The running back can get into a rhythm and work on footwork and process changes.
One corner can hone technique and repeat details.
A quarterback can repeat footwork and give himself reminders about his mechanics.
However, major changes are generally off-season proposals.
Looking for incremental improvement, as Denver moves forward with big results not only for potentially the AFC West division title, but also for the No. 1 overall seed in the conference, quarterback Bo Nix has tried to find small areas to improve his game.
Lately he’s been trying to refine how he works and communicates between snaps and believes forward momentum can be found in those 30 or so seconds between each play.
Much has been said about head coach Sean Payton’s ability to get the Knicks involved in plays because of their speed. This issue came up again several times for the Broncos last time out against the Chiefs. Knicks was seen several times looking to the sideline and pleading with the Denver head coach to end the game faster.
However, the Knicks are also working on fine-tuning their process between plays.
“As a quarterback, it’s ultimately our job to make sure the game runs well, runs efficiently and gets done when it needs to be done,” Nicks said this week. “It starts with the hubbub, a big hubbub, communication starts, people know what they’re doing.”
The second-year quarterback rarely operated off of a pass rush in college at Oregon, but he’s now got 28 NFL regular season starts under his belt. The way Nix sees it, players generally know what to do – as long as they get the right information in the crowd.
“Generally, a well-run game will be a well-run game,” he said. “So I have to get out there and it starts with the congestion. Good break, get in line, get set up, make sure you have enough time to play and then go from there.”
There have been times this year that Knicks and Payton have been pleased with the way Denver operates their offense. At others, they may have talked about the need to streamline information, cut down on volume, or otherwise find ways to be more efficient between snaps.
“Coming into the league at that position, you’re used to the college way of lining up and going,” veteran tight end Evan Engram told The Post. “Loved getting to know him, he’s always looking for ways he can improve. Once he sees an area he can get better at, he fixes it right away. He’s doing a great job.”
He is also working specifically on this.
Nicks said it was something he spent time working on during the Broncos’ mini-bye week between wins over Las Vegas and Kansas City and thought he saw it pay off against the Chiefs.
“There are other things we can fix to get points, but I’m happy with that part,” he said.
The Broncos have a lot to feel good about overall after their bye week. They are on an eight-match winning streak and are in control of the division. They are in the mix for the AFC’s top seed. They are set to get key players back defensively Sunday night in Washington.They cannot completely change the aggressive approach immediately, nor do they need to. However, they need improvement. They enter Sunday tied for 14th in scoring (23.4 points per game) and 17th in yards per game. They rank 10th in yards per rushing attempt, but 19th in yards per passing attempt. He leads the NFL in three-and-outs (37).
Engram cited execution as Denver’s main culprit during the drought, but also said he felt the unit was moving in the right direction.
For the Knicks, the execution starts in the crowd.
“We’ve talked all year about how we can get better, all that kind of stuff, and how we can keep working,” Nix said. “…But ultimately every good play starts at the beginning, starts with everyone being aware of it, everyone being on the same page, and then that way you can go out there and execute it.
“We’re all so talented that we can go out there and execute the play when we know what we’re doing — when we’re all on the same page.”
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