(11-01-2017 10:10 AM)Bathtub Gin Wrote:  Paxton won’t get his chance until he is completely healed from his shoulder injury

If he is indeed their future they would be stupid to bring him in with a questionable line if he is still suffering from a injury. Have always thought he would ride the bench at least two years before he got his real shot. Aaron Rogers rode the bench for a number of years before he got his shot. Of course Broncos do not have a Favre holding down the spot either.

Broncos' O Line is awwwwwfulllll

SportsCenter‏Verified account @SportsCenter 41m41 minutes ago
More
Brock Osweiler will replace Trevor Siemian as the starting QB for the Broncos on Sunday.

Quote:The Broncos re-acquired Osweiler after Paxton Lynch suffered a right (throwing) shoulder injury in a preseason game against the Green Bay Packers. Lynch just returned to practice last week.

The biggest question moving forward is what will the Broncos do if they are mathematically eliminated from the playoff race. Lynch was the team's first-round pick in 2016, and the Broncos have seen him work in just two regular-season games to this point.

Joseph left open the possibility of putting Lynch in the lineup at some point as his shoulder improves and he gets more practice reps.

"He could be [in the mix]. Again, whatever's best for your football team, we're going to do,'' Joseph said Tuesday. "Obviously, Paxton is still healing up. He's getting better day to day, but it would be unfair to put Paxton out there right now. He hasn't played since Week 3 of the preseason and he's only practiced four days, on a short week. It wouldn't be fair to our football team or to Paxton.''

(11-01-2017 10:33 AM)MemTiger90 Wrote:  Broncos' O Line is awwwwwfulllll

Overall, the line was far worse last season. Elway added Leary in free agency and used his 1st round pick on OT Garrett Bolles, who looks like a great pick.

They were 27th in rushing last year, and have climed to 10th this year. So that is a pretty dramatic improvement. There is no denying the additions of Bolles and Leary made a big difference here. Both guys are salty and powerful run blockers who bring an attitude they lacked on the OL the last few years.

The other tackle opposite of Bolles has been getting abused on the outside rush though, and they need another dominate G or C to go along with Leary on the interior.

Looks like the Dude is third string

(11-01-2017 11:25 AM)ericsrevenge76 Wrote:  

(11-01-2017 10:33 AM)MemTiger90 Wrote:  Broncos' O Line is awwwwwfulllll

Overall, the line was far worse last season. Elway added Leary in free agency and used his 1st round pick on OT Garrett Bolles, who looks like a great pick.

They were 27th in rushing last year, and have climed to 10th this year. So that is a pretty dramatic improvement. There is no denying the additions of Bolles and Leary made a big difference here. Both guys are salty and powerful run blockers who bring an attitude they lacked on the OL the last few years.

The other tackle opposite of Bolles has been getting abused on the outside rush though, and they need another dominate G or C to go along with Leary on the interior.

Yep. Mighty hard to fix an OL in one off-season.

Probably best for Pax that they're holding him out right now. Don't want to rush back from an injury, finally get your chance, when you're playing at Philly then have NE coming to town next week. Let Brock take those lumps, then bring Pax in for Cincy and a stretch of not-so-good teams.

https://www.si.com/nfl/2017/11/01/brock-...or-siemian

The Denver Broncos switched quarterbacks on Wednesday, benching Trevor Siemien and giving Brock Osweiler a chance to see if he can discover some personal magic before head coach Vance Joseph inevitably turns back to 2016 first-round pick Paxton Lynch.

It will likely kick off an intense evaluation cycle for president and general manager John Elway, who has an important decision to make over the final nine games of the season: Will he end up becoming a player for the quarterback in the 2018 NFL Draft?

Lynch’s preseason shoulder injury, from which he just returned last week, puts the Broncos in an unenviable situation. If he is the team’s franchise quarterback moving forward (Lynch started two games for the Broncos last year, going 1–1 as a starter with a 59% completion rate, 497 passing yards, two touchdowns and one interception) he may only have about six or seven games to prove it. His turn in the starting lineup also depends on how well Osweiler plays against the Philadelphia Eagles on the road this Sunday.

As we see it now, here is what might happen in Denver over the next two months...

VERY LIKELY:

Osweiler plays to roughly his per-game average over his last 10 starts (19-of-33, 183 yards, one touchdown, one interception, 71.1 quarterback rating) and kicks off the inevitable countdown clock for Lynch’s return as a starter. If I’m Joseph, I’m likely keeping Osweiler in against the Patriots next Sunday then handing Lynch the ball on Nov. 19 against the Bengals at home. Unless he wants to wait for a Dec. 10 home game against the Jets, this would be the most sensible time to get Lynch a week of preparation and still have a decent shot at sparking a fire before the end of the season.

It's not a perfect situation for Lynch, but very few situations are. Not every new QB can play behind the Cowboys' line.