In this series, I will talk about 10 of my picks for football managers that are, In my opinion, are doing great work at their current clubs and will be moving on to bigger teams. I will dive into moderate depth about why they are doing well, and how they rose to prominence. As a Disclaimer, I do not support any of these teams, so if I have any wrong information, please let me know in the comments and I will fix it! Also thank you for the support everybody! It means a lot that you guys are enjoying this content!
Pt.1 (Pepe Bordalas)
Pt.2 (Serhiy Rebrov)
Pt.3 (Julien Stephan)
Pt.4 (Diego Martinez)
5. Roberto De Zerbi (Sassuolo 2018-) Introduction
Are you looking for a Serie A team to support? Do you enjoy entertaining, attacking football, and receiving heart attacks from most games? Well, Roberto De Zerbi's Sassuolo might be the team for you (or Atalanta) . 5 games into the 2020 season, Sassuolo have already scored 16 goals. This is currently the most in the league, but this could change with the fixtures this weekend. In 2017/18, Sassuolo finished 11th in the league and only scored 29 goals the entire season. In comes Roberto De Zerbi. In 2018/19, Sassuolo still finished 11th under De Zerbi, but they scored 59 goals this season, more than twice the amount they scored the year before
Playing Career
De Zerbi began at AC Milan, and he was loaned out to various teams while he was there. He never played a game for Milan, and was eventually sold to Foggia, where he had a few decent seasons. De Zerbi was a decent midfielder in his days, so he would have a good career that spanned 16 years. The biggest side he would play for are Serie A giants Napoli, who signed him for 2.5 million pounds. However, when De Zerbi played 30 matches for them in 2006, they were in the Serie B. After a few seasons in Romania, De Zerbi returned to Italy in 2012/13 and retired that season with Trento
Beginnings in Management
De Zerbi went straight into being a manager. His first club was Serie D side Darfo Boario. They had been stuck in Serie D for quite some time now. The season under their previous manager started off poorly, and De Zerbi was asked to try to salvage the season. Unfortunately, he was not able to do so, as the side got relegated. After the season, De Zerbi accepted a new job position at Serie C side Foggia Calcio. Foggia had just been promoted to Serie C. In their first Serie C season, Foggia did quite well, as they finished in 7th position under De Zerbi. The next season, they would go on to have a great campaign (almost perfect). In Serie C, they came in second place, and the Coppa Italia Lega Pro (cup for Serie C sides and below I believe). However, the season was not perfect. Despite finishing second, De Zerbi's side managed to not get promoted to Serie B.
De Zerbi Begins to be Noticed
After the campaign in second, Crotone, who were a Serie a side at the time, offered De Zerbi to take the helm. However, he declined and wanted to stay at Foggia. This would be something he would regret, as, in August 2016, he would leave the club due to disagreements with the board. At that time, the Crotone job was no longer available, so De Zerbi needed to look elsewhere. In September 2016, De Zerbi was offered to take over at Palermo (big mistake). De Zerbi accepted and quickly realized that the Palermo board was even more incompetent than Foggias. After only 7 games in charge, De Zerbi was axed after they lost to a Serie B side on PK's. In his 7 games in charge, Palermo managed to get 0 wins. It's safe to say De Zerbi's time at Palermo was a disaster
Getting the Career Back on Track
After a year without a job, De Zerbi was again asked to take over a promotion newcomer. This time, it was Serie A newcomers Benevento. He took over in October after Marco Baroni left the club due to a shocking start that saw Benevento on 0 points after 10 games. They had also scored 3 goals in those 10 games, so Benevento looked truly fucked. In comes Roberto De Zerbi. De Zerbi did not get off to a great start either, as it took them until matchday 15 to pick up their first point. However, the football looked much better, as it was attacking, and entertaining. Fast forward to matchday 38, and Benevento's season did not turn around. They finished in 20th with 21 points, and nowhere near safety. However, De Zerbi was not criticized. In fact, he was praised for playing attacking football and trying to give sides a game. Benevento really overachieved to get promotion, so it wasn't too much of a surprise that they struggled. At the end of the season, De Zerbi still left Benevento to take over another Serie A side.
Onto Sassuolo
Despite only scoring 33 goals, Benevento was not the lowest scoring side in Serie A. That went to 11th place Sassuolo, who despite finishing 11th, managed to score only 29 goals that season. They looked to be relegation candidates for most of the season, but turned it around towards the end to secure safety by 8 points. However, Sassuolo were not particularly pleased with the football the side had played, and turned to Roberto De Zerbi. De Zerbi lost key player Matteo Politano to inter, but he was able to bring in some pieces to turn the offense around. Most notably, Filip Djuricic,Jeremy Boga, and Kouma Bubacar. Despite finishing in 11th once again, and on 43 points once again. Sassuolo looked like a much better side. They scored 24 more goals, and only conceded one more goal. The team were not scraping results this season, and they were giving teams a run for their money.
Second season In Charge
In his second season, De Zerbi absolutely nailed some signings in the window. Most notably, he signed Francesco Caputo from Empoli. Caputo absolutely killed it for Sassuolo, as he scored 21 goals in his first season with the club. Merih Demiral was brought in for 8 million, to be quickly flipped to Juventus for 18 million. Jeremy Boga, who was only bought for 3 million from Chelsea, was exceptional and his value shot up to 20+. Lets not forget that De Zerbi kept on to Dominico Berardi, who was the key man that season. In 2019/20. De Zerbi's side finished in 8th place. They were very entertaining to watch because of De Zerbi's possession and attacking football. The results didn't quite click at first, but towards the end of the season, they began to do so. Sassuolo scored 69 goals that season, 6th most in the league, and conceded 63. This season, they are off to a unbeaten start in the league, and continue to bang in goals. They have 16 goals in 5 games, and their last 2 games have been thrillers
Tactics
As I've mentioned throughout, De Zerbi plays attacking, adventurous, and possession-based football. His 2 main systems are a 4-3-3 and a 3-4-3. However, towards the end of the 19/20 season, and to start the 20/21 season, De Zerbi has used a 4-2-3-1 with great success. Sassuolo will play out from the back, and look to build slowly, while also transitioning quickly. The quick transition of pace will often catch teams off guard, and give Sassuolo quality opportunities. Sassuolo usually use vertical passing, but this doesn't mean they will not pass it out wide. Sassuolo will press to win the ball back, but the level of pressing depends on the quality of the opposition.
