The Denver Broncos have to be happy about Troy Franklin's growing confidence.
continue to rack up wins after a slow start to the season, rookie wideout Troy Franklin has been making strides in Sean Payton's offense. Franklin has become more involved in the game and even led the team in targets and receptions in Thursday night's 33-10 victory over theBo Nix hasn't seemed to lose any confidence in his former Oregon teammate, as he continued to feed Franklin the ball over the last three games.
With every catch, Franklin's confidence is growing. And he's showing a tremendous amount of emotional intensity after every reception.Payton made it evident during Denver's first drive in New Orleans that he would get his speedy receivers involved in the offense. Using Franklin and Marvin Mims Jr. in creative motions, even lining wideouts up in the backfield, creates a nightmare for opposing defenses.
If Denver continues to make a serious effort in making its wideouts a focal point, Franklin will keep turning heads as he finds ways to get open, as he did when Nix missed a wide-open Lucas Krull early in the game. Looking just behind Krull, Franklin was wide open for a walk-in touchdown.The young Broncos continue to get more comfortable under their veteran head coach, and it's starting to bear some fruit. The Broncos are 4-1 in their last five games.
With Franklin beginning to emerge, the Broncos can add a new wrinkle to their offense and keep teams second-guessing whether they should commit an extra defender to the run. A 100-yard game could be rapidly approaching for the rookie fourth-rounder.
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