But 2 years before that they set half the all-time records on offense.  It was a surprise that Peyton fell off so quickly in his final year (when ironically, we won the SB).  Then Brock up and leaving was another surprise (although that turned out to be a good thing).

Stud QBs are the rarest and hardest commodities to find in the NFL.  Often times it just takes being bad enough for the top pick (which the Broncos aren't) or lucky enough (which they weren't when drafting Paxton) to get that diamond in the rough.  Some franchises go decades without a HOF QB, while we've had 2 taking us to SB wins.  Hard to complain too much.