LGM
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It'd be funny if monkey boy was the next Tom Brady, and Paxton was a back up...
Siemian definitely has an uphill battle here. He will day 1 be the 3rd string guy. That means a little more limited snaps compared to the other 2. So he is going to have to impress big time on limited reps to be given more. Honestly it would not surprise me with the team wanting to have a FB and their love of TE's to only keep 2 QB's on the roster and hope that Siemian can make the Practice Squad without anybody picking him up. Kind of like we did Dysert.
I'm going to disagree with you again Carl. Siemian will not be 3rd string from day 1 - that is not the Bronco way of doing things. As I recall as well - Sanchez was praising Seimian "coaching" him about the offense in the SoCal workouts. It may work out the way you have outlined - just taking exception to the "day 1" comment.
And Elway sees himself in Paxton Lynch.He knows the offense and has waited his turn. The Broncos will give him his opportunity - as Kubiak sees himself in Trevor Siemian.
Ok SS. We get it. Paxton or " bust ".And Elway sees himself in Paxton Lynch.
and who's the boss?!![]()
Yeah SS I think there's too many Bronco fans that are biting at the bit to see Lynch like you; that all Sanchez has to do is make one bad decision and they'll be calling for Lynch sooner than later. Unfortunate for Sanchez because he prob has a forgiveness rope as long as my wiener. Patience should be dealt to both players but that just isn't in fandom thoughts or many teams now days either. I think Elway is smart enough to know that throwing the kid in there even if the other qbs are struggling that it could still be detrimental to Paxtons development. This team won with pretty poor qb play before and the problems could be other areas if the team is losing and not solely the qb play. IMO,this team should win a lot of games based on the D,strong run game and decent level of qb play. If they have to throw Lynch in there early,that will prob mean trouble for Broncos.
And Elway sees himself in Paxton Lynch.
and who's the boss?!![]()
All I'm calling out if Carl's hyperbole by saying Siemian will be 3rd in the rotation from day 1 - that's not how the Broncos operate - and you know it.
I do think this is how we will operate. I mean we are talking about a 1st round pick here compared to a 7th round pick. The Broncos are not going to get cute with this situation when I can about guarantee that Elway wants Paxton starting as soon as possible. I get the whole give the veteran the spot and make the rookie earn it but not like Siemian at this point has earned anything. He was a 3rd string QB last year that made some decent plays in the preseason against 3rd and 4th string guys who didn't make their team.
Honestly at this point I would say Paxton with more starting experience in college and actual success in college should have a leg up on a guy who got benched in college, had very few starts, and really only had a few nice games in the preseason.
I'd love nothing more than for Sanchez to do well. And I'd be more than fine if Lynch did do not much more than get a few reps in mop up roles.
My major concern is Mark's history of turnovers. If he can become the player he hasn't shown to be yet and limit those, wonderful. But I'm not holding my breath.
Elway has said that he believes young quarterbacks learn more by playing than watching - that combined with his comment that Paxton might be ready sooner than many people believe, leads me to believe that the leash won't be too long on Sanchez.