Thread: Keenum bounces back, lifts Broncos past Seattle, 27-24

DENVER – Case Keenum was in a real rough patch.

The new quarterback who carries almost all hope for a better Broncos season had two early touchdown passes, but then he started throwing interceptions. He was floating the ball high over open receivers.

Worse, his counterpart, Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson, had thrown a 51-yard touchdown pass to Tyler Lockett for a 24-20 lead on the second play of the fourth quarter.

But Case Keenum is a tough-minded son of a gun who didn't overcome the odds and reach his position of prominence by folding whenever times were troubled.

"Play the next play,'' Keenum said. "The game is still in our hands. We’re up and then they go down and score the touchdown – we’ve got to go make a play. You’ve got to forget about everything that you’ve done and play the next play. It was a big time drive when we needed it the most so I was real proud of my guys. They made some great plays and made some great calls at the right time.''

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It wasn't a great first game for Keenum, but I do think getting a 4th quarter comeback under his belt is going to help boost his confidence and give his teammates more confidence in him. Of course it would've been nicer to not have to make the comeback to begin with, which happened in large part from his INT's. He did some nice things today outside of the picks, so let's hope he can clean that up a bit moving forward.

Originally Posted by Bronco4ever

It wasn't a great first game for Keenum, but I do think getting a 4th quarter comeback under his belt is going to help boost his confidence and give his teammates more confidence in him.

Well it's not like he hasn't come from behind in the 4th Q before but I do think that the scoring drive helped him get over the jitters of the 1st. game at home playing for your new team. Historically after a game like this he'll be near perfect the next game. I've watched him since his College days at UH. He always made the play you needed. It became known as the "it" factor at UH. You saw it his R-Freshman yr while battling it out with another player to be the starter for 3 or 4 games while alternating quarters or halves. He always outplayed the QB that had the arm.

I like that Keenum admitted that the INT's were his fault and took responsibility for them. At the very least he looked like an NFL QB, last year most of the time, it felt like we didn't have one of those on the roster. Some didn't want to give credit to Keenum for the TD's in which we got YAC yards, but the last few years those passes go for less yards because the passes would have slowed the receiver, or missed entirely. He hit those receivers in stride giving them a chance to make the play, something we've been missing for a while.

Originally Posted by gregbroncs

I like that Keenum admitted that the INT's were his fault and took responsibility for them. At the very least he looked like an NFL QB, last year most of the time, it felt like we didn't have one of those on the roster. Some didn't want to give credit to Keenum for the TD's in which we got YAC yards, but the last few years those passes go for less yards because the passes would have slowed the receiver, or missed entirely. He hit those receivers in stride giving them a chance to make the play, something we've been missing for a while.

Agreed, I'm glad he takes responsibility for the picks and he didn't get rattled by it, but it's still a concern.

Thank goodness we have a good defense.

I think he playedpretty well actually. At no point was I ever worried like, yep this is it. We will not make the first down. We will not be able to drive down and score. The last two years with Trev/brock/pax I have 100% felt that way.

This game I did not. I did have moments where I was worried he may throw another pick, but moving the ball and getting into scoring range, I was not worried. That to me shows just how much better he is at QB than what we have had. I am not 100% all in on case. But I do feel confident that if we have to drive and score that he can do that. For our team that is so huge.

Plus, almost 500 yards of offense is no joke, on any team!

Ill reserve my hype until later in the season. I once watched Kyle Orton go 6-0 before imploding.

Originally Posted by Northman

Ill reserve my hype until later in the season. I once watched Kyle Orton go 6-0 before imploding.

Exactly, lets see how he's doing and how the team is doing later in the year.

Originally Posted by Northman

Thank goodness we have a good defense.

Russel Wilson. 2 carries for 5 yards. Sacked 6 times, 1 FF, 2 picks.

Did they blow some coverages? Oh yeah, big time. But for the most part, that D was beastly.

Originally Posted by wayninja

Russel Wilson. 2 carries for 5 yards. Sacked 6 times, 1 FF, 2 picks.

Did they blow some coverages? Oh yeah, big time. But for the most part, that D was beastly.

Our only true weakness is that goddamn LB core when facing TE's.

Originally Posted by underrated29

I think he playedpretty well actually. At no point was I ever worried like, yep this is it. We will not make the first down. We will not be able to drive down and score. The last two years with Trev/brock/pax I have 100% felt that way.

Well stated. I also didn't feel that familiar sinking feeling on 3rd down that it would take a miracle to convert. Keenum did a good job of moving the ball. Again, you take away even just 2 of the 3 picks, and the game goes from "pretty decent" to "excellent".

Originally Posted by gregbroncs

I like that Keenum admitted that the INT's were his fault and took responsibility for them. At the very least he looked like an NFL QB, last year most of the time, it felt like we didn't have one of those on the roster. Some didn't want to give credit to Keenum for the TD's in which we got YAC yards, but the last few years those passes go for less yards because the passes would have slowed the receiver, or missed entirely. He hit those receivers in stride giving them a chance to make the play, something we've been missing for a while.

yep. . . no one is going to mistake him for brees or rogers, but at least he is a competent NFL QB who can run the offense. . . he obviously does need to clean up the turnovers, but at least third-and-ten doesn't feel hopelessly out of reach this year. . . and while no power in the 'verse can stop king from kinging, you're correct that those YAC chunk plays probably wouldn't have been there last year, because the ball wouldn't have been placed well enough to allow it to happen. . . that certainly doesn't make him an all-pro, but it IS a significant step up from last year's dumpster inferno of QB awfulness. . . the guy is what he is, a mid-tier starter-- it's not an ideal situation, but options are limited when you need to get a QB in free agency. . . i'm just gonna hope that he continues to grow in the system, and that these young players keep showing out, and make his job easier. . . this draft class already looks like a winner, and we got contributions from some holdovers like IRman, butt, mcgovern, etc. . . if case really isn't the guy, then hopefully we can at least put a strong young core in place to be ready for the next drafted QB. . . it's not a one-man game, as we saw with the iggles last year. . .

Originally Posted by dogfish

yep. . . no one is going to mistake him for brees or rogers, but at least he is a competent NFL QB who can run the offense. . . he obviously does need to clean up the turnovers, but at least third-and-ten doesn't feel hopelessly out of reach this year. . . and while no power in the 'verse can stop king from kinging, you're correct that those YAC chunk plays probably wouldn't have been there last year, because the ball wouldn't have been placed well enough to allow it to happen. . . that certainly doesn't make him an all-pro, but it IS a significant step up from last year's dumpster inferno of QB awfulness. . . the guy is what he is, a mid-tier starter-- it's not an ideal situation, but options are limited when you need to get a QB in free agency. . . i'm just gonna hope that he continues to grow in the system, and that these young players keep showing out, and make his job easier. . . this draft class already looks like a winner, and we got contributions from some holdovers like IRman, butt, mcgovern, etc. . . if case really isn't the guy, then hopefully we can at least put a strong young core in place to be ready for the next drafted QB. . . it's not a one-man game, as we saw with the iggles last year. . .

I've said all along that Case will be fine and think he's competent and talented enough to help this team get into the playoffs it's going take a lot to convince that he's franchise quarterback material.

Originally Posted by TXBRONC

I've said all along that Case will be fine and think he's competent and talented enough to help this team get into the playoffs it's going take a lot to convince that he's franchise quarterback material.

He's no Aaron Rodgers.