No. 5 – Max Garcia
Call us crazy, but we think Max Garcia can be a difference-maker on this line. The problem is, he’s playing behind two former All-Pros.
Evan Mathis is in Denver on a one-year deal and is intent on getting back to form and earning a bigger deal (here or elsewhere) in 2016.
Garcia is waiting patiently behind him, and had the starting role in hand until John Elway made the bold move late in the preseason to sign Mathis. Outsiders took that as a sign the club isn’t fully confident in Garcia, but everything we’re hearing from within suggests that Garcia is part of the long-term plan.
Having a hungry backup who can play three or more positions on the line bodes well for a group that will certainly see more shakeups as the year progresses. Like it or not, that’s the nature of an o-line in the modern NFL.