Conclusion and Sources
De Zerbi at the age of 41 has established himself as a quality manager who can spot a player. His side is incredibly entertaining to watch and is never an easy win. He is also adaptable, and has proven himself against big Serie A teams. All of this leads me to believe hat De Zerbi will definitely be seen on the sidelines of a bigger team soon.
Tactics (Great video)
Transfers: General information on De Zerbi (Wikipedia article AND the sources listed at the bottom of the article
Tactics, very in-depth
Next team Prediction: Roma submitted by The first team to take up residence at the N.B.A. bubble in July was one of the first to be assigned a road trip last week. The Orlando Magic on Thursday afternoon boarded a team flight for the first time since March and made the short journey to Atlanta to jump-start a season like no other.Upon arrival, Orlando’s 47-passenger contingent — including two coronavirus testers — was divided up and ushered onto four separate buses to maximize social distancing. Players were reminded to avoid the hotel gift shop and crowded elevators and were instructed to stay on the hotel property, apart from visits to a nearby Whole Foods Market.“I don’t know if it’s going to be like that all season long,” Orlando’s Evan Fournier said in a phone interview. “I still don’t know what I’m really allowed to do. I guess that’s what the preseason is for.”Dress rehearsals, for a league adjusting to new realities, are indeed underway. Tuesday marked Day 5 for the N.B.A.’s rapid-fire exhibition schedule — with a countdown clock in the bottom left-hand corner of NBA TV, the league’s official channel, offering repeated reminders that next Tuesday’s opening night for the 2020-21 season is fast approaching.As Fournier noted, N.B.A. teams are trying to make road life as restrictive as possible, hoping to keep their traveling parties safe with the coronavirus still surging across the country. It’s way too soon to say the league’s measures are working, when leaguewide travel has just begun, but Fournier sounded refreshingly hopeful when we spoke, saying he feels safe given the players’ daily testing, combined with as many old bubble practices as teams are able to replicate now that they’re on the move.The French guard joked Saturday on Twitter, in his native language, that he was getting sick of himself after three days in the same Atlanta hotel room, but Fournier left little doubt in our chat that he was “super happy” to be back on the court for two games against the Hawks.“It’s so much better than just being in the bubble, in my opinion, because we actually get to travel and play in real arenas,” Fournier said.You can understand the sentiment. Everyone who plays and works in the league knows that the restricted-access village erected by the N.B.A. at Walt Disney World near Orlando, Fla., was by far the safest way to conduct business and finish the 2019-20 season, but no one wanted to do it again because of the mental-health toll exacted by long stays behind Disney’s gates, cut off from the outside world.So the N.B.A. will try to do it this way, with nearly 160 pages of safety guidelines for teams to follow to try to keep the coronavirus from infiltrating practices and mostly fan-less arenas, even as the increasing (and at times farcical) ineffectiveness of college football and basketball in combating the virus suggests that major disruptions are looming. The N.F.L., without a bubble, has likewise had countless troubles.A month ago, as the draft and free agency approached, I wrote about how strange it was to see and hear so little public concern about the daunting challenges that the N.B.A. would face this winter, when medical experts were rightly predicting an alarming spike in Covid-19 cases. Not much has changed in the weeks since — James Harden’s uncertain future in Houston gets far more coverage from the basketball media than health issues — but I do get it. The virus has been a constant in our lives for nine months. Many have grown weary of worrying.It was thus so tempting, starting Friday night, to get swept up in the basketball as the preseason began. Training camps landed a little later on the calendar than usual, but this, after all, is the time of year for just that — for all teams and their fans to dream before the games start counting.John Wall and DeMarcus Cousins have looked healthier and livelier than the Houston Rockets, who are otherwise soaked in the drama of the disgruntled Harden, could have hoped. Golden State’s Stephen Curry returned from his own injury woes with a new trick shot that he flung from the empty stands at Chase Center during pregame warm-ups and that may have topped every past trick shot in a career full of them. Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving had majestic moments together in their long-delayed debut as Nets teammates. Talen Horton-Tucker, who turned 20 on Nov. 25, looked as dangerous as Los Angeles Lakers insiders have whispered for months he would be when he got a chance to play real minutes. Zion Williamson, too, was back to his wrecking-ball best Monday night in the New Orleans Pelicans’ exhibition opener.Thursday’s Minnesota at Dallas preseason game is the first I will have the chance to attend in person. Members of the news media are not allowed to get anywhere near the floor or the two teams, as we used to, but I don’t think I will be able to stay home after getting Fournier’s description of the State Farm Arena scene for the Magic’s 116-112 victory over the Hawks in the teams’ Friday exhibition.“It was really fun, actually,” Fournier said. “I didn’t really pay attention to the empty seats. Maybe it’s just me. Maybe it’s just because I was so happy to be out there.”Where I live, in the same city as one of the game’s loudest optimists, talk about the coming season tends to be even more bullish, in contrast to my typical fear-the-worst anxiety, which I am once again struggling to stifle. Mark Cuban, the Dallas Mavericks’ owner, is a self-professed vaccines “geek” who has been reading everything he can as a mass vaccination campaign begins to roll out nationwide. Last week on SiriusXM NBA Radio, Cuban said it was “my personal belief” that there would be a “huge snap back” in March or April “where most of the people in the country will have had access” to coronavirus vaccination “if they wanted it.”Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, the country’s top infectious disease expert, has predicted that most people will be able to get the vaccine by late spring or early summer, and that those with no underlying conditions could be vaccinated by the end of March or beginning of April. Seemingly taking his cue from such projections, Cuban told SiriusXM that he thinks “things are going to get really fun” in N.B.A. arenas in the second half of the season, provided that the league’s rush to start before Christmas to satisfy its television partners proceeds into the spring with no serious setbacks.When I reached Cuban on Tuesday, he insisted that the Mavericks’ mantra is “safety first, safety second and safety third.” He also confirmed that he would be at American Airlines Center on Thursday night, which will be Cuban’s first opportunity to watch his team in person since the viral clip of his stunned in-game reaction to news of the season’s suspension on March 11.“So far, so good,” Cuban said. “The most important aspect is that the players and staff that are traveling are treating each game as a self-imposed bubble. We won’t be able to eliminate cases and outbreaks, but if we can minimize them, then hopefully it can be as close to a normal season as possible.”UpdatedDec. 23, 2020, 8:46 p.m. ETThe Scoop @TheSteinLineYou ask; I answer. Every week in this space, I’ll field three questions posed via email at
[email protected]. Please include your first and last name, as well as the city you’re writing in from, and make sure “Corner Three” is in the subject line.(Questions may be lightly edited or condensed for clarity.)Q: Congratulations on 35 years in the business, and I wish you many more. My question is basically which parts stand out most to you in the evolution of N.B.A. basketball into a global, 24/7 machine? I remember being at university in the 1990s, watching the game of the week with the lads and using newspaper box scores for our little fantasy league with made-up rules. How things have changed. — Heath Melrose (Brindisi, Italy)Stein: N.B.A. players are among the most recognized (and closely followed) athletes in the world. It hasn’t always been this way. I know I’ve said it before, but the ever-growing interest in those individual personalities and a perpetually insatiable appetite for N.B.A. transactions are the standout changes for me.Apologies if I have shared this remembrance in the newsletter and just forgot, but the signal to me that the N.B.A. had truly entered a new era was a seemingly minor trade in January 2007 that sent Earl Boykins from the Denver Nuggets to the Milwaukee Bucks.Chris Ramsay, one of my ESPN.com editors at the time and the son of the legendary former Buffalo Braves and Portland Trail Blazers coach Jack Ramsay, told me that my story on the trade generated several hundred thousand page views. The trade deadline was more than a month away, but the appetite for a transaction headlined by a reserve guard was an early hint of how the landscape was changing.As for your mention of fantasy basketball, I make similar comments to my 14-year-old son, Aaron, every weekend while watching him breezily manage his first fantasy football team with all these new-age phone apps that do all the math for you. Not sure I would have made it through high school if I’d had a phone with push notifications to distract me.Q: Oscar Robertson will always be in my top six. — Ken Paul (New York Times senior staff editor)Stein: Ken got a good chuckle out of me with this response to a section of my recent piece on Diego Maradona that mentioned the contentious greatest-of-all-time debates in soccer and basketball.I listed Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bill Russell, Magic Johnson and Wilt Chamberlain as the N.B.A.’s top six contenders for G.O.A.T. status — while acknowledging that there may not be a consensus on those finalists.Ken’s note promptly validated the suspicion that my top six might not be your top six. So did the email protest I received from one of our newsletter regulars, David Machlowitz of Westfield, N.J., asking why I included Magic but not Larry Bird.Just imagine what will happen if James wins his fifth ring this season by leading the Los Angeles Lakers to a second consecutive championship. That would give us some real G.O.A.T. tension at the front of the N.B.A. line as well as the back.Q: There has been talk of expanding rosters to deal with the Covid-19 situation. The N.B.A. will probably be affected even more by the coronavirus than the N.F.L. because there are so many more games per week, so wouldn’t everyone benefit if rosters were bigger? — Heber Costa e Silva (Brazil)Stein: There was some behind-the-scenes support in November for N.B.A. teams to be allowed to sign four players to two-way contracts this season rather than two, which would have essentially enabled teams to carry 19 players instead of 17.That push was ultimately rejected, but the league did eradicate the old 45-day N.B.A. limit for players on two-way deals. Players holding two-way contracts can be active for 50 of a team’s 72 games this season and will each earn a uniform $449,155. The league is also expected to formally announce later this week that teams will be allowed to dress 15 players per game this season, up from the usual 13.Two-way players are thus widely expected to stay predominantly with their N.B.A. teams in 2020-21 — which, of course, is one of the daunting variables that G League officials have to factor in as they continue to discuss the best format for their season.Numbers Game3Holdouts are rare in the modern N.B.A., but the Houston Rockets’ duo of James Harden (two) and P.J. Tucker (one) missed three days of training camp combined to convey varying levels of dissatisfaction with the team. Harden wants to be traded; Tucker wants a contract extension.5Five of the last eight offer sheets to