Locked On Broncos - Daily Podcast On The Denver Broncos - FOCUS: Denver Broncos TONE SET For Training Camp and 2026

Starting point is 00:00:00 The Denver Broncos believe that they've already set the tone for the 2026 NFL season, and that will set the stage for their championship expectations. You are locked on Broncos, your daily Denver Broncos podcast. Part of the Locked on podcast network, your team every day. Happy Wednesday, Broncos country. Cody York here for another episode, Locked on Broncos. As we get ready for day three of training camp here in a few hours, we're going to set the stage for that here with today's episode.

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Starting point is 00:00:56 We also hear from Broncos offensive lineman Mike McGlinchie, who talked about Denver's offense, finding a way to set the tone early. And that was kind of the theme of what we heard from Tallanoa Hufanga and from Mike McGlinchie. Hufanga emphasized the Broncos standard as a defense and talked about the importance of them generating more takeaways in 2026. And that ultimately plays into how this team can make it as a Super Bowl contending team. There's so much that goes into that here. So let's get into it here. Bronco's country.

Starting point is 00:01:23 Let's start off here with Bronco's safety, Taloa Hufanga following yesterday's practice. We had a chance to catch up with him and talk to him at the podium. And we also heard from him early on in OTAs and in minicamp. But now that training camp has started, there's a lot of moving pieces, no physical contact just yet. And Hufanga even joked you hear his Chi-Hoo chant that he does every single pregame. He also does it during practice and other teammates have done it as well. He said, if you hear me, it means that I'm on the field and we hear him every day. But one of the things that the Broncos defense didn't do a good enough job of last season was generating takeaways.

Starting point is 00:01:59 and that has been an emphasis not only from Vance Joseph and Sean Payton, but the players themselves have acknowledged that if they want to be better, if they want to have a chance to win the Super Bowl, they have to find a way to generate more takeaways. Here's what Hufanga had to say on that. For us, it's just really attacking the ball, whether it's in the air or on the ground game. For everybody, it was really just a lack of turnover.

Starting point is 00:02:20 We did a really good job of getting sacks, but how can we get to get sack with a fourth fumble, or how can we change this past deflection into an interception or a tip just to get somebody else to get interception. It's been talked about and it's been drilled. And at the end of the day, guys are working in the off season to really make sure that's a point of emphasis. I think I talked to you guys about that last time.

Starting point is 00:02:37 Like, I really messed up last year when it comes to those things. Like I left a lot of, we call it money, but money on the field as a team. So for me going in and working and hopefully coming down with the food is here. And this is something that the Broncos, they've practiced, even going back to last year, they have turnover circuits that they go through. But I just think the emphasis is money, money, money, which means, hey, if the football's on the ground, that's ours. We got to get it. Football's in the air. Money. We got to find a way to get it.

Starting point is 00:03:02 And you certainly see that. I think just watching here going into this year's practice compared to last year, obviously, Hufanga was a new face, kind of added into the mix last year of this defense for Vance Joseph. So there was some learning on the fly for him. He's even expressed that coming into year two, now he just feels so much more comfortable in the system. And that applies to a handful of other guys. But I think that there is this understanding here, hey, we have to really lock in our piece and cues from a fundamental standpoint at every position. If we get to the quarterback, we got to find a way to not only wrap up and secure the quarterback, but we got to punch that football out. This Broncos defense seems very locked in. They seem very focused. It's a business first approach that we have

Starting point is 00:03:42 seen from them so far. And ultimately, this is early on, right? This is the mentality. These guys are going to get tired here in the next week and a half, two weeks, because it's going to be a grind. The intensity is going to wrap up. You're not going to have as many days off here going forward. And so I think the maturity of this locker room is a standard that they've kind of said. Like they've got the guys that showcase it and the younger guys followed online. And they follow the lead of guys like PS2, Hufanga, Brandon Jones and other guys in this locker room that are now considered leaders, Alex Singleton being one of those guys as well. So that is going to be a fun thing to watch here as training camp continues here for your Denver Broncos. But another thing, too, Talanoa talked about the standard that the Broncos defense has.

