With the Pro Bowl squeezing the last remnants of Broncos football from the 2018 season, it’s time for fans to officially turn the page on an otherwise disappointing season.

Gone are Vance Joseph, Bill Musgrave, and Joe Woods. Enter Vic Fangio, Rich Scangarello, and Ed Donatell. The message coming from Dove Valley these days is one of accountability and attention to the fundamentals of football. Death by inches? No more.

It doesn’t really matter if the team tiptoes around the word “rebuild.” Everyone knows that the roster is going to be vastly different when the 2019 season starts than it is at present. Regardless of who comes or goes in free agency, it will be abundantly clear that expectations in Denver are different going forward. It’s going to be fun to see how John Elway retools.

Central to the rebuild effort will be what the Broncos do in the draft. The 2018 draft was arguably the best in Elway’s tenure and he’ll need to hit another grand slam this year. The feeling is that Elway will go all in on the quarterback of the future, but who knows how things will fall when the Broncos are on the clock.

It’s time to throw dirt on 2018 and forget. There’s plenty to look forward to in the coming months. It’s going to be fun to watch as the disaster of 2018 transforms into the hope of 2019.

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