Jaylen Waddle, Dominant Defense & More to Get Excited About With the 2026 Broncos

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Without fail, in every sport and every season, there will be a team that will try to co-opt the "Nobody believes in us!" narrative. The Denver Broncos might be one of the few truly good teams that can claim that mantle with a straight face. After all, they return much of a roster that went 14-3 last year, yet they have the third-best odds to win their own division. Why might that be the case? And what must the Broncos do to prove that they should be favored to not only win the AFC West, but to take that final step that eluded them last year? Robert Mays, Derrik Klassen and Dave Helman preview the 2026 Broncos on this episode of The Athletic Football Show.

0:00 Welcome to the show
0:12 Offseason in 60 seconds
0:28 What are you most excited about?
0:38 Jaylen Waddle
2:30 Dave sneaks in a special teams note
5:38 Defense
7:29 What are you watching closely in the first month?
7:50 Running back rotation
9:03 Jonathan Cooper
14:45 What's keeping you up at night?
14:55 Bo Nix
18:49 Run game
22:28 "It was weird!"
23:16 What's a successful season?

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