A hint of a smile crept across Vance Joseph’s face, a longtime NFL defensive mind offering the highest possible kudos to the threat at quarterback the Broncos will face in Los Angeles on Sunday.

Everything, in simple terms, is working for Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert right now. There’s the arm: third-highest quarterback rating in the league through two weeks on intermediate throws. There’s the processing: most passing yards in the NFL on play-action throws. And there’s the sneaky legs: 63 yards on 16 carries thus far.

“He’s a special athlete,” Broncos defensive coordinator Joseph said Thursday. “He’s playing at a high level right now. He’s probably the MVP right now, after two games.”

The Broncos defensive coordinator had a heap of praise for Herbert and Jim Harbaugh’s offense in

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