Thread: 5 options for Denver if Drew Lock turns out not being the guy.

We're really playing into the Browns mentality. 9 games and we're calling for another qb.

The playcalling is questionable and the kid needs to go through his damn progressions. The long ball is an anomaly, not the every down play. Take 8-15 yd short passes, find your receivers, don't lock on, and use your weapons.

Do I want him gone? No. Do I want to see some progress before the end of the season to make that decision? Yes.

I'm tired of the qb and coach merry go round. Stick with something long enough to see if it's going to work. Should have stuck with Scangorello since he apparently understands Lock's positives and Shurmer apparently doesn't.

The one solid that is failing year after year is Elway and that is the only thing that has been a consistent.

Originally Posted by GEM

We're really playing into the Browns mentality. 9 games and we're calling for another qb.

The playcalling is questionable and the kid needs to go through his damn progressions. The long ball is an anomaly, not the every down play. Take 8-15 yd short passes, find your receivers, don't lock on, and use your weapons.

Do I want him gone? No. Do I want to see some progress before the end of the season to make that decision? Yes.

I'm tired of the qb and coach merry go round. Stick with something long enough to see if it's going to work. Should have stuck with Scangorello since he apparently understands Lock's positives and Shurmer apparently doesn't.

The one solid that is failing year after year is Elway and that is the only thing that has been a consistent.

Who is calling for another QB? I don't understand this narrative. I haven't seen one single person on here call for Lock to be replaced.

Originally Posted by BroncoWave

Who is calling for another QB? I don't understand this narrative. I haven't seen one single person on here call for Lock to be replaced.

Seen a few here and Broncos facebook is going nuts with dropping Lock.

Originally Posted by GEM

Seen a few here and Broncos facebook is going nuts with dropping Lock.

I guess I don't see the point in calling out Twitter and Facebook fans here. Twitter and Facebook are where the dumbest of the dumb for every fanbase fire off their hot takes. Maybe I've missed it, but I don't remember seeing anyone on this board call for Lock's head.

Originally Posted by GEM

We're really playing into the Browns mentality. 9 games and we're calling for another qb.

The playcalling is questionable and the kid needs to go through his damn progressions. The long ball is an anomaly, not the every down play. Take 8-15 yd short passes, find your receivers, don't lock on, and use your weapons.

Do I want him gone? No. Do I want to see some progress before the end of the season to make that decision? Yes.

I'm tired of the qb and coach merry go round. Stick with something long enough to see if it's going to work. Should have stuck with Scangorello since he apparently understands Lock's positives and Shurmer apparently doesn't.

The one solid that is failing year after year is Elway and that is the only thing that has been a consistent.

I agree with virtually everything you said, but in regard to Elway - this team is loaded with talent right now, and that's because of him. You can question the talent of our backups, but this is a young team that once the "light switches on", will be very competitive.

Originally Posted by BroncoJoe

I agree with virtually everything you said, but in regard to Elway - this team is loaded with talent right now, and that's because of him. You can question the talent of our backups, but this is a young team that once the "light switches on", will be very competitive.

I agree with this

It seems Elway can get the players here, but generally can't get the right coaches. We'll see if Fangio works out.

Two things are really bad with Lock this season. One his footwork is horrible. I was impressed all the work he did his rookie season with his feet and getting set right, now it all over the place. The second is he locking into his read pre snap and forcing the ball or scrambling backwards until that WR/TE might get open.

Scag did a better job coaching him last year then Shula is.

Unless he completely implodes, Lock shouldn’t be benched this year. We need the last 10 games to evaluate his progress or lack thereof. If he can’t show moderate improvement in that span, we have to look for other options in the offseason. It sucks because Lock seems like a likable guy and easy to root for. He has the tools, but he has a lot of bad habits to overcome.

Originally Posted by aberdien

It seems Elway can get the players here, but generally can't get the right coaches. We'll see if Fangio works out.

Other than the timeout fiasco, I’m not sure how much blame Fangio can get. The defense is playing really well in Fangio’s scheme despite missing pro bowl players. The offense is putrid but I guess that’s the story of the last 6 seasons.

OTOH, maybe this team needs an offensive minded head coach. We need some stability on that side of the ball.

Coaching and preparedness has a lot to do with why they're so bad IMO.

No identity outside the Defense. None.

Lock shouldn’t be benched. He threw some great balls last week - though there was a bomb on 3rd and short that almost cost Denver the game - I struggle to believe that’s 100% Lock’s call (and it was inexcusable).

He was terrible this week. He’s a rookie QB for all purposes thanks to him being injury prone. Let’s see how the rest of the year goes and if he can stay on the field. If he’s decent, we weren’t playing with our best receiver and let’s see what happens next year.

It just stinks that we have a potential HOF QB in the division and Herbert has looked mostly like he’s for real. It feels like to truly compete in this division it will need an All-Pro QB.

Originally Posted by GEM

Do I want to see some progress before the end of the season to make that decision? Yes.

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Actually the article says this very thing.

Originally Posted by Bronco4ever

Unless he completely implodes, Lock shouldn’t be benched this year. We need the last 10 games to evaluate his progress or lack thereof. If he can’t show moderate improvement in that span, we have to look for other options in the offseason. It sucks because Lock seems like a likable guy and easy to root for. He has the tools, but he has a lot of bad habits to overcome.

Yea, the general consensus of the article writer is Lock should finish out the season to see where his progress is. If he bombs than there are some options for Denver to contemplate.

If Elway chooses Sam Darnold or Andy Dalton over a third year of Drew Lock, fire him.