The Denver Broncos finally got out of the QB weeds and hit on Bo Nix in the 2024 NFL Draft, but not every NFL team can say that. When Peyton Manning retired, the team took a swing on Paxton Lynch in the 2016 NFL Draft.
Remember him? Lynch ended up being a massive bust, and missing on Lynch really forced Denver down the drain in many aspects, as it ended up being nearly 10 years between their last playoff appearances.
All it took was Sean Payton and a rookie QB he believed in.