1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:02,920 Speaker 1: Hello, everyone, Welcome back to the Broncos podcast network and 2 00:00:02,960 --> 00:00:05,640 Speaker 1: YouTube for the latest episode of Broncos Now. As always, 3 00:00:05,640 --> 00:00:07,600 Speaker 1: I'm your host of Sydney Jones and coming up on 4 00:00:07,680 --> 00:00:11,120 Speaker 1: today's episode, Hall of Famous Safety, Steve Atwater joints the show, 5 00:00:11,160 --> 00:00:13,079 Speaker 1: we'll take a look back at a Saturday's loss in 6 00:00:13,119 --> 00:00:15,880 Speaker 1: Detroit and look ahead returning back to empower Field at 7 00:00:15,920 --> 00:00:18,400 Speaker 1: Mile High this weekend. All that and more me u 8 00:00:24,280 --> 00:00:26,599 Speaker 1: joining me here in the Broncos podcast studio for today's 9 00:00:26,600 --> 00:00:28,760 Speaker 1: episode of Broncos and now is Hall of Fame Safety 10 00:00:28,800 --> 00:00:31,360 Speaker 1: Steve Attwater. Steve, thanks for joining me per usual. 11 00:00:31,600 --> 00:00:33,160 Speaker 2: Thank you, Sied glad to be here. 12 00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:37,400 Speaker 3: Unfortunately it's not under the same circumstances, but you know, hey, 13 00:00:37,400 --> 00:00:38,400 Speaker 3: we'll take it. 14 00:00:38,920 --> 00:00:40,000 Speaker 2: We've got to gotta recoop. 15 00:00:40,200 --> 00:00:41,160 Speaker 4: We gotta recoop. 16 00:00:42,159 --> 00:00:44,240 Speaker 1: Was a tough loss. But overall, Steve, how we do 17 00:00:44,320 --> 00:00:44,960 Speaker 1: and how we feeling. 18 00:00:46,280 --> 00:00:49,240 Speaker 3: I feel good about you know, where we are, and 19 00:00:50,120 --> 00:00:53,400 Speaker 3: obviously I would have liked have won this last game. 20 00:00:53,479 --> 00:00:56,160 Speaker 3: I'm sure that the guys and the coaches, they're like 21 00:00:56,240 --> 00:00:59,040 Speaker 3: ten times more than me feeling that way because of 22 00:00:59,040 --> 00:01:02,040 Speaker 3: the time they put in with it. But I think 23 00:01:02,240 --> 00:01:03,800 Speaker 3: with the guys we have on this team and with 24 00:01:03,840 --> 00:01:08,000 Speaker 3: the coaches that we can bounce back and it becomes 25 00:01:08,040 --> 00:01:09,080 Speaker 3: a must win situation. 26 00:01:09,200 --> 00:01:09,400 Speaker 1: Now. 27 00:01:09,440 --> 00:01:11,000 Speaker 3: I don't think we really wanted to be in that 28 00:01:11,040 --> 00:01:13,880 Speaker 3: situation where you gotta you gotta take it, but you know, 29 00:01:14,120 --> 00:01:16,120 Speaker 3: it put a little bit more pressure on the guys, 30 00:01:16,160 --> 00:01:18,080 Speaker 3: and uh, we're going to see how they respond. I 31 00:01:18,080 --> 00:01:19,319 Speaker 3: think they're going to respond well. 32 00:01:19,200 --> 00:01:20,520 Speaker 4: Though, absolutely, I think so too. 33 00:01:20,720 --> 00:01:22,480 Speaker 1: See, we're, you know, a few days removed from the 34 00:01:22,480 --> 00:01:24,400 Speaker 1: game now, but I know you've had time to look 35 00:01:24,400 --> 00:01:26,520 Speaker 1: at the tape, look at the film. So overall, what 36 00:01:26,560 --> 00:01:28,880 Speaker 1: were you just your main takeaways from Saturday Nights Lost 37 00:01:28,880 --> 00:01:29,680 Speaker 1: in Detroit? Oh? 38 00:01:29,760 --> 00:01:32,240 Speaker 2: Man, it just it just didn't seem like that fire 39 00:01:32,480 --> 00:01:32,800 Speaker 2: was there. 