Next, there’s Brock Osweiler himself.
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“Nothing has changed”, Gary Kubiak said Monday when asked about the Broncos’ quarterback situation. He wasn’t about to prognosticate an eventual return to the lineup for the 18-year veteran.
“Frustration is a part of football”, Kubiak said. That goes for every quarterback I ever played for, college, anybody. Coach Jack really doesn’t let too much get to him. Or possibly the takedown of the 6-foot-7 Osweiler on the final drive, when the Broncos were trying to move into field-goal range.
The only certainty surrounding the league’s only five-time MVP is that he’ll have to make it back to practice before suiting up again for a game. This interconference affair will take place at the O.co Coliseum in Oakland, California, Sunday afternoon at 1:05 p.m. PT live on FOX. Taking over for an injured – and old – Manning, Osweiler has gone 3-0 as a starter, is completing 61 percent of his passes, and has thrown five touchdowns against three interceptions.
After early season injuries put their year in jeopardy, the Steelers are rolling at the right time.
Ninety-one actually. And Todd Gurley’s 15-yard scamper gave the Rams a two-TD lead in the fourth quarter. “That kid is smiling all the time”. “Obviously, it’d be nice to get help, but a lot of it was my technique”. I’m proud of Brock. Many teams, even good ones, would not have been able to overcome record futility the way Carr did. He tied Hall of Famer Howie Long for the most sacks in a game in team history. The Broncos’ offense has been held to 17 or fewer points in three of his four starts this year.
He has not played in a game since being removed in the third quarter of a November 15 game against Kansas City, a contest the Broncos lost 29-13.
8 straight games of losing against The Broncos has come to an end despite a historically bad first half.
Stepping strongly into his throws, Manning threw tight spirals without any apparent difficulty or pain during the brief media viewing period Wednesday. So did Emmanuel Sanders and Vernon Davis. “I knew he was awesome”.
Other defensive standouts for the Silver and Black on the afternoon included Malcolm Smith (10 tackles), Curtis Lofton and Ben Heeney with eight tackles apiece, and of course, Charles Woodson, who got on the board with a timely fumble recovery to go along with a pass defended and a pair of tackles.
“We went through a good week last week”.
Look, I’m not saying Osweiler stinks. “He got there faster than I could get the football out”.
“We’re playing great defense right now”.
“Whatever happens in the future happens in the future”, Osweiler added. “What I can control is my preparation this week for the Steelers, and that’s where my focus is”.
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It doesn’t help me sleep better at night, but after seeing the 12 point performance against the Raiders, it got me thinking.
