1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:03,040 Speaker 1: Hello everyone, and welcome back inside Centure Hell Training Center 2 00:00:03,080 --> 00:00:05,680 Speaker 1: for another episode of Broncos Now. As always, from your 3 00:00:05,680 --> 00:00:07,960 Speaker 1: host is Sidney Jones. And coming up on today's episode, 4 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:09,960 Speaker 1: the Broncos were back at practice as they look to 5 00:00:09,960 --> 00:00:13,320 Speaker 1: turn the page towards Sunday versus the Washington Commanders. We'll 6 00:00:13,320 --> 00:00:16,000 Speaker 1: hear from head coach Sean payon quarterback Russell Wilson and 7 00:00:16,120 --> 00:00:18,599 Speaker 1: several other players today as they look ahead all that 8 00:00:18,720 --> 00:00:26,840 Speaker 1: more coming out. The Broncos look to turn the page 9 00:00:26,840 --> 00:00:29,479 Speaker 1: today as they return to practice and look ahead to 10 00:00:29,560 --> 00:00:33,280 Speaker 1: Sunday's matchup versus Washington Commanders. And looking back at their 11 00:00:33,320 --> 00:00:35,880 Speaker 1: Week one game versus the Raiders, head coach Sean Payn 12 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:39,600 Speaker 1: said offensively, they weren't able to create explosive plays. So 13 00:00:39,680 --> 00:00:41,680 Speaker 1: that's the focus this week and they're hoping to fix 14 00:00:41,720 --> 00:00:42,640 Speaker 1: that come Sunday. 15 00:00:43,000 --> 00:00:48,040 Speaker 2: I call probably three or four explosive. The intent is 16 00:00:48,080 --> 00:00:51,000 Speaker 2: an explosive play or a shot play. Sometimes the coverage 17 00:00:51,040 --> 00:00:54,960 Speaker 2: dictates it that it's not. You know, we run the 18 00:00:55,000 --> 00:00:57,400 Speaker 2: ola pump and we kind of catch it. We just 19 00:00:57,480 --> 00:01:00,720 Speaker 2: nicked the sideline. We're out of bounds there. We got 20 00:01:00,720 --> 00:01:03,480 Speaker 2: pressured on one of them. Russ had to you know, 21 00:01:03,520 --> 00:01:10,320 Speaker 2: get rid of it quickly. So you know, there's certain 22 00:01:10,360 --> 00:01:13,119 Speaker 2: looks you call it for, and then maybe you get 23 00:01:13,120 --> 00:01:15,520 Speaker 2: out of the looks if you're not getting what you're 24 00:01:15,560 --> 00:01:18,080 Speaker 2: looking for, and then some of them you feel good 25 00:01:18,080 --> 00:01:22,520 Speaker 2: about regardless of what you see. So that being said though, 26 00:01:22,680 --> 00:01:26,120 Speaker 2: just the and it doesn't have to be a fifty 27 00:01:26,160 --> 00:01:29,520 Speaker 2: yard touchdown pass, you know, a twenty yard thirty yard 28 00:01:29,560 --> 00:01:34,560 Speaker 2: completion or a big run. You know, at some point 29 00:01:35,000 --> 00:01:38,200 Speaker 2: those things lead to I mean, and I'm all for 30 00:01:38,280 --> 00:01:41,120 Speaker 2: a seventeen play drive, don't get me wrong, but I'm 31 00:01:41,160 --> 00:01:42,520 Speaker 2: also like a five play drive. 32 00:01:42,959 --> 00:01:45,560 Speaker 1: Quarterback Russell Wilson added to that by discussing how they 33 00:01:45,600 --> 00:01:48,120 Speaker 1: hope to create more explosive plays in the passing game 34 00:01:48,280 --> 00:01:50,160 Speaker 1: and what it would mean to get wide receiver Jerry 35 00:01:50,240 --> 00:01:51,320 Speaker 1: Judy back well. 36 00:01:51,280 --> 00:01:53,800 Speaker 3: Jareds Obviuson is such an explosive player. Yeah, I think 37 00:01:53,840 --> 00:01:55,840 Speaker 3: we had some great opportunities last week. You know, we 38 00:01:55,880 --> 00:01:57,880 Speaker 3: had filled down the side. We almost had that one 39 00:01:57,880 --> 00:01:59,960 Speaker 3: that would be a huge one, a great, great momentum there. 