2024 record prediction: Denver Broncos

A team that has bumbled the quarterback position more than just about anyone in the league over the past decade lends their hope to their new rookie quarterback and their whiz head coach in Sean Payton. Last season this Denver team was surprisingly competitive despite their thin roster and mediocre quarterback play, and they are hoping a second year in this Payton offense will be able to uplift them back into playoff contention.

Quarterbacks Bo Nix and Zach Wilson are the most notable additions to the team, with the two aforementioned signal callers currently locked into a camp battle for the starting position. While Wilson certainly didn’t have much success in New York, there are still flashes of talent that perhaps Payton could tap into. Losing safety Justin Simmons and receiver Jerry Jeudy will create a bit of a hole on both sides of the ball, but bringing in receiver Josh Reynolds and drafting Oregon receiver Troy Franklin should help maintain some of the offense left behind.

This Broncos team has a lot to prove with not a ton of star power outside of Patrick Surtain and Garett Bolles. Whoever wins the quarterback battle will need to fully embrace the Sean Payton system in order to overcome the talent gap in the rest of the AFC West. Defensively this team should still field a respectable unit. If this team cannot get good quarterback play over one of their new signal callers, it could be a long season for everyone in Denver.

Record prediction: 5-12