Mile High Report: All Posts by Tim JenkinsBy Fans, For Fans....Your Source For Denver Broncos News and Commenthttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/50905/mhr-fav.png2022-11-01T11:08:56-06:00https://www.milehighreport.com/authors/tim-jenkins/rss2022-11-01T11:08:56-06:002022-11-01T11:08:56-06:00Was this Wilson's best game as a Bronco? | Week 8 film analysis
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<p>We jump into the tape to see if this was Russell Wilson’s best game as a Denver Bronco.</p> <p id="UbMdPU">Today we are jumping into the tape to answer a simple yet important question. Was this Russell Wilson's best game as a Bronco?</p>
<p id="tGjDTd">The reason this question is so important to Broncos Country is that it will give us insight into whether or not this offense is making progress toward being what we all expected it to be. Was this a quality outing from our 250 million dollar quarterback, or in the words of Wall Street was this a “Dead Cat Bounce” against a bad Jaguars team?</p>
<p id="1bBQNt">Today we break down 14 total clips, seven good, six bad, and one no grade. I hope y’all enjoy it!</p>
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<p id="ECmkpi"><em>Editor’s note: If you like the content here, be sure to subscribe Tim Jenkins </em><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/AllThingsQB"><em>on his YouTube channel</em></a><em> and </em><a href="https://twitter.com/TJenkinsElite"><em>follow him on Twitter</em></a><em>. He does a tremendous job breaking down </em><a href="https://www.milehighreport.com"><em>Denver Broncos</em></a><em> quarterback film and is a must follow each week for all Broncos fans. </em></p>
https://www.milehighreport.com/2022/11/1/23434978/broncos-week-8-film-analysis-russell-wilson-best-gameTim Jenkins2022-10-04T10:00:00-06:002022-10-04T10:00:00-06:00Will Russell, Hackett, & Broncos' offense figure it out? | Week 4 film analysis
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<p>We jump into the tape to see just how close the Denver offense is to turning the corner!</p> <p id="nGKGrG">Every loss in the NFL hurts, but losing to the <a href="https://www.silverandblackpride.com/">Las Vegas Raiders</a> is a type of pain that you can only understand if you grow up in Broncos Country.</p>
<p id="rawtj9">The <a href="https://www.milehighreport.com">Denver Broncos</a>' offense scored 23 which was a season high for the unit. However, it still wasn’t enough to beat the Raiders. We jump into the film today to see how close this Broncos’ offense is to turning the corner, or if that is even possible at this point in the season.</p>
<p id="x79Tdl">A few quick notes on how I personally think we could get this offense going:</p>
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<li id="9Rxi2C">Tempo - Every time the Broncos offense gets into an up-tempo (no-huddle) package it has been successful. We saw it again at the end of the 1st half against the Raiders where they drove down the field ending with a Jeudy touchdown. We need more of this!</li>
<li id="BtsOjZ">Screen Game - We have to design our screen game better. It is boring, predictable, and flat-out ineffective.</li>
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<p id="VgkVtQ">If we can fix those two things on a short week, we stand a much better chance of putting up more points against the Colts on Thursday!</p>
<p id="GYaGAY">Today we are breaking down 12 total clips, 7 good, and 5 bad. I hope y’all enjoy it!</p>
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https://www.milehighreport.com/2022/10/4/23387081/broncos-raiders-film-breakdown-russell-wilson-nathaniel-hackettTim Jenkins2022-09-26T19:00:00-06:002022-09-26T19:00:00-06:00Are the issues correctable for Broncos offense? | Week 3 film analysis
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<p>Sunday night was an ugly performance for the Broncos offense, but are the issues correctable? We jump into the film to find out!</p> <p id="gSR9f6">In football you will often hear the saying, it’s never as good as you think, and it’s never as bad as you think. You usually use that as a way to remind yourself to wait until you watch the all-22 tape before making any emotional judgments after a game.</p>
<p id="5OcSrQ">Well, after reviewing the all-22 this <a href="https://www.milehighreport.com">Denver Broncos</a> offense was just as bad as you thought Sunday night. Let me make one thing extremely clear, winning in the NFL is incredibly difficult and this team is 2-1 and tied for 1st in the division which is a great thing. However, we have to address some major issues on offense. </p>
<p id="02ohDt">After all, could you imagine with the way the Broncos defense is playing if they can in fact get this offense rolling how good this team can be?</p>
