Education turns to application Wednesday. The NFL turns the offseason into an alphabet soup of workouts and meetings. But Wednesday the Broncos will hold their first organized team activity, or OTA. When they line up against each other in helmets — no pads are permitted — the questions will begin on the ETA for the comfort level in coach Gary Kubiak's new blended offense and defensive boss Wade Phillips' 3-4 scheme.
When the Broncos hired Kubiak in January, skepticism began that Peyton Manning would struggle to adjust to a revised system. He finished last season in a slump, delivering 11 touchdown passes and eight interceptions over the final eight games.