The circled date on the Broncos' calendar is Monday, when the Texans and quarterback Brock Osweiler come to Denver.
Osweiler, who helped the Broncos to the Super Bowl last season, bolted for Houston (and $72 million, half of it guaranteed) in free agency this offseason.
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"There's no ill will toward Brock. I am happy he got paid," Broncos linebacker Brandon Marshall said Tuesday, via Denver television station KMGH. "But it's competition. We want to kill him."
The layers of the story: Osweiler led Denver to a 5-2 mark in 2015 after Peyton Manning was hurt. Osweiler wasn't happy when the Broncos turned to Manning during last season's playoff run. Manning retired. Osweiler left. The Broncos were in a bind at quarterback.
Osweiler's first season in Houston has been rocky. In fact, had he not led the Texans to a come-from-behind win Sunday against the Colts, critics would be calling for his job.
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Now? Let's just say the Broncos are eager to see him in the Texans lineup.
"He's a gunslinger. He's also forcing a lot of throws. We know that he left us," defensive back Chris Harris Jr. said. "It's going to be great. I am pretty sure that he wants to win, and we want to beat him bad and get a lot of interceptions."
