Finally.

The fourth and final preseason game has come and gone, and it is officially time to start talking about the NFL regular season.

You know, real football.

Hold on to your hats ladies and gentlemen, this year is going to be fun.

Although this game certainly did not count for anything more than a pat on the back, it was still an important 60 minutes of football for many individuals. Many of the players that saw playing time are going to play prominent roles sometime during the season, whether it is due to injury or poor performance of players higher on the depth chart. Therefore, any kind of real game action benefits the Broncos as a team.

Some might see the final preseason game as a snoozer, and I certainly cannot put together a challenging case against that, but there were definitely some important takeaways that should be mentioned.

Paxton Lynch is certainly the future, but Trevor Siemian was the right choice.

There is going to come a day where Paxton Lynch wrecks the NFL, but it is likely not going to come in 2016.

With the first full game under his belt, Lynch posted a 103.2 passer rating that consisted of 214 yards passing and two touchdowns. He did, however, throw a deflating pick-six to Cardinals linebacker Gabe Martin to push the Arizona lead to 21 points.

The highlight of the night came on the third play of the Broncos opening drive when Lynch connected with wide receiver Jordan Taylor for a short pass that turned into a 57-yard touchdown. Lynch was able to find Taylor for another touchdown late in the third quarter.

With only a few blemishes on the night, Lynch showcased why the Broncos traded up to get him. He is a phenomenal talent. Although there is likely some growing pains to come, Broncos fans should get used to saying his name.

Is Ronnie Hillman on his way out the door?

Ronnie Hillman and Kapri Bibbs have been in a nearly constant battle for the third, and likely final, running back spot. With cuts officially needing to be made, it is hard to know if Hillman will be packing up his bags after spending his entire career in Denver.

After Hillman ran the ball with purpose last week against the Rams, posting 45 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, it looked like he might have held onto the third running back spot by the skin of his teeth.

But somewhat surprisingly, Kapri Bibbs started and got a bulk of the workload against the Cardinals. Bibbs made the most of his opportunity by posting 51 rushing yards on 10 carries, including a 25-yard burst. Hillman only received three carries and spent several snaps on special teams.

With the Broncos likely to run the ball time and time again, it is possible for both Hillman and Bibbs to make the roster, but I would gamble against it.

The Broncos management and coach Gary Kubiak have some tough decisions in the days ahead.

Peyton Manning was right, this Jordan Taylor guy is pretty good.

We heard from Peyton Manning last year about how good Taylor was, and we were finally able to see him in his element against the Cardinals.

Incredible one-handed catches aside, I kind of like what I see.

Taylor caught four passes for 109 yards and two touchdowns. There was a clear connection between Lynch and Taylor, and this relationship could likely blossom into something special down the road.

With the Broncos being fairly overcrowded at the wide receiver position, it is unlikely that we will see a ton of Taylor this season unless the Broncos suffer some catastrophic injury issues, but he will definitely be a name to look out for in the future.

A Lynch to Taylor touchdown connection has a very nice ring to it. It could become a very popular phrase here soon.

Oh… yeah. Sorry about that. Can we buy a mulligan?

Are the Broncos sure that they wanted to release punter Britton Colquitt?

Current punter Riley Dixon was very mediocre in his first game as the sole punter. Although he had few high arching punts over 40 yards, he chunked a pitching wedge 18 yards late in the second quarter to help set up a Cardinals touchdown right before halftime.

I don’t expect a drastic amount of 18-yard botches coming off the foot of Dixon, but one is one too many. The Broncos kept him, not only for his low salary, but also for his talent to change field positions and pin opponents deep in their own territory.

He must be better now that games count.

In a season where points will be hard to come by, he will be getting a whole lot of work. For the Broncos to be a great team, Dixon will need to be an intricate part in helping the focal point of the team, the defense, by putting opponents in difficult starting positions.