1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:02,640 Speaker 1: What's the broncos country? Welcome back inside the UC Helled 2 00:00:02,680 --> 00:00:06,360 Speaker 1: Training Center for today's edition of Broncos now. Team reporter 3 00:00:06,440 --> 00:00:08,920 Speaker 1: and host Sidney Jones here, and coming up on today's 4 00:00:08,920 --> 00:00:12,440 Speaker 1: episode we'll hear from head coach Nathaniel Hackett, quarterback Russell 5 00:00:12,480 --> 00:00:16,240 Speaker 1: Wilson and outside linebacker Bradley Chub as they spoke to 6 00:00:16,280 --> 00:00:19,080 Speaker 1: the media today. Film Lannie also joins the show and 7 00:00:19,120 --> 00:00:22,120 Speaker 1: we'll have the latest injury report. All that and more 8 00:00:22,280 --> 00:00:31,360 Speaker 1: coming up. The team was back at practice today as 9 00:00:31,400 --> 00:00:33,600 Speaker 1: they look to turn the page and look ahead to 10 00:00:33,760 --> 00:00:36,839 Speaker 1: the forty niners. They welcome San Francisco to town in 11 00:00:36,960 --> 00:00:40,879 Speaker 1: just four days for Sunday night football. Both head coach 12 00:00:41,080 --> 00:00:44,280 Speaker 1: Nathaniel Hackett and quarterback Russell Wilson detailed what they like 13 00:00:44,360 --> 00:00:47,120 Speaker 1: about this forty niners team and just how good they 14 00:00:47,159 --> 00:00:50,000 Speaker 1: think they are. They're very, very good football team. They're 15 00:00:50,040 --> 00:00:53,520 Speaker 1: unbelievably physical, they have some unbelieable playmakers on both sides 16 00:00:53,520 --> 00:00:56,240 Speaker 1: of the ball and uh, I mean they're they're simple 17 00:00:56,280 --> 00:00:59,160 Speaker 1: on defense, but they are almost perfect in their execution. 18 00:00:59,160 --> 00:01:01,319 Speaker 1: They've been in the system for five, I think it's 19 00:01:01,360 --> 00:01:04,000 Speaker 1: five or six years now, with with Kyle on defense 20 00:01:04,040 --> 00:01:06,959 Speaker 1: and when you get that consistency it allows players not 21 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:08,280 Speaker 1: to have to think and they can go play at 22 00:01:08,280 --> 00:01:10,319 Speaker 1: a high level. And when they're good players too, then 23 00:01:10,319 --> 00:01:12,360 Speaker 1: you see an even better production. It's the same thing 24 00:01:12,360 --> 00:01:13,680 Speaker 1: with the offense. You know, they've been in the same 25 00:01:13,680 --> 00:01:16,360 Speaker 1: offense for quite a while and uh, they all know 26 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:18,320 Speaker 1: exactly what to do, what they're trying to accomplish, and 27 00:01:18,360 --> 00:01:20,840 Speaker 1: that's what you're gaining and trying to get as a 28 00:01:20,880 --> 00:01:23,319 Speaker 1: coach always. Um. So I think that you just see 29 00:01:23,400 --> 00:01:25,880 Speaker 1: all all around good football team. And now Jimmy's there. 30 00:01:26,200 --> 00:01:28,040 Speaker 1: I mean he's played a lot of big games, been 31 00:01:28,160 --> 00:01:31,320 Speaker 1: very successful. Um Heck, all the way back to sea 32 00:01:31,560 --> 00:01:33,080 Speaker 1: and when I was at Jackson, but I remember going 33 00:01:33,640 --> 00:01:35,320 Speaker 1: when he was there and I think that was his 34 00:01:35,319 --> 00:01:36,959 Speaker 1: first year when he came in and won those games 35 00:01:36,959 --> 00:01:38,560 Speaker 1: at the end. So I mean he's a really good 36 00:01:38,560 --> 00:01:40,800 Speaker 1: football player, gets the ball out quick and they're good 37 00:01:40,800 --> 00:01:44,000 Speaker 1: football team. They played great football. You know their championship pedigree. 