The early reports for the Broncos’ revamped offense have been positive.
Wide receiver Jerry Jeudy, Denver’s first-round draft pick, has been turning heads at practice and second-year quarterback Drew Lock has drawn praise from players on offense and defense.
“He looks really good,” linebacker Todd Davis said after practice Sunday. “I love the way he takes chances and tries to fit balls in tight windows. I love how quickly he gets the ball out of his hands when he sees the route or he sees the play develop it’s coming out now.
“I told him that the other day. I like what he’s showing us. I can see where he’s going to take it in the future. It’s going to be phenomenal.”
Lock missed the first half of his rookie season while recovering from a thumb injury. He started in the Broncos’ final five games of 2019 and helped the team go 4-1. Lock is now looking to build on that success going into the 2020 season.
“He’s a fiery quarterback,” running back Melvin Gordon said. “He wants to be great. He wants to learn and he’s hard on himself. Anytime he makes a bad throw, whether it’s pass catching, skeleton [drills] or anything, he’s like, ‘Hey, Mel, let’s run it back on the side. Let’s run that play back over.’
“He wants to be a perfectionist and I feel like as a quarterback — in some type of fashion — you have to be and think like that in a sense. Like I said, he’s a competitive person and I like that. I like that in a quarterback. I like a guy that’s going to put it all out there on the line for you, and I feel like on game day, he’s going to give us that. You like to be led by guys like that.”
Lock completed 64.1 percent of his passes for 1,020 yards with seven touchdowns against three interceptions last year.
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