Nearly 30 local reporters and radio personalities filled the Broncos’ press room Wednesday, occupying the rows of seating in front, the desks along the walls and any leftover standing room in the back. A wall of cameras was propped in the middle of the room and faced the raised podium, where Vic Fangio would say that, no, despite reporters’ desire for an answer then and there, he had not yet selected a starting quarterback for Sunday.



So for more than five minutes, Fangio answered 18 different questions about the likely starter, rookie Drew Lock, addressing everything from Lock’s progress in learning the offense, his increased practice reps, his confidence, his readiness and his “athletic arrogance.”



(Seriously. Broncos media, if anything, are creative.)



When the interrogation ended, the gaggle of reporters scrambled to churn out the no-news news. Some stayed in the press room to ask a couple of players additional questions about...