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Last offseason the Broncos made a number of coaching staff changes Womens Garett Bolles Jersey , including firing offensive line coach Jeff Davidson who had presided over some of the more moribund offensive lines in the NFL during his tenure in Denver. This offseason looks likely to bring many changes to the coaching staff as well, but let’s hope that this year the guys directing the offensive line aren’t among them.After firing Davidson the Broncos replaced him with two coaches, splitting responsibilities more or less along the lines of interior offensive line vs outside offensive line. Chris Strausser, then the assistant offensive line coach, was promoted to oversee the tackles on the outside. And Sean Kugler, the former head coach of UTEP, signed on to coach up the Broncos’ guards and centers.The results of those moves have been rather impressive.Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty ImagesThe Broncos’ offensive line has excelled in the run game this year. Rookie running back sensation Philip Lindsay zipped all over the field for 1,037 yards on 192 carries, resulting in an impressive 5.4 yards per carry average. Lindsay’s determination and skills played a big part in that, but so did the offensive line in front of him. With rare exceptions, the line consistently opened up holes for Lindsay, who then took full advantage. And his blockers were a big part of his league-leading yards gained before contact mark.The line also improved markedly in pass protection this year under Strausser & Kugler, though that’s still its weaker aspect. The group has allowed 33 sacks on Case Keenum this year, which is pretty decent and puts them in a 6 way tie for 20th most sacks allowed in the NFL. It’s not so bad when Deshaun Watson, Dak Prescott, Derek Carr http://www.denverbroncosteamonline.com/todd-davis-jersey , Aaron Rodgers, Eli Manning, and Russell Wilson have all taken 45+ sacks in the 2018 campaign. And it’s also a considerable improvement over the Broncos’ 2017 mark of 52 sacks allowed. Overall, the Broncos’ offensive line has grown from an average at best and unbalanced unit in 2017 to a clearly above average group in 2018. And that’s kind of remarkable when you consider that only 2 out of 5 offensive line starters from the Week 1 tilt against the Seahawkswill be starting and in the same spot in this weekend’s season finale against the Chargers: Left Tackle Garett Bolles and Right Tackle Jared Veldheer. A 3rd starter from Week 1, Connor McGovern, will start at Center instead of his original post at right guard.Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty ImagesThe rest have been waylaid by injuries. Original starting LG Ron Leary tore his achilles in the Week 6 loss to the Rams, and starting Center Matt Paradis broke his leg in the Week 9 loss to the Texans. That game also brought the loss of Max Garcia, who’d made four starts at guard in replacement of McGovern or Leary by that point, and had played pretty well. The tackles haven’t been immune to the injury bug either, with Jared Veldheer missing the entire 2nd quarter of the season after getting hurt in the Week 4 loss to the Chiefs.That’s resulted in players like Billy Turner and Elijah Wilkinson receiving a lot of playing time this season, and their coaches have ensured they were up to the challenge. Turner, a former 3rd round pick for the Dolphins back in 2014 and largely considered a bust or at best a development project after being cut by both the Dolphins and Ravens, has done well in 10 starts this season. And Wilkinson, who entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent in 2017, has made 6 starts as well.To have an injury-riddled line step up and deliver above average results is no mean feat, especially in light of the Broncos’ longstanding struggle to get quality play out of this position group throughout this decade. So while I won’t regret seeing a number of Broncos coaches go this offseason http://www.denverbroncosteamonline.com/connor-mcgovern-jersey , Kugler & Strausser are not among them. I’d much rather get to watch their line again in 2019 to see what they can do with these guys in a second year together.Horse TracksThe Rams’ new offensive approach could be just what they need to roll through the playoffsThe Raiders and their fans had the perfect possible sendoff for OaklandNFL picks 2018, Week 17: Experts predictions for the final playoff orderJustin Herbert’s return to Oregon is huge NFL Draft and college football newsNFL playoff picture 2019: 4 more teams clinch, leaving 3 spots up for grabs in the final week2019 NFL mock draft: The strangest QB draft in yearsReview: The Browns should