VIDEO: With Denver Broncos OTAs In The Books, Here Are 5 Takeaways – Scout

With Denver's OTAs officially in the books, Chad Jensen reveals five takeaways. What have we learned about the 2017 Broncos?

The Denver Broncoswrapped up their 2017 OTAs on Thursday and will get the weekend off before returning next week to begin mandatory mini-camp. With so many new faces on both the coaching staff and the roster, these last three weeks of OTAs offered up the opportunity to get a feel for the shape of the 2017 Broncos.

What did we learn?

Arguably the biggest takeaway is the development of second-year quarterback Paxton Lynch. While its too early to get too carried away, Lynchs performance thus far has been highly encouraging.

Why join?

The former first-rounder received five days to work with the first team offense and he made the most of them. Many prognosticators wrote Lynch off long before the Broncos ever got back to practicing, but with OTAs in the books, Trevor Siemianwill enter mini-camp knowing that Lynch is poised to give him a true run for his money.

In another takeaway, for those concerned that the vaunted Broncos defense was going to take a step back with the exodus of defensive coordinator Wade Phillips, all signs point to this unit actually taking a big step forward under Joe Woods. The defense, as a group, has been the star of OTAs, although that doesnt come as much of a surprise.

Theyve made it exceedingly difficult for the Broncos offense to get in a groove, but that should only serve to make Mike McCoy's unitbetter in 2017. Due to their No. 1 pass defense, Denver finished in the top-5 last year as a unit.

But with the new additions in personnel and on the coaching side, dont be surprised if the Broncos return to their dominant form of 2015.

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Chad Jensen is the Publisher of Mile High Huddle. You can find him on Twitter@ChadNJensen.

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