38 00:01:44,160 --> 00:01:46,720 Speaker 1: I think. Uh, obviously coach Kyle Shand coaches him up 39 00:01:46,720 --> 00:01:48,880 Speaker 1: really well. I've gotten to know him over the years too. 40 00:01:49,000 --> 00:01:51,920 Speaker 1: You know he's UH, he's brilliant mind. I think also 41 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:54,120 Speaker 1: to uh we talk about their leadership. You know, you've 42 00:01:54,120 --> 00:01:55,880 Speaker 1: got a guy like Warner in the middle of the 43 00:01:55,880 --> 00:01:58,720 Speaker 1: defense that's just flying around thinking so many plays and 44 00:01:58,840 --> 00:01:59,960 Speaker 1: I think he's one of the best in the busy 45 00:02:00,040 --> 00:02:02,040 Speaker 1: and this I was fortunate to be around, UH, the 46 00:02:02,040 --> 00:02:04,680 Speaker 1: guy who I think is, you know, uh, you know, 47 00:02:04,720 --> 00:02:06,760 Speaker 1: the best to ever do it, maybe in Bobby Wagner. 48 00:02:06,760 --> 00:02:08,760 Speaker 1: And then you got got like Warner who's he's on 49 00:02:08,919 --> 00:02:11,200 Speaker 1: on the verge of, you know, doing some amazing things 50 00:02:11,200 --> 00:02:14,120 Speaker 1: as well, just like that. And so, you know, I've 51 00:02:14,120 --> 00:02:16,480 Speaker 1: been around some great ones and he understands everything, he 52 00:02:16,520 --> 00:02:18,720 Speaker 1: processes the defense, he gets guys in the right spot. 53 00:02:19,000 --> 00:02:21,359 Speaker 1: Obviously got boast of coming off the edge. Um, he's 54 00:02:21,360 --> 00:02:23,440 Speaker 1: a monster call off the edge, you know. And Uh, 55 00:02:23,680 --> 00:02:25,280 Speaker 1: you know. And so just you know, you get to 56 00:02:25,280 --> 00:02:27,440 Speaker 1: play against these guys and you just cherish these moments. 57 00:02:27,480 --> 00:02:29,400 Speaker 1: You know, you cherished the moments of playing against some 58 00:02:29,400 --> 00:02:31,600 Speaker 1: of the all time greats and they definitely have those 59 00:02:31,600 --> 00:02:34,360 Speaker 1: guys and of course, Bradley Chubb touched on their offense 60 00:02:34,360 --> 00:02:37,799 Speaker 1: and discussed the threat that they'll pose on Sunday. Look 61 00:02:37,800 --> 00:02:39,320 Speaker 1: at it as a challenge when it comes down to 62 00:02:39,320 --> 00:02:41,960 Speaker 1: those one on one matchups. Understand that this is where 63 00:02:42,280 --> 00:02:43,960 Speaker 1: big boy football comes to play, you know what I mean. 64 00:02:44,040 --> 00:02:46,440 Speaker 1: They like to run the ball. Um, as a front seven, 65 00:02:46,440 --> 00:02:48,480 Speaker 1: we gotta make sure we're stouting to run and so 66 00:02:48,520 --> 00:02:50,480 Speaker 1: we could get to those past opportunities and stuff like that. 67 00:02:50,520 --> 00:02:52,480 Speaker 1: But for the most part, man, we just gotta do 68 00:02:52,520 --> 00:02:54,600 Speaker 1: our thing. We know what they present, what they bring, 69 00:02:54,639 --> 00:02:56,679 Speaker 1: and we just gotta be able to mash the intensity 70 00:02:56,760 --> 00:02:58,880 Speaker 1: with trey land. They're still new to it, trying to 71 00:02:58,880 --> 00:03:00,560 Speaker 1: figure out what they want to do. Jimmy D has 72 00:03:00,560 --> 00:03:02,119 Speaker 1: been the guy for a couple of years now, so 73 00:03:02,800 --> 00:03:05,120 Speaker 1: I saw them kind of get into their into that 74 00:03:05,240 --> 00:03:07,600 Speaker 1: groove of things, and Um kind of on track with 75 00:03:07,639 --> 00:03:10,200 Speaker 1: how they throw the ball. He's into that quick three 76 00:03:10,240 --> 00:03:12,120 Speaker 1: step and get the ball out and hit the hit 77 00:03:12,120 --> 00:03:13,880 Speaker 1: the receivers where he wants to hit him. So we're 78 00:03:13,880 --> 00:03:15,120 Speaker 1: just gonna have to do a good job, but on 79 00:03:15,160 --> 00:03:16,680 Speaker 1: the front seven getting their hands up when he does. 80 00:03:16,680 --> 00:03:18,720 Speaker 1: Did those quick passes and when I tell him and 81 00:03:18,720 --> 00:03:22,280 Speaker 1: the opportunities present present themselves, I'm sorry, we just gotta 82 00:03:22,320 --> 00:03:23,920 Speaker 1: make sure we get after them. We heard from coach 83 00:03:23,919 --> 00:03:27,280 Speaker 1: Hackett on a Monday about game management and operations and 84 00:03:27,320 --> 00:03:30,040 Speaker 1: he spoke on it again today and discussed how they're 85 00:03:30,040 --> 00:03:32,520 Speaker 1: fixing some of those misques. You know, I think that's 86 00:03:32,560 --> 00:03:34,560 Speaker 1: something that we've really jumped into and wanted to make 87 00:03:34,600 --> 00:03:36,000 Speaker 1: sure that we can get better at that, and it 88 00:03:36,040 --> 00:03:38,840 Speaker 1: starts with me, and you know, I'm doing every single 89 00:03:38,880 --> 00:03:40,760 Speaker 1: thing I can to try to put myself in position 90 00:03:41,200 --> 00:03:43,760 Speaker 1: to be able to make quicker, faster, more efficient decisions. 