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

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

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Speaker 1: always from your host, Sidney Jones, and coming up on

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Speaker 1: today's episode, we'll hear from cornerback passer ten and all

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Speaker 1: three coordinators, plus we'll take a look at today's injury report.

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Speaker 2: All that more coming up.

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Speaker 1: Broncos. We're on the practice field today as they're continuing

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Speaker 1: to prepare to face the Green Bay Packers at home

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Speaker 1: this Sunday, and we heard from offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi

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Speaker 1: today about what he's seen from the Packers defense.

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Speaker 3: You know, no weak spots. You know, it feels like

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Speaker 3: they're strong at every level. Fast, you know, they're front,

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Speaker 3: They've got a number of good pass rushers obviously. You

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Speaker 3: know Gary has come back strong from his injury. He's

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Speaker 3: causing a lot of havoc. Clark inside is a really

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Speaker 3: good inside rusher, you know, the the number seven, the

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Speaker 3: linebacker from Georgia. He can ron big long. Obviously, Alexander

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Speaker 3: is one of the premier corners. And you know Douglas

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Speaker 3: can make you pay on the other side. And you

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Speaker 3: know safeties are strong. So it's just you know, you

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Speaker 3: look you're trying to find the weak spot and it's

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Speaker 3: not like they got a.

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Speaker 1: Big one cornerback passer ten also talked about Packers cornerback

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Speaker 1: Jay Ye're Alexander and what he likes about his game we.

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Speaker 4: Met at the provo. Obviously, he's a great player. He

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Speaker 4: has a lot of you know, tenacity, with a lot

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Speaker 4: of confidence, and you just tell how by his play,

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Speaker 4: how his confidence, you know, translated onto the field. You know,

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Speaker 4: he's a special player for their team. He makes a

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Speaker 4: lot of plays. He's a physical corner. So y'all look

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Speaker 4: at his film a lot for sure.

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Speaker 1: Now's his offense is set to face that Packer secondary

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Speaker 1: on a Sunday. Joe Lombardi talked today about how they'll

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Speaker 1: look to be more efficient in the passing game.

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Speaker 3: I wish I could put my finger on just one thing,

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Speaker 3: but it's, uh, you know, protection, getting guys open, you know,

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Speaker 3: the timing of everything working together, you know, the routes

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Speaker 3: getting open before the rush gets there. So it's a

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Speaker 3: combination of uh, you know, get in the right play

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Speaker 3: like you said, we've had spots where we've been executing

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Speaker 3: well and you know, just getting back and doing what

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Speaker 1: Looking at Green Bay's offense, defensive coordinator Vans Joseph and

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Speaker 1: a Patzertown and both talked about what they've seen on tape.

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Speaker 5: From them, I see a young quarterback with talent. You know,

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Speaker 5: obviously it's this league is full of you know, young quarterbacks,

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Speaker 5: you know, who hadn't had enough time to you know,

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Speaker 5: he's a guy that's got legs. He can throw the football,

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Speaker 5: he can make off schedule plays. That's scary for you.

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Speaker 5: You know, they have a bunch of explosive plays on tape,

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Speaker 5: a bunch of long DPIs that he can buy time

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Speaker 5: and to throw the ball seven yards in air. So,

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Speaker 5: you know, obviously containing this young quarterback and making a

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Speaker 5: most of all contain his legs because if he gets

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Speaker 2: They're very young.

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Speaker 4: I think the quarterback, he has a menus amount of talent.

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Speaker 4: You know, he sees things well. Obviously they still you know,

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Speaker 4: as a whole offensive unit, I just believe they're very

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Speaker 1: Plus, Pat and coach Joseph talked about the defensive performance

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Speaker 1: look to continue that this Sunday.

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Speaker 4: I believe that it was a good start. Obviously we

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Speaker 4: ain't finished how we wanted to, but you know, looking

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Speaker 4: at the game, we did a lot of things. Well,

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Speaker 4: there are some mistakes that we could correct, but looking

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Speaker 4: I mean going against a team like that, just eliminating

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Speaker 5: In my mind, we could do a lot better. You know,

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Speaker 5: we've given away too many plays the last two weeks

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Speaker 5: So my standard is a little bit higher than that,

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Speaker 5: you know, and it was better on Thursday, but we

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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: Titan Greg Dulsig did not participate. Safety Justin Simmons was limited.

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Speaker 1: Outside linebacker Baron Browning, senator of Lloyd Cushionberry, safety Kareem Jackson,

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Speaker 1: and defensive tackle DJ Jones were all full participants. Now

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Speaker 1: joining me on today's episode of Broncos Now is Green

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Speaker 1: Bay Packers senior writer Wes Hodkowitz to take a look

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Speaker 1: at a Sunday's matchup from the Packers' perspective. Wes, thank

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Speaker 1: you so much for joining me today.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, absolutely, Sidney, I appreciate you having me. Yeah.

