The Denver Broncos lost 29-19 to the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday Night Football, and the only reason the game was even that close is because Denver still has a terrific defense. The offense, however, is a bit of a mess.
The Denver offense has scored 13 points in their last 10 quarters. Nowhere near good enough with the best defense in football
— trey wingo (@wingoz) October 31, 2017
And as is usually the case with bad offenses, it starts at the quarterback position.
After having a very promising start to the season, Trevor Siemian has thrown three touchdowns and eight interceptions over the last five games. Three of those interceptions came on Monday night (Siemian was 19-of-36, 1 TD, 3 INT, 43.5 QB rating), and two of the picks were particularly awful.
The first interception came in the first quarter and even drew a “Wow” out of ESPN’s Jon Gruden quickly after Siemian let the ball go. That’s how clear it was that the pass a completely terrible decision, and it was as easy of an interception as you’ll ever see for an NFL cornerback. Kansas City’s Marcus Peters looked like he was the intended receiver here:
Siemian’s final interception of the night may have even been worse, as hard as that is to believe. It even left Broncos first-year head coach Vance Joseph shaking his head.
And many evaluators and fans are shaking their heads that Joseph even left Siemian in to throw that interception.
I am anxious to see how Vance Joseph justifies keeping Siemian the starter after tonight.
— MileHighReport (@MileHighReport) October 31, 2017
Vance Joseph refusing to play another QB, sticking with Siemian.
Now I question the coaching hire.
— Benjamin Allbright (@AllbrightNFL) October 31, 2017
This is all on Vance Joseph. All of it. End of story.
— Marc Moser (@RadioMoser) October 31, 2017
Siemian underthrows Heuerman by at least 10 yards. Not sure what it takes to get benched anymore.
— Troy Renck (@TroyRenck) October 31, 2017
Colin Kaepernick could solely use Trevor Siemian game tape in his lawsuit and win. Buddy is the worst starting QB in the entire #NFL
— Tyson Munro (@Tys35) October 31, 2017
How is Siemian still in this game? He is just not good. Can't believe I'm saying this, but it's time for the #Broncos to switch to Osweiler. pic.twitter.com/7ltzMU9ETx
— Raul Martinez (@RaulNBCBoston) October 31, 2017
If Paxton Lynch isn't better than this, just go ahead and retire
— Mike (@Hawkize) October 31, 2017
If Vance Joseph wants to prove he’s not a total dumpster fire of a hire, Siemian doesn’t take another snap.
— Ryan (@5280Orange) October 31, 2017
Paxton Lynch was taken 26th overall. Don’t you have to figure out, once and for all, if he can do the job?
— Andrew Siciliano (@AndrewSiciliano) October 31, 2017
As NFL Network’s Andrew Siciliano said, it’s beyond time to see what Paxton Lynch can do, and he isn’t going to develop sitting on the bench. It would be hard to look much worse than Siemian has lately, and we know he’s not the long term answer in Denver anyway. Maybe Lynch could be, and if he also stinks, at least you find that out.
[ESPN]
