of the season doing what he called "dirty work Jared Veldheer Jersey ," which mostly amounted to carrying the ball late in games as the Kansas City Chiefs tried to run out the clock.The Chiefs didn't really need the NFL's reigning rushing champ the way Patrick Mahomes and the rest of the offense was sizzling. So there he was, one of the breakout stars of last season, getting brutally tough yards when the entire opposing defense was stacking the box.He never complained. Never seemed down.In fact, the second-year pro insisted all along that he would have his opportunities, once the rest of the league decided they'd better pay attention to the Chiefs' passing game.And lo and behold, that's exactly what has happened the past few weeks, when the Chiefs have been able to pry open massive holes for him in the running game and Mahomes has been able to find him in the passing game."We don't count touches," Chiefs offensive lineman Cam Erving said. "We have a lot of weapons and when a team schemes for one thing, we have another one to pop it back with. Kareem has just done a great job of being patient and waiting for those moments to come."He grabs those moments," Erving added, "and he finishes."He certainly lets the woebegone defender that gets in his way know, too. Rarely does the bruising, Walter Payton-esque running back go down on first contact. Often not second or third.Take his most impressive run last week against Cincinnati, when he appeared to be bottled up near the sideline. Hunt made a nifty spin move to shake one defender, darted to his left to avoid a few more and then hurdled ¡ª without getting any head of steam ¡ª yet another before finally going down.It was the biggest highlight on a night Hunt scored three touchdowns."I probably made the wrong read," Mahomes said of the run-pass option, "and then I handed it to him. It should've been a tackle for a loss and then he broke a tackle and jumped over a dude. This is a very talented (Bengals) defense who have a lot of guys who are built to stop the run, and it just speaks to the strength and the power he has when he runs the football."Those raw physical skills have been on display the past four weeks, beginning with a win in Denver when Hunt ran for 121 yards and a touchdown and caught three more passes for 54 yards.He followed up with a touchdown against Jacksonville, had 185 yards from scrimmage and another score against New England, and had 86 yards rushing and three touchdowns total against Cincinnati."(Hunt) makes it all go because you can't simply ignore the guy," said Broncos coach Vance Joseph, whose team gets another shot Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium. "Our first game, he made most of the big plays, honestly. He's a guy that runs downhill and he catches the ball in the pass game."In other words, he's the perfect running back for a system that is predicated on misdirection."He did well last year, too," Chiefs coach Andy Reid said, "but he's playing as well as any running back in the National Football League. He's not only running the ball like crazy, he's also catching the football. I actually took him out before he broke the 100-yard mark last week."He's punishing people right now," Reid added with a grin Connor McGovern Jersey , "and it's something to watch."Yet just like Hunt took his relative lack of production the first few weeks in stride, he's done just the same with his sudden surge of success. He heaped praise on his offense line, showered Mahomes and the rest of the offense with accolades and complemented his coaches on getting him the ball."I'm just a guy who is going to come in and try my best to make every effort possible to score a touchdown," he said. "It's not even about me. It's about the team winning. Whatever I can do to help the team win, I'm a team guy. I'm down to do whatever."Hunt did finally let his bravado show a little when Chiefs tight end Demetrius Harris, who was dressing nearby, described him as "a bull." Hunt thought for a moment and decided that was a pretty good label, then he realized that bulls don't really carry much workload."I like to be an ox, too," he said.Notes: Free safety Daniel Sorensen (broken leg) returned to practice Wednesday. He'd been on the IR since early in training camp and is eligible to play in games beginning Week 8. ... Strong safety Eric Berry (heel), Linebacker Justin Houston (hamstring) and center Mitch Morse (concussion) did not practice. ... Linebacker Terrance Smith tore his ACL on a kick return against Cincinnati, Chiefs trainer Rick Burkholder said. He went on IR earlier this week. The Broncos may be on a break this week, but here at the Ultimate Fan Guide, we never take breaks because we can always talk about our favorite team - EVEN when they aren¡¯t playing our favorite way (which, if you haven¡¯t been paying attention, is the WINNING way).But enough bad vibes talking about losing. We¡¯ve got a feisty, crochet-making Vietnamese-born, Texas-raised Broncos fan here to remind all of Broncos Country that there are much worse things than a couple of losses. Like, Texas for one. Or Cowboys fans for another one.JUST KIDDING!!!! (love Texas, dad, really!!)So before we talk about the Broncos (since we can¡¯t watch them today), let¡¯s all give a huge Mile High Salute to our Veterans - thank you for what you have done and continue to do to keep our country safe.Week 10: BYE WEEKMHR ¨CThe game against the Texans brought out A LOT of Monday morning quarterbacks and John Elway noted that hindsight is always 20/20. What were your thoughts on the coaching decisions in that game?The Provider:My knowledge of the intricacies of football can be written on a postage stamp, but even I know to try to give my kicker better field position. MHR ¨C John Elway also said he feels a lot more confident about the team this season than he did about the team at this point last season. Do you agree with his assessment there? What do you like about this current