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Speaker 1: Absolutely. How are things going over there in Green Bay?

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Speaker 2: It's been a little bit of a grind so far.

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Speaker 6: I mean, obviously, you know, when there's a transition happening,

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Speaker 6: was at this roster that was to be anticipated, but

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Speaker 6: you know, it's been a young, kind of vibrant team

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Speaker 6: so you would hope that that can kind of help

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Speaker 6: the injuries are concerned.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, definitely. Do you feel like everyone's feeling a little

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Speaker 1: bit well rested after the bye I'm jealous. You guys

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Speaker 6: Well, last year we had the late one the week fourteen,

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Speaker 6: So I mean, personally, I was very happy about the

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Speaker 2: This year, I'd much rather prefer that.

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Speaker 6: But yeah, it's funny because with these seasons now being

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Speaker 6: that way. For Green Bay standpoint, it probably did come

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Speaker 6: at a pretty okay time. The big name for them

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Speaker 6: is Aaron Jones, their Pro Bowl running back. He had

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Speaker 6: a hamstring injury that he developed in Week one. It

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Speaker 6: had a great performance against Chicago, but tweaked it.

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Speaker 2: Right at the end of that.

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Speaker 6: He actually ends up tweaking it again the Saturday before

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Speaker 6: obviously hoping to have him back out there. John Running,

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Speaker 2: Yeah.

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Speaker 1: You know, we heard this week from Broncos safety Justin

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Speaker 1: Simmons just talking about how important it will be to

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Speaker 1: stop the run versus Packers, of course if Aaron Jones

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Speaker 1: you know, Wes, what's impressed to you about what AJ

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Speaker 6: AJ had a big building block game, I felt like

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Speaker 6: But Dylan's a guy who has been there and done that.

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Speaker 6: Former second round pick in twenty twenty, he's had huge

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Speaker 6: I felt like in the offensive line that's kind of

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Speaker 6: the Packers committed to the run against the Raiders and

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Speaker 6: it resulted in ag having probably his best game of

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Speaker 1: We'll sticking with the offense. Then, what's kind of I

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Speaker 1: guess just been your evaluation of Packers quarterback Jordan Love's

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Speaker 6: Yeah, City, it's been really promising. Obviously, some rookie, you

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Speaker 6: So he has built up that experience in that rapport

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Speaker 6: biggest transition from He started great six touchdowns, zero interceptions,

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Speaker 6: had one of the highest passer ratings the NFL through

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Speaker 6: the first two weeks, but going into the buy the

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Speaker 6: three interception game against the Raiders was something that you know,

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Speaker 6: The Packers have been in a lot of third and

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Speaker 6: big emphasises for love and really this whole offense.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, looking at the Broncos offense, you know, I know

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Speaker 1: them and Russell Wilson, they're going to look to get

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Speaker 1: back on track this week after you know, not their

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Speaker 1: best performance versus the Chiefs on Thursday Night last week.

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Speaker 1: But Wes you know who on the Packers defense, do

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Speaker 1: you really think that this offense should be on the

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Speaker 6: Rashaun Gary, the Packer's former first round pick in twenty nineteen.

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Speaker 6: He tore his ACL last November in Detroit. He's been

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Speaker 6: working his way back steadily. Was available Week one, but

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Speaker 6: the Packers kind of kept him on a snap count

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Speaker 6: He is one of those real big spark plugs for

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Speaker 1: Yeah, I know mentioned joy your Alexander. Russell Wilson talked

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Speaker 6: That's probably the most intriguing part of this because it

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Speaker 6: Really ball control and not having any takeaways, trying to

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Speaker 2: But it's getting on the field and being able.

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Speaker 6: That has been one of the things that has sort

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Speaker 1: Yeah, definitely. Well looking forward to the matchup of this

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Speaker 2: I will be.

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Speaker 6: I'm very excited about. I very much enjoyed my last

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Speaker 2: To get back.

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Speaker 1: Yeah. So it's been a while for you then it.

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Speaker 2: Was it was It was a memorable night.

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Speaker 6: It was my only time I've ever been to Mile Highs,

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Speaker 2: So it should be fun.

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Speaker 6: And I'm sure a lot of these guys on the

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Speaker 1: I'm definitely looking forward to it. Was appreciate your insight

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Speaker 2: Absolutely, thank you, Sidney.

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Speaker 1: Plus, we were back inside the locker room and heard

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Speaker 7: Play more consistently, you know, come up big on third

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Speaker 7: It's just a it's a constant journey of trying to improve,

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Speaker 8: I think, you know, we simplified things. Guys are going

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Speaker 1: For today's episode, A Bronco is now Broncos Country. Thanks

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Speaker 1: so much for tuning in. Meet You're right back here

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