SEATTLE — First-year Broncos coach Gary Kubiak stands in the back of the end zone at team headquarters surveying his offense. The Broncos face a third-and-5 situation. Kubiak raises his voice.
"Hey, Peyton. Huddle up! Huddle up! Huddle up!"
The orders signal the Broncos are doing something radical for an NFL team that once turned the field into the autobahn: They are shifting into low gear.
In Peyton Manning's first three seasons in Denver, the Broncos took the frenetic approach. When they scored an NFL-record 606 points in the 2013 regular season, they never had a drive last more than eight minutes.