Denver has just dusted off Day 4 of Training Camp, and all the reasons Broncos Country was excited and nervous about the potential of 2020 are coming to fruition.
The defense dominates and the attack is yet to be figured out.
Von Miller blew just past Wilkinson and a try chip block.
Sit in a moment at Lock.
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But there is still a lot to enjoy so far.
‘We’ll say Jerry is pretty good. We’ll put it this way, “QB Drew Lock, a two-year-old, said of first-round talent Jerry Jeudy after Monday’s first overhaul practice.
Although head coach Vic Fangio called that one ‘just OK’ in his traditional downplay-of-all-things-good-in-football, he still let a good impression of the rookie wide receiver slip after the first day of training camp last week.
“He runs good routes. He has good change of direction, good hands, “said Fangio, noting Jeudi’s ‘poet’ in his runs. “It was fun to make him a few plays today.”
Security Kareem Jackson certainly had some thoughts about those polished routes by the rookie.
“He ran something [awesome] routes. He’s that type of player, ‘said Jackson of his fellow Crimson Tide alumnus, who saw Jackson on Saturday in recent years. ‘That he’s a rookie, his pace and his routes – the way he can change pace and the way he sells things is very rare. … He’s going to challenge some other defenses. “
Cornerback AJ Bouyé, who comes to Denver as a free agent, loves against Jeudy as well as another quick wide receiver KJ Hamler.
“I’ve got a lot of rookie receivers in and it looks like they did not think of it,” Bouyé said of Jeudy and Hamler. ‘You can look at those two and tell – whether it’s in the off – season, coaching they’ve had outside – they’re really polished in routes, especially Jeudy. He never gives you the same look every time, and I love going against him. He will remind me of my technique. ”
Although there has been limited viewing of the training camp practices, Jeudy has not disappointed the cameras either.
But of course, Jeudy is not the only man who suffers from headaches. His quarterback is not perfect at every play, but he shows improvement over last season and is definitely the leader on the field.
Just ask veteran Melvin Gordon to run back who is new to the team and a young QB.
“I agree with him. Like I said, he’s a fierce quarterback. He wants to be great. He wants to learn and he’s tough on himself,” Gordon said. He added that Lock is a perfectionist and will do a game on the sidelines if he does not get it right during the drill. ‘I love a man who puts it all on the line for you, and I feel like on game day, he’s going to give us that. You want to be let down by guys. ”
Inside linebacker Todd Davis is also under the impression.
“He looks really good,” Davis said. ‘I love the way he makes changes and tries to fit balls in narrow windows. I love how fast he gets the ball out of his hands when he sees the route as he watches the scene develop. … I love what he shows us. I can see where he will take it in the future. It will be phenomenal. ”
Lock and the offense struggled in Tuesday’s practice overall, but the coach thought he was “doing well” from his point of view.
Especially on a playful play for a tapping touchdown to Courtland Sutton.
‘Of course we will never know if [the defense] would have received [Lock] down before stepping up, but his mobility and scraping skills are important. It is an added dimension to any crime. “That’s part of his game that we like,” said Fangio. “We encourage him to use it when the opportunity presents itself when he is forced. I know he makes some plays out of it when he crawls around.”
While the tendency with camp reports is to worry about any interpretation by a juvenile delinquent, it is important to note that means a force on defense – which is a good thing.
Seeing Bryce Callahan and De’Vante Bausby from last year’s injuries with some ball-hawking style is what Broncos Country should hope for.
After Fangio called the first padded exercise “just OK” on Monday, Tuesday was a big day for the defense.
Bouyé thought so.
“You have to take advantage of every rep and every exercise, because as soon as you know it, Monday night comes,” he said. ‘Yesterday was our first day in pads and it did not go the way we wanted. It was not really a message, it was just Vic coming in, showing us our keys, what we should look for, how we should play certain things and that we just executed. ”
The former Jaguar was also one of the defending stars on Tuesday, and came up with an INT that might be questionable – depending on who you asked – but was certainly a great play.
‘I think it was an interception. We said we would watch it on film, ‘laughs Bouyé, adding that Brandon McManus gave it a hard time because they gave him one on special teams. “The coaches have done a great job since day 1, with the emphasis on how we need turnover, no matter where we are. If it’s in the red zone, that’s going up big. Being top five in turnovers will help our team get to where we need to be and that is one of our goals. ”
To do so, Bouyé says that the key requires attention to small mistakes of the offense – holding an inverted ball, holding a loose ball, and so on.
‘If we play a tight cover, they’ll make some catches, but the ones we were able to get out of are like tips like overturned balls. We just have to keep our eyes on the ball to make those plays, ”he said. ‘There are a lot of ways to make wraps, covers, sacks – when Von Miller and Bradley Chubb and all those guys are around strip-sacking and things like that, we should just take advantage of this and put our crime in a good field position. . ”
