At 7-2 and leading the AFC West, the Denver Broncos are one of the best teams in the NFL and look to be a serious Super Bowl contender once again.
But despite the team trending towards making another deep playoff run, the Broncos are unlikely to make any big deals ahead of the NFL trade deadline on Tuesday, November 10.
Why? Because Broncos head coach Sean Payton likes his team and doesn’t want to tinker too much with his roster.
Broncos HC Sean Payton expects his team to stand pat at the deadline.Alika Jenner / Getty Images
The Broncos are already a good team
As good as the Broncos are, it feels like they are once again flying under the radar.
They aren’t a team loaded with superstar NFL players, but they know how to get the job done and win games.
Last season, the Broncos finished 14-3 and won the AFC West, and they are on pace for a similar record this season.
With such a good team already, it’s understandable why Payton doesn’t want to tinker too much with his roster, one that has already proven that it knows how to win games in the NFL.
“I mean, that’s impossible to predict. We’ll discuss what’s out there, and I think we’ll see what happens, but I like this team. There’s room for us to get better, but I like this team a lot. We just got to take advantage of the position we’re sitting in right now,” Payton told reporters after the Broncos beat the Carolina Panthers 26-21 in Week 9 NFL action.
So, Broncos fans, don’t expect your team to do anything crazy between now and the deadline.