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Jeff Hostetler offers Broncos’ Jarrett Stidham key advice as he faces Herculean Patriots task
Broncos quarterback Jarrett Stidham will be thrown into the fire for Sunday’s AFC Championship game against the Patriots — but he isn’t the first backup quarterback to be in this position. Former Giants quarterback Jeff Hostetler — who famously took over for an injured Phil Simms at the end of the 1990 regular season and helped Big Blue capture the Super Bowl championship that season — gave some words of wisdom to Stidham ahead of the
The New York Giants have requested an interview with Denver Broncos assistant head coach and special teams coordinator Darren Rizzi.
Another key Broncos staffer has entered the growing pool of head-coaching candidates in Denver. Broncos special-teams coordinator Darren Rizzi is expected to interview with the New York Giants.
"John Elway, who led the Broncos to seven AFC Championship Game victories as a Hall-of-Fame quarterback and GM, will serve as Denver’s honorary captain for Sunday’s conference championship game against the Patriots," Schefter posted on X.
Harbaugh’s top priority now that he’s in charge in New York will be finding his three coordinators. For Harbaugh, who has a special teams background and is a “CEO-type” head coach who doesn’t call plays, constructing a quality staff will be critical to his success.
Davis Webb is a buffer. He is brilliant. And this game plan demands his best work, steeling Jarrett Stidham for the biggest challenge of his career, or any career for that matter.