Broncos Week 2 Talking Points: If Graham Glasgow can’t play against Jaguars, Netane Muti could get second NFL start

Three cardinal elements to look for successful the Broncos’ Week 2 crippled astatine the Jaguars.

Turning to Muti

The presumption of Broncos close defender Graham Glasgow is unclear aft helium missed the last 3 snaps of the Giants crippled and stayed successful New Jersey for 2 other nights due to the fact that of an irregular heartbeat. If Glasgow isn’t cleared to play, Netane Muti would apt marque his 2nd NFL start. A sixth-round draught prime successful 2020, Muti played each of the Carolina crippled past twelvemonth and the last 60 snaps of the 2nd Las Vegas game. At the Panthers, The Denver Post’s crippled charting booked Muti with 1/2 sack, 2 backmost knockdowns and 1/2 “bad” tally successful 61 snaps. Against the Raiders, helium allowed 1 backmost unit and had 1 “bad” run. Muti would beryllium matched up against a Jaguars beforehand that allowed 160 yards rushing connected 41 attempts to Houston.

Strength vs. weakness

It’s lone 1 game, but the Broncos’ third-down discourtesy should person an borderline against Jacksonville’s third-down defense. In their triumph implicit the Giants, the Broncos went 7 of 15 connected 3rd down, including 4 consecutive conversions connected the 16-play touchdown thrust to commencement the 2nd half. Quarterback Teddy Bridgewater threw 10 yards to receiver KJ Hamler (third-and-10), six to choky extremity Albert Okwuegbunam (third-and-6), 8 to choky extremity Noah Fant (third-and-4) and 20 to receiver Jerry Jeudy (third-and-7). Overall, Bridgewater was 11-of-13 passing for 112 yards connected 3rd down. The Jaguars, meanwhile, couldn’t get disconnected the field. Houston was 12 of 21 (tied for astir attempts successful squad history); backmost Tyrod Taylor was 10 of 15 for 174 yards connected 3rd down.

Busy successful antheral coverage

The Broncos debuts for cornerbacks Ronald Darby and Kyle Fuller were a mixed bag. In antheral coverage, The Post had Darby targeted 8 times (five completions for 73 yards, 1 walk break-up and 1 penalty) and Fuller 7 times (two completions for 50 yards, 2 walk break-ups and 1 penalty). They should expect conscionable arsenic overmuch enactment against the Jaguars, who threw it 51 times successful chase-the-game mode. The Jaguars rolled retired four-receiver/one-back unit connected respective plays and three-receiver/one-back/one-tight extremity was their superior unit grouping. A subordinate to ticker is receiver Laviska Shenault, who played astatine CU. Shenault was utilized each implicit the enactment and had a team-high 7 catches against Houston (50 yards).