For all the names on the card, the loudest question went unanswered. The Broncos walked out of the weekend still thin at linebacker, a hole that has a way of deciding seasons.

The Loveland reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. The roster is better shaped than it was, with tight end chief among the fixes. The skill positions did well by the weekend.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.