restricted free agents have gone unmatched by the incumbent team. This includes the Knicks’ four-year, $71 million offer sheet to then-Atlanta Hawks guard Tim Hardaway Jr. in July 2017 and, more recently, Atlanta’s four-year, $72 million offer sheet to Bogdan Bogdanovic that the Sacramento Kings declined to match.4Although Milwaukee’s acquisition of Jrue Holiday is widely regarded as a clear upgrade to the Bucks’ backcourt because of his two-way prowess, Holiday’s résumé includes only limited playoff experience. He has reached the postseason four times in 11 N.B.A. seasons and advanced to the second round just once each with Philadelphia and New Orleans.15-and-5Fred VanVleet averaged 17.6 points and 6.6 assists per game last season and just received a four-year, $85 million contract from the Raptors. The last undrafted player to average at least 15 points and 5 assists for an entire season, according to Basketball Reference, was also a Raptor: Toronto’s Mike James averaged 20.3 points and 5.8 assists in 2005-06.3The Washington Wizards now have Twitter accounts in three different languages after adding a Hebrew feed to publicize the exploits of their Israeli first-round draft pick, Deni Avdija. In addition to its main English feed, Washington launched a Twitter account in Japanese last season for the first-rounder Rui Hachimura.Hit me up anytime on Twitter (@TheSteinLine) or Facebook (@MarcSteinNBA) or Instagram (@thesteinline). Send any other feedback to
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submitted by Team: DenverBroncos Division: AFC West
2019 Record: 7-9
Divisional Finish 2nd place
higher than the Raiders! Team Stats
Offense: Category | Value | League Rank |
Total Yards | 298.6 YPG | 28th |
Yards Per Play | 5.0 | 26th |
Rushing YPG | 103.9 | 20th |
Yards Per Rush | 4.1 | 21st |
Passing Yards | 194.7 YPG | 28th |
Yards Per Pass | 6.7 | T-21st |
Total Touchdowns | 28 | T-30th |
Rushing Touchdowns | 11 | T-22nd |
Receiving Touchdowns | 16 | 32nd |
Scoring | 17.6 PPG | 28th |
Pass Completions | 312/504 (.619) | 20th |
Third Downs | 64/202 (.317) | 30th |
First Downs Per Game | 17.4 | 29th |
Possession Average | 29:21 | 21st |
Sacks Allowed | 41 | T-16th |
Turnover Differential | +1 | T-13th |
Penalties | 110 | 19th |
Penalty Yardage | 912 | 18th |
Defense: Category | Value | League Rank |
Yards | 337.0 YPG | 12th |
Yards Per Play | 5.4 | T-13th |
Rushing Yards | 111.4 YPG | 16th |
Yards Per Rush | 4.2 | T-13th |
Passing Yards | 225.6 YPG | 11th |
Yards Per Pass | 7.1 | 14th |
Touchdowns | 31 | T-4th |
Rushing Touchdowns | 9 | T-5th |
Receiving Touchdowns | 19 | T-5th |
Scoring | 19.8 PPG | 10th |
Pass Completions | 348/537 (.648) | 24th |
Third Downs | 79/211 (.374) | 13th |
First Downs Per Game | 19.1 | T-9th |
Sacks | 40.0 | T-17th |
Forced Fumbles | 9 | T-26th |
Fumble Recoveries | 6 | T-26th |
Interceptions | 10 | T-25th |
Penalties | 121 | 29th |
Penalty Yardage | 1,041 | T-28th |
Coaching Changes
Title | 2019 | 2020 |
Head Coach | Vic Fangio | Vic Fangio |
Offensive Coordinator | Rich Scangarello | Pat Shurmur |
Defensive Coordinator | Ed Donatell | Ed Donatell |
Special Teams Coordinator | Tom McMahon | Tom McMahon |
Quarterbacks Coach | T.C. McCartney | Mike Shula |
Running Backs Coach | Curtis Modkins | Curtis Modkins |
Wide Receivers Coach | Zach Azzanni | Zach Azzanni |
Tight Ends Coach | Wade Harman | Wade Harman |
Offensive Line Coach | Mike Munchak | Mike Munchak |
Assistant Offensive Line Coach | Chris Kuper | Chris Kuper |
Offensive Quality Control Coach | Chris Kragthorpe | Justin Rascati |
Offensive Assistant | Rob Calabrese | Rob Calabrese |
Defensive Line Coach | Bill Kollar | Bill Kollar |
Linebackers Coach | Reggie Herring | Reggie Herring |
Outside Linebackers Coach | Brandon Staley | John Pagano |
Defensive Backs Coach | Renaldo Hill | Renaldo Hill |
Defensive Quality Control | Nathaniel Willingham | Nathaniel Willingham |
Defensive Assistant | N/A | Chris Beake |
Special Teams Assistant Coach | Chris Gould | Chris Gould |
Head Strength & Conditioning | Loren Landow | Loren Landow |
Assistant Strength & Conditioning | Anthony Lomando | Anthony Lomando |
Assistant Strength & Conditioning | Cedric Smith | Cedric Smith |
Assistant to the Head Coach | Rob Grosso | Mike Hiestand |
2019 ushered in a new era for the Denver Broncos: The Don of Fangio. After exiling Vance Joseph to the desert, the Broncos brought in the longtime defensive coordinator for his first ever shot as Head Coach. The season got off to a rough start as the Broncos fell to 0-4 before limping into the bye week at 3-6. Injuries took their toll on the Broncos early and often, but with Fangio's guidance and some late season lineup changes, the Broncos finished the year 7-9. After ending the season on a high note, Fangio is back for his second year in Denver.
Gone is Rich Scangarello, whose experience as the QB Coach in San Francisco had fans excited about the potential of the Broncos offense. As the season wore on, Scangarello's offense failed to live up to the hype. Whether it was ineffective quarterback play, poor game scripts, or too many weird sweeps to the tight end, the Broncos finished last in several key offensive categories (28th in Yards Per Game, 28th in Scoring, and 26th in Yards Per Attempt.) Scangarello was fired at the season's end and replaced with Pat Shurmur. Shurmur's stint as the Head Coach of the New York Giants was a wash, as the club won nine games in his two years. However, Shurmur's aggressive, down-the-field offense seems a better fit for sophomore quarterback Drew Lock. Shurmur bringing in his guy Mike Shula as the Quarterback Coach should help him learn the offense and take the next step in his NFL progression.
On defense, Ed Donatell returns to helm a unit that finished 10th in Scoring and 12th in Yards Allowed. One notable hire in this coaching group is John Pagano, who is here to boost the pass rush on a defense that finished with 40 sacks, nearly the league average. ST Coordinator Tom McMahon is still around, despite another middling year from special teams. Maybe new punter Sam Martin will help with that.
Free Agency: Arrivals...
