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Denver Broncos: Josey Jewell and others who need more playing time

By Sayre Bedinger

DENVER, CO - OCTOBER 1: Tight end Travis Kelce #87 of the Kansas City Chiefs is hit by defensive back Will Parks #34 of the Denver Broncos after a catch against the Denver Broncos in the third quarter of a game at Broncos Stadium at Mile High on October 1, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images)
DENVER, CO - OCTOBER 1: Tight end Travis Kelce #87 of the Kansas City Chiefs is hit by defensive back Will Parks #34 of the Denver Broncos after a catch against the Denver Broncos in the third quarter of a game at Broncos Stadium at Mile High on October 1, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images) /
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LANDOVER, MD – AUGUST 24: Quarterback Alex Smith #11 of the Washington Redskins takes a hit after throwing a pass by defensive end DeMarcus Walker #57 of the Denver Broncos in the first half during a preseason game at FedExField on August 24, 2018 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
LANDOVER, MD – AUGUST 24: Quarterback Alex Smith #11 of the Washington Redskins takes a hit after throwing a pass by defensive end DeMarcus Walker #57 of the Denver Broncos in the first half during a preseason game at FedExField on August 24, 2018 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) /

DeMarcus Walker, DL

2018 snap count: 0 (0 percent)

DeMarcus Walker hasn’t played a down for the Denver Broncos this season. It seems he’s been in Vance Joseph’s doghouse since the Broncos drafted him and failed to successfully transition him to an outside linebacker.

Which, by the way, remains one of the greatest indictments against the Vance Joseph regime to date.

Walker is a good interior pass rusher and while that hasn’t been the Broncos’ primary area of weakness, it has been a troublesome area for them over the past few weeks and teams have not had to focus too much on anyone but the edge guys.

Even if it seems like a longshot, it’s possible that Walker — a second-round pick in 2017 — could come in and give the Broncos some productive snaps as a pass rusher from the interior.

Why not at least try it out? The run stuffing crew has been historically bad over the past two weeks. Throw Walker in there and see if something good happens.

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