After signing quarertback case Keenum to a two-year, $36M deal, following a stellar season in Minnesota where he led the Vikings to an 11-3 record as their starter and a spot in the NFC Championship Game, expectation were certainly high -- playoff potential, at the very least. But that didn't work out to plan. Keenum struggled being asked to push the ball further down the field more in Denver's offense with less reliance on the run game and the play action attack like he had in Minnesota.

That forced some moves to be made. The first was at the quarertback position, when the Broncos acquired Super Bowl winning quarterback Joe Flacco from the Baltimore Ravens for a fourth round pick. They later moved on from Case Keenum by means of a sixth round draft pick to Washington.

Safe to say 6-10 wasn't exactly in the Broncos' plans for 2018, even if the two-year deal for Keenum showed that it wasn't a long-term commitment.

But this team didn't just fail at the quarertback position, and thus it made more moves to improve its roster for the 2019 season and beyond.

Cornerback was potentially a big issue for this Broncos' roster with some serious uncertainty around Bradley Roby, who did end up leaving. But the Broncos were able to replace him with two players, Kareem Jackson and Bryce Callahan, in free agency. The team also addressed one of their offensive tackle needs, signing JaWuan James to a four-year deal from Miami.

With three big needs addressed, the one glaring need left, if you ask me, is on the interior defensive line. The Broncos have two studs on the edge with veteran Von Miller and rising star Bradley Chubb, but along their interior they don't have a primary disruptor. Picking No. 10 could lend the Broncos the chance to pick up one of those interior disruptors -- as could picking at the top of the second round.

Here are three interior defensive line players who I think Denver should pull the trigger on, if they have the chance.

Ed Oliver, Houston

This one is sort of obvious, right? I mean, if Ed Oliver is available at No. 10 for the Broncos to pick when they're on the clock, I'm not so sure I'm even entertaining any trades to move back. I'm simply sprinting to the podium to make this pick.

Think about it: Oliver, Chubb and Miller all on the same defensive line. If you shade one of them with help, the other two will prosper. Denver's multi-front defensive format could also lend to Oliver being moved around to have more success. He can play anywhere from the 3-tech (lining up on the shoulder of the guard) to the 5-tech (lining up straight in front of the offensive tackle) in the Broncos' defense, and as one of the premiere gap penetrators in the draft from an interior defensive line spot, opposing offensive lines would have to have some serious chemistry to block Denver's pass rush unit consistently.

Christian Wilkins, Clemson

I believe -- especially after his pro day -- that Oliver falling to No. 10 is a bit of a stretch. However, there is fully plausible scenario that can exist where the Broncos have their chance to pick a player like Christian Wilkins instead.

Wilkins' 2018 season was stellar. His 14 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks were both career highs in his senior season, and he also finished what he set to start in helping his team win a National Championship (I understand that is more of a team accomplishment, but if you listen to how players and coaches spoke of Wilkins as a captain for that goal, you'll get an extra bump in confidence towards selecting him in the Top 10).

Wilkins isn't as explosive as Oliver, but he would be well worth the No. 10 overall pick. I'd go this direction over a quarterback not named Kyler Murray.

TRADE BACK: Jerry Tillery, Notre Dame

I believe that John Elway considers himself to be a draft weekend savant -- you can decide for yourself whether you think he is or not. He's the kind of guy who likes to go into the weekend believing he'll be the GM everyone will be talking about the Sunday and Monday after the picks are made as the one that made the smart moves; whether to go up, stay put or get out of a draft spot. That's why, with the free agency additions they already made in mind, I think Denver could be a prime candidate for moving back with a handful of teams.

If they choose to do so and still want to go the interior defensive line route in round one, Tillery could be a player that gives them high potential for disruption at a lower price than say Oliver or Wilkins. Tillery's tape isn't as consistently dominant as the other two, but in the games that Tillery has taken over, you can truly feel his presence, mainly with how he keeps his hands violent at the punch and an improved awareness for pass rush moves. He would have the same boost-like effect on the edge players.