40 00:01:33,160 --> 00:01:36,240 Speaker 3: Yeah, the way that it has been the last several weeks, 41 00:01:37,440 --> 00:01:41,080 Speaker 3: you know, because you know, they executed on some plays. 42 00:01:41,120 --> 00:01:44,920 Speaker 3: Some plays they didn't, you know, see some guys planning 43 00:01:44,959 --> 00:01:47,800 Speaker 3: to the whist, so some guys not again and you know, 44 00:01:47,880 --> 00:01:50,720 Speaker 3: we we I thought we'd gotten over that, but apparently 45 00:01:50,760 --> 00:01:54,120 Speaker 3: we have and it's not has become where it's like 46 00:01:54,320 --> 00:01:56,920 Speaker 3: second nature when they step on the field that they 47 00:01:56,960 --> 00:01:58,360 Speaker 3: play one hundred percent of their play. 48 00:01:58,440 --> 00:01:59,760 Speaker 2: Now, Yeah, there are a few guys like that. 49 00:01:59,840 --> 00:02:04,240 Speaker 3: But overall, I'm talking about as a team, just making 50 00:02:04,280 --> 00:02:07,120 Speaker 3: sure that you're playing every play. On every play, it's like, hey, 51 00:02:07,120 --> 00:02:09,000 Speaker 3: this play is the only thing that matters, and you 52 00:02:09,080 --> 00:02:11,080 Speaker 3: got to be one hundred percent try to be perfect 53 00:02:11,080 --> 00:02:14,600 Speaker 3: on it. I don't think that all the guys are 54 00:02:14,600 --> 00:02:16,720 Speaker 3: there are there yet, but we're working on it and 55 00:02:17,200 --> 00:02:19,600 Speaker 3: you know, hopefully, hopefully they'll they'll get there this weekend 56 00:02:19,600 --> 00:02:21,040 Speaker 3: continue throughout the rest of the season. 57 00:02:21,160 --> 00:02:23,200 Speaker 1: Yeah, absolutely, Steve see what I want to start by 58 00:02:23,200 --> 00:02:24,760 Speaker 1: looking at the defense for a bet, and you know, 59 00:02:24,880 --> 00:02:26,840 Speaker 1: the Lions they finished the game with one hundred and 60 00:02:26,880 --> 00:02:28,919 Speaker 1: eighty five yards on the ground and head coach On 61 00:02:29,000 --> 00:02:31,160 Speaker 1: payn he talked on Monday just about the breakdowns in 62 00:02:31,200 --> 00:02:33,320 Speaker 1: the run defense, specifically gap integrity. 63 00:02:33,520 --> 00:02:35,480 Speaker 4: What did you see in terms of that on film? 64 00:02:35,960 --> 00:02:40,600 Speaker 3: Yeah, well, there were some definitely some mist assignments, yeah, 65 00:02:40,680 --> 00:02:47,200 Speaker 3: and also some mistackles, and it's just like before you 66 00:02:47,280 --> 00:02:49,160 Speaker 3: got to know what you're doing when you're stepping on 67 00:02:49,160 --> 00:02:53,520 Speaker 3: the field, there were some mental errors made because sometimes 68 00:02:53,560 --> 00:02:55,600 Speaker 3: guys weren't where they were supposed to be, even in 69 00:02:55,680 --> 00:02:56,640 Speaker 3: some pass coverages. 70 00:02:57,440 --> 00:02:59,359 Speaker 2: Just just cleaning those types. 71 00:02:59,160 --> 00:03:02,480 Speaker 3: Of things up to making sure that you're you're mentally there, 72 00:03:02,520 --> 00:03:05,680 Speaker 3: you know exactly what you gotta do, and then coming 73 00:03:05,680 --> 00:03:08,360 Speaker 3: out with the fire, you know, coming out you know, 74 00:03:08,760 --> 00:03:12,960 Speaker 3: intentional And I say this a thousand times, and football 75 00:03:13,000 --> 00:03:13,640 Speaker 3: is emotional. 