Denver Broncos 2013 Training Camp: Clady, DRC Return to Practice

On Day 13 (19 including non-practice days) of training camp, the Denver Broncos hit the field with enthusiasm—specifically running back Knowshon Moreno, who came out of the locker room singing, again.

Moreno is part of a three-way running back competition between himself and youngsters Ronnie Hillman and Montee Ball. None of the three RBs have been able to create much separation in the competition, but Hillman is currently listed as the team's starter.

"Ronnie did a great job," offensive coordinator Adam Gase said when asked about the running back's Week 1 preseason performance after practice on Saturday. "It was good to see him get out there and do his thing. And then Montee, same thing. I think he got outside one time. It was good to see him just stick his foot in the ground and get vertical."

Gase had only good things to say of both Hillman and Ball and also gave kudos to Moreno.

"Those two guys are doing a good job, as far as trying to execute what we want them to do. They’re good in pass (blocking), and Knowshon had a tough pickup in the formation we were in. He did a good job of stepping up and trying to take the heat off of Brock Osweiler a little bit."

As of now, there is no clear front-runner in the running back competition. But that's only one of the many story lines we've been following at camp.

Broncos QB Peyton Manning Gives Perspective on NFL Helmet Radios

You know those movies where a character goes to meet somebody and has a mic in their ear with somebody else telling them what to do and say?  That's what Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning feels like on Sunday afternoons.

"You see in the movies all the time, when somebody is wired and they’re telling them what to say on their first date and you see those awkward moments. So sometimes [offensive coordinator Adam Gase will] call a play, then I’ll be calling the play and then he’s saying something else," Manning said after practice on Tuesday when asked about having a voice in his helmet.

Manning said the biggest problems arise when he is trying to say something to his teammates in the huddle and Gase is trying to talk over him in his helmet.  But with time, the two will learn to not talk over each other.