Broncos WR will benefit more than any other player after offseason moves
The Denver Broncos made a ton of moves this offseason, but none bigger than the hiring of their new head coach Sean Payton, who isn't a rookie head coach, has called plays before and has won a Super Bowl before. It's probably one of the biggest moves in the league, and definitely the biggest of […]
The Denver Broncos made a ton of moves this offseason, but none bigger than the hiring of their new head coach Sean Payton, who isn't a rookie head coach, has called plays before and has won a Super Bowl before. It's probably one of the biggest moves in the league, and definitely the biggest of the AFC West.
They also added some guys to the offensive line that immediately make the team better on paper, especially after allowing the most sacks in the league last year. They also added Samaje Perine to be the starting running back until Javonte Williams and of course a few other pieces.
These moves, all of them, will benefit everyone. This team is undoubtedly better than they are last year. But no one on the team will benefit more than Jerry Jeudy will.
One analyst thinks Jeudy will benefit more than almost any other player in the league after his team's offseason decisions.
Jeudy is going to love new head coach Sean Payton for two reasons. The first is that Payton should help beleaguered quarterback Russell Wilson be more productive in Wilson's second season in Denver. The other factor is that Jeudy is exactly the kind of receiver that Payton loved to feed when the coach was running the New Orleans Saints. Jeudy is a crafty route-runner who has never fully tapped into the potential that made him the 15th overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft. Like Garrett Wilson, he has yet to benefit from consistent quarterback play in the NFL, but he did post career numbers last season when he amassed 67 receptions for 972 yards and six touchdowns. Jeudy was particularly impressive in the final five weeks of 2022. He produced big games against the Chiefs (three touchdown catches), Rams (six receptions for 117 yards), and Chargers (five grabs for 154 yards), playing with a passion that was noteworthy on a Broncos team that was otherwise such a disaster.
If Payton can turn Wilson into anything close to what the quarterback was in Seattle, then it wouldn't be surprising to see Jeudy put up more performances like those this coming fall. The Broncos have bolstered the offensive line through free agency (adding right tackle Mike McGlinchey and guard Ben Powers), and they'll be returning some key starters who were lost to season-ending injuries in 2022 (including left tackle Garett Bolles, wide receiver Tim Patrick and running back Javonte Williams). There's also a reason why Jeudy's name kept popping up in trade rumors over the past year. He's got skills. We're about to see more of them with Payton running the show now.
Jerry Jeudy will be a guy that transforms into a true number-one receiver in next year's offense. Last year we saw flashes of what he can truly be, especially in the game against the Chiefs where he scored three touchdowns.
In the Sean Payton offense, we will see a lot of 13 personnel, and they will run the ball a ton. But, that doesn't mean he won't get his fair share of targets. After they establish the run game, we can expect to see them take more shots down the field, and we know Jeudy will be a guy they want to go to.
Towards the end of the year, we saw Jeudy and Wilson start getting on the same page and establish a very strong connection. I think that carries into next year and we see something special from the former Alabama receiver.