76 00:03:13,720 --> 00:03:15,359 Speaker 2: You know, you can't. 77 00:03:14,960 --> 00:03:17,760 Speaker 3: Just wake up from watching the soap operas and go 78 00:03:17,840 --> 00:03:19,920 Speaker 3: play a football game. You got to get your head 79 00:03:20,040 --> 00:03:22,760 Speaker 3: right because you know guys are coming at you full 80 00:03:22,800 --> 00:03:24,560 Speaker 3: speed and you got to go at them full speed. 81 00:03:25,160 --> 00:03:28,000 Speaker 3: And you can't do that just in the same mindset 82 00:03:28,040 --> 00:03:29,800 Speaker 3: as you do when you know you're going to the 83 00:03:29,800 --> 00:03:31,280 Speaker 3: grocery store. You know, you got to you got to 84 00:03:31,280 --> 00:03:34,160 Speaker 3: get yourself in a whole different mindset. So hopefully they'll 85 00:03:34,440 --> 00:03:37,240 Speaker 3: they'll get back to that. They've been there. I want 86 00:03:37,240 --> 00:03:39,080 Speaker 3: to see them get there more more regularly. 87 00:03:39,520 --> 00:03:41,320 Speaker 1: So if you talk about pressure, you know pressure from 88 00:03:41,320 --> 00:03:44,320 Speaker 1: the past rush was really key in this past six wins. 89 00:03:44,440 --> 00:03:46,120 Speaker 4: You know, didn't see that as much on Saturday. 90 00:03:46,200 --> 00:03:48,080 Speaker 1: So how crucial do you think it will be to 91 00:03:48,080 --> 00:03:50,280 Speaker 1: get that going again moving forward for the three final 92 00:03:50,280 --> 00:03:50,800 Speaker 1: weeks here? 93 00:03:51,160 --> 00:03:54,960 Speaker 3: It's definitely crucial. The turnovers are crucial, you know, that's 94 00:03:55,000 --> 00:03:57,480 Speaker 3: been a big help for offense in the weeks that 95 00:03:57,520 --> 00:04:01,440 Speaker 3: we've we've been winning those games, and you know, we 96 00:04:01,600 --> 00:04:04,000 Speaker 3: did miss Nick Benino. Not having him out there. I 97 00:04:04,040 --> 00:04:05,960 Speaker 3: think he had a little bit of an impact on us. 98 00:04:06,920 --> 00:04:09,280 Speaker 3: But the guys they played hard, they played hard, but 99 00:04:09,360 --> 00:04:10,760 Speaker 3: it just it wasn't enough. 100 00:04:10,920 --> 00:04:11,640 Speaker 2: It wasn't enough. 101 00:04:11,800 --> 00:04:14,440 Speaker 3: We got to be able to get pressure with four 102 00:04:14,520 --> 00:04:18,360 Speaker 3: sometimes and not have to blitz all the time, and 103 00:04:18,600 --> 00:04:21,000 Speaker 3: we could really generate much pressure before even sometimes we 104 00:04:21,000 --> 00:04:23,880 Speaker 3: sent five and we didn't get there because they did 105 00:04:23,880 --> 00:04:27,919 Speaker 3: a good job of blocking and picking up the guys 106 00:04:27,920 --> 00:04:30,600 Speaker 3: that were coming. So you got to give our hats 107 00:04:30,600 --> 00:04:31,919 Speaker 3: off to then. We knew it was a good football 108 00:04:31,920 --> 00:04:33,880 Speaker 3: team going in. You know, they had won nine games 109 00:04:33,880 --> 00:04:36,360 Speaker 3: going in, and yeah, you know, good good football teams, 110 00:04:36,400 --> 00:04:39,560 Speaker 3: you're not gonna win nine games. So you know, we 111 00:04:40,560 --> 00:04:42,720 Speaker 3: took it on the chin. We got to learn from 112 00:04:42,720 --> 00:04:44,159 Speaker 3: when they