Locked On Broncos - Daily Podcast On The Denver Broncos - PREDICTION: Bo Nix, Denver Broncos Take MASSIVE LEAP Offensively In 2025

Starting point is 00:00:00 In 2025, Denver Broncos quarterback Bow Nix will become the first QB since Peyton Manning to throw for 40 plus touchdowns. We'll tell you why here on today's episode, Locked on Broncos. You are Locked on Broncos, your daily Denver Broncos podcast, part of the Locked On Podcast Network, your team every day. What's up, Broncos, welcome into another episode, Lockdown Broncos, your daily Denver Broncos podcast, part of the Lockdown Podcast Network. We know it's your team every day. Broncos Country, thank you so much to all the everydayers.

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Starting point is 00:00:51 And I'm Sarah Bedinger, site expert at predominantly orange.com. We're going to have a little fun here, a little way too early in the off season here as we prepare for what is ahead here. Training campus starting here in the next few weeks. We're excited about that. We're going to share maybe some of our bold predictions before training camp here on the

Starting point is 00:01:09 Broncos offensive side of the ball. We're going to take a look at Bo Nix and why we believe he could become the first quarterback since Peyton Manning to pass for over 40 touchdowns in a season. And why that could be on deck here in 2025. Plus we'll go through who will lead the Broncos in rushing. Will be newcomer J.K. Dobbins. RJ Harvey will be somebody else. And then we'll get into the receiving category as well as who's going to lead the team and catches touchdowns and also receiving yards this upcoming season. You expect all that on today's episode of the show. Sarah, let's open it up by putting a bow on the topic here.

Starting point is 00:01:43 Bow Nix, obviously last season, I always think it's great to look back in hindsight that you look at where he was at through the first four weeks of the regular season, right, struggling to get, you know, his first passing touchdown. He finally gets it in week four, goes on to finish with 29 passing touchdowns on the season, four rushing touchdowns, one receiving touchdown. all of a sudden, it's like, wow, what would the numbers have been like if Bow had, you know, just one touchdown in even just two of those first three games there that Denver had there. He would have surpassed Justin Herbert for the most passing touchdowns by a rookie quarterback

Starting point is 00:02:18 in NFL history, which a couple passes off in that regard there. Now he's firmly ingrained as the Broncos quarterback. And let's go through maybe some potential lines here, some estimation, some bold predictions, and we'll get Broncos country involved as well. Yeah, like you mentioned, could he be that first Broncos quarterback since Peyton Manning to eclipse the 40 passing touchdown mark? Now, that's a obviously that's the definition of a bold prediction because he had 29 passing TDs last season. And that's an 11 touchdown jump. So we're talking about a huge leap forward.

Starting point is 00:02:52 But to me, Cody, I think being able to be confident in this bold prediction and say, yeah, I think Bo can reach or exceed 40 touchdowns is largely dependent on the fact that the Broncos brought in some better. offense creators around him. I think you're going to have better starts to your drives with somebody like J.K. Dobbins in the mix. You've got a better creator in space with somebody like R.J. Harvey coming in through the draft. Evan Ingram raises the floor of your tight end room in the playmaking department. So you've got all these receivers ready to take that next step.

Starting point is 00:03:23 Marvin Mims has a more clearly defined role. I think having these guys that are better at creating offense now is going to help Bo to put up those numbers that we think that he's capable. of. I think that's, I mean, that's the idea and that's the hope right here for ball. And I always think, like, it's fun to do these exercise, but I think the biggest hope for all this to be able to come to fruition. For all those guys that you mentioned here, it is staying healthy, making sure your skill guys are healthy. You're not missing time. I know that's always unpredictable. There's nothing that can ever go out there and say, hey, like, the Broncos

Starting point is 00:03:57 are going to get every receiver is going to play in all 17 games this season. They're not going to have a single injury. That would be nice on paper, our hopes, and our fingers are that they can't stay healthy here. Do you feel like if we had to set like an over under here for Bo in terms of passing touchdowns, where do we feel like we want to set that line here, right? Because obviously, I think 40 is something he can definitely do, especially when he had two games where he had, what, four touchdowns, zero interceptions last season. Can he replicate that?