<p id="dhKBQc">Today we are breaking down 12 clips from the all-22 coaches tape, 7 good and 5 bad. I hope y’all enjoy!</p>
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https://www.milehighreport.com/2022/9/26/23373317/issues-correctable-for-broncos-offenseTim Jenkins2022-09-19T15:00:00-06:002022-09-19T15:00:00-06:00How to jump-start the Broncos offense | Week 2 film analysis
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<p>The Denver Broncos offense has struggled to finish drives through the first two weeks. We jump into the film to see how they can improve.</p> <p id="l0Go2U">This article is so much better to write with the <a href="https://www.milehighreport.com">Denver Broncos</a> sitting at 1-1 instead of 0-2. Similar to playing or coaching everything is better after a win, especially reviewing the areas that need to improve. We are two games into this season and if we are being honest with ourselves this Broncos offense looks nothing like we imagined. We all had dreams of deep overs to Jerry Jeudy, stick it 8 post bombs to Courtland Sutton, and 42 points a game with Russell Wilson at the helm. Unfortunately, we have had back-to-back 16-point games and a pit in our stomach the size of the grand canyon.</p>
<p id="TonpQB">When you put on the All-22 film you realize that little things add up and there are six issues that are haunting this offense. </p>
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<li id="6OLq0z">Procedure Penalties - You simply cannot have false starts and delay of game penalties at home, it's inexcusable when these sorts of things happen.</li>
<li id="dWV6aA">Miscommunication - There are too many route combinations that make no sense and route decisions/throws that need to be cleaned up.</li>
<li id="5Dfwfd">Outsmarting OUrselves - I love a salty play design more than anyone, but if we find ourselves running FB speed option on 3rd and inches, we may be overdoing it here.</li>
<li id="nqAjdb">Red Zone Sequencing - Our play calling in the red zone has been rough, to say the least. We need to run the rock inside the five, and this is a former QB talking.</li>
<li id="kxIsRH">Boot Action - We have to clean up our boot game and start to check out of it when we have an extra force defender who is there to strictly account for Russel.</li>
<li id="GgN815">Game of Inches - This is something that you really can’t address but it needs to be said, we are inches away from at least 21 more points on the board.</li>
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<p id="jNyUuk">Now, let’s jump into the film to break it all down:</p>
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<p>Russell Wilson and the Denver Broncos offense was so close to helping secure a win against the Seahawks.</p> <p id="FriyGH">Monday night was emotionally charged for just about everyone involved. This wasn’t just Russell Wilson going back to Seattle, it was Nathaniel Hackett’s first game as a head coach, and Seattle’s first opportunity to prove they made the right decision.</p>
<p id="Q4pFJg">Of course, everyone in Broncos Country is upset about the loss and how the game ended, I mean rightfully so, Hackett acknowledged that he should have gone for it on 4th down rather than attempt a 64-yard field goal. However, in reality, the Broncos' offense was just inches away from closing this game much earlier.</p>
<p id="7EOJDQ">I’m excited to be joining Mile High Report every week to give my thoughts on Russell Wilson and the overall performance of the Broncos offense. Today we jump into the film to break down the good (there was a lot) the bad (not often) and the oh-so-close moments where the <a href="https://www.milehighreport.com">Denver Broncos</a> could have closed this game out long before Brandon McManus trotted out to attempt that field goal!</p>
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https://www.milehighreport.com/2022/9/13/23351985/russ-oh-so-close-against-seattleTim Jenkins2021-09-15T11:00:00-06:002021-09-15T11:00:00-06:00Breaking down Teddy Bridgewater’s Week 1 debut with the Broncos
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<p>Teddy Bridgewater’s regular season debut for the Denver Broncos was nearly flawless. We cover the good and the bad from his week 1 performance.</p> <p id="PBoyKA"><em>Editor’s Note: We welcome Tim Jenkins back to Mile High Report to share his in depth breakdown of </em><a href="https://www.milehighreport.com"><em>Denver Broncos</em></a><em> quarterback Teddy Bridgewater’s first game of the year against the </em><a href="https://www.bigblueview.com/"><em>New York Giants</em></a><em>. You can </em><a href="https://twitter.com/TJenkinsElite"><em>follow him on Twitter</em></a><em> and be sure to </em><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/AllThingsQB"><em>check him out on YouTube</em></a><em> for his weekly film reviews throughout the season.</em> </p>
