As the week has progressed, Broncos Country has seen its team play one song and one song only: “Run it back”. Looking at most fan engagement out in the wild, the most common thing I’ve seen is wailing, gnashing of teeth, and rending of clothes in dark places.
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No Bull thoughts on underwhelming Denver Broncos free agency period
At some level, I’m with you all. I honestly expected some upgrades in free agency. I like to look at what the team does and try to make sense of it at some level, so let’s dig in:
The Broncos are embracing culture
One of my favorite things about what Sean Payton has done with this team since taking over is that he’s been building the culture back up. Being a Bronco can and should mean something. Teams that feel an actual sense of brotherhood tend to be the teams that are perennial playoff contenders.
Regardless of what you might say about the roster’s talent level, I am a big believer that all the guys in that locker room are buying into the Broncos’ culture.
There is a value in keeping the team’s culture intact that is immeasurable. Bringing back together a team that showed their ability to go all the way, winning close game after close game through sheer will to make plays for each other, is a viable option.
While George Paton has mostly signed back the team we saw in 2025, it is worth noting that some guys are gone. John Franklin-Myers is now a Titan. P.J. Locke is now a Cowboy. Dre Greenlaw will be a 49er this season. While Greenlaw didn’t seem to be a great fit, Locke and Franklin-Myers will be missed.
Going back to my free agency review, I put our ILB position now at a 3, with no changes to defensive linemen (4.5) and safety (3).
The biggest talent issue we have on the roster is easily Alex Singleton. I saw him chirping about wanting to go over the All-22 with fans, and I’m not sure that’s a wise move. He’s one of the poorest pass coverage linebackers I’ve seen who’s considered a starter. The stats show that, the eyetest shows that, and quarterbacks love to throw on him. He does know this defense well. That’s the big thing he brings to the table, which keeps Vance Joseph from needing to find a new guy that can handle that aspect of the game.
The Broncos also know they need to upgrade the running back room. Plans for both Breece Hall and Travis Etienne Jr. fell through. This left them with their B-plan, which is banking on JK Dobbins staying healthy and drafting a fresh set of legs. Of all the “more of the same” moves the team made, this is one I’m pretty fond of. If Dobbins finds a way to stay healthy through the whole season, I wouldn’t be surprised if he led the NFL in rushing. He’s that good.
The Broncos are in a championship window
It is worth noting that this team was one ankle injury away from being in the Super Bowl. The roster, as it stands, can compete with any team in the NFL. Every year, Bo Nix is getting better (which should scare our opponents, honestly). This young roster is going to keep improving as well.
I’ve had tons to say about the drops of many of our wide receivers, the lack of play-making from our running backs, and some bad angles being taken by young players on our defense. Every year, they get to work on their craft. The guys who keep putting in the time will reap the rewards by eliminating mistakes in the future. Sean Payton is an excellent coach who employs excellent coaches who look to upgrade the players that play for them each and every offseason.
I don’t for a second think that the Broncos are done. I think what we’re seeing is that the team is interested in building a winning culture. While they had some excess cap space this year, they chose to reward the players who have been putting in the time with this young team instead of throwing it to guys who have been playing elsewhere.
I do think they will bring in some fresh players, but it will continue to be more of the reasonably priced free agents instead of the premier guys who sign in the first week of free agency.
As always, Payton is going to focus on bringing in smart players who can handle the systems they run. He’s also not going to bring in negative influences to the locker room.
As fans, we don’t always see eye-to-eye with what the team is doing. That is to be expected. That’s half the fun of being a fan. We get to say, “I told you so,” when moves don’t work out. We also get to say, “I guess they know more than we do,” when they do.
Hopefully, this year will see more of the latter. Hit me up in the comments and let me know what you think about our offseason so far.
DENVER — A Colorado community activist was convicted of doxxing a Denver police commander last week in a first-of-its-kind case that has fueled debate about whether the state’s online privacy laws violate free speech rights.
A jury in Denver County Court found Regan Benson, 53, guilty of sharing the personal information of a protected person online after she repeated a Denver police commander’s home address during a livestreamed protest and suggested her followers should meet up there so they could “have a pig roast party,” according to an arrest affidavit.
State law prohibits a person from sharing the personal information of police officers online if the person knows that doing so “poses an imminent and serious threat” to the safety of officers or their families. The law protecting police officers’ information has been on the books for more than two decades, but drew renewed attention in 2021 and 2022 when legislators expanded the doxxing protections to other professions, including health care workers, animal control officers and code enforcement officers.
Benson appears to be the first person in the state convicted under the anti-doxxing statute, said Jamie Hubbard, her attorney. She and Benson believe the criminal prosecution was unconstitutional retaliation for her criticism of the Denver Police Department, including a lawsuit she had filed in June.
The misdemeanor conviction can be punished with up to a year in jail.
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This Sisyphean season of injuries for the Nuggets has at least one more setback in store.
Peyton Watson is considered week-to-week with a right hamstring strain after he left Wednesday’s game at Utah feeling tight, coach David Adelman said.
And so after their long, slow climb back to full health, the Nuggets will climb again. They had about a week to catch their breath with their opening-day rotation available.
Adelman didn’t rule out the possibility that Watson could return before the end of the regular season, but Denver has only five games remaining, followed by a few days of rest and preparation for a first-round playoff series that was clinched this week.
“I mean, the hope would be playing next week,” Adelman said after practice Friday. “… I think it’s being careful with him. At the same time, competitively, wanting him back as soon as he feels comfortable, and also that week leading into the playoffs, you hope he’s able to go through the preparation of what it is to play in a Game 1. So we’ll see how it goes.”
