By using this site, you agree to the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
Accept

News Junction

Notification Show More
Font ResizerAa
  • Home
  • World News
    World NewsShow More
    Assessing Putin and the ‘Axis of Authoritarians’
    Assessing Putin and the ‘Axis of Authoritarians’
    May 12, 2025
    Kurdish PKK to disband, potentially ending decades of conflict in Turkiye | News
    Kurdish PKK to disband, potentially ending decades of conflict in Turkiye | News
    May 12, 2025
    Trump announces gesture of ‘good faith’ by Hamas — RT World News
    Trump announces gesture of ‘good faith’ by Hamas — RT World News
    May 12, 2025
    Asia markets live: Stocks rise
    Asia markets live: Stocks rise
    May 12, 2025
    Hamas says last living American hostage in Gaza will be released in truce efforts – National
    Hamas says last living American hostage in Gaza will be released in truce efforts – National
    May 12, 2025
  • Business
    BusinessShow More
    Ukraine blows up bridges to consolidate its positions in Russia
    Ukraine blows up bridges to consolidate its positions in Russia
    August 18, 2024
    Commentary: AI phones from Google and Apple will erode trust in everything
    Commentary: AI phones from Google and Apple will erode trust in everything
    August 18, 2024
    The most famous Indian Dishes – Insights Success
    The most famous Indian Dishes – Insights Success
    August 18, 2024
    Life on the road as a female long rides cyclist
    Life on the road as a female long rides cyclist
    August 18, 2024
    UK inflation rises to 2.2%
    UK inflation rises to 2.2%
    August 18, 2024
  • Cryptocurrency
    CryptocurrencyShow More
    Zcash (ZEC) Tops Key Supply Zone. What Next for the Privacy-Focused Token?
    Zcash (ZEC) Tops Key Supply Zone. What Next for the Privacy-Focused Token?
    May 12, 2025
    BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, SOL, ADA, DOGE, PI, LEO, LINK
    BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, SOL, ADA, DOGE, PI, LEO, LINK
    May 12, 2025
    Ethereum chart pattern supports ‘moon shot’ rally to new price highs if confirmed — Trader
    Ethereum chart pattern supports ‘moon shot’ rally to new price highs if confirmed — Trader
    May 12, 2025
    Lido DAO initiates emergency vote to swap compromised oracle
    Lido DAO initiates emergency vote to swap compromised oracle
    May 12, 2025
    White House claims ‘substantial progress’ on China trade deal
    White House claims ‘substantial progress’ on China trade deal
    May 12, 2025
  • Technology
    TechnologyShow More
    How to Improve Your Spotify Recommendations
    How to Improve Your Spotify Recommendations
    August 18, 2024
    X says it’s closing operations in Brazil
    X says it’s closing operations in Brazil
    August 18, 2024
    Supermoon set to rise: Top tips for amateur photographers | Science & Tech News
    Supermoon set to rise: Top tips for amateur photographers | Science & Tech News
    August 18, 2024
    Scientists Want to See Videos of Your Cat for a New Study
    Scientists Want to See Videos of Your Cat for a New Study
    August 18, 2024
    OpenAI’s new voice mode let me talk with my phone, not to it
    OpenAI’s new voice mode let me talk with my phone, not to it
    August 18, 2024
  • Entertainment
  • Sports News
  • People
  • Trend
Reading: Broncos back to conventional preseason approach under Sean Payton
Share
Font ResizerAa

News Junction

  • World News
  • Business
  • Technology
  • Cryptocurrency
  • Trend
  • Entertainment
Search
  • Recent Headlines in Entertainment, World News, and Cryptocurrency – NewsJunction
  • World News
  • Business
  • Cryptocurrency
  • Technology
  • Entertainment
  • Sports News
  • People
  • Trend
Have an existing account? Sign In
Follow US
News Junction > Blog > Sports News > Broncos back to conventional preseason approach under Sean Payton
Broncos back to conventional preseason approach under Sean Payton
Sports News

Broncos back to conventional preseason approach under Sean Payton

Published August 8, 2023
Share
7 Min Read
SHARE

Contents
“Will History Repeat Itself?” in 2023? NFL odds, picks, predictions2023 NFL preseason schedule: Dates, times, channels, how to watchPro Football Hall of Fame 2023 induction ceremony: Top moments, highlightsJets’ first game with Aaron Rodgers gets plunged into darkness, internet reactsNFL young talent rankings: No. 26 Bears have begun to build; Justin Fields in pivotal yearTop 10 NFL players of 2023: Mahomes, Burrow, Kelce top Nick Wright’s listBrowns’ Joe Thomas finally gets biggest win, enters into Hall of FameHow should Jim Irsay’s decision to spend $20 million on whale make Jonathan Taylor feel?Why the New York Jets should salvage QB Zach Wilson for a future trade

The Denver Broncos are taking a different approach to the preseason a year after sitting the starters backfired on them.