team? What part of the team deserves the cancel hole?The Provider:IF JE is talking about the talent and player leadership, then I definitely agree with him. What I do like about this team is they seem to be fighting and not giving up in games like last year. I feel like there were several games that could or should have been won. I am going to ¡°cancel hole¡± my thoughts on the coaching.MHR ¨C Case Keenum has not been spectacular. Was (is) it fair of Broncos fans to expect him to be? The Provider: I don¡¯t think it is fair to expect him to be Spectacular. He is on a new team with new coaches (cancel hole my thoughts on the coaching). He is not Peyton Manning (insert crying emoji here). I think it is fair to expect him to be serviceable; I¡¯ll let others decide if he is serviceable or not.MHR - Jeff Heuerman had a breakout game against the Texans. Do you like the idea of - and hope to see - more TE plays for the Broncos offense?The Provider:I am all for going with the hot hand. MHR ¨C John Elway¡¯s 2018 draft class is shaping up to be stellar - Bradley Chubb, Courtland Sutton, Royce Freeman and Phillip Lindsay are all big contributors while DaeSean Hamilton and Josey Jewell are also helping out. What has you excited about this group down the road?The Provider:One of the things Elway talks about is how his father Jack taught him to look for players with heart. I think he forgot that in some of his drafts. I am glad he remembered that lesson this past draft (or Kubes reminded him). I am excited to watch them develop as football players and grow as leaders.MHR - What was your reaction to the trade of Demaryius Thomas - Loved it? Liked it? Hated it? Moving on?The Provider: All the above. I love my Broncos players, especially the ones who were drafted and developed by the team. I hate it when they get cut or traded (even the practice squad guys). However, I understand why he was traded. Hopefully, with the money saved and the draft pick, the Broncos can build a SB contender again.MHR - DT mentioned being frustrated that coaches (primarily his WR coach) would not listen to ideas he had about what was happening on the field. Chris Harris Jr. highlighted that same thing more subtly. How much do you think coaches should incorporate what players want and how much should they maintain their game plan?The Provider: Cancel hole my thoughts on the coaching (except for Bill Kollar; you just keep being you, bear wrestler)MHR - Matt Paradis has been an absolute warrior Ja¡¯Wuan James Jersey , never missing a snap in ALL his years as a starter. How big of a loss is it to the team for him to be out for the season?The Provider: I think it is a pretty big loss. Isn¡¯t he one of the captains? Losing both Ron Leary and Paradis on the O-line just makes it that much weaker. Do we sign him for this offseason? I say yes, for continuity and because good o-linemen are really hard to find these days.MHR ¨C If the Broncos don¡¯t end up 10-6, a lot of fans consider anything else beside 3-13 to be a worse outcome because it would mean no playoffs but also middle round picking in the draft. What do you say to those fans?The Provider: I grew up a Cubs fan - any and ALL wins are celebrated. Draft picks could all be duds.MHR ¨C The Broncos are 3-6 with seven games to go and these teams left - Steelers, Chargers (x2), Raiders, Niners, Bengals and Browns. How do the Broncos go 7-0 after the Bye and ensure that the famous Whorfin Hawaiian Broncos shirt doesn¡¯t get any more washings?The Provider: 7 is a lucky number in Broncos Country, right?Let¡¯s pray to the football gods that our team gets it together.MHR - John Elway said he wished he had some fairy dust to use to fix all the team¡¯s problems. If you did have fairy dust that could fix three problems, how would you sprinkle it to have the most impact?The Provider: I would sprinkle fairy dust on our HC and turn him to Mike Shanahan without the GM powers. Predictions The Favorites How did you become a Broncos fan?It started more than 33 years ago one night in Saigon, Vietnam, when my dad was able to convince a policeman that he was just going fishing on his boat. He just didn¡¯t bother to tell him that he was also taking a few hundred people with him thousands and thousands of miles away, and that it was going to be a looonnng, looonnnng fishing trip.Around 1981, my family made it to a little town called Corsicana, Texas (Big Lou Vasquez¡¯s hometown).There were no other Vietnamese families in this town, so we had to adjust to the American way of life through trial and error. My dad found a Vietnamese family 40 minutes away in an even smaller town. Just about every weekend, we would drive to their house so my dad could hang out with his new friend. They would play Chinese Checkers and turn on the Dallas Cowboys game (Thus, the seed of my disdain for the Cowboys was born.)I decided to learn this crazy game of football (really football?! the foot is not involved very much with the ball ... silly Americans!), so I would know what I was talking about when I trashed the Cowboys, since my dad would trash my new favorite baseball team, the Cubs.The first game I ever really watched was a Monday night game between the Chicago Bears and the Denver Broncos. I decided to root for the Bears just because they were from Chicago like the Cubs. The Bears were leading late in the 4th quarter, and I thought for sure that they would win, but it was John Elway we were talking about, so of course, the Broncos won. I decided I didn¡¯t like this not-very-good-looking QB and his Broncos.However, as I learned the game and understood how difficult it is for teams to come from behind late in the game, I started falling in love with Elway and the Broncos because I knew that as long as No. 7 was under center, the Broncos would somehow pull it off.(for The Provider¡¯s full answer - and an entire post on why people here became Broncos fans - check out this fabulous old Ultimate Fan Guide extra).