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About 15 minutes remained in practice Monday when Broncos head coach ordered a team huddle. Players from both sides of the field, still hot from a skirmish that broke out a few plays earlier, gathered round as Joseph issued an ultimatum:

Stop the nonsense, he told them. Finish practice right.

So the players dispersed to close out a day the offense needed to win.

A day earlier in the team鈥檚 first fully padded workout, the offense was defeated handily by the defense, which intercepted both quarterbacks, and .

“Did I like what I saw? Not really,鈥� Joseph said after Sunday鈥檚 practice. 鈥淏oth guys had issues.鈥�

Their grades improved Monday, though. Both got off to a strong start as Lynch first hit tight end for a deep touchdown in the corner of the end zone, and Siemian followed later on with a long pass up the middle to receiver , who dived for the touchdown catch.

The offense bounced back, but the day wasn鈥檛 spared of mistakes as Lynch threw back-to-back interceptions during team drills.

鈥淭hey came out, they were sharp early on,鈥� Joseph said of the quarterbacks. 鈥淚t wasn鈥檛 perfect. But it was better than yesterday.鈥�

As Joseph has said since February, the driving factor in electing a starting quarterback is decision-making at the line of scrimmage — making the right reads, making the appropriate throws, deciding when to pull the ball down and run, knowing when to throw it away.

鈥淭hat抖阴ap why I was so disappointed with yesterday鈥檚 results,鈥� Joseph said. 鈥淢aking critical error in the scoring zone, we can鈥檛 have. Now, if you make an error on first-and-10, second-and-10, you can overcome those.鈥�

The physicality from the offensive line that trickled down to the run game and passing game was applauded by Joseph.

“Yesterday was unacceptable,鈥� rookie tackle Garett Bolles said. 鈥淲e weren’t on our game. We had things we had to work out. We had some injuries that happened, so the next man has to step up. We’re just trying to get used to each other.鈥�

Monday鈥檚 practice placed a heavy emphasis on running the ball more, with , rookie De鈥橝ngelo Henderson and free-agent acquisition taking the bulk of reps.

On one play, Ridley went out wide for a catch and was popped by linebacker . Tackle Ty Sambrailo, unhappy with the hit, rushed to Ridley鈥檚 defense and the first brawl of 2017 ensued.

Although Joseph said he was happy to see the enthusiasm, the tempers have to be controlled. The bounce-back is what counted most, though.

鈥淚 told the guys things are going to happen, but it抖阴ap how you respond,鈥� Joseph said. 鈥淔ootball is a game of adversity and a game of mistakes. That抖阴ap going to happen. You鈥檙e going to have bad days, but how you bounce back is critical.鈥