After winning a Super Bowl, it would be tough for the defending champs to have the worst offseason in the NFL, right?
Wrong.
After losing out on Brock Osweiler, watching Peyton Manning retire and losing key free agents, the Denver Broncos don't look primed to repeat. They'd be lucky if they even make the playoffs.
Here's what USA Today had to say:
32. Denver Broncos: After investing four years of development into QB Brock Osweiler, losing him to Houston clearly wasn't part of GM John Elway's master plan. That forced the acquisition of franchise QB flameout Mark Sanchez and a Round 1 gambit on Paxton Lynch, who typifies today's boom-or-bust quarterback prospects. Free agent departures Malik Jackson and Danny Trevathan will be missed by the champs' No. 1 defense, and Super Bowl MVP Von Miller still needs a long-term deal despite getting the franchise tag.
It doesn't get much worse than that.
