Denver Broncos: Complimentary Players that Need to Show Up
By Carl Dumler
When it comes to a Super Bowl run it isn’t always about the super stars. For the Denver Broncos, those unsung heroes can push you over the top.
Every year we see the teams that separate themselves are the ones that have some complimentary players emerge. Sometimes this happens because of injury. Other times it is because they have grown throughout the year where the team gives them more opportunities to shine. Last year for example in the playoffs we saw Owen Daniels make some big catches to help put us over the top. Maybe the biggest player last year to emerge was that of Shaq Barrett where his play not only earned him extra snaps but even got him a few starts when DeMarcus Ware was injured.
That brings us to this season. Are there any players that we can maybe see showing some signs of emerging down the stretch to get us over the top? So far we haven’t had anybody emerge quite like Barrett from last year. I want to though throw out a few names that I think could be huge down the stretch and into the playoffs. If just a couple of these names takeoff I do think our team stands as good a chance as any in the league of winning the Super Bowl. This team is so close but it just feels like something is missing. I hope that one or more of these players can emerge and be that missing piece.
Understand this is not an exhaustive list. I would love to hear from others maybe some names they are thinking could emerge to close out this season. Just from my eyes and some of the things I have heard over the last few weeks these are the four players I think stand a very good chance of getting an opportunity to really step up and make an impact.