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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Direckly.
Speaker 2 (00:01):
We've seen a bit of a jackal and Hyde over
the last two games from the Broncos offense. Obviously, the
weather played a bit of a factor in the first half,
and in the second half they paioted and finally committed
to the run game to positive results.
Speaker 1 (00:16):
I want to see them commit to.
Speaker 2 (00:18):
The run game without whether or anything anything else, but
we've seen Sean Payton be hesitant to do that. What
do you expect against a banged up Raiders team this weekend?
Speaker 1 (00:27):
Well, yeah, it was. It was refreshing to finally see
them able to run the football, especially in the second
half when they really needed to do something on offense.
And one thing I think that was notable in that
game was Javonte Williams looked more like the Javante Williams
that we know and love from his rookie year. He
(00:49):
had better vision, he was breaking tackles, he was hitting
the hall hard. That's the type of Chavante Williams runs
that we need. And you know, watching him on Sunday
in New York, I was thinking that maybe he felt
like his job was threatened a bit by Tyler badet
(01:09):
All to talk about Tyler badat all week and so
Javante really showed up to play last week and we
need to see that every week from him. And yeah,
this Raiders team, if you can run on this team,
and as you guys know, they're beat up, they're in
a state of disarray. This team is ready to be
(01:30):
beat on Sunday at in power Field. And if you
can run the ball, just just run the ball right
down the throat of these guys and establish that run,
it gives bone Nicks a much better chance to have success.
You know, he looked so good in Tampa Bay, he
looked so bad last week in New York. I feel
(01:51):
like this week bone Knicks will get back, you know,
back on track and looking better. I don't know if
he'll play as well as you did in Tampa, but
you'll see a better version of bon Knicks this week
against the Raiders.
Speaker 3 (02:04):
Well, Rick, let's stay right there for a second. How
fair is the criticism of bo Nicks knowing as though
three of the first four games as a rookie he
played on the row, and I believe three of the
next four games will be here at home. How much
will that home cooking and being able to sleep in
your own big being in Broncos country, being in in
power field, How could that, in your opinion, change the
(02:26):
outcome and the production for bo Nicks.
Speaker 1 (02:29):
Yeah, you know what, Broncos fans are really impatient and
NFL fans in general are really impatient when it comes
to rookie quarterbacks. They ran the gauntlets those first four games,
and I expected they would come out of that one
in three. They came out to it two. So there's
a lot of reasons for optimism, and especially that Tampa
Bay game where we saw everything come together on both
(02:53):
sides of the ball for this football team. You can
see how they're capable of playing now with a young quarterback,
Nicks man, there's gonna be growing pays, It's gonna be
ups and downs, and that's what we've seen. But you
have to give this kid a chance. Now. These next
four games, you know, all four of these games are
what I would consider winnable games, and if you win
(03:14):
three out of the four, you're in a really good position.
Now if you go one in three in these next
four games, and bone Knicks is still making the kind
of mistakes that we saw last week in New York
where he just looked unsettled, and you know, his footwork
was off again, as mechanics were off again. I hate
to see them waste a top tier defense. And if
(03:37):
you really want to win football games and you think
you can make a playoff run, maybe at that point
you think about sitting him down. Just sit him down
a little bit and take the pressure off of him
and put in Steadham or Zach Wilson and see what
you can do down the stretch with a veteran quarterback
in this defense, and you may be able to sneak
(03:58):
in the back door, you know, uh, of the postseason
with a veteran quarterback. But I think we do have
to give him more time. I think these next four
games are critical for bo Knicks. I think so too.
Speaker 2 (04:09):
I think it's it's it's a developmental uh, you know,
we're in the developmental phase of bow Knicks and this
this next four really kind of tell us where he
is and where he's going, you know, as far as
that kind of stuff goes. Love to see him return
to the statistical production that he got in the Tampa game.
Speaker 1 (04:24):
Uh.
Speaker 2 (04:25):
Tampa course a little short handed on defense, missing for
their best defensive players, didn't get much of a pass
rush the.
