Floyd Little. Gary Zimmerman. John Elway. Shannon Sharpe. Terrell Davis.Just five players in the Pro Football Hall of Fame representing the Denver Broncos.And despite being a franchise since 1960 John Elway Jersey , not a single Bronco was inducted into the Hall of Fame until 2004.TWO-THOUSAND-FOUR!!! Are you kidding me???That’s absurd. While the Broncos were not a juggernaut in the early years of the NFL the way the Colts and Jets and Packers and Cowboys were, they produced one of the best defenses in league history in the late 70s, made the first of eight Super Bowl appearances in 1977 - and then three more times in the late 80s before winning two world championships in a row in the late 90s.Franchises don’t have that kind of success because of one player, so while John Elway was a no-brainer as a first-ballot Hall-of-Famer in 2004, he should never have been the first Bronco to have a bust in Canton.This “East Coast bias” is a real thing when it comes to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Jim Saccomano, former head of PR for the Broncos, laid it out like this a few years ago:So this is why Andrew Mason of denverbroncos.com has a very legit argument when he says the Hall of Fame could help make up for this lack of representation from a deserving franchise by allowing a blockbuster year for Broncos in 2019.Pat Bowlen, beloved owner of the Broncos who should have been inducted two years ago instead of Cowboys’ owner Jerry Jones, is the Contributors Committee pick for this class and should be a slam dunk. Champ Bailey, a cornerback who played for both the Redskins and Broncos in his illustrious career, is a deserving first-ballot player.So there’s a belief out there that no way the voters allow a third inductee to represent the team out of Denver Shannon Sharpe Jersey , which would make Steve Atwater the sacrificial lamb.And I’m here to say that’s just bullsh*t.Atwater should be in the Hall of Fame. Period.But he definitely shouldn’t be left off just because two other players with Broncos ties are likely inductees.Plus, the Hall of Fame should make up for not giving it to Bowlen two years ago by giving him what he would have wanted - to go in with his players.DID YOU HEAR THAT HALL OF FAME VOTERS? THE MOST UNDERREPRESENTED FRANCHISE!So fix it.Steve Atwater in 2019. Complementary football has become a foreign term in these parts. We know what it is. We’ve seen it. But it’s been so long since we saw it in action, our memories started to blur. Over the last three weeks, it’s starting to become crystal clear again. The wins over the Los Angeles Chargers and Pittsburgh Steelers started to wipe away the cobwebs in our brains. But we still needed to see a more complete picture before we accepted it could be real.Complementary football was on full display yet again in the Denver Broncos 24-10 win over the Cincinnati Bengals. In Sunday’s game, all three phases contributed and played off of each other. In others words, the offense, defense and special teams complemented each other. As Adam Malnati and I said on the MHR Radio Podcast, Denver is becoming a complete team, and it’s a beautiful sight.In the second half, the Broncos special teams recovered a muffed punt to set up the offense. Two plays later, Case Keenum hit Courtland Sutton on a 30-yard touchdown. Colby Wadman pinned the Bengals inside the 20-yard line on four of his six punts. The Broncos finished the game plus-2 in turnover margin and improved to plus-8 over the course of this three-game winning streak. “As a team and as a defense https://www.broncosfanstore.com/Peyton-Manning-Jersey , we always have confidence that we can go in and win a game,” Broncos linebacker Von Miller told the media after the game. “We had that confidence coming into this game — we just didn’t want to go out there lax. We knew we were going to play well, we just didn’t want to go out there lax and give them something cheap. We didn’t do that.”What’s also coming back into focus is when a team plays complementary football it’s prepared for anything and everything that happens on the field. In Sunday’s game, Denver was able to overcome the loss of Chris Harris Jr., Derek Wolfe and Josey Jewell. That shouldn’t surprise anyone, given the Broncos have been able to overcome significant injuries throughout the entire season. It seems nothing rattles this team, and that’s a great place to be. “I just think we have a lot of confidence now, man,” Broncos defensive tackle Domata Peko told the media. “When we got that first win over the Chargers, I think they were on a five-game or six-game win streak. And then we beat Pittsburgh — they were on a five-game win streak. If you look at the playoff picture, those guys are at the top of the list it seems like in the AFC. “And to go up there and get Ws like that Brandon McManus Color Rush Jersey , that was huge for us, and I think that just created a confidence. Yeah man, we’re really playing with a lot of confidence right now. Whenever we touch the field, we feel like we’re the best team out there. We just keep that rolling man, we should be in really good shape.”What makes this fun is the success doesn’t shake Denver either. The players and coaches remain focused and level-headed on what they need to accomplish. For the Broncos to make their playoff dream a reality, they know they need to have the same approach and chip on their shoulder. “Our tone has never changed,” Broncos coach Vance Joseph said. “We were playing good football. We weren’t getting blown out of the building. We never had any issues with guys not playing hard or not believing in the process. We played some of the best teams on our schedule very close, and we just didn’t finish those games. We’re not surprised where we’re currently at, and we expect to win every week.”A month ago, if someone said complementary football followed by Denver, you might see some head-scratching. Now Shane Ray Jersey , it should give Broncos Country yet one more reason to feel excited about how this team is progressing.The Broncos are becoming a complete, confident team. In the final four games of the 2018 season, that also makes them dangerous.The MHR Radio Podcast is now on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, Acast, Stitcher, TuneIn and a few other podcast hosts. Please subscribe to the one that fits your fancy, and also rate and review what you hear.