Jim Trotter explains that Von Miller is frustrated with the way things are going in Denver, but still believes there is a light at the end of the tunnel. (0:55)

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- With a five-game losing streak in hand, six losses in the last seven games, Denver Broncos coach Vance Joseph knows that he and his team are getting worked over plenty by critics.

And his message Thursday was "I get it."

Things are indeed swirling in and around the Rocky Mountain region as a franchise that has more Super Bowl appearances than losing seasons in Pat Bowlen’s time as owner is in its worst stretch of football since the 4-12 finish in 2010. The Broncos haven’t had a six-game losing streak since 1990. And while last season’s 7-9 playoff miss raised some eyebrows among the team’s faithful, this year’s plummet from a 3-1 start to the current 3-6 mark has brought plenty of criticism in Joseph’s first season as head coach.

"I get it, man," Joseph said after Thursday’s practice. “I feel the same way the fans feel and how outside people feel. We’re disappointed in how it’s gone. We started 3-1 and it was going pretty good, we had a bye, we had a game we should have won and we didn’t (the 23-10 loss to the New York Giants on Oct. 15) and we haven’t won since. I get it, it’s hard job."

Joseph then added: “I get the criticism and I don’t mind it, it’s well deserved. That being said, we’ve got seven weeks left and at the end, we can only be judged by what we’ve done in the season ... we’ll see."

Broncos running back C.J. Anderson was asked Wednesday about his recent verbal sparring on social media in response to some criticism.

"I’m having, I’m just having fun," Anderson said after Wednesday’s practice. "... I have no problem with our fans, I love every one of them. What you think you know, you don’t know. Us, we have the right to put you in your place, we have that right. ... I’m just having fun with them and they continue to tell me I don’t care about football, I don’t care about winning ... I come to work every day, I work hard every day, I push myself every day, I hope you’re doing the same thing with your job."