Denver Broncos could be on Hard Knocks next offseason

Aug 18, 2020; Thousand Oaks California, USA; A HBO Hard Knocks film cameraman shoots video footage at Los Angeles Rams training camp at Cal Lutheran University. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 18, 2020; Thousand Oaks California, USA; A HBO Hard Knocks film cameraman shoots video footage at Los Angeles Rams training camp at Cal Lutheran University. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /
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On paper, the Denver Broncos seem to be heading in the right direction. Since trading for head coach Sean Payton, the team could be looked at as quite desirable. Not only does Denver appear desirable to players but there’s a chance that a certain television network could find interest in the team.

That network would be HBO, the network that hosts Hard Knocks, which is a series that follows one NFL team around during training camp and in-season to allow people at home to get a behind-the-scenes look at what the teams are like on the practice field, in the meeting/film rooms as well as on the field and sideline during games. It’s possible that some very interesting things could come out of the team participating in the series.

Well first, the fact that the Broncos now have an actual veteran head coach who had been with the same team from 2006 through 2021 is something that they hadn’t had the luxury of since the days of Mike Shanahan. We actually have a Super Bowl-winning coach. We have a coach who has a winning resumé. Payton spent his entire Saints tenure with a Hall of Fame quarterback in Drew Brees and now he gets a chance to get Russell Wilson on track.

I’ve always wanted to see and hear players like Justin Simmons behind the scenes. If the 2023 season goes as planned and the Broncos are back to winning, we can see a version of Simmons that we hadn’t been able to since he was drafted in 2016. We can potentially see him being a new guy. Winning changes everything, after all. It’s just been very disappointing to see Simmons on terrible Broncos teams since he was drafted. It’s time for a change.

Getting to see Russell Wilson’s work ethic in effect during training camp and in-game would be an honor even if just from my own home.

The Broncos already do have their own behind-the-scenes work on YouTube with “Behind The Broncos,” where they show plenty of things that Hard Knocks would. But I think that getting that bigger exposure on such a huge network would be fun to witness. You never know, maybe a first-time watcher will see it and become a fan of the team through the work ethic that would be on display.

With a winner at head coach and quarterback, I think it would be a great move for the Denver Broncos.