The whistle halted in-progress play so often that it came to be expected.
Quarterbacks Teddy Bridgewater and Drew Lock would be on the run toward the perimeter or dodging traffic in the pocket when coach Vic Fangio ended the practice sequence.
They had nowhere to throw. Or the pass rush disrupted things too quickly. Or a combination of both.
The defense won. Again.
Welcome to the Broncos’ “Flip The Script” plan to end their five-year playoff drought and a string of four consecutive losing seasons.
Last year, The Denver Post’s Broncos preview magazine cover and theme was “All About Lock,” after the team signed free agent right guard Graham Glasgow and running back Melvin Gordon and drafted receivers Jerry Jeudy (first round) and KJ Hamler (second).