Looking Ahead To The Broncos’ 2017 Offseason

John Elway often says he wants “to win from now on”.  It’s an objective that he is excelling at, and in order to do so, it involves thinking many steps ahead.  So although the 2016 season isn’t even in the books yet, it’s important to keep tabs on a few things for 2017, even with the understanding that what happens in 2016 has the potential to change plans. Continue reading Looking Ahead To The Broncos’ 2017 Offseason

Thin Air Is Back Online

Sorry about the downtime for most of today.  To help ensure that there is not a repeat of the server issues that we’ve been having for the past couple of weeks, I have migrated this website to its own separate server in order to separate it from the rest of those operations.

Unfortunately, the last backup of this database was on Sunday, so there are three threads that lost its WordPress content.  However, the comments for those threads can still be found on Disqus’s website, as follows:

I will try to see if I can find another copy of that 2017 offseason that I wrote, and if not I may try to rewrite it at a later date.

Examining A Possible Von Miller Extension, May 2016 Edition

With the draft now over, the Broncos front office, like most of the NFL, will likely be eager to take a bit of a vacation as they approach the dead part of the NFL offseason. However, whenever they get back to work the next task on the plate will be possible extensions of veterans, and none loom bigger over the Broncos than Von Miller.  So with all that’s changed since I last addressed the subject, I thought I’d dump some thoughts on where this negotiation stands now.

Continue reading Examining A Possible Von Miller Extension, May 2016 Edition

Open Thread: 2016 Undrafted Free Agency

The Broncos’ 2016 undrafted free agents will be added to the article body as they come in.

Evaluating How The 2016 NFL Draft Addressed The Broncos’ Needs

On April 4, I analyzed what I believed to be the Broncos’ needs as the NFL offseason departed from free agency and arrived toward the draft. As the draft has now concluded today, I’m happy to say that all of what I identified as “present needs” have been met.  I’ll break down how those needs were met, and include a few general thoughts on the players the Broncos selected. Continue reading Evaluating How The 2016 NFL Draft Addressed The Broncos’ Needs