 Favorite time of the week? Why are you guys laughing? The question of the year. Feeling good. You know, just getting better day by day. But definitely, you know, seeing the progress now, so that's exciting. For the pre-game kind of test it, it didn't look like you were doing much like test mobility. What were you looking for, you know, in that pre-game warm to determine whether or not you could go? Yeah, I just went out and played a little catch. You know, that was kind of the plan heading into it. So to see where it was at, and that's where we were. So overall, is that still something that you're working through? Is it significantly better than it was a week ago? I think it's definitely getting better. I think that's going to be, you know, something I'm dealing with for a while. Just the nature of the injury. It's not something that gets better overnight. It's definitely testing my patience and has up until this point and still doing so. Just trying to stay patient with it, do it everything I can to help it heal as best it can. And, you know, excited to get back out there at some point. How much practice time do you feel like you would need to be able to test it on the practice field before you feel comfortable going out there and playing in the game? Yeah, I would need some. Not a ton. You know, it's just got to get to a point to where I can go do my job effectively and be able to, you know, run the offense, move around enough to not be a statue in the pocket and not put myself, you know, or the ball in harm's way by not being able to move. What was the experience like, I guess, on Sunday, you know, with the headset as opposed to the previous week when you said you were watching a game with your kids? I mean, good to be there, I guess, at least. Have we ever talked through some things with Malik and Todd? Yeah, it's definitely a step up from sitting on the couch. No doubt about it, but, you know, still not a good feeling, you know, seeing my guys out there battling. Yeah, I was able to be on the sideline, try to help out there. Talking through things with Todd, with Malik. They're on the sideline, but, you know, it's definitely much better to be playing. How much did you think it helped to have you there with Malik, just to kind of have a sounding board, you know, after a drive or whatever? Oh, I'd have to ask Malik. I tried to help him, you know, tried to communicate what I was seeing and anything from the defense or from him that I saw, I tried to, you know, convey that over to him and allow him to care for the game, but definitely be a question for Malik. Did you sort of play or did you have a pretty good sense all along that you probably weren't going to be able to? Yeah, I mean, the week was tough, you know, just heading into it. You know, didn't really know how things were going to turn out, but, you know, had tried it several times throughout the week to know it was going to take, you know, a big step forward on Sunday. Ryan, when you're able to get back, Traylin now is entering the 21-day practice window. Can getting you and him back maybe help give a much needed boost maybe to this passing game? I hope so. You know, I think Traylin's excited to be back. I'm excited to have him back out there. I know we are as an offense, excited to have him if he's able to go this week. You know, a guy who was coming along nicely for us early in the season, kind of hitting his stride, finally kind of settling in hitting his stride, you know, being in his rookie year and then unfortunately, you know, went out with the injury. So, you know, it's been good seeing him get better over the course of the last few weeks, just talking to him in the training room and seeing where he's at and how his rehab and progression has gone. And yeah, so definitely excited to start that process of getting him back out on the field. What's he give Ryan, you know, Traylin, whenever he does come back, what, you know, does his skill set bring to the wide receiver core, to the outfans, et cetera? Yeah, I mean, he's got what you look for in this building and how we like to play, which is strength, size, speed. He plays the ball well, has good hands, so definitely has all the tools that you look for in a wide receiver and fits our scheme well. What have your days been like over the last couple of weeks, you know, as far as rehabbing goes and studying film, like, when you're inside, how many hours are you working at it? A lot. I haven't sat back and counted, but it's a lot. You know, it starts at between six and six thirty in the morning and, you know, I'm here until seven, seven thirty at night. So included in all that time is his rehab, his meeting, his practice or whatever my version of that is as part of my rehab process. So yeah, there's a lot that goes into a lot of different little treatments and rehabs and modalities that we're using. But, you know, just trying to take it day by day and then get a little better every day. The passing game has such a rough night like it did Sunday night as you're watching and kind of seeing things unfold. Is there anything that you can offer to guys as far as tips or encouragement or anything like that to try and snap them out of the funk? Yeah, I tried. I tried to communicate with the guys and keep the positivity and build some confidence there on the sideline. But yeah, it was a tough night. I was proud of our guys and the way they battled. You know, just kept battling. You know, defense played great all game. Offense got down early, was able to put a couple of drives together, take the lead, you know, carry that lead into the fourth quarter. We just didn't do enough in the end to secure the win. Alright, since we're all endlessly focused on your right leg, I wonder if we should take anything new from the band? Oh, no, no, that's just the rehab thing. It helps to get some blood flow down into the ankle. You know, yeah, they're good all around. You know, you look at the starts up front with their front, their tackles are good. They have speed on the edge. Their backers are active and play physical. Their safeties are downhill. Surtain's one of the top corners in the league. You know, he's got size, length, speed. He does a great job of matching my receivers. So, you know, top to bottom, it's a talented, very, very talented defense, and they're doing a really good job really all around. You know, look at all their