Thankfully, we’re less than three weeks to the start of free agency.

Good morning, Broncos Country!

As I sit here and contemplate what the heck to write about, it hits me in a flash like your need to use the toilet after you eat Taco Bell. Sundays without the Denver Broncos and NFL blow.

Then you look at the calendar and get more depressed. This is only the second Sunday? Really? Could have sworn it was 22. Nope, as much as you want to hope that it’s been more, it’s only two, and we have 23 more to go.

Sundays don’t just suck because there’s no football, but because your significant other gets their revenge. I don’t know how other households function, but my wife now controls the TV. That means either HGTV or shows like "Project Runway" ... on a continuous loop. But I do love when Nina Garcia tears into a designer’s masterpiece. Hold up, see what happens when there’s no football?

At least my wife is happy, and as we all know, "Happy wife, happy life." The other benefit is at least with so much HGTV on, you can’t get stressed or upset at the world, save for "Tiny Home" buyers who seemed shocked they don’t have a lot of space when they get inside the tiny home.

What keeps me sane is that we are less than three weeks to the start of free agency. Come March 9, John Elway and the Broncos will continue to add the pieces to put the 2017 puzzle together. Then I remember March 9 is a Thursday and, well, that’s when "Project Runway" is on. Here’s hoping I get to control the remote.

Broncos Tracks

Bill Barnwell's five moves each Afc West team should make in 2017 NFL offseason
Oakland needs to sign Derek Carr to an extension, while the Chiefs have a few options to retain safety Eric Berry. Here are five offseason moves that would improve every AFC West team.

With combine looming, Denver Broncos do have some defensive needs, too - AFC West- ESPN
With stopping the run having been a sore spot on an otherwise stellar defense, the Broncos intend to devote offseason resources to plugging some gaps.

Who’s the worst first-round pick in Broncos history? | Broncos Wire
The Denver Broncos have a draft history riddled with misses, especially in the first round. So, who was the worst pick of them all?

Paul Klee: From Tim Tebow to Peyton Manning, Broncos linked to Mike McCoy | Colorado Springs Gazette, News
As the offensive coordinator charged with cranking the gears on Tebow Time, Mike McCoy called the play that stunned the Steelers — Tebow to Thomas, touchdown.

AFC West Tracks

Kansas City Chiefs unlikely to pick up option on backup QB Nick Foles | The Kansas City Star
When Nick Foles signed with the Chiefs in late July, he did so to reunite with coach Andy Reid, whom he trusted to help him develop as a quarterback. But a source confirmed to The Kansas City Star on Wednesday that the Chiefs will likely pass on Foles’ option for the 2017 season.

Cutting Jeremy Maclin is an Awful Idea - Arrowhead Pride
So every now and then I hear a take that’s so scalding hot that I can’t help but comment on it immediately.

King Dunlap of Los Angeles Chargers arrested for violating protective order
King Dunlap was released from jail on bond Friday after being arrested for suspicion of violating a protective order.

Who should the Chargers stay away from in the first round? - Bolts From The Blue
The Los Angeles Chargers have the seventh pick in the draft. Who should NOT be the pick?

Why do Raiders have such trouble getting stadium deal?
Here we go again–after the debut edition of TK Mail did not produce the end of the known world last month, I figured I would try another one.

Oakland mayor Libby Schaaf on Raiders: “I am willing to lose this team if public money is the issue” - Silver And Black Pride
Recently Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf appeared on the local Bay Area Fox affiliate. The interview, posted Wednesday, was conducted the day after Sheldon Adelson had backed out of the Raiders’ deal in Las Vegas.

NFL Tracks

NFL and CBS discuss how to make games shorter - Feb. 16, 2017
NFL and CBS met to figure out how to speed up football games and make them shorter in response to this season's ratings drop.

Ranking the 9 greatest dynasties in NFL history | FOX Sports
Have the Patriots solidified themselves as the best dynasty the NFL has ever seen?

Tony Romo's next NFL team? Here are 8 logical options for Cowboys QB
It's only a matter of time before Cowboys part with QB, but where will he go?

AJ McCarron a better trade target than Garoppolo? - NFL.com
The offseason QB market has centered on Tony Romo and Jimmy Garoppolo. Should teams be looking at Bengals backup AJ McCarron as a superior trade target? Chris Wesseling explores.

Dolphins sign Cameron Wake to two-year contract - NFL.com
Miami Dolphins defensive end Cameron Wake signed a two-year contract worth up to $18 million that keep him in South Beach through the 2018 season, per NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport.

NFL union squawks its demands in Springfield - Chicago Tribune
Sorry, players union, but Illinois has far more alarming issues to address than professional athlete payouts. Give it a rest.

Manchester's NFL proposal needs clarity, urgency - The San Diego Union-Tribune
Proposals for Mission Valley are intriguing, but they need to have substance to be taken seriously by NFL or anyone else.

Jeff Triplette resigns as president of Nfl Referees Association | ProFootballTalk
Longtime NFL referee Jeff Triplette will no longer be the head of the officials' union. The NFL Referees Association announced today that Triplette has resigned as president of the organization. He will be replaced as president by Tony Steratore.