At 11 games in, Troy Franklin enters the 2025 bye week with 46 receptions off of 81 targets and 5 touchdowns. Not since the days of Glyn Milburn have fans been so excited by electric play and so incredibly frustrated by all the dropped balls.

On Sunday against the Chiefs, Troy Franklin and Courtland Sutton had 8 targets (4 catches) on Sunday. Against the Raiders, Franklin was targeted 9 times (5 catches) to Sutton’s 4 targets (3 catches). There is one big difference between Courtland and Franklin — Courtland usually catches the balls that hit him in the hands.

Franklin may not realize it, but he is at a crossroads with the Denver Broncos. He can either become the go-to receiver that supplants Courtland Sutton or the drops will fizzle his sizzle. Simply put, the Broncos can’t retain a rec

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