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Speaker 1: What's the broncos country? Welcome back inside the UC Health

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Speaker 1: Training Center for another edition of Broncos now. Team reporter

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Speaker 1: former Broncos Safety Nick Ferguson joins the show. He'll give

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Speaker 1: insight and analysis surrounding the team and their win over

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Speaker 1: the Texans. Bus We'll hear from a couple of players,

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Speaker 1: as I spoke to the media following Sunday's matchup. All

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Speaker 1: that and more coming up here at the UC Health

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Speaker 1: Training Center. The players had the day off. Therefore, there

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Speaker 1: was no practice and no media press conferences. So for

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Speaker 1: today's episode of Broncos now, former broncos safety and host

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Speaker 1: of the touchdown Denver podcast, Nick Ferguson is joining me

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Speaker 1: here in the Broncos podcast studio to give his thoughts

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Speaker 1: on the team. Nick, appreciate joining me here on the show.

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Speaker 1: Thank you for having me, of course, always a pleasure

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Speaker 1: to have you on the podcast. Absolutely actually also that

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Speaker 1: teschtown of different podcast. Make sure you check out to

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Speaker 1: the latest episode dropping tomorrow and on Thursday we're going

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Speaker 1: to break down the upcoming Sunday night football game against

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Speaker 1: I love it. Well, Nick, there's a lot to dive

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Speaker 1: into here following a Sunday's game, Sunday's win over the Texans.

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Speaker 1: So let's start by looking at the offense. You know,

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Speaker 1: they struggled in the red zone again this week. Too

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Speaker 1: many penalties again. Just what worry overall thoughts on their

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Speaker 1: these misques that we saw? Well, for me, I thought

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Speaker 1: they did a great job of moving the ball down

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Speaker 1: was very promising and while you know, I know and

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Speaker 1: I understand the frustration of broccos country when they look

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Speaker 1: at this offense, but I'm still really optimistic about what

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Speaker 1: their capabilities are. You mentioned the red zone. I get that.

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Speaker 1: Get to that in a second. But the biggest thing

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Speaker 1: for me they're shooting themselves in the foot, like I

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Speaker 1: think it was mantre watched thing at the end of round.

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Speaker 1: Great pick up, exposed to play. Then it was a

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Speaker 1: questionable call on Evil Gordon for holding. I still don't

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Speaker 1: you watch it, but it's just off side false us

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Speaker 1: all these things that are develling the offense, because if

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Speaker 1: of points of the broncos would have scored. I know

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Speaker 1: we can't look at the game and if I would have,

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Speaker 1: could have, but I am still optimistic about it. Inside

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Speaker 1: the red zone there is a problem. Now I am

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Speaker 1: pushing for reclassifying what the red zone is in this

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Speaker 1: case for the Denver broncos. And here's why. When we

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Speaker 1: look at Eric Salber touchdown, I mean that is what

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Speaker 1: we classify as being the high red zone right. That's

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Speaker 1: yards going in. The broncos problem are in the low

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Speaker 1: red zone, when you're talking about ten to five yards,

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Speaker 1: and once again the frustration from the fans. They wouldn't know. Okay, well,

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Speaker 1: we're moving the ball well on the ground. Why can't

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Speaker 1: Talking to a lot of fans that is kind of

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Speaker 1: that these are all things that are fixable, that they

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Speaker 1: You mentioned the run game. Nick. You know, coach hackets

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Speaker 1: They've been running the ball well and I know that's

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Speaker 1: So for us, for the Broncos and what they have

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Speaker 1: that balance. You mentioned using the two running backs. There

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Speaker 1: They know that they made some mistakes, jumping off sides

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Speaker 1: He facing Brendan Cooks. He learned a lot right and

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Speaker 1: when I look at failure I don't look at the

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Speaker 1: same as everyone else. I look at failure as a lesson.

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Speaker 1: So that I mean he wants some place. He lost

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Speaker 1: last question for you here. You know, being a former player.

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Speaker 1: How do you think this team really approaches this week

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Speaker 1: that he has playoff experience right, and now he's looking

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Speaker 1: and he's looking at the Broncos to help him do it. Also,

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Speaker 1: George Kiddo hasn't played in two games in right so

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Speaker 1: this may be the game that he played, but this

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Speaker 1: George kittle a lot to watch for on Sunday. Nick.

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Speaker 1: Appreciate your time and your insight. Thank you, conny. Following

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Speaker 1: Sunday's sixteen to nine win, several players spoke to the

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Speaker 1: it's like playing alongside Randy Gregory. When is a win?

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Speaker 1: What's whenever you getting that win column, the Mental Shifts.

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Speaker 1: Everybody has a smile on their face, everybody's pushing forward and, Um,

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Speaker 1: So I mean I think as a group we played

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Speaker 1: touchdown and the offensive effort. We're of the always improving mindset,

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Speaker 1: I said, it's Gary what we can do. You know,

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Speaker 1: we give it of those penalties. Were executing the Renzo.

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Speaker 1: We're gonna be a really good team. I mean that's

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Speaker 1: what it's about. How you respond. Uh, that's what that's

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Speaker 1: what makes great teams, you know. So, Um, that's what

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Speaker 1: we're gonna continue to we're continue to improve, continue to respond.

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Speaker 1: So well, that'll do it afford today's episode of Broncos

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Speaker 1: now broncos country. Thanks so much for tuning in a

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Speaker 1: two day and every day. The team will be back

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Speaker 1: at practice tomorrow, so make sure to meet me right

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Speaker 1: back here on the Broncos podcast network, and you too,

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Speaker 1: but for another addition tomorrow evening. I'll see you all then.

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