NFL expert predicts Broncos' starting lineup for 2023 season
The Denver Broncos will be getting ready for OTAs soon so one NFL analyst made an absurd prediction when it came to the starting lineup. The Denver Broncos have a starting lineup that could have a bunch of different variations in 2023, as the roster got better in certain areas, but stayed the same or […]
The Denver Broncos will be getting ready for OTAs soon so one NFL analyst made an absurd prediction when it came to the starting lineup.
The Denver Broncos have a starting lineup that could have a bunch of different variations in 2023, as the roster got better in certain areas, but stayed the same or got worse in others. New head coach Sean Payton will move around guys if something isn't working to see what may get the best product.
One thing he won't do is sit a guy who has started in this league for the last ten years or so over a guy who has started five games in two years. That is what one NFL expert is suggesting would happen, which is an absurd prediction. Here are his predictions for the starting lineups on both sides of the ball in 2023:
OFFENSE DEFENSE
QB Russell Wilson (66.2) DI Zach Allen (72.7)
RB Javonte Williams (64.5) DI D.J. Jones (63.6)
RB Samaje Perine (72.9) Edge Randy Gregory (76.9)
WR Courtland Sutton (69.3) Edge Baron Browning (55.3)
WR Jerry Jeudy (78.4) Edge Jonathan Cooper (63.1)
WR K.J. Hamler (57.5) LB Alex Singleton (79.1)
TE Greg Dulcich (60.4) LB Josey Jewell (71.7)
LT Garett Bolles (72.9) CB Patrick Surtain II (86.8)
LG Ben Powers (62.3) CB Damarri Mathis (65.6)
C Lloyd Cushenberry III (56.2) CB K’Waun Williams (67.2)
RG Quinn Meinerz (77.7) S Justin Simmons (70.7)
RT Mike McGlinchey (70.3) S Caden Sterns (76.7)
-Dalton Wasserman and Jim Wyman, PFF
When you look at that, do you notice something? Yes, that's right, they have Sterns starting over Kareem Jackson when the season starts, which is crazy. No explanation either. Sure, if this article was written before May 8, I would agree, because Jackson didn't yet sign and actually waited a while. But, this article was written on May 16.
Wasserman and Wyman seem to think that Sterns, who is a special teams guy, will be better than Jackson, who is a savvy veteran that had a very good season last year. He and Justin Simmons were one of the best safety duos in the AFC, so why would Payton or Jospeh go away from that to a guy that hasn't proved anything?
It doesn't make a ton of sense, and frankly, it's absurd. Re-signing Jackson was one of their better moves of the offseason, as he brings leadership, experience, and skill to a defensive back unit that is extremely young.
