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Speaker 1: What's the Broncos Country? Welcome back inside the uc Hell

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Speaker 1: Training Center for another episode of Broncos Now the reporter

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

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Speaker 1: we'll hear from head coach Nathaniel Hackett and quarterback Russell

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Speaker 1: have the latest injury report in Filmlanni joins the show.

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Speaker 1: Well that more coming up. The team was back at

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Speaker 1: practice today here at the uc Hell Training Center as

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Speaker 1: they looked to face the Los Angeles Rams on Christmas

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Speaker 1: Day this weekend at the SOFI Stadium. We heard from

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Speaker 1: quarterback Russell Wilson today for the first time following Sunday's game,

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Speaker 1: and he gave his thoughts on a Sunday's win in

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Speaker 1: backup quarterback Brett Rippin's performance. I thought we had a

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Speaker 1: great team effort across the board. I thought guys really

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Speaker 1: made some great plays. I thought Ritt played good, really good.

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Speaker 1: I thought you got the ball out quick on those

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Speaker 1: catch Jerry. You'll make some plays. I thought the line

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Speaker 1: battled in the first half. Wasn't the way we wanted

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Speaker 1: it to, but they really adjusted really well. Um, you

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Speaker 1: For us to be able to run the ball that well, Um,

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Speaker 1: that's a tough defense. They play physical, and we were

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Speaker 1: able to kind of wear him out, you know, throughout

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Speaker 1: the game. And for me, uh, just to be able

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Speaker 1: you know, communicating with guys, you know, talking to guys

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Speaker 1: in the locker room, you know, a halftime or whatever maybe, Um,

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Speaker 1: but also to just staying engaged throughout the game and

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Speaker 1: And we did. We did a great job. Defense, got

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Speaker 1: some huge turnovers. I mean, how about Justin Simmons. I mean, uh,

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Speaker 1: you know, I always I've always said that, you know,

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Speaker 1: he's one of the best safeties to play this game.

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Speaker 1: And uh, he's been special, Um, you know all year

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Speaker 1: his whole career. His ability to make plays, get two

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Speaker 1: and that means a lot. Russell went on to talk

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Speaker 1: versa Chiefs. Yeah, I'm excited. I'm excited to get back

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Speaker 1: on the field. You know. I thought, I think that

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Speaker 1: we're really catching a groove. You know. I think obviously

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Speaker 1: the Chiefs game, we were able to have an amazing

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Speaker 1: We believe that we could have won it. Um, but

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Speaker 1: I think that, um, you know, just the ability to

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Speaker 1: I think we did a great job with that in

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Speaker 1: the Chiefs game. Um, you know. So yeah. Head coach

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Speaker 1: Nathaniel Hackett also spoke about what he hopes to see

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Speaker 1: zone in the past couple of weeks and coach Hackett

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Speaker 1: discussed what's been working so well down there. The guys

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Speaker 1: looking for always. And Russell also talked about just how

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Speaker 1: crazy this season has been and how this team must

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Speaker 1: it's been a wild season. You know, I don't never

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Speaker 1: and that's all that matters. And as we wrap up

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Speaker 1: the top news of the day, let's take a look

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Speaker 1: at today's injury report. Outside linebacker Randy Gregory and wide

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Speaker 1: receiver Kendall Hinton did not participate in practice today, and

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Speaker 1: running back Latavius Murray, safety Kareem Jackson, wide receiver Courtland Sutton,

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Speaker 1: announced that the team is designated running back Chase Edmunds

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Speaker 1: to return from injured reserve. Now joining me here inside

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Speaker 1: the Broncos podcast studio to dive a little bit deeper

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Speaker 1: into today's news is a fellow team reporter at Phil Melanie, Phil,

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Speaker 1: welcome back on the show. Nice to have you here,

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Speaker 1: Thank you very much. Happy holidays, and yes, happy holidays

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Speaker 1: this weekend. Yes, I got my Grench green stre we

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Speaker 1: Well so we will miss you out in Los Angeles

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Speaker 1: with your family too. Thank you. I'll be doing the

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Speaker 1: postgame show here. Everyone look up. Yes, of course, well felt.

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Speaker 1: We heard from both co Checket and Russell Wilson earlier

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Speaker 1: build off of that performance, his last performance, first achieve

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Speaker 1: So Phil, looking back at that game two weeks ago.

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Speaker 1: How do you really hope to see him just pick

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Speaker 1: up where he left off and continue that into this weekend. Well,

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Speaker 1: that was probably the most exciting game of the season

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Speaker 1: that a couple of big plays. Maybe, Um, Russ talked

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Speaker 1: I think just more than anything over these last three games,

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Speaker 1: there's been so much talk all year along about Russ

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Speaker 1: and I think that that comes just with you know,

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Speaker 1: You know Um this season, and I think that UM

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Speaker 1: people have been saying, this isn't the same rust we

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Speaker 1: and just saying, you know what, this was a long season.

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Speaker 1: They faced a lot of adversity. There was a lot

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Speaker 1: more of what we saw against the who did they

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Speaker 1: get our offensive lineman aggressive. It's easier to pass block

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Speaker 1: Latavius Marie. You know that his mentality is some of

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Speaker 1: I don't think a lot of people thought when Latavius

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Speaker 1: make it a media impact. But we've seen it on

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Speaker 1: it for today's episode of Broncos Now Broncos Country. Thanks

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