Horse Tracks: Broncos offensive line in good shape for this season

A former NFL scout has the Denver Broncos offensive line ranked as the second strongest unit in the NFL this season.

Just two seasons ago, no one thought the Denver Broncos offensive line was even mid-tier. Russell Wilson was taking sacks often and while many felt he took too many unnecessary sacks, it couldn’t possibly be all on him. However, after Bo Nix came in as a rookie and the offensive line played well enough to be mentioned in the top five in both the pass and the run, many of us were left wondering if maybe it wasn’t all a quarterback issue after all.

Now, entering Nix’s second season, the Broncos’ offensive line is considered elite by many around the league. According to one former NFL scout, Scott DiBenedetto, the Denver Broncos have one of the best offensive lines in all of football.

There are quite a few playoff contenders in that Top 10 list, so having a reliable offensive line seems to have direct correlation to winning in the NFL. The funny thing for me is that I am more excited about the Broncos defense this year than I am about the offense — though not by much. I very much look forward to seeing how Nix puts together his sophomore campaign. But that defense… whew! On paper, that unit looks about as fun as it could look in June.

In any case, back to the offensive line. Last season, they were consistently ranking in among the top rush blockers despite Denver’s running backs being quite terrible all around. Sean Payton has addressed that by drafting lightning in RJ Harvey and signing veteran thunder in J.K. Dobbins. If the offensive line continues to run block well, we could see a rapid turnaround in that phase of the game.

If that does happen… look out! Bo Nix had to create a lot of the offensive scoring drives without the help of a running game last season. I can only imagine how much that scoring efficiency improves with a consistent rushing attack.

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