Sources - Sean Payton to expand role in Broncos' playcalling process - ESPN

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Denver Broncos will take a more collaborative playcalling approach Sunday against the Los Angeles Chargers as the team looks to kick-start a sputtering offense, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter and NFL Network's Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo.

Coach Sean Payton, who surrendered the playcalling duties to first-year offensive coordinator Davis Webb during the offseason, will have an increased role in the game-day operation, the sources said. Webb is expected to still be on the headset as the voice quarterback Bo Nix hears before each play.

Payton, who has remained a large presence in the game-planning and offensive meetings even after ceding playcalling to Webb earlier this year, is expected to be more active on the headsets before, and during, the Broncos' possessions than he has been in the first four games. He has previously described the decision-making process through the week with, «I'll be involved, this is still our offense, the Broncos' offense.''

Asked Wednesday if four games constituted a big enough sample size to determine if he might be a better option to call plays to snap out of the early-season struggles, Payton said: „I think our focus needs to be more on the specific and the detail of each play regardless [of who's calling the plays]. I think Davis is very fast, very quick and understands what we're doing.

“I think that the most important job I have is really evaluating the whys. I think, collectively, we all after a game, and after a four-game sample size, certainly this isn't championship football, what we see. How quickly can we correct those things?''

Payton has repeatedly said in recent weeks he's been frustrated with the team's lack of consistency in the run game as well as