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Speaker 1: Hello, everyone, Welcome back to the Broncos podcast network and

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Speaker 1: YouTube for the latest episode of Broncos Now.

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Speaker 2: As always, I'm your host Sydney Jones.

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Speaker 1: And coming up on today's episode, Broncos held their final

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Speaker 1: full practice of the week.

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Speaker 2: Leading up to Sunday season opener.

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Speaker 1: We heard from head coach Sean Payn and running back

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Speaker 1: Javonte Williams as they detailed their expectations for Sunday, all

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Speaker 1: that more.

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Speaker 2: Coming up.

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Speaker 1: Today was the final full day of practice here at

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Speaker 1: Censure Held Training Center as a Broncos look ahead to

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Speaker 1: their season opener. The Denver Broncos are set to face

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Speaker 1: the Las Vegas Raiders for an AFC West showdown. Today,

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Speaker 1: we heard from head coach Sean Payn as he discussed overall.

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Speaker 2: How the week of practice went.

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Speaker 3: No, so our first game, we collectively is a group.

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Speaker 3: We'll get inside some.

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Speaker 4: More wet form like this, but I thought overall.

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Speaker 1: We did a good job of schedule and I'd coach

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Speaker 1: Sean Payne studies looking forward to seeing where this team

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Speaker 1: is at on Sunday.

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Speaker 3: You're anxious as a coach to see what you app

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Speaker 3: You know, usually in the first four weeks you get

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Speaker 3: an idea of where you're at. I've said this before,

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Speaker 3: and there's a race to improve every team. You know

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Speaker 3: immediately you know who who's getting better. But I don't

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Speaker 3: think it. I don't think it feels any different than

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Speaker 3: any of the other weak ones that I've been a

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Speaker 3: part of. I think you're anxious. You know there's there's

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Speaker 3: new players. You're anxious to see where your team's at.

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Speaker 3: You know, it's like a teacher that you've had a

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Speaker 3: whole semester and this is a fine You know you're

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Speaker 3: getting a big exam and you think you're you know,

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Speaker 3: doing well, but you're anxious to see.

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Speaker 1: We also heard from running back Davonte Williams as he

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Speaker 1: discussed his anticipation for Sunday's game.

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Speaker 5: Yeah, I feel like I'm a lot more or less.

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Speaker 5: I already got tackled. I know how I feel. I

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Speaker 5: feel pretty good. So yeah, it's just football, I know.

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Speaker 1: Javonte went on to talk about what do you expect

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Speaker 1: the atmosphere to be like Adam Powerfield at Mile High

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Speaker 1: this weekend?

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Speaker 5: If we get our early end, who's supposed to do

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Speaker 5: I feel like we have a pretty good chance, but

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Speaker 5: you mean denervators, We've got to control their good players

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Speaker 5: and the may big plays and just health in the

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Speaker 5: Boston Holley.

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Speaker 1: Now it's time to take a look at today's injury report.

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Speaker 1: Wide receiver Jerry Judy, cornerback Riley Moss, and cornerback Patzertan.

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Speaker 1: We're all limited at practice today. Both Jerry Judy and

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Speaker 1: Riley Moss are listed asked questionable for Sunday's game, plus

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Speaker 1: tight ends Greg Dulciic and Chris Manhertz.

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Speaker 2: Were full participants today.

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Speaker 1: Head coach Sean Pan detailed his approach to injuries and

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Speaker 1: said that Jerry Judy is doing well.

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Speaker 3: You know, when there's lightning in the area and the

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Speaker 3: I'm going to trust my I just go by how

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Speaker 3: we feel the reports are. And I've been encouraged. Yeah,

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Speaker 3: I mean he's doing he's doing a good job with

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Speaker 1: Now, joining me here inside the Broncos podcast studio for

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Speaker 1: a game preview as Bronco's lead Writeralala Eric, thanks for

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Speaker 1: joining me this week first game preview of the season.

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Speaker 6: Yeah, so the regular season is finally here.

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Speaker 2: It is two days away, two days out.

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Speaker 6: Now we're excited.

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Speaker 4: It feels like it's been a long time coming, going

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Speaker 4: beyond when Sean Payton got hired, But when a coaching

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Speaker 1: Yeah, it's interesting to hear, you know, head coach Sean Payton,

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Speaker 4: One thing that you sometimes hear with coaches on Friday

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Speaker 4: set that the preparation has been done. Now it's time

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Speaker 4: to hate. That's not really what Sean Payton said on Friday. Yeah,

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Speaker 4: he was like, no, we've still got a walk through

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Speaker 4: on Saturday. I've still got time to watch film on

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Speaker 4: these guys still got time to watch film on the Broncos.

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Speaker 4: He's still got an opportunity to find that little tiny

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Speaker 4: my attention a little bit just because it was different

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Speaker 1: Yeah, Eric, we just looked at the injury or port

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Speaker 1: in of course, Jerry Judy, he was listed as questionable,

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Speaker 1: But cornerback pats Er Tan, he was limited at practice

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Speaker 4: and so it doesn't necessarily mean that anything is serious.

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Speaker 4: And again, limited just means that you didn't take every

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Speaker 4: To speculate there, but if it were something to worry about,

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Speaker 4: I think he would have a game status assigned to him.

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Speaker 4: It sounds like Patser Tan's gonna be out there, he's

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Speaker 4: Well, I think the important thing Sydney is one, can

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Speaker 4: put them in clear passing situations. So instead of third

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Speaker 4: We heard Vance Joseph talk about that, I think after

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Speaker 4: That's that's not good enough. I think the other thing

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Speaker 4: DeVante obviously had a lot of success against past one

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Speaker 4: I mean DeVante is going to get his He's going

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Speaker 4: So what I'll be watching said is closer to what

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Speaker 4: and what happened there was when Pat was on DeVante.

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Speaker 4: The Broncos had a lot of success defensively, and Davante

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Speaker 4: I think had four or five catches forty to fifty yards.

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Speaker 4: and what is vance Joseph's plan? What is the Broncos

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Speaker 4: We look back at it as successful because Pat had

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Speaker 4: what I'll be looking at it is just what is

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Speaker 2: For sure? Eric, you mentioned you know staff in the

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Speaker 1: Obviously we know Raiders running back Josh Jacobs has found

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Speaker 2: So what's going to be key for this defense to

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Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean Josh Jacobs before last year, when obviously

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Speaker 4: is he going to realize his potential? But he'd always

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Speaker 4: think in both games last year.

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Speaker 1: Hasn't lost a game in his career for the Broncos exactly.

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Speaker 4: And so, for whatever reason, the Broncos defensive scheme the

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Speaker 1: You know, how important do you think this game is

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Speaker 4: So, you know, it would I think more than winning

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Speaker 1: Well, really good stuff this episode. Eric, appreciate you coming

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Speaker 1: on excited for Sunday.

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