Standing on the corner in the league’s toughest neighborhood, the Broncos whistle a happy tune in the long shadow of their recent failures, certain that if they hop on the bandwagon driven by new quarterback Russell Wilson, everybody will be a happy camper, rolling down the road to the Super Bowl.
“We want to be going downtown, hoisting up the Lombardi Trophy,” receiver Courtland Sutton declared Tuesday, talking about a victory parade on the morning when a team that hasn’t made the NFL playoffs in six long years reported to training camp.
Hey, after the dark days of Uncle Vic and Miscue Drew, we like the sound of optimism and ambition back at Dove Valley headquarters.