Player | Position | Contract |
Shelby Harris | DE | 1 year, $3.25 million |
Jurrell Casey | DE | 2020 7th round pick (to TEN) |
AJ Bouye | CB | 2020 4th round pick (from SF trade) |
Melvin Gordon | RB | 2 years, $16 million |
Graham Glasgow | OG | 4 years, $44 million |
Nick Vannett | TE | 2 years, $5.7 million |
Jeremiah Attachou | OLB | 1 year, $1.5 million |
Jeff Driskel | QB | 2 years, $5 million |
Jacob Bobenmeyer | LS | 2 years, $2.3 million |
Sam Martin | P | 3 years, $5.7 million |
Shelby Harris wound up re-signing with Denver after having less interest on the market than anticipated. The talented defensive end comes back on a cheap "prove it" deal to play opposite
Jurrell Casey. The longtime anchor for the Titans defensive line was sent to Denver for a measly seventh-round pick in a move that freed up a good chunk of cap space for Tennessee. The Broncos got another steal via trade in cornerback
AJ Bouye. After an up-and-down career in Jacksonville, the 28 year old corner hopes to have something of a comeback season in Fangio's zone coverage scheme opposite Bryce Callahan. Former Chargers RB
Melvin Gordon is here now, too, replacing Devontae Booker (and maybe Royce Freeman. Who knows.) When healthy, Gordon is a terror on the football field and should give the Broncos the pass-catching ability and goal line punch that Freeman and Lindsay couldn't quite find last year. Do I love that he has the 8th highest guaranteed RB salary this season? No. Will I ever forgive him for wrecking shop against Nebraska in 2014? Also no. Former Lions guard and noted BIG BOY
Graham Glasgow is the latest free agent to play on Denver's offensive line. Glasgow has missed one start in the last three years and should bring some much needed stability to the offensive line.
Nick Vannett is here now, for some reason. The Broncos have a thing for Big Ten tight ends and I truly can't wrap my head around it.
Jeremiah Attachou is back as a depth piece behind Von Miller and Bradley Chubb.
Jeff Driskel follows our aforementioned BIG BOY over from Detroit to back up Drew Lock.
Jacob Bobenmeyer replaces longtime long snapper Casey Kreiter. I don't know much about him, but he's a long snapper, and that's enough for me. Punter
Sam Martin signed with Denver after eight years in Detroit, hoping to break the punter curse that has plagued the Broncos since the departure of Britton Colquitt several years ago.
...and Departures
Player | Position | Team |
Will Parks | Safety | 1 year, $1.6 million (PHI) |
Connor McGovern | C | 3 years, $27 million (NYJ) |
Chris Harris Jr. | CB | 2 years, $20 million (LAC) |
Derek Wolfe | DE | 1 year, $3 million (BAL) |
Andy Janovich | FB | Traded to CLE for 2021 7th Round Pick |
Will Parks got a chance to play for his hometown team this offseason. After seeing the contract details, many were confused as to why Denver let Philly Will walk, but the versatile safety was fighting for playing time behind Justin Simmons and Kareem Jackson.
Connor McGovern got a decent payday from the Jets and will be a welcome addition on a line that has struggled to defend Sam Darnold (and Trevor Siemian. And Luke Falk.) The writing was on the wall for shutdown corner
Chris Harris Jr. after Denver cashed in on the firesale in Jacksonville and scooped up AJ Bouye. Harris eventually signed a contract with the Chargers, who are not even the best soccer team in LA.
Derek Wolfe was in a similar situation when the team landed Jurrell Casey in a trade with the Titans. Wolfe now joins Calais Campbell and Brandon Williams in the Ravens new and improved defensive front.
Andy Janovich... I can't even talk about this, man.
WHY WOULD GOD LET THIS HAPPEN 2020 Draft Class
Pick | Player | Position | School |
1.15 | Jerry Jeudy | WR | Alabama |
2.46 | KJ Hamler | WR | Penn State |
3.77 | Michael Ojemudia | CB | Iowa |
3.83 | Lloyd Cushenberry | C | LSU |
3.95 | McTelvin Agim | DT | Arkansas |
4.118 | Albert Okwuegbunam | TE | Mizzou |
5.178 | Justin Strnad | LB | Wake Forest |
6.181 | Netane Muti | OG | Fresno State |
7.252 | Tyrie Cleveland | WR | Florida |
7.254 | Derrek Tuszka | DE | NDSU |
It wasn't exactly a secret that Denver was looking to add a receiver in this year's draft. After months of reports that Denver was high on speedster Henry Ruggs III and rumors of a trade up into the top ten picks, Denver stood pat at the fifteenth pick and ended up with the best WR prospect in the class.
Jerry Jeudy is a master route runner with excellent YAC ability, and will give the Broncos offense a true #2 behind last year's breakout star Courtland Sutton. Denver had the choice between Jeudy and CeeDee Lamb at Pick 15, and really couldn't have gone wrong with either. Jeudy was considered by many to be the most pro-ready receiver in the draft, and he now has the opportunity to prove that statement correct in Denver.
The Kansas City Chiefs have put the league on notice: speed and field-stretching ability are a must in the new NFL. Enter
KJ Hamler, who the Broncos picked in the second round of the NFL Draft. Hamler was a star for the Nittany Lions, racking up 906 yards and 8 touchdowns in his last season. He had 12 drops in 2019, which is some cause for concern, but he's got speed for days and can take the top off a defense without breaking a sweat. Between Hamler and Jeudy, the Broncos brass showed their faith in sophomore QB Drew Lock, who now has two talented rookies to sling the ball to.
Despite having inferior corn, Iowa has conistently managed to pump out NFL-worthy talent. Cornerback
Michael Ojemudia is no different. Ojemudia has excellent size (6'0", 199 lbs) and was a crucial part of the Hawkeyes zone defense. Ojemudia is also a solid tackler, which is a non-negotiable if you're hoping to start in a Fangio defense. I wasn't sold on Ojemudia at first (I was pulling for Mississippi State corner Cameron Dantzler at this point in the draft), but his tackling ability and success in a scheme similar to what Fangio likes has made me a hopeful that the former Hawkeye can have some success in a secondary that was begging for talent last season.
Everyone gets hung up on Jeudy (and for good reason!) but my favorite pick in this year's draft was
Lloyd Cushenberry in the third round. Cush was a star for LSU en route to their Natty win this past year. He's a better run blocker than anything else, but he kept Heisman winner and honorary Cajun Joe Burrow clean all season, and should be able to do the same for Drew Lock in 2020. Cush will likely end up starting Day 1 at Center for the Broncos, filling the void left by new Jets center Connor McGovern.
