ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- As the Denver Broncos efficiently moved through a training camp practice on Friday, quarterback Drew Lock launched a 50-something-yard pass to KJ Hamler during a 7-on-7 period. A crowd of fans along the hill next to the practice field had been thirsting for just such a play and it drew a rousing ovation.
One fan, perhaps a fatigued veteran of the team's struggle to find a solution at quarterback in the post-Peyton Manning years, simply shouted: "That's the Broncos football I want. Stop the check-downs."
Welcome to the Broncos quarterback derby of 2021 where last season's festival of turnovers has definitely left a mark and brought the team to a position battle between Lock and Teddy Bridgewater.