Denver Broncos Rookies Standing Out Aside From Bo Nix at Training Camp

Intro while Denver Broncos rookie quarterback B knck has been under Focus here at treny Camp some of the Broncos rookies from this year's draft class have also stood out prompting praise from Shawn pyton about impact years down the road we'll break all that down and much more here on today's brand new episode lockdown Broncos you are locked on Broncos your daily Denver Broncos podcast part of the locked on podcast Network your team Team every day what's happening Broncos Country welcome to another episode Show Open locked on Broncos your daily de Broncos podcast part of the locked on podcast Network your team every day on today's episode of the show look we all know Bo Knicks has been the most talked about Broncos rookie on this roster as the quarterback competition goes on ahead of the Broncos first preseason game but what are some updates on not other rookies that are not named B Knicks we'll dive deep into that plus with an injury to Nick Bonito that's been impacting him how has Jonah Ellis looked with the outside linebacker group including maybe some undrafted rookie free agents standing out there and with the offense getting a little bit more in Rhythm as each day goes audri ese could find himself being the gem of this class outside of if Bo Nicks lands as the team start a quarterback we'll break all that down here on today's episode of the show I'm your host as always Cody Rook Broncos reporter from Mile High Sports join along as always by S Binger longtime site expert voice for Broncos Country at prominy orange.com and make sure as you stay busy this summer today's episode of the show is brought to you by friends over there FanDuel Sportsbook stay involved with what fanduel's got going on because every single day all summer long they have daily bonuses that they're handing out to all customers so check it out at fanduel.com to get started today all right Sarah look hey training camp we're entering our third week here Monday morning another practice it's going to be Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday and Friday and then on top of that you're going to have a Saturday travel day Sunday pre season and we are back in action it's been a trek here there's been I think two and a half weeks really of good evaluation on this roster from start the acclamation period to now and this rookie class I think will will open things up here on the offensive side of the ball like really focus on some of the offensive players that the Broncos drafted I think it's good to do a check-in progress report here at this point in time I think so too and I'm Rookie Progress Report glad you mentioned this in the opening because I didn't think about putting this in the notes about I should have but with Sean pton in the comments that he made to I believe it was uh Cynthia Freeland over there at NFL Network in the little segment that he had and he's like I was talking to Greg Penner and I was telling him we're going to look back on this rookie class years from now and talk about the impact that these this this group made and he referenced his 2006 draft class with the Saints as well as his 2017 class with the Saints if you know anything about those classes I can't remember the word that he used to describe them it was basically like you know benchmark class or something like that maybe somebody in the comments remembers the exact words that he used but it was essentially him saying like this class that we have for the Denver Broncos right now like this is going to be the one that that helps build something special here is is the way that I perceived that comment and yeah it starts offensively of course we talked about B Nick not ad nauseum on the show I think everybody likes to hear about the Bon knck updates I like it when B knck is practicing well so I want to hear about what what's going on with him but it's easy to kind of forsake the other rookies on this team offensively I agree with you I think audri ese could be the gem of this class and he's somebody that's really stood out over these first I don't know what eight nine day 10 days of training camp at this point now where where are we even at right now Cody I mean we're going into Monday today's practice here on Monday is going to be day 11 overall of training camp so it's it's been a hall and I'll say this about audri right and this is what you love because you know like in the regular season this is going to be something you love about him that he's on your team he's he's kind of pissing guys off a little bit right because he's big he's physical like yes you know the pads are on there's physicality and now obviously nobody's going to the ground Audi's just not letting them do run by like if they're gonna come and try to embrace contact with him he's lowering his shoulder so he's he is making some guys mad a little bit but it's like that's what is going to make the defensive guys to have to go against him better but I think it's just a kind of a little bit of an appetizer I think we are going to see a lot of like physical runs here some potential angry runs from audri ese this upcoming season I I think he's had a terrific start to Camp here SAR look I think as we dive deeper into these practices you just want to see steady growth from them right more comfortability knowing the scheme and and obviously knowing what their roles are and going out there and executing it ese is has been very very fun to watch I will say that and obviously we're going to see him this week in the preseason but I think for him coming off the knee surgery that he had here during OTAs doesn't seem like it's bothering him at all even though he did have a day where the you know Shawn PNE said hey anyone who's had surgery we're going to give them down days just because we we believe in body maintenance and just making sure