91 00:03:44,360 --> 00:03:47,520 Speaker 1: George mood all those guys have been absolutely spectacular in 92 00:03:47,560 --> 00:03:49,640 Speaker 1: helping me through that process, because that is something that 93 00:03:49,800 --> 00:03:52,000 Speaker 1: is new for me and uh, I think we're gonna 94 00:03:52,000 --> 00:03:54,360 Speaker 1: have some good answers as we move forward. Russell Wilson 95 00:03:54,400 --> 00:03:56,800 Speaker 1: also spoke on it and said it's a new week, 96 00:03:57,000 --> 00:03:59,760 Speaker 1: it's still the beginning of the season and they're continuing 97 00:03:59,800 --> 00:04:02,720 Speaker 1: to get better in every area. I'm into. The biggest 98 00:04:02,720 --> 00:04:04,920 Speaker 1: thing that we want to eliminate penalties. I mean that's that. 99 00:04:04,920 --> 00:04:07,640 Speaker 1: That's us on players more anything else, is making sure 100 00:04:07,680 --> 00:04:10,200 Speaker 1: that we take that out of the game, because that 101 00:04:10,240 --> 00:04:12,680 Speaker 1: just puts you, you know, second and twenty five. You 102 00:04:12,680 --> 00:04:15,720 Speaker 1: know second one second, you know those, those aren't those 103 00:04:15,720 --> 00:04:18,840 Speaker 1: aren't good against good football teams, Um and uh, and 104 00:04:18,880 --> 00:04:20,400 Speaker 1: so you can play in the national football you want 105 00:04:20,400 --> 00:04:22,800 Speaker 1: to keep it down and distances short and manageable, and 106 00:04:23,279 --> 00:04:24,880 Speaker 1: especially against the team we're about to go against, the 107 00:04:24,960 --> 00:04:27,160 Speaker 1: forty niners, and how they play and how great they 108 00:04:27,160 --> 00:04:29,240 Speaker 1: are the past rush and how how well and how 109 00:04:29,400 --> 00:04:31,560 Speaker 1: sound they are on defense, they do a really good 110 00:04:31,600 --> 00:04:34,280 Speaker 1: job overall. Russell Wilson says he's just going to focus 111 00:04:34,320 --> 00:04:36,560 Speaker 1: on playing the game the way he knows how to 112 00:04:36,640 --> 00:04:38,800 Speaker 1: play it. I think for me, you know, just continue 113 00:04:38,800 --> 00:04:40,120 Speaker 1: to play the game how I know how to play it. 114 00:04:40,160 --> 00:04:41,840 Speaker 1: You know, just continue to keep my mind relaxed, like 115 00:04:41,880 --> 00:04:43,919 Speaker 1: I always am. I feel like I've been doing a 116 00:04:43,920 --> 00:04:46,120 Speaker 1: great job of that, especially, you know, for me I've 117 00:04:46,120 --> 00:04:48,479 Speaker 1: started somewhere brand new. You know, there's always gonna be 118 00:04:48,520 --> 00:04:51,000 Speaker 1: challenges and changes and things that. Okay, well, if we 119 00:04:51,040 --> 00:04:52,520 Speaker 1: did this different, you know what, if I said that 120 00:04:52,520 --> 00:04:54,640 Speaker 1: a little bit different, I'm learning guys how they received it, 121 00:04:54,760 --> 00:04:56,960 Speaker 1: you know, all that information, and so it's been a 122 00:04:56,960 --> 00:04:59,400 Speaker 1: lot of fun, man, for me to get my first 123 00:04:59,400 --> 00:05:01,520 Speaker 1: win here and last week in front of our home 124 00:05:01,560 --> 00:05:04,040 Speaker 1: crowd was amazing. Like I said to you, guys, man, 125 00:05:04,080 --> 00:05:06,720 Speaker 1: I um what a joyful moment it was for me 126 00:05:06,760 --> 00:05:08,720 Speaker 1: to you know, I love winning and that's really all, 127 00:05:08,720 --> 00:05:10,719 Speaker 1: I care about man just I care about winning. I 128 00:05:10,720 --> 00:05:12,760 Speaker 1: care about the process and I was getting better and 129 00:05:12,760 --> 00:05:14,960 Speaker 1: and that's what we're gonna do today. Now, as we 