The bad news: With Randy Gregory on injured reserve with a knee injury, the Broncos are without one of their dynamic edge rushers for at least a month.
The silver lining: The Broncos have a young but raw playmaker-in-waiting behind Gregory in Baron Browning, whom the team believes is capable of becoming a consistent disruptor. All Browning needs is reps to develop.
“It’s been a transition for Baron to go to outside linebacker from inside linebacker as a rookie, but during the preseason, he was doing great things with sacks and forced fumbles and even a touchdown (in the preseason finale),” linebacker Bradley Chubb said.