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Broncosr17; r16;no-nonsenser17; coach cancels final minicamp practice to hold r16;Field Dayr17;denverbroncos.comVic Fangio has been r0;all footballr1; since joining the team as its new head coach, and just about every player who has been asked, has noted his serious focus in an atmosphere that rivals training camp.In fact, there has even been a lot of talk about how much Fangio likes his defense to r0;win practicer1; because her17;s that intense and that competitive.Joe Flacco got a taste of it early on.r0;A couple of weeks ago we did a little situation, and I threw a little touchdown pass to Tim [Patrick] in the back of the end zone. The period was supposed to be over, we were supposed to be in twos, and Vicr17;s like, r16;Alright, run it back.r17; [I said] r16;Alright wer17;ll try to win; I guess wer17;ll beat you again.r17;r1; Flacco noted. r0;You can tell her17;s a head coach, but her17;s obviously got that fire to be a great defensive play caller and get that defense where he wants it to be,r1; Flacco added. r0;He wants to win every single day, every single time.r1;So when the no-nonsense coach cancelled the final day of minicamp Thursday and instead held a r0;Field Day,r1; players werenr17;t sure they should trust it.Will Parks and Justin Simmons went on camera to explain how it went down.Fangio put a sign on the film screen reading, r0;No practice,r1; but none of the players thought he was serious about something like that.r0;No one believed it, so it was dead quiet,r1; Simmons said, as Parks chimed in, r0;DEAD. QUIET.r1; But when Fangio assured them he wasnr17;t playin,r17; his team cheered.And then they found out he had a field day in store with teams - and even team names - already decided.Based on the Twitter reaction, Fangior17;s change of plans was a huge hit.This is how team chemistry is built - players giving their all for a hard-ass coach who knows when itr17;s time to work and when itr17;s time to play.r0;Coach Vic is the man for allowing us to have fun with each other today,r1; Parks said via Twitter. r0;Wer17;ve been working in so many ways to get better this offseason. Us as players appreciate this. Itr17;s going to go a long way. Letr17;s go and get it done this year. Ir17;m excited.r1;Ir17;m still mad there was no dizzy bat race, but Ir17;m loving everything else about this day. I certainly didnr17;t see that coming. Though maybe I should have when Von Miller promised a Thursday Night Football beatdown earlier this week. It was great to see the Denver Broncos respond and give life to Millerr17;s proclamation, literally, in a 45-10 ass-kicking of the Arizona Cardinals in Phoenix. It was even better to see the Broncos offense show some creativity and get Case Keenum out of the pocket. But make no mistake about it r11; the Cardinals are a putrid football team, and that is underselling it. And while Denver looked great, itr17;s right to question how credible this win really is. Was this just a desert mirage giving us false hope that this team is finding its way out of a football wasteland? Nevertheless, at least the Broncos (3-4) ended their four-game losing streak and have a bit of confidence on their mini bye before the redux with the Kansas City Chiefs. Winners Emmanuel Sanders We know that Denverr17;s receiver is a playmaker Jake Butt Jersey , we just havenr17;t seen it with his arm. Kudos to the Broncos offensive coaches for the creativity on his 28-yard touchdown pass to Courtland Sutton. It was the first-career touchdown pass for Sanders, who also had a 64-yard touchdown reception. Sanders finished with six catches for 102 yards and a touchdown, and 1-for-1 passing for 28 yards and a touchdown. Sanders is the first Denver player since John Elway on Sept. 7, 1986, and the fourth in team history, to finish with a touchdown catch and pass in the same game. Sanders also is the first receiver in Broncos history to have a touchdown via catch, pass and run, and the ninth player overall.Courtland Sutton Denverr17;s rookie continues to impress. Not only did he catch Sandersr17; first touchdown pass, he drew another pass interference penalty in the end zone. And had Keenum not underthrown Sutton on the Broncosr17; sideline, he would have had another touchdown. Chris Harris Jr. Harris got his first pick-six since 2015, and it was the second of the game for Denverr17;s defense. It doesnr17;t matter that it was against a rookie quarterback and a terrible offense, the fact the Broncos created turnovers and returned them for touchdowns is a beautiful sight. Todd Davis Speaking of pick-sixes, Denverr17;s middle linebacker had the first of the game for the first touchdown of the game. It was Davisr17; first career interception and touchdown. What was even better to see is him make a few tackles behind the line of scrimmage. Given how bad the run defense has been the last two weeks, it was good to see the Broncos do in fact have middle linebackers on the field.Phillip Lindsay There really is nothing left to say about this young man. Itr17;s just fun to watch this play out like it is for the Broncos rookie and Colorado boy. What makes it even better is her17;s doing it in Terrell Davisr17; No. 30. Lindsayr17;s 28-yard touchdown run was the latest highlight-reel play ofhis rookie season. The defense Not only did the Denver defense create five turnovers and have six sacks, it held the Cardinals to under 100 yards rushing. Coming into the game, I simply wanted the Broncos to keep Arizona under 200. Von Miller He not only had two sacks, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery, he stepped up as a leader should. For what itr17;s worth, no player has forced more fumbles (25) than Miller since he entered the NFL in 2011. For the 17th time in his career, he finished with two sacks or more in a game.The Broncos Miller put the onus on his team and it responded in a big way. After a do-or-die game, Denverr17;s players have some confidence heading into their trip to KC. Losers DaeSean Hamilton The reason the Broncos rookie receiver is here is because of his shitty luck. The hope is the injury isnr17;t as bad as it could be. Bill Musgrave Despite the fact his team won by 35 points, Denverr17;s offensive coordinator just couldnr17;t help himself. He still found a way to call way more passing plays than he should have. When one speaks of false hope that this win could bring, Musgrave is why. Case KeenumI debated on this one, but even against a bad football team the Broncos quarterback still couldnr17;t play a clean game. Maybe itr17;s nitpicking, but play a damn clean game. Therer17;s also the underthrow of Sutton I mentioned earlier. Larry Fitzgerald The Cardinals receiver is on this list because of the situation. He deserves better than this. My hope is Fitzgerald is traded to a contender before the trade deadline later this month and her17;s able to finish his career with a team that can win. The fans who wanted change Those who wanted change to happen after this game will have to wait. Whether this win is a confidence builder or false hope, wer17;ll find out.