come back ready to go next. 113 00:04:43,960 --> 00:04:44,840 Speaker 4: Week, for sure. 114 00:04:45,000 --> 00:04:46,719 Speaker 1: Steve on offense, you know, there's been a lot of 115 00:04:46,720 --> 00:04:48,960 Speaker 1: talk this week about just needing to improve the run game, 116 00:04:48,960 --> 00:04:51,440 Speaker 1: and head coach On Payton said that Cleveland was the 117 00:04:51,520 --> 00:04:53,520 Speaker 1: last game that he felt like they really ran the 118 00:04:53,520 --> 00:04:55,360 Speaker 1: ball well, and that was four weeks ago. They put 119 00:04:55,440 --> 00:04:57,320 Speaker 1: up one hundred and sixty nine yards on the ground. 120 00:04:57,640 --> 00:04:59,720 Speaker 1: You know, moving forward for the next three weeks kind 121 00:04:59,720 --> 00:05:01,560 Speaker 1: of in the same tone. You know, how do you 122 00:05:01,560 --> 00:05:02,880 Speaker 1: want to see them get back into that. 123 00:05:02,920 --> 00:05:06,560 Speaker 3: Well, I definitely want to see it. But New England Patriots, 124 00:05:06,839 --> 00:05:10,159 Speaker 3: I think they've had maybe one hundred yard rusher this year, 125 00:05:10,200 --> 00:05:12,320 Speaker 3: so it's going to be difficult against them. They have 126 00:05:12,360 --> 00:05:17,360 Speaker 3: a stingy defense Belchi, But yeah, yeah, but you still 127 00:05:17,400 --> 00:05:20,320 Speaker 3: have to attempt it. You got to be successful running 128 00:05:20,360 --> 00:05:23,600 Speaker 3: the ball sometimes in some key situations. But again I've 129 00:05:23,640 --> 00:05:27,400 Speaker 3: always said this, everything comes off of the run. If 130 00:05:27,440 --> 00:05:29,880 Speaker 3: you can get the run going, you can make the 131 00:05:29,960 --> 00:05:33,640 Speaker 3: defensive backs, the linebackers bite up on some plays, open 132 00:05:33,720 --> 00:05:36,120 Speaker 3: up those intermediate pass russ that you need to throw. 133 00:05:36,360 --> 00:05:37,520 Speaker 1: We'll see if it's going to be nice to be 134 00:05:37,560 --> 00:05:40,040 Speaker 1: back at home following this a three game road stretch. 135 00:05:40,160 --> 00:05:42,840 Speaker 1: I know, you know, for me mentally it was exhausting too, 136 00:05:42,880 --> 00:05:45,200 Speaker 1: But I can't even imagine how the players felt physically 137 00:05:45,520 --> 00:05:47,640 Speaker 1: and mentally. I mean, can you just talk about what 138 00:05:47,640 --> 00:05:49,680 Speaker 1: a three game roadshows really does to your body, because 139 00:05:49,720 --> 00:05:51,760 Speaker 1: I know you guys had one back in nineteen ninety 140 00:05:51,800 --> 00:05:52,520 Speaker 1: seven that season. 141 00:05:52,839 --> 00:05:56,640 Speaker 3: Yeah, you know, having to travel is always kind kind 142 00:05:56,640 --> 00:05:59,240 Speaker 3: of stressful because you know, the home team, they get 143 00:05:59,279 --> 00:06:06,000 Speaker 3: all the benefits because they they. 144 00:06:03,760 --> 00:06:06,880 Speaker 2: On uh on Friday night, Saturday night. You used at 145 00:06:06,920 --> 00:06:08,240 Speaker 2: the hotel, but you. 146 00:06:08,200 --> 00:06:10,320 Speaker 3: Don't have to travel, don't have to sit on an 147 00:06:10,360 --> 00:06:13,520 Speaker 3: airplane and eat airplane food, all that good stuff. 148 00:06:13,640 --> 00:06:16,479 Speaker 2: Yeah, so you know it's a little bit more difficult. 