numbers, pass game, run game, third down, red zone. I mean, they're well rounded and playing really, really good right now. So definitely a challenge on our hands. We're going to have to go out. We're going to have to execute and, you know, play our brand of football. But we're going to have to take advantage of some opportunities that we get. You know, when we have, you know, chances to make a play, whether it's downfield or across the middle or whatever the case may be, we're going to have to make it. Yeah, do you enjoy that challenge with the top red zone defense and the top red zone offense? Just how fun, you know, kind of having those matchups when you do get down there and how successful you've been? Yeah, no doubt. It's huge. I think it's been crucial to our success up until this point and just getting wins. And no doubt it's going to play a huge factor in the game on Sunday is being able to extend drives down into the red zone. And then when you get down there, come away with sevens instead of threes. Did you see some progress, anything different in Malik's game from week one to week two? Yeah, I thought he did some really nice things. You know, I was proud of him the way he came out and, you know, really orchestrated those drives in the second quarter, made some really good throws, gave his guys chances and, you know, Hooper made a play down the field for him. I thought the naked throw that he made early on to Austin was really good, you know, a guy in his face and moving to his right. I made some other throws, you know, throughout the game. So definitely, you know, proud of him and the way he, you know, came back and battled through it. What was different on those two scoring drives compared to the rest of the game? Was there something that was working then that maybe wasn't working the rest of the game? Well, we were efficient and we made some plays. You know, I think that's what it comes down to. We had some explosive runs in there where Derek was able to get free and create some big runs. And then in the pass game, we had some opportunities and then we made the plays when they were there. And that just has to happen more consistently. Ms. Red, the schedule, too. Activating Traylin at least to the practice window, return to practice window. What the passing game is, in a matter of maybe getting some guys back, better execution combination of both? Yeah, combination of both. You know, it'd be good to have him back out there and see what, you know, see how he feels and then work through the week. But obviously the entire game, three phases is about, you know, the execution improvement. And I think the first start of that is the details. And we've had, you know, some really good conversations thus far this week about some of those. It might be different with every guy, but what do you look for when a guy returns to practice? You know, condition it, you know, I mean, game conditioning, you know, limitations in their job and specifically, you know, Traylin would just be, you know, route running and those different things that he needs to do when, you know, whether he's snapping down or, you know, making different movements and cuts and then game conditioning. What are the challenges of staying in shape when you're dealing with a foot injury? Yeah, I would say that, you know, nothing can translate running, you know, with conditioning and when you go out there and you're running, especially as a receiver. But I think some of the equipment has gotten better, whether it's, you know, the different bikes or the arc, we've gotten a lot out of the pool. We've gotten a lot out of the hydro room that we've put in that has the different treadmills under water and, you know, everything that I've heard from guys that are gassed, Alter G, you know, I mean, running at 80% of your body weight, you know, taking some of the load off and, you know, he's been able to do that. How much did you see, you know, that from during that time? Yeah, we, you know, Rob gave him some projects and gave him stuff to do to be involved and to continue to study and I think that that'll, you know, play itself out here on the field and making sure that, you know, he is up to speed, but I know he's been working hard. What are the chances of Ryan being able, maybe, to make a big leap forward as he tries to get back this week? I'm not going to talk about percentages or leaps. What are Broncos doing so well on defense? Yeah, I mean, they put a lot of pressure on you. You know, they'll send, you know, five guys, they cover you up, you know, base front, obviously 34, and they'll get everybody covered up front and, you know, find ways to get those guys to win, whether it's with the edge pressure or, you know, Dremond Jones or the other Jones, you know, and then they get on you pretty tight in the back end. How about the secondary, that fast defense man, top ranked in the league? They get good players and they execute well and, you know, it starts with the safeties, obviously, Simmons and K. Jack and, you know, Surtain, you know, pretty much just smothers his guy and try to find some holes after that. Dylan Cole seems like he maybe has improved as much as anybody on defense. What's keyed his takeoff? Probably health and opportunity. I think his ability to get back and healthy and work and, you know, has stepped in there when Zach wasn't available and I think, like you said, continued to improve and continue to understand the concepts, understand what's going on and being able to, even when he wasn't playing full-time, he stepped in there against the Texans and stepped in when we were down some outside linebackers, played out there so starting to show some versatility. Suggested, Octrey has even taken it up another step this year, even from how well he played last year. Him doing some things differently, better, you know, this season? You know, I think he just, you know, taking advantage of the opportunities, being disruptive, you know, being instinctive and, you know, certainly getting in there on the inside sometimes helps. You know, we're going to need, we're going to need more, you know, from Danico and everybody else involved, but, you know, it's always good to see the guys that work hard and guys that care and put a lot into it, have success. From your day to day... Go ahead, Caleb. Okay, on the note of the defense just coming off of a game like that with the effort