Why I’m excited for the Broncos this season Editor’s note

It’s season preview week at SB Nation. Here is what has me excited about the Denver Broncos heading into this season. Share your reasons in the comments section below.The Broncos are just a few years removed from winning Super Bowl 50 Denver Broncos Hats , but for many of us it feels like a lifetime ago. John Elway did not have a good succession plan for Peyton Manning, which led to two seasons of backup or third-string quarterbacks starting for this team. It all culminated with a 5-11 season and the fifth-overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft.After nearly leading the league in three and outs in each of the last two seasons, the Broncos landed Case Keenum in free agency and drafted a lot of offensive fire power. Running back Royce Freeman and wide receivers Courtland Sutton and DaeSean Hamilton all figure to contribute heavily to an offense that has completely flopped for the last two seasons. The Broncos are actually going to be able to score some points!On the defensive side of the ball, they lost Aqib Talib to trade, but retain the rest of the group. They may not be the otherworldly unit that carried the franchise to a championship a little over two years ago, but they will still be nasty enough to finish in the Top 10 in most categories.With an AFC West that is becoming more and more wide open with each devastating injury suffered by the Los Angeles Chargers, its easy to see how this Broncos team can come out on top by seasons end.I have the Broncos winning 10 games this season - give or take. The schedule seems a bit easier this year compared to the brutal stretches the Broncos played through last year. It all should add up to more wins than most people expect. After a down year, that’s the least I could ask for.Broncos vs. Jets score predictions: Denver should come out with a win in New York The Denver Broncos (2-2) have a very winnable game on the road against the New York Jets (1-3), but their history on the east coast is one that should give us pause. Nothing ever comes easily in the NFL.Collectively, the Mile High Report staff thinks the Broncos win easily 26-16 over the Jets. Against a rookie quarterback like Sam Darnold, who has struggled, a veteran defense like Denver’s should be able to control the game defensively. So if they do that Denver Broncos Hoodie , then the Broncos would only need an efficient offensive performance to win this game by two plus scores.Here is how we each broke this game down individually.Broncos 27, Jets 13It feels like the issues on offense might be here to stay with the Broncos in 2018, but against a team like the Jets there is no reason two scores don’t win this game for Denver. It is a road game on the east coast, however, so I won’t take anything for granted in this one. - Tim LynchBroncos 27, Jets 20I think Royce Freeman & Philip Lindsay notch a rushing TD each, and Keenum finally gets back on the TD board with an endzone target to Courtland Sutton. Sanders will less in receptions & targets. However, I think Keenum also throws another pick.Meanwhile, the defense will face a group with little in the way of playmakers. The iffy secondary will still give up some big plays it shouldn’t, but I think this is the game the Broncos’ pass rush gets back on course. - Taylor KotheBroncos 24, Jets 21A tough game on the road, this is the win that gets the Broncos back on track for a play-contending season. Von Miller will show up and give the Jets’ rookie QB a nice “Welcome to the NFL” sack while Chris Harris Jr. will send him a pick-six welcome package. I expect Case Keenum to have an improved game Youth Customized Denver Broncos Jerseys , taking advantage of a weak Jets’ secondary and a prime Courtland Sutton. Life is back to good on Monday. - Laurie Lattimore-VolkmannBroncos 23, Jets 6This game is a hard one to predict. One one hand you have the Broncos playing an early game on the east coast on the road. On the other hand, Sam Darnold kinda sucks. Then again, we only scored 23 on a piss poor Chiefs defense AT HOME, and the Jets are at least “middle of the road” on defense (exactly middle as they rank 16th). So, how can I predict we score even the measly 23 we did against the Chiefs? Plus the finger pointing has begun with the “offense needs to score more points” talk. Ugh. What to do, what to do? How about we slap around a rookie QB the way everyone else slaps around rookie QBs? How about we don’t be the “typical Broncos” and be the poster children of career games for other teams and players? How about we try that on for size guys! - Pete BaronBroncos 29, Jets 13The Broncos are more talented than the Jets. The Broncos are a better team than the Jets. The Broncos are going to beat the Jets. It’s not hard. Run the ball. Let the rookies take over and they should have no problem. 29-13 Broncos. - Adam MalnatiJets 23, Broncos 20There is no doubt the Broncos should win this game. They should win this game rather easily. How many times have we said that the last two years, only to feel either anger or disappointment at the result? In Denver’s last six games played on the East Coast, it is 1-5. Overall, in the last nine road games www.broncosauthorizedshops.com , the Broncos are 1-8 and 4-13 in the last 17. It’s OK, I’ll be that one fan. - Ian St. ClairBroncos 31, Jets 9Last time the Broncos played the Jets, they shut them out, and that was with Trevor Siemian at the helm, and are facing a talented but turnover prone young QB in Sam Darnold. I expect this one to be as easy of a win Denver will have on their schedule this year, and will help fans get last week’s taste out of their mouths. Broncos 31 (with a defensive TD), Jets 9. - Jeff EssaryGive us your score predictions in the comments section below.