149 00:06:16,480 --> 00:06:19,520 Speaker 3: But I just think you got had that mindset regardless 150 00:06:19,520 --> 00:06:22,320 Speaker 3: of where you're playing, that this is the perfect environment 151 00:06:22,400 --> 00:06:25,200 Speaker 3: for me to excel. And Uh, the more guys that 152 00:06:25,279 --> 00:06:28,120 Speaker 3: have that attitude, the more guys are going to play well. Uh, 153 00:06:28,240 --> 00:06:31,599 Speaker 3: not have those mental deals about hey, we're on the road, 154 00:06:31,760 --> 00:06:33,880 Speaker 3: so you know, we're at a disadvantage and I don't 155 00:06:33,880 --> 00:06:34,440 Speaker 3: believe in that. 156 00:06:34,600 --> 00:06:34,760 Speaker 4: No. 157 00:06:34,960 --> 00:06:37,840 Speaker 1: Yeah, Well, the players they've had the past a few 158 00:06:37,880 --> 00:06:40,160 Speaker 1: days off. Coach Peyton gave them a few extra days 159 00:06:40,200 --> 00:06:43,039 Speaker 1: with the Saturday game, so they'll be back at practice 160 00:06:43,080 --> 00:06:45,400 Speaker 1: on Wednesdays. Steve much needed rest for them, and it'll 161 00:06:45,480 --> 00:06:46,680 Speaker 1: be really nice to be back at home in the 162 00:06:46,720 --> 00:06:48,120 Speaker 1: past the next two weeks here. 163 00:06:48,400 --> 00:06:50,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, it definitely will be Broncos country. 164 00:06:50,600 --> 00:06:52,600 Speaker 3: Uh, They're going to come out and support the team 165 00:06:52,960 --> 00:06:56,560 Speaker 3: as they always do. And uh, you know, I think 166 00:06:56,839 --> 00:06:59,600 Speaker 3: we played We've been playing really well here this year. Yeah, 167 00:06:59,640 --> 00:07:02,240 Speaker 3: we have, and you know, we've started something special and 168 00:07:02,240 --> 00:07:03,479 Speaker 3: we got gotta keep it rolling. 169 00:07:04,080 --> 00:07:05,120 Speaker 2: The guys, the. 170 00:07:05,040 --> 00:07:08,240 Speaker 3: Coaches, everybody knows that these are must win games. You 171 00:07:08,240 --> 00:07:10,680 Speaker 3: don't want to necessarily be in those types of games. 172 00:07:10,680 --> 00:07:12,760 Speaker 3: You want to have a little bit of a leeway. 173 00:07:12,880 --> 00:07:18,120 Speaker 3: But as long as everybody takes these games with the 174 00:07:18,160 --> 00:07:21,200 Speaker 3: seriousness that they deserve, but not put too much pressure 175 00:07:21,200 --> 00:07:24,320 Speaker 3: on themselves. Again, and I always say, yeah, you got 176 00:07:24,560 --> 00:07:26,160 Speaker 3: one player at a time. You know, if you look 177 00:07:26,200 --> 00:07:28,720 Speaker 3: at that one I gotta play one play. I got 178 00:07:28,720 --> 00:07:31,880 Speaker 3: to be perfect on this one play. You can do it, 179 00:07:32,600 --> 00:07:34,840 Speaker 3: and then you just keep stacking them, keep stacking. Yeah, 180 00:07:34,840 --> 00:07:37,040 Speaker 3: you're gonna have some mistakes on some plays. Okay, Hey 181 00:07:37,240 --> 00:07:40,080 Speaker 3: I messed up on that. When I saw I played 182 00:07:40,080 --> 00:07:42,080 Speaker 3: twenty great plays, I got one bad one, all right, 183 00:07:42,120 --> 00:07:44,120 Speaker 3: I gotta I gotta get back on the role, you know, 184 00:07:44,680 --> 00:07:47,160 Speaker 3: and as the game goes on, hopefully you stack up 185 00:07:47,200 --> 00:07:51,320 Speaker 3: eighty ninety great plays. And if you and your teammates 186 00:07:51,320 --> 00:07:54,160 Speaker 3: do that, then hey, you're gonna have good results. 