{"id":868160,"date":"2026-04-17T05:49:49","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T05:49:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/868160\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T05:49:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T05:49:49","slug":"nfl-draft-preview-where-should-the-broncos-look-first-nfl-ready-help-or-long-term-depth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/868160\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Draft Preview: Where should the Broncos Look First \u2014 NFL\u2011Ready Help or Long\u2011Term Depth?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Drive continues their draft preview by turning their attention to the trenches \u2014 on both sides of the ball. With several veterans on the offensive line getting older, is it time for the Broncos to start thinking about succession plans? Should Denver look for a young lineman who can provide immediate depth and eventually step into a starting role?<\/p>\n<p>On the defensive side, the Broncos still lack a true run\u2011stopping presence in the middle. Is this the draft to finally find one? Are there any middle linebackers who interest them, and is adding depth at that position becoming one of the most important priorities on the board?<\/p>\n<p>The guys break down where the Broncos should be looking, which positions carry the most urgency, and how the draft could reshape the trenches for years to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Drive continues their draft preview by turning their attention to the trenches \u2014 on both sides of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":868161,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2062],"tags":[232,231,258,2426,7,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-868160","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-denverbroncos","12":"tag-football","13":"tag-nfl"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116418482965766789","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/868160","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=868160"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/868160\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/868161"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=868160"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=868160"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=868160"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}