130 00:05:15,000 --> 00:05:17,200 Speaker 1: wrap up the top news of the day, let's take 131 00:05:17,240 --> 00:05:20,640 Speaker 1: a look at today's injury report. Head coach Nathaniel Hackett 132 00:05:20,839 --> 00:05:24,400 Speaker 1: updated us on a few guys. Guard, Quinn miners, outside 133 00:05:24,440 --> 00:05:29,040 Speaker 1: linebacker Randy Gregory, defensive Lineman Dj Jones, cornerback Pat Surtan, 134 00:05:29,320 --> 00:05:33,360 Speaker 1: wide receiver Jerry Judy and cornerback Darius of Phillips all 135 00:05:33,400 --> 00:05:37,599 Speaker 1: did not participate at practice today. Wide Receiver KJ Hammler, 136 00:05:37,680 --> 00:05:41,920 Speaker 1: inside Linebacker Josie jewel in safety caden stearns were all limited, 137 00:05:42,120 --> 00:05:45,920 Speaker 1: while cornerback Kawan Williams and offensive Lineman Billy Turner were 138 00:05:45,960 --> 00:05:50,400 Speaker 1: a full participants. Certain and Judy are still day to day, 139 00:05:50,440 --> 00:05:54,760 Speaker 1: but coach Eck it says there's positive news surrounding them. 140 00:05:54,800 --> 00:05:57,320 Speaker 1: Now let's dive a little bit deeper into today's news. 141 00:05:57,320 --> 00:05:59,680 Speaker 1: So joining me here in the Broncos podcast studio is 142 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:02,120 Speaker 1: old team reporter at Phil, Melanie Phil. Nice to have 143 00:06:02,160 --> 00:06:04,440 Speaker 1: you on Bronco's now again, the nate. Thank you very much. 144 00:06:04,440 --> 00:06:06,800 Speaker 1: I enjoy these little Wednesday chats I do too. I 145 00:06:06,839 --> 00:06:10,040 Speaker 1: appreciate you coming on every week. Of course. Absolutely well, Phil, 146 00:06:10,080 --> 00:06:12,840 Speaker 1: let's get to the nitty gritty of what happened here 147 00:06:12,880 --> 00:06:14,920 Speaker 1: at the UC Hell Training Center today. We heard from 148 00:06:15,360 --> 00:06:19,039 Speaker 1: head coach Nathaniel Hackett, Russell Wilson, Bradley Chub earlier in 149 00:06:19,040 --> 00:06:22,040 Speaker 1: the show, Phil, we saw, you know, the offense struggle 150 00:06:22,040 --> 00:06:24,880 Speaker 1: again in the red zone on Sunday versus Texans. But 151 00:06:25,440 --> 00:06:27,880 Speaker 1: Russell today he came out and said that there were 152 00:06:27,880 --> 00:06:30,880 Speaker 1: some positives to take away from, you know, all of 153 00:06:30,920 --> 00:06:34,120 Speaker 1: those trips down there, that you know things are easily fixable. 154 00:06:34,160 --> 00:06:36,360 Speaker 1: What did you think about everything that he said today? Yeah, 155 00:06:36,360 --> 00:06:39,760 Speaker 1: I mean, look, Russell Wilson's like always the optimistic guy, 156 00:06:39,800 --> 00:06:43,120 Speaker 1: which is important for your leader to have that confidence, 157 00:06:43,160 --> 00:06:45,920 Speaker 1: and he always talks about that. Look like I'm never 158 00:06:45,920 --> 00:06:49,080 Speaker 1: gonna Blink, I'm always positive, I'm always confident, and he 159 00:06:49,160 --> 00:06:50,839 Speaker 1: brought up a lot of good points. I thought, the 160 00:06:50,880 --> 00:06:54,000 Speaker 1: Broncos Owen six in the red zone, and then he 161 00:06:54,200 --> 00:06:57,599 Speaker 1: brought up a lot of different situations where you're talking 162 00:06:57,640 --> 00:07:02,120 Speaker 1: about just really just inches here, where the whole narrative 163 00:07:02,160 --> 00:07:04,840 Speaker 1: could be different, you know, like uh courtland's Sunnon. If 164 00:07:04,839 --> 00:07:07,040 Speaker 1: he would have just got that other foot and bounds there. 165 00:07:07,440 --> 00:07:10,400 Speaker 1: That's a touchdown. If there wasn't a penalty on the 166 00:07:10,520 --> 00:07:13,640 Speaker 1: Andrew Beck flip in Seattle, that would have been a touchdown. 