Coming into this season optimism was sky high with the Vance Joseph era in the rearview. The Preseason did little but stir even more excitement, especially after the first team defense dominated the San Francisco 49ers in the middle of August. Then an 0-4 start capped off with a 225 rushing performance by Leonard Fournette sent shockwaves through the Rocky Mountains.
Since then the Denver Broncos have gone 3-2, but sitting at the bye week and two months to go, it’s a natural time to take stock of where things are. So it only made sense to ask the writers of Mile High Report:
Our discussion has been lightly edited for clarity.