Starting point is 00:04:23 Now, obviously, they want to get after the quarterback quite a bit. They want to have the schematics, the X's and O's down pat. But for them as a defense, they want to be physically dominant. They want to impose their will and bring that physicality on a week-to-week basis. That seems to be the standard that the Broncos defense, they're putting on themselves. For us, in the least the message that's been kind of set is the standard, right? There's always a standard that you put, at least for our defense. And what does that standard look like?

Starting point is 00:04:48 Well, it's guys being in early, it's guys staying late, guys studying, guys studying, guys learning. At the end of the day, it's really the type of style that you play. The schematics is always going to be down there, and that's game plan to game plan. But what is the style that you want. And I think that's what coach always refers to for us to the standard is guys running to the ball, guys flying, guys finishing plays, and being physical. Obviously, we don't have pads on yet, but being physical players as a defense, and that's what they've set as the groundwork here. I was able to be blessed to come into it last year. But at the end of the day, you want to push it forward for the guys that are young, new, and it

Starting point is 00:05:22 has to restart again. And it's a long journey, but for us, we're excited to be part of that standard. And hopefully we can continue to set it. And last year, LeBroncos, they made it so far. They made it to the AFC championship game. And the defense was dominant in that game outside of giving up a couple of Drake May runs. But, I mean, when you exhaust that much energy, last year is a defense. And you get as far as you did.

Starting point is 00:05:42 And then you fall short. The challenge to get back there is harder. But the mindset of this team is focused on being as one week at a time, not looking too far ahead. they know they have to start over from scratch that last year whatever they did it doesn't matter coming into 2026 they're going to have to build off of some things but he even mentioned too is just passing it down to the younger guys one of those guys is second year cornerback jadei baron who is obviously a polarizing topic right now in brocco's country because i think a lot of people have these overly high expectations because he was a first round pick

Starting point is 00:06:12 and i think those expectations are a little skewed just because of the fact that the context of denver's db room in the cornerback position They were loaded there last year. The depth was very good. Even with Chris Abrams' drain really is that fourth guy, Jaday had a very important role for them last season. Hufanga talked about what he's seen from Jada, especially as he goes into his second season. Athlete, true athlete, a guy that understands mature, older guy,

Starting point is 00:06:35 that can really put it together. I think anybody that's coming in as a rookie still learning that, like we was talking about this defense, it is that aspect to it. But, you know, a guy that's a little bit more comfortable in his role, that he can start to feel the defense out and really go out there and make plays now. And he had to learn so much last year. I mean, not only did Talono Hu Fonga come in as a new guy, but so did Jaday.

Starting point is 00:06:53 But Jaday had to learn some safety terminology. He also had to learn outside corner. He had to learn inside the nickel. At the times, he even played some linebacker in Denver's nickel position and various games last season. So when you have these new roles, right, and he didn't necessarily have one specified role, but he was kind of a Swiss Army knife until he really started just playing primarily in the slot in the dime package. But he did have to learn all that stuff. So when you're absorbing everything of that onto your plate as a young guy and saying like,

Starting point is 00:07:22 hey, I'm not starting at nickel right now, but I'm not even starting on the outside, but I have to know this just in case. I have to know this specifically. When we go into our dime package, I have to know what my role is in the slot opposite of JMAQ and it could change. And they liked him on tight ends last season. So there was so much that Jada had to absorb. And now he's more comfortable in the system coming into his second season.

Starting point is 00:07:43 And there's still going to be more reps to be had, more opportunities. And obviously, we'll see that shine a little bit in the, preseason here for the second year player. We'll see what his role will be like in the regular season. But the Broncos defense believes that they have a unit and a mostly returning unit minus the loss of JFM and obviously PJ Locke that understands the standard that is set for not only this defense but for this team. And that's going to help them.

Starting point is 00:08:06 I think if they want to get back to the AFC championship and ultimately compete for Super Bowl, they have the pieces in terms of personnel. They have the vision. They have the maturity to be able to do that. It's just the grind of getting through. I think a 17-game regular season schedule and then taking care of business. And if they can generate more takeaways, this Broncos team, they're going to be a force to be wrecking with this upcoming season.

