The old saying ‘Rome wasn’t built in a day’ would seem to apply to the Denver Broncos under head coach Sean Payton. This implies that you simply don’t turn a team that had missed the playoffs for seven straight seasons into a perennial contender in one offseason, but you had better start laying down some of the foundation for that.
After missing the playoffs for the eighth-straight time, Rome continues to be constructed here in Denver for another offseason. Like their 2023 NFL Draft class, their 2023 free agent class was also a bit of a mixed bag in reviewing their first season with the Broncos.