Starting point is 00:04:24 I think it's very, very possible the way that Sean Payton wants to open up this offense a little bit. I think we're going to see more multi-passing touchdown games here by Knicks in year number two. but where should we set that line here for overall passing touchdowns? Because there's that and then there's overall touchdowns, which we'll set the line for as well. I think you set the over under for passing touchdowns at 33.5, right? That's basically asking the question of do you think he can average two touchdowns a game

Starting point is 00:04:49 or do you think it's going to be less than that? That's what it ultimately comes down to, 17 games, two touchdowns a game, 34 touchdowns. I think that's a reasonable place to set that mark, especially because like you said, it took until week four. for him to throw his first passing touchdown last season. And we expect better efficiency out of bow this year. And not just because of him,

Starting point is 00:05:11 but because of the offense. Like if the running game is better, he's going to get more shots just inherently to get the ball into the end zone. And how many opportunities were missed by dropped passes in the end zone last year as well? I think a lot of touchdowns were kind of wiped off the board from guys not making plays. So to me, Cody, that's a fair spot to set it at is. Do you think that he can average two touchdown passes a game over the course of a season? Obviously, there'll be some games where he has one or none,

Starting point is 00:05:38 and there'll be some games where, like you said, he has three or four. And so that's kind of where you have to find, okay, I believe that he can average two per week. I think that is a fair spot to put him entering his second NFL season. Okay. So where are you going? Are you hitting the over on that? Over.

Starting point is 00:05:54 I'm hitting the over. Yeah. Broncos country, chime in. Let us know if you're hitting the over on 33 and a half passing touchdowns. I'm going to hit the over on. on this as well. I think Bo is going to get 37, maybe 38 passing touchdowns this upcoming season. Can he get maybe 40? Oh, that would be icing on the cake there. Cherry on top. There we go. Let's go to the other one now. Another category. Overall touchdowns, right? This is factoring in passing touchdowns,

Starting point is 00:06:18 rushing touchdowns and receiving touchdowns. Though I don't think we'll see as many opportunities in the receiving department this year for Bo as we saw, you know, him hauling that passing catch from Cortland Sutton against the Baltimore Ravens. I don't know, maybe, maybe they'll open up a little bit more. Maybe that'll be back in their playbook this year. But where are you factoring the over under here? Because I think for Bo to have, what was it, 29 passing, he had four rushing and then he had one receiving touchdown. Well, okay, 34 overall touchdowns. I mean, Sarah, at this point, is that where we're going to set it at 34?

Starting point is 00:06:51 Because that's what he essentially had last year. Is that where we want to set the line here? I think you set the line at somewhere, yeah, like 34.5. Do you think he can have 35 or more touchdowns or is it going to be less than that? Because we saw last year his running ability was outstanding. And I think almost obviously limited for a good chunk of the season where we didn't even see him being utilized in that regard. And he was even kind of shying away from being a runner outside of the pocket. He was doing a lot more keeping his eyes downfield, you know, opportunities to run.

Starting point is 00:07:24 And he was throwing the ball anyway. So I think that you will see an aggressive. runner again this season. And to me, I would say, yeah, if you believe that he can hit that 34 touchdown passing mark and then another four rushing touchdowns, do you set the overrunner then at like a 37.5 and say, all right, I think he can get close to that 38 to 40 mark. I think 37 and a half is a good line to set of that. I'm going to hit the over. I think he's going to get one more than I. I think he's going to finish with 38 total touchdowns this upcoming season here. We'll see where he goes in terms of the overall, like how,

Starting point is 00:07:59 often he's going to be used as running, right? Because as we've mentioned, we've seen him, he's bulked up this offseason. Is that by design? Is that by Sean Payton's request or is that something that Beau is like, hey, this is what, you know, I need to be able to be efficient. And will Sean use him on the ground more this upcoming season? I mean, I certainly hope not. I like that you can have that in your back pocket.