<p id="zgsOsR">Teddy Bridgewater’s regular season debut for the Denver Broncos was nearly flawless. He finished with a 115.7 QB rating completing 77.8 % of his passes and throwing for 264 yards and 2 touchdowns. However, you all know me and you know that the tape means even more than the stat sheet. This week we dive into 19 total clips, 9 clips in part 1, and 10 more clips in part 2. We cover the good and the bad from his week 1 performance.</p>
<h5 id="6Jkxer">Teddy Bridgewater Film - Part 1</h5>
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<h5 id="WOveKo">Teddy Bridgewater Film - Part 2</h5>
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https://www.milehighreport.com/2021/9/15/22675734/teddy-bridgewaters-week-1-film-review-denver-broncosTim Jenkins2021-08-17T14:12:59-06:002021-08-17T14:12:59-06:00Grading Teddy Bridgewater vs. Drew Lock - Round 1
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<p>Drew Lock won round 1 of the quarterback battle, but by how much. Here are grades for both Lock and Teddy Bridgewater from the Vikings game. </p> <p id="duxjuw"><em><strong>Editor’s Note:</strong></em><em> Special guest post here from Tim Jenkins. He is a great quarterback evaluator on Twitter and spends a lot of time on our </em><a href="https://www.milehighreport.com"><em>Denver Broncos</em></a><em>. Give him a </em><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZvBu8syAHQ1sySTn17VKiQ"><em>follow on YouTube</em></a><em> and </em><a href="https://twitter.com/TJenkinsElite"><em>Twitter</em></a><em> and enjoy his breakdown here of both quarterbacks during the game last weekend. Jenkins also posted a YouTube video breaking down the grades for each quarterback with film. The NFL is blocking it from playing on the site, but </em><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyxJhHpp6vM&feature=emb_err_woyt"><em>you can click over to his YouTube channel to watch breakdown</em></a><em>. </em></p>
<p id="xPeJWI">Anyone with two eyes and a love of football could tell you that Drew Lock had a great game Saturday against Minnesota. You hardly need a background of playing Quarterback in the NFL and training QB’s professionally to understand that. However, was it as wide of a margin as we all think? The nuanced answer is yes and no, but y’all are tired of reading articles where someone plays both sides of the fence and I refuse to do that to you.</p>
<p id="TmPG8T">The answer is Drew Lock won round 1 of the QB battle, and he won by 5 points exactly. Drew Lock graded out as an 88 while Teddy Bridgewater graded out as an 83 on the Tim Jenkins Quarterback grading scale. I developed this grading system using a formula that would rival the equations that Matt Damon solved in Goodwill Hunting. Ok, that’s a lie, I simply developed them by using the grading scale that I was graded with as an NFL QB, so I’m willing to bet it’s nearly identical to what is waiting for Drew and Teddy in their locker today from Pat Shurmur.</p>
<p id="KMEo8f">First a quick review explaining what we cover on the grading sheet (they are linked next to each guy’s name and grade). This is column by column from left to right:</p>
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<li id="zEAFao">QB Name - Pretty simple, the Quarterback’s name.</li>
<li id="2FG4JR">Drive - What drive number it was for that QB, not to be confused with the team as a whole.</li>
<li id="R1JJwf">Play - The play number of that drive.</li>
<li id="GhsrGX">Type - Was it a run, screen, or pass play.</li>
<li id="02DknG">Notes - Explaining why they graded as “plus” or “minus’’ on any given category.</li>
<li id="IVJfIP">Decision - Did they make the right decision, primarily used in the passing game and based on the route concept and coverage presented.</li>
<li id="HQtvBC">Throw - Simply was it a good accurate throw.</li>
<li id="Y83njn">Footwork - Did they take the correct footwork, we apply this to the run game, pass game, and screen game.</li>
<li id="ebaieW">Check - Did they make a quality protection check, new mike ID, or run game check.</li>
<li id="f2Nibt">Fake - Did they carry out their fakes in the run game or did they present a great looking action in the run / play action game.</li>
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<p id="WF4xVH">Now to the fun stuff.</p>
<p id="C4uLgW"><strong>Drew Lock: Overall Grade 88 (44/50)</strong></p>
<p id="0eY6F7"><a href="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/22788411/QB_Pre_Season_Grades___Drew_Lock___Pre_Season_WK_1.pdf"><em>Drew’s Play by Play PDF Grade</em></a></p>
