The Denver Broncos added a Hall of Fame quarterback this offseason. With Russell Wilson in the mix, what are some lofty goals for the team this year?
Russell Wilson has completely changed the dynamic of the Denver Broncos.
What once was a team barely treading water in 2021 is now a team that has a legitimate shot at the Super Bowl in 2022.
Russell Wilson is a first-ballot Hall of Fame player who brings that pedigree to the franchise when they needed it most. I do think some across the NFL aren’t giving too high expectations for the team since Wilson is a bit older and them being in the loaded AFC West.
However, Wilson has nine winning seasons in his 10 years in the NFL and has a ton of playoff experience, 16 games to be exact.
What are some lofty goals for the Denver Broncos to try and accomplish in 2022?
Three lofty goals for the Denver Broncos in 2022: Have a winning record in the division
This is going to be a tough task. I do like the Denver Broncos’ roster a bit better than both the Raiders and Chiefs, and I do think three wins from those four games is possible.
I am high on the Chargers, if I had to bet against the Broncos, but Justin Herbert has a losing record for his career and hasn’t played his best ball against the Broncos.
Winning at least four games in the loaded AFC West might sound impossible, but with the Broncos likely sporting a top offense and defense, it’s very much in reach.
Some may question the chemistry of the team since they are adding a new quarterback and coaching staff.
However, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Los Angeles Rams were able to navigate through a new quarterback in the 2020 and 2021 seasons en route to a Super Bowl championship.
You’re telling me the Denver Broncos, led by Russell Freakin’ Wilson, can’t win four games in the division in 2022?
Three lofty goals for the Denver Broncos in 2022: Win double-digit games for the first time since 2015.
The Denver Broncos won 12 games in the 2015 season, 9 in 2016, and haven’t won more than 7 games in a season since then, going 5-11 in 2017, 6-10 in 2018, 7-9 in 2019, 5-11 in 2020, and 7-10 in 2021.
Wow, it’s painful to even recall those records from memory.
With a 17-game season, teams have one more game… to try and win more games. But that also means they have one more game they can lose as well.
I have seen record predictions for the Denver Broncos at 9-8, and frankly, I have to laugh.
They have the easiest schedule in the AFC West and have some very cupcake opponents on their docket for 2022, especially at the beginning of the season.
However, their last stretch of games to end the season is going to be tough, so that might cause a problem.
I do not think winning at least 10 games is going to be that hard, but others in the NFL landscape seem to think the Denver Broncos are the fourth best, or the worst team in the AFC West.
Conventional wisdom seems to be low on the Broncos compared to perhaps what some of us fans think, so that’s why I think winning double-digit games could be a lofty goal.
Three lofty goals for the Denver Broncos in 2022: Don’t just make the playoffs, win a game and get past the Wild Card round
The last goal might be the hardest for the team to accomplish. Making the playoffs, which is a likely event that Broncos Country gets to experience, is going to feel so, so good after six years of not making it.
However, while most in the fanbase might just accept making the playoffs as a successful season in year one with a new quarterback and coaching staff, I think the last goal I would unofficially set for the team is for them to win a playoff game.
There is a chance, probably a pretty decent one, that the Broncos make the playoffs as the fifth or sixth Wild Card seed and have to travel somewhere for their playoff game.
It would be an incredibly tough environment, and winning a game in that environment would be outstanding.
I’m very high on the Broncos for 2022–I genuinely, truly believe they can win the whole thing. I’ve written about why and am sticking to it.
Others, maybe most in the fanbase might be OK with simply seeing a playoff berth after six years of losing. That’s understandable as well–baby steps, perhaps.
I think the Broncos have a top-five quarterback, a stellar defense, a good enough offensive line, and excellent weapons.
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They have everything a team needs to win the big game.
Everything.