Speaker 1 (04:29):
Raiders pretty banged up.
Speaker 2 (04:31):
I mean, you talk about eleven guys on the UH
on the practice report. Max Crosby's got a high ankle sprain.
They've got a wide receiver, Devanta Adams, who's not gonna play.
Speaker 1 (04:38):
You got dramas around the head coach.
Speaker 2 (04:40):
Raiders feel like it's it's a it's it's high time
for the Broncos to break the streak and UH finally
beat the Las Vegas Raiders, something they've never done since
they've been the Las Vegas Raiders.
Speaker 1 (04:51):
Yeah, as you said, we do not expect UH DeVante
Adams to play. I don't think Max Crosby is going
to play. High ankle sprain is a serious injury, and
there's a lot of season left to play here, and
I wouldn't think they'll put him out there on Sunday.
And that makes this team a very beatiful team. Those
(05:12):
are their two best players on each side of the ball.
Their offensive line has not been good. I'm kind of
shocked that they're two and two. When you look at them,
they how did they win those two games? Because they
don't look like a team that would be two and two.
Beating the Browns last week surprised me as well. But
(05:32):
it does kind of feel like the wheels are coming
off for the Raiders and the Broncos have to start fast.
And a good way to do that, man, just run
the ball right down the field, get a long drive
to open that game, score touchdown and and and get
them on their on their heels and keep them on
their heels and you can beat this football team. They
are ready to be beat on Sunday.
Speaker 3 (05:54):
Well, do you think that we've seen the selling for
of this Broncos defense? Because the reason I asked that question,
evone's always talking about the offense, offense, the highs, the lows,
what's going on with coach Sean Payton and everything, but
the defense really hasn't been put on a pedestal like
I believe that they should. But do you feel is
(06:16):
though we've seen the siling for this defense or is
there more room to grow?
Speaker 1 (06:21):
You know, that's a great question, Nick, And you know,
I love this defense. I love the fact that there're
a no name defense. You know, this is a blue collar,
bring your lunch to work defense and they've been doing
that every single week. And I do feel like there's
still an upside because as well. As Riley Moss has
been playing, He's gonna just keep getting better week after week.
(06:46):
The safeties have really come together in Brandon Jones. Brandon
Jones Pro Football Focus has him the number one rated
safety in the league right now. That's how good he's
been if PJ. Lock has been playing at a really
high level too. I was really pleased to see Justin
ster Nad the way he played last week. I wasn't
(07:06):
quite sure what to expect from him, but he looks
like he is ready to play. You know, they went
out and got two linebackers, and we'll see if they're
going to be active or at least one of them
active on Sunday. I think probably one of them will be.
Both those linebackers they got were good players, you know,
within the last couple of years, so I do think
there is an upside. This team has really come together
(07:28):
on defense, and Vance Joseph do it a great job.
Give VJ his flowers man. VJ took a lot of
heat last year, especially about this time of the season
when Dolphins hung seventy points on him. Vance Joseph has
really turned this thing around and they have a shot.
They have a legit shot to be a playoff team
(07:49):
if this defense keeps playing at this level. Well, Rick,
we always know what level.
Speaker 2 (07:54):
We never have to check as yours. You're always at
a hundred with us, and we appreciate it. We always
appreciate getting some time. I'm with you and look forward
to here.
Speaker 1 (08:01):
In the call. I think my man Nick here is
going to join you guys in the booth just a little.
Speaker 2 (08:05):
Bit on this next game.
Speaker 1 (08:07):
You've mean cousin Randall.
Speaker 2 (08:08):
Cousin Randall might make it appear as we'll see. I'll
see if I can, I can talk him into it.
I don't know, but yeah, no, I'll look forward to it, Rick,
and look forward to seeing you this weekend and hopefully
the Broncos get on the other side of five hundred
and continue this thing going.
Speaker 1 (08:20):
Yeah, we'll see you guys on Sunday. Thanks for having
me on, Love you guys, absolutely take care.
Speaker 2 (08:25):
Rick lewis your color analyst for the Denver Broncos.
