Evaluating Russell Wilson and the Denver Broncos after minicamp – Denver Broncos Blog

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Things feel different around the Denver Broncos as they exit their offseason program.

For the first time since Peyton Manning roamed their suburban Denver complex in 2015, they have a quarterback with a résumé. Russell Wilson has amped up expectations and optimism, pushing the standard back to the postseason, a place the Broncos have not been since Manning retired.

The Broncos appear to have answered their biggest question following the 2021 season by adding Wilson. As they head into summer hiatus, here’s a recap of the moments that defined their offseason:

A QB about town

Wilson is everywhere, like some kind of beam-me-up, time-zone jumper who gives the commencement speech at Dartmouth one day and leads the two-minute drill in 11-on-11 the next.

Or maybe, as Melvin Gordon III said with a laugh: “When you’re making $30 million a year, you can get a private jet to get you around to wherever you want.”

Wilson has had his foot to the floorboard throughout the offseason with extra meetings, some extra on-field work and the expectation there will be more before training camp.

“We’ll let guys get away … spend family time, and do whatever they want to do — travel or whatever it is,” Wilson said. “The last couple weeks [in July], we’ll really spend some time before we come back. We’ll spend some quality time down in Southern California.”

The balance is always the knowledge of when to push and when not to. But Wilson has done exactly what the Broncos had hoped. He has hit reset on a team that had missed the postseason six consecutive times and made it clear if you’re not interested in “putting in that work” you might be more welcome doing something else.

New owner — soon

The Broncos have been one of…