Broncos training camp: Manning reviews receivers

Peyton Manning. August 2, 2012

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Here’s a great way to find out how the Denver Broncos are progressing during this training camp when expectations are sky high. The information is straight from the coaches and players themselves.

Head Coach John Fox: Tight Ends Good Target For Manning

“I think it will be big. I think [QB] Peyton’s [Manning] showing a tendency to like tight ends. (Jacob Tamme, Joel Dreessen) They’re both very athletic as well as good receivers. Very precise route-runners. It’s a shorter throw than out wide. Most good passing games have always had a tight end that’s a multiple reception guy and I think both of those guys are capable.”

 Defensive Coordinator Jack Del Rio: What He’ll Be Looking For at Saturday’s Scrimmage

 “It’s like a dry run at a game, almost. Not as many reps, maybe. I think we’ll end up with close to 40 snaps so not quite a full game. Defensively, you’ll get 60, 65, 70 snaps in a game. But we’ll work everybody. We’ll have our coaches in the booth. We’ll work substitution from the sideline which we try to work quite a bit out here. But really, seeing how guys respond when the lights are on. When it’s simulated a little closer to an actual ball game, some guys respond better than others. We want to see how the group responds, how individuals respond. We’re still working on ourselves, Broncos on Broncos, so there’s not game-planning involved or anything like that. But we just want to see the guys compete and let it sort itself out. We have a lot of decisions to make on this football team and that will be one part in that process.”

I’ll be“On the sideline. I’ve been on the sideline my whole career. I spent one miserable year in Baltimore in the booth. It was the worst year of my life. I’ve been on the field all my life. I see it on the field. I like to feel it. I like to be able to look in guys’ eyes on the sidelines. That’s just where I’m comfortable calling the game. I’ve got eyes up top to report to me and give me the information I need. That’s how I’ve always approached it. Hopefully that answers it.”

 Offensive Coordinator Mike McCoy: Assessing Brock Osweiler’s progress

 “The great thing [about Brock Osweiler] is that he’s taking every note possible, watching Peyton and the other two quarterbacks play. He’s worked extremely hard during the offseason. He just shows up every day and tries to get better. He’s done a nice job. The more time, the more reps he gets, the better he will be because as a quarterback you need reps. If you just take one or two snaps here and there, it’s hard to get in a groove. As you’re learning a new system like he is, it’s going to take some time. Like we’ve said in the past about the quarterbacks here, there’s going to be some growing pains with them. He’s going to hit a roadblock. He hit one last week, information overload kind of sets in when you keep on installing through training camp. And then he snaps out of it and he’ll have his good and bad days.”

“The good thing is that we’ll go in there and having no idea at all what he’s going to see. Just him letting go out there and play football. We’ll simplify for certain people when they’re in there and just let them go out and play and let guys react. But it’s not just him. It’s all 11 guys in the huddle together, sticking together and playing fast and doing their job. And not having some breakdowns like you’ve seen out here.”

Quarterback Peyton Manning: Reviews His Receivers

“Well, I think that’s a process. You know, it starts in the offseason [with] OTAs, mini-camp, training camp and throughout the preseason. I think you learn a little bit more about