40 00:02:00,760 --> 00:02:02,480 Speaker 3: But you know we've had some other plays too. You know, 41 00:02:02,480 --> 00:02:05,200 Speaker 3: we're trying to get to you know, and the unfortunately, 42 00:02:05,280 --> 00:02:06,840 Speaker 3: you know, we we didn't we didn't get to all 43 00:02:06,880 --> 00:02:09,040 Speaker 3: of them, but you know, with only six possessions, but 44 00:02:09,080 --> 00:02:10,800 Speaker 3: I thought we had some really good plays obviously when 45 00:02:10,800 --> 00:02:11,960 Speaker 3: we got to the red zone. Even though we had 46 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:14,560 Speaker 3: those long drives, we had some good explosive plays in 47 00:02:14,560 --> 00:02:16,840 Speaker 3: the red zone with obviously Courtland and LJ and just 48 00:02:17,600 --> 00:02:20,280 Speaker 3: maybe not distance wise, but just excitement and guys getting 49 00:02:20,280 --> 00:02:24,360 Speaker 3: open making some great plays. So we definitely aren't gunshy, 50 00:02:24,400 --> 00:02:26,400 Speaker 3: that's for sure, you know, definitely, uh you know, not 51 00:02:26,520 --> 00:02:29,280 Speaker 3: afraid to tack down the field, but also to take 52 00:02:29,320 --> 00:02:31,440 Speaker 3: what the defense gives us and and be successful with 53 00:02:31,440 --> 00:02:31,840 Speaker 3: that as well. 54 00:02:31,919 --> 00:02:33,920 Speaker 1: We also heard head coach Sean Payan talk about how 55 00:02:33,960 --> 00:02:36,519 Speaker 1: close Jerry Judy was to playing in a Sunday's game, 56 00:02:36,560 --> 00:02:39,520 Speaker 1: that it truly was a game time decision. We also 57 00:02:39,520 --> 00:02:43,040 Speaker 1: heard Jerry Judy talk about how he feels this week and. 58 00:02:43,320 --> 00:02:46,240 Speaker 2: I get it sometimes you guys, when I say game day, 59 00:02:46,280 --> 00:02:52,000 Speaker 2: but he was a game day decision, and uh amstrings 60 00:02:52,000 --> 00:02:54,440 Speaker 2: are tricky though, you know, the idea of possibly getting 61 00:02:54,440 --> 00:02:58,280 Speaker 2: set back two or three more weeks, but he was close. 62 00:02:59,560 --> 00:03:02,640 Speaker 2: We actually had a workout pregame, you know, to go 63 00:03:02,720 --> 00:03:05,280 Speaker 2: through it and made our decision off that well. 64 00:03:05,320 --> 00:03:07,160 Speaker 1: You know, I'm just taking a day by day, you know, 65 00:03:07,440 --> 00:03:10,359 Speaker 1: just just keep stacking them days, you know, just keep 66 00:03:10,360 --> 00:03:10,880 Speaker 1: getting better. 67 00:03:10,960 --> 00:03:11,280 Speaker 4: Head goat. 68 00:03:11,280 --> 00:03:14,840 Speaker 1: Sean Payan and Russell Wilson also talked about Washington's defensive 69 00:03:14,880 --> 00:03:18,760 Speaker 1: front and how talented they are, especially their interior players. 70 00:03:19,120 --> 00:03:21,120 Speaker 2: They create a lot of minus plays. I mean, just 71 00:03:21,120 --> 00:03:25,079 Speaker 2: looking at the cutups you'll see second and twelve. I'm 72 00:03:25,120 --> 00:03:29,000 Speaker 2: not even talking about rushing the pass or just within 73 00:03:29,040 --> 00:03:33,120 Speaker 2: the framework of the run game. They're real active, They're athletic. 74 00:03:34,440 --> 00:03:38,560 Speaker 2: You know, all of those guys have had obviously great 75 00:03:38,600 --> 00:03:40,600 Speaker 2: college careers. A lot of them are first round draft 76 00:03:40,640 --> 00:03:43,880 Speaker 2: picks that are playing well, and the defense kind of 77 00:03:43,920 --> 00:03:47,400 Speaker 2: feeds off that. So they're a handful. I mean there 78 00:03:48,360 --> 00:03:50,000 Speaker 2: you got to look closely at what you want to 79 00:03:50,040 --> 00:03:52,280 Speaker 2: do in the running game and then certainly in the 80 00:03:52,280 --> 00:03:53,440 Speaker 2: protections as well. 81 00:03:53,640 --> 00:03:55,520 Speaker 3: Yeah, the command if they have a great defensive line. 82 00:03:55,520 --> 00:03:57,200 Speaker 3: They got some great players on the other side, played 83 00:03:57,200 --> 00:04:01,160 Speaker 3: them before. These are the real forces, great competitors. Got 84 00:04:01,160 --> 00:04:03,400 Speaker 3: a lot of respect for him, you know, they all 85 00:04:03,480 --> 00:04:05,960 Speaker 3: they move really well. The physical it can stop the 86 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:08,080 Speaker 3: run game. They're they really going in terms of the 87 00:04:08,080 --> 00:04:09,880 Speaker 3: passing game, trying to get to the quarterback as well. 88 00:04:10,400 --> 00:04:13,160 Speaker 3: It'll be great, a great opportunity for our offensive line 89 00:04:13,200 --> 00:04:16,719 Speaker 3: is as we got a really talented offensive line. You know, 90 00:04:16,880 --> 00:04:19,640 Speaker 3: got some really big guards in there and cushion there 91 00:04:19,640 --> 00:04:23,279 Speaker 3: too as well, especially with their interior and you