Broncos make biggest coaching hire official (but with one major question)

August 9, 2025; Santa Clara, California, USA; Denver Broncos offensive pass game coordinator Davis Webb before the game against the San Francisco 49ers at Levi's Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-Imagn Images | Kyle Terada-Imagn ImagesWhen the Denver Broncos fired offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi just last week, speculation of an internal promotion to fill that spot began to run rampant. The Broncos were going to have to follow lead protocol for interviewing for coordinator spots, but many believe Sean Payton already had his guy. After three years on the staff as the quarterbacks coach, many saw that Davis Webb was the immediate leader in the clubhouse and that it was effectively his job to lose, so long as he wanted it.

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