DENVER (AP) – As the NFL struggles to complete the 2020 coronavirus pandemic season, a coach has excelled in his hitting driving tips.
And he’s one of the head coaches fined throughout the league last month for a poor quality mask worn on the sidelines, no less.
Broncos coach Vic Fangio, personally affected by COVID-19, his daughter, Cassie, who is a nurse at a military hospital in San Antonio, has recovered from contracting the virus that has caused more than 220,000 deaths in the United States and more than a million worldwide.
Thus, repeated delays in Denver’s New England game for Patriot Infections annoyed Fangio, who warned his players to complain about losing their week off when the league postponed their game against New England for a week.
“That’s part of that,” Fangio said of his daughter’s diagnosis, “but I also know that many other people have had their lives interrupted in a very negative way, whether by the disease itself, the loss of their job, a pay cut. . . Some small businesses, others who have worked their whole lives to start a business, are suffering right now.
“Fortunately here in the NFL, as far as players and coaches are concerned, we didn’t lose any payout checks,” Fangio said. “We’re just going to keep fighting and ourselves lucky. Yes, we’ve had drawbacks and there are many. “protocols to be adhered to – some of them may be a little authoritarian infrequently – but they are necessary.
“Overall, we were lucky. “
How can you do this if your coach gives you that kind of perspective?
“He did a task and I think the whole organization did a wonderful task,” Brandon McManus said after his six-goal home franchise gave the Broncos an 18-12 win at Foxborough on Sunday.
“Obviously, this is the first time we’ve taken care of something like this,” said McManus, who is among the most powerful voices in the players’ union who are asking for daily COVID-19 testing this summer. “We all do it on flying and no matter what equipment it does, the most productive actually has the most productive chance of winning on Sunday. “
McManus won a game ball from Fangio, who also promised to give one to his running back coach, Curtis Modkins, who stayed in Denver after positive for the virus on Saturday.
Other notable calls from week 6:
TUA TIME
Rookie Tua Tagovailoa made his NFL debut in the final minutes of the Jets’ first bleach in Miami since the AFC championship game in January 1983. After the Dolphins’ 24-0 victory, Tagovailoa spent several minutes sitting alone in the area in a video call with her parents.
“It was a very special moment for me because my parents weren’t there,” Tagovailoa said after her first action since her hip injury at her last game in Alabama last November. “I sat near where I think our last trip ended, and I confronted my parents. It was exciting to get out. It was fun. My parents were happy to see me play again.
Dolphin enthusiasts hope to take a look at the future of the franchise.
NO SURPRISE
Have you been surprised to see Riverboat Ron Rivera go through 2 and win in the last minute against the Giants on Sunday?
“Me to win. I play to win,” Rivera said after Washington’s 20-19 defeat that gave New York coach Joe Judge his first NFL victory. “I’m looking for our players to perceive that’s how we’re going to do things. “
Washington tied the game with a 22-yard pass from Kyle Allen to Cam Sims with 36 seconds to play, Allen’s double was incomplete.
“We didn’t arrive in a similar way and didn’t come here to lose,” Allen said. “We came here to win. That’s his mentality right now. The apartment is at stake. I wish we’d won the game today. “Ties, loss, that’s his mentality. You need to win. ‘
SEVENTH LEAF
True to Vic Fangio’s theme, we’re going with one of his key decisions on Sunday.
The Broncos (2-3) scored in their first six units in New England (2-3), all six goals were goals from McManus, who set a franchise record with shots of 45, 44, 27, 52, 20 and 54 meters. .
Instead of 57 yards when the Broncos’ seventh practice stanoted in New England 39, Fangio sent Sam Martin for his first clearing at the minute of the last quarter.
“If he failed, he didn’t need to give them the right position in the area and relaunch his attack there,” Fangio said, “so I don’t make the decision. “
Neither does McManus.
When asked how much he was looking to spend for his seventh basket in the field, McManus replied: “About 0%. I kicked 57 yards and more. You have to play the percentages. “
McManus experienced an explosion on the band line in 2019 after Fangio called him back to the sideline while he was ready for a 65-yard-on-ground NFL record.
This time, McManus in touch with his coach.
“I didn’t need to go, ” said McManus.
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With contributions from Tom Canavan, editor of AP Sports
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