<p id="rfS8Sk">Plain and simple Drew had himself a day. He grew in all the ways you hoped he would from having a solid off-season. The areas that really stand out is he graded a perfect 8 for 8 when it comes to pass game decision making. Another surprise was he graded out a solid 7 for 8 when it came to taking the correct drop in the passing game which is something that he struggled with last year in a big way. From a positive perspective we need to see this carry over into the second pre-season game, one in which he will likely face a bigger test running with the second team offense where a wide receiver or lineman can have a missed assignment at a much more frequent rate.</p>
<p id="Xp3q5N">Areas I would love to see Drew improve in his second outing this year are his run game fakes, specifically straight back in the pocket and cleaning up his two errant throws from Saturday. I want to see his run game fakes, meaning after he hands it off get better. Peyton Manning was meticulous in how he would try to replicate the exact look of a fake after he handed the ball off and we need to see Drew take another step here. I also want to see him dial in throws that are in his wheelhouse, like the sail he missed to KJ Hamler on his 3rd drive.</p>
<p id="aDtHcz">All things considered I thought Drew had a heck of an outing in week 1 and that is why he has a lead in this QB race.</p>
<p id="m3QnGY"><strong>Teddy Bridgewater: Overall Grade 83 (35/42)</strong></p>
<p id="mj2Xrn"><a href="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/22788410/QB_Pre_Season_Grades___Teddy_Bridgewater___Pre_Season_WK_1.pdf"><em>Teddy’s Play by Play PDF Grade</em></a></p>
<p id="0obdoo">When I say Teddy Bridgewater your mind automatically triggers thoughts of “Safe”, “Veteran QB”, and “Avoids Mistakes”. What if I told you that while Drew graded a perfect 8 of 8 on pass game decisions, Teddy graded out 6 for 9 in that same category? Shock? Confusion? All of the Above? Those were my thoughts when I was watching the tape but let’s start with the good. His footwork for the most part was clean and he did a great job carrying out fakes in the run game which I really enjoy as this will lead to continued success in the Broncos Run and Play Action passing game.</p>
<p id="MYo1yM">Where we need to see Teddy improve is fairly straightforward. We need him to improve his decision making in the passing game. Frankly, he struggled with some of the exact same concepts we saw Drew struggle with in the early part of the 2020 season. He misread Subway, which is a simple two by two formation double slant on one side and slant arrow on the other. You read the double slant side against 2 high safeties and slant arrow against a single high safety. Teddy read the wrong side, Minnesota gave him a tough look of a drop down safety at the snap but these are things you want to see a veteran QB like Teddy already have down.</p>
<p id="Xp4JvK">Overall an 83 for a somewhat new system, on a new team, isn’t half bad and that’s why Teddy is very much still in this race, especially if he can clean up his decisions in week 2. Be sure to check out the film breakdown video below that I just uploaded to my YouTube channel All Things QB, and I’ll see you next week for round 2 Broncos Country! </p>
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<p id="rKfSBh">Jenkins also joined Ryan Edwards and Benjamin Allbright on Broncos Country Tonight Monday for a great discussion about what to be excited about and what to look forward to in the next preseason game. </p>
<p id="l2Jsxr">“Everyone’s talking about the big play, however he did a couple good reads and progressions through normal dropbacks, and if you’re a fan, that’s what you’re looking for,” Jenkins said, noting that we already knew he was aggressive on play-action. </p>
<p id="8TryKp">To Jenkins, Lock didn’t win the job outright with his performance last week, but he did pull out ahead because he showed he can do some things he hadn’t done before. The key now will be consistently doing that in the next game and particularly doing it with the second team offense.</p>
<p id="f512Sk">“You want to see him do it with a different group. When you go to Seattle, you’ll see him run more with the 2s, and if he carries over quality decision-making when maybe a receiver busts a route, that’s exponentially more positive in a coach’s mind,” Jenkins said. “If I’m a Broncos coach I’m more excited to see how he processes some obstacles he’s not likely to see during the season.”</p>
<p id="516jM4">The “QB whisperer” also believes that Broncos Country should be excited about the fact that there wasn’t total separation from the two quarterbacks Saturday because it proves Denver has a guy with potential to really move the ball in a meaningful way plus a quality backup.</p>
<p id="liOEUc">“It was the best of both worlds,” Jenkins said. “You saw a guy potentially if he continues to hunt could have a really good season but you also saw a guy you’d be really comfortable with going in there if Drew went down.”</p>
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