The Denver Broncos are in a new era, and head coach Nathaniel Hackett is leading the charge. Hackett, by nature, is an energetic guy, and naturally, he will want that to rub off on his new team.
However, Hackett also wants his fans to be just as energetic. Home games in professional sports can swing the game’s tide in favor of the home team, and at times, teams can win games on the strength of home-field advantage. To do that, though, requires fans to bring the energy.
“To get out there and just be around all the fans and in the stadium — out here, it’s great — the fans that have been here [at training camp] have been amazing, but there’s nothing like being in a football stadium,” coach Nathaniel Hackett said last week. “Football is back and you felt that there.”
Hackett understands, too, that if the fans can bring “juice” to Empower Field at Mile High, it can create an advantage.
“The fans were great,” Hackett said after the team’s preseason home opener. “I just want to be sure they know that I want a lot of juice. We’re bringing the juice. I thought our sideline was awesome. The guys that weren’t playing were totally into the game and firing the guys up. In the end, we need that crowd. That’s an unbelievable advantage for us and we want them to get wild.”
The Broncos will get a chance to bring the juice for the first time this season on Sept. 18th at home against the Houston Texans.
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