know, 92 00:04:23,279 --> 00:04:25,000 Speaker 3: so it should be a good, great matchup. It'll be 93 00:04:25,040 --> 00:04:26,760 Speaker 3: a great challenge and great opportunity for us. 94 00:04:26,839 --> 00:04:28,360 Speaker 1: And now it's time to take a look at today's 95 00:04:28,400 --> 00:04:31,840 Speaker 1: injury report. Tight End Greg Dolcic did not participate on 96 00:04:31,880 --> 00:04:35,599 Speaker 1: a Wednesday. An outside linebacker Frank Clark, wide receiver Jerry Judy, 97 00:04:35,680 --> 00:04:39,360 Speaker 1: defensive tackle DJ Jones, and cornerback Riley Moss were all 98 00:04:39,400 --> 00:04:42,600 Speaker 1: limited at practice. Now joining me here inside the Broncos 99 00:04:42,640 --> 00:04:45,479 Speaker 1: podcast studio is Fello team reporter Phil Malaney. Phil, thanks 100 00:04:45,480 --> 00:04:46,440 Speaker 1: for hopping on the show today. 101 00:04:46,920 --> 00:04:49,080 Speaker 4: Thank you very much. Always happy to be here. It 102 00:04:49,160 --> 00:04:52,800 Speaker 4: must be Wednesday, Yes it is because you're on the show. Yeah. 103 00:04:52,960 --> 00:04:55,520 Speaker 1: Well, Phil, A lot to talk about today. We'll start 104 00:04:55,560 --> 00:04:58,479 Speaker 1: with some of the transactions. Head coach Sean Payne said 105 00:04:58,480 --> 00:05:02,000 Speaker 1: that they placed Keiden Stearns on injured reserve today, So 106 00:05:02,160 --> 00:05:03,919 Speaker 1: I kind of want to talk about the safety depth, 107 00:05:04,000 --> 00:05:05,839 Speaker 1: you know, of course, p J Locke is also on 108 00:05:05,920 --> 00:05:08,479 Speaker 1: ir right now, won't be back for several weeks. So 109 00:05:08,960 --> 00:05:11,800 Speaker 1: we got Delirium Turner Yell and Jel Skinner. What do 110 00:05:11,839 --> 00:05:13,200 Speaker 1: you think about those guys and how do you hope 111 00:05:13,200 --> 00:05:14,000 Speaker 1: to see them step up? 112 00:05:14,080 --> 00:05:16,320 Speaker 4: Yeah, we'll have to see what they're able to do. 113 00:05:17,080 --> 00:05:17,279 Speaker 2: You know. 114 00:05:17,400 --> 00:05:19,839 Speaker 4: Jail Skinner is a kind of guy that you know 115 00:05:20,000 --> 00:05:23,640 Speaker 4: has a lot of potential, you know, but he came 116 00:05:23,680 --> 00:05:26,480 Speaker 4: into the offseason program with a little bit of an 117 00:05:26,520 --> 00:05:30,039 Speaker 4: injury there, coming out of Boise State. And then seems 118 00:05:30,080 --> 00:05:33,359 Speaker 4: like they like his potential, but maybe he's not quite 119 00:05:33,400 --> 00:05:37,680 Speaker 4: ready to be like thrown into a major role just yet. Yeah, 120 00:05:37,720 --> 00:05:42,000 Speaker 4: and then they what do they call him, Tray Turner 121 00:05:42,080 --> 00:05:45,200 Speaker 4: yell there, but the calm Trey. I think he might 122 00:05:45,200 --> 00:05:48,920 Speaker 4: be able to step up and play a little bit 123 00:05:48,920 --> 00:05:51,960 Speaker 4: more here. And then also the guy on the practice 124 00:05:52,000 --> 00:05:57,800 Speaker 4: squad key, Yep. He's a guy who brings a big 125 00:05:57,839 --> 00:06:01,599 Speaker 4: physical element and you you could see him maybe come 126 00:06:01,680 --> 00:06:04,520 Speaker 4: up on game days and play a little bit, you know. 127 00:06:04,560 --> 00:06:06,920 Speaker 4: He I just remember one hit in that final game 128 00:06:06,920 --> 00:06:09,160 Speaker 4: against the Rams where I was like, this guy can 129 00:06:09,200 --> 00:06:13,120 Speaker 4: bring it a little bit. So, yeah, those guys, somebody's 130 00:06:13,120 --> 00:06:15,200 Speaker 4: gonna have to get in the mix a little bit there, 131 00:06:15,240 --> 00:06:18,440 Speaker 4: to just provide some depth. Otherwise, I just imagine that 132 00:06:18,560 --> 00:06:21,960 Speaker 4: Kajack is going to play a lot more snaps than 133 00:06:22,320 --> 00:06:25,560 Speaker 4: initially anticipated, because I sort of think that the vision 134 00:06:25,600 --> 00:06:29,200 Speaker 4: there was justin is for sure the safety that's going 135 00:06:29,240 --> 00:06:31,080 Speaker 4: to be out there every single play. And then on 136 00:06:31,120 --> 00:06:33,320 Speaker 4: the other side, I think they were thinking about a 137 00:06:33,360 --> 00:06:37,040 Speaker 4: combination of Caden Sterns and cave Jack. And now that 138 00:06:37,440 --> 00:06:40,919 