The Denver Broncos are a playoff team in 2023... if you ask fans, anyway. In the survey we ran this week, 53% of fans said this team will make the playoffs.
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However, this number isn’t as good as one might think. Because I’ve run this same poll two other teams this offseason. Back when Sean Payton was initially hired, 67% of fans believed this was a playoff team and then again in mid-June roughly the same (66%) of fans believed Denver was on track to compete for a playoff spot this season.
Now, after training camp and the preseason, it seems a bucket of ice water has been thrown on the fanbase. While most of us still think the playoffs are coming this year, that 53% is rather weak in comparison to where we stood just a few months ago.
That brings us to the second survey question. Where will the Broncos finish in the AFC West? Of the 53% of fans who voted for the playoffs, just 5% went on to say they’d slay the Kansas City Chiefs. Most of us, even a few who don’t think they’ll be a playoff team, voted for a second-place finish in the West.
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Even then, a solid chunk think they won’t get any higher than third-place. The Los Angeles Chargers are a strong roster and it will be difficult for the Broncos to even get to second-place given that reality. I personally don’t think Josh McDaniels and the Las Vegas Raiders present any kind of challenge. That franchise will soon be a burning dumpster fire that McDaniels will bring.
So what did you think of these results? Let’s discuss in the comments section below.
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