Game Planning with the 2024 Denver Broncos

Sean Payton is one of the best play callers in the NFL. His offenses over the years have been fun to track, going all the way back to 2006. He evolves his run game and pass game every year, while still maintaining a core family of concepts to keep continuity.

I was curious how he was going to build around rookie quarterback Bo Nix, and studying it in this week by week format was interesting. The offense evolves so much during the season, and you could see Nix develop each week.

Studying the 2024 Broncos is like watching a well-done remake of your favorite 80’s movie. It’s hard to thread the needle between evolving while staying true to classic form. Sean Payton and his staff did a masterful job of doing this, perhaps Hollywood should take some notes…

The run game was incredibly multiple. Payton has always had a strong run game, but I don’t recall the Saints attack ever being this diverse. I outline all of my favorites in this book.

The Broncos built RPO’s around their zone runs and Pin Pulls to help account for trouble looks. Some creative RPO’s as well as their constraints are found throughout.

The pass game features Sean Payton classics like Four Verticals, Dagger, Choice, and Scissors to name a few. Where Payton separates himself is how he adjusts these common families of concepts to fit his opponent. The intention behind every instance these were called is clear.

A strong screen game rounds out the Broncos well-designed attack. The screen game is robust, with creative designs that struck me nearly every week.