Speaker 4: Cayden sounds like he's done for this season. Yeah this 139 00:06:41,040 --> 00:06:42,920 Speaker 4: Sean Payne sort of said that at the very end 140 00:06:42,960 --> 00:06:47,039 Speaker 4: of his press availability on Wednesday, So it does seem 141 00:06:47,120 --> 00:06:48,680 Speaker 4: like he's gonna be done for the season. So now 142 00:06:48,960 --> 00:06:51,440 Speaker 4: I expect to start Kajack's just going to play a 143 00:06:51,440 --> 00:06:54,400 Speaker 4: lot more than initially anticipated. Then one of those other 144 00:06:54,440 --> 00:06:57,400 Speaker 4: guys is going to have to step up a little bit. Yeah. 145 00:06:57,560 --> 00:07:01,680 Speaker 1: Reports were saying that Cayden Seerns tore attendant yeah, which. 146 00:07:01,440 --> 00:07:02,960 Speaker 4: I googled that, phil and. 147 00:07:04,480 --> 00:07:07,280 Speaker 1: Basically he tore part of his kneecap, the kneecap that 148 00:07:07,400 --> 00:07:09,720 Speaker 1: connects with the top of his shin. That sounds fair 149 00:07:09,760 --> 00:07:12,200 Speaker 1: and you could tell he was in a lot of pain. 150 00:07:12,280 --> 00:07:13,640 Speaker 4: Yeah, I think it was in a lot of pain. 151 00:07:13,680 --> 00:07:15,720 Speaker 4: And then also I think that you feel bad for 152 00:07:15,840 --> 00:07:19,880 Speaker 4: Kaden because it was such a promising off season for him. 153 00:07:20,440 --> 00:07:22,960 Speaker 4: It seemed like he was finally really healthy and ready 154 00:07:22,960 --> 00:07:26,320 Speaker 4: to go and year yeah, you know, and you just 155 00:07:26,360 --> 00:07:29,440 Speaker 4: think about, like a guy's sort of career, how fast 156 00:07:29,520 --> 00:07:32,760 Speaker 4: things happen in the NFL, where you're drafted, you're here, 157 00:07:33,120 --> 00:07:35,240 Speaker 4: you think you're gonna have this long career. You never 158 00:07:35,360 --> 00:07:37,360 Speaker 4: know what's going to happen. And you know, this was 159 00:07:37,360 --> 00:07:39,400 Speaker 4: supposed to be the year for Kaiden year three he 160 00:07:39,520 --> 00:07:41,960 Speaker 4: was going to like really take off. So I think 161 00:07:41,960 --> 00:07:44,960 Speaker 4: there's the disappointment of that. You know, we wish him 162 00:07:44,960 --> 00:07:47,400 Speaker 4: a speedy recovery, and you know, I hope that he 163 00:07:47,400 --> 00:07:49,360 Speaker 4: gets back out on the field sooner rather than later, 164 00:07:49,400 --> 00:07:51,840 Speaker 4: and you know we'll finally get a chance to see 165 00:07:51,880 --> 00:07:55,000 Speaker 4: that potential. But yeah, I mean, things just happened so 166 00:07:55,080 --> 00:07:58,120 Speaker 4: fast that now already three years of his professional career 167 00:07:58,360 --> 00:07:59,480 Speaker 4: just over right. 168 00:07:59,680 --> 00:08:02,960 Speaker 1: Yeah, Like you mentioned hoping him, wishing him a speedy recovery. 169 00:08:02,960 --> 00:08:06,600 Speaker 1: There Phil Within that same transaction, the Broncos activated wide 170 00:08:06,600 --> 00:08:10,360 Speaker 1: receiver little Jordan Humphrey, Yeah to the active roster. So 171 00:08:10,520 --> 00:08:12,880 Speaker 1: nice to see him make the fifty three after last 172 00:08:12,880 --> 00:08:14,280 Speaker 1: week's game getting the touchdown there. 173 00:08:14,400 --> 00:08:17,240 Speaker 4: Yeah, exactly. I think that he's shown what he can 174 00:08:17,280 --> 00:08:20,480 Speaker 4: do out on the field. You know, when he first 175 00:08:20,480 --> 00:08:23,520 Speaker 4: came to the Broncos, it seemed like, oh, Marquiz Callaway 176 00:08:23,640 --> 00:08:25,040 Speaker 4: was sort of the guy, and then we'll see what 177 00:08:25,120 --> 00:08:27,920 Speaker 4: little Jordan Humphrey can do. You know, guys that Shaw 178 00:08:28,080 --> 00:08:30,440 Speaker 4: was familiar with from his time in New Orleans, But 179 00:08:31,040 --> 00:08:35,040 Speaker 4: really l J. Humphrey was the more consistent player all 180 00:08:35,080 --> 00:08:37,959 Speaker 4: throughout training camp and then in the preseason they made 181 00:08:37,960 --> 00:08:39,800 Speaker 4: a few plays there, and then of course last week 182 00:08:39,840 --> 00:08:44,040 Speaker 4: the touchdown, So I think consistency is what's important there, 183 00:08:44,080 --> 00:08:47,600 Speaker 4: and yeah, he really showed it and he made the 184 00:08:47,600 --> 00:08:51,200 Speaker 4: big touchdown play and hopefully we'll see if he can 185 00:08:51,480 --> 00:08:54,079 Speaker 4: continue continue that on and now as part of the 186 00:08:54,120 --> 00:08:54,720 Speaker 4: active roster. 