Coach Sean Payton — who last week walked back critical comments of his predecessor and others in a misguided defense of Russell Wilson — has said all along that he’ll play his starters in the preseason, beginning with Denver’s game at Arizona on Friday.

That includes Wilson, who didn’t take a snap last year until the opener at Seattle — after he’d signed a nearly quarter-billion dollar extension.

After reiterating over the weekend his intention to play his starters, Payton expounded upon those plans after a Monday practice that was closed to the public, suggesting his front-line players could see somewhere between 15 and 18 snaps in the first exhibition game.

“It’s not time in the game; it’s really more of a pitch count for these guys,” Payton said.

Asked what he wanted to see in the Broncos’ first preseason action, Payton said there was plenty, beginning with his players going full speed with a full grasp of their assignments so that the coaching staff can “evaluate them versus a different scheme.”

“It’s probably just as easy to answer the question as to what I don’t want to see,” Payton continued. “I don’t want to see 10 guys on the field. I don’t want to see uniforms off after we’re done playing, sunglasses on and Gilligan hats on and interviews during the game. That’s what I don’t want to see, but we will communicate all of that.”

Floppy or bucket hats — or what Payton calls “Gilligan” hats — are a popular NFL trend and coincidentally, Nathaniel Hackett wore one when he was the Broncos’ head coach last year.

Payton wasn’t aiming another potshot at his predecessor, however, just expressing his disdain for players who don the hats on the sideline after their day is done.

Payton recently expressed remorse after telling a reporter the work Hackett did in Denver last year constituted “one of the worst coaching jobs in the NFL” and saying there were “20 dirty hands” around Wilson’s career-worst season in 2022. Those comments drew criticism from Jets coach Robert Saleh — who hired Hackett as his offensive coordinator in January — Jets QB Aaron Rodgers and Hackett himself. Payton said he regretted his sharp words, which are sure to be rehashed when the Jets visit the Broncos in Week 5.

Payton also said in that interview that he was doing just about everything the opposite of what was done last year in Denver, where Hackett ditched training camp staples such as 7-on-7 passing drills and 1-on-1 pass rush drills and hardly ever had his players go full speed or hit each other in full pads, all in an effort to keep them from getting hurt.

The approach backfired when the Broncos got off to a poor start and never recovered, in large part because of an injury epidemic in the opening weeks of the season.

Payton’s team has also been dealing with a rash of injuries, beginning with wide receiver Tim Patrick’s torn left Achilles almost a year to the day after he tore his right ACL. Patrick will miss the entire season for a second straight year.

Linebacker Jonas Griffith (ACL) got hurt last week and linebacker Baron Browning (knee) is on the active/PUP list. Guard Yasir Durant (undisclosed) is on IR. Defensive lineman Mike Purcell (knee) is on the active/non-football injury list. Cornerback Riley Moss underwent a core muscle repair surgery last week and wide receiver KJ Hamler was released with a heart condition with plans to bring him back after the season starts.

Also, star safety Justin Simmons didn’t practice Monday and Payton said Simmons was dealing with a strained groin.

Payton didn’t say how long he expected Simmons to be out but did indicate it will be long enough to get a look at other safeties on the roster, and that most likely encompasses the preseason opener against the Cardinals.

“He’s a veteran player and a great communicator. He’s someone that’s always in the right spot, he’s savvy, he’s smart,” Payton said. “Some other younger guys will step in. … We’ll be smart with him and eventually get him back, but in the meantime other guys will get the chance to get in and get some reps.”

Reporting by The Associated Press.

