Simply put: The 49ers don’t have the NFL’s leading defense, which makes them a better gauge for the Broncos’ offense-in-transition.
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“Hit the showers!” One Bronco exclaimed, with an expletive potentially mixed in.
That was Wednesday, though.
Colin Kaepernick, who has not been throwing any passes in practice since Thursday because of tightness in his right shoulder, was on the practice field for mental reps and took three running-play snaps, handing off every time.
Broncos coach Gary Kubiak said Thursday that Siemian and Mark Sanchez, both listed as co-No. “He’ll be able to do things that we ask him to do and I expect to catch-up to speed pretty quickly”. “But that’s a good thing because they’re doing their job”. “We appreciate them making the effort to come here and work with us”. The 49ers offense under new head coach Chip Kelly totaled 302 yards in the first half against the Texans, and finished with 409 for the game. It appeared Taurean Nixon was caught on the bottom of a pile up that included multiple players in Red & Gold. The teams continued to jaw and push and jaw and push until Kubiak was forced to stand literally in between the two sides. “Obviously you want to make them each make the same amount of decisions”. We are competing well against each other, we are pushing each other. “We settled down and finished up”.
Kubiak would like his quarterback known before preseason game 3 next week, August 27, against St. Louis because that’s the final regular-season tune-up for starters.
Gabbert was 4 of 7 in team drills and his last pass was intercepted by Broncos rookie safety Justin Simmons.
“That’s real football, what you saw today, ” he said. “But Trevor will start, then Mark will go and then Paxton [Lynch] will finish up”.
“I think it’s been great”. With the all-important third preseason game – when the starters play the majority of the game – looming August 27, Kubiak is hoping to decide on the regular season starter after Saturday’s game. He could, therefore, alternate the two quarterbacks at some point or play some of the other offensive starters nearly to halftime.
When camp began, it seemed Rangeview High School product John Tidwell had simply been done a favor by the Broncos, due to his local ties. However, the aggressive linebacker made up for it in the next team drill.
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As he tries to pick a starting quarterback, Kubiak certainly kept Sanchez and Siemian busy in the team’s 22-0 victory over the Chicago Bears last week in the preseason opener.
