Broncos fans call for Tyler Badie to start after impressive performance

Should the Broncos make Tyler Badie their new starting running back?

Denver Broncos running backs Javonte Williams and Jaleel McLaughlin continue to struggle to make things happen on the ground.

McLaughlin had a nice juke on a touchdown run against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday, but he finished the game with a 1.4 yards per carry average. Williams was only slightly better with 2.4 YPC.

Tyler Badie (“bidet“), meanwhile, got opportunities in the second half and made the most of them. He ripped off a 43-yard run in the fourth quarter and finished the game with nine carries for 70 yards with an impressive 7.8 YPC average.

Broncos fans and pundits have taken to Twitter/X to call for Badie to be the team’s starting running back going forward.

https://twitter.com/EpicNormie_/status/1838030613636342119

After a 26-7 win over the Bucs, Denver coach Sean Payton was asked about Badie making the most of his carries.

“Yeah, look, I’m used to – right, wrong or indifferent – it’s easy to work two backs into a rotation; it’s hard with three,” Payton said. “It’s hard to feed three. He’d been practicing well.

“There were a handful of [plays ] – ‘Bad 21,’ we just abbreviate his tags B.A.D… ‘Bad 12’ – there were a handful of plays designed with his name on it and then he’s running well and so he gets some more plays, but we’ll keep working that combination. I was pleased that we were able to run the ball.”

After Sunday’s performance, Badie seems likely to have more involvement on offense in the coming weeks.

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