Here come the Broncos: You can tell the season's about to start just because the intensity has picked up. You always try to practice the same at all times, but there's definitely a little more urgency now that the Broncos are coming. I feel like I've learned a lot about football since I got here just being around the guys and the coaches. They're smart and they know so much about the game you can't help but learn when you're around them all the time. My focus has really been the playbook and learning my pass protections. You always have room to get better but I really feel like I'm getting it down, especially the pass protection. That's been a big adjustment. There's so much technique and you have to be smart. You have to read the defense and know what your assignment is once you break the huddle. It's like night and day between when I first got here til now. Before by the time I figured out who I had the ball was snapped now it's a lot more clear to me and I can see who I have almost immediately. Coach Rathman is such a good teacher of fundamentals and technique. He wants you to be the best at everything you do so he won't ever let you slack. It's a fundamental game, that's what it all comes down to. I've enjoyed learning under him. We have a great group of backs and it's a great feeling knowing that we're one of the strong points of the team. I know we're expected to make big plays and we're going to be ready to do that.