187 00:07:53,960 --> 00:07:54,600 Speaker 2: Most of the time. 188 00:07:54,760 --> 00:07:55,200 Speaker 4: Absolutely. 189 00:07:55,280 --> 00:07:58,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, as you mentioned, Steve, you know, three must win 190 00:07:58,080 --> 00:07:59,800 Speaker 1: games here to finish the season. They need to win 191 00:07:59,840 --> 00:08:01,880 Speaker 1: out well, you know, I know you preach all the 192 00:08:01,920 --> 00:08:04,880 Speaker 1: time about practice and how important practice is. So what 193 00:08:04,920 --> 00:08:06,280 Speaker 1: do you want to see this week from the guys 194 00:08:06,280 --> 00:08:07,880 Speaker 1: that practice as they look to turn the page as 195 00:08:07,880 --> 00:08:08,760 Speaker 1: they bounce back here. 196 00:08:09,360 --> 00:08:12,480 Speaker 3: Well, it was the same thing as when we had 197 00:08:12,520 --> 00:08:16,240 Speaker 3: lost a game or two earlier. Is just making sure 198 00:08:16,240 --> 00:08:18,560 Speaker 3: that you know what you gotta do and then doing 199 00:08:18,640 --> 00:08:21,680 Speaker 3: it full speed and working the king side of your body. 200 00:08:21,760 --> 00:08:24,400 Speaker 3: So you know, when you get to end of the week, 201 00:08:24,640 --> 00:08:28,440 Speaker 3: you feel great. You're you're bossed around on that Friday 202 00:08:28,480 --> 00:08:31,280 Speaker 3: practice like, oh man, we're so ready to go. You know, 203 00:08:31,320 --> 00:08:34,080 Speaker 3: your body's feeling great, mine's feeling great. Got a great 204 00:08:34,160 --> 00:08:37,600 Speaker 3: understanding of the game plan. But it takes work early on. 205 00:08:37,679 --> 00:08:39,360 Speaker 3: It takes work on that Wednesday. You know, you got 206 00:08:39,400 --> 00:08:41,400 Speaker 3: to put that hard work in. You gotta, you know, 207 00:08:41,440 --> 00:08:43,040 Speaker 3: take care of your body. You don't know what you 208 00:08:43,080 --> 00:08:44,400 Speaker 3: got to do. You got to, you know, make sure 209 00:08:44,440 --> 00:08:47,640 Speaker 3: your shoulders and knees and mind, everything is right. That 210 00:08:47,720 --> 00:08:50,600 Speaker 3: you're feeling good leading up to the game. So when 211 00:08:50,600 --> 00:08:55,000 Speaker 3: you get to the game, you feel great mentally, physically, spiritually, 212 00:08:55,040 --> 00:08:55,840 Speaker 3: everything everything. 213 00:08:56,000 --> 00:08:58,120 Speaker 1: Yeah, well, looking forward to being back at home, Adam 214 00:08:58,120 --> 00:08:59,199 Speaker 1: Powerfield in my high. 215 00:08:59,080 --> 00:09:01,000 Speaker 4: This weekend Steve, appreciate you joining the show. 216 00:09:01,040 --> 00:09:02,280 Speaker 2: Okay, thanks, I appreciate you. 217 00:09:02,760 --> 00:09:04,760 Speaker 1: That's going to do it for today's episode. Up Broncos 218 00:09:04,840 --> 00:09:06,960 Speaker 1: and now Broncos Country. Thanks so much for tuning in. 219 00:09:07,160 --> 00:09:09,079 Speaker 1: Let meet you right back here on the Broncos Podcast 220 00:09:09,120 --> 00:09:10,520 Speaker 1: Network on YouTube. 221 00:09:10,120 --> 00:09:12,640 Speaker 4: Tomorrow for another episode. I will see you all then,