To get in on the next Mailbag, use the comment section below or send a question on Twitter with #AskMase! Uniforms. For some, they’re no big deal. For others, they’re as important to the team as Von Miller. In 2019, 26 years into the free-agency era of NFL football, a team’s togs are one of the few true constants that…...

DENVER — On a night when the Broncos honored legends of their past, John Elway’s focus remained on the present — and not the long-term future, as he dismissed the notion of being sellers with the trade deadline approaching on Oct. 29. “No one from our side is on the trading block,” he said. “We’re going to try to…...

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — It took the arrival of Rich Scangarello as offensive coordinator to truly unlock the potential of what Andy Janovich can bring to the offense. And it took only 34 snaps to see it. That’s the number of offensive plays Janovich has had in two regular-season games and the preseason loss at Seattle. In between, Janovich missed…...

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Drew Lock might start for the Broncos at some point in the 2019 season. Whether he does could depend on if the Broncos can turn their win last Sunday into a winning streak to climb back into the race. If they can’t, the public clamor for Lock to play will undoubtedly rise. But this isn’t necessarily…...

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Alexander Johnson had the game ball and the football from his first regular-season interception stowed away as he prepared to return to Denver from Los Angeles late Sunday afternoon. But the football on his mind was the one he didn’t have — the football thrown in his direction by Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers during the fourth…...

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — For 30 minutes after a helmet-to-helmet collision Sunday afternoon, Broncos cornerback De’Vante Bausby was paralyzed. It was one of the most frightening moments ever witnessed in a Broncos game. Dignity Health Sports Park fell silent with concern for Bausby. Teammates dropped to one knee while he was treated on the field. Perhaps the only person who…...

CARSON, Calif. — This was the market correction. By myriad metrics, the Broncos’ production did not reflect that of an 0-4 team. Their flaws certainly didn’t mean they should be 4-0 or 3-1. But their attributes, when balanced with the areas in need of improvement, reflected a team that should have been .500 or 1-3. The expected win-loss ledger given…...

CARSON, Calif. — This time, the Broncos had enough of a cushion to withstand a rally. This time, the giveaway with a 14-point lead wasn’t the snowball that became an avalanche. This time, the turnover in the red zone didn’t lead to a quick score … instead, it led to an end-zone interception for linebacker Alexander Johnson. In the Broncos’…...

To send questions, leave them in the comments section below or tweet them to me @MaseDenver with the #AskMase! https://twitter.com/74broncos/status/1179673241205522432?s=20 First, a reset: In the wake of the Joe Flacco restructure, the Broncos have $18,691,992 of salary-cap space, per the NFLPA’s daily cap report. Thus, the Broncos have the space to re-sign a player and charge a at least portion…...

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Even with Bradley Chubb out for the season, even with an eight-game losing streak that is the NFL’s longest active skid, these Broncos are not the league’s worst team. They may not even be among the five worst right now. And history shows that they’re among the best “bad teams” through four games. It’s a backhanded compliment.…...

Actions have consequences. That’s why it’s not as simple as the Broncos using more of the no-huddle offense just because coordinator Rich Scangarello’s unit has been more efficient when it operates at a faster pace. “You want to use tempo, you want to apply pressure where you can to the defense, but you’ve got to be smart how you approach…...

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Emmanuel Sanders knows exactly where the Broncos stand right now. “I know a lot of people around here have been spoiled in terms of the passing offense we had and winning a Super Bowl,” he said Tuesday as the Broncos returned to work following their Monday off-day, “but sometimes when you win a Super Bowl, obviously,…...

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — And you thought last week the Broncos were in a “world of suck.” Just as the Broncos thought they had their pass rush figured out, one of its two primary components is gone for the year. And in a way, Bradley Chubb’s season-ending partial tear of his anterior cruciate ligament encapsulates the Broncos’ disastrous start to…...

DENVER — In the end, the Broncos were left with the hope that a gust of wind would save them. With four seconds remaining Sunday, Jacksonville Jaguars kicker Josh Lambo jogged onto the field from the east sideline, aligned himself for a 33-yard kick that matches the distance of an extra point and stared into a breeze that gusted up…...

DENVER — The problem for the Broncos is that the same things keep happening to them. Sunday’s 26-24 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars seemed like a novel in a series that gathered plot points from its predecessors. Leonard Fournette’s explosion for a career-high 225 rushing yards? We’ve seen that before. There have been four 200-yard rushing games in the last…...

To send questions, leave them in the comments section below or tweet them to me @MaseDenver with the #AskMase! Ok Mase – looking at the remaining games on the schedule will the Broncos win 3 games? 2? — MBaker More than that. I think the Broncos win at least six games. Win No. 1: Sunday. I’m picking the Broncos to…...

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — You can’t blame Broncos coach Vic Fangio for trying out the league’s new ability for coaches to use instant replay to challenge calls regarding pass interference. But after one attempt at challenging a call in the preseason opener in Canton, Ohio on Aug. 1 and another in last Sunday’s loss in Green Bay, Fangio is 0-for-2. Then,…...

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Feelings are hazy, difficult to quantify and frequently inaccurate. That’s why it’s problematic to focus on how the losses absorbed by the Broncos “feel” different than the ones of the previous two years. Sure, those Broncos teams were both 2-1 at this point, and this one is 0-3, but both of those solid starts of the Vance…...

If Bausby wants to cement his spot in the lineup while Callahan continues his protracted recovery from the foot injury, one interception Sunday might be all it takes.