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If rookies are going to contribute to this Denver Broncos team right away in the 2024 season, they are going to have to do their part to limit repeated mistakes on the field. That was something head coach Sean Payton emphasized before the team’s start to training camp when he was asked about what he’s looking for in the day to day from young players.
The Denver Broncos won’t officially open training camp practices until July 26, but that seems to be more semantics than anything else. The rookies reported last week and the team has already been out there for acclimation practices, and the media was there to observe.
One of the main takeaways for those in attendance was the fact that rookie Troy Franklin was getting some tough coaching from Broncos passing game coordinator John Morton. Sean Payton was asked about it after the practice session.
Franklin has already been humbled quite a bit this offseason simply by having to wait to hear his name called until Day 3 of the 2024 NFL Draft. The Broncos were as shocked as anyone to see him falling to the third day of the draft and his availability was keeping Sean Payton up from Friday to Saturday. Payton noted that he called Broncos GM George Paton early on Saturday morning to tell him he thought they should move up for Franklin.
Which they did.
And Payton is right — tough coaching is usually a good sign of belief and faith in a player. Like he said, it’s when you stop hearing the coaching that you need to be worried, not when the coaches are getting on you about stuff.
Payton noted earlier in his press conference the things he’s seeing early on from Franklin that he really likes already:
Franklin is in a great position with the Broncos to be able to have success early on in his career. He’s going to get looks in this offense and he’s already got chemistry with the quarterback. Bo Nix was Franklin’s teammate at Oregon and the two connected on countless occasions for a ton of big plays.
How quickly can Franklin get ready for the rigors of plaing in an NFL regular season and beating professional defensive backs on a consistent basis? The hard coaching he’s receiving would seem to indicate the Broncos are thinking sooner rather than later.