Starting point is 00:08:19 I just don't want Sean to run. I don't think Beau is built to just be run into the ground essentially, you know, especially when you have to play quarterback for the stretch of games you have to do. I mean, same exact concerns you have there. for Lamar Jackson is you want to protect your quarterback. You don't want him to have to take unnecessary shots because the more you run, the more shots you're going to take there. I simply just don't want Bo to be able to do that.

Starting point is 00:08:38 Let's get to passing yards here as well. 3775 is what he had last year. I think that's where we set the over under. Is he hitting the over? Is he hitting the under in your opinion? I think he hits over this one, Cody. He averaged 222 yards passing per game last season. And obviously in your rookie season, you're going to have games where you throw for

Starting point is 00:08:59 110 yards or 120 yards or whatever it may be. And then there's games where the running game takes over. And certainly that stuff can happen again. It doesn't mean just because he's a second year player, he's going to throw for 300 yards a game. I don't know the Broncos are going to ask him to do that. But to me, I think you look at him averaging at least 225 passing yards a game. I think he's easily going to get over that, Cody.

Starting point is 00:09:20 And I think we will see him hit closer to 4,000 passing yards this year. Okay. So if you had to predict an exact number early on here, you want to be one of the first to take a shot at it. How many overall passing yards is Boe going to have this upcoming season? Let's say 4,200. Let's say 4,200 passing yards this season. And I think he does touch that 40 total touchdown mark. And I'll be interested to know, is it because he went way over the projected

Starting point is 00:09:44 number of rushing touchdowns or because he went way over the projected number of passing TDs? To me, I think if he's going to get to 40 total touchdowns this season, Cody, it's going to be because he threw for at least 34, 35. And I think that's just where his game is. that. I think he's evolved into that point that he doesn't necessarily need to use his legs as much to to get the Broncos into the end zone. I'm going to go with 3940, 3,940 yards passing for this upcoming season over the 3775 line that we set. Broncos country, make sure you send in your thoughts as well, passing yards, passing touchdowns, overall touchdowns. Let us know what you think

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Starting point is 00:12:04 Cody, J.K. Dobbins, he was good for the Chargers last year. I mean, finished with his first career season over 1,000 yards from scrimmage, ended up second place in the NFL comeback player of the year voting and was obviously a great feel-good story all throughout last season, right? Because this guy's been through so much injury-wise, and he just loves the game. And I think we saw that. We saw that come across when the Broncos played against the Chargers. That's for sure.

Starting point is 00:12:32 And he's going to have that extra chip on his shoulder after, man, you go out there, you play the best you ever have. And the team that you played well for goes and brings in two brand new running backs, a first round pick and a big ticket free agent acquisition. I think JK is going to come into this season ready to lead this team in rushing in a big way. Yeah, and I think really the biggest question here, when we talk about the running back position here for the Broncos is, Are we finally going to get a thousand-yard rusher from anyone in this group of guys?

Starting point is 00:13:01 I don't know what the streak has been in terms of that. I think when was the last time? I know Giovante's hit over 1,000 yards from scrimmage, but not over 1,000 yards rushing in his previous time with the Broncos. I'm trying to remember who the last 1,000-yard rusher was for this Denver team, Sarah. Was it Phil? Lindsay? Yeah.

Starting point is 00:13:19 That's the only guy that comes to mind here is filthy Phil, man. And gosh, that's a long time ago. I mean, that is, that's insane that the Broncos have been in the drought this long. And, of course, 30 something plus games in a row where they have not had a 100-yard rusher. So maybe let's start off there. Yes or no questions. Broncos country, make sure you get involved. You can comment you can share your thoughts with us on social media here.