167 00:07:14,000 --> 00:07:16,600 Speaker 1: The two fumbles in Seattle that would have been those 168 00:07:16,600 --> 00:07:19,400 Speaker 1: would have been touchdowns, the Eric Tomlinson where it was 169 00:07:19,520 --> 00:07:21,960 Speaker 1: right near the sideline. So he just brought up each 170 00:07:22,000 --> 00:07:24,640 Speaker 1: one of those scenarios and he's like look, it's easy 171 00:07:24,720 --> 00:07:26,880 Speaker 1: to just look at Oh and six in the red 172 00:07:26,960 --> 00:07:29,560 Speaker 1: zone and be like what's going on, but then if 173 00:07:29,560 --> 00:07:32,600 Speaker 1: you look at these very specific little things, it's not 174 00:07:32,760 --> 00:07:36,360 Speaker 1: really an overarching problem that's like a big issue that 175 00:07:36,400 --> 00:07:38,520 Speaker 1: they need to get corrected. They just need to get 176 00:07:38,520 --> 00:07:41,920 Speaker 1: in the end zone. Yeah, for sure. Well, you know 177 00:07:41,960 --> 00:07:44,640 Speaker 1: we heard from head coach Nathaniel Hackett on Monday. You 178 00:07:44,680 --> 00:07:47,720 Speaker 1: really addressed some of those game, game management missqes that 179 00:07:47,760 --> 00:07:49,840 Speaker 1: we've seen throughout the past two weeks. You know, he 180 00:07:49,840 --> 00:07:51,920 Speaker 1: said he's already working on some of those. And then, 181 00:07:52,120 --> 00:07:54,200 Speaker 1: you know, Russell Wilson was also asked about it. He 182 00:07:54,240 --> 00:07:57,320 Speaker 1: spoke on it and said he took responsibility. He said 183 00:07:57,320 --> 00:07:59,880 Speaker 1: it's on the players, especially when it comes to the penalties, 184 00:07:59,880 --> 00:08:02,320 Speaker 1: to eliminate some of those. Yeah, I mean the broncos 185 00:08:02,320 --> 00:08:05,200 Speaker 1: are the most penalized team in the NFL right now. So, uh, 186 00:08:05,320 --> 00:08:07,960 Speaker 1: that is something that is really hurting them and they 187 00:08:08,000 --> 00:08:10,240 Speaker 1: just can't shoot themselves in the foot against the team 188 00:08:10,280 --> 00:08:12,640 Speaker 1: like the forty niners come into town. I mean, Russell 189 00:08:12,680 --> 00:08:14,640 Speaker 1: Wilson said like you can't get in these second and 190 00:08:14,720 --> 00:08:18,400 Speaker 1: really long situations where there's a holding penalty and boom 191 00:08:18,720 --> 00:08:21,280 Speaker 1: you're really behind the sticks. In the NFL you gotta 192 00:08:21,360 --> 00:08:25,040 Speaker 1: keep it manageable, you know. And just some of these 193 00:08:25,080 --> 00:08:29,000 Speaker 1: penalties it seems like a little bit of disorganization, maybe 194 00:08:29,040 --> 00:08:31,280 Speaker 1: just like a lay a game. You know, it's just 195 00:08:31,360 --> 00:08:34,319 Speaker 1: a little procedural things that if the Broncos just can 196 00:08:34,360 --> 00:08:37,080 Speaker 1: clean those things up, maybe they'll get back on the 197 00:08:37,160 --> 00:08:40,360 Speaker 1: on the right page. But it is an issue. said, 198 00:08:40,360 --> 00:08:42,320 Speaker 1: I mean those penalties. That's the biggest thing to me 199 00:08:42,480 --> 00:08:45,000 Speaker 1: right now where it's like look, the Broncos, they can 200 00:08:45,000 --> 00:08:48,080 Speaker 1: move the ball well, they're getting these huge chunk plays, 201 00:08:48,120 --> 00:08:51,880 Speaker 1: but ultimately when they really need to be clean, can 202 00:08:51,960 --> 00:08:54,960 Speaker 1: they do that? We need to we need to see that. Yeah, 203 00:08:55,040 --> 00:08:58,320 Speaker 1: hopefully we'll see that this weekend. On Sunday Phil we 204 00:08:58,520 --> 00:09:01,200 Speaker 1: had another injury report him out today. A lot of 205 00:09:01,200 --> 00:09:03,880 Speaker 1: guys unfortunately on the injury report. Do you guys? I 206 00:09:03,880 --> 00:09:06,360 Speaker 1: want to talk about specifically posster Tan and Jerry Judy, 207 00:09:06,360 --> 00:09:11,199 Speaker 1: who both left Sunday's game with different injuries. Coach that 208 00:09:11,320 --> 00:09:14,040 Speaker 1: those guys are day to day, but if they're unable 209 00:09:14,080 --> 00:09:16,360 Speaker 1: to play on Sunday, what will that mean for, you know, 210 00:09:16,400 --> 00:09:19,120 Speaker 1: the secondary and then the receiving room. Yeah, I mean 211 00:09:19,280 --> 00:09:21,520 Speaker 1: for the secondary. We can start there. Damori Mathis. He 212 00:09:21,600 --> 00:09:24,000 Speaker 1: stepped up when