Denver Broncos: How the 2020 season could go up in flames

DENVER, CO - DECEMBER 1: Drew Lock #3 of the Denver Broncos passes under pressure by Melvin Ingram III #54 of the Los Angeles Chargers in the first quarter of a game at Empower Field at Mile High on December 1, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images) /

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CINCINNATI, OHIO – AUGUST 22: Pat Shurmur the head coach of the New York Giants watches the action against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium on August 22, 2019 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /

Bad playcalling, especially on offense

The Broncos were victim to some bad play calling in 2019 under former offensive coordinator Rich Scangarello. Remember that Jet Sweep with Noah Fant?

Yeah, me too.

Denver lost three games by a touchdown or less in 2019. They easily could have been 10-6 rather than 7-9. A big part of that was due to the play calling. Rich Scangarello was let go after the season.

Don’t get me wrong, every coach has bad plays once in a while. Even Bill Belichick’s Patriots have had something go wrong for them. But the thing is that the Patriots can afford it.

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Going back to the youth of this team, I don’t believe the Broncos are built to be able to overcome bad play calling. It needs to be a lot better than last year.

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