Starting point is 00:13:40 Question number one for you here, sir, I'm a throw to you. Will the Denver Broncos have a thousand yard rusher this upcoming season from anyone in the running back row? I don't think so. I don't know that it's going to happen. I just think that there's a few, many mouths to feed, Cody. I think that Dobbins is going to be featured, but you're also going to see a lot of RJ Harvey, and you might, heck, you might see quite a bit of Jilil McLaughlin as well. Sean Payton said that they're going to try to get Audric Estimate touches. So I don't know what's,

Starting point is 00:14:08 what to expect there, but I don't think we're going to get a thousand yard back because I don't think a bell cow is necessarily in the plans for Sean Payton. But you do think that overall, I think between all those guys that could be getting touches, do you think that Denver accumatively will get over 1,000 yards rushing. Or maybe like the line should be 1,500 yards as a team, maybe. Yeah, I think they will. I think they'll be much, much better as a running team this coming season, Cody, I really do.

Starting point is 00:14:35 I feel like the offensive line, the continuity that helps so much. And you have these backs that are, they have all different types of skill sets, right? And you've got guys with better vision, guys like J.K. Dobbins, who was near the top of the league last year and broken tackles, yards after contact per carry. You get guys like that in the mix. maybe you do write a hot hand enough for a guy to get a thousand yards. It's not as hard now to get a thousand yards with 17 games as it was when you only

Starting point is 00:15:02 had 16, even though it's just one game. It gives you that extra cushion. But you don't, I mean, you have to average what, like 50 yards a game. I mean, so I guess that is very possible. It's very much within the realm of possibility for a guy like Dobbins to do that. Well, you know, this Broncos running back group, hopefully they had a very particular set of skills, you know, skills that they've acquired over a very long career skills that make them a nightmare for opposing defenses.

Starting point is 00:15:26 Only some people may even get the reference that I'm putting up forth right there. Next question here. Okay, since we've talked about the thousand yard dilemma, will the Denver Broncos have their first 100-yard rusher since Latavius Murray back in 2022? Yes or no. Yes. And I'm going to say not only do they have one, but I'm going to, let's go.

Starting point is 00:15:44 Since we're talking bold predictions, why don't, why not, let's say three different backs have over 100 yards rushing this year? I think that could be fun to see, right? So three different backs getting over 100 yards. Why not, right? I mean, you've got to make up for lost time. No, I like that. I agree.

Starting point is 00:16:02 The streak, the drought has to end right. We've seen Sean Payton come in as the head coach and be the breaker of streaks. Can he somehow get the Broncos run game to break the streak of, you know, rushes. Like, once again, hopefully Sean doesn't have to have it to where the camera zooms in on his play call sheet where it says run the ball. Hopefully that's just inherent that, hey, the Broncos are running the ball because it's working and then they're going to get that. I think J.K. Dobbins is a hundred yard game. RJ Harvey, Jalil.

Starting point is 00:16:27 Okay, I can see that. I'm on board with that if that is the case. Bo Nix almost had a thousand yard rushing game last, I mean, a hundred yard rushing game last season. Wow, that would have been crazy. A thousand yards in a game could you imagine. No, I think that was against New Orleans. Bull almost had 100 yards on the ground there collectively.

Starting point is 00:16:41 But all right, I like that. In terms of who's going to lead the team in yards? Let's go rapid fire here. Who do you have leading the team in rushing yards? I have J.K. Dobbins doing it this year. I think he's going to be the lead back, and I think he is going to do well. I feel like you're not going to get a ton of opportunities for those other guys to be able to truly lead the team in rushing. But, I mean, you never know, Cody.

