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The Denver-hype train just keeps on chugging with every victory, and it's got the Broncos firmly in the playoff hunt. It starts to help narrow the scope on who Denver may target come next April, because players are stepping up at so many spots.

One area that hasn't been the case is at running back. Jaleel McLaughlin and Audric Estime have had some flashes, but not one on this roster is on pace to run more than 200 times or come close to 1,000 yards. Sean Peyton doesn't always feature one back, but in New Orleans, he did feature the run game more than we are seeing right now.

Ashton Jeanty would give them a workhorse style back to replace Javonte Williams, who is looking more and more like a new home will be in his future this offseason. One thing I will say, I'll be interested to see if they target a player at a position that may not feel like a need. Look, a lot of guys are having breakout campaigns in Denver.

However, are we bought in that guys like Nik Bonitto and Jonathon Cooper have figured it out and this will be norm moving forward? Is the old Courtland Sutton back for good? How about Mike McGlinchey, who is having his best year since striking it rich in two years ago? How about Brandon Jones? There are some questions that may be tough to answer with everything going right for Denver right now. Still, when the offseason arrives, who all is this front office willing to bet on moving forward and who do they still have long-term questions about?

~Austin Smith, DraftTek Senior Analyst