things are there but I I don't I know I know one thing we put in the show notes Here is he a factor to maybe start in the regular season I I don't think right away but I think he could but I think right now I mean javon's had a terrific Camp so I'm not even like audre can one day I think be a starter I don't think he's gonna be this year and I wonder Jalil McClain what his role is going to be in this back field just in general when you talk about divvying up carries and things like that and touches in general because he he may get involved as a receiver as well but javante having a good camp Jalil mcclaflin we talked about it last week on the show a couple of times that Shawn was really hyping him up as well you know the only guy that shows up after the security guard who's there 247 is Jalil mclin right so uh he's second to almost nobody on the entire organization in terms of when he gets to the building but sounds like he's had a good camp as well so I wonder where estimate factors in are the are the Broncos gonna fabricate Touches for him are they going to kind of run with a hot hand sort of mentality I'm going to be interested to see if he can force the issue in the preseason with the way that he runs the ball I I think so much of it I think it's going to be schematic like situational like you know if you get past the 50 yard line or you know let's say you're on you know you have a drive that you know you're on your seventh play of the drive you're approaching Midfield or just past Midfield like oh hey that defense is probably tired a little bit he's going to run through to and there might even be a situation where we see he and javante at the same time on the field which I would love a two back set with those two guys there but uh you know we got to crawl before we walk here I I just think that he is going to have some manufactured looks I think so much it's going to be situational right maybe goal line you know I think javante is going to be a great Contender for goal line this year but maybe it's like all right hey we want to get we want to wear you down like he's hard to bring down like Red Zone situations perfect you want to be able to get him in the mix there he's got good vision and I'd say it's very very under the radar in that regard so I'm also excited about audri um let's talk about maybe a couple of these other wide receivers here that are obviously in the rookie class talk about Troy Franklin Devon V Troy Franklin I I think Troy's GNA take some time right and it's not necessarily a bad thing and I think that Denver's in a position right now s where you have courin Sutton you have Tim Patrick you have Marvin Mims you have Josh Reynolds you have a solidified top four right now in terms of who's going to get probably the most looks this season that means that Troy doesn't necessarily have to be a guy that has to step in right now and just be you know become a number one or a number two like he he's not in that position right now nor does he need to be he has struggled with some drops but you know it's like people talk about the drops it's not like it's like he's dropping like two or three passes in a row it's like he has one here and there they're like occasional drops and obviously you got to get that out you can't have that come into the regular season granted there's going to be some drops that happen ideally you want to stand under the threshold of five drops per year right like that's like the sweet spot ideally in a perfect world no drops at all but Troy is in a position right now he's still learning he's still growing he's still making some plays but he is kind of impacted a little bit here by an occasion drop that definitely is something he's going to have to fix and then Devon V I think is primarily you know he's going to be a guy I think we'll see shine a little bit in the pre-season but watch for him I think more so on special teams as a gunner right now I think in terms of his best opportunity to showcase making the roster he's in a really intriguing position to me in terms of I think that's one of the preseason battles that I'm most looking forward to is that sixth wide receiver spot which I think is going to be the final one on this roster I don't know that for fact or anything like that but it feels like typically what you do I mean they could sacrifice elsewhere so if if Devon V has practiced as well as we've heard from at times from Shawn pyton I mean the comparisons to Tim Patrick have been thrown out there by Shawn pyton I know that every rookie is at a different stage but you also drafted a guy who's what 26 years old so I I don't know how much more seasoning he's going to be able to really get realistically so that's one of those position groups that I'm going to be locked into as if I'm not on already I love Yeah knows I love the wide receiver position but that competition in particular is one of the most fascinating going into the preseason games it's going to be important and I think that's one of the things we're gonna have to like dive into like you look we we evaluate practice folks and this is a a conversation that's kind of applies the whole roster we talk about the practice and guys stepping up right but ultimately all this needs to translate to a game or the things that they're not doing well you could have a player who's not practicing well but all of a sudden in the game boom bright lights are on they they shine or like it could be the opposite the bright lights come on and they're having great practices but the bright lights come on and they they certainly can't you know they're not stepping up to the occasion in those situations definitely like there are scenarios where that does happen but I think overall this class is in the right direction a lot of these guys aren't in a position where they need to start right now which is good right Shawn Payne talks about building