The Facts: In the aftermath of the Broncos’ change in coaching staffs, the guy who had the biggest hand in the decision to go from John Fox to Gary Kubiak -- John Elway – has repeatedly stated the belief the team’s new coaching staff would be able to get more from a smattering of young players who didn’t get much action in their rookie seasons. Latimer is one of those players.

Diehards Line: According to ESPN.com's Jeff Legwold, the Broncos need Latimer to be ready for far more than the 37 snaps he played on offense in 2014. The coming weeks and months will present plenty of opportunities for Latimer to get plenty of work with the starting offense. Demaryius Thomas said this week he will not attend Peyton Manning’s workouts at Duke with some of the other Broncos pass catchers or the Broncos' offseason program opening on April 13 as his representatives engage in talks on a long-term deal with the Broncos. With Wes Welker an unsigned unrestricted free agent, that would leave Emmanuel Sanders (101 catches), Andre Caldwell (five catches) and Latimer (two catches) as the only wide receivers will participate in the Broncos' offseason program that caught a pass last season. The Broncos don’t figure to use as many three-wide receiver sets as they have over the past two seasons, but they'll still be part of Manning's playbook. Either way, the Broncos hope Latimer shows that he’s ready to be among the top three pass-catchers.