July 27 Isaac Yiadom Jersey , Englewood, ColoradoLAST YEAR: Coach Vance Joseph’s first year was debacle in every phase. Denver’s anemic offense cycled through three QBs during soured season that included eight-game skid, franchise’s longest in half-century, and featured eight double-digit losses. Exhausted defense surrendered too many points and special teams were anything but. GM John Elway thought about firing Joseph but decided to give him second chance and then bolsteredroster.IMPORTANT ADDITIONS: QB Case Keenum, DE Bradley Chubb, RB Royce Freeman, WR Courtland Sutton, WR DeSean Hamilton, RT Jared Veldheer, LB Josey Jewell, CB Brock Tramaine, S Su’a Cravens, P Marquette King, part-time pass-rushing coach DeMarcus Ware.IMPORTANT LOSSES: CB Aqib Talib, QB Trevor Siemian Womens Noah Fant Jersey , RB C.J. Anderson, TE Virgil Green, WR Cody Latimer, ILB Corey Nelson, QB Brock Osweiler, strength and conditioning coach Luke Richesson.CAMP NEEDS: Broncos need Keenum to stay healthy first and foremost because behind him are two players who have combined four NFL starts, all by Paxton Lynch. Former first-round pick will be duking it out with 2017 seventh-rounder Chad Kelly for backup job in toned-down version of QB derby that’s been annual rite of summer in Denver since Peyton Manning retired.EXPECTATIONS: Broncos haven’t had back-to-back losing seasons since 1971-72, and they have every intention of returning to playoffs in 2018. Having Chubb as cohort should make superstar LB Von Miller even better, and Denver’s infusion of offensive talent through draft and free agency should take some pressure off defense that’s been carrying team for three years now.— Broncos head coach Vic Fangio hinted that the team would pick up wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders‘ option at a Wednesday press conference from the Scouting Combine in Indianapolis and General Manager John Elway made it all but official later in the day.Elway said that the team plans to pick up Sanders’ option and he’ll be set to make $10.15 million in the final year of his current contract. Fangio said he expected Sanders to be back at full speed after tearing his Achilles last year, but Elway sounded less certain that things would play out that way.“I love the way Emmanuel Sanders plays the game,” Elway said, via Ryan O’Halloran of the . “I love his heart. I love his competitiveness. He would be a great asset for us. But the question is how he is going to come off that Achilles at 31 years old? We’ll be in the process in figuring that out.”Elway said the team also plans to pick up their option on defensive lineman Derek Wolfe‘s contract. Wolfe had 43 tackles, 1.5 sacks and an interception while starting all 16 games last season. He’s set to make $8 million in 2019.