Starting point is 00:08:27 But Broncos country coming up next, we heard from offensive tackle Mike McGlenshies. He enters yet another pivotal year here as the Broncos' offense looks to take another step forward. And without physical contact, without the pads, Mike McGlucci believes that you could still set the tone here from an offensive line perspective, which Sean Payton believes is one of those ingredients to winning a Super Bowl. We'll hear from him coming up here on today's episode of the show. Today's episode, Lockdown Broncos is brought to you by friends over there at FanDoole.

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Starting point is 00:09:48 play ball and swing for the fences on Fandul, an official partner of the MLB. Sean Payton says that the Denver Broncos offensive line is one of those units that permeates throughout the building. The tone, the presence that they have is so important for the success of an NFL team. And they have been one of the better ranked units in the NFL over the last handful of seasons. And of course, they have a lot of room to grow. But the Broncos' offense, they are taking steps forward. We have seen that from Bo Nix's rookie year in 2024. We saw last year. How will that look for ball going into year number three with the same

Starting point is 00:10:21 starting offensive line unit? That continuity it matters and the players believe that as well. We'll hear from Mike McGlitchie here in a moment. Just want to say thank you once again to everyone in Brockos country. Thank you so much for Rockwood with us here on the Locked on Podcast Network, the number one sports podcast network in the country. It's also your team every day for all your Broncos news, content

Starting point is 00:10:37 coverage and more. This is where you should be every single day all year long. We have to cover with training camp previews, training camp, pros, practice recaps. I go to games and all the practices, you name you're not going to get better coverage of your favorite team every single day than here at lockdown Broncos. So thanks for Rocking with us. We appreciate you so much here. We were just talking about Talenoa Hufanga and the Broncos defense, setting a standard for themselves about being a physical defense,

Starting point is 00:11:00 understanding the need to have more takeaways this upcoming season. But for the Broncos offensive line, it is one of the more physical components of this team. And I'd say so much of their success about being able to get back to a Super Bowl, it rides on their ability to be more consistent in the physicality to play. apartment and coming through there and setting the tone. Now, right now here in training camp, the hardest part when you do not have the pads on is when you're engaging and there is some physical contact, right? But there's no full contact. There's no going to the ground. It is a lot harder right now in these early stages until full pads come on to evaluate the offense, to evaluate

Starting point is 00:11:37 the defense. And I think more importantly to evaluate the run game. And we know how important the run game is here for Denver. It's going to be probably the biggest catalyst. If they're going to make it to the Super Bowl. If they're going to win an AFC championship game, the run game has to be a strength of there's this upcoming season. I don't think anybody's denying that. Sean Payton has come out. He's talked about it.

Starting point is 00:11:54 And I think the team overall understands that. Now when you have the same offensive line unit, now you're hoping that that continuity can now lead to some carryover. I think the Broncos have gone back to the drawing board. Certainly after the AFC championship game, Sean Payton went to Zach Streif. And now Zach Streep in combination with Davis Webb and Chris Morgan, the offensive line coach,

Starting point is 00:12:11 they're all working together to figure, okay, this is what we struggled to do last year. Is it a scheme issue? Is it a personnel issue? Well, maybe it just doesn't fit the scheme of what we want to do, right? What plays into the strength of our players? Davis Webb alluded to that, obviously going back into OTAs. But we got to hear from Mike McGlenshy.

Starting point is 00:12:28 And I asked him a question specifically about Hufanga saying that he felt like the tone for this team. It was set early on in OTAs, right? The standard, the expectation that they have for themselves, but also for the offensive line where so much of it is regarding physicality. How do you set the tone in these types of practices early on, without the pads. Mike gave great insight on that. It's difficult, right? It's um, offensive and defensive line is always the hardest part of the first, you know,

Starting point is 00:12:55 week of this, the whole of spring trying to be healthy, but trying to get good working, because it isn't non-contacts, right? It's still contact. It's just without shoulder pads or going to the ground. So it's, it's, there's a lot of give and take, you know, there's, there's reps that you just have to sometimes, hey, I lost that one. No extra fight and no extra stuff. So it's difficult to set the tone, but the tone's set an individual. Like we preach every day, every night, and when we're watching film and meetings that indie has to be as hard as we can make it so that the game and the practice feels like we're working for something and we're getting great work and great reps while in a controlled environment and can be safe about

Starting point is 00:13:37 it. But, you know, the tone is just a mindset and how you prepare. It doesn't always have to be, you know, each other in the mouth. The tone can be, hey, we get good working. Let's be professionals. And both of our groups have been together for a long time. And we know how to do that. And I think being able to set the tone, right, in the regular season, when you're going against other guys, you want the tone to be set in terms of the physicality of it. And I look at this Broncos O-Line unit. I mean, they stand right in front of me when I'm trying to shoot all my footage, my B-roll for my reports I put together over there at Mile High Sports. In case you miss that, I always post those on social media. We can't show those here.

