A fairly quiet trade deadline from Denver shouldn’t be looked at with disdain. Broncos Country knew in spring the direction this team was headed.

Denver Broncos coach Sean Payton downplayed the NFL trade deadline in recent weeks and at least one report suggested the team would stand pat ahead of the deadline. Perhaps that was a smokescreen.

The Broncos have six receivers who have at least 50 receiving yards, five who have 100 but just one, Sutton, who has more than 200, which is either the byproduct of a very democratized offense – it's not – or a team that traded away their WR2 to the Cleveland Browns without a new number two locked in to replace him.