What did we learn from Javonte Williams’ (and Melvin Gordon's) Week 1 usage? Broncos | BroncosCountry
on Monday night was a very interesting insight into how head coach Nathaniel Hackett views his backfield tandem.after a strong rookie season, he wasn’t the lead back in the Broncos’ season opener. Instead, it was Gordon who led the team in carries and rushing yards.
That’s especially strange given the offseason decisions that Denver made surrounding the veteran running back. To begin free agency, the team initially refused to re-sign Gordon, seemingly because they felt comfortable rolling with Williams as their sole lead back. Then, on the eve of the 2022 NFL Draft, the Broncos brought Gordon back on a one-year deal. Still, it felt like that was just a move to keep the veteran around as their No. 2 back.
he thought the team wanted Williams to be “the guy.” It’s been one week, but that has not appeared to be the case.the Broncos’ leader in targets and receptions on Monday. Sixty-five of Williams’ 108 yards from scrimmage were receiving and 11 of his 18 touches were from receptions rather than carries. It was just the second time in his 18-game career that he had more targets than carries and the only time more of his yards came as a pass-catcher.
Looking at Hackett’s previous job in Green Bay could give us a bit of an idea of what his future plans are for Williams. As the Packers’ offensive coordinator from 2019 to 2021, Hackett oversaw a backfield that
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