I think that's selling them short. They kept him on the active roster all year on a Super Bowl winning roster - when they needed the depth elsewhere - so as not to expose him to another team via the Practice Squad. That signals to me that they thought he might have more than just a backup's ceiling. I think he has been their insurance policy all along, which is why they didn't get hasty in trying to acquire Bradford or Kaepernick or any of the other names that were thrown around. But it's possible I'm giving them too much credit and they got a little bit lucky with how things have played out.
The truth is probably in the middle there somewhere.
They really liked Siemian. No question.
But it wasn't a stone cold lock. He still had a lot to prove. Certainly though all of that had to factor in to decisions all the way from not re-signing Brock, to bringin in Sanchez etc.
They traded for sanchez but elway did include some outs to keep the draft pick.
I think they had an idea on siemian which is why they did not make bad moves to acquire a QB. They were not desperate in persue in my eyes they evaluated all options and let the cards fall into place.
I doubt we would've traded up for a 1st round pick to spend on a QB if Elway and Kubiak thought it even LIKELY a sophomore 7th rounder with NO pro playing experience could carry the offense if Oz held out for the embarrassing contract Houston gave him. It's working out really well so far, a tribute to the smarts and work ethic of both Kubiak and Siemian. But if it gets better rather than worse Siemian will have beaten very long odds, as the HoF QB running our FO and the career backup QB running our roster know better than anyone. All that said:
I realize everyone's impatient to play with and BREAK their shiny new toy before Christmas, but if you do Papa Elway won't buy you a new one till next year. What happened to Siemian last week with Stephenson out is just one of many reasons I didn't want to rush Lynch. Fact is, on Opening Day the defending NFC Champs had been brooding, identifying mistakes and plotting vengeance for their SB loss TWICE as long as Lynch had even been on an NFL practice field. If we'd thrown him out there it's VERY unlikely we'd still be undefeated, and quite likely we'd be wondering if/how long that backup sophomore 7th rounder could carry the offense while we waited for Lynch to get healthy enough to play again. And he probably wouldn't be practicing during that time either, slowing rather than hastening development.
Oh, valid point. I thought you meant all starters, you should take the time to be more descriptive, don't be shy. —Jaded
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