Starting point is 00:17:04 I just think Dobbins is the guy that they're going to feature the most. I think I've got R.J. Harvey is the guy who's going to lead. Just because I feel like between J.K. and R.J., I feel like we're going to see those explosive plays from R.J., right? Those big chunk gains. And over time, that adds up. So that's why I justify going here. with R.J. Harvey. rushing touchdowns. Who's going to lead the team in your opinion in this category? I've got J.K. Dobbins also leading the team in rushing touchdowns. I think he can get close to 10 yards. I think he can get close to 10 rushing touchdowns and do what Javante

Starting point is 00:17:35 Williams couldn't. Surprisingly, Cody, Javon's not very good in the tight red zone. I think J.K. Dobbins upgrades your team in a big way in that category. Touchdowns, in my opinion, are worth more money in terms of contract and incentives. Then you get overall rushing yards there. So I'm with you. I got J.K. Dobbins for that reason. I think goal line back. J.K. will probably be the most reliable option there.

Starting point is 00:17:56 I can see him leading the team here in overall rushing touchdowns. Broncos country. Make sure you let us know as well. Now, this is a little bit of a wild card because this factors into an important element, right? Third down in terms of past protection, but also these guys need to become past catching backs as well. They need to be effective out of the backfield here. In your opinion, who leads the Broncos running back room in catches? I hope it's R.J. Harvey.

Starting point is 00:18:19 All right. I want him to get the ball as much as possible. I know Sean Payton said they haven't given him his Joker wings just yet. But look, you got to do it at some point. And I think that that's going to be the case of this season. You get RJ Harvey as many touches as you possibly can. Cody, what if the Broncos had two backs with 800 plus all purpose yards? That's maybe we get caught up in this,

Starting point is 00:18:40 well, rushing for a thousand, this, that. Let's get two guys over 800 all purpose yards and make defenses just cringe at the thought of having to play this team because you got. that such dynamic weapons out of the backfield. I love it. I'm in agreement with you. My choice was RJ Harvey as well. Like I said, I've seen some things in practice that I'm excited about with RJ in the passing game. And I think Broncos country should as well. So Broncos country, we want to hear from you. Make sure you share with us who you think will lead the Broncos running back room in

Starting point is 00:19:06 rushing yards, rushing touchdowns, catches, and whether or not the Broncos will break that curse. Make sure you comment, yes, they'll break the curse if you think that they're going to get a running back that goes over 100 yards in a game this season. comment if they're going to break over a thousand yards in a season terms from the rushing back standpoint, which the Broncos have not had since our good friend, Philip Lindsay. Make sure you share that with us here on today's episode. Lockdown Broncos. We're not done yet.

Starting point is 00:19:30 Braco's country coming to them next. We're going to talk about the skill players, the guys who make all the flashy catches and put up points. Who will lead the Broncos in overall receiving touchdowns, receiving yards, and more will share our interesting thoughts on that on today's episode, Lockdown Broncos. Our bold predictions continue on today's episode of. the shows. We're going to die deeper to the Broncos wide receiver, tight-in group, and we ponder who's going to lead the team in receiving yards, receiving catches, receiving touchdowns, and impact plays. Make sure you share your thoughts on this here all throughout

Starting point is 00:20:01 these bold predictions here. Broncos Country, we appreciate you so much, as always, for making us your first. Listen, Sarah, let's waste no time in this one, because I always feel like with the receiving game, you talked about it when we're looking at the running backs, how there's so many mouths to feed. When you look at the wide receiver position, there are a ton of miles to feed here. And when you factor in, if these guys all stay healthy, how does that carve things out here for the Broncos? So let's start off here.

Starting point is 00:20:28 Rapid Fire will go with receiving yards, in your opinion, who will lead the Broncos in receiving yards this year and why? Well, I'm going to take Marvin Mims to lead the team in receiving yards of this year. And maybe I'm just the way that he closed out last season, Cody, it was really, really impressive. Obviously, it was a strong finish after the trade deadline when there was rumors. Could the Broncos go after somebody? Will they pass on players?

