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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Good Monday morning, Roz Kaminski on the news with Gina Gandek.
I'm so used to saying victory Monday, because we've been
saying it for months now that it's kind of unfortunate
that we can't be saying that this morning. But joining
us on the KOA Common Spirit Health Hotline is Broncos
sideline reporter. It's Susie Warden. Susie, we appreciate your time.
As always. Well, let's talk a little bit about obviously
tough loss to a good Jags team to what I
(00:22):
think some people may be underestimated, but talk about the
sideline energy. Talk about what we saw with the team.
Is there any reason to panic? Did we feel like
we had anything different when it came to just the
energy you see on the sidelines or was it just
one of those tough losses and yeah, we got to
lose at some point, Yeah, yeah, I do.
Speaker 2 (00:41):
I think it's that Gina and Ross and the energy.
It was interesting because before the game I even commented
to some people, I said, man, it it feels electric
in here. It was just people got there early, they
were ready to go. The sidelines, even just people that
were down there, you know, there's a lot of guests
that get to go down before the game, and it
was just really amped up. There were a lot of
(01:02):
former Broncos down there at Kids. Lee was down there
at Kareem Jackson doing cars well, so it just had
that that cool kind of There were good alumnia there
and so it had a really good vibe. And in
the first quarter the fans were deafening loud, just like
they were in the in the last game against Green Bay.
But then kind of once the game went on, there
(01:22):
were times where the fans are like, oh, okay, I mean,
you know, I think Will Lutsmith's in that field goal
set things on a on a funky tone there at
the beginning, and then things just didn't quite go their
way for the rest of the game. They had some moments,
and I kind of thought at some point that the
Broncos would be able to come back because we've just
been so used to that happening. I mean, it had
eleven comeback wins this year, so I thought, Okay, two scores,
(01:44):
that's doable. But then as things went on, it became
less and less doable.
Speaker 3 (01:49):
The whole crowd, plus I think you and and I
Suji were as SUSI were super gleaped up for.
Speaker 2 (01:55):
This, right, it's your new favorite word, isn't that my.
Speaker 3 (01:58):
New favorite word?
Speaker 2 (02:00):
War awarded is at least?
Speaker 3 (02:01):
Were yeah, my dad. But you know, it was kind
of interesting the sense that I got from some of
the conversations you had after the game, and also that
the guys had after the game. The Broncos were kind
of disappointed, but not super bummed out. They were thinking,
(02:22):
you know, they sort of focusing on the positive and
thinking about making the playoffs and thinking about winning on
Christmas and that kind of thing.
Speaker 2 (02:30):
Yeah, you know, it's interesting. I talked to a few guys.
I mean, there were some guys who had some big plays.
Q Robinson, you know, he's a rookie and he had
that good PD and and I was like, hey man,
you know, good to see you in there. And he's like, yeah,
but we need to win. And I was like, yeah,
I know, I know, but you know, so I'm always
trying to like find the positives and in what guy's doing.
And I chatted with Malcolm Roach, who was my interview
(02:51):
there in the locker room, and he had a sack
and just had some really good words of they've got
to take a look at a lot of things. Nick
Bonnito said, I'm not playing like I should be, and
Jonathan Cooper is saying the same thing. So they're all
saying they get it, you know they and they also
know and I asked Malcolm this, Jacksonville is a good team,
and they just I mean they struggled tackling them, and
(03:13):
I mean Washington was just out of control. He was
just everywhere and they couldn't get him. And so I
think there's just going to be times when there are
just going to be teams that come in and they're tough,
and you've got to, as Sean said, you know what,
you got to swallow this one, digest it, figure out
what's going on. It's not just a you know, Okay,
we had a loss. It's a figure out what's happening
(03:34):
because you've got to get two more wins, you know, hopefully,
and in that way we wrap up the AFC and
could be a top seed and then go into the
postseason that way. So it's a good gut check, reality check,
whatever you want to call it. That probably needed to happen,
and a good time for it. So there's some time
to make some corrections, although not this. I mean it's
quick to make corrections this week.
Speaker 1 (03:54):
Quick turn around like you mentioned, and Coach Payton really saying, Okay,
you got to swallow it.
Speaker 2 (03:58):
We got to move on from here.
Speaker 1 (03:59):
And so do you think the quick turnaround is the
best for the Broncos in this situation? And on a
personal note, I'm just curious if you have a chance
to talk with players of how they feel about playing
on Christmas Day? Is it a bittersweet? Is it like
a joy of playing on Christmas or if it's like
a oh, I'm kind of away from my family on
this holiday.
