ENGLEWOOD Shane Ray Jersey , Colo. (AP) r12; , it wonr17;t matter that rookie quarterbacks Drew Lock and Brett Rypien are greenhorns and incumbent backup Kevin Hogan has gotten off to a rocky start in Denver this summer.Hogan, who has started just one game in the NFL, back in 2017 for the Cleveland Browns, threaded an 11-yard TD pass to Noah Fant past two defenders Sunday that was easily his best throw of training camp.Before that, the fourth-year pro had been misfiring with no pressure, repeatedly overshooting open receivers with either a clean pocket or in 7-on-7 periods where there was no pass rush at all.That was an alarming development for a team that lacks experience behind Flacco, the 34-year-old QB the Broncos acquired from Baltimore in the offseason.r0;I saw some good throws out there todayr1; from Hogan, coach Vic Fangio said. r0;Ir17;ll see more when I go in and watch the tape. But I think Kevin has made a lot of improvements, and Ir17;m talking from the spring to now r30; and hopefully her17;ll keep doing that.r1;Competing with Hogan for the No. 2 job is Lock, a second-round draft pick whor17;s taking a crash course in the pro passing game after lining up under center at Missouri only a handful of times.Rypien, who went undrafted after winning 37 games at Boise State, is hoping to stick around either as the third quarterback or on the practice squad.r0;I like Brett,r1; Fangio said. r0;Brett Justin Hollins Denver Broncos Jersey , I think, maybe has got a future.r1;Lock might very well be the future in Denver, but her17;s got a long way to go. He relied on his athleticism in college and was known for side-arming the ball, something Fangio only wants to see when his quarterback has a defender in his face.r0;Itr17;s good that he can do that, but he needs to use it when he needs to, not when he doesnr17;t need to,r1; Fangio said. r0;His college offense really had no carry-over to pro offenses and he was under duress a lot of times at his college, so a lot of his plays he was running around.r1;Therefore, Fangio said, r0;I donr17;t think her17;s far along being a ready NFL quarterback as he could have been. r30; Her17;s not a quarterback yet. Her17;s a hard-throwing pitcher that doesnr17;t know how to pitch yet, so the faster he gets that, the better off her17;ll be r12; and wer17;ll be.r1;Fangio is hoping Lock proves a quick study.r0;Every player is different, especially at that position,r1; Fangio said. r0;It could happen fast Justin Hollins Denver Broncos Jersey , like wer17;ve seen some rookies do. It could be a process to where it could be a couple of years. So, fast or a couple of years, somewhere in between. Wer17;ll see. I tell him that is on him. Her17;s got to do it.r1;For now, the Broncos are counting on Flacco, whor17;s hoping to follow in Peyton Manningr17;s footsteps and have a solid second chapter in Denver.General manager John Elway said he finally feels good about his QB room after trading a fourth-round pick to the Ravens for Flacco and selecting Lock in the second round of the NFL draft.r0;We just felt that with Joe coming in, getting him in a trade, and where he is in his career, we feel like her17;s in his prime. At least we hope he is,r1; Elway said. r0;To have a young guy like Drew learn under him and be able to kind of solidify that position for a while, obviously wer17;ve been looking for one since Peyton retired.r1;Elway cycled through Trevor Siemian, Paxton Lynch, Brock Osweiler and Case Keenum following Manningr17;s retirement in 2016.r0;Thatr17;s always a difficult position to fill,r1; Elway said. r0;But we finally feel pretty good about that position and where we are.r1;Notes: TE Jack Butt took a scheduled day off, TE Troy Fumagalli is day-to-day with a sore hip and rookie LB Justin Hollins sat out Sunday with a sore hamstring. r30; The Broncos hosted Alzheimerr17;s Awareness D ay on Sunday Justin Hollins Jersey 2019 , two months after team owner Pat Bowlen died at 75 following a long battle with the disease. Daughter Anabelle noted the sea of purple in the crowd replacing the usual orange. r0;This day is hard,r1; she said. r0;But we are showing that we are strong and this is a way to raise money so things like this wonr17;t happen.r1; Heading into their final two games of 2018, the Denver Broncos will need to win both to avoid their first back-to-back losing season since 1971. The first will come on the road against the Oakland Raiders on Monday Night Football and Christmas Eve in what will be the Raiders final game in the City of Oakland.The fans in Oakland are going to be the rowdiest theyr17;ve ever been despite their team being a lackadaisical 3-11. r0;I guess the fans, and itr17;s been a good football team for a long time,r1; Head Coach Vance Joseph said on Thursday. r0;Itr17;s a tough place to play. They have unique fans, I would say. Itr17;s a true home-field advantage, and when theyr17;re playing well and theyr17;re rocking, itr17;s a hard place to play. Itr17;s going to be that way on Monday nightr12;we kind of anticipate that a little bit. Wer17;re getting ready for battle.r1; With Chris Harris Jr. officially moved to injured reserve on Wednesday, joining wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders, the Broncos are looking to the future with a lot of young players getting some playing time to close out the season. That means we should see a different team than one wer17;ve seen most of the season, especially on defense where young players will getting more playing time than theyr17;ve gotten all year long.That is, those who are healthy. Despite the loss of several stars, the Broncos are reasonably healthy beyond that with only a few players hoping to get well enough to play on Monday.Broncos injury reportPlayerPos.InjuryThursdayFridaySaturdayGame StatusPlayerPos.InjuryThursdayFridaySaturdayGame StatusRaiders injury reportPlayerPos.InjuryThursdayFridaySaturdayGame StatusPlayerPos.InjuryThursdayFridaySaturdayGame Status
