5 Players that should be benched during the bye week
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1) Teddy Bridgewater
It’s time for the Denver Broncos to see if Drew Lock can provide a spark at the quarterback position.There’s obviously no guarantee of that, but it’s worth a shot.
Drew Lock has been on the COVID/reserve list for the past couple of weeks, so he couldn’t have stepped into the game against Philadelphia even if the Broncos wanted him to.
Denver’s offense against the Eagles was, once again, horrendous as it relates to the passing game. There is no rhythm. There is no flow. There are almost no shots downfield despite having excellent downfield receivers to target.
2) Melvin Gordon
Melvin Gordon giveth, and Melvin Gordon taketh away.
Gordon has been a touchdown machine in his time in the NFL, for the most part, but as a member of the Denver Broncos, he also has a number of fumbles that come at really bad times.
Is there ever a good time to fumble?
Some are worse than others, no doubt.
3) Malik Reed
Reed played 57 snaps against the Eagles compared to just 25 snaps for Weatherly, and the Broncos apparently decided to go away from the hot hand off the edge. It proved to be costly.
Again, Reed has been very solid for this team, but especially against a mobile quarterback like Jalen Hurts, the burst and explosiveness of Weatherly was an element clearly missing. That’s a tough assignment for anyone, but it’s fair to wonder if Weatherly would have done better based on how well he played against Washington and Dallas.
4) Mike Purcell
Mike Purcell played against Cleveland and Philadelphia, but he was out with an injury against Washington and Dallas.
It would be a massive stretch to say that Purcell is the problem here, but it would be worth looking into the correlation between his being in the lineup or not and the run defense’s success, or lack thereof.
5) Kyle Fuller
It’s a shame it’s come to this, and who knows whether Vic Fangio will pull the plug (again) on Kyle Fuller, but the time has seemingly come.Fuller had a solid game against the Dallas Cowboys in relief of some injured teammates, even earning a game ball from the coaching staff for his ability to move all around the defensive formation.
He had never played nickel before, and did a solid job against Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys, although upon further review of the tape he was also bailed out by some missed opportunities on Dallas’ end.
Against the Eagles, Fuller was back to giving up big plays, including a touchdown to DeVonta Smith in the red zone where the Broncos ran Cover 0 and Fuller was left on an island against the rookie.
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