Certainty at QB a refreshing change of pace for Broncos

Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty ImagesThis time last year, expectations for quarterback change had taken a hit.

On Friday, the San Francisco 49ers, Miami Dolphins, and Philadelphia Eagles rewrote the order of the 2021 NFL draft. When the dust settled, the Denver Broncos were still picking at #9, with prospects of moving up and drafting Drew Lock’s replacement looking dimmer than ever.

When I wrote that a year ago, the Teddy Bridgewater trade that preceded the 2021 draft had not yet happened. The draft day rollercoaster of a would-be and then would-not-be Aaron Rodgers trade had not yet happened. At this point last year, for better or worse, Drew Lock was was looking as though he was going to…