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Denver Broncos: 3 reasons no preseason could be a good thing

By Sayre Bedinger

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - AUGUST 08: Drew Lock #3 of the Denver Broncos calls a play against the Seattle Seahawks during the first half of the preseason game at CenturyLink Field on August 08, 2019 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - AUGUST 08: Drew Lock #3 of the Denver Broncos calls a play against the Seattle Seahawks during the first half of the preseason game at CenturyLink Field on August 08, 2019 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images) /
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DENVER, COLORADO – DECEMBER 29: Noah Fant #87 of the Denver Broncos carries the ball against the Oakland Raiders in the third quarter at Empower Field at Mile High on December 29, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) /

3. Use the lack of tape to your advantage

The Denver Broncos’ offense will be under new direction from coordinator Pat Shurmur.

Shurmur is a veteran coordinator and coach in the NFL who knows how to maximize the talent at his disposal.

The Denver Broncos have a lot of talent offensively.

Although the lack of preseason reps means we won’t be able to overanalyze the most vanilla aspects of Shurmur’s offense with a bunch of young players running it, perhaps he can throw them into regular season action with no training wheels on anyway.

It could work to the Broncos’ advantage for the teams they play early on the schedule to not really know what to expect from the offense. Denver has the personnel to be able to win through the air or on the ground and in the early portion of the season, teams having to make in-game adjustments with no film to go off of initially could work tremendously in the Broncos’ advantage, especially as they are going to need to be allowed to make some mistakes.

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Although preseason reps are nice to have for guys to go out and be allowed to take reps with no real consequence in terms of regular season ramifications, it’s not like playing a handful of preseason drives is really going to ramp up your offense’s chemistry more than just an expectation that there is no dress rehearsal — week one is the premier.

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