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Denver Broncos: Ranking the team’s top 5 strengths

By Sayre Bedinger

DENVER, CO - NOVEMBER 12: Defensive end Derek Wolfe #95 of the Denver Broncos yells with a member of the armed forces during player introductions before a game against the New England Patriots at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on November 12, 2017 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images)
DENVER, CO - NOVEMBER 12: Defensive end Derek Wolfe #95 of the Denver Broncos yells with a member of the armed forces during player introductions before a game against the New England Patriots at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on November 12, 2017 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images) /
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DENVER, CO – SEPTEMBER 17: Free safety Darian Stewart #26 of the Denver Broncos runs onto the field during player introductions before a game against the Dallas Cowboys at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on September 17, 2017, in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images)
DENVER, CO – SEPTEMBER 17: Free safety Darian Stewart #26 of the Denver Broncos runs onto the field during player introductions before a game against the Dallas Cowboys at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on September 17, 2017, in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images) /

4. Safety

The Denver Broncos have a former Pro Bowl safety in Darian Stewart coming off of a down year looking to bounce back along with Justin Simmons, a budding star at the safety position.

They have the versatile Su’a Cravens, who can play free, in the box, or matched up one-on-one.

They also have Will Parks, a player who can roam all around the defense and play man coverage as well.

The Broncos are also quite pleased with the development of 2017 undrafted players Jamal Carter and Dymonte Thomas, who are both very different types of safeties.

This position group features some of the most talented players on the Broncos’ defense and the presence of Cravens in this group will allow Stewart and Simmons to play their more natural free safety positions, though Simmons can also play some nickel corner for the Broncos if asked to do so.

In this group, the Broncos probably have six players that would be among most teams’ top three safeties. That could ultimately force the team to make a trade at some point to avoid having to cut a really good player and getting nothing in return.

Denver is in really good shape at safety with guys who can hit, guys who can attack the football, and guys who can play a number of different roles for the defense.

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