CRUCIAL: Denver Broncos Three Biggest CONCERNS Going into NFL Playoffs
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The Denver Broncos are set to go deep in the NFL playoffs, but there are three things that they must adjust if they want to make it to Santa Clara.
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What's up, Broncos country? Welcome to another episode of Locked On Broncos, your daily Denver Broncos podcast. Part of the Locked On Podcast Network, the number one sports podcast network in the country. Here's the Denver Broncos are going to be able to sit back this week and watch everybody else in the wildcard round beat up on each other. It gives the Broncos an idea on some things that they're going to have to fix here as they go into the playoffs. We're going to highlight some of the three biggest concerns going into the postseason that could hurt the Broncos if they can't figure it out. We'll talk about the Broncos running game and the consistency of that needing to be better here going forward and how the personnel can be a big part of that in the postseason.
What are the Denver Broncos' biggest concerns heading into the NFL playoffs?
Plus, the red zone cannot be the friend zone here for the Broncos. They'll have to get the red zone production into a spot that they needed to be in order to operate and to go a little bit further. And on top of that, The Broncos have to continue their trend of finding ways to take the football away a little bit more and avoiding penalties. We'll highlight that and much more here on today's episode of the show. Brought to you by our friends over there at FanDuel. Before tip-off, check the FanDuel app and see what's dropping during NBA Happy Hour every Friday from 6 to 7.30 p.m. Eastern Time. I'm Cody Rourke, credentialed Broncos reporter for Mile High Sports, joined, as always, by Sarah Benninger, site expert at ProudlyOrange.com.
We want to say thank you to all the everydayers out there. Thanks for tuning in and making us your first listen, however. You choose to do so. Sarah, yesterday's episode show, for anybody that didn't catch it, we talked about three reasons that Broncos fans and the team should be confident going into the postseason. Today's a little bit different in terms of, hey, here are three things the Broncos have to absolutely get better at or else they're going to maybe run into some problems come the divisional round here. I think one of the bigger things that we're going to start off with is the run game here for Denver. How can it be more consistent going forward?
That's a great question. And you never bring up a problem without a solution, right? That's the key right there is you can, everybody could talk about problems, but it's those who bring solutions to those problems, Cody. That's what we're going to do here today. So I think that when it comes to the Broncos running game, what's become obvious over the last three weeks is that Jaleel McLaughlin needs more run, right? I mean, he hasn't gotten a ton of carries, but he's been extremely productive with the carries that he has gotten. Obviously, we didn't see Jaleel for a large portion of the season until J.K. Dobbins went down with injury. And it was kind of clear that Tyler Bidet was only going to be that third down sort of back.
But Jaleel might be running the ball the best out of any back the Broncos have right now, which is both disappointing. slightly concerning and you know encouraging at least you know as we get into the postseason here because at least you have somebody who's running that way he's averaging over five yards a carry he's got almost 120 rushing yards on just 18 rushing attempts over the last three games combined so what I see with Jaleel McLaughlin is somebody who's running with a little bit of a chip on his shoulder I think after the way this season started Cody when he was inactive for so many games
know you talked about it he's kind of just putting his head down he's working the same way waiting for his opportunity i think jaleel is going to be key to the broncos sort of squashing this concern about the running game in the postseason and i think it's just about sean payton finding more ways to get him on the field right more touches look five carries over 40 something yards this past week against the chargers the thing i like about jaleel and you see this when you certainly watch the tape of him he is so patient right he takes the hand off
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Chapters
4 chapters
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:02–1:09
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What are the Denver Broncos' biggest concerns heading into the NFL playoffs?
1:09–10:30
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How can the Broncos improve their run game for postseason success?
10:30–11:45
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What role do Jaleel McLaughlin and RJ Harvey play in the Broncos' running game?
11:45–32:31
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