McTelvin Agim was a pick that had me scratching my head, but I've since come around on it. The defensive tackle was a rare bright spot on the Razorbacks defense. Agim has killer burst off the snap and good agility for someone who clocks in at 307 lbs. This pick was made with an eye on the future -- Shelby Harris might be leaving after this season, after all -- but Agim has both the chance and the skill to make some noise up front for the Broncos defense.
A quality defense and an affinity for Italian beef (citation needed) wasn't all Vic Fangio brought over from Chicago. Denver grabbed
Albert Okwuegbunam in this year's draft, adding yet another tight end to an already crowded room. Albert O. is more of a receiver than a blocker, which is honestly fine. He's got great hands and is big enough to catch balls beyond the reach of the defender. He joins a tight end group that consists of Noah Fant, Jeff Heuerman, Nick Vannett, piles of bone meal, and whatever is left of Jake Butt.
For years, it feels like Denver has struggled to find even a solid inside linebacker. Fifth round pick
Justin Strnad is the latest player to attempt to fill the void left by the departures of Danny Trevathan in 2016 and Brandon Marshall in 2018. It’s no secret that John Elway doesn’t like spending big money or draft capital on inside linebackers, hence the Day Three selection of Strnad, but that’s not necessarily indicative of his talent. Strnad is rangy tackler who showed excellent athleticism during his time at Wake Forest. Denver’s ILB cupboard is pretty spare: Alexander Johnson had a bit of a breakout year for the Broncos last season, but behind him is run-stuffer Todd Davis and Josey Jewell, who will likely be fighting for a roster spot this season. Strnad should bring some much needed athleticism to a unit that desperately needs it.
Every year, there are a handful of rookies who fall two or three rounds due to injury concerns. Fresno State guard
Netane Muti is no different. The former Bulldog missed most of his 2019 season with a Lisfranc injury after missing much of the previous year with a ruptured Achilles. When healthy, however, Muti is an aggressive and athletic blocker in the run game and has the power to punch defenders off the line of scrimmage in pass protection. Denver’s offensive line is set, but Muti gives the team a talented depth piece with starting upside if he can stay healthy.
After selecting Jerry Jeudy and KJ Hamler in the first two rounds, Denver sprang for another wideout late in the draft.
Tyrie Cleveland played in 46 games at Florida, starting 26 of them. Cleveland has good hands and an excellent catch radius, but his lackluster route running and struggles to get separation showed on the stat sheet. He’s a developmental receiver that will push depth players like Fred Brown and Juwann Winfree for a roster spot.
As is tradition, the Broncos spent a draft pick on a pass rusher, namely defensive end
Derrek Tuszka. As a senior in 2019, Tuszka racked up 48 tackles and 13.5 sacks for the Bison. Tuszka finished his career in the lesser Dakota with 133 tackles and 29.5 sacks. Some will likely consider the talent of NDSU’s opponents a knock against Tuszka, but he’s a talented end who will be a good developmental player for the Broncos.
2020 Season Predictions
Week 1: vs. TEN (W)
The Broncos get a tough matchup to open the season when the Titans come to town for a late Monday night game. Tennessee is coming off a season that ended in a loss in the AFC Championship. The Titans return most of their starters from last season on both sides of the ball, with Derrick Henry and a newly extended Ryan Tannehill leading the offense. The two teams met last season in a game that Denver won 16-0, just before Tennessee ripped off a series of wins that earned them a 9-7 record and a playoff spot. Broncos newcomer Jurrell Casey will be eager to show his previous team what they’re missing, helping propel Denver to a close home win in their first game.
Broncos 24, Titans 23 Week 2: @ PIT (L)
Denver’s first road test is likely the toughest one on their schedule aside from @KC. The Steelers finished 8-8 last season with their defense doing its best to overcome the early season loss of Ben Roethlisberger. Big Ben should be back this season, with newcomers Eric Ebron and Chase Claypool giving the offense some more firepower. The Broncos should be greatly improved on offense this year, but an early road game against a top five defense in 2019 is likely too much for Denver to overcome.
Steelers 27, Broncos 17 Week 3: vs. TB (W)
Open your heart to the snake oil peddler, Tampa Bay. Tom Brady joined the team during free agency, with wrestling star and cruise ship aficionado Rob Gronkowski following close behind. Brady’s pursuit of a seventh (!!!) Super Bowl win brought him to Florida, where he’ll be spearheading an offense that includes talented wideouts Mike Evans and Chris Godwin. Denver is the only team Brady has a losing record against – he is 8-9 overall and 4-7 when playing in Denver. Look for that trend to continue this season when the Buccs come to town. Despite the best efforts of Brady’s offense and a defense led by former Bronco and 2019 sack leader Shaquill Barrett, Denver gets another win at home over the future Hall of Famer.
Broncos 27, Buccaneers 24 Week 4: @ NYJ (W)
The Jets are one of three AFC East teams who finally saw their long nightmare come to an end when Tom Brady left for the greener pastures of Tampa Bay. Sam Darnold is still a young and talented QB. Former Broncos C Connor McGovern and rookie OT Mekhi Becton were brought in to give the Jets QB some much needed protection, and rookie WR Denzel Mims is aboard to help stretch the field. However, the team is still coached by Adam Gase, and thus will continue to fall short of their potential ceiling. This matchup has all the makings of a classic Broncos trap game, but Denver should be able to get a comfortable win on the road.
Broncos 23, Jets 13 Week 5: @ NE (L)
As mentioned above, the Patriots will be beginning a season without Tom Brady for the first time in nearly two decades. Enter sophomore QB Jarrett Stidham and recent signing Cam Newton. The Pats are reportedly big fans of Stidham, but when a talent like Newton comes around, he’s not going to ride the bench if he’s healthy. New England’s defense finished the 2019 season as the best in the league and retained most of its starters. If you can believe it, the weapons at Newton’s disposal are probably better than those he had during the run up to Super Bowl 50. On paper, one would hope that Denver could squeeze out their fourth win of the year. However, a second consecutive road game against Bill Belichick and the vaunted Patriots defense is too much for this young team to handle this early in the season. Newton gets a modicum of revenge against Denver after becoming Von Miller’s son in early 2016.