187 00:08:54,920 --> 00:08:57,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, definitely sticking with the wide receivers here, Phelt. We 188 00:08:57,559 --> 00:09:00,000 Speaker 1: saw Jerry Judy. He was limited at practice again today, 189 00:09:00,120 --> 00:09:02,480 Speaker 1: but we talked to him in the locker room falling practice, 190 00:09:02,520 --> 00:09:04,280 Speaker 1: and you know, he says he's feeling good still kind 191 00:09:04,280 --> 00:09:06,480 Speaker 1: of day by day getting better every day. What do 192 00:09:06,480 --> 00:09:08,120 Speaker 1: you think it would really mean just to have him 193 00:09:08,160 --> 00:09:08,840 Speaker 1: back this week? 194 00:09:08,960 --> 00:09:10,920 Speaker 4: Yeah? He didn't want to give a percentage on where 195 00:09:10,960 --> 00:09:12,160 Speaker 4: he was. He was like, I'm not going to tell 196 00:09:12,200 --> 00:09:14,160 Speaker 4: you that, but you know, he was out there more 197 00:09:14,280 --> 00:09:18,520 Speaker 4: part of practice. On Wednesday, Champagne was asked about him. 198 00:09:19,360 --> 00:09:21,680 Speaker 4: He said that, look, he was really a game time 199 00:09:21,679 --> 00:09:24,400 Speaker 4: decision and that they put him through a little bit 200 00:09:24,400 --> 00:09:26,840 Speaker 4: of a workout before the game and then they made 201 00:09:26,880 --> 00:09:28,960 Speaker 4: a call. And I think that the big thing with 202 00:09:29,040 --> 00:09:33,080 Speaker 4: a hamstring is everybody reacts a little bit differently to him, right, 203 00:09:33,240 --> 00:09:35,760 Speaker 4: so you know, not every hamstring injury is the same. 204 00:09:36,040 --> 00:09:38,079 Speaker 4: And then I think the big thing is you don't 205 00:09:38,120 --> 00:09:40,760 Speaker 4: want this to linger. You got to be one hundred 206 00:09:40,760 --> 00:09:44,320 Speaker 4: percent healthy then return to play, because it's not one 207 00:09:44,320 --> 00:09:45,760 Speaker 4: of those things that you can sort of fight your 208 00:09:45,760 --> 00:09:49,120 Speaker 4: way through, especially at this point in the year. You 209 00:09:49,120 --> 00:09:51,640 Speaker 4: don't want this to be every week he's dealing with 210 00:09:51,840 --> 00:09:54,400 Speaker 4: he's limited. You know, you just don't want that to be. 211 00:09:54,520 --> 00:09:58,680 Speaker 4: So to get back to first, right, they made the decision, Hey, 212 00:09:58,920 --> 00:10:00,920 Speaker 4: he's not one hundred percent, we're not going to play 213 00:10:00,960 --> 00:10:03,280 Speaker 4: him out there. And maybe it's just the fact of 214 00:10:03,480 --> 00:10:05,600 Speaker 4: like if he was a game time decision last week, 215 00:10:05,960 --> 00:10:09,559 Speaker 4: one more week of rest here, you would think that 216 00:10:09,559 --> 00:10:13,640 Speaker 4: that's a positive sign trending toward being able to go 217 00:10:13,880 --> 00:10:16,440 Speaker 4: on Sunday against Washington, definitely. 218 00:10:16,520 --> 00:10:18,559 Speaker 1: Yeah. Well, we heard head coach On Pan and Russell 219 00:10:18,559 --> 00:10:21,640 Speaker 1: Wilson talk earlier in the show about explosive plays and 220 00:10:21,679 --> 00:10:23,520 Speaker 1: trying to create more of those out there, and maybe, 221 00:10:23,559 --> 00:10:26,000 Speaker 1: you know, Jerry's absence in the last game kind of 222 00:10:26,240 --> 00:10:28,320 Speaker 1: contributed to that. So maybe we'll see more of that 223 00:10:28,360 --> 00:10:29,560 Speaker 1: this week if he is able to go. 224 00:10:29,760 --> 00:10:32,040 Speaker 4: Yeah. You know, when I watch football around the league 225 00:10:32,040 --> 00:10:34,800 Speaker 4: and I see these other teams, it seems like every 226 00:10:34,840 --> 00:10:37,679 Speaker 4: team has like a guy who is like a bailout 227 00:10:37,760 --> 00:10:39,600 Speaker 4: type of player, like I'm going to throw it in 228 00:10:39,600 --> 00:10:41,920 Speaker 4: his direction and just trust him to take care of 229 00:10:41,920 --> 00:10:44,840 Speaker 4: the rest, you know, And Jerry is that guy for 230 00:10:44,880 --> 00:10:47,640 