Renck: Mike McGlinchey believes Broncos, offense ready for big stage. ‘This is Bo’s team’

Mike McGlinchey did not earn a degree in film and television at Notre Dame without recognizing a great script When he signed with the Broncos as a free agent in of program the money mattered But the coach not the Brink s truck backing into his bank account made the difference I played for Kyle Shanahan one of the best And I know how hard it is when that guy isn t right I have heard that a lot from my buddies who signed with us in San Francisco and guys when I first got here McGlinchey narrated The Denver Post As an NFL football performer your life can be really miserable if you have an idiot for a head coach I made sure that I wasn t going to turn my career over to just anyone I longed to compete at the highest level And Sean Payton was the deciding factor As he shielded his -foot- -pound frame from the bright sun Thursday McGlinchey explained how he trusted Payton s vision his belief his conviction But it also took blind faith that Payton was as good at identifying a franchise quarterback as he was at coaching one The selection of Bo Nix changed everything Last April Nix startled veteran running back Samaje Perine with how well he knew the playbook McGlinchey felt like the kid was straight out of central casting We were all seeing and saying the same things McGlinchey noted Watching Payton run practice and Nix run the offense at OTAs it continues to validate McGlinchey s decision to come to Denver The lifestyle has changed The nonsense has vanished The losers are absent The compass is pointing straight north after a -win season something felt in the huddle and on every snap with Nix The confidence the competitiveness the willingness to get after Sean at times this is Bo s group He knows that Everybody knows that McGlinchey declared And it s really cool to see him manage expectations He doesn t give a bleep He has such a talent of blocking out anything that doesn t matter to him I think that s what separates the great ones simplifying your life to make sure that everything is going towards one goal The way he has looked the last two weeks this kid is on his way to really taking off Bo Nix of the Denver Broncos jogs during OTAs at Broncos Park in Englewood Colorado on Thursday May Photo by AAron Ontiveroz The Denver Post This is why McGlinchey came to a franchise enduring pretty dark times He requested to be part of the renovation But nobody is putting away the hard hats and hammers after ending the eight-year postseason drought last winter Not after getting smoked by the Bills Not after lacking balance offensively There remains plenty of room for improvement The Broncos must run the ball better after former starter Javonte Williams led the unit in rushing with yards Our running tournament can take that next step and we need it to We understand that in order to be as dominant as we want to be you have to be able to control the ball on the ground especially with the defense that we have McGlinchey mentioned If you can run the ball you can control the clock control the sticks It makes it really hard for the opponent to gain traction In his third season in Denver McGlinchey has become a cornerstone of an offensive line that is central to the Broncos graduating from relevant to a legitimate threat to Kansas City s nine-year run of AFC West dominance All the starters and every backup returned It is allowing the group to make progress to spend more time on how to block rather than who to block There are also a limited new wrinkles including the sprinkling in of outside zone run blocking principles I have never been in a situation like this with this much continuity revealed McGlinchey who is entering his eighth season We have the right guys And everybody is here to do the right things The truth is you haven t consistently liked McGlinchey as the right tackle citing penalties You still might not like him bothered by his salary Selected of you may never like him But the Broncos need him The Broncos surprise success was also McGlinchey s He delivered arguably his best season in despite missing four games with a knee injury demonstrating consistency in the run and pass competition while allowing only three sacks When he was younger McGlinchey obsessed over personal honors like the Pro Bowl His mindset has shifted Related Articles Dubbing himself The Cleaner tight end Evan Engram aspires to take Broncos to another level Sean Payton on Broncos interest in free-agent running back J K Dobbins We ll see where it goes Broncos Mailbag Should Denver sign JK Dobbins Nick Chubb or another veteran running back Broncos hosting former Chargers RB J K Dobbins for visit source confirms Broncos sign TE Caden Prieskorn after injury hits the position It s not about the accolades They would be nice but that is out of my control McGlinchey reported I think there is so much more for me to accomplish in this league It s about me being my best for my unit McGlinchey s chest puffs out when he talks about the Broncos about the grunts up front Both were panned before his arrival Now the Broncos no longer look like a giraffe on roller skates This is a group three years in the making A club that is coming It is not yet a stampede But the object in the rearview mirror is much closer than it appears To go from where we were two years ago to where we are now we all take pride in that and in making sure our campaign never efforts back to that again It is so much fun We are ready to be on the big stage of the NFL McGlinchey commented We are on the right track Guys are believing Being able to consistently execute in the biggest moments is the next part of it Want more Broncos news Sign up for the Broncos Insider to get all our NFL analysis