Patriots 24, Broncos 16 Week 6: vs. MIA (W)
After two trips to the east coast, the Broncos return to the Mile High City to try and get back in the win column. Despite being one of the worst teams to take the field in 2019, the Dolphins head into 2020 with a completely rebuilt roster. Free agents Jordan Howard and Matt Breida have come to keep Ryan Fitzpatrick from being the team’s leading rusher for a second year, while Shaq Lawson and Byron Jones have come to South Beach to shore up the league’s worst defense. Rookie tackle Austin Jackson will be battling for a starting spot, but will he be protecting Fitzmagic or rookie phenom Tua Tagovailoa? The Dolphins figure to be a better team in 2020, but a road game in Denver isn’t quite winnable for this team yet. Denver moves to 4-2 in a game that isn’t as close as the score would have you think.
Broncos 30, Miami 17 Week 7: vs. KC (L)
Denver went into the draft looking to match Kansas City’s speed on offense; a wise decision, considering that speed won the team its first Super Bowl since the moon landings. Patrick Mahomes is now the highest paid athlete of all time, having recently signed a deal that will keep him in the AFC West’s collective nightmares for another twelve years. The Chiefs were quiet in the offseason but woke up one morning and bought themselves a gun in rookie RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire. This Broncos team is better than the one that lost both matchups with KC by a total score of 53-9, but a game against the reigning champs isn’t quite winnable for Denver yet. This one gets away from Denver early.
Chiefs 31, Broncos 23 Week 8: BYE
Week 9: @ ATL (W)
A midseason Bye is a plus for any team, especially one coming off a loss to a division rival. The timing couldn’t be better for Denver, who travels to Atlanta in Week 9 to take on the high-powered Falcons offense. Atlanta swapped Devonta Freeman and Austin Hooper for Todd Gurley and Hayden Hurst in the offseason and added former Ram Dante Fowler Jr. to bolster their pass rush. I can’t really get a bead on this Falcons team, they could win twelve games or five, and neither would be terribly surprising to me. Denver comes out of the Bye strong and lets the defense do its job in a tight victory.
Broncos 27, Falcons 24 Week 10: @ LVR (L)
Introducing your Las Vegas Raiders, who will certainly be just as good as the Las Vegas Golden Knights in their first season. In fairness, the Raiders didn’t have a terrible offseason. They addressed their longtime problem at linebacker by picking up Cory Littleton and Nick Kwiatkowski in free agency. Maliek Collins and Prince Amukamara join Richie Incognito in Jon Gruden’s attempt to build Huskers West. Rookies Henry Ruggs III and Lynn Bowden Jr. hope to give the offense some juice. (Is Bowden the best QB on the team? Perhaps!) Jason Witten is here, for some reason. Unfortunately, Denver gets caught sleeping in this one, as
Oakland Las Vegas puts it all on black for a home win.
Raiders 24, Broncos 20 Week 11: vs. LAC (W)
Sorry, Chargers, you’re on the receiving end of this home win. LA enters the 2020 season with a shiny new quarterback in Justin Herbert, former Broncos CB and fan favorite Chris Harris Jr, and rookie ILB/the entire Oklahoma defense Kenneth Murray. It wouldn’t surprise me if Tyrod Taylor starts the year for the Chargers, but barring any surprises, I expect Herbert to be trying to charm defenses into submission by Week 11. Despite having the most hype uniforms in the league, the Chargers lose a road game as a Melvin Gordon TD run seals the deal.
Broncos 34, Chargers 17 Week 12: vs. NO (L)
The Saints come marching in for the Denver’s toughest home game yet. Hall of Fame QB and pyramid scheme enthusiast Drew Brees has maybe one or two years left to win another ring, and this Saints team is in a good position to help him do just that. Rookie OL Cesar Ruiz gives the Saints an impenetrable offensive line, perfect for giving Brees enough time to find Michael Thomas or former Bronco Emmanuel Sanders down the field. Alvin Kamara is healthy again, which should scare everybody who is not a Saints fan. Denver’s hot and cold streak continues as the Saints take this one.
Saints 28, Broncos 24 Week 13: @ KC (L)
Sorry, Denver fans, but until the Broncos actually beat the Chiefs, I’m penciling every game in as a loss. Especially during a road game late in the year. With any luck, Denver won’t be playing this one in a blizzard. Denver keeps this game closer than their previous matchup, but that’s not enough of a bonus to take the win this week.
Chiefs 31, Broncos 27 Week 14: @ CAR (W)
NORTH CAROLINA, COME ON AND RAISE UP. Denver travels to the newly statueless Bank of America Stadium to take on a Panthers team that looks poised to chase the first overall pick. Teddy Two Gloves defected from the bayou to start for the Panthers, replacing new Patriots QB Cam Newton. Christian McCaffrey is coming off a year where he played his way into a massive payday. Rookies Derrick Brown and Jeremy Chinn hope to give a boost to a defense that was only better than Miami’s in 2019. Denver gets back in the win column as Carolina continues its quest for Trevor Lawrence.
Broncos 34, Panthers 16 Week 15: vs. BUF (W)
Denver returns home to take on a staunch Buffalo team that was a few weird plays from an overtime victory against the Texans in the playoffs last season. The Bills added Stefon Diggs to their receiving corps and snagged rookie AJ Epenesa to add to an already terrifying defensive front. Quarterback Josh Allen, who played his college ball just up the road in Laramie, should be able to throw the ball roughly two miles in the thin mountain air, but this game ends up being a low-scoring affair that is decided by the defense. Buffalo Bills, telephone bills, automo-bills, doesn’t matter. Denver’s defense grinds out a win at a chilly Mile High.
