Thread: Teddy Bridgewater is the starter

Originally Posted by BroncoJoe

Good article:

Teddy Bridgewater Is a Safe Choice for the Broncos, but Also Probably the Right One

https://www.theringer.com/nfl/2021/8...ock-vic-fangio

Good read. This part towards the end jumped out at me:

… They just need a distributor who will avoid catastrophe and get the ball in the right hands. Bridgewater proved capable of that last season in Carolina, when he helped both Robby Anderson and D.J. Moore eclipse the 1,000-yard receiving mark and Curtis Samuel haul in a career-high 851 receiving yards. The Panthers were the only team in 2020 to have three wideouts reach 850 receiving yards.

Originally Posted by dogfish

ugh. . . well, shit. . . i call shenanigans and tomfoolery on this decision! after suffering through orton, trevor, keenum, and flacco, it's impossible to feel any excitement for yet another one-year "quick fix" that won't fix anything. . . once again, we see that the donkeys simply do not have a plan at the most important position on the team. . . you'll never convince me that this decision wasn't primarily about saving vic fangio's job, which is frankly another prospect that i'm unenthusiastic about, to say the least. . .

and yea, i get it-- there's no guarantee at all that we'd do any better with lock. . . i still would have rolled the dice on the possibility of a talented third-year player improving, over a guy whose ceiling you already know. . . don't kid yourself about teddy-- nice guy, sure, but he's a broke man's alex smith, at the very best. . . in a league that's STARVED for quarterback talent, there's a reason this guy was available in the dollar bin in april. . . carolina essentially paid us to take him off their hands, so they could replace him with a guy who's basically the same player as drew lock, if lock had played at USC. . . not a thought that exactly gets me pumped for the season. . . i have little to no doubt that we're going to be right back to square one in the off-season, and that's disheartening when the rest of the roster absolutely looks ready to win right now. . . von's not gettng any younger, and keeping our young talent together is going to start getting very expensive over the next couple of years. . . windows of contention don't typically stay open for very long, and it certainly feels like we're wasting one by playing yet another no-upside journeyman QB. . .

I share your frustration about the lack of a long term plan. I think if Paton knew we weren’t committed to Drew as QBOTF then passing on Fields and Mac was objectively the wrong move.

That said, I don’t fault Fangio for not wanting to continue this charade on his watch. The QB many fans imagine Lock could be doesn’t match up with the reality of how he’s performed. So when you talk about this being a job saving move, that’s true, but it’s not some conspiracy - it’s just acknowledging reality that Lock hasn’t lived up to expectations and “hope” is not a justifiable reason for giving him a starter role that he’s never earned.

This is on Paton and Elway, Fangio is just being a realist.

Originally Posted by King87

Damn.

Smoked'em.

FYI All 4 of those qb’s he mentioned had major work ethic issues… that’s not lock at all

Originally Posted by Elevation inc

FYI All 4 of those qb’s he mentioned had major work ethic issues… that’s not lock at all

I will say our QB room looks to be in good shape all around on that particular metric. Anyone that can come back from the injury Teddy has must be a hard worker and Lock has always been a grinder.

Originally Posted by Strafen

And with it another wasted year of premium young talent on this team. That’s just awesome...brilliant!

Yep, shit happens.

Originally Posted by Buff

The QB many fans imagine Lock could be doesn’t match up with the reality of how he’s performed. So when you talk about this being a job saving move, that’s true, but it’s not some conspiracy - it’s just acknowledging reality that Lock hasn’t lived up to expectations and “hope” is not a justifiable reason for giving him a starter role that he’s never earned.

Boom. Nailed it.

Originally Posted by Northman

Boom. Nailed it.

Nailed it? Questionable.

Boom? Definitely not boom.

Originally Posted by Hawgdriver

Nailed it? Questionable.

Boom? Definitely not boom.

Definitely boom because this is my boomstick.

Originally Posted by Northman

Definitely boom because this is my boomstick.

You're gonna put someone's eye out with that thing!

Originally Posted by Northman

Definitely boom because this is my boomstick.

Woah put that thing away, this is a family forum!

Originally Posted by Buff

The QB many fans imagine Lock could be doesn’t match up with the reality of how he’s performed.

This part of your quote is complete BS. Nobody can say how he will end up playing. He won 4 of the 6 games he played his first year. That was after a BS IR scheme put up by Elway. Then he came back to a covid year with no practice, ota's , mini camps, online learning . Basically the worst case scenario for a 2 second year qb that sat out most of his first year. Sorry man but that statement is just wrong.

Originally Posted by BroncoWave

Woah put that thing away, this is a family forum!

Where is it? It must be real small I cannot even see it

Originally Posted by underrated29

Where is it? It must be real small I cannot even see it

Originally Posted by Northman

Still do not see it

Originally Posted by underrated29

Still do not see it

I know, your glass prescription is bad. Hint hint.