Shaquil Barett knows how to relieve the pressure on Von Miller. He knows the drill because he did so successfully in 2015.
That season,
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"I'm real excited,
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"So I’m just going to go out there and try to make some plays," Barrett said.
As he uttered those words, Shane Ray walked by. Ray was the projected starter opposite Miller, and he had plenty to say., but will miss the first six regular-season games because of torn wrist ligaments. Nevertheless, he remains a vocal presence in the locker room,
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"You'd better make some plays!" Ray called out, a smile on his face.
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Barrett laughed. But he knows the expectation as he steps back into the starting lineup after missing OTAs and training camp because of a hip injury that forced him to spend nearly a month on the non-football injury list.
For starters, that means exceeding his sack total of last year: 1.5,
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"It should be easy to beat that goal,
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The first key to that was being ready for this week. That required passing two tests -- the first of which involved having his hip hold up during the on-field work that began Aug. 21,
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“My first week back,
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The second test was about endurance.
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"I've had full strength since maybe about mid-August," Barrett said. "Now I'm getting my wind back and ready to go. I'm at full strength now.", but I didn't have the wind to go out there and actually play at full strength
Barrett is ready for a season in which he should be a key contributor, just three months after he stared down the possibility of having his campaign become an injury-wrecked nightmare.
"The doctor told me the best-case scenario and the worst-case scenario. I was always wishful for the best-case scenario," Barrett said.
"It ended up not being the best-case [scenario] -- it was a month or two later -- but it still worked out really good."