Starting point is 00:20:55 Will they actually start getting Marvin involved from games? For the last seven games of the season last year, 28 catches. So averaging four catches a game, 15 and a half yards per reception, 434 yards receiving. So for those final seven games, if you would extrapolate that, that's 62 yards a game. That would be over a thousand yards. if you could put an entire season together like that for Marvin Mims. I just think that he's poised to take that breakout to the next level. And I know we tried to manifest that last year as well, and it didn't happen.

Starting point is 00:21:27 But now the role is much more defined. And I think that there's going to be an even more concerted effort to get him the ball on a week-to-week basis. I think Marvin takes that next step, leads the Broncos in receiving yards of the season. I think that the Broncos will find ways to get Marvin the ball more so than just the deep ball. but I think the deep ball is going to be a very prevalent factor for him. Obviously, the 93-yard last year, you love that. He had the, what was it, the 54-yard touchdown? But for Bo is the most air yards thrown by a quarterback since,

Starting point is 00:21:56 I don't know how long in the NFL Next Gen Stats era. I like that. I think that's very possible, especially if Marvin really breaks out and continues to build on that momentum with how he finished last year. Me, I went with Cortland Sutton as leading the team in receiving orders, just because I think he's going to have the overall higher amount of volume. He's going to play a larger amount. of the offensive snaps this year because he is really Bo's go-to guy.

Starting point is 00:22:19 For me, I feel like that was kind of like the easy button. Like Cortland Sutton to Bo Nix or those guys, that connection they have is the Broncos easy button offensively. And we've seen that connection thrive. And I'm excited to see maybe how that grows a little bit more here and year two between them. But I've got Cortland Sutton leading the team and overall receiving yards purely based on the volume of targets and overall snaps, I think he's going to get a comparison to a guy like Marvin.

Starting point is 00:22:41 Though I think Marvin makes a very strong case if he can build off. what he was able to do last year. Let's go to overall receiving touchdowns now here. Now, obviously, Cortland Sutton has been the guy for the Broncos the last couple of years. He had 10 with Russell Wilson. He had eight last year with Bo Nix. And that's a lot. I mean, that volume right there, 18 TDs in two years is very impressive for Cortland.

Starting point is 00:23:03 Will he return this season as the guy who leads the team in touchdowns, in your opinion? I think he could. I do. I don't think, I think he's the smart, safe bet there. I want to go bold, though. I'm going to say Devon Valey leads a team in receiving touchdowns this season. I feel like he's going to be on the field a lot. And I do feel like he'll be the guy that teams kind of overlook and give a lot of one-on-one

Starting point is 00:23:27 matchups. I think he can exploit those. We didn't see the Broncos do too much in the way of getting him the ball as a vertical threat last year, didn't see a ton from him in the red zone. Even one of the touchdowns that he did have was kind of just that lucky balance against Kansas city. So I think you want to get him more involved in those situations where his size can be a huge advantage. And I could see him getting eight to 10 touchdowns this coming year, even though he may not be the most featured guy in the offense, just feel like he's going to

Starting point is 00:23:54 be able to capitalize on the attention that everybody else gets. I agree with you. I like that. I'm going to use the same justification here for Evan Ingram as the guy in my opinion who's going to lead the team in receiving touchdowns. And I think specifically here, this is more so, I think aligned in the red zone, right? I think what we are going to see, maybe through the first half of the season, and I think it really depends on how everybody else does. And if other guys stay healthy, I think in the red zone, the Broncos are going to see a lot of attention on Cortland Sutton, which is like why you brought in a guy like Evan Ingram to be able to attack the middle of the field. Because sometimes, too, you'll get those inside linebackers. They'll blitz inside the goal line,

Starting point is 00:24:30 right? They want to try to get pressure to back you up a little bit and have some more breathing room to protect the sticks and protect the pylon. So I imagine the middle of the field, you might be able to find Sean Payton capitalizing with Evan Ingram quite a bit here. I think his route running ability is very, very good here for what the Broncos need at the tight end position. He's got athleticism. He's got good size to him as well. I think it'll be a difference maker. I think that's something that Bo Nix is going to like because even when Beau was at Oregon, Bo loved his connection with Terrence Ferguson and the tight end in the red zone and goal line situations. The Broncos didn't have a guy like that last year. This is where

Starting point is 00:25:04 I think that changes here. And I think that Evan Ingram will lead the team in touchdowns, this upcoming season because of him being a red zone threat here. Now, I think this one is definitely going to be an interesting topic of conversation here. Receptions, right? So many miles to feed. Who's going to have the most catches for the Broncos from a skilled player standpoint this upcoming season? Where are you leaning?