Speaker 2 (04:18):
Yeah. No, it's a good question, and I do, first
of all, I think it's great to turn around quickly,
get this one out of your head, moving on. You know,
there is not a whole lot of time today to
look at you got to look at film, but then
you've got to, you know, work on getting ready for
Kansas City on Thursday night. And you know, playing on
holidays it comes with the territory. If you want to
be a professional athlete, you're going to have to play
(04:40):
on some holidays. And if you're playing on holidays, that
means people want to see you. They're not going to
put you there if you're not a good team, so
it usually means you're on a good team, things are
going well and there's a reason why you're playing on
those days and the families, you know, does it stink, Yeah,
but you get used to it. So we're celebrating Christmas
on Friday with our family and it's just kind of
what we've become used to. So to me, it's exciting,
(05:02):
and I think it's exciting for the players too, because
you're on primetime, You're getting all kinds of eyeballs on you,
and it's a great time to show off to everybody
what you can do. So a lot of them will
look at it like that, and that's just it comes
with the territory.
Speaker 3 (05:16):
Obviously. You always want to be in control of your
own destiny, and the Broncos are. And I will note
that if if the Broncos win their next game against
a very beat up Kansas City team that's now on
their third string quarterback and the Chargers lose, then that's it,
right and the Broncos have won the division? Is that
(05:36):
Do I have that right?
Speaker 2 (05:37):
As far as you know think you have that right,
I haven't. I need to look again, because there were
all kinds of They haven't come out with all the
scenarios yet, but I believe that would be the case.
But you know, the Chargers still keep chargings.
Speaker 3 (05:49):
Yes they do.
Speaker 2 (05:49):
It's one of those things where it's like, yeah, and
then the Patriots win last night. I mean, it's just
one of those things where the AFC is is really
it's tough, and it's tight up at the top. So
I need to I need to look.
Speaker 3 (06:02):
Because the Chargers. The Chargers have four losses and we
only have three. So if it gets to where we
still only have three and they have five and there's
only one game left, I think that'll be it. But anyway,
where I was going with that is the Chargers we
have what should be No game is easy in the NFL,
but when you're playing against the third string quarterback, you
should win that game. And meanwhile, the Chargers are playing
(06:24):
the Texans, who have one of the best defenses. So
we might know by next Sunday, you know that we
won the division.
Speaker 2 (06:32):
Absolutely, Yeah, No, that would be that would that would
be great. And uh, it's Kansas City. It's just such
a different mode to see them in where they're just
they're not playing for anything this time of year, which
is so atypical that they don't have the postseason in
their sights. And third string quarterback we heard Gardner Minshew
at a torn Acl'm like, who's third string? Nobody even knows,
(06:55):
you know, who's who else is on their roster. So
I think it's going to be It could be a
disappointing night for people who are watching because it's not
going to be that big rivalry game, but it also
could be Kansas City. You know, there's not a whole
lot of love between the Broncos and the Chiefs at all,
especially at Arrowhead.
Speaker 3 (07:12):
Give me just a little less than a minute on
this next thing, because I was listening to you yesterday
after that hit on Pat Bryant, and I don't know
if Susie you heard the update this morning has been
released from the hospital with a concussion. But he's out
of the hospital. Yeah, no, So my question for you was,
I was very interested in hearing you talk about bo
(07:34):
Nix's his reaction, how he seemed when he was standing
near that after they hit.
Speaker 2 (07:44):
Yeah, because I don't think you and I were by
each other, so obviously you could hear that hit anywhere
that you were on the sidelines, which is just it
just is I mean, it's heartbreaking and you hear that
and you're like, oh my gosh. I was standing next
to Nate Jackson and he and I looked at each
other and I thought, oh dang. Then he didn't get up,
and then Bo was little right in front of me,
and just was I told Ag, I said, hey, Bo
(08:05):
is devastated. He's sitting there with his hands on his knees,
he's got his hands on his head, he's bent over
like I mean, just almost. I mean, he wasn't physically ill,
but was so upset. And City came over and tried
talking to him, and he was still like that. I mean,
he knew and Dave said it well on the broadcast too,
that every quarterback feels horrible when something like that happened,
(08:27):
and Bo talked about it in his press conference too,
that you know, he felt so horrible because you know,
guys are going to be in that position sometimes and
guys go across the middle and they're going to be
open and they're going to get those hits, and no
quarterback wants to feel that when somebody gets hurt like that.
That was. That was tough to watch.
Speaker 3 (08:43):
And thank goodness we got that news this morning that
he's out of the hospital already. So Susie Wargin leaped up.
As always, Bronco's a sideline reporter. Go have some good
barbecue in Kansas City. The food will probably be better
than the game. Hopefully we will win it easily, although
at I want to jinx anything by saying that too much.
Thanks for your time as.
Speaker 2 (09:02):
Always, you got it, guys. We'll talk to you after
a Thursday.
Speaker 3 (09:05):
All right, very good, Okay. Susie's awesome. It's always so
much fun to be on the on the sidelines with her.
