The Denver Broncos are shoring up what on paper looked like a great defense in 2024. Let’s talk about why.
The Denver Broncos statistically had a superb defense in 2024.
They were 3rd in points allowed, 7th in yards given up, and 7th in takeaways.
So you may be asking yourself why they have gone heavy on defense in free agency. With the pickups of safety Talanoa Hufanga, inside linebacker Dre Greenlaw, and resigning interior lineman D.J. Jones, the Broncos in my opinion are making the right moves.
The thing about the 2024 season was that the defense did work against a lot of weak opponents (offensively speaking). When faced with top talent offenses, the story was not the same.
With Vance Joseph getting a defensive reload, they are going to be tough as nails to play against in 2025.
The middle of the field was suspect consistently with weaknesses at free safety and inside linebacker all year long. Greenlaw and Hufanga alone are going to cause migraines for opposing offenses when they play Denver.
With the young offense growing around a young quarterback, I also think that Sean Payton wants to inject more youth to grow with Bo Nix over the next 4-5 seasons instead of trying to bring in established vets.
Given what we’ve seen thus far, I wouldn’t be surprised to see the first three picks in the draft for the Broncos being offensive players.
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Broncos News:
Broncos re-sign DT D.J. Jones to 3-year contract
A key piece in the middle of the Broncos’ defensive line is staying in Denver.
Broncos re-sign LS Mitchell Fraboni to 3-year contract
Fraboni has appeared in all 34 games for the Broncos over the past two seasons
Broncos add Trent Sherfield, a receiver who does all of the little things
Trent Sherfield is the Broncos’ latest free-agent addition, joining the team on a 2-year contract.
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Riley Dixon moves on, leaving Broncos searching for new punter
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Source — Saints land safety Justin Reid on 3-year, $31.5M deal – ESPN
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