I was only able to catch the opening drive of the game for the Broncos offense which is all I needed to see this game:
Russ is back??
Russ's numbers may look modest on the box score putting up 24 yards on 3/6 passing but those who watched this game know how much better he seems physically this year. Russ had 25 yards on 3 rushes and one of them came on 3rd down against the blitz. His quickness looks to have returned and a few plays later they ran a read option that got around 15 yards where Russ could get to the edge. Ultimately it was called back because of a Courtland Sutton hold but it was unnecessary and Russ would have gotten those yards regardless. The play is so well broken down by Tim Jenkins, a former QB, who has a youtube channel and Instagram to showcase his breakdowns of QBs. The channel is called All Things QB. I will put his information at the bottom of the post. The loss is not important to me. I just want to see Russ make strides from last year in the areas he was elite at in his first 9 years in the league and fortunately for Bronco fans, it looks like him losing 15 pounds has done him wonders, especially with his quickness.
2. Javonte Knocking off the Rust
It was also very nice to see Javonte Williams back on the field after 10 months. Sean Payton made sure to get him involved right off the bat as he called a screen that was directed to him catching the ball. Though Williams dropped that pass, he was able to make a sensational catch a few plays later on a play Russ extended the play and found Javonte for a first down the left sideline. This team is slowly but surely rounding into regular-season shape and I love it. Was it perfect...of course not as the only drive with Russ ended on a field goal. On the bright side, it was nice to see Brett Maher nail a 48-yarder!!
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Great post Arjun!