Dobbins: 'No-brainer' joining ascending Broncos

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Newly minted Denver Broncos moving backmost J.K. Dobbins, caller disconnected signing a one-year deal Tuesday, said it was a "no-brainer'' to articulation a squad helium believes is poised to vie for a Super Bowl.

After Wednesday's minicamp signifier - Dobbins' archetypal with the squad - Dobbins gave a alternatively implicit database of reasons helium signed with the Broncos.

"(The) defence is truly good, similar ace good, the backmost is amazing, I similar the (running backs) country arsenic well, the O-line is astonishing arsenic well,'' Dobbins said. "It was a nary brainer -- manager Sean Payton ... I cognize I'm going to get coached good here.''

Dobbins, who rushed for a career-best 905 yards past play for the Los Angeles Chargers, said helium would transportation "a chip'' against the present AFC-West foe successful the coming play and wanted to assistance the Broncos execute the eventual prize of a Super Bowl run.

Dobbins besides acknowledged the concern broadside of his exit from the Chargers stung a bit. The Chargers, who had signed moving backmost Najee Harris successful escaped bureau and utilized a first-round prime connected moving backmost Omarion Hampton successful this past April's draft, had inactive placed an unrestricted escaped cause tender connected Dobbins, thing not utilized often successful the league arsenic a subordinate is acceptable to deed the market.

And had Dobbins not agreed to a woody with different squad by July 23 the Chargers would person had exclusive negotiating rights.

"Yeah, that was a small weird,'' Dobbins said. "But that was thing for my cause to grip - (but) bully luck to them, I'm a Bronco now, they've got to spot maine doubly a year. Of people I'm going to person a spot connected my shoulder, but present I'm disquieted astir winning. I don't privation to conscionable bushed the Chargers, I privation to get a ringing ... That's my extremity conscionable to bring a Super Bowl to this city.''

Dobbins signed a one-year $2.75 cardinal woody that could beryllium pushed to implicit $5 cardinal with incentives. The 26-year-old was successful the Broncos' installation past week for a sojourn and negotiations had been underway since.

Dobbins rushed for 96 yards connected 25 carries successful a Week 6 Chargers triumph implicit the Broncos past season.

"I thought helium was 1 of the champion backs we saw (last season),'' said Broncos antiaircraft coordinator Vance Joseph. " ... His quality connected 3rd down, he's a three-down backmost ... one-on-one helium was a pugnacious tackle for us, I'm gladsome he's a Bronco.''

Javonte Williams, who led the Broncos successful carries (139) and rushing yards (513), signed with the Dallas Cowboys successful escaped agency. Williams was often, arsenic the champion walk protector among the moving backs, the moving backmost of prime connected third-down oregon agelong passing situations arsenic well. Dobbins figures to get a agelong look successful that third-down relation arsenic the Broncos benignant things retired successful grooming campy arsenic good arsenic the preseason.

"Another bully shot player, we're funny successful those guys, we'll spot however it unfolds,'' Payton said. "No acceptable roles yet ... (But) erstwhile a play is blocked you privation to spot that yardage and past some. The bully runners they adhd immoderate spaghetti condiment to the look and that's important ... erstwhile you spot (Dobbins') consistency it's not an mishap ... we'll spot however each the carries go.''

The Broncos instrumentality 3 moving backs who had carries past play successful Audric Estime, Jaleel McLaughlin and Tyler Badie. Among those 3 McLaughlin, who Payton has said whitethorn beryllium undersized for immoderate of the enactment successful walk extortion contempt McLaughlin's willingness to instrumentality connected rushers, had the astir yards rushing (430) past play arsenic good arsenic astir rushing touchdowns (four).

The Broncos besides traded up successful the 2nd circular of this past April's draught to prime Central Florida moving backmost RJ Harvey. Payton has said helium believes Harvey tin yet beryllium a subordinate who plays successful each down-and-distance situation.