Broncos 19, Bills 13 Week 16: @ LAC (W)
After a tough and wintry outing against Buffalo, the Broncos get a bit of a vacation to Los Angeles to take on the Chargers once again. The outcome is the same, but even the Chargers can have a little home field advantage, as a treat. Denver gets a win and is on a hot streak heading into the last week of the season.
Broncos 27, Chargers 23 Week 17: vs. LVR (W)
After a bad weekend in Vegas earlier in the season, the Broncos host the Raiders in the regular season finale. Denver is rolling and the team’s first playoff berth since 2015 is on the line. Denver gets a commanding lead early and never really looks back. Oakland mounts a late rally, but a long Phillip Lindsay run keeps Denver ahead and runs out the clock on a winning season.
Broncos 31, Raiders 24 It’s a tough schedule, but Denver’s hardest games are at home this season. They aren’t unseating Kansas City anytime soon for the division crown, but I’ve got the Broncos finishing 10-6 with a shot at the playoffs.
Shurmur’s New Offense
Pat Shurmur became the latest coach to join the Broncos earlier this year. After several years of rotating offensive coordinators (Rich Scangarello in 2019, Bill Musgrave in 2018, and a combination of Musgrave and Mike McCoy in 2017), Denver decided to take a chance on Shurmur. As mentioned earlier, Shurmur’s two years as the head coach of the Giants was less than inspiring. Denver didn’t hire him for his head coaching abilities, though. Rather, they brought Shurmur in based on his ability to squeeze good-to-great seasons out of his quarterbacks as an offensive coordinator (see Nick Foles in 2013 and Case Keenum in 2017.)
Shurmur’s offense could not be more different from the scheme that Denver ran last year. I’m not sure what Scangarello’s offense would have looked like in its second year; Shurmur doesn’t get as cute with his skill positions pre-snap, but he will motion receivers inside on play-action and for run blocking. This offense is also much more vertical and aggressive than the scheme we saw Denver roll out in 2019. The Broncos ran a lot of plays out of 12 and 22 personnel last season, a holdover from Scangarello’s experience in San Francisco. Shurmur, on the other hand, uses a lot of spread concepts to stretch the defense. Lock should have plenty of options downfield as Shurmur's scheme opens up the back of the defense.
Shurmur’s offense does not rely heavily on the use of fullbacks. (We miss you, Andy.) However, Shurmur still likes to run plenty, generally out of a zone scheme that got even Latavius Murray 842 yards and 8 touchdowns in 2017. Despite the impending shift to a more modern spread offense, the Broncos should still be running the ball plenty with their three solid RBs.
Projected Roster
QB: Drew Lock, Jeff Driskel
RB: Phillip Lindsay, Melvin Gordon, Royce Freeman, LeVante Bellamy
WR: Courtland Sutton, Jerry Jeudy, KJ Hamler, DaeShon Hamilton, Tim Patrick, Diontae Spencer
TE: Noah Fant, Jeff Heuerman, Albert Okwuegbunam, Nick Vannett
OT: Garett Bolles, Ju’Wuan James, Elijah Wilkinson
OG: Dalton Risner, Graham Glasgow, Netane Muti
C: Lloyd Cushenberry, Patrick Morris
DT: Mike Purcell, McTelvin Agim, Christian Covington
DE: Shelby Harris, Jurrell Casey, Dre’Mont Jones, DeMarcus Walker
OLB: Von Miller, Bradley Chubb, Malik Reed, Jeremiah Attachou, Justin Hollins
ILB: Alexander Johnson, Todd Davis, Justin Strnad, Josey Jewell
CB: AJ Bouye, Bryce Callahan, Michael Ojemudia, De’Vante Bausby, Duke Dawson, Davontae Harris
SS: Kareem Jackson, Trey Marshall
FS: Justin Simmons, Douglas Coleman
K: Brandon McManus
P: Sam Martin
LS: Jacob Bobenmeyer
Practice Squad: Brett Rypien (QB), Shakial Taylor (CB), Josh Watson (LB), Malik Carney (LB), Derek Tuszka (DE), Tyrie Cleveland (WR), Zimari Manning (WR), Douglas Coleman (SS), Essang Bassey (CB), Hunter Watts (OT)
Players To Watch:
- Drew Lock, QB This feels like cheating, but that doesn't make it any less true. It took a while to get him into the starting lineup, but Drew Lock showed enough in his five starts to earn a vote of confidence from both Elway and the coaching staff. Granted, the bar wasn't set terribly high by either Joe Flacco or Brandon Allen, but the team brass spent the offseason building an offense around the second-year signal caller. Rookies Jerry Jeudy and KJ Hamler give a massive boost to the passing game, while Melvin Gordon provides a powerful threat in the running game. For the first time in several seasons, the Broncos offense looks like a strength rather than a liability. All Lock needs to do is deliver.
- Garett Bolles, OT This is truly a make-or-break year for Bolles. The team declined to pick up his fifth year option this past spring, and the 2021 draft class has some quality tackles that could come in and replace Bolles on day one. The hope is that another year under the tutelage of OL mastermind Mike Munchak can help break Bolles of some of his old habits, not to mention having a quarterback who can move around in the pocket and avoid pressure (Bolles allowed pressure once every 46.8 pass rush snaps through the last five weeks of the season.) The one good thing anyone can say about Bolles is that he has remained healthy during his three years in Denver, but if he can't clean up his technique, don't be surprised to see Samuel Cosmi or Alex Leatherwood starting in his place next year.
- Shelby Harris, DE Harris re-signed with the Broncos last spring after his market dried up -- rumor had it that he was headed to Indianapolis before the Colts made a late trade for DeForest Buckner. Harris was incredibly productive for the Broncos the last couple of seasons, especially after moving back to his more natural position of defensive end in Fangio's scheme last season. Look for Harris to have a massive chip on his shoulder as he builds on a 2019 campaign where he totaled 6 sacks, 49 tackles, and 9(!!!) passes defensed.
- Bryce Callahan, CB No, really, can someone keep an eye out for him? I haven't seen him anywhere.
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