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

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

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Speaker 2: I'm sending Jones, your host, and.

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Speaker 1: Coming up on today's episode, we'll hear from head coach

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Speaker 1: Sean Payn as he addresses the media for the final

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Speaker 1: time ahead of Sunday's game, plus Broncos lead writer Ericdlalajran's

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Speaker 1: to show forty game preview, all that more coming out.

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Speaker 1: Broncos are set to face the Green Bay Packers at

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Speaker 1: in Powerfield at Mile High this Sunday, With the Broncos

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Speaker 1: looking to grab their first win of the season, Head

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Speaker 1: coach Sean Payn talked about the emphasis he put on

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Speaker 1: that this week.

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Speaker 3: You know what I just told him, I'm tired of

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Speaker 3: sitting at the podium talking to you guys not playing

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Speaker 3: well at home.

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Speaker 4: So yeah, yeah, it's time.

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Speaker 3: I mean, we've got a good home field event, we

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Speaker 3: got great tradition at home, crowd noise, all of those

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Speaker 3: things that can help us, and we need to take

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Speaker 3: advantage of it.

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Speaker 4: Now.

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Speaker 3: This crew that's officiating this weekend is right, you know

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Speaker 3: of seventeen their second and fouls called line of scrimmage.

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Speaker 3: I could go on and on so we got to

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Speaker 3: be smart at the line of scrimmage and take advantage

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Speaker 3: of the noise.

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Speaker 1: Plus, Jean Payn talked about how Russell Wilson responded at practice.

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Speaker 2: This week and how he remains so positive.

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Speaker 3: Fantastic early morning notes. All you know, he prepares like

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Speaker 3: like all of the top guys, do you know?

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Speaker 4: And I if.

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Speaker 3: You ever did like a work week in the life

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Speaker 3: of a quarterback, it's pretty not exhausting, but it's long.

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Speaker 1: Jehan Payn also talked about Packers quarterback at Jordan love

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Speaker 1: In the threat that he poses with his legs.

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Speaker 4: Well, he's athletic.

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Speaker 3: You know, we never talk about a quarterback's threat with

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Speaker 3: their legs if they just pocket passers. So you answered

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Speaker 3: the question already. You know it's it's the third down

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Speaker 3: when you choose to play man and your eyes are

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Speaker 3: on point with your rush plan. You know, if you're

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Speaker 3: playing zone, your eyes are through, but if you're you know,

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Speaker 3: he's not the type of player you're going to play

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Speaker 3: two man against. You know where everyone's eyes are on

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Speaker 4: Now, there's some quarterbacks you're comfortable with that.

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Speaker 3: So your third down that comes to mind, you know,

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Speaker 1: Now it's time to take a look at this week's

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Speaker 1: a final injury report. Tight End Greg Dolsic did not

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Speaker 1: participate in practice again today and he will be out

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Speaker 1: for Sunday's game. Safety Justin Simmons, outside linebacker Baron Browning,

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Speaker 1: defensive tackle DJ Jones, center Lloyd Kushienberry, and safety Kareem

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Speaker 1: Jackson were all full participants. Had Coach Sean Payton also

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Speaker 1: talked about outside linebacker Baron Browning, as he was not

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Speaker 1: assigned a game status for this Sunday.

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Speaker 3: It would be a pitch count, you know, anyone who's

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Speaker 4: You know, we did it kind of with Javonte.

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Speaker 3: We've done it be and I can't give you that,

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Speaker 3: you know, but you know we wouldn't look for sixty

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Speaker 3: He's strong and physical, and then he's explosive like you feel.

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Speaker 3: And I know we're not going live, but you can

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Speaker 1: We also talked to a Baron Browning inside the locker

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Speaker 5: I felt ready for today, so I'm gonna, you know,

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Speaker 5: see how tomorrow go. But like I said, I'm just

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Speaker 5: have no expectations to play Sunday. It's just all I'm

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Speaker 5: Even you know, last week wasn't even a real week.

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Speaker 4: So it's just like I said, I take.

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Speaker 2: He also detailed how difficult his rehab process was.

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Speaker 5: It was frustrating just because I just wanted to be

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Speaker 5: So not being able to do that was just a

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Speaker 6: Now.

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Speaker 1: Joining me here inside the Broncos podcast studio is Broncos

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Speaker 1: lead writer Eric Delala for a game preview. Eric, thanks

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Speaker 1: for joining the show. You got it, said, another week,

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Speaker 1: another preview.

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Speaker 6: Another preview, another chance to get a home win.

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Speaker 1: Yep, exactly, Eric. We just heard from outside linebacker Baron Browning.

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Speaker 1: You know, he's been a full participant all week. He

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Speaker 6: Yeah, I agree. Basically, everything we've seen so far full

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Speaker 6: list for him to play, but barring anything crazy, it

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Speaker 6: does sound like that's what's going to happen. It seems

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Speaker 6: Nick Bonito is certainly flashed here in the early part

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Speaker 6: von Miller's name, but there are traits right with the explosion,

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Speaker 6: you're not necessarily going to see him for sixty seventy snaps,

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Speaker 6: of fumble. I believe he had five sacks last year

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Speaker 6: this Broncos past rush group another element, another guy that

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Speaker 6: but certainly helpful to get a guy with his athleticism

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Speaker 1: Yeah, it's funny you mentioned Vaughn Eric because Aaron Browning

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Speaker 1: actually trains with Vaughn's trainers in the off season too,

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Speaker 1: So it makes sense why we see similar traits between them.

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Speaker 6: Yeah, and you know you watch them out at practice

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Speaker 6: and they're similar builds and have that again, that ability

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Speaker 6: again I'm not saying that Baron Browning is Von Miller,

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Speaker 1: Definitely, well, I'm excited to see more of his sack

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Speaker 1: At those they are, Eric, like you mentioned earlier. Of course,

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Speaker 1: there's been a lot of talk this week just about

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Speaker 1: coach Jan Payin. He even joked about it. Someone asked

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Speaker 6: Yeah, and it's one of those things that when you,

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Speaker 6: unfortunately are losing football games, you have to answer those questions.

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Speaker 6: And there's streaks that have to be broken, whether it's

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Speaker 6: You know, those are the sorts of things that winning

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Speaker 6: and it starts with being a good team, and good

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Speaker 6: You know, starting to build that here over the next

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Speaker 6: And you know, several guys have talked about just wanting

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Speaker 6: They're going to have to play good football, though, because

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Speaker 6: It's about consistency execution. But based on what I've seen

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Speaker 1: Definitely Ork you mentioned, you know, stopping the run. I

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Speaker 6: Yeah, said, I should be asking you you're the Packers

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Speaker 1: You got it, So that'll do it for today's episode

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Speaker 2: Thanks so much for tuning in.

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Speaker 1: Hope to see you Adam Powerfield at Mile High this

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Speaker 1: Sunday for the game. But if not, I'll meet you

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Speaker 1: right back here on the Broncos podcast network and YouTube

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Speaker 1: on Monday for a game recap.

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Speaker 2: I'll see you all then,