PASS-RUSHER POTENTIAL
Though it can be hard to estimate what's a sack in training camp with no true live-action hitting, Von Miller clearly made his presence felt with some pass rushes that easily could have brought down a quarterback or two in game action. He could have had a quintessential Miller-esque strip-sack at one point but ran just to the side of the quarterback.
"I thought Von had a good day of practice yesterday, and I think it carried over to today," Fangio said. "I haven't seen the tape yet, but that's what we need from him. We need good, consistent work so he can play a lot of plays and be out there all the time."
On the other side of the defensive formation, Chubb appears to be gaining an increasing workload, Saturday's fracas aside. Fangio wouldn't say exactly when Chubb may be a full participant in practice, but he said Chubb is nearing that level.
"He's getting there," Fangio said. "We just need to build him up to that. Like I said, he had a good eight weeks or so where he really wasn't able to do anything — rehabbing an ankle — as far as conditioning. We have to build him up over these next four weeks to where he can play. …
"You'd always like more, but I think what we're doing with him is the right thing at this point."
NEED FOR SPEED
According to KJ Hamler, there's no one faster than him on this team — "Ain't no question about that," he said Saturday.
That in and of itself may make him a unique weapon for the Broncos' offense, and that's exactly how he views his potential.
"I want to be the playmaker," Hamler said. "I want to be the spark to this offense. It's a lot of talent on the offense. We've got [TE] Noah [Fant], all the guys on the receiving corps, we've got the running backs and stuff like that. You've got [QB] Drew [Lock] and [QB] Teddy [Bridgewater] at quarterback. Every opportunity, I've got to make plays. Some days you might get six balls some days you might get one. So just take every opportunity. I'm blessed that I'm here. I'm blessed I'm a part of the Broncos organization. So, I just try my best just being me every day."
But he may need to be more than just a receiver to help the Broncos' roster as a whole. The team may require his assistance on special teams, and that opportunity is one he's willing to take on.
"I want to do anything that's going to help this team," Hamler said. "[If] they want to put me back there at punt return, kick return, I'm comfortable back there. I'm still learning. A lot of the returners are still learning from [Special Teams Coordinator Tom] McMahon and 'Big Spence.' 'Big Spence' has been a great part of my life. He's teaching me all the ways. He's been doing this now for three or four years, so I'm just on his hip all the time just learning like, 'How would you catch the ball on this? Would you fair catch it?' Things of that nature. [I'm] just learning from those guys and just going out there and just playing with speed."
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