Good Monday morning, Roz Kaminski on the news with Gina Gandek.
I'm so used to saying victory Monday, because we've been
saying it for months now that it's kind of unfortunate
that we can't be saying that this morning. But joining
us on the KOA Common Spirit Health Hotline is Broncos
sideline reporter. It's Susie Warden. Susie, we appreciate your time.
As always. Well, let's talk a little bit about obviously
tough loss to a good Jags team to what I
(00:22):
think some people may be underestimated, but talk about the
sideline energy. Talk about what we saw with the team.
Is there any reason to panic? Did we feel like
we had anything different when it came to just the
energy you see on the sidelines or was it just
one of those tough losses and yeah, we got to
lose at some point, Yeah, yeah, I do.
Speaker 2 (00:41):
I think it's that Gina and Ross and the energy.
It was interesting because before the game I even commented
to some people, I said, man, it it feels electric
in here. It was just people got there early, they
were ready to go. The sidelines, even just people that
were down there, you know, there's a lot of guests
that get to go down before the game, and it
was just really amped up. There were a lot of
(01:02):
former Broncos down there at Kids. Lee was down there
at Kareem Jackson doing cars well, so it just had
that that cool kind of There were good alumnia there
and so it had a really good vibe. And in
the first quarter the fans were deafening loud, just like
they were in the in the last game against Green Bay.
But then kind of once the game went on, there
(01:22):
were times where the fans are like, oh, okay, I mean,
you know, I think Will Lutsmith's in that field goal
set things on a on a funky tone there at
the beginning, and then things just didn't quite go their
way for the rest of the game. They had some moments,
and I kind of thought at some point that the
Broncos would be able to come back because we've just
been so used to that happening. I mean, it had
eleven comeback wins this year, so I thought, Okay, two scores,
(01:44):
that's doable. But then as things went on, it became
less and less doable.
Speaker 3 (01:49):
The whole crowd, plus I think you and and I
Suji were as SUSI were super gleaped up for.
Speaker 2 (01:55):
This, right, it's your new favorite word, isn't that my.
Speaker 3 (01:58):
New favorite word?
Speaker 2 (02:00):
War awarded is at least?
Speaker 3 (02:01):
Were yeah, my dad. But you know, it was kind
of interesting the sense that I got from some of
the conversations you had after the game, and also that
the guys had after the game. The Broncos were kind
of disappointed, but not super bummed out. They were thinking,
(02:22):
you know, they sort of focusing on the positive and
thinking about making the playoffs and thinking about winning on
Christmas and that kind of thing.
Speaker 2 (02:30):
Yeah, you know, it's interesting. I talked to a few guys.
I mean, there were some guys who had some big plays.
Q Robinson, you know, he's a rookie and he had
that good PD and and I was like, hey man,
you know, good to see you in there. And he's like, yeah,
but we need to win. And I was like, yeah,
I know, I know, but you know, so I'm always
trying to like find the positives and in what guy's doing.
And I chatted with Malcolm Roach, who was my interview
(02:51):
there in the locker room, and he had a sack
and just had some really good words of they've got
to take a look at a lot of things. Nick
Bonnito said, I'm not playing like I should be, and
Jonathan Cooper is saying the same thing. So they're all
saying they get it, you know they and they also
know and I asked Malcolm this, Jacksonville is a good team,
and they just I mean they struggled tackling them, and
(03:13):
I mean Washington was just out of control. He was
just everywhere and they couldn't get him. And so I
think there's just going to be times when there are
just going to be teams that come in and they're tough,
and you've got to, as Sean said, you know what,
you got to swallow this one, digest it, figure out
what's going on. It's not just a you know, Okay,
we had a loss. It's a figure out what's happening
(03:34):
because you've got to get two more wins, you know, hopefully,
and in that way we wrap up the AFC and
could be a top seed and then go into the
postseason that way. So it's a good gut check, reality check,
whatever you want to call it. That probably needed to happen,
and a good time for it. So there's some time
to make some corrections, although not this. I mean it's
quick to make corrections this week.
Speaker 1 (03:54):
Quick turn around like you mentioned, and Coach Payton really saying, Okay,
you got to swallow it.
Speaker 2 (03:58):
We got to move on from here.
Speaker 1 (03:59):
And so do you think the quick turnaround is the
best for the Broncos in this situation? And on a
personal note, I'm just curious if you have a chance
to talk with players of how they feel about playing
on Christmas Day? Is it a bittersweet? Is it like
a joy of playing on Christmas or if it's like
a oh, I'm kind of away from my family on
this holiday.
