The 49ers face Denver in their second preseason game of 2016, and it promises to be a tough test of San Francisco’s credentials ahead of the new season.
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Kubiak didn’t say whether Mark Sanchez or rookie Paxton Lynch would follow Siemian into the lineup against the Rams on Saturday, but he added he was still considering how long the starters would play in the game. “That was good”, defensive coordinator Jim O’Neil said, “because the one thing that people would question about Ray is his ability to play in the box, just given his history being a secondary guy”.
He wasn’t flawless in the first preseason game last week against Houston, but Carradine was more disruptive than the player who started for the 49ers, Eli Harold.
“I expected it. We’ve got three quarterbacks, two of which weren’t on this team past year and one that had one regular-season snap”.
The Super Bowl 50 Champion Denver Broncos lost a close one to the San Francisco 49ers Saturday, but it’s preseason, so that doesn’t matter.
“I knew this was going to take some time”, he said.
I don’t know what Kubiak’s final decision will be when it comes to a starting quarterback for the season opener at home against Carolina.
I think that’s because Kubiak wants to see how both Siemian and the rookie Paxton Lynch plays against the Rams.
Sanchez, who started the first preseason game two weeks ago at Chicago, threw an interception against the Bears that Kubiak referenced several times last week.
Then, on the first play of the second quarter, he locked in on Demaryius Thomas to his right. The Broncos host San Francisco on Saturday in an NFL exhibition football contest. They’ve all done good stuff.
Siemian emerged from last Saturday’s 31-24 loss with shoulder soreness. “They’re all going to play”. Like I did in college, if I felt the pocket break down, then I wasn’t hesitant to get out on the run and try to make a play that way outside of the pocket. “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”. Kaepernick warmed up with 10-yard passes before progressing to 15 and 25 yards. Obviously we’ve got some mistakes that we’ve got to get rid of, but we’ve made some mistakes in the past, and you find a way to overcome them. And the trend of getting as many reps as possible should continue, except now they should come with the first string offense.
And no matter what happens, Kubiak said he does not plan to play all three quarterbacks in the preseason finale at Arizona on September 1.
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Broncos: T Darrion Weems left the game early in the second quarter with a concussion. The Broncos also will practice against the 49ers on Wednesday and Thursday at the team’s suburban Denver complex. Dixon is in a battle with incumbent Britton Colquitt, who has been the Broncos’ holder on placekicks the last six seasons in addition to holding down punting duties. “We’ve been working really hard on the cones and ropes, to get him to change direction a little quicker”.