Direckly.
Speaker 2 (00:01):
We've seen a bit of a jackal and Hyde over
the last two games from the Broncos offense. Obviously, the
weather played a bit of a factor in the first half,
and in the second half they paioted and finally committed
to the run game to positive results.
Speaker 1 (00:16):
I want to see them commit to.
Speaker 2 (00:18):
The run game without whether or anything anything else, but
we've seen Sean Payton be hesitant to do that. What
do you expect against a banged up Raiders team this weekend?
Speaker 1 (00:27):
Well, yeah, it was. It was refreshing to finally see
them able to run the football, especially in the second
half when they really needed to do something on offense.
And one thing I think that was notable in that
game was Javonte Williams looked more like the Javante Williams
that we know and love from his rookie year. He
(00:49):
had better vision, he was breaking tackles, he was hitting
the hall hard. That's the type of Chavante Williams runs
that we need. And you know, watching him on Sunday
in New York, I was thinking that maybe he felt
like his job was threatened a bit by Tyler badet
(01:09):
All to talk about Tyler badat all week and so
Javante really showed up to play last week and we
need to see that every week from him. And yeah,
this Raiders team, if you can run on this team,
and as you guys know, they're beat up, they're in
a state of disarray. This team is ready to be
(01:30):
beat on Sunday at in power Field. And if you
can run the ball, just just run the ball right
down the throat of these guys and establish that run,
it gives bone Nicks a much better chance to have success.
You know, he looked so good in Tampa Bay, he
looked so bad last week in New York. I feel
(01:51):
like this week bone Knicks will get back, you know,
back on track and looking better. I don't know if
he'll play as well as you did in Tampa, but
you'll see a better version of bon Knicks this week
against the Raiders.
Speaker 3 (02:04):
Well, Rick, let's stay right there for a second. How
fair is the criticism of bo Nicks knowing as though
three of the first four games as a rookie he
played on the row, and I believe three of the
next four games will be here at home. How much
will that home cooking and being able to sleep in
your own big being in Broncos country, being in in
power field, How could that, in your opinion, change the
(02:26):
outcome and the production for bo Nicks.
Speaker 1 (02:29):
Yeah, you know what, Broncos fans are really impatient and
NFL fans in general are really impatient when it comes
to rookie quarterbacks. They ran the gauntlets those first four games,
and I expected they would come out of that one
in three. They came out to it two. So there's
a lot of reasons for optimism, and especially that Tampa
Bay game where we saw everything come together on both
(02:53):
sides of the ball for this football team. You can
see how they're capable of playing now with a young quarterback,
Nicks man, there's gonna be growing pays, It's gonna be
ups and downs, and that's what we've seen. But you
have to give this kid a chance. Now. These next
four games, you know, all four of these games are
what I would consider winnable games, and if you win
(03:14):
three out of the four, you're in a really good position.
Now if you go one in three in these next
four games, and bone Knicks is still making the kind
of mistakes that we saw last week in New York
where he just looked unsettled, and you know, his footwork
was off again, as mechanics were off again. I hate
to see them waste a top tier defense. And if
(03:37):
you really want to win football games and you think
you can make a playoff run, maybe at that point
you think about sitting him down. Just sit him down
a little bit and take the pressure off of him
and put in Steadham or Zach Wilson and see what
you can do down the stretch with a veteran quarterback
in this defense, and you may be able to sneak
(03:58):
in the back door, you know, uh, of the postseason
with a veteran quarterback. But I think we do have
to give him more time. I think these next four
games are critical for bo Knicks. I think so too.
Speaker 2 (04:09):
I think it's it's it's a developmental uh, you know,
we're in the developmental phase of bow Knicks and this
this next four really kind of tell us where he
is and where he's going, you know, as far as
that kind of stuff goes. Love to see him return
to the statistical production that he got in the Tampa game.
Speaker 1 (04:24):
Uh.
Speaker 2 (04:25):
Tampa course a little short handed on defense, missing for
their best defensive players, didn't get much of a pass
rush the.