Watson initially injured his right hamstring Feb. 4 in New York, causing him to miss six weeks. After slow-playing the final stages of his recovery process to be extra cautious, he returned on March 22 and played in five games before the setback. He said on Tuesday that he felt ready to increase his minutes from 20. But he also suggested that he hadn’t felt like himself in Denver’s last two games.
“This is the longest I’ve ever been out, so I thought once I got over the hump of being back that I was gonna stop having problems with my body,” Watson said before the team flew to Utah. “The first game I came back, I felt amazing. The second game I came back, I felt amazing. But the third and fourth game, I’m like, ah, I kind of feel like how I did some of those days during the rehab process. So I think just, I saw the light at the end of the tunnel.”
The 23-year-old wing is averaging 14.6 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game this season on 49.1% shooting from the field and a 41.1% clip from 3-point range. He’ll be a restricted free agent this summer.
“So unfortunate,” Adelman said. “He’s had such a good year. I feel for him as a person. Just not having the opportunity to come back and play right now is completely unfair to somebody who’s put the work in.”
Nuggets guard Tim Hardaway Jr. also left the game in Utah — a knee injury in his case — but he was able to participate in practice. The Nuggets are hopeful he’ll be available Saturday afternoon when they host the Spurs, but he’ll be evaluated again before the game to be officially cleared. Spencer Jones (hamstring tightness) didn’t practice Friday and remains day-to-day, Adelman said.
Spurs star center Victor Wembanyama missed Thursday’s win over the Clippers for maintenance reasons, but if he plays in Denver, it’ll be the first time this season the Nuggets will face him. In a new ESPN poll of prospective MVP voters released Friday, Wembanyama had surpassed Denver’s Nikola Jokic for second place in the running. The Nuggets will face San Antonio twice in their last five games.
Their first two head-to-head matchups were split, with both decided by five or fewer points even without Wembanyama playing. Watson would have been one of Denver’s go-to matchup options for the 7-foot-4 French phenom, as he was at times last year.
“I think every time you watch (Wembanyama), you see something that you haven’t seen before,” Nuggets guard Christian Braun said. “Obviously, he’s a really talented player, something the game has kind of never seen before. So just the way he plays, the way the team plays around him, it seems like they’re all really coming together and playing well. So they’re a good team. Obviously, Wemby is a different challenge from what we’ve faced before.”
“This team is very underrated for some reason, how deeply and talented they are,” Adelman added. “Their guard play is as good as anybody in the league. I would say their guard depth would be No. 1, in my opinion.”
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The Denver Nuggets could lose Kentavious Caldwell-Pope in NBA free agency.
After a run with the Denver Nuggets, the two-time NBA champion Kentavious Caldwell-Pope hit the free agency market to sign a lucrative multi-year contract in 2024.
Caldwell-Pope landed a $66 million offer from the Orlando Magic during the summer of 2024. The third season of the deal costs $21.6 million, and it’s up to Caldwell-Pope if he wants to exercise that or become a free agent again.
As the contract is currently on the Memphis Grizzlies‘ books, the team recently landed an update on the veteran’s plans from the NBA insider, Michael Scotto.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope’s Future Plans Revealed
GettyLOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 04: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope #5 of the Denver Nuggets looks to pass in front of James Harden #1 of the LA Clippers during a 102-100 Clippers win at Crypto.com Arena on April 04, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
via Michael Scotto, HoopsHype: Memphis Grizzlies guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is expected to exercise his $21.6 million player option for the 2026-27 season, league sources say. It’s the last year of a 3-year, $66 million deal negotiated by Rich Paul of Klutch Sports. More on KCP and Ja Morant on @YESNetwork.
The 33-year-old guard spent just one season with the Magic.
In Orlando, Caldwell-Pope appeared in 77 games. He averaged 8.7 points, while shooting 43.9% from the field and hitting on 34.2% of his threes.
Last summer, the Magic cut ties with Caldwell-Pope in the Desmond Bane blockbuster. The veteran’s first season with the Grizzlies included 51 appearances. He averaged 8.4 points while shooting 31.6% from three.
Back in late February, the Grizzlies announced that Caldwell-Pope would undergo season-ending surgery on his pinky finger.
Although Caldwell-Pope plans to pick up his final option, that doesn’t guarantee he is staying with the Grizzlies for the entire 2026-2027 NBA season. Veteran players with a notable resume on expiring deals tend to get moved to contenders when their current team is in the midst of a rebuild.
An NBA Veteran Worth Looking At
GettyNEW YORK, NEW YORK – JANUARY 25: Jalen Brunson #11 of the New York Knicks dribbles as Nikola Jokic #15 and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope #5 of the Denver Nuggets defends during the first half at Madison Square Garden on January 25, 2024 in New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
Caldwell-Pope has been in the NBA since 2013.
Coming out of Georgia, he was selected eighth overall by the Detroit Pistons in the 2013 NBA Draft.
After a four-season run with the Pistons, Caldwell-Pope joined the Los Angeles Lakers. During his four-year run with the Lakers, Caldwell-Pope won his first NBA Championship.
The Nuggets traded for the veteran guard during the 2022 offseason. He was moved for Monte Morris and Will Barton. When the Nuggets picked up Caldwell-Pope, he was rewarded with a $30 million extension over two years.
Before leaving Denver, Caldwell-Pope posted averages of 10.4 points, 2.4 assists, and 2.6 rebounds, while shooting 41.5% from three.
He was a member of the Nuggets’ 2023 NBA Championship squad.
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