Brett Rypien, Broncos offense feeling the stress forward of London – Denver Broncos Weblog

DENVER – There may be loads of criticism to go round on the Denver Broncos’ offense nowadays.

“Disappointment, anger, unhappiness, the entire above,” huge receiver Courtland Sutton stated after Sunday’s 16-9 loss to the New York Jets. “ … Protection has been busting their butts … it’s on us to determine a approach gel with them, to make it 50-50 and get a few of these wins.’’

“When your protection is enjoying in addition to our protection is, you shouldn’t be dropping video games,’’ quarterback Brett Rypien added. “That’s simply level clean, interval, a reality.’’

The Broncos proceed to be within the move-the-ball-but-don’t-score cycle. They outpaced the Jets in first downs (21-10), performs (75-53), complete yards (324-260) and passing yards (219-105), however misplaced by a landing.

It was the sixth time this season the Broncos have scored 16 or fewer factors, and the third time they’ve been held to 11 or fewer factors. The Broncos now head to London with one of many league’s greatest defenses — just one opponent has scored greater than 19 factors — and a 2-5 file to point out for it.

“We now have to discover a approach, myself and our offense, to make extra performs,’’ Rypien stated. “I don’t know what the reply is … If we had the reply I really feel like it could be taking place proper now. I don’t know, I don’t know.’’

“They’re there, and we’ve obtained to capitalize on them,’’ Hackett stated. “It’s that straightforward … till then it’s going to be the identical story, in a detailed recreation, and we’ve to discover a method to win that rattling factor.’’

The Broncos needed to modify for Russell Wilson’s absence Sunday as he missed simply the fourth recreation of his profession as a consequence of a hamstring harm he suffered in final week’s loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. Rypien made simply his second profession begin — he began a Broncos’ win over the Jets in 2020 — and early on the Broncos cocooned him in a power-first look with two tight ends or two backs.

Initially, it labored, because the Broncos carved out a 9-6 lead late within the second quarter regardless of a missed 56-yard subject objective and a missed additional level from kicker Brandon McManus. However the third-quarter blues continued and so they had been shut out after halftime. The Broncos have scored simply 5 factors (two of these had been safeties from the protection) within the third quarter all season and 34 second-half factors general.

“I’m sick of being up right here saying the identical factor time and again,’’ Hackett stated. “The alternatives are there, time and again, however we’ve obtained to take them. There’s no excuses, we’ve obtained to win these video games.”

Broncos security Justin Simmons was fast to dismiss the angst from the crew’s offensive gamers.

He pointed to Jets’ working again Breece Corridor’s 62-yard landing run within the first quarter (a run that accounted 24% of the Jets’ output on offense for the sport) in addition to a 37-yard reception by working again Michael Carter that led to a Jets subject objective within the second quarter — “there’s 10 factors.’’

“With all due respect to [Sutton’s] feedback … we’re at fault too,’’ Simmons added.

Ultimately Hackett stated Wilson was “trending’’ towards enjoying in opposition to the Jacksonville Jaguars in London. However maybe probably the most disconcerting factor for the Broncos is after their post-London bye, the true tooth of the schedule arrive with two video games in opposition to the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs in addition to highway video games in opposition to the Tennessee Titans, Baltimore Ravens, and Los Angeles Rams.

“The warmth’s at all times on,’’ Hackett stated. “ … We’re behind the eight ball at 2-5, we’ve obtained to struggle ourselves out of this gap.’’