Heading into Indianapolis, the Broncos’ certainly looked like a team preparing as if they thought they could still make some noise in the AFC. There’s been a heated debate in Broncos’ Country about Drew Lock playing for Joe Flacco and questioning why John Elway and the coaching staff would choose someone other than the rookie quarterback to bring off Injured Reserve.
The thinking went along the lines of “we know Flacco ain’t it and you need to know what you have in Lock before a potentially generational QB class.” Still, there seemed to remain a possibility that Theo Riddick and Tim Patrick would be the returning offensive players to give the offense a shot in the arm.