Christian Ponder, signed earlier this week to bolster the team’s quarterback depth, also was expected to see action.
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Siemian and Sanchez will each play roughly a quarter and a half. The common refrain all offseason with the quarterback drama was something along these lines: “The Broncos won a Super Bowl last season, and the quarterback play can’t get any worse”. He bursted down the right sideline on a 22-yard touchdown scamper in the fourth quarter and launched another touchdown on a 30-yard touchdown pass to Dres Anderson.
Few happy returns: As at quarterback, consider the hunt for an impact returner still on for the Broncos.
Siemian started the game and the Broncos opened the night with a 10-play, 86-yard touchdown drive on their first possession. Reid got past a diving tackle attempt by Siemian inside the 5 before going in.
Although Lynch flashed underrated athleticism and a rocket arm, three of his first four possessions resulted in punts.
Trevor Siemian, locked in a tight battle with Mark Sanchez for the Broncos’ starting quarterback job, will get his turn to start Saturday night during Denver’s exhibition game against the San Francisco 49ers.
Aside from those two fumbles, Sanchez didn’t play badly, completing 10 of 17 passes for 120 yards, with no interceptions.
Denver Broncos rookie quarterback Paxton Lynch is making good progress. Kaepernick threw around 45 passes – including a number of passes of 25 yards. Kenneth Acker picked off a pass to seal the game. No excuse for that. More plays like that third-quarter sack could jeopardize his chances of remaining as the swing tackle.
Also for a second consecutive week, the No. 2 quarterback came off the bench firing completions at an impressive rate.
“I think we improved in the offence as a whole”. Anderson said. “He got the ball out of his hand quick. We could always start faster, but just getting into the flow of the offence kind of playing more this week we see how things kind of work”. “When we are not on the field you are rooting for the other guy to complete a pass, to convert the third down, to make the right check, and that’s the kind of relationship you want”, Sanchez said.
-Defensive end Derek Wolfe rolled his ankle in practice Wednesday, but an MRI examination revealed no extensive damage, and he could play against the 49ers on Saturday. Will Kubiak choose a starting quarterback after Saturday’s game? However, the aggressive linebacker made up for it in the next team drill. He spent last season on the practice squad as an undrafted rookie out of Michigan State.
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TV Channel: The game will be broadcast locally by 49ers and Broncos affiliates. LB Corey Nelson left midway through the second quarter with a wrist injury. But Siemian mostly has outplayed Sanchez during the course of training camp, at least by my untrained eyes, and Kubiak rewarded the Northwestern underdog with a starting spot.
