Denver Broncos: Predicting offensive depth chart and personnel groups

The air-it-out- offense

The Broncos have flexibility this year after re-stocking playmakers to actually try and beat teams with a creative passing attack.

When the Broncos want to beat teams through the air, this is the lineup I think we’ll see (assume the offensive line stays the same):

Group One

QB: Case Keenum
RB: Devontae Booker
TE: Jake Butt
WR: Demaryius Thomas
WR: Emmanuel Sanders
WR: Courtland Sutton

Group Two

QB: Case Keenum
RB: Royce Freeman
TE: Jake Butt
WR: Demaryius Thomas
WR: Carlos Henderson
WR: DaeSean Hamilton

Group Three

QB: Case Keenum
RB: De’Angelo Henderson
WR: Demaryius Thomas
WR: Emmanuel Sanders
WR: Courtland Sutton
WR: DaeSean Hamilton

I absolutely love these personnel groupings and the flexibility the Broncos have to mix and match players with varying skill sets and strengths.

Group one is likely to be one the Broncos use frequently throughout the season. As a matter of fact, it wouldn’t surprise me in the least if those players were the Broncos’ offensive leaders at the skill positions in snaps this year.

In that top group, running backs can rotate and the Broncos can even swap out one of the receivers for a tight end, but having those consistent threats in the passing game all on the field at the same time is going to be a huge advantage for the Broncos that didn’t exist prior to the moves made this offseason.

In groups two and three, the Broncos have players who can make plays after the catch, and who can stretch the field deep.

Again, Musgrave has got to be chomping at the bit to incorporate this kind of talent into his gameplan.