Speaker 2 (04:18):
Yeah. No, it's a good question, and I do, first
of all, I think it's great to turn around quickly,
get this one out of your head, moving on. You know,
there is not a whole lot of time today to
look at you got to look at film, but then
you've got to, you know, work on getting ready for
Kansas City on Thursday night. And you know, playing on
holidays it comes with the territory. If you want to
be a professional athlete, you're going to have to play
(04:40):
on some holidays. And if you're playing on holidays, that
means people want to see you. They're not going to
put you there if you're not a good team, so
it usually means you're on a good team, things are
going well and there's a reason why you're playing on
those days and the families, you know, does it stink, Yeah,
but you get used to it. So we're celebrating Christmas
on Friday with our family and it's just kind of
what we've become used to. So to me, it's exciting,
(05:02):
and I think it's exciting for the players too, because
you're on primetime, You're getting all kinds of eyeballs on you,
and it's a great time to show off to everybody
what you can do. So a lot of them will
look at it like that, and that's just it comes
with the territory.
Speaker 3 (05:16):
Obviously. You always want to be in control of your
own destiny, and the Broncos are. And I will note
that if if the Broncos win their next game against
a very beat up Kansas City team that's now on
their third string quarterback and the Chargers lose, then that's it,
right and the Broncos have won the division? Is that
(05:36):
Do I have that right?
Speaker 2 (05:37):
As far as you know think you have that right,
I haven't. I need to look again, because there were
all kinds of They haven't come out with all the
scenarios yet, but I believe that would be the case.
But you know, the Chargers still keep chargings.
Speaker 3 (05:49):
Yes they do.
Speaker 2 (05:49):
It's one of those things where it's like, yeah, and
then the Patriots win last night. I mean, it's just
one of those things where the AFC is is really
it's tough, and it's tight up at the top. So
I need to I need to look.
Speaker 3 (06:02):
Because the Chargers. The Chargers have four losses and we
only have three. So if it gets to where we
still only have three and they have five and there's
only one game left, I think that'll be it. But anyway,
where I was going with that is the Chargers we
have what should be No game is easy in the NFL,
but when you're playing against the third string quarterback, you
should win that game. And meanwhile, the Chargers are playing
(06:24):
the Texans, who have one of the best defenses. So
we might know by next Sunday, you know that we
won the division.
Speaker 2 (06:32):
Absolutely, Yeah, No, that would be that would that would
be great. And uh, it's Kansas City. It's just such
a different mode to see them in where they're just
they're not playing for anything this time of year, which
is so atypical that they don't have the postseason in
their sights. And third string quarterback we heard Gardner Minshew
at a torn Acl'm like, who's third string? Nobody even knows,
(06:55):
you know, who's who else is on their roster. So
I think it's going to be It could be a
disappointing night for people who are watching because it's not
going to be that big rivalry game, but it also
could be Kansas City. You know, there's not a whole
lot of love between the Broncos and the Chiefs at all,
especially at Arrowhead.
Speaker 3 (07:12):
Give me just a little less than a minute on
this next thing, because I was listening to you yesterday
after that hit on Pat Bryant, and I don't know
if Susie you heard the update this morning has been
released from the hospital with a concussion. But he's out
of the hospital. Yeah, no, So my question for you was,
I was very interested in hearing you talk about bo
(07:34):
Nix's his reaction, how he seemed when he was standing
near that after they hit.
Speaker 2 (07:44):
Yeah, because I don't think you and I were by
each other, so obviously you could hear that hit anywhere
that you were on the sidelines, which is just it
just is I mean, it's heartbreaking and you hear that
and you're like, oh my gosh. I was standing next
to Nate Jackson and he and I looked at each
other and I thought, oh dang. Then he didn't get up,
and then Bo was little right in front of me,
and just was I told Ag, I said, hey, Bo
(08:05):
is devastated. He's sitting there with his hands on his knees,
he's got his hands on his head, he's bent over
like I mean, just almost. I mean, he wasn't physically ill,
but was so upset. And City came over and tried
talking to him, and he was still like that. I mean,
he knew and Dave said it well on the broadcast too,
that every quarterback feels horrible when something like that happened,
(08:27):
and Bo talked about it in his press conference too,
that you know, he felt so horrible because you know,
guys are going to be in that position sometimes and
guys go across the middle and they're going to be
open and they're going to get those hits, and no
quarterback wants to feel that when somebody gets hurt like that.
That was. That was tough to watch.
Speaker 3 (08:43):
And thank goodness we got that news this morning that
he's out of the hospital already. So Susie Wargin leaped up.
As always, Bronco's a sideline reporter. Go have some good
barbecue in Kansas City. The food will probably be better
than the game. Hopefully we will win it easily, although
at I want to jinx anything by saying that too much.
Thanks for your time as.
Speaker 2 (09:02):
Always, you got it, guys. We'll talk to you after
a Thursday.
Speaker 3 (09:05):
All right, very good, Okay. Susie's awesome. It's always so
much fun to be on the on the sidelines with her.
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