make Freddie Kitchens head coach before they lose himThe 5 most fireable NFL coaches of Week 16, including one guy who maaaaybe could be replaced by Jim HarbaughRob Gronkowski: I haven’t thought about retirementDamien Williams, Chiefs agree on 2-year extensionQB Index, Week 17: Previewing offseason QB marketNFL head coach candidates: Names to know for this hiring cycleCowboys’ Sean Lee, Bucs’ Jameis Winston need new team in ‘19 Kareem Hunt did everything but score on his best run against the Bengals, spinning away from a pair of would-be tacklers and hurdling another before getting dragged down short of the goal line.He made sure to cap another incredible run against Denver with a score.This time, Hunt grabbed a shovel pass from Patrick Mahomes, darted through the arm-tackles of two Denver defenders and then leaped over cornerback Will Parks. Justin Simmons leaped onto his back, and Hunt proceeded to drag him the rest of the way for the Chiefs' clinching touchdown on Sunday.Kansas City went on to beat the Broncos 30-23 to complete the season sweep ."That might have been the best run of the season anywhere," said Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, who had a TD catch of his own. "It makes you want to block for him every time he takes the rock."The Chiefs (7-1) got production from just about everyone on Sunday, though.Mahomes threw for 303 yard and four touchdowns, Sammy Watkins had 107 yards and two scores, and Tyreek Hill had three catches for 70 yards before leaving late with a minor groin injury."I don't know how many plays they've got http://www.denverbroncosteamonline.com/ronald-leary-jersey ," Broncos linebacker Von Miller said. "Whatever plays they've got, they've got counters off that. So, they can show you the same play 10 times, run it 10 times, and then on the 11th time switch it up. They're extremely well coached."As for the Broncos, well, their coaching has been increasingly called into question.They committed 10 penalties for 83 yards, and that doesn't count several that were offsetting or declined. Many of them wiped out big gains by undrafted rookie Phillip Lindsay, who still managed to run for 95 yards and a touchdown in his first career start.The Broncos (3-5) also had two late turnovers that spoiled any chance of a comeback."Without those penalties, without being pushed back, we never get in those third-and-longs, and we control the game," Broncos coach Vance Joseph said. "They never stopped us until we got those penalties. Again, we'll go back and look at the tape and see whether those penalties are good or bad, but again it's over. We can't go back and play the game over again."No, the Chiefs get to look ahead to a trip to Cleveland while the Broncos have to begin preparing for a home date with Houston. Here are five takeaways heading into the next week:INJURY UPDATEHill appeared to tweak his groin early in the game Authentic Derek Wolfe Jersey , but he continued to play until the fourth quarter. That's when the Chiefs' wide receiver joined Frank Zombo (hamstring) and fellow LB Anthony Hitchens (ribs) in the trainer's room.The Broncos lost LB Brandon Marshall (knee) and WR Isaiah McKenzie (hip) during the game.DIVISION DOMINANCEAlong with winning their seventh straight over the Broncos, the Chiefs won for the 19th time in their last 21 games against the AFC West. They are 3-0 in the division this year as they seek back-to-back-to-back titles for the first time in franchise history.BRONCOS BRIGHT SPOTDenver played without rookie running back Royce Freeman, who was out with an ankle injury. Lindsay answered with a big performance, though, and Devontae Booker had 78 yards rushing on just nine carries as the Broncos averaged 6.3 per attempt against the Chiefs defense."I knew Book was going to play well because he's just been waiting for his chance," Joseph said. "I knew Lindsey was going to play well. I knew we could block them up front."UNDER PRESSUREThe Chiefs produced five sacks and six tackles for loss, despite playing without $100 million pass rusher Justin Houston. Dee Ford had three of the sacks, including one that produced a fumble that Kansas City recovered. Breeland Speaks and Chris Jones had the others.O-LINE HOLDS UPThe Chiefs were missing C Mitch Morse (concussion) and two injured offensive guards, yet they managed to hold up fairly well. Austin Reiter made his second NFL start and first for the Chiefs at center while Andrew Wylie held down the right guard spot."Me and Wylie were talking about that, when we get in the huddle and see Tyreek and we see all those guys in there, Kareem, we're like, 'Wow, there's a lot of weapons on this offense," Reiter said. "It's really fun to play with those guys."