ENGLEWOOD — Nearly a decade has passed since Evan Engram learned what Davis Webb’s football brain is all about.

Back in 2017, the Broncos’ starting tight end was a rookie with the Giants. So was Webb, who is entering his first season as Denver’s offensive coordinator. Webb’s promotion from quarterbacks coach included Sean Payton handing over play-calling responsibilities for the first time in his coaching career.

“When we were together in New York, he wasn’t the starter, but he got to sling it around a lot in practice being the scout-team guy and giving the defense looks. He was always trying to air it out and make plays and give the defense problems. That’s kind of how he’s working the beat right now,” Engram explained after Wednesday’s final training camp practice at Broncos Park.

“He wants to attack defenses. He wants to score points. He wants to play fast. He wants everybody to be on the same page. He’s very energetic, very animated. I think the entire offense has responded really well to it.”

The rest of the world got a glimpse of that in Friday’s preseason opener against the Falcons in Atlanta. Despite starting quarterback Bo Nix watching from the sidelines, the Broncos needed just six plays to cover 79 yards and score a touchdown thanks to a 15-yard completion from Jarrett Stidham to Pat Bryant and a 40-yard connection between Stidham and Courtland Sutton.

Denver went on to score on three of its first four offensive possessions. That’s good, but not quite good enough for a greedy offensive mind.

“There was still some few points that were left out, kicking a field goal at the end,” Webb said Tuesday. “Willy Lutz had to bail us out once.”

The 31-year-old coordinator started his college career at Texas Tech, splitting reps at quarterback with Baker Mayfield in Kliff Kingsbury’s offense. An injury during Webb’s sophomore year allowed a true freshman named Patrick Mahomes to get a shot running the Red Raiders’ high-powered offense. Webb would conclude his college career at California before being drafted by the Giants.

In New York, he joined a quarterback room led by Eli Manning. That didn’t leave much room for playing time, but Engram saw the value Webb’s brain provided behind the scenes.

“It was very impressive to see Davis step in that role and be able to be in that room with a Hall of Fame quarterback and build his trust as kind of a second set of eyes,” Engram said.

“I definitely knew early on. I thought he was a really good quarterback, as well. He, obviously, didn’t quite get the opportunity he wanted to play, but he’s taken full advantage of this opportunity right now. I definitely saw it from the jump.”

Webb will get a chance to show what he can do with Nix for a small portion of Friday’s preseason game against the Packers at Empower Field at Mile High. It looked promising Wednesday. Nix hit Jaylen Waddle for a long touchdown with Patrick Surtain II in coverage down the right side. Engram also caught a couple of balls from the third-year quarterback Wednesday, a trend he expects to continue for he and the rest of the targets at Webb’s disposal.

“It’s going to benefit all of our skill guys. He’s very hellbent on getting guys involved, using us to our strengths, getting us in space and just utilizing all of our talents,” Engram said. “I think all of the guys that we want to get the ball to, it’s going to benefit them a lot, playing in Davis’ offense, for sure.”