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Speaker 1: Hello, everyone, Welcome back to Broncos Podcast networking on YouTube

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Speaker 1: for the latest episode of Broncos Now. Team reporter and

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Speaker 1: host Sydney Jones here and coming up. On today's episode,

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Speaker 1: we'll hear from head coach Nathaniel Hackett, safety Justin Simmons,

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Speaker 1: and a few other players as the team was back

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Speaker 1: at practice following their bye week Plas Broncos lead writer

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Speaker 1: Eric Delala joins the show to take a look at

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Speaker 1: what's ahead, you have to take a look at the

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Speaker 1: second half of the Broncos season. All that and more

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Speaker 1: coming up. Broncos were back at practice here at the

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Speaker 1: uc Hell Training Center today following their week nine by

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Speaker 1: We heard from head coach Nathaniel Hackett today for the

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Speaker 1: first time in a week, as you reflected on the

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Speaker 1: first half of the Broncos season and what they hope

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Speaker 1: to improve on moving forward. Number one most important thing

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Speaker 1: is third down. I think that has been a major

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Speaker 1: Achilles hill for us. We've had some decent drives and

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Speaker 1: then those three and outs all of a sudden show up,

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Speaker 1: and it's really because we haven't been able to convert

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Speaker 1: from that standpoint. You know, we always look at all

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Speaker 1: the different plays, from the progressions, the reads, the route,

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Speaker 1: the fundamentals, all those things. There's been opportunities there. So

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Speaker 1: I think it's about believing in it, trusting it, and

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Speaker 1: trusting the players players, trusting players, players, trusting coaches, coaches,

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Speaker 1: trusting players, and building off that because these past games

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Speaker 1: that we haven't won, we've been right there. It's it's

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Speaker 1: And then when we start correcting even more of those

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Speaker 1: even better output. So we just got to continually get

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Speaker 1: better at those basic fundamentals. Let has happened since the

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Speaker 1: broncos a last game in London. The team agreed to

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Speaker 1: terms on each trade with the Miami Dolphins to acquire

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Speaker 1: Edmunds in exchange for outside linebacker Bradley Chub in a

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Speaker 1: round pick. CoA Chacket and safety Justin Simmons spoke on

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Speaker 1: Chub have a great relationship with him. It was it's

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Speaker 1: we did, and I wish him the best of luck.

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Speaker 1: I saw him play a little bit this weekend, and uh,

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Speaker 1: I mean, I love the guy and uh wish him

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Speaker 1: the best as he moves forward. And also us, But

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Speaker 1: I love the guys that we have in this on

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Speaker 1: de Lala. Eric, nice to have you back in the studio.

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Speaker 1: It's been a minute. How's your bye week? It's been nice.

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