Hey everybody, this is your GM, your back row
dom, this is your GM who currently is not on
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Kale here to bring you episode 17 of the Stack
and Shed series. Now in this series, we're covering
all 32 teams, so everybody gets a chance to be
talked about, all right? Now in this series,
we're covering a few different topics and they
include what went wrong, what do they need, stack
or shed, their draft picks, one move I would
do in their cap space right now. In this episode,
we're talking about the Broncos, all right? So
Broncos country, let's ride. All right, let's
get into it. So what went wrong in the Broncos
season? And I will eventually say it was inconsistent
offensive production. As much as we celebrated
the memorable game -winning drives, incredible
comebacks, and crazy catches, the offense at
times became dead weight. From failing to convert
on key downs to questionable play calling, the
offense struggled to find a rhythm. According
to Sumer Sports, the Broncos scored 20 points
or fewer in seven of eight inconsistent games.
That was week 10 against the Raiders where they
scored 10 points. Week 6 against the Jets where
they scored 13 points. Week 9 against the Texans
where they scored 18 points. Week 18 against
the Chargers where they scored 19 points. Week
1 against the Titans where they scored 20 points.
Week 3 against the Chargers again where they
scored 20 points. And week 16 against the Jaguars
where they scored 20 points. Here's the offensive
stat of all of those games including Bo Nix's
stats. So week 1 against the Texans. The offense
had 71 total plays for 317 total yards, 4 .4
yards per play, two interceptions, one fumble,
three red zone drives for one red zone touchdown,
which is a 33 .3 % red zone touchdown percentage.
Now in that game, Bo Nix was 40 attempts for
25 completions, 176 passing yards, one touchdown,
two interceptions, 4 .4 yards per attempt, and
a 62 .5 % completion percentage. Week three against
the Chargers, the offense had 48 total plays
for 265 total yards, averaging 5 .5 yards per
attempt, two red zone drives for one red zone
touchdown with a 50 % red zone touchdown percentage.
Now in that game, Bo Nix was 25 attempts for
14 completions, 153 passing yards, one touchdown,
6 .1 yards per attempt, and a 56 % completion
percentage. Week six against the Jets, the offense
had 57 total plays. for 246 total yards, averaging
4 .3 yards per play, one fumble, two red zone
drives for one red zone touchdown, and a 50 %
red zone touchdown percentage. Now Bo Nix in
that game was 30 attempts for 19 completions,
174 pass yards, one touchdown, 5 .8 yards per
attempt, and a 63 .3 % completion percentage.
Week nine against the Texans, the offense had
61 total plays for 271 total yards and averaging
4 .4 yards per. play, one interception, no red
zone drives or touchdowns. Now in that game,
Bo Nix was 37 attempts for 18 completions, 173
passing yards, two touchdowns, one interception,
4 .7 yards per attempt, and a 48 .6 completion
percentage. Week 10 against the Raiders, the
offense had 57 total plays for 220 total yards
while averaging 3 .8 yards per play, two interceptions,
three red zone drives for one red zone touchdown,
which is a 33 .3 % red zone touchdown percentage.
Bo Nix in that game was 28 attempts for 16 completions,
150 passing yards, one touchdown, two interceptions,
5 .4 yards per attempt, and a 57 .1 completion
percentage. Week 11 against the Chiefs, the offense
had 61 total plays for 342 total yards while
averaging 5 .6 yards per play, five red zone
drives for one red zone touchdown, which is a
20 % red zone touchdown percentage. Now, Bo Nix
in that game was 37 attempts for 24 completions,
295... passing yards, eight yards per attempt,
and a 64 .9 % completion percentage. Week 16
against the Jaguars. The offense had 65 total
plays for 445 total yards while averaging 6 .8
yards per attempt, one interception. They lost
a fumble. They had two red zone drives for one
red zone touchdown, which is a 50 % red zone
touchdown percentage. Bo Nix in that game was
47 attempts for 28 completions, 352 passing yards,
one touchdown, one interception, 7 .5 yards per
attempt. a 59 .6 completion percentage. Week
18 against the Chargers, the offense had 58 total
plays for 240 total yards while averaging 4 .1
yards per play, five red zone drives for zero
red zone touchdowns. Bo Nix in that game was
23 attempts for 14 completions, 141 pass yards,
6 .1 yards per attempt, and a 60 .9 % completion
percentage. Regardless of how you feel about
the performance of this offense, we can clearly
see that there was a rhythm of dysfunction through
throughout the entire season. Now with that being
said, what do the Broncos need? And that is more
offensive production. With the promotion of Davis
Webb to offensive coordinator and primary play
caller, I expect this offense to become more
consistent, explosive, and expand the roles of
their playmakers as this is the first time that
Sean Payton has relieved his duties as primary
offensive play caller. And with the acquisition
of Jalen Waddell, the Broncos now have a receiver
who is explosive enough to create separation
at the line of scrimmage while playing the Y
and Z. Because last year, this offense lacked
explosive plays. According to Sumer Sports, out
of 1 ,055 total offensive plays, the Broncos
offense only generated 138 explosive plays, which
only accounted for 13 .8 % of their total offensive
plays. Now, if you break that down even more,
that's 84 explosive passes, which are passes
of 15 yards or more. And that only accounted
for 14 .7 % of their passing attempts. Now they
have 54 explosive rushes, which are rushes of
10 plus yards or more, and that only accounted
for 11 .7 % of their rushing attempts. Now these
numbers make sense because when we look at the
players that contributed the most, it was J .K.