foundationally that's important look those are offensive players here for the Broncos which we'll continue to highlight here but what about the defensive side of the ball for this year's rookie class Jonah Ellis one of the players we have our eyes on has an opportunity with an injury to the position we'll highlight what he's done how he's looked so far and other defensive rookies here on today's episode lock down Broncos this show is sponsored by better Better Help help what are your self-care non-negotiables maybe you never Skip Leg Day or therapy day when your schedule is packed with kids activities big work projects and more it's easy to let your priorities slip even when we know what makes us happy it's hard to make time for it right but when you feel like you have no time for yourself non-negotiables like therapy are more important for than ever right and it's helpful for us to learn positive coping skills to learn how to set boundaries therapy empowers us to be the best version of ourselves and it isn't just for those who have experienced major trauma or anything like that if you're thinking at all of starting therapy give better help a try it's entirely online it's designed to be convenient 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much for rocking with us every single day here on the show as we get into the the rest of training camp preseason games you want to know everything that's going on with the Denver Broncos and we've got you covered every single day Jonah Ellis Cody is a legacy one of many Legacy players in this year's rookie class which I found to be fascinating you got Marvin Harrison's kid in there uh I believe Frank Gore's kid was in the draft and and Jonah Ellis there's plenty of Jer Rice's kid Jerry Rice's kid and and so it's it's kind of a fun rookie class from that perspective but Jonah Ellis was the Broncos second pick in this draft and we know that they valued him highly because Shawn pyton said they were gonna just straight up take Troy Franklin with that 76th overall pick but Jonah Ellis being there shifted the way that they they planned everything so I I like the idea drafting an edge guy but when you look at this group on paper it seemed like it was going to be tough for him to get on the field but Nick Bonito unfortunately missing time has caused Ellis to get some more reps at practice Yeah and look Bonito has been dealing with what Shawn pyton has told us is a little bit of a back injury back issues and obviously that's something to monitor because that can pop up from time to time I mean Demarcus Wear as great as he was as a de Bronco the one thing that got in his way a little bit that hurt him and I think hurt the Broncos in some games was the fact that he had back spasms all the time I don't know if it's spasms I don't know what it is but the Broncos are being smart they're monitoring it but it is you know you you do get a look now at your rookie right what is he doing so far and I would say maybe his first week at training camp Ellis was was kind of quiet not as visual or like you see him stand out in a sense the way I think we saw an OTAs but I'd say this last week with the injury to Bonito I I think Ellis has been doing really well he's been getting rotational reps with the second team defense there's been times where he's also been on the field opposite Jonathan Cooper in certain situations like they're just trying to get a guys as many reps as possible I think the one thing I see from Jonah Ellis that I do like is that he's consistent on the edge as a run stuffer in terms of being able to set the edge there and if something tries to get outside he does a really good job of tracking and making sure he doesn't lose contain I think we are going to see just more confidence come from him once we start seeing some preseason games and look obviously this Sunday they travel on the road to take on the Indianapolis coach you get the complete postgame recap here locked on Broncos but Jonah Ellis is in a position where I think he'll be in the rotation at the outside linebacker position and obviously Bonito injur is something to Monitor and if that's something that lingers he may be the first guy off the bench at the outside linebacker position to step into that role and then obviously there's going to be some other roster gymnastics which we'll talk about maybe a couple maybe an undrafted guy who stood out here in practice so far we'll highlight a little bit later on um but he I think we're gonna watch him in the preseason I want to see how he does against the run I want to see how he does in terms of rushing the quarterback the way that we've seen a little bit early on I think this is going to be a big week of practice for him and I think ultimately we're going to get a little bit of a taste and maybe what he can bring to the rotation here for Denver because starters are going to play but the backups are going to play quite a bit in week one against the the Colts yeah and Chris Abrams Drain I can't wait to see this rookie class finally on display of course you know we're all excited to see Bo Nicks out there but the entire rookie class it's going to make the preseason must watch for just about everybody I I think that even people who aren't interested in the preseason typically are going to be locked in to see this rookie class out there which you know Chris Abrams drain I'll be honest Cody when the Broncos drafted him it I was kind of just like almost a white noise you know they always draft a defensive back at some point in between rounds three and five um not that I didn't like him as a player but it just feels like hey we got to draft a DB we haven't drafted a DB yet so they draft Chris Abrams drain that pick flew under the radar based on you just took a a quarterback you took the pass rusher you traded up for Troy Franklin then it's kind audri EST exciting to everybody