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Speaker 1: Hello everyone, and welcome back inside Censure How Training Center

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Speaker 1: for another episode of Broncos Now. As always, I'm your

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Speaker 1: host is Sidney Jones, and coming up on today's episode,

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Speaker 1: the Broncos were back in full pads for their twelfth

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Speaker 1: training camp practice. We'll hear from quarterback Russell Wilson and

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Speaker 1: all three coordinators as they spoke to the media today

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Speaker 1: all that more coming up. Broncos are more than halfway

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Speaker 1: done with this year's training camps. Today, mark there at

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Speaker 1: twelfth open practice and quarterback Russell Wilson talked about how

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Speaker 1: we really liked the work the team put in today,

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Speaker 1: specifically during their two minute situations.

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Speaker 2: Of course, Payton does a great job of putting us

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Speaker 2: in situations that we're gonna we're gonna have to win,

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Speaker 2: you know, and and and be in these close games.

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Speaker 2: And obviously, you know, last year we felt like we

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Speaker 2: and this is a great opportunity to really establish, you know,

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Speaker 2: You know, I thought I would see Jerry making an

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Speaker 2: deep down the field, and then I obviously Court and

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Speaker 2: starts the offensive line, you know, all the things that

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Speaker 2: And you know, I thought Mems did a great job.

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Speaker 2: He did a great job, you know on the scrambled play,

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Speaker 2: about the guys that we have and what we're able

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Speaker 2: a great job of teaching them. So we're all understanding

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Speaker 2: what what what what Coach Peyton wants and how we

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Speaker 2: want to go about it as players and our thought process.

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Speaker 2: At the end of the day, you got to have

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Speaker 2: the right mentality when it's two minutes and one, you know,

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Speaker 2: it's it's your mentality, how you go about it and

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Speaker 2: looking forward to those opportunities and obstacles.

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Speaker 1: Today we heard from offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi for the

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Speaker 3: You know, we started going to some uh, you know,

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Speaker 3: So you know, the guys are working hard. You know,

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Speaker 3: they felt a little tired today, but you know, just

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Speaker 1: And Ows' offense continues to learn and master Sean Payton's system.

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Speaker 1: Quarterback Russell Wilson detailed the biggest challenge that's come with

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Speaker 1: learning this offense.

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Speaker 2: I wantlessary call it a challenge, but I think the

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Speaker 2: biggest opportunity that we have is that we have a

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Speaker 2: coach and coach Payton that's been one of the best

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Speaker 2: offensive player play callers of all time. But also too,

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Speaker 2: we have a lot of great coaches on the staff.

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Speaker 2: Coach Lombardi called coach Johnny Mo, Coach Webb, you know

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Speaker 2: we got a lot of knowledge around us, you know,

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Speaker 2: And the key is obviously all of us staying you know,

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Speaker 2: And but I feel like we're doing a great job

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Speaker 1: Coach Lombardi talked about Russell Wilson's progress since the start

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Speaker 3: Good. You know, man, I haven't been around people that

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Speaker 1: Looking at this defense. Defensive coordinator Vance Joseph talked today

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Speaker 5: Absolutely, you want the players to have ownership, you know,

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Speaker 5: You know. So the guys have ideas of what's been

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Speaker 5: You know. I'm willing to learn and listen to the

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Speaker 5: you know, and have really good ideas. So absolutely, it's

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Speaker 5: been it's been a back and forth with those veteran players. Here.

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Speaker 1: He specifically talked about this team's pass rushers and described

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Speaker 1: them as one of the best units he's ever had.

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Speaker 5: I tell you what, man, it's it's the best room

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Speaker 5: you know. So having a bunch of rushers with different traits,

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Speaker 5: it's been fun to watch and having a plan, you know,

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Speaker 5: But yeah, I mean having having Randy and Frank and

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Speaker 5: I mean, that's a really good room. We've got two

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Speaker 1: The Bronco's first preseason game is now just three days away,

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Speaker 1: and quarterback Russell Wilson talked about the benefits of playing

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Speaker 1: on Friday and throughout the preseason.