they put in and then this week having a short week, how do you balance this week in terms of just the bodies out there, the practice of it? Won't be too fast today, Caleb. From your day to day observation, what is it that makes Derek Henry able to just continue to come out here and take all the carries, the ground and pound, everything that he does? What is it that allows him to keep going from your observation? I think his physical stature probably helps. I think he works extremely hard. I think he trains hard, prepares. And I think mentally he's ready for it as well. You know, I mean, he wants it and, you know, Tony does a good job of trying to manage him and where he's at. But, you know, he's an important part of what we do. And so he knows that going in and he gets himself ready to go. Those weeks where you have to rely on him and really carry the load, like, do you have a conversation with him, you know, leading up to the game where he knows coming into it that he's going to get a heavy work load? No, I don't think him and I need to have a conversation. He's just starting running back and, you know, I think he knows, like, that's what the role is. How about just barely target Cody and every conversation about him is about him as an elite blocking wide receiver. Should an elite blocking wide receiver be blocking in the back or is that a bad call? Did you have your scout watch that play with you? I didn't think so. Our longest game against the coach was a pass to Cody Hollister against Gilmore. So maybe we could try to get him open and have some more of those plays. And whether it's trailing or Cody, those guys down the field, I'm putting a premium on our blocking and those efforts. And Nick Westbrook in the Texans game, you know, I just know to break those big ones, those are the guys that have to do it. Turning those 12 yarders into 40, 50, 60, sometimes in their zest to do that, you know, we have to make sure that, you know, we're not grabbing them. And we've had a couple of those. We certainly have. But the message to them is that they're going to keep doing it. I tell them, keep doing it. We just got to improve the technique and try to get better at it. But we're going to keep blocking like that. That's what I told trailing. That's what I told Nick. That's what I've told Cody. That's what I've told all of them. You said Sunday night, though, on catching you probably would have won the game if you caught one of two passes. I don't know if I said premium, but that was your word. I just said that there were a couple of passes that we needed to hopefully come down with next time. That was it. We're focused on Denver and in a very, very good defense and what we have to do this week. You've seen Bronco Wilson before with the Seahawks. Anything different you've seen with the Broncos in this first year, executing at the level? I've really kind of focused on the last couple games where it looked like they've had some success. They went to London and had their best output. They're eighth in the league in X-plays, X-play passes. So still moving it down the field. He threw it 65 yards in London. That's not at altitude. So I would imagine that that's a lot further out in Denver. And I think they went on the ball a little bit. I think that they have found Dolchich. I think he's starting to really like him. Judy and obviously Sutton and what may happen with Edmunds as a change of pace back. We seem to be making several flash plays this year. How much is he doing in terms of being more consistent? Well, I think he's working at it. I think he's certainly working at it. I was outstanding play to start the game. But again, like I would say, the majority of the guys and coaches included, we all have to just continue to hone in on some details and understand if the look changes a little bit that we're prepared for it or the coverage. But he's working his way in there and continuing to try to find a role for us. Whenever it is. Is there a specific area where you've seen Chick grow the most? Well, I've talked about the special teams. I mean, I didn't think that he would have the impact that he kind of has had in that regard. Using his skill set, his speed and whether that's covering kicks or being on the punt team. He's working hard at his blocking. He can run. He's been a reliable pass catcher. Just maybe sometimes Chick's matchups are with safeties. They aren't with linebackers, right? And so just how he needs to play, to get open against a more skilled player, that's just as fast as he is. Whenever it is that the trailing does come back, what does that skill set that he have, what does that bring to your wide receiver core to the offense potentially? Well, it gives you some size and I thought he was really coming on and his ability to adjust to the football and his play speed. And I think he always tried to play physical. I think it's just a lot of studying. A challenge is just trying to get healthy. Everybody get back and ready to go for Sunday, whether that's that they practice a little bit, whether they're limited. Everybody's got a different plan. I know that Jeff is conscious of those things about practicing and wanting to be able to practice so that some of those techniques don't slip and he can work them throughout the week. I think John's trade of AJ has worked out for this team. We played a Bronco. AJ is on the eagle. And the whole focus of my day is on getting this team ready to go for Denver. I think it's a lot of work. I think it's a lot of work against a defense that plays multiple fronts and against an offense that plays with multiple personnel groups. That's all it is. What do you need to see from Molden this week to kind of keep him progressing towards getting back? Well, it's about how he responds to the work. Did some work last week and just had to make a decision one way or the other and didn't feel like last week and the game this week, hopefully, is different. But it's going out there and doing things that you're going to be asked to do in the game at the same speed and then seeing how you respond and seeing if there's any setbacks. What do you need to see from Farley to feel like you can, I guess, trust him to get more of a role on defense? He's working hard and he's trying to improve and giving an opportunity and practice and a great understanding and an ability to execute different things that we're asking him to do.