Sorry, but you're just wrong.

Before they got to their first Super Bowl, the Broncos were one of the NFL's jokes. Nobody outside of Denver cared about them. What got them on the map was getting to the playoffs and Super Bowl for the first time in '76-'77, and the country's fascination with the insanity that was kicked off in Denver. They rode thir defense to more playoff appearances, and then (honestly) sort of lucked into getting one of the best QB prospects in history with Elway in '83. Elway was their first marketable name, and he completely changed the fortune of the organization, and the city of Denver as an NFL market.

This is a team that, in spite of being one of the NFL's marquee franchises for four decades, didn't get their first player in the Hall of Fame until well into the 21st century (and is still ridiculously underrepresented there).

Teams that win get attention. It doesn't matter where they play. It doesn't matter what color their uniforms are.
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We've been through this, ad nauseum.

Nonetheless, I bolded the only part of your statement that anyone cares about.

Outside of KC, there's nobody in the NFL community that says, "Man, those Broncos teams were great. It's too bad they violated salary cap rules for no competitive advantage to help fund a new stadium in Denver."
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That's the main reason... so long with such great sucktitude at QB.
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The NFL didn't initially care about Denver. But once they got Elway and saw how marketable it all was, it took off from there. Turning point must've been around 1984. October snowstorm, orange jerseys, prime-time, good quarterback. NFL couldn't resist
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How could you resist? That’s about the time a 13 year old from Arkansas became a devout follower. Prior to that, the poor kid floated between PIT and MIA... never looked back.
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Back then. I wouldn't blame anyone for ignoring the 1980s Chiefs and looking for better franchises that actually gave a crap about winning

Nowadays the Broncos have boring, orange-bluish jerseys, a dull quarterback named Case, a pretty sub-par roster, and an anemic offense. It was painful watching that final drive against the Raiders, I almost felt pity for Oakland for having lost
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And now no one cares about them.
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Well, they went 5-11 last year...

When people say you're slow, I will show them this post. You totally get it!

Winning = lots of attention.

Losing = not lots of attention.

Bright orange jerseys and the altitude of your stadium = no measurable difference.

NWO gets it!
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And soon global warming will take away your altitude advantage and we'll all have the same weather
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Do I even want to risk opening the Pandora's Box by asking what global warming has to do with altitude?
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Higher seas=lower elevation

By that time though everyone will be old, football will be two hand touch, and the Chiefs will have lots of rings
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Keenum not practicing. They say it's a precaution

https://mobile.twitter.com/MikeKlis/...68626652000256

Sad news for whoever had Ravens defense in fantasy. The interceptions may not be coming this time
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Gotta keep the INT streak alive
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Oh man... knowmo will be back as soon as they play the Swaggin’ Wagon.
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Nah...Mahomes stole his soul. He finally saw what we had been predicting for over a year...and now Keesum is looking exactly like our predictions too.

Donkoland is in for at least 4 years of darkness. No HGH-riddled Manningcorpse coming to save Horseface this time..

KC has, probably, the most bad-ass looking QB prospect I've ever seen...and that's not because he's on the Chiefs.

My advice to save Horseface from the glue factory...offer Indy 4 first round picks for Luck. You'll never win this division with average QB play...
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