The 2020 NFL season was a rough one for the Broncos.
Denver finished 5-11 — its worst record since 2017 — and dead last in the AFC West. A bevy of injuries and suspensions destroyed a team that entered the season looking for its first playoff appearance since winning Super Bowl 50.
The Broncos enter the offseason with plenty of question marks. The first: Who’s the team’s next general manager?
The plus side: At least they have a top-10 pick in the draft.
Here’s a look at how various national experts rated the Broncos in their power rankings at the end of the 2020 regular season:
CBS Sports (No. 21)Last week: No. 21
“The Broncos could be exciting to watch on offense next year. They have a lot of young talent, but it’s all dependent on Drew Lock growing,” Pete Prisco writes. See the full rankings.
NFL.com (No. 27)Last week: No. 27
“It didn’t take long to see the first big shift in the Broncos universe. John Elway announced Monday he would soon hire a general manager who will have full authority to oversee the personnel and football department. Elway handled GM duties for the past 10 years, a stretch that included a Super Bowl title in 2015 but little success in the years since. Elway will remain firmly in the mix as president of football operations, but it takes him out of the role as primary team builder. It represents a huge organizational sea change at a time when the Broncos could find themselves back in the quarterback market after a season of mediocre play from Drew Lock,” Dan Hanzus writes. See the full rankings.
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“Many thought the Broncos were talented enough to compete for a playoff spot in 2020, but this ranking reflects that they were a nonfactor for most of the year. In their defense, they are one of several teams hoping the injury bug won’t hit them as hard next year.” See the full rankings.
USA Today (No. 25)Last week: No. 28
Nate Davis writes: “A little strange that John Elway vacates his GM role, but leaves his successor a coach who will immediately start 2021 on the hot seat?” See the full rankings.
Yahoo Sports (No. 24)Last week: No. 22
“Had the end of the Broncos-Raiders game happened earlier in the season before both teams were eliminated, Vic Fangio’s mind-numbing decision would have gotten much more attention. The Raiders couldn’t decide on whether to go for a 2-point conversion after a touchdown in the final minute. They were shuttling players in and out, Derek Carr was frantically waving to his teammates, the Raiders were likely to have to take a delay-of-game penalty … and Fangio called timeout. It was inexplicable. It was even worse when, after the Raiders got that conversion, the Broncos didn’t have a timeout to use on a completion over the middle in the final seconds. Fangio’s game management has to get better by next season,” Frank Schwab writes. See the full rankings.
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