Passer Tan went out in this uh 213 00:09:24,280 --> 00:09:26,560 Speaker 1: last game against the Texans. I thought he did a 214 00:09:26,559 --> 00:09:28,880 Speaker 1: pretty good job. Normally, in that type of a situation, 215 00:09:29,320 --> 00:09:32,120 Speaker 1: the opposing team will identify, Hey, there's a rookie out here, 216 00:09:32,600 --> 00:09:35,840 Speaker 1: he's just started, he's still playing. Now we gotta attack him. 217 00:09:36,120 --> 00:09:39,079 Speaker 1: Didn't really see that happen. Now that could be a 218 00:09:39,120 --> 00:09:42,280 Speaker 1: different story against uh, you know, the forty nine ers 219 00:09:42,640 --> 00:09:45,120 Speaker 1: you're talking about, like an I you you know somebody 220 00:09:45,160 --> 00:09:47,439 Speaker 1: like that, where this is gonna be a big problem. 221 00:09:47,520 --> 00:09:50,439 Speaker 1: You know uh so. But I think that the Maori, 222 00:09:50,880 --> 00:09:55,000 Speaker 1: he's showing improvements since the preseason too now. Always had 223 00:09:55,040 --> 00:09:58,440 Speaker 1: that athletic ability. Now it seems like he's starting to 224 00:09:58,600 --> 00:10:01,040 Speaker 1: just it's starting to click a little bit for him. 225 00:10:01,360 --> 00:10:03,520 Speaker 1: Small sample size, but I thought that he did a 226 00:10:03,559 --> 00:10:05,920 Speaker 1: nice job against the Texans. On the other side of 227 00:10:05,920 --> 00:10:09,320 Speaker 1: the ball. UH, for the wide receiving corps, hopefully KJ 228 00:10:09,440 --> 00:10:12,000 Speaker 1: Hamdler can play. He didn't play the last game. I 229 00:10:12,080 --> 00:10:15,200 Speaker 1: think that he was back at practice on Wednesday. Uh, 230 00:10:15,240 --> 00:10:18,000 Speaker 1: if he can make it to to line up, that 231 00:10:18,040 --> 00:10:22,040 Speaker 1: would be another option because against the Texans you saw 232 00:10:22,120 --> 00:10:25,120 Speaker 1: russ really start to target courtland Sutton and that was 233 00:10:25,120 --> 00:10:27,719 Speaker 1: pretty much I don't think another player had more than 234 00:10:27,760 --> 00:10:31,280 Speaker 1: two receptions. So Um, they're gonna need to find some 235 00:10:31,280 --> 00:10:34,920 Speaker 1: productions somewhere there, because I'm sure that Seattle they come 236 00:10:35,000 --> 00:10:37,240 Speaker 1: in with the top ranked defense. You know, there's so 237 00:10:37,320 --> 00:10:40,199 Speaker 1: much talk, I'm sorry, the forty niners, not Seattle, the 238 00:10:40,480 --> 00:10:42,959 Speaker 1: forty niner. is so much talk about their offense and 239 00:10:43,040 --> 00:10:46,360 Speaker 1: Kyle Shanahan and, you know, Deebo, Samuel and all these 240 00:10:47,040 --> 00:10:50,000 Speaker 1: use check, but it's their defense that's number one in 241 00:10:50,040 --> 00:10:53,280 Speaker 1: the NFL. UH, Nick Bosa coming off the hedge there. 242 00:10:53,480 --> 00:10:57,360 Speaker 1: He has three sacks already this season. So, uh, this 243 00:10:57,400 --> 00:11:00,480 Speaker 1: Bronco's offense. They're gonna have to find productions somewhere other 244 00:11:00,520 --> 00:11:03,680 Speaker 1: than courtland sutton. So maybe that's getting John Tay Williams 245 00:11:03,679 --> 00:11:06,320 Speaker 1: and Melvin Gordon more involved in the passing game. Maybe 246 00:11:06,320 --> 00:11:08,280 Speaker 1: it's a guy like Kendall hint and stepping up. But 247 00:11:08,840 --> 00:11:11,439 Speaker 1: the good thing is pastor Tan Jerry Judy. But those 248 00:11:11,480 --> 00:11:14,240 Speaker 1: guys day to day. They did not practice on Wednesday, 249 00:11:14,280 --> 00:11:17,640 Speaker 1: but day to day to me seems like okay. There's 250 00:11:17,640 --> 00:11:21,800 Speaker 1: a good chance he could play, especially with Judy. Hackett 251 00:11:21,880 --> 00:11:24,200 Speaker 1: was asked, look, is this more of like a thing 252 00:11:24,320 --> 00:11:26,120 Speaker 1: that's going to be lingering, or is it more just 253 00:11:26,760 --> 00:11:30,280 Speaker 1: can you handle the pain? Dribb injuries are very, very painful. Yeah, 254 00:11:30,440 --> 00:11:34,200 Speaker 1: and Hackett said kind of hinted