FOLLOW Follow your favorites to personalize your FOX Sports experience
Denver Broncos

Denver Broncos

Russell Wilson

Russell Wilson


NFL trending


  • “Will History Repeat Itself?” in 2023? NFL odds, picks, predictions

    NFL Trending Image: 2023 NFL preseason schedule: Dates, times, channels, how to watch

    2023 NFL preseason schedule: Dates, times, channels, how to watch

    NFL Trending Image: Pro Football Hall of Fame 2023 induction ceremony: Top moments, highlights

    Pro Football Hall of Fame 2023 induction ceremony: Top moments, highlights

  • NFL Trending Image: Jets' first game with Aaron Rodgers gets plunged into darkness, internet reacts

    Jets’ first game with Aaron Rodgers gets plunged into darkness, internet reacts

    NFL Trending Image: NFL young talent rankings: No. 26 Bears have begun to build; Justin Fields in pivotal year

    NFL young talent rankings: No. 26 Bears have begun to build; Justin Fields in pivotal year

    NFL Trending Image: Top 10 NFL players of 2023: Mahomes, Burrow, Kelce top Nick Wright's list

    Top 10 NFL players of 2023: Mahomes, Burrow, Kelce top Nick Wright’s list

  • NFL Trending Image: Browns' Joe Thomas finally gets biggest win, enters into Hall of Fame

    Browns’ Joe Thomas finally gets biggest win, enters into Hall of Fame

    NFL Trending Image: How should Jim Irsay's decision to spend $20 million on whale make Jonathan Taylor feel?

    How should Jim Irsay’s decision to spend $20 million on whale make Jonathan Taylor feel?

    NFL Trending Image: Why the New York Jets should salvage QB Zach Wilson for a future trade

    Why the New York Jets should salvage QB Zach Wilson for a future trade


National Football League

Get more from National Football League Follow your favorites to get information about games, news and more


#Broncos #conventional #preseason #approach #Sean #Payton

TAGGED:approachBroncosconventionalPaytonpreseasonSean
Share This Article
Facebook Twitter Pinterest Whatsapp Whatsapp LinkedIn Email Copy Link Print
Share
What do you think?
Love0
Sad0
Happy0
Sleepy0
Angry0
Dead0
Wink0
Previous Article Blockchain.com Obtains Payments License from MAS Blockchain.com Obtains Payments License from MAS
Next Article Dish Network, EchoStar nearing deal to merge – report (NASDAQ:DISH) Dish Network, EchoStar nearing deal to merge – report (NASDAQ:DISH)
- Advertisement -

Latest Post

Assessing Putin and the ‘Axis of Authoritarians’
Assessing Putin and the ‘Axis of Authoritarians’
World News
Kurdish PKK to disband, potentially ending decades of conflict in Turkiye | News
Kurdish PKK to disband, potentially ending decades of conflict in Turkiye | News
World News
Zcash (ZEC) Tops Key Supply Zone. What Next for the Privacy-Focused Token?
Zcash (ZEC) Tops Key Supply Zone. What Next for the Privacy-Focused Token?
Cryptocurrency
Trump announces gesture of ‘good faith’ by Hamas — RT World News
Trump announces gesture of ‘good faith’ by Hamas — RT World News
World News
BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, SOL, ADA, DOGE, PI, LEO, LINK
BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, SOL, ADA, DOGE, PI, LEO, LINK
Cryptocurrency
Ethereum chart pattern supports ‘moon shot’ rally to new price highs if confirmed — Trader
Ethereum chart pattern supports ‘moon shot’ rally to new price highs if confirmed — Trader
Cryptocurrency
- Advertisement -

You Might Also Like

Three Japanese hires in a row? ‘No agenda’, says FAS president Bernard Tan
Sports News

Three Japanese hires in a row? ‘No agenda’, says FAS president Bernard Tan

February 1, 2024
Elly De La Cruz homers as Cincinnati Reds sweep Arizona Diamondbacks with 7-3 win
Sports News

Elly De La Cruz homers as Cincinnati Reds sweep Arizona Diamondbacks with 7-3 win

July 26, 2023
San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan plans quarterback rotation switch in second exhibition game
Sports News

San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan plans quarterback rotation switch in second exhibition game

August 17, 2023
Deshaun Watson moving forward heading into his first full season since his suspension
Sports News

Deshaun Watson moving forward heading into his first full season since his suspension

August 5, 2023

About Us

NEWS JUNCTION (NewsJunction.xyz) Your trusted destination for global news. Stay informed with our timely and accurate reporting on diverse topics, including politics, technology, science, entertainment, sports, and more. Count on us for unbiased and reliable updates at your fingertips.

Quick Link

  • About
  • Disclaimer
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Contact

Top Categories

  • World News
  • Business
  • Technology
  • Entertainment
  • Cryptocurrency
  • Sports News
  • Trend
  • People

Subscribe

Subscribe to our newsletter to get our newest articles instantly!

    © 2023 News Junction.
    • Blog
    • Advertise
    • Contact
    Welcome Back!

    Sign in to your account

    Username or Email Address
    Password

    Lost your password?