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Speaker 2: The opportunity to play in the preseason. There's three great

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Speaker 2: Every time you step in between the white lines, it's

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Speaker 2: a gift, you know. That's how I look at it.

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Speaker 2: It's a gift to be able to play the game

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Speaker 2: that you get to figure out who you are as

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Speaker 2: a team. You know, I think in a lot of ways, mentally, emotionally,

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Speaker 2: you wanna, you know, for as a as a veteran

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Speaker 2: got this is my twelfth year. It's about seeing those

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Speaker 2: at such a high level on the practice field and

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Speaker 2: and we're we're excited to be a play in front

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Speaker 2: of our fans, you know, in Arizona, our fans obviously

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Speaker 2: And so just to be able to, you know, lace

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Speaker 1: Now, joining me here inside the Broncos podcast studio is Bronco's.

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Speaker 4: Lead writer Eric Dalala.

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Speaker 1: Eric, it was the twelfth day of training camp practice.

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Speaker 1: The team is back in full pads today, and you

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Speaker 1: know how a good day of works. Specifically, the offense

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Speaker 1: had a really productive two minute trity in the practice today.

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Speaker 4: Yeah, so the first two times we saw the offense

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Speaker 4: run the two minute drill, the first rendition, if you will,

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Speaker 4: did not go so well. Yeah, but then each time

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Speaker 4: they kind of bounce back in that second opportunity. Well,

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Speaker 4: in this one, Sidney, it went really well the first time,

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Speaker 4: and it was perhaps the most difficult of the two

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Speaker 4: minute drills that they've completed so far. Less than two

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Speaker 4: Offense avoided negative plays kind of One of the key

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Speaker 4: It was a big play, definitely the best play we've

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Speaker 4: then manage the clock well. A couple of plays later,

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Speaker 4: Russell Wilson finds Courtland Sutton for an impressive touchdown catch

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Speaker 4: in traffic in the end zone. That's what you want

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Speaker 4: to see from this offense, right, I mean, we've heard

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Speaker 4: Sean Payton talk a lot about two minute drill red zone.

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Speaker 4: Those are the things that are going to determine whether

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Speaker 4: the playoffs. Bronco's had their times last year where they

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Speaker 4: were successful, but not enough, not consistently enough. Man, if

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Speaker 4: of the better offensive days. And now we've seen three

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Speaker 4: where Russell Wilson has looked much better. They're making progress,

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Speaker 4: and we told people not to panic, and it seems

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Speaker 1: Yeah, now there were more than halfway through training camp,

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Speaker 1: but it seems like this offense is really starting to

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Speaker 4: Yeah, no doubt, And it was going to take some time.

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Speaker 4: They're learning a new offense. Doesn't mean it's going to

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Speaker 4: be perfect on Friday against Arizona. It doesn't mean it's

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Speaker 4: you're seeing good signs. You're still seeing that playmaking ability

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Speaker 4: from Russell Wilson. You know, you think back a couple

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Speaker 4: You know, you're they're going against a good defense. And

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Speaker 4: truth be told, this was with backup tackles today because

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Speaker 4: it's making good strides.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, looking at the offensive line specifically, Eric as you

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Speaker 1: mentioned it. I know Russell Wilson talked to the media today.

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Speaker 1: We heard from him earlier in this show, but he

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Speaker 1: it really starts with them and they're the reason that

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Speaker 1: this offense is being able to click and move down

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Speaker 4: Yeah, it's a good group. Certainly inside you like kind

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Speaker 1: Yeah, we did hear Van Joseph say today that he's

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Speaker 1: Yeah, you talk about the emotional connection, you know, with

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Speaker 1: Definitely, and he said he had fun learning all the

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Speaker 4: Maybe it makes them hesitate for one second, maybe they

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Speaker 1: Eric And on Wednesday, the team has their last open

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Speaker 4: It should be fun. Yeah. I'm excited for it.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, me too.

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Speaker 4: Appreciate you on, Eric, You got it.

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Speaker 1: Sidney, Well, I'll do it for tonight's episode of Broncos

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Speaker 1: meet you right back here on the Broncos Podcast Network

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Speaker 1: in YouTube tomorrow as the team has another open practice.

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Speaker 4: I'll see you all then