and then it's like and then there's Chris Abrams drain and you kind of just I forgot about it a little bit not that I forgot about him but that pick wasn't necessarily on the same level of intrigue as the others Shawn pyton talked about how he's kind of Taken Leaps and Bounds from OTAs and what he's doing he he talked about him playing his role really well right now what do you think that's going to be is he competing for a a job in the in the top four rotation like is he competing for a diam role special teams what do you think for Chris Abrams drain in year one yeah I I still think there's a lot to work with and one thing that Shawn pton applauded him on was that you know from the spring to when he first came into the building to now he's gotten more comfortable knowing the defensive scheme you know the vision for him as Sean said is kind of like inside out like he can play inside the nickel he can play on the outside if you need him to and and I think it's obviously something to monitor here and in terms of like expectations here maybe as a rookie I in terms of the top four who are we thinking right now I mean if we were talking about cornerback depth specifically it's going to be Patrick ceran it's going to be the these three guys are going to make the 53 in my opinion regardless deari mattisse Riley Moss Levi Wallace there's the top four guys right there jaquin McMillan fth I think he is kind of competing really for that maybe sixth spot or maybe even a seventh spot I don't know how many corners they plan to carry like there's so it's hard right and the the thing I I look at with him is he's a talented player he's smart but with the Broncos quarterback depth the way that it is now you have Levi Wallace on a one-year deal um you have Riley Moss for a few a couple more years and obviously you want to see him continue to make strides deari Mattis I believe has I think after this year I think at NE after next season is kind of when his contract essentially will be up his rookie deal so you have windows with these guys for for me it could be a red shirt year here for Chris Abrams drain unless he comes out in the preseason he's making plays let's say he gets one interception but has maybe four or five passes defensed here in the preseason and you know it's playing special teams as a gunner or a Jammer and he's doing a good job then I think the conversation changes a little bit he could end up just being a red sh ear for him and look I I hate to even like bring this up but I also think as well like there is competition there for his spot because ree Taylor a guy who was on the roster last year he had a very under the radar training camp here defensively for the Broncos he's played on the nickel can play on the outside that's where I think there's competition and ree has made some more plays in Camp he stood out a little bit whereas we haven't necessarily seen too many plays made by Abrams drain but that doesn't mean that he's not having a good camp and I think that's just the thing that you know we're like oh if we're not seeing anything that obviously nothing Good's happening that could be a total fallacy in a sense there's so many different plays and Reps that are happening it's hard to track everything but we do remember the plays made I chart every play at practice and and obviously we we'll go over things like that once we hear it but I this could be a ret sh year for Chris Abrams drain which wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing no Chris Harris Jr it's and I don't think I think it would be actually kind of a good thing unless he really breaks through and ends up like you know a Chris Harris Jr type of situation where as a rookie you're just like man we can't we can't keep this guy off the field unless you get something like that I almost think it's good for you know Chris Abrams drain to come in get some experience on special teams and and if he's not playing early on it means that somebody above him is playing well most likely that's what I would be most excited about is deari mattisse Riley Moss Levi Wallace jaquin McMillan you need somebody from that group to somebody's more than like to step up and really play substantial roles for you so if Chris Abrams drain isn't playing I don't think that's necessarily the worst thing no I don't think so either and look all these things could change right you know I I said it earlier we're watching practices we're charting guys who maybe make plays at practice okay we're keeping though guys who aren't making plays not necessarily a bad thing right um the one thing I don't think you want to see is like someone else is making a play on you in a sense so haven't really seen anything like that yet so it's like all right hey the preseason is where our evaluation of all these players really matters like we can we're supposed to cover what we see at practice right and we're supposed to talk about it I mean that's our job here but where everything matters is the game which happens this Sunday the Broncos on the road Indianapolis Cole we get a immediate postgame report here locked on Broncos so I mean a lot to break down there and look I think really outside of this year's rookie class we could take a look at undrafted rookie free agents on this roster there's a pass rusher there who's been making plays we'll highlight Jaylen Allen what we've seen from him in the last week and also highlight maybe some of the other standouts there and guys who are returning to practice from injury like Blake Watson you're going to get all that and much more here on today's episode lockdown Broncos Today's Show is brought to you by FanDuel and you know I love sports I FanDuel know you do too we love them so much we never want them to stop and thankfully the NFL offseason it's almost completely over Denver Broncos preseason football is just about back but sometimes when sports