Speaker 4: the Broncos. It feels like that he's that kind of 231 00:10:47,679 --> 00:10:51,640 Speaker 4: explosive weapon that he can do things where you know, 232 00:10:51,760 --> 00:10:54,240 Speaker 4: say Russ is in trouble, whereas Jerry, I'm gonna throw 233 00:10:54,280 --> 00:10:56,160 Speaker 4: it in his direction and just trust that a play 234 00:10:56,320 --> 00:10:58,800 Speaker 4: is made there. It feels like Jerry Judy can be 235 00:10:58,920 --> 00:11:02,400 Speaker 4: that guy for the Broncos. In him not being there 236 00:11:02,440 --> 00:11:05,800 Speaker 4: and then Greg Dulsicch going down that that really took 237 00:11:05,840 --> 00:11:08,800 Speaker 4: away two of the top three weapons for us in 238 00:11:08,840 --> 00:11:11,120 Speaker 4: that game, and you know you talk about just having 239 00:11:11,200 --> 00:11:14,000 Speaker 4: six possessions, you know, and then things not going well 240 00:11:14,000 --> 00:11:16,200 Speaker 4: in the second half. Well, hey, a big difference was 241 00:11:16,200 --> 00:11:18,640 Speaker 4: that Greg was gone and Judy was already out. So 242 00:11:19,040 --> 00:11:22,520 Speaker 4: if he's able to go this week, Jerry, that's that's 243 00:11:22,520 --> 00:11:25,120 Speaker 4: gonna be a big deal for the Broncos. And and yeah, 244 00:11:25,400 --> 00:11:29,040 Speaker 4: creating those explosive plays downfield, you know, after the game, 245 00:11:29,080 --> 00:11:32,320 Speaker 4: Sean Payton said that, look, the Raiders played this soft 246 00:11:32,320 --> 00:11:36,040 Speaker 4: shell really limited their ability to do that. But he 247 00:11:36,120 --> 00:11:38,520 Speaker 4: also mentioned that, hey, I called like four or five 248 00:11:38,520 --> 00:11:43,200 Speaker 4: plays that were designed to be explosive, that Philip Dorsett play. 249 00:11:43,280 --> 00:11:46,120 Speaker 4: Russell Wilson brought that up a couple of times. You know, hey, 250 00:11:46,160 --> 00:11:48,280 Speaker 4: if you're able to connect there, that's a big play. 251 00:11:48,800 --> 00:11:51,640 Speaker 4: So it did seem like there were a couple of shots, 252 00:11:51,720 --> 00:11:54,120 Speaker 4: there were a couple of opportunities for them to connect, 253 00:11:54,160 --> 00:11:58,079 Speaker 4: and that the Corland Sutton pass interference play. You know, 254 00:11:58,080 --> 00:12:00,000 Speaker 4: if they're able to hit that, that would be considered 255 00:12:00,000 --> 00:12:04,400 Speaker 4: and explosive. So it feels like whenever there are those opportunities, 256 00:12:04,679 --> 00:12:07,320 Speaker 4: they really got to make sure that they connect. And so, 257 00:12:07,520 --> 00:12:10,800 Speaker 4: like the Door said, if he's in bounds, who knows 258 00:12:10,800 --> 00:12:12,839 Speaker 4: how that game unfolds, You know what I mean, so 259 00:12:13,320 --> 00:12:17,120 Speaker 4: little it's a gamage. Is if they can just be 260 00:12:17,200 --> 00:12:21,240 Speaker 4: a little bit more exact. I think Champagne used that 261 00:12:21,280 --> 00:12:24,120 Speaker 4: word on Wednesday. You got we gotta be a little 262 00:12:24,160 --> 00:12:27,200 Speaker 4: more exact is what he said. Uh. If the Broncos 263 00:12:27,240 --> 00:12:29,200 Speaker 4: can do that, then maybe some of these things will 264 00:12:29,200 --> 00:12:30,640 Speaker 4: get a little cleaned up. Definitely. 265 00:12:31,240 --> 00:12:33,360 Speaker 1: So looking at the run game, I know we heard 266 00:12:33,400 --> 00:12:36,000 Speaker 1: from Javonte Williams and some am J p Ryan falling 267 00:12:36,040 --> 00:12:37,840 Speaker 1: practice in locker room. I know you talked to Javonte 268 00:12:37,960 --> 00:12:41,920 Speaker 1: specifically how do they get more of those explosive runs 269 00:12:41,960 --> 00:12:43,880 Speaker 1: as well? Because I know this week is going to 270 00:12:43,920 --> 00:12:46,480 Speaker 1: be really tough with the Commander's defensive line. They're a really, 271 00:12:46,600 --> 00:12:47,440 Speaker 1: really solid group. 