NFL Free Agency opens up on Wednesday, with the legal tampering period beginning on Monday. The top free agents usually all commit to a team during that period, so be ready to rock and roll to start next week.<\/p>\n
I figured now would be a good time to do a little discussion around the Denver Broncos and where we think their top priorities should be on offense when free agency kicks off.<\/p>\n
Broncos top FA needs on offense<\/p>\n
Tim Lynch: For free agency, I\u2019d say running back and tight end are the highest on my wish list.<\/p>\n
I\u2019d say pay big for a top free agent running back and ensure you have a monster two-headed backfield next season. They need a superior run-blocking tight end and, if they move on from Evan Engram, a pass-catcher too.<\/p>\n
Christopher Hart: I agree with Tim. Those are the biggest needs for the offense. Getting a top-notch running back and a tight end capable of playing inline to replace Adam Trautman is a must. The two players I advocated a few weeks ago were running back Travis Etienne and tight end Cade Otton. Both would be fantastic additions and help take Denver\u2019s offense to the next level in 2026.<\/p>\n
Scotty Payne: Playmaker is the top and biggest need. That includes a RB, TE, and\/or WR in that order.<\/p>\n
Need to improve the run game regardless, need some sort of production out of the TEs as well as improved blocking, and if they can get a true WR1, that would be great too.<\/p>\n
Ross Allen: I think we\u2019re all in agreement.<\/p>\n
Getting someone who can be the dominant running back and have RJ Harvey serve that glamorous \u201cjoker\u201d role would be huge for this offense. And given that they also don\u2019t have a legitimate playmaker at the receiving position hurts them. A TE or WR can fill that role.<\/p>\n
Sadaraine: The #1 need for the Broncos on offense is a top-notch running back. I will be blown away if the Broncos don\u2019t sign a top-tier free agent running back to upgrade the offense (and no, J.K. Dobbins wouldn\u2019t be that guy\u2026not with his injury history).<\/p>\n
There\u2019s a significant gap in need after that until we start talking about tight ends and receivers. I think we\u2019re more likely to see more money spent on a tight end than a receiver, but this offense could use both to be sure.<\/p>\n
Ian St. Clair: Not to beat a dead horse, but running back is the biggest need and priority for this team when free agency starts. Having a consistent and effective running game will make Nix and the offense exponentially better. It will make the team better. After running back, the Broncos need to figure out their tight end.<\/p>\n
Adam Malnati: Give Bo a weapon. I don\u2019t care which position. Yes, RB is a need. Yes, TE is a need (thanks a lot Evan Engram). Still, a weapon would be nice.<\/p>\n
Predictably, we\u2019re all heavily keyed in on running back and tight end. That was a big part of our free agent profile coverage too and for good reason. There have been many rumors around Denver looking to target both positions next week and where there is smoke there is usually fire.<\/p>\n
The question really becomes: go big or go affordable? With the championship window open, I\u2019m leaning go big on premium play-maker positions this offseason.<\/p>\n
Where do you stand on this discussion? Give us your top free agent needs on offense and how you hope the Broncos address them next week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NFL Free Agency opens up on Wednesday, with the legal tampering period beginning on Monday. The top free…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":794155,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2062],"tags":[232,231,258,41075,2426,7,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-794154","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-denver-broncos","8":"tag-broncos","9":"tag-denver","10":"tag-denver-broncos","11":"tag-denver-broncos-free-agency","12":"tag-denverbroncos","13":"tag-football","14":"tag-nfl"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116177610103960316","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/794154","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=794154"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/794154\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/794155"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=794154"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=794154"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=794154"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}