Locked On Broncos Hit - Quick Takes on the Denver Broncos
Sep 4, 2026 · 8 min · 15 segments
The Denver Broncos’ run game is built to take a major step forward, with scheme changes and a deeper backfield setting the stage for a potential top-10 offense. Can J.K. Dobbins stay healthy and power…
Cody RoarkHost
Going back to the AFC Championship game or the aftermath of that, Sean Payton told us the day after the Broncos lost to the Patriots.
We've got to figure out why we can't run the football in the postseason specifically.
And so much of it, the Broncos believe that their issues last year in the run game were scheme related.
That doesn't make things easy for you, especially when you have to hand everything to a running back who's a rookie in R.J. Harvey who's still learning everything out of the playbook.
He had to jump into a larger role than anticipated, and it kind of took away from some of the things that R.J. did really well as being that versatile, can run the ball well, but also be a pass-catching guy out of the backfield.
When he had to run the ball primarily, he didn't see much success in the run game.
They're going to run the ball from under center a lot more this year than what we've seen in the last three years.
Especially nine-man boxes where he averaged 4.8 yards per carry on 33 rushing attempts against nine-plus-man boxes.
Going back to the AFC Championship game or the aftermath of that, Sean Payton told us the day after the Broncos lost to the Patriots.
We've got to figure out why we can't run the football in the postseason specifically.
And so much of it, the Broncos believe that their issues last year in the run game were scheme related.
That doesn't make things easy for you, especially when you have to hand everything to a running back who's a rookie in R.J. Harvey who's still learning everything out of the playbook.
He had to jump into a larger role than anticipated, and it kind of took away from some of the things that R.J. did really well as being that versatile, can run the ball well, but also be a pass-catching guy out of the backfield.
When he had to run the ball primarily, he didn't see much success in the run game.
They're going to run the ball from under center a lot more this year than what we've seen in the last three years.
Especially nine-man boxes where he averaged 4.8 yards per carry on 33 rushing attempts against nine-plus-man boxes.
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