272 00:12:47,600 --> 00:12:49,240 Speaker 4: It did seem like a couple of times when they 273 00:12:49,240 --> 00:12:52,400 Speaker 4: got outside those guys Javanta and some aj Yeah, they 274 00:12:52,400 --> 00:12:55,040 Speaker 4: were able to have some success. And whether that comes 275 00:12:55,120 --> 00:12:57,960 Speaker 4: from a handoff or just a screenplay or you just 276 00:12:57,960 --> 00:13:00,480 Speaker 4: get those guys in an open space right then they 277 00:13:00,520 --> 00:13:02,880 Speaker 4: can really go to work. And it was just great 278 00:13:02,880 --> 00:13:06,360 Speaker 4: seeing Javonte out there. Really was you know, Russell Wilson 279 00:13:06,400 --> 00:13:08,320 Speaker 4: talked about the play where he you know, put his 280 00:13:08,320 --> 00:13:11,640 Speaker 4: hand on the ground, bounced up and kept going stiff arm. 281 00:13:11,840 --> 00:13:15,520 Speaker 4: You know, he looked like the Javante from two years ago. 282 00:13:15,720 --> 00:13:19,199 Speaker 4: So I think that those two guys can be really 283 00:13:19,200 --> 00:13:22,440 Speaker 4: big weapons in both the running game and passing game. 284 00:13:22,880 --> 00:13:25,040 Speaker 4: You know, I expect the Broncs to get those guys 285 00:13:25,080 --> 00:13:28,960 Speaker 4: involved in some screenplays and some design stuff on the outside, 286 00:13:28,960 --> 00:13:31,560 Speaker 4: because you get them out there, that's when you could 287 00:13:31,559 --> 00:13:34,559 Speaker 4: really get twenty twenty five yards. So Ad had the 288 00:13:34,679 --> 00:13:37,319 Speaker 4: run or the catch and then went up the sideline there. 289 00:13:38,040 --> 00:13:41,840 Speaker 4: You know, those are big plays, and especially because if 290 00:13:41,880 --> 00:13:44,719 Speaker 4: it's a mismatch where maybe you have a slower linebacker 291 00:13:45,080 --> 00:13:48,160 Speaker 4: who's trying to chase Javonte right to get over there 292 00:13:48,280 --> 00:13:52,040 Speaker 4: with him to win win. If it's a smaller safety 293 00:13:52,200 --> 00:13:54,920 Speaker 4: or something, you know, Jaonthy's got a good chance to 294 00:13:55,120 --> 00:13:58,600 Speaker 4: break a tackle, stiff armer guy. So those guys can 295 00:13:58,640 --> 00:14:01,600 Speaker 4: be big time mismatches out there, same way like that, 296 00:14:01,720 --> 00:14:05,199 Speaker 4: like a tight end is. And I think Champagne likes 297 00:14:05,240 --> 00:14:07,839 Speaker 4: to use them, and I expect him to use some 298 00:14:07,960 --> 00:14:09,240 Speaker 4: Aujia and Javonte that way. 299 00:14:09,360 --> 00:14:11,800 Speaker 1: Yeah, definitely, I think it'll be exciting to see kind 300 00:14:11,800 --> 00:14:14,040 Speaker 1: of how their roles evolve as they get used to 301 00:14:14,120 --> 00:14:15,880 Speaker 1: Champagne's offense over the next coming weeks. 302 00:14:16,000 --> 00:14:16,880 Speaker 4: Yeah, definitely. 303 00:14:17,120 --> 00:14:19,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, And so I know you talked to Javonte and 304 00:14:19,120 --> 00:14:21,600 Speaker 1: he was you know, asked him kind of about what 305 00:14:21,640 --> 00:14:23,200 Speaker 1: it was like getting tackled again. I know he did 306 00:14:23,200 --> 00:14:25,360 Speaker 1: in the preseason, but now that it's the regular season too, 307 00:14:25,360 --> 00:14:26,360 Speaker 1: he said, didn't hurt it all. 308 00:14:26,600 --> 00:14:29,520 Speaker 4: Yeah, oh good. I think the biggest thing is, Okay, 309 00:14:29,560 --> 00:14:31,840 Speaker 4: you go out there in preseason do it. You're just 310 00:14:31,840 --> 00:14:34,600 Speaker 4: getting through that game and you're like, Okay, how do 311 00:14:34,680 --> 00:14:37,600 Speaker 4: I feel here? Yeah, the regular season is like a 312 00:14:37,600 --> 00:14:40,880 Speaker 4: whole different thing because you're playing the entire game and 313 00:14:40,920 --> 00:14:43,720 Speaker 4: then boom, you're getting ready for the next team right away. 314 00:14:44,040 --> 00:14:45,280 Speaker 4: You know, the weeks you. 315 00:14:45,200 --> 00:14:47,200 Speaker 1: Don't have time to really think about it. 316 00:14:48,160 --> 00:14:49,840 Speaker 4: A little bit here where it's like, okay, you just 317 00:14:49,840 --> 00:14:52,800 Speaker 4: play the Raiders. Now you lose that game by one point. 