Starting point is 00:14:14 because of certain legal modalities that we have to follow there. Or else we'd be getting some really cool footage and coverage here that you'll get. But aside from that, like the physicality standpoint, and you see it as well. I think it just starts with how great the teachers are in that room. Zach Streif, I have the chance to hear him because he's right in front of me and he's teaching these guys during individual period. And he's talking to them and he's going through specific things that you're not really thinking about, right? And one thing that they're doing right now is they're using these huge. medicine balls, but they're working on just engaging and extending and being able to be violent

Starting point is 00:14:49 with their hands because the medicine ball gives you this big physical feature. And often at times can be hard to move depending on the force in which the other player is using it. But Zach Streif said something I felt like was very important. And his coaching points is, you know, in the game, like we can go over. We can hit bags all we want. There's never going to be a realistic simulation in practice outside of the live reps. And you understand like when you're in a game, you're not going to get the same look from a defensive guy or a pass rusher every single time. So you have to adjust to everything. The arm angles. If a guy's going inside, making sure that just the little details of your technique or where they need to be.

Starting point is 00:15:26 And I think that's something that stands out about this old line. Like, I'm excited to see Luke Wattenberg take a step forward here. I felt like last year, and he's kind of been this polarizing figure in Broncos country, I felt like Luke Wattenberg made huge jumps last year, huge strides. Now, I think maybe in terms of getting the snap placement a little bit more consistent, that's probably the one thing he can grow on. From a physicality standpoint, he got drastically better. Davis Web said at this off season, he thinks Luke Wattenberg is the smartest center that he's ever been around, and he's played with some really good centers across his time. So it's just about sometimes translating the smarts into the physicality. I think that's been a work in progress for

Starting point is 00:16:02 Luke, and I think he's done a tremendous job with that. But now you have Ben Powers back with the Broncos. They love the poll behind him last year with J.K. Dobbins, Quinn Miners, you know is an all pro guard. That in my opinion, you got a poll with Quinn Miners, a lot more of this upcoming season. Quinn's in a better spot right now, health-wise. And I just think in his life, you got McGlenshy returning, who has answered this long-stand problem that the Broncos have had for a long time since after Super Bowl 50. I didn't even say in Super 50-Lor's questions, like, the Broncos didn't have a consistent

Starting point is 00:16:31 right tackle, a solidified guy there. Garrett Bulls has been the long-standing guy since he was drafted and has earned multiple contracts. Mike McGlunchy's entering, you know, pivotal year for him. And then after next year, he'll have to, you know, maybe get a contract extension here in Denver. And so everything starts with this offensive line unit. They've set the tone from a physical standpoint. But when the pads come on, now you're going against one of the best defenses in the NFL. This is where I truly believe iron sharpens iron is in this specific matchup throughout training camp.

Starting point is 00:17:01 It is the battle of the Goliath. It's trench warfare. And this is where football is won. It's in the trenches. And so even though there may be. days, let's say the Broncos defense from a physicality standpoint. Let's say they get the best of the Broncos all line. I've seen it enough in the last couple of years with these guys and all of them have gotten better on both sides of the ball. But they push each other and they truly do make each other

Starting point is 00:17:24 better. And I think that's going to help. Not only just these young guys are trying to get acclimated in the rotation where John Franklin Myers was last season, but I think going up against guys like Malcolm Roach, DJ Jones, and Zach Allen, Nick Benito Cooper and the depth of pass for us at the Broncos have. I think that makes this offensive line unit better and prepares them to face better pass rushes that'll come through. And look, I think arguably Denver's pass rush is the best in the league. But you are going to face different looks, different schemes, different fronts that have really good pass rushers interior wise and also on the outside. But they are prepared because of these training camp battles. It is, it's perfect. Like if you're an offensive line coach, this is what you dream of,

