Head Coach Gary Kubiak

(on ILB Brian Cushing’s health) “He’s doing better. All his tests came back good. He’s still feeling a little sluggish so we still got him over there right now. I don’t know if he’ll be back for meetings tonight or we’ll work toward tomorrow morning, but we’re just being cautious.”

(on if ILB Brian Cushing is still at the hospital) “Yes, he is still there right now as we speak.”

(on if he is still not worried about ILB Brian Cushing’s condition) “Yeah, no concerns. He has some type of virus, and they think they’ve got it under control and his tests all came back good, whatever tests they ran on him, I’m not sure. (Dr.) Jim (Muntz) just said, ‘let’s keep him over there and let him get some more rest and fluids.’ Maybe he’s back here for the team meeting tonight, but I don’t know. All I know is he’s doing well.”

(on if ILB Brian Cushing has the flu) “I really don’t know. I just know he started feeling really bad in meetings last night. We took him out of meetings and proceeded from there to the hospital.”

(on K Randy Bullock) “He kicked good today, kicked real good today. We’re kind of giving him a day off here and there, some groin soreness. Kickers are that way. We’ve done the same thing with (K) Shayne (Graham). He’s kicked good, he’s ready to go compete, and we hopefully can cut it right down the middle.”

(on any injury situations this afternoon) “No, no we’re good. (LB Keyaron) Fox has got a pretty significant knee (injury) that we’re trying to evaluate right now and decide what we have to do.”

(on if ILB Brian Cushing will be back working tomorrow) “I don’t know. I would hope so. We’re not going to do a whole lot in the morning. We’re going to come out in shorts, and we’re just kind of preparing for Carolina now, freshen them back up till Saturday. If Brian gets out there this evening and he’s feeling good and I’d like to see him get his work in, and need to see him play. As you can tell I think he’s going to be fine. If he misses tomorrow then we’ll have to reevaluate where we’re at.”

(on if he’s concerned about the depth at inside linebacker) “Yeah, I’m very concerned. We went through a whole practice this morning with four guys doing it. I told the team after practice that’s why Mister (Alexander) and (Tim) Dobbins and Jesse (Nading) and (Bryan) Braman, that’s why they make this team because they can do all kinds of things. They’re always out there; they’re always going. You can count on them. In situations like this, you find out a lot about people. Our team knows you can count on those guys. It was a gut check for the linebackers this morning and they passed with flying colors.”

(on the luxury of having T.J. Yates as the backup quarterback, after gaining so much experience last season) “It’s great for him. It’s really T.J.’s first camp as a pro. He’s a very young player. He continues to get better. He goes against our first defense a lot because we do it that way. Two’s versus one’s. He’s got a lot of ability. He knows exactly what he’s doing so now it’s just a matter of competing. I’ve told y’all before that T.J. can get a lot better. There are a lot of things he can get better at. He knows it and he’s working at it. The future is his. It’s a great opportunity for him.”

(on how QB T.J. Yates has improved from last year) “He’s improved. He was improved in OTAs. He ran our first group the whole time. I’m always on him. I’m trying to get him from an accuracy standpoint and be consistent every day with what he does, but all the tools are there. T.J. knows he can do it. He’s played in some tough venues. He’s been a playoff quarterback and won a game and then he went into Baltimore and went against the best on the road. I told him that’s as tough as it’s going to get. If he can handle that, hopefully we can handle that a little better next time. His future is very bright.”

(on how QBs Case Keenum and John Beck are doing in training camp) “They’re doing good. Beck has got experience. He’s been in there before, but I’ve been really impressed with Case. I like his want to be good. He’s a very driven young man. He works very hard at it. I think he’s going to find a way. I just think that’s what I see every day in practice. Football is very important to him. He’s a leader. People kind of flock to him and you can tell that in practice.”

(on his thoughts of the female referee in tomorrow night’s preseason game) “Well I’m sure she wouldn’t be out there if she couldn’t do the job, so congratulations to her.”