The Denver Broncos are 4-3, but the team’s passing offense seems stuck in neutral. From the outside looking in, it seems the Broncos are lacking impact at the skill positions, specifically at wide receiver and tight end.
Lucas Krull provided the Broncos with some modest receiving production at tight end in Thursday night’s 33-10 trouncing of the New Orleans Saints, but it’s a position that still seems to be underachieving. The Broncos believe Bo Nix is their future franchise quarterback, but as a rookie starter, he’s yet to become that proverbial “tide that raises all ships” around him.
What could help elevate Nix is an injection of playmaking ability at wide receiver. After all, Courtland Sutton finished Week 7 without even notching a target officially, and in the wake of the Davante Adams and Amari Cooper trades, it seems the wide receiver market is “heating up.”
USA TODAY‘s Jon Hoefling floated a few wide receiver names to monitor as the NFL rumor mill ramps up ahead of the November 5 trade deadline, including DeAndre Hopkins (Titans), Mike Williams (Jets), Christian Kirk (Jaguars), and Diontae Johnson (Panthers). Bleacher Report‘s James Palmer, who has strong ties to the Broncos, recently floated Hopkins as the next name to be moved on the trade market.
The opportunity for Denver to…