Starting point is 00:18:06 your defensive line coach. This is what you dream of, but this is where the tone is really going to be set for the season is how the Broncos defense brings that physicality up front and how the Broncos offensive line imposes that on opposing defenses once we get to the regular season. It's going to be a fun ride here. Broncos, day three of training camp, it comes up here in just a couple of hours. We'll have a post-practice recap. Where you plus later on tonight, we'll have a squad show with the boys as we also break down at training camp as well. But coming up next, we're going to go through our little bit of a preview on some of the storylines to watch here as we go into day three of Broncos camp. No more acclamation. The real thing is here. You'll get that here on today's episode of the show. Today's episode, Lockdown, Broncos is brought to you by friends over there at game time.

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Starting point is 00:19:56 With Bronco, Sprint to camp set to kick off here for day three in a couple of hours, we'll go through some of the key storylines to watch for and also some of the players we have our eyes on as fans will also have the chance to be in attendance. for the first time as Denver kicks off their 2026 campaign. Let's get into it here. Obviously, a continuation of what we've seen so far through the first couple of days in the acclamation period. It's a buildup.

Starting point is 00:20:18 It's a ramp up process. That is done. It is finito at this point. And now the real thing is here. I'll be curious to see what the tone and the pace of practice is like here today, specifically, how many team periods the Broncos will get? Because usually the big extravaganza for practice where it is a little bit longer. You do get a little more of the competitive periods.

Starting point is 00:20:37 It is usually the Saturday practice, which is the NFL's back together weekend that they put on every year across the NFL. So you have widespread national coverage. You have guys outside of Broncos park there from ESPN broadcasting and talking about whatever they're seeing. But you're going to get what you're seeing every day here, lockdown Broncos. So make sure you stay tuned here on the show. But I'm very curious to see the move the ball periods here because this is the competitive setting where Sean Payton designs the practice game plan either as end of half scenario or end. of game scenario. And it's either you're trailing, you've got the lead, and he'll challenge the defense. He'll challenge the offense. He will create these scenarios that more than likely you're

Starting point is 00:21:17 going to run into in the regular season. And he's going to base it on time, down and distance, where you're lined up at. And also, hey, we are going to limit the number of timeouts that you have. So it puts a lot of pressure, right, for the defense to get stops, but for the offense, can you move the ball down the field? If you've got to go 70 yards or 60 yards, you have one time out and you only have one minute and 15 seconds, well, you have to bring your best effort forward, right? You have to execute. You can't have mental mistakes. And so Sean is going to put these units offensively, defensively, the first second, 13 units. He's going to put them in uncomfortable situations as is Davis Webb and Vance Joseph. And there's going to be times where they dial up the

Starting point is 00:21:56 pressure, you know, defense against the offense and where maybe they take an aggressive shot offensively against the defense. And then you get the special teams competitive periods as well, where you're going to get Jeremy Crosha, booming punts. You're going to see, obviously Will Lutz kicking field goals, you know, and you're going to have your PAT field goal block unit up there as well. But the main theme I think we're going to follow is the wide receiver rotation. Now, day one, we talked about it. Pat Bryant was one name that stood out, obviously on day one of Broncos camp,

Starting point is 00:22:24 caught three total touchdowns on the day between seven on seven and the team period. Little Jordan Humphrey caught a touchdown on day one. He caught a touchdown on day two, and he also had a catch from Jarrett Stidham, obviously as well. That was for a big gain in one of the team periods that Denver had. on day two. So I think a lot of people want to know, well, what does this wide receiver rotation look like? How come Pat Bryan is making plays little Jordan Humphrey? How come we're not hearing anything about Troy Franklin or Marvin Mims? Well, it's not that they're not making

Starting point is 00:22:50 plays. It's just when we had these first two days of practice and there's the limited overall volume of team periods, you're only going to get a handful of reps. And of course, we know that Sean likes to rotate wide receivers in and out. Denver's got a ton of wide receivers on the roster right now. But the issue that you run into is, okay, well, there are scenarios. areas where I'm seeing the Broncos that are an 11 personnel. They got Cortland Sutton, J. Lin-Wattle, Troy Franklin, as your three wide receivers. And then you got J.K. Dobbins and Evan Ingraham as your one running back and

Starting point is 00:23:18 your one tight end. That's the 11 personnel right there. But then you're seeing on the next play, they may still be an 11 personnel. It may be Pat Bryant, Marvin Mims, and it may be Jalen Waddle. They are getting different looks. It's not just, hey, this guy's in, this guy's in. And then this is the premier number three guy. from a production standpoint right now, the Broncos, I think, are going to utilize this wide receiver rotation where all these guys are going to get in.

