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Sebastian Georgiev dives into Broncos left guard Ben Powers being under the microscope after the trade deadline brought no offensive lineman: is it time for rookie Kage Casey?
The Denver Broncos are 7-2 and on top of the AFC West after a 26-21 win at Carolina, with 16 straight one-score wins, but the run game is stuck at 3.7 yards a carry, tied for 28th in the NFL, down from 4.4 last season. Third down is just as rough at 32%. Bo Nix has only been sacked 11 times, so the pass protection is holding up; the problem is moving people in the run game, and that puts the interior of the offensive line and the left guard spot in focus.
Ben Powers is playing out a reworked 1-year deal after a 2025 season cut short by a torn biceps and a Lisfranc foot injury, and his cap hit dropped from $18.2 million to $10.6 million. Behind him on the depth chart is Kage Casey, the 4th-round pick out of Boise State, a 2-time first-team All-Mountain West left tackle who lined up at guard in rookie minicamp and is now the backup at both guard spots. We also look at whether Sean Payton and the Broncos should call a free agent guard with $23.5 million in cap space, what Payton told Colin Cowherd about the blocking heading into the bye, and what to watch when the Raiders come to Denver on November 22.
Chapters
0:00 Cold open
0:58 Chapter one
3:12 Chapter two
5:02 Chapter three
6:35 Chapter four
7:58 Chapter five
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