PHOENIX — Boiled down, it’s a matter of supply and demand. Supply is low and demand is high and the Broncos are, as a result, still in need of a true starter at left tackle.
They let Russell Okung walk in free agency. They held onto Donald Stephenson, on a revised contract, and welcomed Menelik Watson. They have other linemen potentially capable of swinging to the left edge — Michael Schofield, Ty Sambrailo, Max Garcia, even — but no true second starter at tackle.
The pool of free-agent tackles was slim to begin with and is now scarce.