Brock Osweiler is undefeated in his trial-run at starting quarterback, helping the Denver Broncos regain momentum on the way to their division-leading 10-2 record.
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But at this moment, not much is different. In the morning with only a few people watching.
Pettine says he’s taking a “show me, don’t tell me” approach with Manziel, who will start Sunday against San Francisco. With that being said, here is a look at the five biggest takeaways from Week 13 of the 2015 National Football League season.
On the field, Osweiler and the Broncos are seeing different tactics from opponents’ coverage. “It may take on a little different form”. “Usually it’s just press”.
“To make it perfectly clear, yes, absolutely”.
Gronkowski was wearing a protective sleeve/brace over his right knee. “This is who is up.’ I think we’ve grown from that standpoint”. They simply have to avoid mistakes, hit the Broncos where they are weakest, and take control out of Denver’s hands. There are a lot of things that factor into ‘Am I going to throw a 50-50 jump ball to maybe (Demaryius) Thomas or (Emmanuel) Sanders? It is no secret the quarterback has not been playing well. It’s just understanding the down and the distance, the game situation and the protection. The entire defense, some 20 players, goes out to dinner on Friday nights. When it comes down to it, this team will only go as far as Roethlisberger and the offense takes them. “So, yeah we felt like if need be he could help us quickly from a standpoint of knowing what we’re doing and helping… on special teams”.
Osweiler’s life may not be different. Raiders lead series 59-49-2. It owns a tiebreaker over the third-seeded Patriots and could gain another one over the top-seeded Bengals in three weeks.
Gronkowski wore a brace to protect the knee and jogged during part of the practice session open to reporters on Thursday.
A whole new offense, one that featured a heavy emphasis on the run after several years of Denver fans being used to the organization airing it out seemed like a change that wouldn’t be popular and one that wouldn’t produce wins.
And then there’s Amari Cooper.
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Quarterback Derek Carr played terribly, giving out three interceptions and two sacks while passing 31-of-48 for 283 yards and two touchdowns.