Starting point is 00:25:24 I'm leaning Evan Ingram for this category as well, Cody. I feel like Evan is going to be that that guy that they go to on third and short consistently. He's going to be the drive extender. He's going to be, like you said, an asset in the red zone. he's going to be a drive starter for this team. I just feel like he's going to be the go-to weapon for this offense in terms of, hey, we need four yards. Go to Evan.

Starting point is 00:25:45 You need somebody to go get you two yards after the catch on a third and five or whatever it is. That's going to be Evan Ingram to do those sorts of things. Like you mentioned with Cortland Sutton being last year's easy button, I feel like Evan Ingram is going to be that for Denver this year. And I think they're going to go to him a lot to filter the offense through this guy. Sean Payton said it. And Evan said it himself. Like he's the Joker.

Starting point is 00:26:08 He's embracing that role. What does that mean? That means that he's going to be affecting the middle of the field, not just as a decoy, but as somebody that's getting the ball a lot and the filter the offense through that. So I'm excited to see it. I don't know if he's going to get up to that 114 catches that he had, though, a couple of years ago.

Starting point is 00:26:25 Well, it was funny, too, because some people, I think, are forgetting that Evan Ingram has the second most catches in a season by a tight end in recent memory. Of course, Travis Kelsey, that one historic. year he had with Mahomes set that record. Brock Bowers and Trey McBride were a couple of catches behind. Evan Ingram's 2023 production there. And then somebody said that George Kittle, you know, has had more receptions. George Kittles never had over a hundred receptions in a single season in his NFL career

Starting point is 00:26:54 so far, which is crazy thing because he's a dang good tight end. Evan Ingram has been a high volume guy dating back to New York, dating back to 2023. I think he was on on pace essentially last year in Jacksonville to also be. a high volume target guy, but the hamstring injury early on, the shoulder injury that he thrown the rest of his season. I think those factored into it. I've got Cortland Sutton leading the team and overall catches this upcoming seasons here. I think this will be a year where we see Cortland hit over 100 catches. I think that's just going to be an important thing. I think that connection to Bo, we could very well see Cortland targeted 10, 11 times a game,

Starting point is 00:27:28 which I would, I think that would be an ideal target distribution for him. I think that's where if Cortland's your wide receiver won, find a way to get him the first. football, right? That's got to be your go-to. Now, it can't be on every play, but there needs to be a concerted effort to get your top guy, the football. And you mentioned the easy button, Sarah. I remember as a kid going to Staples, I don't even know Staples is around anymore, but they used to have in store, they used to have the easy button. And you press it and goes, that was easy. If that's still around, I'm going to get one because anytime we talk about, like, in the season of Cortland or Evan Ingram are going in, we got to hit the easy button because that's where the thriving

Starting point is 00:28:02 connection is going to be here. So, Broncos country, we have. appreciate you as always. We want you to share your thoughts with us, your bold predictions on the offensive side of the ball. We talked about receivers. Which receiver or skill player will lead the team in overall yards in the receiving department, touchdowns, and overall catches this upcoming season. Make sure you share your thoughts with us here on today's episode. Locked on Broncos for all you every dayers, Sarah and I, we're going to sit down and we're going to go over defensive bold predictions for tomorrow and why the Broncos pass-rush due of Nick Benito, Jonathan Cooper could ascend to the next level. You'll get all that on

Starting point is 00:28:34 tomorrow's episode of the show.

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