Broncos’ Flacco: It’s not my job to groom Lock – ESPN

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Joe Flacco says his job description doesn’t encompass grooming his successor, so he suggests rookie Drew Lock chill out, procure out about him work and inquire of tons of questions — of offensive coordinator Rich Scangarello.

“Listen, I if truth be told own so many issues to alarm about. I’m searching to head available and play magnificent soccer. I’m searching to head available and play the greatest soccer of my life,” Flacco acknowledged Monday after the Denver Broncos’ first day of organized crew actions, by which he faced Denver’s protection for the predominant time since his acquisition from the Baltimore Ravens.

“As some distance as a time constraint and all of that stuff, I’m no longer skittish about developing guys or any of that,” Flacco acknowledged. “That is what it’s miles. I hope he does it nicely. I don’t leer at that as my job. My job is to head rob soccer video games for this soccer crew.”

Coach Vic Fangio concurred, pronouncing the onus is on the rookie.

“That is on Drew to soak in and learn. Joe’s studying a brand contemporary machine himself,” Fangio acknowledged.

Flacco acknowledged before the draft that he didn’t need the Broncos to rob out a quarterback except he own been the unquestioned starter, and general supervisor John Elway made it sure that became once the case when he took Lock with the 42nd total rob within the 2d round.

Asked Monday what he regarded as the determination, Flacco acknowledged, “Listen, I’ve told you guys how I felt about it. There if truth be told is no longer a lot extra that wants to be acknowledged. I told you that it’s miles no longer if truth be told in my alter.”

Pressed on if Lock’s presence serves as a motivator, Flacco acknowledged, “I say I’ve talked about that before too. That can more than seemingly maybe well more than seemingly be alongside the traces of him being drafted, it’s a kind of issues. There might be completely minute issues that motivate you yearly. On the equivalent time, I if truth be told own tons of more than a couple of issues which own kept me motivated at some stage in my profession and might more than seemingly maybe continue to take cling of me motivated this year. That will no longer be the perfect or the greatest thing.”

Flacco, who misplaced his starting job in Baltimore to first-round rob Lamar Jackson after getting injure closing season, acknowledged Lock wants to search out out about him diagram his thing and pepper Scangarello with any questions.

“I’m no longer a selfish person, I don’t say,” Flacco acknowledged. “There are occasions the set strive to be selfish. However listen, Rich does this sort of magnificent job in these meeting rooms. Drew is going to learn from paying attention to him talk after which us getting the reps on the topic and seeing how all of us diagram it as a collective community of quarterbacks. … I hope he does learn from me because meaning we’re available lights it up.”

Elway granted Flacco his wish by deciding on Iowa tight pause Noah Fant within the predominant round and Kansas Convey offensive lineman Dalton Risner within the 2d round before transferring as a lot as draft Lock.

Flacco’s success in Denver will largely rely on his O-line maintaining him appropriate so he can hit his tight ends and receivers downfield cherish he used to diagram in Baltimore.

On Monday, his linemen — minus perfect handle Ja’Wuan James (excused) — own been examined by Denver’s dominant breeze-rushers.

“We’ll get examined each day available,” Flacco acknowledged. “We own a couple of fellows on the edge that obviously can play soccer.”

The protection became once once extra missing star cornerback Chris Harris Jr., who has been realizing in Dallas while awaiting a brand contemporary contract, a topic that grew dicey with Xavien Howard resetting the market with a 5-year, $76.5 million deal closing week.