John Elway is entering what may be the most important offseason of his executive career as he tries to build on the Broncos’ strong ending to 2019 to lead them back to playoff contention.



Although Year 1 under coach Vic Fangio ended with a losing record, the Broncos’ 4-1 finish gave hope of a turnaround, largely because they might have filled their biggest missing piece: a quarterback for now and the future.



“When you’re losing, the whole thing is getting that locker room turned around,” Elway said. “That’s the most important thing, and where they feel like they have a chance to be successful. It’s not, ‘Here we go again.’ … I think that we’ve finally gotten rid of that feeling and that locker room feels like they’ve got a chance to be successful. They believe in the coaching staff, they feel like the young guys that we have and the excitement that Drew (Lock) has brought, that locker room...