yeah, we missed him and its great to have him back and just to know that hes feeling well.GM John Elway said Tuesday hes pleased with the teams record and also expects

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Elvis Andrus refuses to be defined by what happened last October, and those two errors the Texas Rangers shortstop made on routine plays.There was the misplayed grounder in that disastrous seventh inning of the ALDS-deciding fifth game at Toronto. Later came a dropped throw on what would have been a sure force out in the inning punctuated by Jose Bautistas go-ahead homer and emphatic bat flip .Tears flowed from Andrus eyes after that loss, a gut-punch finish likely just short of the feeling the Rangers had in 2011 after twice coming within a strike of winning their first World Series.But out of that also came a fresh determination and drive for Andrus, who at 28 and in his eighth season is the teams longest-tenured position player.I put it on my shoulder, and Im built for that. I knew it was going to be a challenging year for me, Andrus said. But at the same time I was excited, I was excited to actually how see what I was made of, and the regular season is the first step. I think that Im way more ready for the postseason this year.The AL West champion Rangers, in the playoffs for the fifth time in seven years, clinched home-field advantage for the entire postseason. They host Game 1 of the AL Division Series on Thursday against the Blue Jays, who beat Baltimore 5-2 in an 11-inning AL wild-card game Tuesday night.With a career-best .302 batting average in the regular season, Andrus had his first .300 season. He also had career highs with eight home runs , 69 RBI and 46 extra-base hits, and his 70 strikeouts were the fewest in his career.Andrus views and treats third baseman Adrian Beltre like a big brother -- Im the one being annoying, Andrus said with a smile, a reference to some of their often entertaining interactions on the field and in the dugout.Beltre knows what happened to Andrus in Toronto last year could have happened to anybody.We talked about it after that happened, and that kind of pushed him to learn from that mistake and have more motivation to come this year and do what he did, Beltre said. This year has been really good for him, and it was nice to see that instead of breaking him, it kind of made him stronger. Elvis has a really good mentality.General manager Jon Daniels said it still stands out to him, seeing an emotional and accountable Andrus at his locker after that season-ending loss, answering every question candidly. He said his shortstop immediately embraced the idea that he wanted to work to get better.Daniels also spoke this week about Andrus taking more of a leadership role this season with younger players on the team, like Beltre and former teammate and current Rangers special assistant Michael Young have with the shortstop.Elvis works hard every offseason, so that part isnt new, Daniels said. Elvis has been to the postseason a lot. ... Since hes been here, hes only been on winning teams, and I think he understands how hard it is, and not to take it for granted. Thats what I saw this winter, was him kind of taking that realization and putting it into action.Andrus has seen the replays of those ALDS errors and that seventh inning a few times, and said it doesnt affect him. Those clips are sure to be shown quite a few times this postseason, as long as the Rangers keep playing.I would like to see that quite a few times, especially before every game, Andrus said. See what it did to me. ... 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Their next game is Nov. 27 against Kansas City (7-2), a game that was flexed into the Sunday night prime time slot.Talib vowed Sunday that hed be back on the field for that showdown against the Chiefs.Talib brings a spark to both the lineup and the locker room that will come in handy down the stretch for the Broncos, who face the Chiefs twice, Oakland and New England in their homestretch.Its attitude, Kubiak said. Hes such a positive, playmaking, energy guy. And Aqib is a loud guy, we all know that, his personality. But its all about football when hes out here. Hes very bright. So, yeah, we missed him and its great to have him back and just to know that hes feeling well.GM John Elway said Tuesday hes pleased with the teams record and also expects the Broncos to go on another post-bye rroll.ddddddddddddI think we would take it if you said at Week 10 wed be 7-3 with whats happened. We havent played our best football yet, which I think is the encouraging thing, Elway said during an appearance at his steakhouse where he accepted the USGAs offer to serve as honorary chairman of the 2018 U.S. Senior Open in Colorado Springs.Talibs return will allow fellow star cornerback Chris Harris Jr. to go back to playing the slot, his specialty.The Broncos sorely missed Talib in a 30-20 loss at Oakland but rallied Sunday against the Saints, winning 25-23 behind four takeaways from their No Fly Zone secondary, including three by safety Darian Stewart.Kubiak got to know Stewart during his one season in Baltimore in 2014 and Stewart followed Kubiak to Denver last year.When youre a coach and you go to a new organization and you stand up for somebody, you sure as hell hope youre right, Kubiak said. And I told John (Elway) I thought hed fit in. Hes a good kid, loves to play and boy, just watching him every day has been fun to see.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL---Follow Arnie Melendrez Stapleton on Twitter: http://twitter.com/arniestapleton ' ' '