Against San Francisco, he guided the Broncos on a 60-yard scoring drive (40-yard field goal), then fumbled twice in the final 45 seconds of the second quarter to leave the 49ers in control, 17-10, at the break. Desktop readers can see the poll to the right of this article; mobile readers should scroll to the bottom.
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“Still, Kubiak”s announcement that Trevor Siemian will start at quarterback for the Broncos in the second preseason game, Saturday against San Francisco, is the latest example of Kubiak”s rare transparency as a coach. He is battling Mark Sanchez in the competition for the starting spot.
San Francisco 49ers blogger Kevin Jones tweeted out that Kaepernick hadn’t thrown a pass in six days for the team, which is proving even more so that Blaine could be the guy in San Francisco.
The once talented but frustrating young Jet has graduated into a talented but frustrating veteran, muddling a Denver quarterback competition that no one can get a hold of in a 31-24 preseason loss to the 49ers in Denver.
That’s two preseason starts in a row for Siemian in the two most important exhibition games for the first stringers. “I have to sit here and think about how much I’m going to play the starters, so that’ll have a lot to do with how I play them”.
“I’m looking at everything, leadership, how they handle the team”, Kubiak said. Obviously he has one play he’d like to have back, or it would have been as good as it could be.
“Hopefully we can get him back full next week so we can get a game under his belt”, coach Chip Kelly said Thursday before the 49ers second straight day of practicing at the Broncos’ facility. Hopefully, we come up with a plan for what I can do in the game and go out and play.
Lynch played the final 27 minutes Saturday, and despite taking three sacks and throwing an interception, impressed with some hard throws and his first two touchdown passes of his pro career.
Sanchez, who started the Broncos’ preseason opener at Chicago on August 11, took over with about 11:15 remaining in the second quarter and quickly got to work, finding Cody Latimer up the middle for a 24-yard strike. If you want to take the 49ers then make your bet at Bovada and get that big point.
Through training camp and two preseason games, Sanchez’s play has been up and down. “There’s no excuse for that, poor, poor quarterback play”. At best, Lynch is buoyed by the confidence and turns moments like his rollout touchdown pass in the third quarter into something more consistent.
Denver is also trying to figure out who the starting running back will be this season. It will be interesting to see how the competition goes, but Booker should be a playmaker for them this season. But now, the job is starting to look more and more like it’s Siemian’s to lose.
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“I think Trevor did a good job the other night”, Kubiak said. I just told you guys that he’s behind the other two from a knowledge standpoint, but we’ve been out there competing every day. He’s also the only one of the three quarterbacks to lead two touchdown drives in the preseason, and he’s displayed an innate feel for escaping the rush while squeezing the ball into tight windows.
