3. Develop your run game
Notice that I didn’t say “get better at running the football.”
I don’t have any idea if this group is actually capable of grinding down their opponents with a potent rushing attack, but they had better find a way to get something out of their run game.
Right now, the Broncos are averaging 98.5 yards per game on the ground, and that isn’t putting much fear into opposing defenses.
That’s part of the reason why we see quarterbacks Trevor Siemian and Paxton Lynch under constant pressure: the play action fakes don’t help slow that pressure one bit, because opposing defenses have no fear of the run game.
Maybe the return of offensive tackle Donald Stephenson and tight end Virgil Green will eventually get this front opening up some running lanes, but until then, it is up to Gary Kubiak and offensive coordinator Rick Dennison to find some success.
That might mean using a short passing game to set up the run, or it could mean more carries for backup running back Devontae Booker, who has been showing some explosion through the holes.
But an improved Broncos run game would cure a great many of the offense’s ailments.
