ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Amid the stack of questions the Denver Broncos will have to answer in the coming weeks, somewhere down list past the future at quarterback and the coaching staff, is this: How big of a role does the current defense plays in what's to come?
The Broncos will close out an exceedingly unfulfilling season Saturday against the Kansas City Chiefs (4:30 p.m. ET, ESPN), and while change is expected, how much change remains to be seen.
General manager George Paton, who invested big in players to put in this defense, both in the draft and free agency, has to decide how much of the defensive scheme, how much of the defensive brain trust, including coach Vic Fangio, is a part of the Broncos' future.