Dobbins before he got hurt. Cortland Sutton,
Troy Franklin, Evan Ingram, and RJ Harvey. J
.K. Dobbin's stat line was 153 rushing attempts
for 772 rushing yards, 5 rushing yards per carry,
4 rushing touchdowns, and 21 rushes of 10 plus
yards or more. But when you look at his stats
per game, he averaged 15 .3 rushing attempts
per game for 77 .2 rushing yards per game. Now
when we look at RJ Harvey for instance, he had
146 rushing attempts for 540 rushing yards, 3
.7 rushing yards per carry, 7 rushing touchdowns,
and 8 rushes of 10 plus yards or more. But if
you look at his per game stats, he averaged 8
.6 rushing attempts per game, 31 .8 rushing yards
per game, and 3 .7 rushing yards per carry. Now
if you look at Cortland Sutton, he had 124 targets
for 74 receptions, 1 ,017 receiving yards, 7
receiving touchdowns, and 13 .7 receiving yards
per reception. But looking at his per game stats,
he averaged 7 .3 targets per game, 4 .4 receptions
per game, and 59 .8 receiving yards per game.
Troy Franklin had 104 targets for 65 receptions,
709 receiving yards, 6 touchdowns, 10 .9 receiving
yards per reception. Now looking at his stats
per game, he averaged 6 .1 targets per game,
3 .8 receptions per game, and 41 .7 receiving
yards per game. targets for 50 receptions, 461
receiving yards, 1 touchdown, 9 .2 receiving
yards per reception. But when you look at his
per -game stats, he averaged 4 .8 targets per
game, 3 .1 receptions per game, and 28 .8 yards
per game. RJ Harvey had 58 targets for 47 receptions,
356 receiving yards, 5 receiving touchdowns,
and he averaged 7 .6 receiving yards per reception.
But when we look at his per -game stats, he averaged
3 .4 targets per game 2 .8 receptions per game
and 20 .9 receiving yards per game So outside
of those guys, nobody else was really contributing
to this offense. Now with that being said, the
question we all need to ask ourselves is stack
or shed? And I'll eventually say stack. And the
reason why I say that is because the Broncos
were just a few plays away from going to the
Super Bowl. There's no need to shed what has
taken over five years to build. Instead, the
Broncos need to identify the problems that lingered
into the playoffs, create a solution, and continue
to attack the offseason. As of right now, I believe
the Broncos are the best team in the afc west
and one of the front runners to make it to the
super bowl looking at their draft picks they
have their second two fourths a fifth and three
sevens Although they only have one pick in the
top 100, I believe they can use one of their
fourth round picks to get into the third round.
Now, I wonder what position will the Broncos
target first? Because according to Travis Wakeman
from SportingNews .com, the Broncos have brought
in Omar Cooper, wide receiver from Indiana, Kalen
Black, running back from Indiana, Eli Stowers,
tight end from Vanderbilt, Chris McCullen, defensive
tackle from Missouri, Jude Bowery, guard from
Boston College, Josh Geske, guard from Illinois,
Jonah Coleman, running back from Washington.
Casey Concepcion, wide receiver from Texas A
&M. Deshaun McCullough, linebacker from Nebraska.
Caleb Alarms -Orr, linebacker from TCU. Justin
Jolly, tight end from NC State. Max Clare, tight
end from Ohio State. Jeremy Rolder, inside linebacker
from Michigan. Paul Publett, tackle from UCF,
and Kagan Trost, offensive tackle from Missouri,
for top 30 visits. Now, outside of Casey Concepcion,
Omar Cooper, and maybe Eli Stowers, I believe
all these players are in play for the Broncos.
Now, the one move that I would do is bolster
the defensive line. With the departure of John
Franklin Myers, the Broncos need to find his
replacement in order to maintain their dominance.
Now, this can be accomplished through the draft,
free agency, or maybe trading for Dexter Lawrence.
Now, I know there's some of you within Broncos
country who are against this, but just hear me
out for a second. If you're the Broncos, I think
you have to at least kick the tires on the idea
of making this move as long as the Giants asking
price is reasonable. Now, if you feel if the
asking price is too high, you can still address
it in free agency or in the draft. Cam Jordan
is still a free agent. And according to Spotrak,
his market value is only 6 .8 million. That's
not bad. If you want to address this position
in the draft, you can get Dante Corleone, Zane
Durant, Lee Hunter, or Daryl Jackson. All of
them will be available in the second, third,
maybe even in the fourth round. Looking at their
cap situation, they have $19 .6 million, which
I think is more than enough to sign their rookie
class. Now, depending on how their draft goes,
I expect the Broncos to make one to two additional
free agent signings. Now, the degree of those
signings can vary. They can be a camp body signing,
they can be a competition free agent signing,
or they can be a starter caliber free agent signing.
Because you still have people such as Marshawn
Lattimore, Trevon Diggs. Legereus Sneed, Hasan
Reddick, Joey Bosa, David Onyemata, DJ Reader,
Jimmy Ward, Leonard Floyd, D 'Amico Autry, Juan
Jones. Hell, you could bring back Von Miller
because according to SpoolTrack, his market value
is only 5 .8 million. You have options. You have
cap space. Do what you need to do. But I'm going
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