Broncos looking to find proper balance of talent and chemistry

Broncos executive VP of football operations John Elway (Denver Post file)

Today's question about the Broncos comes from Dan in St. Louis. To submit a question for consideration, send an e-mail to The Denver Post's Jeff Legwold.

Q: In light of the Broncos' epic fail at season's end, can we finally say locker room chemistry is overrated? The game isn't played in the locker room, it's played on the field. And on the field the Broncos were ultra-conservative and, at times, brain-locked.

A: Dan, chemistry is not overrated, but there is a talent level that has to be reached along with it for success to come.

Teams with locker rooms full of me-first guys who don't put in the time or effort, no matter their talent level, won't accomplish anything. And having seen a team or two with those qualities I once saw two players fight, during a game, over a spot on a heated bench in a season that was already spiraling into oblivion it is never pretty.

A talented team with no work ethic won't accomplish much either. Talent is often the most wasted commodity in the NFL. There are plenty of teams, and individuals, that don't reach their potential because they get too wrapped up in all the fringe items in NFL celebrity.

Those are people more concerned with the parsley than the meal.

The kind of chemistry most in the league want isn't really the kind we all think about when we hear the word. Sometimes folks hear "chemistry" and think of players all getting along, all the time, on the field, off the field, as they go about their business.

But I'm not sure I know anyone in any business who has 53 co-workers they hang out with, or would want to hang out with, all the time.

The "chemistry" most in the league are looking

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Broncos looking to find proper balance of talent and chemistry