are not sportsing like you want them to you need FanDuel the FanDuel lets us keep Sports going whenever we want all you got to do is open up the app and dream up bets anytime you're in the mood and this summer FanDuel is hooking up all customers with a boost or a bonus daily that's right there's something for everyone every day all summer long and if you're a Denver Broncos fan like me you're feeling pretty confident about 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out there thanks for making us your first listening part of the lock on podcast Network your team every day let's get into this rookie undrafted rookie class here I think there's several players that have made some plays that have stood out in practice we talk about these different positions here I want to start off with the edge rusher position obviously we talked about the Nick Bonito injury and obviously that means hey Chris uh you look at a guy like Jonah Ellis he's going to have to have a little bit more of a jump forward right especially if this is an injury which we don't know how long it's going to impact Bonito but if this holds him out for time Jonah Ellis elevates to a new position but you need another pass rusher if there's going to be time that Bonito does expect to miss with this or they're going to be smart with bringing him back that's why I've been pretty pleased look Thomas encom's not an undrafted rookie free agent this year was last year made the 53 enums had a tremendous training camp from a pressure standpoint but he's also got a competition from jayen Allen this year's undrafted rookie free agent as well who's just kind of come out of nowhere getting pressure you know he had a he had a field day I think on Saturday against Frank crumb on the offensive side he would have had what was a you know a stuffy T tackle for loss about four yards behind the line of scrimmage on one play and then he sacked it would have been a strip sack on Zack Wilson during there but obviously these guys aren't allowed to touch the quarterback so he came around the edge on crumb he brings his hand out and Zach Wilson's you know got his his the ball up close like he's getting ready to throw it and Jaylen Allen puts his hand over the ball doesn't touch Zack but it's over there and then he pulls it back and then he stops because you're not allowed to touch the QBs and then Zach from that point would then roll and then try to throw it but it's like that's a strip sack in a game so it it's a good play to see from him makes me happy because it's like all right hey now we're on undrafted rookie watch you know the Broncos have found guys in the preseason and training camp that have made a roster every single year there could be a very good chance of that happening this year yeah they always seem to find Rookie pass rushers some guys with traits there after the draft that can rush the passer it feels like they've been on kind of a heater Through The Years a little bit in terms of finding these guys which is really fun because pass rushers every team wants them every team needs them you need to bring pass rushan waves and for the Broncos to somehow continually be finding guys after the draft is pretty impressive when you look at Jaylen Allen spent the last five years at Memphis had seven tackles for loss last year 10 tackles for loss the year before seven and a half tackles for loss the year before that I mean he's he only had 13 sacks over his time there but certainly there's a lot to work with in terms of the overall package had a couple of defensive touchdowns couple of forced fumbles interception fumbles you know so he's all over the place kind of making plays at the college level but when you get a guy like that into an NFL camp that that's when things really become interesting because you can start stacking those reps up against back offensive linemen feels like a lot of times the backup Edge rushers have a huge Edge no pun intended over those backup offensive linemen when it comes to pre-season games so we'll kind of see what Jaylen Allen can bring to the table I'm interested too by LVL Bailey I know that sha made mention of him earlier this offseason Cody I don't know what all he's been doing out there that's a pretty to me wide open competition at linebacker I think if anybody was able to really step in and say all right you've got the best chance of making an impact on defense this year it might have been that guy what have you seen from lville Bailey so far has he made enough plays to maybe make a case yeah no I think he's certainly there's a case to be made and and preseason is obviously going to factor in I think right now it's the top three linebackers at that room is going to be Alex Singleton Jonas Griffith and Cody Barton those two last two I mentioned in no particular order they've both been ging reps with the first team defense as they really try to figure out who the starter is going to be Justin sternard had a groin injury that popped up and obviously that's impacting him he one of Mike West house favorite special teams guys you can definitely tell so it's like all right are you uprooting him do you keep five inside linebackers if you do level Bailey makes the roster no question in terms of that because you need good depth you need guys that can play special teams but he also has traits that I feel like you let him out of the building in a sense there's a team like and obviously in the next week like preseason is really your danger zone right the the Colts are going to be watching and scouting you're going to have the Packers they're going to be watching this game on Sunday and Scout in and they're also going to be joint practices the week afterwards watching and scouting potential players and LV Bailey's the type of guy I feel like s if the Broncos were to test the waters there and look I I know there's a a myth versus perception here