Parker joined The Denver Post in September 2022 after covering the Broncos for USA Today. Before that, he spent five years covering Nebraska football and athletics for the Lincoln Journal Star. He's a New Glarus, Wisconsin native and a University of Wisconsin graduate.
Denver Broncos Head coach Sean Payton, left, and Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson talks during the second half at Empower Field at Mile High on Oct. 29, 2023 in Denver. The Denver Broncos beat the Kansas City Chiefs 24 to 9 during week 8 of the NFL regular season. The Denver coaches let their play-calling be shown and I think the opposing team can partially know what they are talking about.Hey Nathan, thanks for writing in and getting us started this week.
Parker, finally we went all in on the run game. That combination of Javonte Williams and Jaleel McLaughlin is dynamite. What the heck took so long? I swear, we’ve been harping on this for weeks.How about that? More than anything, the confusion over the past few weeks stemmed from the fact that this is what Sean Payton and company talked about being the offense’s bedrock all along. Like, from the day he got hired. And through free agency. And the draft. And OTAs. And training camp.
The reality, of course, is not that simple. As you indicated in the question, Denver is pretty healthy right now outside of the group that got hurt in camp/right at the start of the season and the recurring hamstring issues for Greg Dulcich. If they hit another rough patch on that front, that can change the complexion of a game or two.
The larger point stands, though. The defense has played much better recently than it did early in the season. Here’s the interesting part about it: Sometimes fans assume that players and coaches just always try to say the right thing regardless of what the truth is. But Broncos defensive players were adamant all along that Joseph wasn’t the problem. He had a good scheme and called good stuff and they didn’t execute. It didn’t seem like lip service at the time and it certainly doesn’t now.
Also, though, it certainly doesn’t hurt that Simmons is back healthy and creating turnovers, Baron Browning is back now, too, Jewell is playing well, etc., etc. And they’re several weeks further now into playing Joseph’s defense, too. To your second question, it’ll be interesting to see how the Broncos grade out Locke’s performance Sunday against Kansas City and then in Week 10 against Buffalo before Jackson comes back. There’s always a chance they just decide to roll with Locke. He’s got some range, though he did miss a tackle on running back Isaiah Pacheco that ruptured into Kansas City’s longest rush of the day.
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