The Palm Beach sun smiled down on the Broncos brass in late March, the organization’s decision-makers plenty cheery at owners meetings in Florida because they had no reason for anything else.
Head coach Sean Payton and general manager George Paton had put together a free-agency plan, owner Greg Penner noted then, and executed it. Safety, tight end, linebacker. In came Talanoa Hufanga. In came Evan Engram. Linebacker Robert Spillane, who a source said the Broncos made a “competitive offer” to, ended up with the Patriots; the Broncos still nabbed standout Dre Greenlaw. Things went off without much of a hitch, and deep into May — depending on your outlook on Denver’s offensive weaponry — it’s hard to find fault with any aspect of the Broncos’ dealings this offseason.