Starting point is 00:23:42 The top five guys that we've mentioned with Cortland, Jalen, Troy, Pat, and Marvin, and now Little Jordan Humphrey is that six guy. They're rotating those guys in with the ones primarily. They're getting reps with the twos, but the bulk is they're on the field making plays. Like if Little Jordan Humphrey is making a play, well, Marvin's still on the field when that play is successful, right? So it doesn't mean that Marvin's not doing anything. It just means that Marvin was either covered or he wasn't the primary read. and then the primary reader was open or the secondary reader was open. So that's where things are at right now.

Starting point is 00:24:09 But the thing I'm seeing from the quarterbacks are from Boe Nicks, I'm liking the arm angles of Bo, right? I think his release is where it needs to be, especially when you're down on the tight red zone. You don't want to throw the ball into risky areas, which are usually inside in the middle. If you get an isolated matchup where you can do that, absolutely. But we're seeing Bo throw the ball here in these portions of practice

Starting point is 00:24:30 to the first two days where it's only where the receiver can get it. The defensive back has no chance at getting it, and we're seeing Bo capitalize on it. His arm, I feel like the ball's coming out quick. He's processing everything well. His mobility's still there. I've seen him roll around a few times. So you want to see that continue on here as now the Broncos start building towards putting on the shells here in a few days. And then the pads next week fully, that's where everything's going to amplify itself.

Starting point is 00:24:55 I want to see young guys continue to make play. Jaday Barron has had some moments here in the first couple of days of camp where, you know, he slipped on one play. on day one, day two, he gave up a touchdown to Adam Troutman, but he continued to battle and he got reps. And then he prevented a touchdown from happening, covering Troy Franklin on one play. Covering Adam Trotman once again, he prevented a big play from happening and another touchdown given up.

Starting point is 00:25:18 He was able to prevent that from happening. So it's about getting reps. It's about getting confidence for all these guys. And now I'm hoping, too, especially when the shells come on and the pads, now we can start evaluating the linebacker. So as we go out here for day three of practice, our emphasis is going to be focused on. the skill players and the quarterbacks once again.

Starting point is 00:25:35 In the team periods, if it is move of the ball, who generates pressure, right? Once again, the no physicality, no contact going to the ground. It makes it hard when you're evaluating Nick Benito, Jonathan Cooper, Jonah Ellis, going upfield against your offensive tackles because they can't necessarily grab onto those guys like they would or normal defender in a game and they would chuck and throw those guys away. A lot of it is staying up on the ground. And so much of it is about leverage.

Starting point is 00:26:00 As Mike McGlenshey earlier here in this episode, he alluded to it, that sometimes you just got to understand that you lose a rep because of leverage and no extra stuff. You just go on to the next play here. But I think the overall totality of Denver getting these reps where I think we are going to see a seven on seven period where usually there's about 12 reps divvied up, right? So four reps per quarterback. Then you get into your first team period where you go through that 12 reps. You have special teams.

Starting point is 00:26:24 Then you go to second team period, special teams, third team period. And then you have a move the ball period. Or could even that third team period could be replaced totally. by a move the ball period. So how do we evaluate these guys in the vacuum? That's the fun part about it. And if you're going to be out there, practice tomorrow, if you see me, make sure you say,

Starting point is 00:26:40 I would love to interact with anyone in person out there in Broncos country. But the table is set. Day 3, Devere Broncos training camp will take place here in just a couple of hours. And Sarah and myself will have you cover with a post-practice recap following today's practice. And then later on tonight, you're going to get a squad show with your boys, Nick Ferguson and the Ilo Piro, Sarah Bedinger and myself. So stay tuned, Broncos Country. If you're a brand new viewer or listener, hit this.

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