like anytime roster Cuts happen you trim to 53 you're like oh this guy's probably going to get picked up the guys usually we think are going to get picked up don't normally get picked up like that's just the common nature of it even though it's a stressful exercise because hey what if what if he does get picked up well then oh shoot you just lost a good player and sea is very adamant about we don't want a player who's in our building to go elsewhere and all of a sudden play when we had him in the building and said like why you know he's having success where do we go wrong in our evaluation right is it us is it the system Shawn wants to avoid that at all cost lvll is very instinctual fast athletic I I think if they do keep five s you're going to see that situation where it is going to be maybe five inside linebackers which I'm not opposed to right now if I'm not mistaken they did think they had that last year if I'm not mistaken I think they had five guys at the position uh in fact I can't remember can't remember the guys Ben Neeman Ben nean I think was the fifth guy at that room so yeah something we we'll factor in obviously the consideration here we we'll keep going through like him Omar Brown more than likely in my opinion probably could end up being a practice squad guy here the the Broncos defensive backfield right now has a lot of depth cornerback safety even though safety you and I are kind of Integra to it's a little like uh we're a little uncertain about it like you have one injury there we're a little worried about maybe what direction they can go but let's talk about Blake Watson here real quick Blake Watson obviously returned to practice last week for the first time after coming off the NFI list had a calf injury first day was a rough day for him his first day in terms of like doing football stuff once again had a couple of drops then you know didn't have some looks but I think he's getting more progress right so I think our our grading curve our evaluation to him is going to change you're G to have practice this week we're GNA see him play a lot in the preseason to me that's where it's going to matter yeah it's Blake Watson huge for him because when you get those Carri as you get those touches I think people are going to see the number 43 they're going to be talking Darren sprouls if he's out there making plays that's just you connect to Sea Payton dots right and so Blake Watson was everybody's most exciting undrafted rookie free agent pick for the most part when you talk about this guy probably should have been drafted I think danne bugler had him as a fourth round potential draft pick out of Memphis there where I mean he transferred from Old Dominion was a wide receiver and Shawn pton noted at rookie mini camp the fact that like when you watch him the first thing that you're looking at is those those strong hands those the the pass catching ability but he continually referenced you know Alvin chimra when he brings up Blake Watson not saying he's comparing him to that but he's saying like when we brought in chimra we thought we had this pass catcher all of a sudden he takes a run off the tackle and and all of a sudden now he's involved in the running game mix so Blake Watson could be a similar type of guy where you're envisioning something as a receiver as a pass catcher then all of a sudden in the preseason you know he goes off and he's and Sean has talked about not only cima's preseason but Jalil mclen last year against the 49ers going off as well so Blake Watson does still have an opportunity even after starting the the training camp on the non-f football injury list which I I don't even know if we ever did find out what that was but he's back out there at practice his CF his calf okay so him and Russell Wilson dealing with the calf issues at training camp right now but we'll keep tabs on Russell from afar we don't need to be talking smack on this podcast but I'm excited to see Blake Watson and I think that he's going to be a fun maybe one of the top three to five players on my list for preseason watch list love that no and I think that's great I I think this rookie class I'll highlight it you know I agree with you we're all gonna watch Knicks and estimate but like guys I'm like hey pay attention to I think that Troy Franklin will be a preseason stud alongside Devon V I think they'll really probably have a chance to Showcase more what they can do in preseason versus what we get in practice Abrams dra we're going to watch him I think lavel Bailey is going to be the guy and then I think Blake Watson is a guy that we're going to be watching a lot of here during the preseason which hey it is gameweek Bronco's country I don't know if you're ready for it I know Sarah and I we are we're excited about it we can't wait to break it all down this week uh as we continue on here one little quick update Nick garula obviously a late round draft pick here for the Broncos into your offensive lineman haven't seen a lot of him he's been working on the side field for the past week and a half hasn't really gotten involved in team periods you know he'll do in individual from time to time but mainly works on the side field so we have no idea like there's no injury report that comes out just yet but I think as the preseason happens I think we are mandated now to get an injury report as it goes so we'll continue to monitor that no further update there as well here but obviously it's Monday the Broncos will have practice day 11 of Broncos training camp s Binger myself will break down all the action following practice once I get home from Dove Valley looking forward to breaking it down here and look the Broncos quarterback competition it could be nearing its conclusion here very very shortly we'll continue to monitor that and much more is the Broncos prepare for game we here you get that on tomorrow's episode lockdown Broncos