Speaker 1 (04:29):
Raiders pretty banged up.
Speaker 2 (04:31):
I mean, you talk about eleven guys on the UH
on the practice report. Max Crosby's got a high ankle sprain.
They've got a wide receiver, Devanta Adams, who's not gonna play.
Speaker 1 (04:38):
You got dramas around the head coach.
Speaker 2 (04:40):
Raiders feel like it's it's a it's it's high time
for the Broncos to break the streak and UH finally
beat the Las Vegas Raiders, something they've never done since
they've been the Las Vegas Raiders.
Speaker 1 (04:51):
Yeah, as you said, we do not expect UH DeVante
Adams to play. I don't think Max Crosby is going
to play. High ankle sprain is a serious injury, and
there's a lot of season left to play here, and
I wouldn't think they'll put him out there on Sunday.
And that makes this team a very beatiful team. Those
(05:12):
are their two best players on each side of the ball.
Their offensive line has not been good. I'm kind of
shocked that they're two and two. When you look at them,
they how did they win those two games? Because they
don't look like a team that would be two and two.
Beating the Browns last week surprised me as well. But
(05:32):
it does kind of feel like the wheels are coming
off for the Raiders and the Broncos have to start fast.
And a good way to do that, man, just run
the ball right down the field, get a long drive
to open that game, score touchdown and and and get
them on their on their heels and keep them on
their heels and you can beat this football team. They
are ready to be beat on Sunday.
Speaker 3 (05:54):
Well, do you think that we've seen the selling for
of this Broncos defense? Because the reason I asked that question,
evone's always talking about the offense, offense, the highs, the lows,
what's going on with coach Sean Payton and everything, but
the defense really hasn't been put on a pedestal like
I believe that they should. But do you feel is
(06:16):
though we've seen the siling for this defense or is
there more room to grow?
Speaker 1 (06:21):
You know, that's a great question, Nick, And you know,
I love this defense. I love the fact that there're
a no name defense. You know, this is a blue collar,
bring your lunch to work defense and they've been doing
that every single week. And I do feel like there's
still an upside because as well. As Riley Moss has
been playing, He's gonna just keep getting better week after week.
(06:46):
The safeties have really come together in Brandon Jones. Brandon
Jones Pro Football Focus has him the number one rated
safety in the league right now. That's how good he's
been if PJ. Lock has been playing at a really
high level too. I was really pleased to see Justin
ster Nad the way he played last week. I wasn't
(07:06):
quite sure what to expect from him, but he looks
like he is ready to play. You know, they went
out and got two linebackers, and we'll see if they're
going to be active or at least one of them
active on Sunday. I think probably one of them will be.
Both those linebackers they got were good players, you know,
within the last couple of years, so I do think
there is an upside. This team has really come together
(07:28):
on defense, and Vance Joseph do it a great job.
Give VJ his flowers man. VJ took a lot of
heat last year, especially about this time of the season
when Dolphins hung seventy points on him. Vance Joseph has
really turned this thing around and they have a shot.
They have a legit shot to be a playoff team
(07:49):
if this defense keeps playing at this level. Well, Rick,
we always know what level.
Speaker 2 (07:54):
We never have to check as yours. You're always at
a hundred with us, and we appreciate it. We always
appreciate getting some time. I'm with you and look forward
to here.
Speaker 1 (08:01):
In the call. I think my man Nick here is
going to join you guys in the booth just a little.
Speaker 2 (08:05):
Bit on this next game.
Speaker 1 (08:07):
You've mean cousin Randall.
Speaker 2 (08:08):
Cousin Randall might make it appear as we'll see. I'll
see if I can, I can talk him into it.
I don't know, but yeah, no, I'll look forward to it, Rick,
and look forward to seeing you this weekend and hopefully
the Broncos get on the other side of five hundred
and continue this thing going.
Speaker 1 (08:20):
Yeah, we'll see you guys on Sunday. Thanks for having
me on, Love you guys, absolutely take care.
Speaker 2 (08:25):
Rick lewis your color analyst for the Denver Broncos.
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