318 00:14:53,200 --> 00:14:55,280 Speaker 4: Now there's a lot of pressure on the Broncos to 319 00:14:55,320 --> 00:14:58,640 Speaker 4: win game two. You don't want to starting tootally not 320 00:14:58,720 --> 00:15:00,760 Speaker 4: at home. Yeah, two games at home. All of a 321 00:15:00,760 --> 00:15:03,120 Speaker 4: sudden you're into the next week and the thing starts 322 00:15:03,240 --> 00:15:06,040 Speaker 4: rolling here a little and so for a guy like 323 00:15:06,120 --> 00:15:09,320 Speaker 4: Davante coming off of that game, you're like, Okay, how 324 00:15:09,320 --> 00:15:11,920 Speaker 4: did my knee feel? Am I ready to go again 325 00:15:12,120 --> 00:15:12,600 Speaker 4: right away? 326 00:15:12,880 --> 00:15:13,080 Speaker 1: Yeah? 327 00:15:13,360 --> 00:15:16,880 Speaker 4: He said that he's learned from guys who previously got hurt. 328 00:15:17,200 --> 00:15:19,920 Speaker 4: They told him, Hey, even if it doesn't feel bad, 329 00:15:20,280 --> 00:15:24,120 Speaker 4: continue to rehab that knee. Don't wait for it to 330 00:15:24,200 --> 00:15:27,880 Speaker 4: feel sore. Stay on top of it. So Javante's in 331 00:15:27,920 --> 00:15:30,920 Speaker 4: here doing that work in addition to getting ready to 332 00:15:30,960 --> 00:15:34,760 Speaker 4: face Washington. He's continuing his knee rehab all throughout the week. 333 00:15:34,840 --> 00:15:36,960 Speaker 4: And you know that's the kind of commitment it takes 334 00:15:36,960 --> 00:15:38,600 Speaker 4: to come back from an injury like that. 335 00:15:38,680 --> 00:15:40,120 Speaker 1: Definitely, that's great to hear for sure. 336 00:15:40,200 --> 00:15:42,680 Speaker 4: Yeah. Yeah, so I expect him to be a huge 337 00:15:42,680 --> 00:15:45,440 Speaker 4: part of this offense. I agree. You can kind of 338 00:15:45,440 --> 00:15:47,680 Speaker 4: see you missed him last year. Yeah, you could kind 339 00:15:47,680 --> 00:15:49,880 Speaker 4: of see Sean Payne or like Russell Wilson. They get 340 00:15:49,920 --> 00:15:51,760 Speaker 4: a little excited when you bring up his name, and 341 00:15:52,440 --> 00:15:54,880 Speaker 4: I think that they're going to continue to figure out ways, 342 00:15:55,320 --> 00:15:58,520 Speaker 4: especially as he gets stronger and stronger, to use him 343 00:15:58,520 --> 00:15:59,040 Speaker 4: more and more. 344 00:16:00,040 --> 00:16:02,520 Speaker 1: Yep, we'll be exciting. We'll see what happens this Sunday. 345 00:16:03,240 --> 00:16:05,160 Speaker 4: Come on the show. Thanks it. This is a big one. 346 00:16:05,200 --> 00:16:07,840 Speaker 4: You know. You you look at the statistics, and teams 347 00:16:07,840 --> 00:16:10,880 Speaker 4: that start owing to you puts a lot of fresh Yeah, 348 00:16:10,880 --> 00:16:13,720 Speaker 4: so you gotta it's like less than fifty percent of 349 00:16:13,760 --> 00:16:18,680 Speaker 4: those teams make the playoffs. Uh uh sorry, one on one, 350 00:16:18,880 --> 00:16:21,680 Speaker 4: it's still less than fifty forty two percent or something. 351 00:16:22,160 --> 00:16:23,960 Speaker 4: But then if you're olling to, that drops all the 352 00:16:23,960 --> 00:16:26,760 Speaker 4: way down to like eleven percent, So you're facing an 353 00:16:26,840 --> 00:16:29,880 Speaker 4: uphill battle. Yeah. One of Champagne's teams did that though, 354 00:16:29,920 --> 00:16:32,840 Speaker 4: in New Orleans. They started owing to in twenty seventeen. 355 00:16:33,280 --> 00:16:38,400 Speaker 4: Then they ran off eight straight wins. Wow, so impossible 356 00:16:38,680 --> 00:16:40,680 Speaker 4: you make the playoffs. I think that team went to 357 00:16:40,720 --> 00:16:43,960 Speaker 4: the divisional round uh and lost in Minnesota that year. 358 00:16:44,000 --> 00:16:48,840 Speaker 4: But but that's key. You want to win this game, 359 00:16:48,880 --> 00:16:50,640 Speaker 4: I think if you're a bron because it just bounce 360 00:16:50,720 --> 00:16:53,240 Speaker 4: back and show hey that was just a one point lost. 361 00:16:53,880 --> 00:16:56,200 Speaker 4: Let's the weird game. First game is a weird game. 362 00:16:56,320 --> 00:16:59,960 Speaker 4: Six possessions. Yeah, uh, you know you're facing Jimmy g there. 363 00:17:00,320 --> 00:17:02,040 Speaker 4: Now they've got to say on hoow coming in. It's 364 00:17:02,040 --> 00:17:04,720 Speaker 4: a little bit of a different deal, and you want 365 00:17:04,720 --> 00:17:05,560 Speaker 4: to get this one at. 366 00:17:05,400 --> 00:17:08,240 Speaker 1: Home definitely, Well, look to do it on Sunday. 367 00:17:08,280 --> 00:17:10,520 Speaker 4: Exciting. Thanks appreciate it. 368 00:17:11,160 --> 00:17:13,879 Speaker 1: And Broncos fans don't forget. 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