franchise has completely shifted nationally. Proof of that was clearly evident on Mine Kimes’ podcast where she broke down every team’s needs with Sam Monson. When she got to the Denver Broncos, the focus became down to two positions of need... and that was it.
“There were two or three teams where I thought ‘Wow, this is a really good roster’ and when I did this for (the Broncos) I didn’t notice how good and how deep they were at multiple positions,” Kimes said as she wrapped up the discussion on the Broncos. “They are a good football team.”
For those of us fans who have been here every day since Super Bowl 50, these offseason needs discussion centered around quarterback — but if we delved beyond that position there were always a laundry list of other needs. It’s amazing how quickly that has turned around.
Head Coach Sean Payton has done a hell of a job turning things around in just two season while navigating a terrible contract around Russell Wilson. It’s hard not to believe and buy into the program he is building now in Denver.
We are poised for a fun 2025 and I’m starting to love the national media again. Imagine that.
