Steve Atwater joined Broncos Country Tonight on Tuesday, and it was the rare conversation where the Hall-of-Famer wasn’t so optimistic about the Broncos in the final two games, knowing that they’ll still be short-handed in the secondary.
In those kinds of tough circumstances, the former safety noted how important it is for the line to get pressure on the quarterback to give defensive backs a break.
“Going into the game, safeties have to know they have to help out the corners, and communication has to be on point,” he said. “If you don’t have those things, and if you’re not getting pressure, guys will be covering super long and it’s going to be difficult regardless.