that it's more of 255 00:11:34,240 --> 00:11:37,280 Speaker 1: just pain management. So we'll see if Jerry Judy can 256 00:11:37,280 --> 00:11:38,720 Speaker 1: be able to play, because that would be huge for 257 00:11:38,720 --> 00:11:41,480 Speaker 1: the broncos. Well, Phil, let's talk about courtland for a 258 00:11:41,520 --> 00:11:44,200 Speaker 1: little bit. You know, Russell Wilson praised him today in 259 00:11:44,200 --> 00:11:46,920 Speaker 1: this press conference. He said he has incredible catch. Radius 260 00:11:46,960 --> 00:11:49,760 Speaker 1: talked about, you know, his mindset, how he really understands 261 00:11:49,760 --> 00:11:51,880 Speaker 1: this game. We've seen a great couple of games here 262 00:11:52,160 --> 00:11:54,480 Speaker 1: for courtland Suton. What have you really liked about his 263 00:11:54,559 --> 00:11:56,880 Speaker 1: game so far this season? What have you seen from him? Well, 264 00:11:56,920 --> 00:11:59,360 Speaker 1: he's just been like Mr Dependable. He's like the go 265 00:11:59,480 --> 00:12:02,520 Speaker 1: to guy for Russ where, Hey, it's fourth down, you 266 00:12:02,559 --> 00:12:05,080 Speaker 1: saw him go corland Sutton's way. I mean that's just 267 00:12:05,120 --> 00:12:08,320 Speaker 1: sort of the guy that he is, not just developed into, 268 00:12:08,360 --> 00:12:11,079 Speaker 1: because I think he's been then, but like his chemistry 269 00:12:11,200 --> 00:12:14,559 Speaker 1: with Russ. You can see it out there on the field. So, uh, 270 00:12:14,640 --> 00:12:16,520 Speaker 1: it seems like if corland could stay healthy and just 271 00:12:16,640 --> 00:12:19,880 Speaker 1: keep this progress, he's on the path to becoming this 272 00:12:19,960 --> 00:12:21,720 Speaker 1: is gonna be like a huge year for him where 273 00:12:21,880 --> 00:12:23,840 Speaker 1: he'll be a pro bowler, all pro he'll be in 274 00:12:23,840 --> 00:12:27,000 Speaker 1: those kind of conversations. But Yeah, Russ, I thought it 275 00:12:27,040 --> 00:12:30,120 Speaker 1: was interesting he mentioned that in like their April workout 276 00:12:30,120 --> 00:12:33,640 Speaker 1: in San Diego, he was like I'm gonna Test Corland Sutton, 277 00:12:33,679 --> 00:12:36,440 Speaker 1: see where he's at right now. I'M gonna overthrow the 278 00:12:36,480 --> 00:12:38,920 Speaker 1: ball a little bit, and so it was a go route. 279 00:12:39,200 --> 00:12:42,880 Speaker 1: He said that he overthrew Sutton and sutton just dived, 280 00:12:43,200 --> 00:12:45,280 Speaker 1: caught it with his fingertips and then held it up 281 00:12:45,880 --> 00:12:48,200 Speaker 1: and it was it was just an April workout, you know, 282 00:12:48,280 --> 00:12:51,760 Speaker 1: at Rust's house there, and he was like that showed something, 283 00:12:51,840 --> 00:12:54,000 Speaker 1: you know, that like like this guy's willing to just 284 00:12:54,080 --> 00:12:56,520 Speaker 1: lay it all out in the middle of April practice. 285 00:12:57,000 --> 00:13:00,360 Speaker 1: This guy's all about everything I'm about. So H I 286 00:13:00,400 --> 00:13:03,319 Speaker 1: think that they've got that trust going and I think 287 00:13:03,360 --> 00:13:05,880 Speaker 1: that sun is on the on the trajectory for a 288 00:13:05,920 --> 00:13:08,080 Speaker 1: huge year. I think so too, Phil. Last one for 289 00:13:08,120 --> 00:13:12,240 Speaker 1: you here, as the team's back at practice today, on Wednesday. 290 00:13:12,280 --> 00:13:14,199 Speaker 1: What's kind of the mindset throughout the next couple of 291 00:13:14,240 --> 00:13:16,360 Speaker 1: days of practice? As you know, like you mentioned, they 292 00:13:16,400 --> 00:13:19,240 Speaker 1: face are really good forty niners team Sunday night. I 293 00:13:19,240 --> 00:13:21,120 Speaker 1: don't know if it feels like to me like they're 294 00:13:21,200 --> 00:13:23,360 Speaker 1: okay with where they're at right now. One and one 295 00:13:23,800 --> 00:13:25,679 Speaker 1: through the first two weeks. They feel like they've done 296 00:13:25,679 --> 00:13:27,800 Speaker 1: a lot of good things, but there's a lot to 297 00:13:27,840 --> 00:13:30,680 Speaker 1: improve on. I sort of feel like that's where they're at, 298 00:13:30,760 --> 00:13:33,400 Speaker 1: like hey, we've got our issues, we've got to figure 299 00:13:33,440 --> 00:13:35,280 Speaker 1: this out, but we also done a lot of good things. 300 00:13:35,679 --> 00:13:37,680 Speaker 1: That seems like where where they're at right now. But 301 00:13:38,120 --> 00:13:41,000 Speaker 1: I'll tell you why. Seattle, uh, the forty niners beat 302 00:13:41,040 --> 00:13:45,560 Speaker 1: them pretty handedly last week. Um, the Texans. Those are 303 00:13:45,600 --> 00:13:48,760 Speaker 1: two teams that aren't supposed to be good this year. 304 00:13:48,800 --> 00:13:50,640 Speaker 1: I mean a lot of people you know doing the 305 00:13:50,720 --> 00:13:54,320 Speaker 1: season projections. Those two teams aren't supposed to be good. 306 00:13:54,760 --> 00:13:57,600 Speaker 1: The forty niners are supposed to be good. You know, 307 00:13:57,720 --> 00:13:59,520 Speaker 1: they played in the Super Bowl a couple of years ago. 308 00:14:00,040 --> 00:14:02,280 Speaker 1: Last year they were in the NFC championship games. So, 309 00:14:02,400 --> 00:14:04,240 Speaker 1: like this is a good team. This is a well 310 00:14:04,280 --> 00:14:07,679 Speaker 1: coached team. There's a lot of stars on that team 311 00:14:07,760 --> 00:14:11,280 Speaker 1: that have played in these big moments. So Sunday night football, 312 00:14:11,480 --> 00:14:14,840 Speaker 1: the whole country is gonna be watching this game. So 313 00:14:15,240 --> 00:14:16,959 Speaker 1: this is a kind of game where you can't afford 314 00:14:17,080 --> 00:14:20,280 Speaker 1: any of these little hey, where's Montrol Washington? No, he's 315 00:14:20,280 --> 00:14:22,800 Speaker 1: gotta be out on the field. You gotta have to 316 00:14:22,800 --> 00:14:25,400 Speaker 1: have your time out. So there's gonna be crucial moments 317 00:14:25,400 --> 00:14:29,600 Speaker 1: where the broncos have to execute and I think that 318 00:14:29,640 --> 00:14:32,440 Speaker 1: the tone in town has been like kind of negative. 319 00:14:33,520 --> 00:14:35,280 Speaker 1: But I do think that there there have been a 320 00:14:35,280 --> 00:14:37,760 Speaker 1: lot of positives. I mean the Broncos are in the 321 00:14:37,800 --> 00:14:41,920 Speaker 1: top ten in total yards, passing yards, rushing yards. I 322 00:14:41,920 --> 00:14:45,840 Speaker 1: mean the the offense has looked dramatically improved over the 323 00:14:45,920 --> 00:14:49,760 Speaker 1: last several years. The defense has played really well. Uh, 324 00:14:49,800 --> 00:14:52,320 Speaker 1: they did not allow a touchdown against the Texans. So 325 00:14:52,960 --> 00:14:55,200 Speaker 1: I think there's a lot of positives there, but some 326 00:14:55,280 --> 00:14:59,280 Speaker 1: of these little negative things have overshadowed it. So I 327 00:14:59,320 --> 00:15:02,240 Speaker 1: think the broncos feel confident. You feel like with Rust 328 00:15:02,320 --> 00:15:04,840 Speaker 1: you can win any game, but they just gotta be 329 00:15:04,880 --> 00:15:08,000 Speaker 1: a lot more cleaner. Yep, I agree. Well, Phil, a 330 00:15:08,040 --> 00:15:10,200 Speaker 1: lot to watch for this week and it'll be a 331 00:15:10,240 --> 00:15:12,760 Speaker 1: tough matchup, like you said Sunday night, but I appreciate 332 00:15:12,800 --> 00:15:15,480 Speaker 1: your insight and your time here today. Thank you very 333 00:15:15,520 --> 00:15:16,840 Speaker 1: much that. Does this mean I have to go back 334 00:15:16,840 --> 00:15:20,000 Speaker 1: out in the rain? Yes, a, sorry, Phil, thanks for 335 00:15:20,040 --> 00:15:23,120 Speaker 1: having me, of course. Well, that'll do it for today's 336 00:15:23,120 --> 00:15:25,720 Speaker 1: episode of Broncos. Now broncos country. Thanks so much for 337 00:15:25,720 --> 00:15:28,520 Speaker 1: tuning in to day and every day. Make sure to 338 00:15:28,520 --> 00:15:30,960 Speaker 1: meet me right back here on the Broncos podcast, networking 339 00:15:30,960 --> 00:15:34,680 Speaker 1: and Youtube tomorrow evening for another episode. I'll see you 340 00:15:34,720 --> 00:15:35,080 Speaker 1: all then.